Biggest let down for a final boss

[RatRace123]

I'm just gonna add to the pile up that I'm sure the game already has.

Lucien, what the hell man? I mean

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Jack

turned into a freakin'

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Dragon

But you just rant, and I don't even have to kill you, eventually someone does it for me.

 

[Jzolr0708]

Borderlands, the final boss was probably the worst boss battle I have ever done.

All it is is stand behind a pillar and shoot at it when it isn't attacking, which would be fine if it didn't have enough health that I burned through all of my ammo on it.

This.

Except worse.

I beat this boss in one try.
Without moving
I seriously stood there (Hunter) and unloaded my sniper on its eye, and it died by the time I was done. I was level 32....

I DIDNT TAKE 1 DAMAGE!!!!

 

[Jfswift]

For recent examples, the final boss in Mass Effect 2 was kind of lame (and yes I know it fit in with the story but that boss felt as unfinished as he looked.)

Another good example would be the boss from Final Fantasy X2 (which isn't as horrible as everyone makes it out to be.) The final boss is so ridiculously easy and non-challenging. Fortunately there's this optional dungeon with 100 floors and two very hard bosses you fight back to back at the bottom (which I also beat.)

 

[thenumberthirteen]

The boss at the end of Uncharted 2 was no where near as good as the other levels were. I wouldn't have even put a boss fight in there as it was out of touch with the rest of the game.

 

[thats it exclamation]

Although it wasn't really up to much throughout the whole game

my answer's easily Fable 2

ye you dont even have to fukin do anything!

 

[Oassis]

Despite the fact that the dialogue it shouts out to you is epic, GLaDOS was insultingly easy. I would rather have a final boss fight with the cake.

 

[Ithos]

Fable II. While I really, REALLY like the ending in that game, I was getting really pumped up for a bossbattle, and then I couldn't even shoot the guy in the nuts. Satisfying, point-blank headshot: yes. well deserved crotchshot: no...

 

[HassEsser]

Batman Arkham Asylum, the Joker. Seriously...no reall fight. Just thugs and you pull him into the ground while he's distracted?

This

 

[Mikri Shogun]

Fatman in Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons Of Liberty...When I saw him I nearly drop the controller from my hands,he is so ridiculous,omg a fat-ass on roller-skates which he also an expert in bombs!! What the hell they were thinking?
He reminds me of Uncle Fester,may be in his free time (before u killed him) he throw over roller disco parties with bomb cocktails,lol!!!!

 

[The Last Nomad]

There should really be much more spoiler tags at use here.
I agree with the OP however, Fallout 3's "End Boss" was extremely easy. I didn't even kill him. I jumped behind a pillar so as he wouldn't shoot me and when I popped out to shoot him (no more than a second later), Lyons had already blown his head into pieces.

 

[Noremac07]

To be honest, nearly every game I've played of this past console generation has had letdown endings of varying degrees, even God of War 3. Some are cool, others feel like the same crap I've been doing since the start of the game, or just not as epic as some other set pieces of the game.

*SPOILER ALERT FOR GOD OF WAR 3*
I honestly thought the fight with Hercules was better done than the fight with Zeus at least in the ending. The original explanation they had with the evils of Pandora's box corrupting the gods and you seeking the hope that remained was hokey, but it worked and fit with Greek lore (Though if you know Greek lore the gods were always sort of dicks.) The final twist though with the power of hope being in Kratos all along just had me saying "Huh!? Really!?! Are you fucking kidding?!"

Favorite ending might be Heavy Rain. While there are problems with it, the game's final ending (especially if you work the story right) was satisfying, pretty awesome, and had me on the edge of my seat breaking out in a nervous sweat. That is what I want in an ending, an adrenaline rush. The only thing that really bugged me was how it went back and forth between the different characters in mid fight.

Note: First time I played Heavy Rain was in one straight 10 hour-ish play, with my girlfriend cheering me on, on hard (standard). I had to take a break and let myself calm down once or twice midway because, for those who haven't played it, the game really is that stressful sometimes on a reaction based and psychological level.

Back on topic now:
Biggest let down might be Fallout 3. By the time I had reached the end, GotY Edition BTW, I had hit the 30 level cap, small guns skill maxed, crazy skill and perks in VATS, and all my guns in perfect condition. One-shotted the "Final boss" and at least half his guards with Lincolns Repeater before he even drew a gun. A pare of Behemoth Super mutants would have been better and alot more epic.

 

[Feste the Jester]

Hmm it might have just been me but I kinda liked it, I mean you get to get your revenge over Andrew and many other people's deaths! It was satisfying for me, but I do have to say it was easy, but maybe that was because I was playing on easy .

It's not just you, I liked that boss too.

 

[Noremac07]

The boss at the end of Uncharted 2 was no where near as good as the other levels were. I wouldn't have even put a boss fight in there as it was out of touch with the rest of the game.

You say Uncharted 2's ending was out of touch with the rest of the game. Did you play Uncharted 1?

WARNING SPOILERS FOR UNCHARTED 1, READ NO FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT IT RUINED!

Quick version.

Nathan Drake finds ancestor Francis Drake's "coffin" and journal.
Drake looks for El Dorado, the lost city of gold, in South America using said journal.
Finds its origin only to discover it is actually a big gold statue and not a city.
Statue moved by Spanish centuries ago.
Nazi's were also looking for statue. Dead now.
Sully, friend, owes debts to a man named Ramone.
Ramone wants statue, no surprise.
Statue tracked to small island in the middle of nowhere.
Rumors Island is cursed.
Much shooting and run-ins with bad guys and friends.
Finds secret Spanish Vault on island.
Encounters strange zombie things on island. o_o
Escapes zombies and ends up in Nazi base
Nazis researching zombie things.
Ramone is eventually found after he beats you to the statue.
Ramone is told by head lackey that the real treasure is inside the statue.
Ramone opens statue, which turns out to be a sarcophagus, and strange gas pours out.
Ramone becomes zombie thing and is immediately killed by head lackey. ~O_0~ <(smoke sizzling from ears)
Head lackey tries to escape with statue.
"Boss fight" on escape ship, largely avoiding boss's patterned shots and killing goons till he retreats to the next stage.
Boss is beaten and dragged to the bottom of the sea with statue tied to his leg.

By comparison at least, Uncharted 2 was perfect. The boss was mostly just a rinse & repeat fight, but the ending was much better. Not the greatest, but better then most of the games I've seen on this thread IMO.

 

[Abedeus]

Oblivion.

YOU DON'T FIGHT HIM!!!

Also, Timeshift. Incredible battle, where you do this.

1. Pick up the most powerful weapon in the game. You have a crapload of it around you.
2. Shoot at boss once.
3. Slow down time, dodge missiles. If you somehow fail, just regenerate or stop time.
4. Repeat 1 to 3 about 7 to 9 times.
5. Go downstairs, fire once. The giant boss falls, the human boss of a bad organization falls out of it... and your character goes up to him, sticks a gun to his head and shoots.

ZE END! Boring boss.

 

[pretentiousname01]

Fable 2

To all the people saying fallout 3. The previous fallout games didn't have much of an end boss either. So it was to be expected. Hell first game you could talk him into killing himself. no fight at all.

 

[Julianking93]

Demon's Souls.
Seriously.
I want my money back.

Might I ask which boss you're referring to?

OT, I've said it a million times already, but Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time.

Biggest.

Pussy.

Ever.

 

[K84]

Have you ever had a game that was just so perfect in every way to be let down epicly by the the final battle, boss, etc.? Well I am wondering just that what game completely let you down when it came to the end?

Mine had to be a tie between Fallout 3's Colonel Autumn and The Force Unleashed Emperor

The emperor wasn't that bad -

Mine would be Assassins Creed 2, especially since they pull the absolute kardinal (pun intended) sin of letting me fight / see / follow around the big baddie fifty frickin times, every of which I could have easily used to end his life right there on the spot.

Not to mention a lame fist fight, and the talking, gawd.....>_<
All hail the epic fail-pope!

 

[Mischiviktus]

Trine, has a good build up in difficulty then decides to crap itself on the last level.

 

[delet]

I've had many such encounters, especially in relatively modern games with poor bosses overall.

Um... yeah as much as I believe Bioshock is overrated, it's still a great game with an extremely poor excuse of a final boss.

For a recent example, the final boss in Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands.

Holy hell, it's the worst boss battle I've ever had; so incredibly easy and simply pitiful in all respect.

Ah, so you took the game eventually? How much fun is it?

It's a fun game and it's definitly not bad, but the story is crap and doesn't deserve to be part of the Sands of Time trilogy (speaking as a big fan of the trilogy) and the combat pretty much just boils down to "Press X till the room is clear!" The platforming and the puzzles are wonderful though.

I was able to beat the game completely, including all 40 achievements, in 14 1/2 hours though, so I'd suggest renting the game if anything.

 

[SenorFuzzeh]

I'd defeinetly have to say the boss at the end of assasins creed two. You just punch a fat guy aroudn a few times, no epic music, no explosions, no falling off cliffs and shouting "CURSE YOUUUU!" Its jsut kinda quite and they both shout at eachother about how the others a dick as they exchange jabs. And you dont even kill him, I mean I'm all for mercy, but nothing cool happens, he jsut kinda falls down and goes. "You win! now go talk to jesus!"

I mean I loved that game, just the ending was a little iffy...