Video Game Bosses That Make You Want To Throttle A Game Designer - Page 4

Krylo · 02-02-2011, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Seil

I'm playing Spirit Healer/Arcane Warrior.

Console or PC?

Roland · 02-02-2011, 11:25 PM

The "fight" against MB in Metroid: Other M is one of the many reasons I'd want to throttle that game's developers. But then you guys already know how I feel about that game, so the less I say about it the better. Runners up are General "One Hit" Scales from Star Fox Adventures and the Fable series' Lucien and Logan.

As for other games... if this is just about "unreasonably hard boss fights", then I'm gonna say Giant Diddy Kong from The Subspace Emissary/Super Smash Brothers Brawl.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUQfeRyw9_8#t=8m30s

As far as I recall, this is on either the easiest (Easy) or second-easiest (Normal) difficulty in the game, too. The fight is just that bad.

Thadius · 02-03-2011, 12:20 AM

You all know what I'm playing, so I'll put it to you simply.

Every single boss fight I point out and say 'This was hard' or 'I make this look easy?'

That is roughly equivalent to me screaming for hours going 'FUCK YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOUR FIGHT! DIE IN A FIRE GODS DAMN YOU! RAAAAAAAAAAGH!'

Don't get me wrong, I love the game!

The boss fights that I have to do just right or end up losing half my party, less so.

Kyanbu The Legend · 02-03-2011, 12:28 AM

There's one boss I cannot beat. And it's Phoenix Gamma (Mischief Makers). The entire fight is like a puzzle. Gamma is invincible but his shield and sword hold the key to winning. simple enough, so I grab his Sword and start chucking it at him. No damage, so I grab his shield and start chucking both his shield and sword at him. Still nothing, but when he loses both of these items he does this quick comet dive ALL OVER THE SCREEN almost endlessly (I don't know if it stops, even with max health he still kills me too fast for me to find out). And that damn drill bird vehicle (the actual Phoenix Gamma) is hard to hit and as a wave motion gun that fills most of the screen with you don't attack it by throwing his sword at it.

Cerberus Alpha and Sasquatch Beta were tough but damn, Phoenix Gamma is just fucking insane. >_<

ARGH!!!

Kerensky287 · 02-03-2011, 01:16 AM

Oh hey, remember that giant spider thing you get the Space Jump from in Metroid Fusion?

THAT. MOTHERFUCKER.

Oh, I'm sorry, are you within 5 feet of my jaws? Guess what, I'm going to bring you up, drop you, damaging you the whole time, then damage you a CRAPTON when you land, and oh, if I feel like it, I might pick you up again when you hit the ground. By the way? You can only damage me by shooting me in the mouth. With missiles.

Toastburner B · 02-03-2011, 02:52 AM

I have recently discovered that, even 15+ years later, I still hate the Dark Elf in the magnetic cave in FFIV.

Hate.

EDIT: Because I must rant more!

Not only is he at the end of one of the most annoying dungeons even (why, yes! I would like to have half my character party immobilized/useless because they rely on metal equipment!), and not only is the first round against him a guaranteed lose, but even after you fight in the second time, he has second form! And his second form uses an attack that inflicts damage and a multitude of status effects on every character every other turn!

I had trouble with this boss many years ago in the SNES-era, and he haunts me to this day.

...I really can't wait until I get to the Evil Wall again.

Flarecobra · 02-03-2011, 02:55 AM

How about that cave in general?

Toastburner B · 02-03-2011, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Flarecobra

How about that cave in general?

The cave itself wasn't as bad as I remembered. Then again, I did the same thing I did back in the old days.

I ran away from every random encounter in that cave.

Unless my memory fails me, I'd say running away in FFIV(DS) takes less time than it took in FFIV(SNES).

Still, effectively cutting your party in half (3/4 in my case, 'cause Yang and Tellah had metal armlets, so the only character I could use was Cid) is a horrible design choice, in my opinion. I can't even imagine fighting your way through the dungeon before Edward de-magnetizes it.

Really, the only dungeon I remember having a harder time with is the dungeon where all the doors are monsters. I believe that is the same one with the Evil Wall boss, so that's just all the more reason to look forward to it.

Hatake Kakashi · 02-03-2011, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Toastburner B

I have recently discovered that, even 15+ years later, I still hate the Dark Elf in the magnetic cave in FFIV.

Hate.

EDIT: Because I must rant more!

Not only is he at the end of one of the most annoying dungeons even (why, yes! I would like to have half my character party immobilized/useless because they rely on metal equipment!), and not only is the first round against him a guaranteed lose, but even after you fight in the second time, he has second form! And his second form uses an attack that inflicts damage and a multitude of status effects on every character every other turn!

I had trouble with this boss many years ago in the SNES-era, and he haunts me to this day.

...I really can't wait until I get to the Evil Wall again.

^ This. Totally This.

Yumil · 02-03-2011, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyanbu The Legend

There's one boss I cannot beat. And it's Phoenix Gamma (Mischief Makers). The entire fight is like a puzzle. Gamma is invincible but his shield and sword hold the key to winning. simple enough, so I grab his Sword and start chucking it at him. No damage, so I grab his shield and start chucking both his shield and sword at him. Still nothing, but when he loses both of these items he does this quick comet dive ALL OVER THE SCREEN almost endlessly (I don't know if it stops, even with max health he still kills me too fast for me to find out). And that damn drill bird vehicle (the actual Phoenix Gamma) is hard to hit and as a wave motion gun that fills most of the screen with you don't attack it by throwing his sword at it.

Cerberus Alpha and Sasquatch Beta were tough but damn, Phoenix Gamma is just fucking insane. >_<

ARGH!!!

First phase: grab sword and shield and chuck it at him. You need to grab both as fast as possible and then he'll start doing his charge game. Usually he'll do it 1-3 times before he pauses and thats when you chuck his sword/shield at him. Moving in a circular motion helps(correction, bottom of screen, I forgot about his drill at the top, he cant hit you on the bottom).

All projectiles can be grabbed for blue gems if you are good enough:o

BTW, the hard part about him is the gold gem. Its seriously the only gold gem I can not get. I have S ranked everything and got all the gems, save his for beating him without getting hit. Plus, I've owned the game since launch and go back and try every once in a while>.<

02-03-2011, 12:20 AM	#33
Thadius BEARD IMPACT Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: MANLY ANGER Posts: 1,977	You all know what I'm playing, so I'll put it to you simply. Every single boss fight I point out and say 'This was hard' or 'I make this look easy?' That is roughly equivalent to me screaming for hours going 'FUCK YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE YOUR FIGHT! DIE IN A FIRE GODS DAMN YOU! RAAAAAAAAAAGH!' Don't get me wrong, I love the game! The boss fights that I have to do just right or end up losing half my party, less so. __________________ ANGER HAS NEVER BEEN MORE MANLY THAN THIS.

02-03-2011, 12:28 AM	#34
Kyanbu The Legend Local Rookie Indie Dev Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,497	There's one boss I cannot beat. And it's Phoenix Gamma (Mischief Makers). The entire fight is like a puzzle. Gamma is invincible but his shield and sword hold the key to winning. simple enough, so I grab his Sword and start chucking it at him. No damage, so I grab his shield and start chucking both his shield and sword at him. Still nothing, but when he loses both of these items he does this quick comet dive ALL OVER THE SCREEN almost endlessly (I don't know if it stops, even with max health he still kills me too fast for me to find out). And that damn drill bird vehicle (the actual Phoenix Gamma) is hard to hit and as a wave motion gun that fills most of the screen with you don't attack it by throwing his sword at it. Cerberus Alpha and Sasquatch Beta were tough but damn, Phoenix Gamma is just fucking insane. >_< ARGH!!! __________________ Last edited by Kyanbu The Legend; 02-03-2011 at 12:31 AM.

02-03-2011, 01:16 AM	#35
Kerensky287 Just That Good Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,426	Oh hey, remember that giant spider thing you get the Space Jump from in Metroid Fusion? THAT. MOTHERFUCKER. Oh, I'm sorry, are you within 5 feet of my jaws? Guess what, I'm going to bring you up, drop you, damaging you the whole time, then damage you a CRAPTON when you land, and oh, if I feel like it, I might pick you up again when you hit the ground. By the way? You can only damage me by shooting me in the mouth. With missiles. __________________ People who live in Glass homes should not throw stones or Jerk off at daytime

02-03-2011, 02:52 AM	#36
Toastburner B Toasty has left the building Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hiding...because I don't want to die. Posts: 3,936	I have recently discovered that, even 15+ years later, I still hate the Dark Elf in the magnetic cave in FFIV. Hate. EDIT: Because I must rant more! Not only is he at the end of one of the most annoying dungeons even (why, yes! I would like to have half my character party immobilized/useless because they rely on metal equipment!), and not only is the first round against him a guaranteed lose, but even after you fight in the second time, he has second form! And his second form uses an attack that inflicts damage and a multitude of status effects on every character every other turn! I had trouble with this boss many years ago in the SNES-era, and he haunts me to this day. ...I really can't wait until I get to the Evil Wall again. __________________ I came, I saw, I got team-killed. A lot. Last edited by Toastburner B; 02-03-2011 at 02:58 AM.

02-03-2011, 02:55 AM	#37
Flarecobra Burn. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Classified Posts: 11,016	How about that cave in general? __________________ "Only the fool wishes to go into battle to beat someone for the satisfaction of beating someone." -A Thousand Sons Rules. Read them, know them, love them.

02-02-2011, 11:25 PM	#32
Roland Professional Layabout Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: A desert on and surrounded by mountains. Posts: 722	The "fight" against MB in Metroid: Other M is one of the many reasons I'd want to throttle that game's developers. But then you guys already know how I feel about that game, so the less I say about it the better. Runners up are General "One Hit" Scales from Star Fox Adventures and the Fable series' Lucien and Logan. As for other games... if this is just about "unreasonably hard boss fights", then I'm gonna say Giant Diddy Kong from The Subspace Emissary/Super Smash Brothers Brawl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUQfeRyw9_8#t=8m30s As far as I recall, this is on either the easiest (Easy) or second-easiest (Normal) difficulty in the game, too. The fight is just that bad.