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GT Countdown: Top 10 Souls Bosses

That's a weird top 10, I'm still playing through DS but number one def shouldn't be that.

Edit: I actuslly wanted to add a comment on something I just remembered. Demons souls spoilers coming up:

Maiden Astraea's boss battle in Demons Souls is fantastic, & made me feel like a terrible person. Sure it's not a tough battle but as soon as you enter you hear the amazing theme of the maiden & she speaks to you followed by Garl. To this day it's my one of my favorite boss battles of all time. Garl knows Astraea's soul is impure yet he will never leave her side & protect her to the end. :(

The song that plays with added dialogue http://youtu.be/xnfzIhrGjLc
 
Flamelurker definitely deserves to be on there. Not a bad list though.

And the Bell Gargoyles are pretty much a slower version of the Maneater fight.
 
Manus above Artorias, NO WAY. Screw that twitchy bastard.

Ornstein and Smough are obviously the most iconic and a good encounter, but I wouldn't say best. Beating them does come down to luck far more often than it should due to Smough's AI.

I didn't finish
Sir Alonne
because the walk to him was such a pain, and didn't do Burnt Ivory King because I was really tired of Dark Souls II at that point. So can't really comment on them.
 
Umm Man Eater?


Maybe that one isn't special if you played Dark first then Demon's later but for those that played Demon's first know that when that second HP showed up the real Demon's Souls started there.
 
Manus over Artorias?

MANUS OVER ARTORIAS?!


I mean Biggie Smalls is damn iconic to the point where that position was all but guaranteed to them

BUT MANUS OVER ARTORIAS?!
 
Demon Souls got snubbed. I'd put Artorias at #1 personally. Flamelurker should be there too.

I also enjoyed Maneaters. Beating them anyways. Cause fuck Maneaters.
 
When I discovered Old Monk actually was a PVP battle in my import-copy of Demon's Souls my mind melted by the ingenuity.
 
Not bad, similar to my Top 10, but Flamelurker and Kalameet need to be on there.

I would also rank things differently based on Gameplay vs Presentation/Atmosphere.
 
I've only played Dark Souls and I've never played the DLC so I can't really comment on the list, but it's cool to see Bell Gargoyles get a mention. Finally beating them was one of the most satisfying moments I've had in a game, and the first time the second one swoops in was such an amazing moment.
 
Tyrant Rave said:
Surprised at no Flamelurker

I'd put Maneater over Bell Gargoyles too. That fight didn't really give me the same sense of dread.
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For me it's the opposite haha. The Maneaters look more threatening and the arena is creepier, but actually fighting them is a lot more relaxed due to their bad AI. They fly away really often for no good reason which leaves you lots of time to heal or concentrate on the one that stayed there. When fighting the Gargoyles on NG I'm under pressure the whole time because they attack you a lot more consistently.

What's with the Manus hate though? It's a great boss fight imo. The boss is fast, its design is awesome and it has a good variety of attacks. It always keeps me on the edge of my seat.
 
My list

1. Ornstein and Smough
2. Manus
3. Artorias
4. Sir Alonne
5. Old Monk
6. Darklurker
7. Four Kings
8. False King Allant
9. Old Ivory King
10. Flamelurker
 
I'm pretty stoked that 2 of the bosses come from the DaS II DLC, as I've yet to play it. Something to look forward to when it drops on PS4.
 
Manus is a fantastic fight, probably my favorite boss in the DLC. I don't know what y'all are talking about.

Manus and Artorias should have been 1 and 2.
ZeroTheShadow said:
Not going to complain it's not a terrible list. The Old Monk and Maiden Astraea fights were just bad bosses though IMHO.
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Souls games have terrible bosses. It doesn't detract from the experience a bit.
 
Decent list. Would put the Artorias over Manus though.

Now I wanna see a worst list. For DeS and Dark1 only, though. because that list would be full of Dark2 if otherwise.
 
LeonSPBR said:
Where is Flamelurker????
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Explain to me why Flamelurker should be on this list please? Nothing about that boss fight is memorable in my eyes. The False King I can understand but Flamelurker? He's just a run of the mill push over mid boss. Why should he be on the list?
 
Banana Aeon said:
Manus is a fantastic fight, probably my favorite boss in the DLC. I don't know what y'all are talking about.

Manus and Artorias should have been 1 and 2.
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Manus is a fine boss. But Artorias was unquestionably harder going in and the lore and atmosphere surrounding him totally crushes Manus in terms of sheer awe.


Everybody knew Artorias was the greatest badass to ever badass before the DLC even came out, and then it came out and it turned out he was even more badass than that.
 
ZeroTheShadow said:
Not going to complain it's not a terrible list. The Old Monk and Maiden Astraea fights were just bad bosses though IMHO.
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The Old Monk is kind of hit or miss in execution. Concept is genius though. It was miss for me though, since it was just an
AI
when I fought him, or at least I think it was.
 
I could never bring myself to put the souls bosses in a list, especially limiting myself to ten.

Gaping Dragon should get more love as well.
 
Tower Knight really should be on that list.

1. Orstein and Smough
2. Gwyn Lord of Cinder
3. Old Monk
4. Atorias
5. King Allant
6. Kalmeet
7. Tower Knight
8. Flamelurker
9. Maiden Astraea
10. Skeleton Chariot.

Edit: Did not play DS2 DLC.
 
tintin1029 said:
Decent list. Would put the Artorias over Manus though.

Now I wanna see a worst list. For DeS and Dark1 only, though. because that list would be full of Dark2 if otherwise.
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DeS has the worst bosses in the series by far man. Come on. ManEaters? Maiden Astraea? Iron Monk? Armor Spider? Dragon God? And let's not forget the worst boss in the whole damn series the Storm King. God, that game has the WORST bosses.
 
Hypron said:
What's with the Manus hate though? It's a great boss fight imo. The boss is fast, its design is awesome and it has a good variety of attacks. It always keeps me on the edge of my seat.
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Yeah, I'm surprised too. As I was watching, I was expecting Artorias #1 and Manus #2.

tintin1029 said:
Now I wanna see a worst list. For DeS and Dark1 only, though. because that list would be full of Dark2 if otherwise.
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1. Capra Demon
2. Bed of Chaos
3. Maiden Astraea. (Sorry, lore shmore, the fight with Garl Vinland is super tedious and that is the "boss fight.")
 
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