What's the best final boss ever?
Sword Saint Isshin
>>693516465This.
>>693516185Okay, let's get into it. >1. Ganondorf - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time>2. The Stone-Like - Radiant Silvergun>3. Kefka Palazzo - Final Fantasy VI>4. Malus - Shadow of the Colossus>5. Solidus Snake - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
>>693516185Ur mum on fentanil.Also, nanomachine man.
DMC3 Vergil you fucking morons
>>693516185Nocturne final bosses are the goat
>>693516185In recent memory?Baldur, Mr. X, Mother Miranda, Sephiroth(?).
>>693516465it's a fun fight but the glock caught me so off guard it kind of ruined my immersion. wish the lightning mechanic was better executed too, makes the last phase too easy
I for one am glad we are way past the dark ages when dorks and landwhales would fellate Sephirot and similar edgelord faggots as the epitome of writing Dishonorable mention to Dio Brando as well
>>693516834>Mother Miranda???That fight was trash.
>>693516185>What's the best final boss ever?God
>>693517310It was pretty good, you had to use all the skills you learned in the game to win. Blocking, dodging, crafting, upgrading, the works.https://youtu.be/VWOkB_M1u1sI must have beaten the game over 15 times now, simply because the boss fights are so much fun and satisfying.
>>693516465>>693516484Came to post this.FPBP.SPSBP.
>>693517471Huh? I just shot her until she died.
>>693516185Vergil VS Dante DMC 3/5https://youtu.be/kpjrUrGPCM8?si=sunLHkZknh-6ni7k
Nyx.
I enjoyed all three of AC6's final bosses.
not even much of a bloodbornefah but i think gehrman felt like a peak final boss. then moon presence ruins it by being the true final boss and being an unfinished jobber. so gehrman doesn't even count.
The Alpha and the Omega
Final boss fight>Mentor > Rival > Giant MonsterThis applies to every genre.
>>693516465>SWORD Saint>uses a spear and pistol
>>693516465fippy bippy
Ghiraham
>>693519243>Ashina style is about victory no matter the means>Opening cinematic has Isshin use all kinds of dirty means to win>Entire game hammers it in that playing fair gets you killedand yet you're surprised the final boss pulls out different weapons?
>2024>didn't really like ER that much>still no Sekiro follow-upDamn...>Miyazaki says he wants to refine Sekiro and Bloodborne's combat further in the next gameBack we are
>>693519159Deep wisdom
>>693519243That's the point, I mean the guy shouldn't even be fighting you in the first place.
>>693518543A real final boss are mandatory to complete the game.Moon Presence is just a secret boss.
Raven Beak, Isshin Aishina, Saddler, Xenmas, Wesker RE5 ummm probably more too.https://youtu.be/YrC16-UPJiEhttps://youtu.be/xGQovpJBmHYhttps://youtu.be/1ED0hlG8aFkhttps://youtu.be/sgYBK3I2fIghttps://youtu.be/JS_rowAAij0>>693518381You didn't like the desaturation move? When she sucks up all the color in the candle lit basin? That was the coolest.
>>693519431He needs to do a BB for PC but im pretty sure its locked behind sony bullshit. Sekiro was fine, but I would much rather have a BB sequel.
>>693519532It's called Dark Souls 3.
>>693519532>its locked behind sony bullshitYep.At this point I think the only reason Sony isn't doing it is because of some spiteful people in the company. Nothing else makes sense.Oh well, maybe the emulation will be near 100% next year.
>>693519605Dark Souls 3 was too generic and safe imo, they cut all the interesting, unconventional and creative mechanics from the game. It's a solid game all around, but not a very interesting one.
>>693519531Nta but I used my brain and fired a flashbang to instantly remove that shit.
>>693519627I'm shooting in the dark here. But I know that Shuhei Yoshida loved the game. My guess is that he was the only one pulling for that game internally. He isn't president anymore so they don't have a guy to fight for that series.
>>693518543You're not even supposed to find Moon Presence on your first run since Iosefka's is pretty weird to get and Arianna's is at the end of a missable questline where you have to make the concious decision to kill the baby, it's more for NG+ or another playthrough. It's also 100% a victory lap since you're in the process of becoming a great one and it's scared of you so you just pound it.
>>693519531>Fire Isshin but not SSI>Bunch of the worst RE bossesYou have remarkably shit taste.
I felt gross after fighting nishiki in yakuza kiwami, I didn't want to do it.
>>693519881Final Form Xemnas is kino however
S-Tier final bosses (in my humble opinion):Sword Saint Isshin of courseGehrman from Bloodborne (disregarding moon pres)Shadow Queen from Paper Mario TTYDLucifer from SMT NocturneRed from Pokemon Gold and SilverDogma and the Beast from Binding of Isaac Repentance Dominion of Hate from Live A Live remake
>>693519705The fact that you can even do that is amazing.https://youtu.be/i13jgo9hY7A>>693519881It is my understanding Wesker is the best final boss on /v/.
This is the worst-best final boss.Like at the bottom of S tier.
Xiga from Radiant Silvergun, easily.>>693516714Can’t believe someone else in this thread mentioned it, /v/ users these days just don’t know greatness.
grinned ear to ear fighting this bald retard again
>>693516185>Story, plot, musicSoul of cinder. Not a difficult fight in any way, but god damn did it hit all the right notes.>Gameplay and location Isshin no question >Implementation Kefka, just a great way to use the limited tools available on the SNES >MemorabilityRadiance from Hollow Knight
>>693516185https://youtu.be/r7klErpcpgc
>>693521449Kefka is such a good final boss. Perfect embodiment of a joke that's just taken too far.
>>693516185I felt more weight with the Solidus fight than The Boss's. Sorry not sorry.
AIIIII-IIIMMM STIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLINA DREEEEEEEEAAAAAMSNAAAAKE EAAAT-UH-UHHHHHHH
>>693516185Kefka is still the best final boss but recently I liked Metaphor’s final boss, especially since Meguro just made Battle Hymn of the Soul 2 https://youtu.be/Dgu79cfRTQ8?si=F2p8Up3TBiZxUYVh
MGS3 was a beautiful fight but MGS4 was a perfect fight
>>693519243He's already the sword saint you fucking weeb, now that he's young again it's time to branch out and become the glock and spear saint, you just don't understand the Ashina grindset
>>693521042Which fangame is this?
>>693516185If the music wasn't completely shit I'd say Iguazu.
The Boss>Liquid 4>=Armstrong>Solidus>Liquid who faild 4th grade Biology>>>>Skullface jobber and that penis mech
>>693522094X8 DemakeThey added some neat extra stuff.
>>693522094X8 Demakehttps://sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/mega-man-x8-16-bit.2184/Only X is playable. There is an Axl mod and Zero is being worked on.
>>693522183>bully Iguazu for the entire game>he sells his soul to the devil for power>still losesKeanoh
>>693522356>Gets pissed off and turns off both your and his training wheels>True 1v1>Even tries to swing at you post-morten because he's a spiteful fuckerIguazu is the perfect piece of shit dickhead to follow your ass to the ending. Its unironically kino.
>forgetting the goat Zelda bosseshttps://youtu.be/Q4PyBnqNxK4https://youtu.be/87nkWPZ_UMIhttps://youtu.be/bDxW1BRa_B0https://youtu.be/xTKtYH1ndwA?t=575
>>693521042That's not the final boss but a fun fight. Actual final boss fight was good though.
>>693516185Chakravartin.
>>693516185Liquid Ocelot. if you didn't beat him without taking a single hit on The Boss Extreme you didn't beat the game.
>>693516185no other game has topped the moment i beat him for the first time, after spending a bit looking up the lore and understanding everything that was going onhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvv9w-UPuSYmostly because i was looking for "how to beat dark souls boss" videos, and stumbled into a lore video
>team up with your villain rival>a fuckton of phases that each utilize team members and forms>protecting the earth intensifies
>>693522183I just played Undefeatable instrumental over it.Then turn on the lyrics when he goes into incel rage mode
I've never seen another game that had the balls to make you risk your save data to take a shot at the true final bossyou'll probably fail at it a few times too so by the time you actually beat the game, you'll be able to 1cc it with mastery over all the systems
>no fighting game bosseshttps://youtu.be/2Yl0PDeDPw8https://youtu.be/6A-uWu9I7PI?t=884https://youtu.be/7uaCLVGXxt8
>>693516185I dunno, but some good ones from the last couple gens were:>Jergingha from wonderful 101>slave knight Gael >Raven beak from dread>Ganondorf from totk won my heart with his lifebar gimmick>blood and wine's Dettlaf>Senator armstrong>Any ace combat final boss (except that faggot game they made)
SUBMIT COME GUARDIAN
>>693523138Street Fighter 4 had some cool secret ones. Oni was great.
>>693516185Saruinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFJu5FgSNQo
>>693522660Look at this chad, I thought I was the only one.get back to working on your game, matt
>>693523275Oni wasn't bad.For some reason I remember Seth being much cheaper than he really is. Probably because of the Tanden Engine super.
not that game
>>693523246JRPG bosses are filled with FEELINGShttps://youtu.be/i13jgo9hY7A?t=164https://youtu.be/kGdwo9H73Vchttps://youtu.be/1as7GwA2pT4?t=960
>That is who I am; not a mere man of flesh.>War... is part of my existence.
>>693516185i dont think any vidya will top this for me, the ost is especially amazing
>>693516185
>>693524684Mother Brain is such a postmodern masterpiece.https://youtu.be/PAAFnu2J-XY
Console radahn because he is pure bs but i beat pure bs
>>693516465
>>693519531>Wesker RE5
>>693525095I like Nosferatu and Tyrant, but I can see why some people don't like Wesker.Anything is better than C-HAOS though.https://youtu.be/2xYPLcOiq8Qhttps://youtu.be/EkwiGXyF2N0
>>693516784Lol no.
>>693522489I cannot express how much i adhore Demise's boss fight. The Stage being some sort of heaven with water and rain, the music, the 1v1 sword fight, the gimmick with lightning beams and using the skyward strike, and that final lightning charged finishing strike. Say what you will about SS, it surely knew how to go with a bang.
>>693525465>Just when you thought she only sucked up your money>She's back with an even bigger appetite>Gymthot returns in ME-TROID 5
Super Tyrant/G5MundusYamiJubileusGiga Jergingha
>>693522489>posted the same boss three timesAmazing, and tendies keep buying this rehashed slop year after year. Fucking japs, raised them obedient and stupid.
>>693516185ocelot in mgs4
>>693519153I liked the Vergil fights in DMC3 the best I still listen to the first battle song to this dayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRKPqQyIzA8>Mfw 1:10 kicks in
>>693525936Still better than God being the final boss every year.
>>693519159i dont knowsword duel against the president of the united states is kinda kino
>>693516465That pointless Genichiro warm-up fight you had to do every fucking time kinda took the piss out of it for me. And Isshin had 3 fucking stages just for himself and was guaranteed to kill most players numerous times so making replaying the fight even more time consuming was just a dick move. The last thing that fight needed fucking completely unnecessary speed bump you had to get over to get back to the boss. Didn't make it more challenging, just more annoying. You should have to fight Genichiro once for that satisfying "I used to be scared of this guy now I own him" feeling and for narrative reasons but after the first time it should have just skipped straight to Isshin.
>>693526192Genichiro is easy once you know how to beat him, but it doesn't really make the final boss any more fun. He's invulnerable to most of your tricks and traps, so you must fight him fair and square to win, and then you gotta fight Sword Saint Isshin.In a game that emphases skill and technique that seems redundant and kind of stupid. Especially since it isn't a multiplayer game. It's not like you can test your abilities against a live opponent, and you especially cannot gauge your skill against NPC's that require basic reflexes and rhythm.
>>693521923A perfect fight to cap off a shit game vs. a beautiful fight to cap off a near-perfect game. Personally, I'll go with MGS3.
>>693526372The Boss fight is different because you actually have to be good at video games to beat her, especially on European Extreme. You can die but the difficulty isn't in dying, it's in staying alive long enough to win. You just kind of expect to die if you make one big mistake or too many little ones; different from the quality Sekiro experience where your entire trip through the world, extended health bar, and numerous abilities are rendered inert simply because a couple final bosses said so.https://youtu.be/SpIN0JNoCRY
Solidus Snake
>>693526541ruined by shit sword controls.I would post a boss in recent years I liked but the problem is that he is DLC
>>693526354Yeah that's my point. He's not hard by then but you still have to be on point for the entire fight anyway because the retarded damage scaling mean despite being a pushover he can still kill you in like five seconds.It's like if you had to take a final exam but first there was a pop quiz and if you did badly enough on the quiz you could flunk before even taking the test. Sekiro was an amazing game but I hated it a little by the end
>>693526252hell yeah buddy
>>693526712You don't actually have to be good at video games to beat Genichiro, he's just a litmus test for players that expect a satisfying end to the game, I agree.He's not necessarily the "best" boss. I mean he is sort of fun, but there are better bosses in the game. Fire Isshin for example, or the Corrupted Monk are more traditional bosses—jam packed with 4th Generation gaming bullshit. The stuff you'd find on your favorite Gameboy cartridge.
GANON
>>693526580DLC is fine, a lot of developers see DLC, internally, as their own project. So the final boss of a DLC counts, especially in games where the story of it is it's own thing.
>>693519153Is he a boss fight in DMC5? I've had it sitting in my library for years but never played it. I loved his fights in DMC3 though.
>>693521923This. Nothing tops MGS4s fight.
>>693526917He's the final boss of the game.
>>693526887>DLC is fine, a lot of developers see DLC, internally, as their own project.>So the final boss of a DLC counts, especially in games where the story of it is it's own thing.very well
>>693526874A good boss is bullshit.He does things that normal enemies can do, and does things other bosses aren't supposed to do.https://youtu.be/4Cx2Ci8pu2c
>>693526035He was Raiden's mentor
>>693516465Thank goodness this is the first post
Isshin is the best, and The Boss in MGS3 is also great, but this really stands out in my mind, especially since i played and beat every game as they came out. I wish 5 never happened and this was the actual end of the series
>>693516465During the fight I was telling my friends this boss was bullshit but by the time I finished it I thought it was fair, perfect and almost too easy.
>>693516465First time he blasts you in the face with a glock is an experience
>>693516185There are horror games that don't put me as on edge.
>>693528110OOOOORIGHEOUUUGH DIIIIE!
IT'S NOT OVER, SNAKE. NOT YET!
>>693521923Goddamn the nostalgia carries this hard, great contender
>>693528008It is the actual end of the series anon, v is a prequel
>>693526580>ruined by shit sword controls.The sword controls are fine, and even if they were as bad as most think, it still wouldn't be able to ruin how great the presentation of the whole fight is
>>693528283Liquid Snake was 10X more bullshit than Solidus' fight.
>>693528008When they stab each other with the syringe might be the best boss fight moment ever
>>693528649I remember when I read the manuel for MGS2 and wondered why there was sword controls. Boy did I pause the game when the fight started.
Soul Nomad and the World Eaters the Demon Path specifically>Every single surviving character in the game has either joined in a massive alliance to kill you, or you have caused enough grief within them to either drive them insane, turn them into a broken nihilist who wants it all to end, or is literally a slave>That includes one of the three world-destroying godlike monsters, who at this point has revealed himself to care about the world far more than to follow its instructions, and a chosen hero from ages past who required the sacrifice of the best archmage to summon>Tons of unique dialogue between different characters who, in the normal route, wound up interacting amicably and being the anchors that gave them purpose, now twisted into begging for them to return to their senses to stop helping (you), the ultimate monster in their world >Not a single gimmick, just tons of high-level enemy parties with party-killing skills using every single strategy they have left to kill you To this day I really have never played an SRPG with a final battle anywhere close to this, and an Evil Path anywhere near as developed.
>>693519243
>>693527228This guy was awesome. Good pick.
>>693516185Chakravartin, The Creator
>>693527228>insane nutjob stuck under the sea is perfectly willing to to take damage and fake surrender just for extra rangekino
Onimusha had some good boss fights. I always replay those games when I want some bs mixed into my ultra-fair fights.https://youtu.be/7JVXG-JzRoM?t=517https://youtu.be/hNS93szAlXQhttps://youtu.be/RtqFEAZojwU
>>693528992fun fact, Torres sinking part of the Alicorn to get better angle for his shot was something the USS Texas did in WW2 during Normandy>By 15 June, the troops had advanced to the edge of Texas's gun range; her last fire support mission was so far inland that to get the needed range, the starboard torpedo blister was flooded with water to provide a list of two degrees which gave the guns enough elevation to complete the fire mission.
I guess it's not technically a "boss" but the true ending fight in automata had this amazing meta thing going on. The final battle is simply too difficult for 99.9% of players to beat so you eventually have to ask for help from other players who sacrificed their save file to help you. That was so fucking bizarre and original.
>>693522183I also say Iguazu>>693522485So good.
vergil 3 is still the kingnothing will ever beat some cocky ass dude losing it and just straight up calling you trashhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhQo1PBRdKQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wnAnuixq9I
>>693529009>Samanosuke Akechi Vs. Nobunaga Odanobad anonthis fight is SHIT
>>693526192>>693526354I'm not saying he couldn't just disappear after the first kill, but I could reliably kill him in 30-60 seconds after a few attempts.
>>693516714>>1. Ganondorf - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timefuck no. The spectacle is very, very good. But his final form is brainless, and dead man's volley always, ALWAYS sucks
>>693516784correct
>>693522489windwaker's sucks ass>you cant damage him at all unless you get the counter prompt or zelda shoots him with an arrow>the water coming down never collects and you dont have to worry about it flooding ever>you press a QTE to end the game
>>693516714>The Stone-Like - Radiant SilvergunMY FUCKING NIGGA. Though I'd argue Xiga had a much, much better fight.
>>693529317Except Liquid did it first, even insulted Solid snake on a genetic level.
>>693516714>>5. Solidus SnakeHardly desu
Treasure is till the GOAT
Only real gamers will know this one.
Not necessarily the best, but honestly I'd say it's better than any final boss FROM has made outside of Sword Saint Isshin
>>693533203It's crazy that the game was aimed at toddlers yet Wizpig was that hard. Funny thing is that iirc the actual final race was easier than this one.
Absolute Radiance
It's cheesy as fuck but playing Jin with his T3 moves is just too coolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jftsc0Lk2K0
>>693533368It's a great fight as soon as you "get it" so it's actually a lot like SS Isshin
Still one of the GOATs.
>>693533285Legend of Dragoon sucks
>>693532082I was choosing it based solely on the spectacle and lore
>Oh, by the way, I'm you after a bunch of timefuckery happens. Let's hope you can undo that this time around.
>>693528853Ah fuck you nigger. I dropped it 5 times already but i give it another go. Did they release the remake already?
>>693533994no u
>>693534035I thought of this. Fuck I've become weird.
>>693516714Based
Jrpg’s when they end with a 1v1 with the main antagonist when they’re usually 4 dudes in a row is kino
Real ones know.
>>693519159Gene was KINO for a PSP game.HOW DO YOU KNOW YOUR COMRADE ISN'T PLANNING ON SHOOTING YOU IN THE BACK!?!
>>693516185the one you posted is pretty good.i'll add:>giygas - mother 2>masked man/porky - mother 3 (yes, i'm a motherfag even though i think m3 isn't fun to replay).>jecht - ff10>sephiroth - ff7 (simliar reasons as kefka but it's nice seeing what is essentially a 3d version of it).>kefka - ff6 (mainly just for being impressive for its era. ost included).>red - pokemon gen 2 (first time i've seen my player character from a past game as a final boss in a game. if it counts since i guess it might be more of a secret boss).>biolozard - sonic adventure 2 battle (guilty pleasure pick but it blew my mind as a kid).>famardy - king of the monsters 2 (kinda unique in that you can get either a good ending or bad ending depending on how many of its tiny clones you squash after the main fight with it. had a lot of fun with it over the years).>the other player - thunder fox arcade (yes, you get to fight your friend as the last boss in thunder fox if someone is playing with you. i had way too much fun with my friends playing through this game).>xemnas - kingdom hearts 2
>>693534225Yes it's out
>>693516185Glock saint and orphan, based From gods
>>693534406Most of the times they are glorified cutscenes, but yeah, they are absolute kino.
>>693516784Vergil's second fight is on par with his final boss fight though
>>693529294Why are you a nerf gun
>>693516714>the best games are the ones i played during my childhoodstop doing this
>>693533582Laxasia is also a great fight once you get it and just like SSI she has a very easy to exploit lightning attack in her last phase
Soul of Cinder
>>693516185Me. Breath of Fire 4.
>Slowly beating off its skin>Ripping of its limbs one by one>Throw it into the sun>The Greatest Jubilee playing
>>693516465At that point of the game I was so bored I just kind of circlestrafed him to death. Typical game that starts out strong but wears out its gimmick not halfway in.
>>693516185whole build up for this moment was nomura peak
>>693540641More like your party. Also, a better quality and original ratio pic.
>>693534558Iji is the best free game I've played. I want to say it's one of the best in its genre, but what genre is it even? Feels like a metroidvania, but it isn't. Pretty much a 2d Deus Ex, if anything.Wonder, why they don't release it on Steam for a few bucks. I'm sure a lot of people would buy it.
>>693516465It’s kino for sure but he’s too easy compared to other bosses (optional or not) that come before him. I died twice before beating him.
>>693516714>GanonActually kill yourself toddler
>>693516185woke game
>>693516185Serious Sam SE: The Cathedral
>>693533571 gave me big >>693528008 vibes, awesome.
>>693516185I really enjoyed Broken Shell
>>693516465Wtf he shoots you? Alright gonna play this game
Using every technique and trick, practiced and imprinted on you throughout the game to crush this smug idiot was beyond satisfying.
>>693551482>And what's with the FUCKING sunglasses!? You are INdoors!
>no mention of picrelfaggots, trannies and nigger-mans the lot of you
>>693516185Nothing even comes close.
>>693516465Radagon>Isshin
>>693532941The actual answer
>>693516465Aaaaa came to post diiis>HESITATION IS DEFEAT
>>693519159Funny how out of place Peace Walker is here
>>693519531ANGER AND HATE ARE SUPREMEYOU SHALL GO TOGETHERNOTHINGNESS IS ETERNAL
>>693533285Ayooo is that the Jailor from Shadowlands?
>>693541991>Pretty much a 2d Deus Ex, if anything.If I remember right the author himself compared it to a 2D System Shock 2.
>>693553917Actually, that's probably even closer, yes.
>>693519531Why'd you pick the shittier Isshin fight
>>693516185Anubis (ZOE2)
>>693552492My man.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyrgsLtNhaI
>>693541560Basedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChRW61198n0
Eigong is peak vidya
>>693523398based. was gonna post this as well.
>>693516465Good bait.
>>693552492It was cool as a cinematic but the fight itself was shit because the combat system in that game was shit.
>>693516465FPBP
What about some recent bosses? I liked>Shishido in LAD Gaiden>ALLMIND in Armored Core 6>Veiled Edge Twin in Rise of the Ronin>Ultima in FF16>Consort Radahn in Shadow of Erdtree>Rollo in Ys X Nordics
>>693562568>amazing story and cinematics>dogshit gameplayYeah that's CyberConnect2 for you. Naruto x Boruto Connections had great plot that shat on the entirety of Boruto but the gameplay was the same shitty arena fighter formula they debuted literal 16 years ago on PS3 with Ninja Storm 1.
>>693557858i know this is a meme post because of the "skeletron is hard" meme on here but Moon Lord is genuinely such a mediocre boss. like, the idea of being forced to go around the entire world you've explored and built upon for a final fight is actually really cool, but the actual fight itself is... meh. not to mention the fact that if you die you'll have to restart the lunar pillar event again if you don't have enough of those element materials.
>>693564236Did you play Wukong and not like the final boss or just haven't played it?
>>693516185Wukong stealing your healing gourd just to mock you was the coolest thing I've seen in gaming in years.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMO5evc30pYErlang was fun too.
>>693564913I dropped it because it ran like shit on PS5. I'll play it later on PC.
>>693566325Understandable. I played it on my brothers PS5 first too, later bought it myself on PC. It does run very poorly on PS5. Like, what's the point of 'performance mode' if it still has frame drops everywhere?
The build up, the fight, the music, and the conclusion was so great.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfXnXTRlfTM&t=1049s
