100 toughest boss battles

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  • mrcrumley 23 Sep 2017 07:23:59 630 posts
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    Article by Vulture

    Thought this might be an interesting topic. Only one I've fought in the top ten is Orphan of Kos, great boss fight but I did struggle more against Lawremce.
  • Deleted user 23 September 2017 07:35:58
    Not fought any of them apart from Doom, wolfenstein 3d and Diablo 2 and I'm happy to keep it that way! :)

    Edited by GuybrushThreepwood at 07:36:46 23-09-2017
  • challenge_hanukkah 23 Sep 2017 07:39:08 14,394 posts
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    I really struggled with Freddie Mercury in Shadowgangs.

    My poppers power up had faded and I just couldn't take him.
  • Mola_Ram 23 Sep 2017 07:49:14 26,187 posts
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    Any Metroid Prime bosses in there? Fucking Spider Ball, man.
  • challenge_hanukkah 23 Sep 2017 08:08:57 14,394 posts
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    Number 21 really fucking pissed me off.

    It was the most irritating fight ever.
  • Deleted user 23 September 2017 08:18:02
    Ornstein and smough should be higher. Fucking hell I dont think I've struggled more with a boss.
  • Deleted user 23 September 2017 08:20:06
    I hate boss battles, definitely my least favourite thing in video games. They're often repetitive and about mastering a particular sequence of moves. Not my idea of fun.
  • Frogofdoom 23 Sep 2017 08:20:29 17,973 posts
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    Nice to see Cthun from wow in there the fucking bastard vagina monster. The lich king should have been in there as well as well as the whole of the original naxxramas.

    Did I miss the lack of a DOA4 boss as well, massive ballache.
  • minky-kong 23 Sep 2017 08:41:53 14,787 posts
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    Mola_Ram wrote:
    Any Metroid Prime bosses in there? Fucking Spider Ball, man.
    That's in there, but the Boost Ball boss isn't who I found to be the most irritating difficulty spike in that game.
  • Decks 23 Sep 2017 08:42:57 31,013 posts
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    Beat a fair few of them. The order seems all over the place though, and there's way tougher bosses in Nioh than the two mentioned. Oh and fuck you Alma.
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  • hedben2013 23 Sep 2017 09:44:01 2,261 posts
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    I immediately thought Emerald Weapon before checking the article, glad I'm not the only one who struggled with that green git

    ...although at least that one was designed for solo play. Attempting Crawmerax from Borderlands 2 solo was an exercise in futility.

    Edited by hedben2013 at 09:52:43 23-09-2017
  • wuntyate 23 Sep 2017 10:40:45 17,493 posts
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    superbob85 wrote:
    I found the killzone 2 final boss tough took forever.
    Good lord yes. That was a nightmare.
  • PazJohnMitch 23 Sep 2017 10:53:06 17,276 posts
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    Not read it yet but if the final boss from Jet Force Gemini is not in the top 10 the list is null and void.

    Edit: Had a scan through and could not find it yet somehow Crota from Destiny is in there despite being relatively easy.

    Edited by PazJohnMitch at 11:01:01 23-09-2017
  • Fake_Blood 23 Sep 2017 10:58:42 11,093 posts
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    Good to see the mega man one eyed thing on there, never beat it without the well known cheat.
  • nickthegun 23 Sep 2017 11:07:00 87,711 posts
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    Ive done a fair few on that list and the only one thats really made me throw my hands up and say 'fuck this' was the graveyard banshee tart from bioshock infinite. I had hardly any ammo and the vigors i had upgraded were fuck all use.
  • One_Vurfed_Gwrx 23 Sep 2017 11:14:39 4,467 posts
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    No mention of Drakengard 3's (apparently 1 had similar situation but not finished that one) which was evil changing the game genre and making it a diificult example of the new genre.
  • Alastair 23 Sep 2017 11:31:03 24,828 posts
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    Mola_Ram wrote:
    Any Metroid Prime bosses in there? Fucking Spider Ball, man.
    Meta Ridley was impossible for me...

    Also, the final boss in Jet Force Gemini.
  • JamboWayOh 23 Sep 2017 11:47:15 25,236 posts
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    Only one boss from ninja gaiden and no mention of the final boss in Jet Force Gemini? Fuck off.
  • docrob 23 Sep 2017 13:19:42 1,795 posts
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    I've beaten two or three of these, but the only top 10 one is the Nameless King, and I didn't beat him
    alone (I did finish him off alone after the other guy died though).

    Shadows of Yharnam were total bastards. That's the furthest I ever got in Bloodborne thanks to them.

    Kerafyrm the Sleeper should be a lot higher up. He was meant to be unbeatable. As the article says, a combination of guilds got him down to 27%, and SOE despawned him because there was no plan for what happened afterwards.
  • Ror 23 Sep 2017 13:57:47 20,336 posts
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    I wondered if Senator "Nanomachines, Son" Armstrong would be in there. He kept fucking me up until I finally figured out how to stop his regen. Which really shouldn't have taken me as long as it did...
  • nickthegun 23 Sep 2017 14:00:28 87,711 posts
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    Yeah, I think he was one of those that you either got or you didnt. I found the monsoon fight *much* harder.
  • Ror 23 Sep 2017 14:07:33 20,336 posts
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    Oh, I forgot about Monsoon. Fuck that guy.
  • JamboWayOh 23 Sep 2017 14:12:07 25,236 posts
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    Oh God, Monsoon. Can you perform 100 parries in five seconds, if not then go home. Also try and find my decapitated head on a rain soaked floor.
  • Ror 23 Sep 2017 14:16:53 20,336 posts
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    That game did have some fantastic bosses, though. Mistral, Sundowner, fucking Metal Gear Ray. And the duel with Sam in the desert.
  • nickthegun 23 Sep 2017 14:22:26 87,711 posts
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    Yeah, some of them were a pain in the arse, but they are all really well designed. Its one of my favourite games and its a shame no one has managed to get their shit together for a sequel yet.
  • Ror 23 Sep 2017 14:26:47 20,336 posts
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    Yeah, I guess we'll never see a sequel now, with Konami being a shit-show. Massive shame.

    I think I'm going to have to replay it again now!
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