TGE: Boss battles have been a staple of gaming since Mario was jumping over barrels and climbing ladders to smack Donkey Kong upside the head.
Now that there are so many of these encounters in existence, it's easy to ask ourselves this question: Is the idea of a boss getting old? Yes and no. Maybe, well, possibly--actually who knows? Yeah, there are tons of good bosses in games and lots of bad ones too, but the whole idea and concept of a boss can lose its appeal and grow stale. At the same time we still come across bosses that can make us jump for joy and yell like Xena the Warrior Princess. So what distinguishes the good from the bad? Well, we're coming up with five things that make for great boss fights and pinpointing ways to keep these encounters fun, engaging, and rewarding while avoiding clichés (for the most part). At the end we're going to throw all of these elements together in order to craft a boss battle so extreme it'd blow the controller (or mouse) right out of our hands...
Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?
Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.
Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...
... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.
Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol
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80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣
Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.
Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.
Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.
It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.
I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.
Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.
Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.
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Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time, we bring you a summary of estimated weekly game software and hardware sales from March 25th to March 31st, 2024.
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
Switch OLED Model – 42,957 (6,958,780)
PlayStation 5 – 18,272 (4,713,002)
Switch Lite – 8,302 (5,793,705)
Switch – 6,274 (19,755,912)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,574 (746,561)
Xbox Series X – 938 (252,674)
PlayStation 4 – 679 (7,925,339)
Xbox Series S – 438 (306,446)
New 2DS LL (including 2DS) -6 (1,192,906)
Rise of the ronin sold twice as much as Dragons Dogma 2 this week...but no articles about that. It's only news if a PS exclusive is being outsold.
Wow, that was one of the dumbest and most absurd things I have ever read, sorry. Not to mention every time I saw the spoiler warnings my eyes just scanned to the next paragraph. I had to go through all of that, just to get to your ridiculous scenario in which you obviously had too much Gears of War on the brain (lemme guess, you're a fan).
I personally found this to be imaginative and insightful. Boss battles, for me, are one of the best parts of gaming in general. I think the elements described in the article are pretty on-point with some of the best boss fights one can experience.
While the scenario at the end may not be entirely realistic (or technically possible in a game), it was nonetheless fun to read.