Bosses that you JUST. CAN'T. BEAT.

[sageoftruth]

People will probably laugh at me for that, but:

The goat boss in Dark Souls... I didn't have any problems with the game until that enemy appeared. Either he or his dogs kill me before I even have the slightest chance to reach the stairs behind him.
That boss made me quit Dark Souls...

I guess I can't blame you for that. It's a real burden getting to him, and the outcome of the battle is usually decided in the first 3 seconds, making it a chore to do over and over.

 

[sageoftruth]

The sword fight with Ayame in Tenchu: Shadow Assassins. That is one game that I am not ashamed to play on the easiest difficulty, since difficulty only affects how hard it is to pull off all the crappy wii motion quicktime events. Basically, I got through everything using stealth, and then the plot takes me into an unavoidable sword fight that's all about positioning the wii mote in just the right place several times. Naturally, I was looking for stealth, not wii motion quicktime events and this boss fight pretty much hammered home that this game wasn't for me.

 

[SerithVC]

Tiamat in Darksiders is the most difficult boss battle I've ever had to suffer through. She is insanely difficult. From moves you have seconds to dodging, from wiping out almost all of one lifebar in one hit. She is the first boss in game and going by what others have said, the most difficult. Took me at least twenty tries, multiple console shut offs, and even one controller throw... on fucking easy. It has been sometime since a game has pissed me off as much as Darksiders. I'm still pissed off at a rage quit from earlier today. The game is the most infuriating game I've ever played.

Really? I played that game on normal and never died more than once to a boss. Tiamat was exceptionally easy. Hell, I think the only boss that was easier than Tiamat, that i can think of, was the last boss in Kingdom Hearts 1. As per the original question... I honestly can't think of any boss battles that were really difficult (outside of a few Demon's/Dark Souls bosses). I've had a few difficult battles in games because i was under leveled, but in general, most boss battles have been really really easy.

 

[Kricketz]

Kurt Zisa...Kingdom Hearts 1,5 HD ReMix...Proud difficulty. I still to this day cannot beat him. I've managed to beat Rock Titan, Ice Titan, and Phantom but I cannot beat Kurt Zisa. This asshole has been haunting me since I was 14 playing the original Kingdom Hearts...

 

[THEMILKMAN]

God damn Fire Leo from Viewtiful Joe.

 

[Padwolf]

I don't know if it counts, but the final mission in part 2 of Bully, the boxing tournament for the Nintendo Wii. Now, it wasn't as though I can't beat the guys, as I have done them before on the PS2 original version. When the new versions came out I figured the wii wouldn't be too different. I couldn't beat these guys on the wii simply because my arms couldn't take the strain anymore. The Wii version used all it's motion control powers and you had to pretend to box. And my god it hurt, it got to the point where the boxing was in round 20 and more. In the end I just gave up, sold it and bought the Xbox version instead.

Otherwise, the most I spent grinding on a boss was FFX, and just to be safe for all I'll just put them in spoilers.

Spoiler

The Seymour at the end of Mount Gagazet, gods that was a killer. I spent hours and hours grinding for him, only to find out that I only really needed to get Holy on Yuna. That spell is so powerful. The other boss I had trouble with was Yunalesca. Her third form just kicked the crap out of me. It took me months to do!

The only bosses I have yet to beat are the dark aeons. I just can't do it. You have to be insanely quick for that.

 

[SousukeSeg]

hmmmm... well the one boss that crosses my mind more then most is actually the last boss in Tomb Raider Legend HD (from the HD Trilogy re-release), all in all it was not that hard, I played and finished the first release of the game on normal with no problem, however with the HD version I got cocky and played it on hard, still not a problem, but then I encountered a bug (specifically added in the HD version) where if I attacked and dodged would cause me to insta-kill myself out of nowhere... and yeah in TR:L attacking and dodging is expected of you, it's the very core of the combat mechanic, that is what severely crippled me. Any sane human being would have put the game down, but I just got through the entire game on hard mode and my pride wouldn't let me give up until the b1tch was dead, sure enough after an hour I managed to work out a new attack method that circumvented the suicide bug and finished the game... and to celebrate the fact that I had just unlocked the God Mode cheat, I went back to that fight and killed the boss over and over and over again, vengeance is sweet.

Aside from that, I guess most of the bosses from God of War II on Titan Mode were a b1th to get through... but then again your playing GoW2 Titan Mode, if your not a masochist why do you bother.

Oh and of course Sephiroth and The Phantom from Kingdom Hearts.

 

[OrpheusTelos]

Yeah if you've got some advice for me I'm more than happy to take it on board. It will be awhile before I attempt him again though. I've got the HD remake but I haven't got far into it yet.

For the original Kingdom Hearts 1, there are a few things you can use. For one, get the Ribbon, as it not only buffs all resistances to elements by 20%, it raises defense by 3. Then try to stack the dark resistance, as Sephiroth's attacks are considered dark element. Another thing is Sephiroth's Heartless Angel move, the one that cause you to lose all magic and health down to one. He has a windup for that, and if you manage to hit him during it, he will instantly teleport behind you. If he does get it off on you, he will also always teleport behind you, so dodge roll or guarding helps. To interrupt Heartless Angel it also helps to have Strike Raid because you actually have invincibility frames while using it.

For Final Mix, it's a bit easier to manage because of some new abilities added into Final Mix that weren't in the first game. For one, Leaf Bracer helps since you have invincibility frames when casting cure on yourself, so timing it right helps. Another ability that helps is Slapshot, which can be abused to negate half of Sephiroth's attacks because of the constant and quick attacking you do. Finally, Sliding Dash helps you get closer to Sephiroth for Heartless Angel.

Now you need to keep in mind, Sephiroth will vocally use Heartless Angel for a while, but when close to death, he won't vocally say it any more, so always keep a lock onto Sephiroth. Using Aeroga helps lower the damage you take as well, so it helps to keep it constantly cast on yourself. And stack all your items with just Elixirs, as using Mega Elixirs would be a waste.

Hope this helps.

Something I tried doing is using Strike Raid during some of his longer attack sequence, you won't take any damage and can land a few extra hits in if you time it right.

Just beat him for the first time in 1.5 Remix.

EDIT: I suppose I should contribute to the thread!

While I was finally able to beat him in 1.5, Kurt Zisa from Kingdom Hearts 1 (the desert boss) was the bane of my twelve-year-old self's gaming career.

Don't even get me started on Sephy. ;_;

 

[Roxas1359]

Something I tried doing is using Strike Raid during some of his longer attack sequence, you won't take any damage and can land a few extra hits in if you time it right.

Just beat him for the first time in 1.5 Remix.

I used the Strike Raid method in the original Kingdom Hearts, and in the PS2 version of Final Mix (imported it and LPed it before 1.5 was ever announced) I didn't use it and instead used the slapshot method since you can't negate most of the attacks. Same with the Unknown as well with Slapshot, except they nerfed him greatly in 1.5 because in the original the command prompt to get out of the curse was one the command menu constantly shifting around, but in 1.5 they made it that you just had to hit the triangle button at the right time.

 

[Johnny Impact]

I never beat Metroid Prime. Specifically, I could beat Prime's physical form about half the time, but the Ghost just tore me a new asshole over and over.

Took me a long, LONG time to beat the boss of Dungeon Master (obscure reference of the day!). I pounded on Chaos for literally hours. Once I figured out he was invulnerable, it took maybe 30 minutes to get him Caged. So I guess this doesn't count?

FTL, the flagship. Play 30 or so games before getting a good enough loadout to engage boss. Barely defeat first stage, die like ***** to second stage. Play 30 more games, die like a ***** again. Now do it again. Now do it AGAIN. It wore thin. I still like the game but I only play it idly, I no longer expect to get anywhere near the end.

Final Fantasy X had that breeder guy who made optional monsters for you to fight. I fought this one beast for about 40 minutes. Every time I hit it, it retaliated by killing a party member. Each round, it healed itself for like 200 points less than I had inflicted on it. There must have been a gimmick to it but I never figured out what.

Viewtiful Joe. Not one boss, exactly, but the level that's just every boss fight over again. They were challenging at the end of stages when the gauge had filled up but Jesus fucking Christ on a cracker they were IMPOSSIBLE with min gauge.

Currently the boss I can't beat is my own life. Each week I'm working more hours than the week before. =P

 

[FPLOON]

Kurt Zisa...Kingdom Hearts 1,5 HD ReMix...Proud difficulty. I still to this day cannot beat him. I've managed to beat Rock Titan, Ice Titan, and Phantom but I cannot beat Kurt Zisa. This asshole has been haunting me since I was 14 playing the original Kingdom Hearts...

Really? After finding out that you can summon Tinkerbell before the whole "can't cast spells/summons" stick begins, everything else was basically either constant attacking the orbs/head (given the situation), spamming Thunderga when he starts floating around in that sphere, and doing "timed" dodge rolls when he starts top-spinning towards you...

Everything else (like equipping Second Chance, MP Rage/Haste, etc.) is basically "standard" for most boss battles, anyway...

 

[loophole92]

For some reason I couldn't beat General Kim in the Good Ending to True Crime: Streets of LA. I stopped playing out of frustration and didn't come back to it for about a year.

Beat the bastard on my first try and I was sort of annoyed by how easy it seemed. I think something just clicked and I realised his pattern.

 

[Ghaleon640]

So I'm feeling kinda salty right now

I'm not sure if I should be insulted or not...

Anyway, I can think of a few really annoying enemies.

The Final Boss of Lunar: Silver Star Story on the PS1 was just bloody insanely hard. Every turn he could attack twice and most of his spells hit the entire group and did so much damage you would have to heal every turn and may not even be able to fully heal with your healer's group heal spell. He had one skill that instantly killed one party member. Another that drained HP from the whole party basically undoing one turn of damage. Oh, and physical attacks only do 1 DAMAGE, so you have to hit him with magic and special attacks, but he has so much HP that you will run out of MP on every character before you can kill him, probably multiple times, so you better have plenty of MP restoring items. By the way, this game has a very limited inventory system and character's have to equip items to carry into battle. I only beat this guy once and I saved immediately afterward. Happy I did, as the game has a cheap game over that I didn't see coming.
[sub]From what I've read the PSP remake is even worse.[/sub]

Breath of Fire 3 had two rarely encountered random enemies that were actually harder than the final boss. The Beserker started off confused, but had insane physical attack power and a ridiculous attack that hit the whole party. And there was a Mage type that restored 500 Hp at the end of every turn. They didn't have as much HP as the Final Boss, but since all their attacks were borderline One Hit KO due to sheer power. I don't think I ever actually managed to beat them.

Yay! I found someone else that found him hard! I find the battle really tense but can generally win on my first or second try. Watching for him to telegraph his AOE effects, I'll have Alex use the white dragon shield a lot. i remember that it took every FULL MP item I could find in the locked chests in the game. Once I had run out, I got lucky the battle finally ended. Still, its probably my favorite fight to date, especially when your entire strategy has to change when he one hit KO's someone you were relying on for the next turn.

Edit: I uh.... played the game multiple times, obviously. I remember losing a lot the first time, and when I finally won, man it felt like a triumph. .... he's still picture

 

[Arslan Aladeen]

I know it's to be expected of a final boss and all, but the third battle with Vergil in Devil May Cry 3 is simultaneously one of the most awesome and most frustrating boss battles I've ever fought. Force Edge combos, insane amounts of health that he can regenerate while also becoming immune to flinching, and he blocks all your attacks unless you counter immediately after his. But the music helps a lot, and the same-size showdown fights are some of the best in every Devil May Cry since the first.

Have you tried using Beowulf and Devil Trigger bursts against him? I find that helped me when I went up against him on the harder difficulties.

 

[Shodan1980]

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This. The other option is Warrior on Wakka and Comrade on Tidus and Rikku then doing the underwater created boss in the Arena. Use Overdrive>AP and Attack Reels on Wakka, doing about 120000 points of damage. Then transfer the Overdrives from Rikku and Tidus to Wakka and use Attack Reels again. End up with so many levels I started filling in the unnecessary links in the Sphere Grid just to make it look pretty. Only mention this as he's easier to unlock earlier than Don Tonberry, isn't reliant on the number of kills each character has and it gives you a faster xp/time ratio. Though it's big drawback is it's limited to Tidus, Wakka and Rikku (You can finally make her a competent fighter) I used it to max out those three then switched to Don Tonberry for the rest of the party. Only do this if you plan on going after the Dark Aeons and Oblivion though, as it makes everything (and I do mean everything) in Sin laughable to the point it removes all the fun.

 

[Arnoxthe1]

Ahh, Ninja Gaiden. I have beaten all the bosses but I spent literally months one time trying to get past Zedonius during my mentor run in NGS2 with no Ninpo and almost no healing items left. The no Ninpo was the problem. I got him down to close to nothing a few times but his lackeys make it completely hit and miss. Before you ask, this is the first Zed, the "easy" one. In the second battle you can just run to another island and avoid his buddies ...

I have a love/hate relationship with NG2. I hate a LOT of the enemies and bosses in the game but I like everything else about it pretty much. Most annoying enemy for me though were those STUPID Incendiary Shuriken Ninja. So annoying... >_>

 

[Blubberburg]

FTL, the f#@king flagship.

This, I have a screenshot of that bastard bristling with NINE active drones in what feels like an absolute brick wall of "screw you." where I can't imagine the kind of massively overpowered ship I'd need to have a chance against something that can block everything and meanwhile scupper you in about three rounds.

Missle launchers ignore sheilds so you can damage the components of the ship and then use things like the mind control device to make their crew fight each other instead of repair. But yeah I had a basically maxed out ship with the cloaking field and ability to fire through the cloak and boarding drones and struggled to win on easy...