That usually how it works. Most giant bosses are warm up/spectacle bosses. Some games get it right, but most others get it wrong, do more than 1 or 2, have a bad/weird/tedious gameplay mechanic, or all of the above. The best giant bosses are Little Eddie, Wyzen, and QA 1MIL.
I'd say Shadow of the Colossus gets it right due to the whole climbing mechanic. But pretty much every other giant Boss needs to be either slowed down or tweeked in a manner that compensates the difference in size. A regular sized Boss is allowed to be as fast or faster than the player character without looking ridiculous or taking up the screen.
You can have it no problem, but Shadow of the Colossus is its own beast entirely.
Bayonetta does most of its giant bosses and mini bosses well. More so the Cardinal Virtues in the original.
Large mini bosses in Bayonetta 1 & 2 move fast without looking ridiculous. Especially when playing on Infinite Climax Mode. These are the two games that get it right for large and small bosses. Transformers Devastation too while we're at it too.
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Tim sweeney must be creaming his pant right now. If there's one thing that could make it possible for EGS to become dominant, its microsoft buying valve.Microsoft Reportedly Readies $16 Billion Bid to Acquire Valve / Steam
Rumors have recently surfaced suggesting that Microsoft is considering a significant acquisition bid valued at approximately $16 billion for Valve Corporation, the entity behind major gaming franchises such as Half-Life and Portal, and operator of the Steam Store, the leading digital...
Hellworld.
Remember, Microsoft at one point tried to acquire Nintendo.Microsoft Reportedly Readies $16 Billion Bid to Acquire Valve / Steam
Rumors have recently surfaced suggesting that Microsoft is considering a significant acquisition bid valued at approximately $16 billion for Valve Corporation, the entity behind major gaming franchises such as Half-Life and Portal, and operator of the Steam Store, the leading digital...
Hellworld.
I can imagine exactly how it would go: MS acquires Valve, attempts to make a Half-Life themed hero shooter, cancels it 90% through production and closes Valve.
Wait what? You actually think it's the IP Microsoft is interested in? It's the Steam storefront that they'd want.
Or they rename it GFWL and everybody leaves, then they close it.
Right, I think I confused them with another company. Microsoft buys developers, lets them put out successful games, then closes them, while complaining about how they need studios like the ones they just closed.
Well I would also guess it's because Hi-Fi Rush isn't realistic looking, it's a Saturday morning cartoon. The games I've seen criticized for it are more realistic looking. Even Final Fantasy which is anime still presents its characters are recognizably human- a big draw for the FF7 remake series.
That too, but it's still crazy no one brings it up nor complains. I have no problems with people not complaining about HF's sign posting, but it's still a weird double standard.
FTR, Hi-Fi is not an indie game. There was money put behind this (Tango always knew how to budget) and Tango was a AAA studio before getting unrightfully shutdown by MS.
I was using "indy" as an aesthetic term not a business one. Dave the Diver was an indy game, despite the hoopla during last year's awards season.
I remember back during the GC and Wii era, anti-Nintendo fans and gaming "analysist/experts" were downplaying those consoles accomplishments or blaming Nintendo for "casualizing all of gaming". As if Sony, Microsoft, or a vast majority of the gaming industry didn't play a heavy part. I am glad I kept my GC and Wii, because there are so many games that are more fun to play than the "raw graphical powers" of mostly generic cover shooters or bland open worlds games from 7th or 8th generation.
Iwata continues to be right, even in death and called this attitude nearly 20 years ago. People mocked, scoffed, or laughed at him/Nintendo, but now most of those critics, other than blind MS and Sony fans, ain't laughing much anymore.
