Category: Best Boss Battles
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Best Boss Battles: Malenia, Blade of Miquella
From Software is all but legendary at this point for their boss design. Well, for their everything, but mostly their bosses. Name any one of their games, and at least half a dozen names immediately pop into players heads. Orenstein and Smough. The Orphan of Kos. Sword Saint Isshin. So on and so forth. I’ve…
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Best Boss Battles: Sephiroth (Remake)
We did it, everyone! Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth is finally out! We survived the wait! Give yourselves a round of applause, Soldiers! To celebrate, I want to talk about one of my favorite boss fights in the Final Fantasy franchise. Which also just so happens to feature my favorite video game villain of all time.…
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Best Boss Battles: The Hollow Knight
I recently decided to go back and play one of my favorite indie games: Hollow Knight. Unsurprisingly, it was just as incredible this time around as when I first reviewed it three years ago (read that here if you’re curious). I even managed to beat it without getting my teeth kicked in repeatedly by every…
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Best Boss Battles: Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
One of the most heartbreaking parts about getting older is watching the things you loved age along with you. Nothing is eternal. Everything ages. One day, you and everything and everyone you knew and loved will be nothing more than dust, engulfed in the uncaring void of eternity and forgotten. Anyways, on a far less…
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Krauser: From a QTE to a Predator (Resident Evil 4: Remake)
*Warning: while this article doesn’t contain narrative spoilers for Resident Evil 4 Remake, it does contain gameplay spoilers. If you still haven’t played it, you may want to read with caution. Cool? Cool. Let’s get started.* I’m gonna be real with you guys: I never liked Krauser in RE4. He was always the part I…
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