Augemitbutter
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will be Drakengard 3 for many people.
i don't remember if i ever gave up on a last boss. D3 was a close one.
i don't remember if i ever gave up on a last boss. D3 was a close one.
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Games where you couldn't beat the final boss
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royox
Member
Demon's Souls.
Was my first souls game, I played it like shit and I'm still stuck in the last boss (a king that the second you enter the room will charge + impale you) because with every hit In only deal 1mm of damage on his lifebar.
Someday I will replay it now that I played 3 Soulsborne games.
Was my first souls game, I played it like shit and I'm still stuck in the last boss (a king that the second you enter the room will charge + impale you) because with every hit In only deal 1mm of damage on his lifebar.
Someday I will replay it now that I played 3 Soulsborne games.
Summer Haze
Banned
Omg, that fight was so infuriating. I remember asking my friend to come over so he could beat it for me because I just couldn't do it.
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Gears of War
Bastard Raam on the hardest difficulty.
Still haven't done it.
Bastard Raam on the hardest difficulty.
Still haven't done it.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Undertale.
There was years before I managed to kill the last boss of Illusion of Time/Gaia. So annoying, even using aura... (while I love the game)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ420Lz_8U8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ420Lz_8U8
Dirtyshubb
Member
This areshole in double dragon neon, most ridiculous final boss battle I have ever come across. In fact t it might be the only final boss I have ever just said "fuck it, I'm out"
TheMoon
Member
I'm slowly starting to get flashbacks ... I think I actually did reach the second phase and a buddy may have told me about the grind-spot and I bit the bullet and just reloaded the actual save instead of using the checkpoint. I really think I took care of him quickly after that since that spot really does let you level up fast in just a few short minutes.
aygomyownroad
Member
Decapattack.
Guy is a grade A swine.
You need the skull to do it
you need to keep potions for higher jumps
if you lose your skull from getting hit once you need a potion to allow your attack to reach further.
After hitting him 8 times he gets mad moves faster and more unpredictable.
Hit him a further 6 times and he moves quicker.
Even as an adult I couldn't do it.
Guy is a grade A swine.
You need the skull to do it
you need to keep potions for higher jumps
if you lose your skull from getting hit once you need a potion to allow your attack to reach further.
After hitting him 8 times he gets mad moves faster and more unpredictable.
Hit him a further 6 times and he moves quicker.
Even as an adult I couldn't do it.
I did manage to beat that one but I feel your pain.Also there's another 5 min unskipable cutscene halfway though the boss fight after which the bosses and your health are reset and the proper boss fight begins.
The original Mercenaries on Xbox - I found all the targets and I believe I finished all the side content as well. Loved the game and couldn't get enough of it. But when it came time to face the final boss, I died repeatedly and eventually gave up. I remember it involving a sequence with tanks. Maybe I got past the tanks a couple times, but I never won.
sammyCYBORG
Member
Geminosity
Member
Yeah, my biggest problem with the fight was that while I could kind of deal with all the crazy cheap tactics they built into the whole thing, they had the audacity to put a fairly punishing time limit on the battle with that nuke as well. There were a bunch of times I'd make good progress only to run out of time. In the end I just went full crazy in aggressive but it was a darn hard boss and it was easily the least enjoyable part of Prototype :/
Yeah. Too late now though, I traded the game in after watching the ending on youtube because I was so angry and I just wanted to be rid of it XD
mrmickfran
Member
Final Fantasy X
I used all of my Aeons, and my items on
first form.
I manage to beat him only for a second form to come out.
I laughed and turned the game off.
I guess I was just underleveled.
I used all of my Aeons, and my items on
Jecht's
I manage to beat him only for a second form to come out.
I laughed and turned the game off.
I guess I was just underleveled.
Tevious
Member
Could have been an issue with my Wiimote, idk. Shame that Retro never supported the classic controller, though.
I remember having trouble with him too (also my first Souls game), especially losing levels from his soul sucking attack, but I did beat him. I replayed the game last year and he was a complete pushover. I don't think I even healed. After getting gud in all the other souls games, the game just isn't very challenging anymore. That's why I think people new to the souls games should really start with Demon's Souls, if possible.
Rhomega Beta
Member
Mega Man Battle Network 3 and 5
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy II
I remember putting way too much time into that game and not having a problem with the final battle, so underleveling is a safe bet.
The n00b Avenger
Member
Mike Tyson's Punch Out!
TheMoon
Member
Whenever I pop the disc in the next time, I'll make a few dozen citizens slip on random fruit and banana peals in your name.
mrmickfran
Member
That was ages ago though. I guess I'll try again on PS4 later down the line.
MaxwellParrish
Member
This. It doesn't help the fact that there are some pretty tough enemies on the way leading to the boss and that he has a move that take away a level from you each time is performed so if you die during the encounter the one who follows is even harder.
Geminosity
Member
Actually I just realised that I'm incorrect... there is a 2nd final boss I didn't beat that I'd forgotten about: Olga Flow from Phantasy Star Online episode 2 (in single player. I beat him in multiplayer several times.)
Interestingly it was simply because I'd run out of resources before I could kill him. While I was in no real danger of actually dying from Olga Flow's attacks (I had them fairly well memorized) I simply couldn't finish him off with the piddly damage from my remaining weapons after my TP bar and all my fluids ran dry
I'm sure in time I could've done it just by getting some more levels but I just kind of never got around to it because there was tonnes more to do in the game XD
Somewhat amusing when by comparison I was able to kill Dal Ral Lie (ultimate form of De Rol Le) at a point where I was so massively underlevelled that any single hit would've one-shot me and it took half an hour for me to whittle down his HP bar
Interestingly it was simply because I'd run out of resources before I could kill him. While I was in no real danger of actually dying from Olga Flow's attacks (I had them fairly well memorized) I simply couldn't finish him off with the piddly damage from my remaining weapons after my TP bar and all my fluids ran dry
I'm sure in time I could've done it just by getting some more levels but I just kind of never got around to it because there was tonnes more to do in the game XDSomewhat amusing when by comparison I was able to kill Dal Ral Lie (ultimate form of De Rol Le) at a point where I was so massively underlevelled that any single hit would've one-shot me and it took half an hour for me to whittle down his HP bar
That's the true last story :3
This. It's not like it was all that hard either, I understood what I needed to do but I was playing on the hardest difficulty and I would get insta killed anytime I tried to get out of cover to get to the objective. Shit was not fun. I never went back to the game after that.
Freedom Wars...
Last boss is actually a three mission package, if you fail one you fail them all. All of them time consuming (like an hour to go through them), and of course the last has the most obnoxious boss I can remember.
It's apparently doable after a few hours of grinding for upgrades or whatever, but I gave up there. It's the cherry on top of that crap cake of a game.
Last boss is actually a three mission package, if you fail one you fail them all. All of them time consuming (like an hour to go through them), and of course the last has the most obnoxious boss I can remember.
It's apparently doable after a few hours of grinding for upgrades or whatever, but I gave up there. It's the cherry on top of that crap cake of a game.
Golden Sun. Damn near 15 years ago, I got to the final boss, but I kept dying and had to keep going up this elevator every time just to get there. Once I go up the elevator I can't go back at all. The me back then thinking I was strong enough(I reached the level cap) decided to save after I went up the elevator. Skip to today, still trying to beat it. I vowed to beat the game before I die since it is one of my top 5 games of all time.
Weltall Zero
Member
I could never beat Death on Castlevania I for the NES as a kid. Not the final boss but pretty close to it.
I also haven't beaten the optional boss in Bloodborne's DLC yet, I got distracted by other games. I guess that counts?
Eh? The boss rush is easier than many of the things in the game up to that point. The game even cheats your way, ensuring the only boss that can instakill you is one of the first you fight every time; after that it's smooth sailing with all the healing between fights. Are you sure you weren't simply intimidated by the perceived difficulty?
I also haven't beaten the optional boss in Bloodborne's DLC yet, I got distracted by other games. I guess that counts?
Eh? The boss rush is easier than many of the things in the game up to that point. The game even cheats your way, ensuring the only boss that can instakill you is one of the first you fight every time; after that it's smooth sailing with all the healing between fights. Are you sure you weren't simply intimidated by the perceived difficulty?
Airola
Member
Final Fantasy VII
La-Mulana
I consider La-Mulana to be the best game ever made and Final Fantasy VII probably is in my all-time top 10 list. Yet I haven't been able to finish either of them.
I have accepted that these games have beaten me.
My philosophy with games is that games shouldn't be beatable by default. They should be beatable by only those who can overcome the challenge of the player being better than the game. And the games should be made with the game having the upper hand and beating the game having lower odds than being beaten by the game.
I also haven't finished Elliot Quest. I've gotten to the final boss and I think I might be able to beat it but for some reason I haven't tried it more than a few times. I kinda don't want that game to end and perhaps that's the reason I don't want to try it. That's probably one of my all time favorite games too.
La-Mulana
I consider La-Mulana to be the best game ever made and Final Fantasy VII probably is in my all-time top 10 list. Yet I haven't been able to finish either of them.
I have accepted that these games have beaten me.
My philosophy with games is that games shouldn't be beatable by default. They should be beatable by only those who can overcome the challenge of the player being better than the game. And the games should be made with the game having the upper hand and beating the game having lower odds than being beaten by the game.
I also haven't finished Elliot Quest. I've gotten to the final boss and I think I might be able to beat it but for some reason I haven't tried it more than a few times. I kinda don't want that game to end and perhaps that's the reason I don't want to try it. That's probably one of my all time favorite games too.
This for me.
I beat on insane the first run with no problem, in Solo.
But 4-player coop on tgis is INSANELY hard.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Max Payne 3. Just couldn't get passed the ridiculous enemy spawning mess at the end.
Cracklox
Member
Killzone 2s last encounter demanded first person shooter skills I'm not capable of. Gave up after a few hours of trying. Really liked the rest of the game too.
Crap. That reminds me...
Crap. That reminds me...
Banjotanooki
Member
Paper Mario: TTYD
Fuck that evil queen. Tried so many times and gave up...
Fuck that evil queen. Tried so many times and gave up...
User 479360
Banned
Shinobi PS2
Fuck that guy.
Fuck that guy.
vikkemon
Member
This plus Metal Gear Rising. Never been able to beat the final boss for reasons I don't quite remember. I need to go back to the game just to check.
MikeE21286
Member
Same. I couldn't do it either.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Luigi's Mansion's final boss, for some reason. I would periodically boot up the game, get rekt by that boss, go "huh." and then turn it off.
Ingeniero
Member
This right here, this fucker was tough in Hard man...
I also remember suffering a lot vs Rhoemer in Syphon Filter when I was a kid lol.
Metroid Prime and Metal Gear Rising.
Don't remember why I quit with Metroid as that was well over a decade ago, but Metal Gear Rising it was the part where the boss was throwing trailers at me and I had to cut them up. I could just never get the swipes right, got frustrated, and watched the ending on youtube.
Don't remember why I quit with Metroid as that was well over a decade ago, but Metal Gear Rising it was the part where the boss was throwing trailers at me and I had to cut them up. I could just never get the swipes right, got frustrated, and watched the ending on youtube.