Author Topic: Hardest Final Boss Fight (Read 17044 times)

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #25 on:** August 28, 2007, 04:31:12 AM »

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Originally posted by: Mashiro
I'm surprised anyone said the DKC2 boss was a hard boss fight. With Dixie Kong it's quite easy =)

The only version of him that was somewhat challenging was fighting him in the lost levels area (that's what it was called right?).

Wasn't it the lost land or world?

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #26 on:** August 28, 2007, 05:08:58 AM »

Not a final boss, but that level in Viewtiful Joe where you have to run through the all the bosses you have faced over again, but without all your energy levels built up is quite difficult. I was never able to beat that level, and I know there was more after that.

I loved Viewtiful Joe, but the difficulty was WAY too hard...that alone kept me from buying Viewtiful Joe 2, and I really wanted to try it out.

Metroid Prime 2s Series of Final Boss Battles is also quite difficult. I mean 3 different forms and then still another boss after that without a save feature...geez. That is yet another game I never beat.

Personally, I am one that a final boss should be challenging, but I would rather the hardest parts of the game be getting to the final boss, with the actual boss only being moderately hard, so most people can actually finish the game.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #27 on:** August 28, 2007, 06:20:58 AM »

The boss in Axelay was a pretty tough mofo. Getting to the bosses in Ninja Gaiden III and Battletoads was next to impossible, but I did beat both games with just a few boss battles, so the bosses couldn't have been _that_ tough.

Dracula in Castlevania III was fairly tough.

I've heard Mizar in Jet Force Gemini is hard, but I think that depends on how much rocket launcher capacity your character has. I found him quite challenging, but not much moreso than the other bosses in that game.

I hear the final boss in Zelda II is insane, but I've only barely beaten the first caslte in that game.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #28 on:** August 28, 2007, 06:24:45 AM »

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Originally posted by: couchmonkey
The boss in Axelay was a pretty tough mofo. Getting to the bosses in Ninja Gaiden III and Battletoads was next to impossible, but I did beat both games with just a few boss battles, so the bosses couldn't have been _that_ tough.

Dracula in Castlevania III was fairly tough.

I've heard Mizar in Jet Force Gemini is hard, but I think that depends on how much rocket launcher capacity your character has. I found him quite challenging, but not much moreso than the other bosses in that game.

I hear the final boss in Zelda II is insane, but I've only barely beaten the first caslte in that game.

Actually it is the boss before the final boss that is insane in Zelda II, big dumb bird man.

decoyman · « **Reply #29 on:** August 28, 2007, 09:24:45 AM »

Hey, I've got one – how about the last guy after you save your father in Ninja Gaiden? I very rarely give up on a game so close to the end, but I never even got close to beating that guy – no matter what weapon I brought in – and having to fight through the previous three levels every time I died was plain stupid.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #30 on:** August 28, 2007, 09:57:25 AM »

Wario Vs. Bomberman for the original Gameboy had a REALLY tough boss at the end. I got through most of that game without much difficulty, but I never could beat that final boss no matter how hard I tried.

Mashiro · « **Reply #31 on:** August 28, 2007, 01:29:40 PM »

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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
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Originally posted by: Mashiro
I'm surprised anyone said the DKC2 boss was a hard boss fight. With Dixie Kong it's quite easy =)

The only version of him that was somewhat challenging was fighting him in the lost levels area (that's what it was called right?).

Wasn't it the lost land or world?

Lost land or world yeah you're probably right.

Louieturkey · « **Reply #32 on:** August 28, 2007, 01:50:32 PM »

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Originally posted by: Spak-SpangMetroid Prime 2s Series of Final Boss Battles is also quite difficult. I mean 3 different forms and then still another boss after that without a save feature...geez. That is yet another game I never beat.

I definitely agree completely. I ended up watching a speedrun of it instead of actually finishing it. I got too frustrated with it to even continue trying.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #33 on:** August 28, 2007, 04:02:10 PM »

For me the hardest boss of all time was Metroid Prime - because my system would crash every time I got his energy down to a certain point.

Arbok · « **Reply #34 on:** August 28, 2007, 04:18:53 PM »

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Lost land or world yeah you're probably right.

K. Rool was easier in the Lost World level, IMO, as he only took one hit. The fight was generally one minute compared to the epic 4+ minute endurance match that was the final battle, which left a lot of room to mess up and extend that time. I'm not saying he was easy, both were hard, but as a kid I could defeat the Lost World one again and again, but had trouble tackling him in the normal game.

Mashiro · « **Reply #35 on:** August 28, 2007, 05:44:06 PM »

Really? That's kinda weird. I felt the longer (normal) battle was far easier because in between each variance of attacks you got another DK barrel if you lost one of your guys.

The shorter one was a little more tricky in that regard . . . I think.

Wait, did you get an DK battles in the lost world fight?

Armak88 · « **Reply #36 on:** August 28, 2007, 07:18:32 PM »

This is an awesome thread.

I found that after I beat K.Rool in DCK2 the first time I didn't have trouble doing it again.
The boss battle for metroid prime 2 was intense every time though, I enjoyed the difficulty.
I think i would add in Carnage from Maximum Carnage, although I usually had more trouble getting through prospect park 1&2.
Also, even though it wasn't the boss of the game, the statue from Ness' dream in Earthbound was the bane of my existence for a while, but the reward was se very worth it.
The boss of final fantasy 4 was pretty hard, but was more frustrating than anything because of the hike you would have to make to get to him again if you lost.
For some reason I had trouble with the Dahaka from the second PoP.....

I know there are more but I'll have to think about it.

vudu · « **Reply #37 on:** August 29, 2007, 08:02:25 AM »

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Originally posted by: decoyman
Hey, I've got one – how about the last guy after you save your father in Ninja Gaiden? I very rarely give up on a game so close to the end, but I never even got close to beating that guy – no matter what weapon I brought in – and having to fight through the previous three levels every time I died was plain stupid.

I wouldn't know; I'm stuck on level 6-2 (like pretty much everyone else).

Luigi Dude · « **Reply #38 on:** August 29, 2007, 01:15:20 PM »

I can't think of a hardest final boss fight since I've been able to beat every final boss I've fought. Yeah some have been quite hard and took many continues but I eventually come through. Like PartyBear said, by the time you get to the final boss fight you've usually mastered the game and so the final boss is no real different then the other bosses.

Trying to narrow it down though, I'd say the hardest final boss fight I've had recently was in Viewtiful Joe on V-Rated. That fight took several hours of memorization before I was finally able to defeat Caption Blue. Now I've tried Ultra V-Rated but I can't even get pasted level 3 on that mode. The fact that you don't have any warning skulls and the enemies can kill you in only a few hits while the stronger ones can kill you with only one, makes me pretty sure I'll never even get close to him in that mode.

Of course I'd also add Metroid Prime 2 on Hard Mode. For all of you that can't beat the Ing Emperor on Normal, just imagine him now with a lifebar twice as big and able to cause more damage. Now his first two forms aren't too bad, but when you get to his third form, that's when the pain comes. Since he takes twice as many hits to defeat on Hard Mode, you usually run out of Light and Dark beam ammo right when his life bar is only at half. And since you need Light and Dark beams to kill him, you then have to wait forever for him to do attacks that will allow you to shoot in order to regain more ammo, all while he keeps charging at you and doing that cheap as hell multi-laser attack.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #39 on:** August 29, 2007, 07:07:10 PM »

Final boss in Nintendogs eats my face, no matter what species I bring in.

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #40 on:** August 30, 2007, 04:07:26 PM »

Hardest Boss Ever...until the sequel

A friend of mine at Live Journal pointed this out in his post...yeah I am betting this is the hardest Boss ever...

The Game: Mushihimesama (in Japanese means Insect Princess)

And apparently its sequel is even harder.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #41 on:** August 30, 2007, 11:18:13 PM »

Bah, other than being painful on the ears that's nothing extraordinary, all dojin shmups are like that (hell, in a touhou game that's maybe the first boss). That's the reason I don't count shmups.

Adrock · « **Reply #42 on:** September 04, 2007, 07:23:03 PM »

Final Fantasy IX had a tough final boss because he had a move that gave you every status ailment ever, EVER, zombie, silence, syphilis, confusion, stone...... everything. You spend the next 17 turns healing everyone and then he hits you with it again or just kills you with one of his ultra-super moves. It was definitely too luck-based for my liking.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #43 on:** September 04, 2007, 09:53:49 PM »

I found a mid-boss in FFX just as annoying, one move and my whole party except for one was dead, the one survivor was zombie'd and then the boss's attachment casts revive on him... Add a 15 minute cutscene before the boss fight and you know why I didn't play the game any further.

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #44 on:** September 05, 2007, 01:54:11 AM »

If KDR doesn't count Shoot'em Ups (WITH GOOD REASON I AGREE WITH HIM)

I don't count RPG bosses for the reason mentioned...bosses in RPGS seem to take forever to beat just from health alone...but even still you can level yourself up to the that it isn't that hard to beat.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #45 on:** September 05, 2007, 03:14:09 AM »

I think for that very reason should RPGs never really count as difficult, RPG fans seem to consider "difficulty" to mean the time it takes to level up to continue. The only skill that requires is persistence (which all combat anime will show you is the only thing you really need to have...).

couchmonkey · « **Reply #46 on:** September 05, 2007, 03:20:14 AM »

It is possible, as demonstrated by Paper Mario, to make an RPG where success is contingent on figuring out weak points and equipping the right items rather than levelling up. Still I agree overall.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #47 on:** September 05, 2007, 05:03:55 AM »

The worst example of Final Fantasy boss cheapness would probably be an optional boss at the end of FF8 that had an attack that did 9998 damage to each party member. There was no defense against it, it never missed, and he liked to use it often enough that you'd have a hard time keeping everyone healthy enough to survive it.

pookie · « **Reply #48 on:** September 05, 2007, 06:21:04 PM »

As bizarre and stupid as it may sound, the final battle against Alpha in MegaMan: Battle Network 3 was ridiculous if your chips weren't perfectly set to beat him. Making this complicated was the fact that this battle was preceded by a fight with Bass, who required a completely different type of deck to beat.

Reminds me of the good old days... when the MegaMan RPGs were still... decent?

KDR_11k · « **Reply #49 on:** September 05, 2007, 08:58:47 PM »

Equipping the right items can often be false difficulty as well since you often only realize what you need until after you can no longer change it. Paper Mario's bosses weren't as interesting as Mario & Luigi's, btw, since the latter has a much better defense system to make dodging enemy attacks more interesting.

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