Best boss battles

[Fragony]

Some people don't like boss battles, I love them. My favorites must be the metroid prime battles, they are BIG and intimidating. When you first enter the arena you have the 'no way I can do this' feeling, then that feeling is comfirmed, and then after trial and error and countless deaths you finally beat them. The satisfaction of seeing those bastards finally crumble is hard to describe.

honourable mention: Serious Sam. That thing was HUGE

could have been: Zelda: the windwaker, they look cool, but are way too easy, much like the rest of the game.

I heard Painkiller has some pretty awesome bosses as well, this game shall be mine soon.

[Efrem Da King]

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....

[Matt Deckard]

Zelda Oos, the last boss battle against ganon (hahahaha, beat BKS t it).

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Quote[/b] (Samurai-ninja_fusion_of_doom @ May 08 2004,17:11)]Zelda Oos, the last boss battle against ganon (hahahaha, beat BKS t it).

I was actually going to refrain from posting about Zelda in this thread...BOOO-YAAA

[The Wizard]

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...



~Wiz

[Fragony]

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...



~Wiz

Rub it in 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

[[DnC]]

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 But I've always enjoyed beating M. Bison in Streetfighter II (Turbo) On the harder difficulties he could really be one annoying bastard 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]

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]

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]

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]

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....

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]

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]

Kangaxx in BG2. Not really an end-battle, but it was the greatest for me. Of course,
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[Demon of Light]

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]]

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 Well that's with having not so good items

[Axeknight]

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 ). 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]

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

[Matt Deckard]

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 ). 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]

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.

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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...



~Wiz

[MalibuMan]

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]

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]

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

[The Wizard]

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

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.


~Wiz

[nightcrawlerblue]

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]

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? ), specially because you couldn't retire from that damn cave...


As for other games, I remember the big monster in the hangar complex in Half-Life. That was a tough nut to crack...

[The_Emperor]

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? ), specially because you couldn't retire from that damn cave...

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

[Aymar de Bois Mauri]

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? ), specially because you couldn't retire from that damn cave...

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

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...

Diablo scares you because of the trembling scenario and voice, but it's better because you can run...

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 She died 2 times, I had to townportal 5 times() to ressurect my merc before that motherf**** died 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

Yes, his charge attack is deadly For melee characters, I always try to stay close to him to avoid that one-hit killer charge

The first kill is the worst, because you char looses the best equipment and things can get sloooooooooooooow to kill...

[Cazbol]

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

[Divine Wind]

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.

[Demon of Light]

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? ), specially because you couldn't retire from that damn cave...

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

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...

Diablo scares you because of the trembling scenario and voice, but it's better because you can run...

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 She died 2 times, I had to townportal 5 times() to ressurect my merc before that motherf**** died 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

Yes, his charge attack is deadly For melee characters, I always try to stay close to him to avoid that one-hit killer charge

The first kill is the worst, because you char looses the best equipment and things can get sloooooooooooooow to kill...

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.