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Mar 12, 2018 · Over the years, many games have featured remarkable boss fights, but these 10 stand out as the games with the best boss battles in gaming history. 10 Batman: Arkham City. Out of all the comic...
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- Bahamut — Final Fantasy XVI. After years apart, brothers Clive and Joshua are united at the start of this late-game battle against the most Eikonic summon in Final Fantasy history, Bahamut.
- Demon King Ganondorf — The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. You can spend hundreds of hours in Tears of the Kingdom crucifying Koroks and helping one idiot put up signs for his boss, but when it’s time to face the Demon King and actually save Hyrule, it’s an intense experience emotionally and mechanically.
- Raphael — Baldur’s Gate 3. Despite being in early access for three years, Baldur’s Gate 3 felt like an overnight sensation that came out of nowhere upon its full release in August.
- Venom — Spider-Man 2. Insomniac took a big risk with Spider-Man’s coolest villain, Venom, by making the Symbiote’s host Peter Parker’s best friend Harry Osborn instead of Eddie Brock.
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- Phalanx: Shadow of the Colossus. Even the most dedicated of fans of Shadow of the Colossus probably don’t know each of the Colossi, or maybe even any of them, by name.
- Ornstein and Smough: Dark Souls. There had to be at least one boss fight from the infamous Souls series, and I’m going ahead and extending that to Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne, and Sekiro as well just to keep this list diverse.
- Ganondorf/Ganon: The Legend of Zelda — Ocarina of Time. Ganon is the primary villain of nearly all the mainline Zelda games, so facing him at the end of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time wouldn’t have been special on its own.
- Bowser: Super Mario 64. Before we got Link’s first 3D adventure, Mario paved the way with Super Mario 64. The team had a huge task in attempting to translate Mario’s platforming gameplay into a 3D space, let alone figure out how to completely redesign a boss battle.
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- “Elden Ring” (2022) Also in: Malenia Blade of Miquella's Origin Story | Elden Ring. We’ve already praised FromSoftware for its bosses, but “Elden Ring” is beyond the level of compare.
- “Shadow of the Colossus” (2005) Also in: Shadow of the Tomb Raider - Review. In order to resurrect a lost loved one, players must find and defeat sixteen majestic and imposing Colossi, which is definitely easier said than done.
- “God of War III” (2010) Also in: The 10 BEST Boss Fights in South Park Video Games. To be fair, every “God of War” game has some truly remarkable boss battles.
- “Undertale” (2015) After falling into the Underground, you learn the King of the monsters needs your soul for he and his citizens to escape. With his most loyal supporters hunting you, you can either fight back or find peace.
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- The Tyrant (Resident Evil) After enduring zombies, giant snakes, ravens, hunters, sharks, and all manner of things that wish you dead, your reward at the end of the first Resident Evil was to face the Tyrant.
- Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong) Without Donkey Kong, Mario was just some guy hanging out in the sewers jumping on turtles. We will likely know what led the lesser Kong to kidnap poor Pauline and drag her to the top of this very rickety structure, but his plan in Donkey Kong is actually pretty foolproof.
- Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid) By far the most imaginative boss on this list, Psycho Mantis seems impossible in the first Metal Gear Solid. He appears after having taken control of your companion Meryl and almost having you kill her, and then he starts to mess with your mind.
- Mike Tyson (Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!) Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! is not an easy game, but it isn’t until the very last fight that you begin to know real pain.
Dec 26, 2023 · Home. Triple-A Games. Triple-A Game Lists. 10 Best Video Game Boss Battles Of 2023. By Cameron Miller. Published Dec 26, 2023. These are the big encounters that surprised us in 2023 and will remain in our memory for the years to come.
