Best boss battles [Archive]

Fragony

05-08-2004, 19:13

Quote[/b] (The Wizard @ May 08 2004,11:48)]My thoughts exactly BKS...

But I must say, that was a cool boss battle
But the MP boss battles were better, more engaging, and downright scarier Although I didn't die time after time doing 'em... maybe when I get to the Omega Pirate... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

~Wiz
Rub it in http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif Maybe I just suck, but Flaahgra has been my doom for a long time. After some backtracking and exploration I finaly found sufficient energy to battle him, and it was still hell. Well purgatory is more like it, Omega pirat really is hell. Such badass bosses, and of course I have to mention it, metroid prime is such a badass game http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif

[DnC]

05-08-2004, 19:18

Best boss battle? Heh. Hard to try and remember which one was the best. It's even hard for me to remember which end bosses I've actually fought against http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif But I've always enjoyed beating M. Bison in Streetfighter II (Turbo) On the harder difficulties he could really be one annoying bastard http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif Although I usually had more trouble with the guy with the eyepatch that came before him, that Thailand kickboxer. Can't remember his name. Argh the AGONY of his uppercuts

I have to say that nowadays I don't really like games with bosses anymore (I now like the I'm just someone whom adds his/her part to the cause kinda games more so then in the past). But there are always exceptions, e.g. Knights of the Old Republic. Darth Malak gave an enjoyable boss battle. But with such a game as KoTOR an endboss just seems to belongs to it and makes it a better game (IMO).

Sir Zack de Caldicot

05-08-2004, 20:20

Quote[/b] (Samurai-ninja_fusion_of_doom @ May 08 2004,11:11)]Zelda Oos, the last boss battle against ganon (hahahaha, beat BKS t it).
Yeah, that was the best. Brought up some great memories just thinking about it

Maychargewithoutorders

05-08-2004, 21:03

R-type ruled the earth for this in its day

More recently i'd have to erenicus from BG2 (what i have to kill him again sorry, where with how many demons)

econ21

05-08-2004, 23:55

I really enjoyed the boss fight at the end of Secret of Mana, an old SNES Squaresoft RPG. You go on top of some flying city/air ship thing and fight some liche type enemy to a really good techno music background. It was very exciting with just the right amount of challenge. The whole game was pretty brilliant though right from the opening ... time is like a river... and history repeats.

Other than that, I must confess I don't get to fight many bosses - I tend to burn out before seeing the thing through.

The_Emperor

05-09-2004, 00:17

Quote[/b] (Efrem Da King @ May 08 2004,11:31)]The fight against lord dagoth in morrowind

I knocked him of the cliff but he flew up again, then knocked him down again into the lava

Then realised that I coudln't loot his body.... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif
He wasn't too tough...

Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. Especially if you ignore him and just run right for the Heart and use keening and Sunder on it[/QUOTE]

King Hienrich was a real badass in Return to Castle Wolfenstien, took me forever to kill him, with all those Zombies being spawned.

Lehesu

05-09-2004, 02:26

TIE Fighter. Not really a boss battle, but towards the end, you start fighting really really good TIE Ints and Avengers and those bastards take one hell of a long time to kill.

hrvojej

05-09-2004, 03:24

Kangaxx in BG2. Not really an end-battle, but it was the greatest for me. Of course,
Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. without Protection from magic scrolls.[/QUOTE]

Demon of Light

05-09-2004, 07:21

Diablo on Diablo II is fun to kill. After you've done it a few times, it loses its charm but the first time he opens up with his lightning breath you can't help but be impressed.

[DnC]

05-09-2004, 07:26

Citaat[/b] (Demon of Light @ Mei 09 2004,02:21)]Diablo on Diablo II is fun to kill. After you've done it a few times, it loses its charm but the first time he opens up with his lightning breath you can't help but be impressed.
Yes indeed And the fact that he, because of that, saps away nearly 90% of your health before you get to react http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif Well that's with having not so good items http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

Axeknight

05-09-2004, 08:52

Nelo Angelo in Devil May Cry. Hard, but the idea of a one-on-one fair fight, like a duel to the death, is so cool (and I can whip him now http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif ). He is also one of the coolest bosses in a game, and being able to outfight him with a sword is a fantatic feeling (and, having beaten him, you can beat anything else thrown at you until the end of the game)

gaelic cowboy

05-09-2004, 11:51

My favourite boss battle wasn't even the hardest one I had it was the alien queen in aliens versus predator. Cool watching her get sucked away to oblivion heh heh http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Matt Deckard

05-09-2004, 16:10

Quote[/b] (Axeknight @ May 09 2004,14:52)]Nelo Angelo in Devil May Cry. Hard, but the idea of a one-on-one fair fight, like a duel to the death, is so cool (and I can whip him now http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif ). He is also one of the coolest bosses in a game, and being able to outfight him with a sword is a fantatic feeling (and, having beaten him, you can beat anything else thrown at you until the end of the game)
Ha I loved that fight. Devil may cry is one of the most straight forward 'fun' games i've ever played

The Wizard

05-09-2004, 19:55

Quote[/b] (hrvojej @ May 09 2004,03:24)]Kangaxx in BG2. Not really an end-battle, but it was the greatest for me. Of course,
Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. without Protection from magic scrolls.[/QUOTE]
Hehe, I never realised that. I just superbuffed my party, and then got Korgan to go berserk together with the Crom Faeyr, and split his skull in two.

Then again, Minsc and Anomen got zapped away... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

~Wiz

MalibuMan

05-09-2004, 23:04

Have you ever been to www.baldurdash.org?

The guy there manages to get the Staff of Wizardry playing solo as a sorceror. Needless to say, it's impressive

(Look in the log of the game he played as solo sorceror...)

hrvojej

05-10-2004, 00:21

Quote[/b] (The Wizard @ May 09 2004,14:55)]Hehe, I never realised that. I just superbuffed my party, and then got Korgan to go berserk together with the Crom Faeyr, and split his skull in two.
Yeah, I didn't realize that option either when I was about to fight him, only later, and then went back to the saved game and found it works like charm. But then again, I would have deprived myself of this glorious battle and turned it into just another hack fest.

For me Keldorn did the trick, his special abilities and Carsomyr doing the majority of work. This is what I really liked about BG2 - the epic battles with liches and similar powerful wizards. You really needed to think how to bring their defenses down before you can do any damage (and before everybody's dead as well). Also, fighting other parties like you own - not just droves of identical monsters, but adventurers who are at the same level as you, and can hurt you as much as you can hurt them. Unlike many other RPGs where the only issue is can you survive long enough to kill the neverending hordes that are being thrown at you, or where you get artificially weakened before the slugfest, these battles required a lot of planning and tactics, and that's what I call a healthy challenge.

Kaatar

05-10-2004, 01:22

Either Mario 64 (that cool music) or Zelda 64.

The Wizard

05-10-2004, 11:34

Quote[/b] (hrvojej @ May 10 2004,00:21)]
Quote[/b] (The Wizard @ May 09 2004,14:55)]Hehe, I never realised that. I just superbuffed my party, and then got Korgan to go berserk together with the Crom Faeyr, and split his skull in two.
Yeah, I didn't realize that option either when I was about to fight him, only later, and then went back to the saved game and found it works like charm. But then again, I would have deprived myself of this glorious battle and turned it into just another hack fest.

For me Keldorn did the trick, his special abilities and Carsomyr doing the majority of work. This is what I really liked about BG2 - the epic battles with liches and similar powerful wizards. You really needed to think how to bring their defenses down before you can do any damage (and before everybody's dead as well). Also, fighting other parties like you own - not just droves of identical monsters, but adventurers who are at the same level as you, and can hurt you as much as you can hurt them. Unlike many other RPGs where the only issue is can you survive long enough to kill the neverending hordes that are being thrown at you, or where you get artificially weakened before the slugfest, these battles required a lot of planning and tactics, and that's what I call a healthy challenge.
Yeah... first time through versus the vampire sorceress in Boshi's Lair in Act 3... wow http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/eek.gif

That was such an engaging battle, as well as many other battles in BG2. It took a degree of tactics, luck and the right stuff to beat your enemies...

Reminds me - I need to buy ToB now. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

~Wiz

nightcrawlerblue

05-11-2004, 15:45

I don't play many games with boss battles but the final battle vs Bowser in Super Mario World was pretty good. It wasn't super hard, it wasn't really complicated, it was just... Fun... And quite satisfying...

Aymar de Bois Mauri

05-15-2004, 18:14

Quote[/b] (Demon of Light @ May 09 2004,01:21)]Diablo on Diablo II is fun to kill. After you've done it a few times, it loses its charm but the first time he opens up with his lightning breath you can't help but be impressed.
I thought Duriel was far harder for some characters (Sorceress anyone? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-stunned.gif ), specially because you couldn't retire from that damn cave... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

As for other games, I remember the big monster in the hangar complex in Half-Life. That was a tough nut to crack... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-speechless.gif

The_Emperor

05-19-2004, 17:59

Quote[/b] (Aymar de Bois Mauri @ May 15 2004,18:14)]
Quote[/b] (Demon of Light @ May 09 2004,01:21)]Diablo on Diablo II is fun to kill. After you've done it a few times, it loses its charm but the first time he opens up with his lightning breath you can't help but be impressed.
I thought Duriel was far harder for some characters (Sorceress anyone? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-stunned.gif ), specially because you couldn't retire from that damn cave... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif
Oh man don't try facing him on the higher difficulties... My Paladin ran into his cave on Nightmare, Duriel hits me and kills me.

I run back to go loot my corpse and continue the fighting, my Character goes for the stuff from his corpse while the hireling distracts Duriel by dying, then he hits me again while I am looting my corpse

Suddenly all my character items showered all around that cave http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

Aymar de Bois Mauri

05-20-2004, 20:36

Quote[/b] (The_Emperor @ May 19 2004,11:59)]
Quote[/b] (Aymar de Bois Mauri @ May 15 2004,18:14)]
Quote[/b] (Demon of Light @ May 09 2004,01:21)]Diablo on Diablo II is fun to kill. After you've done it a few times, it loses its charm but the first time he opens up with his lightning breath you can't help but be impressed.
I thought Duriel was far harder for some characters (Sorceress anyone? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-stunned.gif ), specially because you couldn't retire from that damn cave... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif
Oh man don't try facing him on the higher difficulties...
I've faced him already in Nightmare. It wasn't very difficult. But that was just because I levelled up and got great equipment.

You're talking about 1.09 or 1.10 patch?

If it is 1.10, that wouldn't be surprising even in Normal. It's much more difficult and only with Godly equipment can you scrape through... ...barely http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-bigcry.gif

I still play 1.09 (nothing since September, though).

Of course that, it is only in the first time that you play the game, that any of the bosses scares the s**t out of you, but Duriel nearly gave me an heart attack the first time I saw him (Paladin) and heard a grim thundering voice ecoing saying:

Looking for Baal?

Even worse, was when I found out that there was no way out, except over his dead body Adrenaline pumping in at 1000MPH I got him without dying, but my Paladin was gasping for air and in the ropes... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-dizzy2.gif

Diablo scares you because of the trembling scenario and voice, but it's better because you can run... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-smile.gif

I remember the first time I faced Duriel with my first sorceress, I was in for a big surprise It's cold resistance was a pain because my sorcy was specialized in cold http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif She died 2 times, I had to townportal 5 times() to ressurect my merc before that motherf**** died http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif I always gather bundles of money, but after that, my sorcy was virtually bankrupt

Quote[/b] ]My Paladin ran into his cave on Nightmare, Duriel hits me and kills me.

I run back to go loot my corpse and continue the fighting, my Character goes for the stuff from his corpse while the hireling distracts Duriel by dying, then he hits me again while I am looting my corpse

Suddenly all my character items showered all around that cave http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif
Yes, his charge attack is deadly For melee characters, I always try to stay close to him to avoid that one-hit killer charge http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

The first kill is the worst, because you char looses the best equipment and things can get sloooooooooooooow to kill... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-zzz.gif

Cazbol

05-21-2004, 09:54

I generally hate boss battles, but I just remembered one that I did enjoy and that is Fritz in Wolfenstein 3D.

Divine Wind

05-21-2004, 16:58

Ohhh has to be Sephiroth in Final Fantasy 7. It was just such a huge build up to this fight with the whole storyline leading up to this point. The presentation, toughness of the boss, atmosphere, and the wonderful music just made it one of those special gaming experiences. Plus the 25 minute cutscene after that just made it all worthwhile.

God i love games like that. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-yes.gif

Demon of Light

05-24-2004, 12:47

Quote[/b] (Aymar de Bois Mauri @ May 20 2004,12:36)]
Quote[/b] (The_Emperor @ May 19 2004,11:59)]
Quote[/b] (Aymar de Bois Mauri @ May 15 2004,18:14)]
Quote[/b] (Demon of Light @ May 09 2004,01:21)]Diablo on Diablo II is fun to kill. After you've done it a few times, it loses its charm but the first time he opens up with his lightning breath you can't help but be impressed.
I thought Duriel was far harder for some characters (Sorceress anyone? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-stunned.gif ), specially because you couldn't retire from that damn cave... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif
Oh man don't try facing him on the higher difficulties...
I've faced him already in Nightmare. It wasn't very difficult. But that was just because I levelled up and got great equipment.

You're talking about 1.09 or 1.10 patch?

If it is 1.10, that wouldn't be surprising even in Normal. It's much more difficult and only with Godly equipment can you scrape through... ...barely http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-bigcry.gif

I still play 1.09 (nothing since September, though).

Of course that, it is only in the first time that you play the game, that any of the bosses scares the s**t out of you, but Duriel nearly gave me an heart attack the first time I saw him (Paladin) and heard a grim thundering voice ecoing saying:

Looking for Baal?

Even worse, was when I found out that there was no way out, except over his dead body Adrenaline pumping in at 1000MPH I got him without dying, but my Paladin was gasping for air and in the ropes... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-dizzy2.gif

Diablo scares you because of the trembling scenario and voice, but it's better because you can run... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-smile.gif

I remember the first time I faced Duriel with my first sorceress, I was in for a big surprise It's cold resistance was a pain because my sorcy was specialized in cold http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif She died 2 times, I had to townportal 5 times() to ressurect my merc before that motherf**** died http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif I always gather bundles of money, but after that, my sorcy was virtually bankrupt

Quote[/b] ]My Paladin ran into his cave on Nightmare, Duriel hits me and kills me.

I run back to go loot my corpse and continue the fighting, my Character goes for the stuff from his corpse while the hireling distracts Duriel by dying, then he hits me again while I am looting my corpse

Suddenly all my character items showered all around that cave http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif
Yes, his charge attack is deadly For melee characters, I always try to stay close to him to avoid that one-hit killer charge http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

The first kill is the worst, because you char looses the best equipment and things can get sloooooooooooooow to kill... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-zzz.gif
You think Duriel is bad on a Sorceress?? Try a Necromancer.

Necro enters with vast army(Skeletons, Golem and a mercenary). Five seconds later, Duriel has destroyed the army and the Necro is running away, whimpering and clutching his pathetic little dagger as Duriel asks him who his daddy is. The chase ends with the Necro casting a town portal out of there in between riotous bursts of laughter coming from Duriel.

SwordsMaster

05-24-2004, 12:55

Jedi knight 2. The final guy. It wasnt too complicated, but last summer, everytime I needed to fill a 20 min break I fought him.It was addictive. Also the final Malak fight in Kotor is good fun.

Chimpyang

05-24-2004, 18:13

How about the Queen Sappho level in Giants : Citizen Kabuto. Not difficult but uite fun to play.

Aymar de Bois Mauri

05-24-2004, 18:32

Quote[/b] (Demon of Light @ May 24 2004,06:47)]
Quote[/b] (Aymar de Bois Mauri @ May 20 2004,12:36)]
Quote[/b] (The_Emperor @ May 19 2004,11:59)]
Quote[/b] (Aymar de Bois Mauri @ May 15 2004,18:14)]
Quote[/b] (Demon of Light @ May 09 2004,01:21)]Diablo on Diablo II is fun to kill. After you've done it a few times, it loses its charm but the first time he opens up with his lightning breath you can't help but be impressed.
I thought Duriel was far harder for some characters (Sorceress anyone? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-stunned.gif ), specially because you couldn't retire from that damn cave... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif
Oh man don't try facing him on the higher difficulties...
I've faced him already in Nightmare. It wasn't very difficult. But that was just because I levelled up and got great equipment.

You're talking about 1.09 or 1.10 patch?

If it is 1.10, that wouldn't be surprising even in Normal. It's much more difficult and only with Godly equipment can you scrape through... ...barely http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-bigcry.gif

I still play 1.09 (nothing since September, though).

Of course that, it is only in the first time that you play the game, that any of the bosses scares the s**t out of you, but Duriel nearly gave me an heart attack the first time I saw him (Paladin) and heard a grim thundering voice ecoing saying:

Looking for Baal?

Even worse, was when I found out that there was no way out, except over his dead body Adrenaline pumping in at 1000MPH I got him without dying, but my Paladin was gasping for air and in the ropes... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-dizzy2.gif

Diablo scares you because of the trembling scenario and voice, but it's better because you can run... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-smile.gif

I remember the first time I faced Duriel with my first sorceress, I was in for a big surprise It's cold resistance was a pain because my sorcy was specialized in cold http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif She died 2 times, I had to townportal 5 times() to ressurect my merc before that motherf**** died http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif I always gather bundles of money, but after that, my sorcy was virtually bankrupt

Quote[/b] ]My Paladin ran into his cave on Nightmare, Duriel hits me and kills me.

I run back to go loot my corpse and continue the fighting, my Character goes for the stuff from his corpse while the hireling distracts Duriel by dying, then he hits me again while I am looting my corpse

Suddenly all my character items showered all around that cave http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif
Yes, his charge attack is deadly For melee characters, I always try to stay close to him to avoid that one-hit killer charge http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

The first kill is the worst, because you char looses the best equipment and things can get sloooooooooooooow to kill... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-zzz.gif
You think Duriel is bad on a Sorceress?? Try a Necromancer.

Necro enters with vast army(Skeletons, Golem and a mercenary). Five seconds later, Duriel has destroyed the army and the Necro is running away, whimpering and clutching his pathetic little dagger as Duriel asks him who his daddy is. The chase ends with the Necro casting a town portal out of there in between riotous bursts of laughter coming from Duriel.
My Necro only runned into trouble, against Duriel, in Normal. After level 24, no problem. The solution is to develop an Iron Golem. The Thorns Aura can really help in that department. If you level up to 24 before facing him, you only need Iron Golem lvl 2 (150% damage return) to kick his wormy a**. Plain sailling, against Duriel, after that.

Aymar de Bois Mauri

05-24-2004, 18:35

Quote[/b] (Demon of Light @ May 24 2004,06:47)]whimpering and clutching his pathetic little dagger as Duriel asks him who his daddy is.

riotous bursts of laughter coming from Duriel.
LOL http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-jester.gif This was funny...

The Tuffen

05-27-2004, 11:43

Quote[/b] ] Also the final Malak fight in Kotor is good fun

malak was fun, although the only time he posed any threat to me was when i was a light side character and didn't have the drain life force powers. After that I have remained a Dark side character (a lot more fun in my view)

Somebody Else

05-27-2004, 11:58

I remember when I took Duriel on in nightmare. I did have an assassin, so I spent the entire time running in, hitting him once, and running away before he could hit me. Plus I used my body double magicky spell thing to distract him. It did take lots of town portals, and more than a few deaths, but I got him. Thank god assassins are fast though...

The final battle in Jedi Academy I can remember being insanely hard, with whatsherface spewing electrical stuff at me when she wasn't hacking me into iddy biddy pieces. Good fun though, running around with two light sabres...

The Tuffen

05-27-2004, 15:51

I don't remember the boss of Jedi acadamy being that hard, I didn't like the level leading to it though. I had a double lightsaber (didn't like having two) and ended up being evil http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

Aymar de Bois Mauri

05-27-2004, 16:28

Quote[/b] (Somebody Else @ May 27 2004,05:58)]I remember when I took Duriel on in nightmare. I did have an assassin, so I spent the entire time running in, hitting him once, and running away before he could hit me. Plus I used my body double magicky spell thing to distract him. It did take lots of town portals, and more than a few deaths, but I got him. Thank god assassins are fast though...
That is one of the characters that I haven't used against Duriel yet. She is stuck at part I, since I stopped playing D2LoD last September (I bought MTW/VI http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wink.gif ).

For me, the increasing difficulty of each character to deal with Duriel (in 1.09) would be something like this:

-Barbarian (obviously - speed, damage, large life)
-Paladin (protection, speed, large life)
-Necromancer (with Iron Golem, returning damage)
-Druid (lots of friends to keep Duriel busy, while casting spells)
-Sorceress (very difficult, weak, lack of effective spells - Duriel's resistences, small life)

I don't include the Assassin and the Amazon because I've never played them against Duriel.

Bezalel

06-04-2004, 18:38

For me, the hardest is the last series of battles in ToB. I still have a hard time w/ mellisan. All of those shade slayers really hurt. IWD really taught me most of the stratagies for the BG and IWD series. W/ dragons all you have to do is make your fighters and a bunch of summoned creatures soak their damaging hits, while you use lower magic resistance in conjunction w/ many chained magic missles. Malak wasn't too bad for me. I found an extremely cheap way to beat him. You simply blow up all of the jedi he uses to get healed, then run around w/ knight speed or some equivilant healing yourself w/ life supports. All the while you are using advanced lightsaber throw on him. Once he gets to 1/2 health, you can easily beat him in a duel (at least w/ level 20 jedi guardian/soldier). Hmm...maybe it would be best to suck it up early on, and get fewer levels in soldier or whatever (killing as few things as possible), and then go crazy once you become a jedi, to get more levels of force classes.

King Edward

06-11-2004, 10:18

Quote[/b] (Divine Wind @ May 21 2004,16:58)]Ohhh has to be Sephiroth in Final Fantasy 7. It was just such a huge build up to this fight with the whole storyline leading up to this point. The presentation, toughness of the boss, atmosphere, and the wonderful music just made it one of those special gaming experiences. Plus the 25 minute cutscene after that just made it all worthwhile.

God i love games like that. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-yes.gif
The Final Sephiroth was easy if you had omni-slash.

FFX is one of my Favorite games of all time with some really tough bosses (Esp Yunalesca) some battles in thot game could last ages

The Tuffen

06-11-2004, 10:34

Sephiroth was easy compared to Emerald and Ruby weapon. It took a lot of effot to beat them but i managed it (see my post in the thread: anyone beaten a game in the final fantasy series)

Yunalesca was a pain. It was only when i got to her did i relieze i hadn't levelled up enough.

King Edward

06-11-2004, 10:48

The bit that got me was i removed Zombie status from all my charicters then when she used mega death they all got waisted http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-furious3.gif Took me about 3 attempts to beat her.

Never got Round to defeating Ruby Weapon, Emerald was easy with master Knights of round, Mime And Revive linked with all materia

The Tuffen

06-11-2004, 11:08

Quote[/b] ]The bit that got me was i removed Zombie status from all my charicters then when she used mega death they all got waisted

Yeah thats what got me. I've levelled up a bit more now and have Holy. I will kill her soon hopefully.

King Edward

06-11-2004, 11:12

Holy is cool i have Yuna with Holy and one MP Abitlity, Makes her my Uber Wizard I think i may have another bash on FFX tonight, im trying to find all the Ultimate weapons. I have all the Aons, Anima Rocks

The Tuffen

06-11-2004, 11:21

Yuna is my uber wizard too. The only characters i don't use are rikku and the blitzball player (can't remember his name)

Quote[/b] ]That is one of the characters that I haven't used against Duriel yet. She is stuck at part I, since I stopped playing D2LoD last September (I bought MTW/VI ).

For me, the increasing difficulty of each character to deal with Duriel (in 1.09) would be something like this:

-Barbarian (obviously - speed, damage, large life)
-Paladin (protection, speed, large life)
-Necromancer (with Iron Golem, returning damage)
-Druid (lots of friends to keep Duriel busy, while casting spells)
-Sorceress (very difficult, weak, lack of effective spells - Duriel's resistences, small life)

Damn it, which i'd read that the sorceress was difficult before i started one. Oh well, any one got any tips on how best to develop a sorceress?

Aymar de Bois Mauri

06-11-2004, 16:00

Quote[/b] (The Tuffen @ June 11 2004,05:21)]Yuna is my uber wizard too. The only characters i don't use are rikku and the blitzball player (can't remember his name)

Quote[/b] ]That is one of the characters that I haven't used against Duriel yet. She is stuck at part I, since I stopped playing D2LoD last September (I bought MTW/VI ).

For me, the increasing difficulty of each character to deal with Duriel (in 1.09) would be something like this:

-Barbarian (obviously - speed, damage, large life)
-Paladin (protection, speed, large life)
-Necromancer (with Iron Golem, returning damage)
-Druid (lots of friends to keep Duriel busy, while casting spells)
-Sorceress (very difficult, weak, lack of effective spells - Duriel's resistences, small life)

Damn it, which i'd read that the sorceress was difficult before i started one. Oh well, any one got any tips on how best to develop a sorceress?
No problem...

The details:

-Be sure to pack Town Portals (a tome of 20 should do) before you enter it's cave.

-A good Luth Golheim aura merc (protection it's best for increased lifetime) and gather lots of money to ressurect the merc or, eventually, your Sorcy.

Now the levelling:

Since Duriel is a resistance-filled bastard (50% cold, 20 fire, 20% lightning, 20% poison in Normal - 100% cold, 50% fire, 50% lightning, 50% poison in Nightmare and Hell) the Sorcy suffers. Try developing lvl 1 Static Field (decreases enemy Health in 50% in one shot), lvl 1 Teleport (to escape Duriel's attention) and concentrate in an high power spell of the Lightning or Fire tree (with Cold is harder). Maybe you shoul try Firewall (lvl 18) that is what I use. Save as many points as you can for this one until you clear Duriel's level.

Good equipment, like Staffs or Orbs with extra Static Field, Teleport or Firewall would be very good.

Hope it helps... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

The Wizard

06-13-2004, 16:45

When I used to play ol' LoD, my pala (lvl 79 in the day, IIRC) owned everything with the simple zeal/fanaticism combo. whack-whack-whack-whack-whack... etc. like a pneumatic hammer, only then more painful http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

~Wiz

The Tuffen

06-15-2004, 14:10

Cheers for the help. I'm only on the first act at the moment so have plenty of time to level up. My sorceress is quite weak at the mo. I have quite a bit of trouble esp when i run into a large group of carvers (i hate the damn shamans http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif)

Aymar de Bois Mauri

06-15-2004, 23:27

Quote[/b] (SwordsMaster @ May 24 2004,06:55)]Jedi knight 2. The final guy. It wasnt too complicated, but last summer, everytime I needed to fill a 20 min break I fought him.It was addictive.
Yeap. It's pretty fun. Do you know something? The first time I faced him, I killed him in 10 sec after the talk finished. He made a backflip in front of me and I chopped his head off while he was upside down The easiest boss-kill ever http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-speechless.gif

I started thinking he was a piece of cake. The other times I faced him the fight got a lot worse and much more difficult. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-oops.gif

Demon of Light

06-15-2004, 23:37

Quote[/b] (The Tuffen @ June 15 2004,06:10)]Cheers for the help. I'm only on the first act at the moment so have plenty of time to level up. My sorceress is quite weak at the mo. I have quite a bit of trouble esp when i run into a large group of carvers (i hate the damn shamans http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif)
Carvers? Damn, you are suckng wind. Tell me what spells you are using. That would help me figure out what you are missing.

Aymar de Bois Mauri

06-15-2004, 23:39

Quote[/b] (The Wizard @ June 13 2004,10:45)]When I used to play ol' LoD, my pala (lvl 79 in the day, IIRC) owned everything with the simple zeal/fanaticism combo. whack-whack-whack-whack-whack... etc. like a pneumatic hammer, only then more painful http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

~Wiz
Yeah Zeal/Fanaticism was the way to go with Paladins with patch 1.09. Not anymore. With 1.10, NO character can end Hell in solo. You'll need party (MP) or a lvl 99 with top equipment (SP) to make it through alone. ALL characters have been re-balanced and the monsters are much, much, much harder now. I haven't tryed the latest patch though... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-bigcry.gif

Aymar de Bois Mauri

06-15-2004, 23:42

Quote[/b] (The Tuffen @ June 15 2004,08:10)]Cheers for the help. I'm only on the first act at the moment so have plenty of time to level up. My sorceress is quite weak at the mo. I have quite a bit of trouble esp when i run into a large group of carvers (i hate the damn shamans http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif)
Try Frost Nova with Glacial Spike for the Carvers and it's Shamans. It works like a charm... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-yes.gif

Aymar de Bois Mauri

06-15-2004, 23:51

BTW, The Tuffen You should check this official site for ALL info on Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction. It's a library about the game:

The Arreat Summit (http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/)

Navaros

06-16-2004, 07:15

i liked the boss battles in the PC game Mafia a lot

they were all extremely fun

example:

Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read.

you have to go give a package to this one guy named Dick

when you approach him, you ask "are you Dick?"

and he replies: "My name is Big Dick"

you say "Sure, sure"

...then a bunch of enemies approach you and you gun them down together, after which you say something like "Hey Big Dick you're not as soft as you look". note: it may not seem so funny with me talking about it in this thread, but if you EXPERIENCED it first-hand it's REALLY FUNNY

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another example:

Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read.

you have to meet a guy under a tunnel and he's being a smart-mouth with you so you have to give him a hilarious beat-down to wise-him-up. but before he gets the beat-down, there is a very funny verbal exchange between the voice-actors

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The Tuffen

06-17-2004, 10:59

Quote[/b] ]BTW, The Tuffen You should check this official site for ALL info on Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction. It's a library about the game:

Unfortunatly can't access it at the moment coz i'm at work and don't have the internet at my house coz i don't have a phone line http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

cheers for the link though will have to remember to check it next time i can get on away from work.

Navaros, could you give me any hints on how to get passed the farm bit. I'm in the van with the cars following but always seem to run out of ammo http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

Navaros

06-17-2004, 11:11

Quote[/b] (The Tuffen @ June 17 2004,04:59)]Navaros, could you give me any hints on how to get passed the farm bit. I'm in the van with the cars following but always seem to run out of ammo http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif
that's easy for me to help you with.

you have a thompson. just shoot the driver of the cars following you. once you kill the driver of each car, those cars can't follow you any more.

just point your crosshair right over the windshield of the driver and use all your bullets on that area. you'll find that the cars stop following you mighty quickly once you do that, and you'll probably have a ton of ammo to spare

it helps if you LET the cars get close to you before you fire. you'll have plenty of time to kill each driver, so don't panic when they get close. close is GOOD FOR YOU, BAD FOR THEM http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

you only have to stop 3 cars from what i remember

The Tuffen

06-17-2004, 11:19

Cheers, all i managed was two and when i did that i was shooting the grill to try and make them explode.

I nearly didn't play Mafia when i got to the race mission. I found it so hard cos either i would spin or someone would make me spin http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif

Navaros

06-17-2004, 18:26

Quote[/b] (The Tuffen @ June 17 2004,05:19)]I nearly didn't play Mafia when i got to the race mission. I found it so hard cos either i would spin or someone would make me spin http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/angry.gif
agreed. i too hate the Race Mission. it is the one unforgivable blight on an otherwise-perfect masterpiece. i think somehow the race level was included JUST to remind us all that these devs are human and not demi-gods; because without the race level i certainly would be under the impression that the devs were more than human seeing as they would have made the only just-about-perfect game that i've ever played

the race level is universally hated by 100% of all Mafia players from what i've seen. even so, i still recommend the game with the highest praise possible to anyone who has even the remotest interest in PC games

The Wizard

06-18-2004, 13:44

Quote[/b] (Aymar de Bois Mauri @ June 15 2004,23:39)]
Quote[/b] (The Wizard @ June 13 2004,10:45)]When I used to play ol' LoD, my pala (lvl 79 in the day, IIRC) owned everything with the simple zeal/fanaticism combo. whack-whack-whack-whack-whack... etc. like a pneumatic hammer, only then more painful http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

~Wiz
Yeah Zeal/Fanaticism was the way to go with Paladins with patch 1.09. Not anymore. With 1.10, NO character can end Hell in solo. You'll need party (MP) or a lvl 99 with top equipment (SP) to make it through alone. ALL characters have been re-balanced and the monsters are much, much, much harder now. I haven't tryed the latest patch though... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-bigcry.gif
I never ever played SP http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

~Wiz

SwordsMaster

06-18-2004, 13:53

Iloved the church shoot out of the Mafia.
Where Im stuck is in that mision:

Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. The one where you go with your 2 companions to a parking to meet some guy with a whisky cargo, and all of a sudden a car bumps into the scene and you start shooting each other.

My problem is that my 2 friends keep walking into my line of fire. If I move, they do too, so first, they get killed by the guy who was shooting me, and I shoot them as well, coz Im aiming at the other guy.

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Any advice appreciated.

Navaros

06-19-2004, 00:49

i'll help you with the parking lot shootout:

Spoiler Alert! Highlight to read. this is one of the very hardest missions in the game because not only do you have to kill the initial waves of enemies, you have to also escape down all 4 levels of the garage, and each one is filled with enemies.

the initial firefight is relatively easy compared to trying to escape afterwards. to beat the first wave: make sure you run AHEAD of your AI friends. they can't get in your line of fire if you are IN FRONT of them. you have to be the one taking charge. USUALLY they will stay behind you if you make a PRONOUNCED effort to get in front of them, although sometimes you still have to watch where you're shooting

crouch during your shootout to make you less of a target. use cover when you can. most importantly, target the enemy cars that are blocking your path so that they blow-up and take out a ton of the enemies at once when they do. a good trick is to keep the cars from blowing up until the SECOND WAVE arrives - blow-up the cars JUST as the second wave is entering the scene - and you have a lot less work to do.

now, you have to escape the parking lot. you can TRY taking a vehicle, but every time i did that - i got blown up. the enemies on the way out have thompsons, grenades, shotguns - you name it, they got it. so getting out with a vehicle may prove quite difficult, although doing it on foot is no cakewalk either.

i did it on foot by crouching as i moved, and being VERY CAREFUL as i crawled down each new level... always trying to pick off as many guys as possible before going more than HALFWAY down each ramp; once you're more than half-way down a ramp, you lose your cover and are a sitting duck.

one or two levels down from the initial shootout, you will find a much-needed healthpack in a "caged-in" fenced area.

best advice i can give is to take your time. DO NOT use the stairs to try to escape, and be as careful as you can. it took me A LOT of tries to get this Mission beat and i'm pretty good, so you are likely to die a few times on the way down unless you're a super leet gosu player :)

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SwordsMaster

06-19-2004, 18:06

Thanks Navaros http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif

Aymar de Bois Mauri

06-20-2004, 17:34

Quote[/b] (The Wizard @ June 18 2004,07:44)]
Quote[/b] (Aymar de Bois Mauri @ June 15 2004,23:39)]
Quote[/b] (The Wizard @ June 13 2004,10:45)]When I used to play ol' LoD, my pala (lvl 79 in the day, IIRC) owned everything with the simple zeal/fanaticism combo. whack-whack-whack-whack-whack... etc. like a pneumatic hammer, only then more painful http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

~Wiz
Yeah Zeal/Fanaticism was the way to go with Paladins with patch 1.09. Not anymore. With 1.10, NO character can end Hell in solo. You'll need party (MP) or a lvl 99 with top equipment (SP) to make it through alone. ALL characters have been re-balanced and the monsters are much, much, much harder now. I haven't tryed the latest patch though... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-bigcry.gif
I never ever played SP http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/tongue.gif

~Wiz
I only played MP twice... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/gc-wink.gif

The Tuffen

06-25-2004, 12:20

Quote[/b] ]I only played MP twice...

I've never played MP http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

Why did they make it so hard as a sorceres http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif Duriel and Mephisto gave me huge amounts of trouble and i died a lot of times against them.

Aymar de Bois Mauri

06-27-2004, 01:45

Quote[/b] (The Tuffen @ June 25 2004,06:20)]
Quote[/b] ]I only played MP twice...

I've never played MP http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

Why did they make it so hard as a sorceres http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif Duriel and Mephisto gave me huge amounts of trouble and i died a lot of times against them.
Be cool. IIRC, the Sorceress starts to get easy as soon as she reaches lvl 24 - Thunderstorm, Blizzard, Meteor. After lvl 30 - Frozen Orb and the Masteries - it's a walk in the park...

Forward Observer

06-27-2004, 04:20

Anybody here played a budget shooter from Ubisoft called WillRock? It's kind of an old school Serious Sam or Doom type run and gun shooter. The plot is about a college student on an archaeological dig in Greece who accidentally unearths and releases all kinds of Greek mythological beings and gods.

Anyhow, at one point in the game I had been thrust into a huge gladiatorial arena with all kind so lions, tigers, satyrs, fire throwing minotaurs, centaurs, and several other Greek anomalies. My main weapon at this point was actually quite unique-a WW I vintage Lewis Machine gun.
The kind with a flat ammo drum on top of the receiver.

Just about the time I thought I had finished off the last of the Greek nasties, the whole arena starts rumbling.

A enormous square platform in the middle of the arena floor starts to rise. It was actually the roof to a cage, and in that cage was a huge frickin' horned cyclops the size of King Kong. I mean like 40 or 50 feet tall He's armed with this big club with a spike in it, and for good measure, he can spit globules of acid.

He was so impressive I couldn't move, but just stood there and almost crapped my pants.

When the cage was fully raised, the bars fall away, and of course this sucker starts lumbering after me. At the same time a bunch more of the other little Greek minions pop back into the arena too.

It took me about 5 tries to finally beat that level, and the Cyclops wasn't nearly as hard as some of the later bosses, but he was certainly one of the most impressive.

It's a neat little shooter if you like that sort of thing with a lot of action for a small price.

Cheers

Navaros

06-29-2004, 04:24

Quote[/b] (Forward Observer @ June 26 2004,22:20)]Anybody here played a budget shooter from Ubisoft called WillRock?
i saw that at WalMart a few months ago for only $4.99 CAN, brand new. that's about $2 US or something http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/bigthumb.gif

i bought it but have yet to install it. i'll probably install it this weekend and see what i think

The Wizard

07-08-2004, 02:12

Quote[/b] (Aymar de Bois Mauri @ June 27 2004,01:45)]
Quote[/b] (The Tuffen @ June 25 2004,06:20)]
Quote[/b] ]I only played MP twice...

I've never played MP http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

Why did they make it so hard as a sorceres http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif Duriel and Mephisto gave me huge amounts of trouble and i died a lot of times against them.
Be cool. IIRC, the Sorceress starts to get easy as soon as she reaches lvl 24 - Thunderstorm, Blizzard, Meteor. After lvl 30 - Frozen Orb and the Masteries - it's a walk in the park...
Trust me - the sorc becomes a real beeee-atch when she becomes powerful enough. While I was up front bashing away, my friend would make her unleash a simple spell and destroyed everything also, they're real good at xp stealing - just when you've bashed Mephi or Baal to near death, they come up and blast him, and they get the xp and all grrrr >_< Of course, they always need help from a barb or pala when they get in trouble vs a horde of monsters such as in hell...

I tried LoD again recently, but quickly got bored... all my buddies quit playing so it got real boring real quick..

I think I'm gonna see if Dungeon Siege has gotten of its lazy ass and is able to work again... if not, i think im gonna buy the expansion or wait 'till DS2 http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif