So about 12:48... Messmer the Impaler is definitely up there, but not entirely sure I like him over Godfrey yet. Pretty even for me right now.
@jessetroy7761Ай бұрын
What aspects of each of them do you prefer, and which do you think they’re equal in?
@jameslough632928 күн бұрын
I personally think Messmer is better than any other humanoid boss in the series including Gael and Godfrey. The incredibly weighty and impactful feel of his spear attacks, the massive amount of build up from the levels preceding him, the absolute banger soundtrack, and the insane levels of visual spectacle (especially in the second phase) all make him a near perfect boss fight imo
@MercuryLuke24 күн бұрын
Messmer is my favorite human sized boss. The arena, attacks just are so balaced
@slothorne822214 күн бұрын
@@jameslough6329pretty sure you made it in his new video
@AccursedHawk9 ай бұрын
My favorite all time boss will always be Slave Knight Gael. I know that's the most cliche pick for a lot of people but man that fight is just so good from top to bottom and I always get a feeling of sadness when I beat him because I have to go through the whole game again just to fight him
@doolenny94589 ай бұрын
W Gael is the best boss of all time for me aswell He is just so fucking good I am genuinely baffled by how much I love him
@chiefsmackaho429 ай бұрын
Not a cliche pick at all Gael is pure quality
@akhasta43129 ай бұрын
gael is just superior bro
@jimijenkins25489 ай бұрын
Perhaps it's cliche for a reason. Bro's tight in every aspect.
@alexxander949 ай бұрын
I completely agree. Despite dying dozens of times I didn't feel any anger or frustration since the fight was so well designed, that beating him gave a true feeling of satisfaction.
@larrynorkk68489 ай бұрын
Isshin is still my favourite boss of all time, Sure his moveset ain’t as complex as say inner father, but its just pure fun for me, His deathblow too is one of my favourite moments in any game ever Also vergil and allmind are up there with him
@DeaconBlu359 ай бұрын
Same here, isshin hits so hard for me because of the spectacle of it all. Compared to so many other boss fights isshin just felt so raw and real. The fight just feels so carefully and perfectly crafted too
@IntrusiveThot4208 ай бұрын
I am working on the starter AC vs allmind (i've done it WITH assault armor, but now i'm working on doing it without) and holy fuck that fight is HARD. Even if you can dodge well enough to survive the fight, you can *easily* run out of ammo. That's where it gets interesting though. Eventually you start learning where you can land pulse blade hits, and that's when you'll start getting way more staggers and doing much more damage. It's an absolute marathon of a fight, I can't wait until I get the W. I honestly think Loader 4, all missions, is just as hard as any of the sl1 souls runs.
@clayless87017 ай бұрын
I personally don't mess with the downtime in Inner Father when he disappears into the owl, and sometimes when you go in to punish him he'll just turn into the owl. I could never really see why people put him above isshin and genichiro with that in mind
@Zyckro9 ай бұрын
My favorite is Fatalis from Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. It's a beautiful finale. You've put in the hours. You've tuned your playstyle to what you'd consider perfection. Many of the monsters you had to take down in this game challenged you. They all had their quirks and gimmicks. You alongside your closest friends get the call and voyage for a long-forgotten castle on the other side of the world. Then, this single dragon whispered in legend rears its head. It hardly looks like a "monster" at all. The castle quakes under its anger for humanity. Nothing else thus far has shown any sign of higher intelligence, so it's strange indeed this creature shows a particular desire so strongly. So the stage is set. The orchestra is chaotic. The battle is ferocious. You and your fellow hunters are hurting. The flames are burning hotter than ever all around you, and the smell of ash follows. Time is ticking faster and faster before all is lost. Then… silence. The music picks up again, and it’s YOUR theme. The dragon is finally reeling. With renewed hope against desperate anger, you fight on. An arrow from your companion brings the winged reptile down and you open its skull with one last slice. The adrenaline slows and everyone celebrates together. It's over. I like this boss fight a little bit if you couldn't tell.
@sebastian.c72229 ай бұрын
Fatalis being held in the air from the force of his fire breath is certainly one one the moments of all time in video games
@sebastian.c72229 ай бұрын
Solo Safi'jiiva still has to be my favourite fight tho
@Zyckro9 ай бұрын
@@sebastian.c7222 Oh yeah definitely. MHW has SO many fantastic bosses.
@spod58499 ай бұрын
Took me like a whole week to beat him but honeslty i don't enjoy the fight that much, i think that Alatreon is the best fight in world
@Zyckro9 ай бұрын
@@spod5849 alatreon is really close for me. The main things that raise fatalis above alatreon for me are the music, the difficulty, and the finality of it all. Also it’s the first monster that feels like it has real stakes to me. Alatreon’s fight is really fast-paced and the mechanics keep you engaged so that part makes it more fun when I’m in the mood for it.
@andreamassari79549 ай бұрын
Outside of Fromsoft bosses, I'd like to shoutout to Romeo from Lies of P who altered my brain on so many levels. Stellar OST, fantastic fight, very compelling lore and story.
@Kaleb._9 ай бұрын
Romeo is my 2nd favorite boss in lies of p! Such a great fight!
@baggedbread9 ай бұрын
absolutely lies of p is underrated asf
@doolenny94589 ай бұрын
Pure Vessel was a slow love for me At first I thought they were great but didn;t love them But on my most recent playthrough they surpassed NKG for me they were so amazing
@RegalBlob11 күн бұрын
Lol same, I think it works that way for everyone. He kicks your ass for like an hour, and then you slowly start getting into the rhythm, and eventually it feels like a goddamn dance. Beautiful game, 11/10
@wboyajian9 ай бұрын
One of my favorite bosses ever is The Burst in Furi, a game that I feel like is weirdly underplayed considering it's literally just 9 awesome bosses in a row.
@palazzo11139 ай бұрын
That whole game is top-tier boss fights for real.
@voxploxx9 ай бұрын
Furi was amazing whole way through
@eats55699 ай бұрын
Glad someone mentioned it
@wuhoh52745 ай бұрын
Yesss! I know alot of people hate that fight for it's brutal final phase but it's suuuuch a cool boss fight Tracking her using her sniper shots is still super fun, and her combat sections are utterly brilliant. When she forces you into the center and starts using walls to limit your movement, or even her having some of the best melee combat sections in the game due to her invisibility mechanic, makes her suuuch a good and memorable boss fight Shout-out to The Strap for being the best second boss in any game ever, The Flame for being a PROPER final battle (hate you Star
@Beegyoshi0005 ай бұрын
Yeah furis goated my favourite is the one that goes 2d in the 3rd phas
@abdelrahmanalshamsi93319 ай бұрын
Slowly revealing All minds plan until finding out that Iguazu was the final boss was one of the most shocking and favorite moments in the game!! Only topped off by "I will not miss" moment, if you know you know!!
@megoodatgame85359 ай бұрын
Seeing Pure Vessel on this list was cool. I think parrying him is just really cool and he attacks much faster than NKG so I think he’s just a better boss (+it’s more complex)
@RegalBlob11 күн бұрын
Lol parrying is so underused by most HK players, it’s so damn satisfying
@BoracicSpark9 ай бұрын
Seeing some morgott appreciation makes me happy and a really good video. Allmind looks freaking amazing
@magicat73569 ай бұрын
Guys, I haven't played/finished Monster Hunter World, Final Fantasy 16 or Devil May Cry games. I know everyone loves bosses from those games but I have yet to fight them. I'm sure they're great. You can now stop asking why I'm such a dumb butthead to have excluded them.
@Reez221549 ай бұрын
most dmc bosses are really mid tbh besides vergil and a few others
@tomasdelcampo29 ай бұрын
I personally wouldnt put like any of those bosses higher than From/Team Ninja bosses even though they're pretty great. Actually code vein has a handful of amazing bosses although probably not top 10 of all time good
@doolenny94589 ай бұрын
The fact you have inner father above pukei pukei is kind of embarrassing
@doolenny94589 ай бұрын
@@Reez22154Vergil cavelier Angelo and maybe credo Angelo are the only ones I would consider for top 10
@carlos-zy7vx9 ай бұрын
@@doolenny9458Fatalis was pretty dope as well
@couchpotato56579 ай бұрын
My favourite boss/es are the Prime Souls from Ultrakill. Since the game is still in early access though, only 2 of 3 have been released. I love their soundtracks, their lore, their designs, and how their movesets work perfectly with the combat of Ultrakill. Nothing more to say really they’re just the peak of FPS boss design. I have a feeling though that the final boss of Ultrakill is gonna be even more memorable than the Prime Souls so I’m eagerly awaiting the games full release in 2050.
@Ice-zm2bi15 күн бұрын
Was looking for someone to mention ultrakill
@Aiden-Ed9 ай бұрын
Seeing Nioh 2 and especially Tate Eboshi even above Gael honestly makes me so happy. Nioh 2 is so incredibly underrated and she’s such a great fight to display the games amazing combat. Awesome stuff :)
@KarizmaXD_YT9 ай бұрын
Me too! Nioh 2 DOES NOT get enough credit!
@squirtbrainz12199 ай бұрын
Honestly my favorite “souls” combat if you can even call it that because it’s definitely so much more than just souls combat
@buckyhurdle47769 ай бұрын
Nioh 2 is one game that I think has a near infinite skill ceiling. There is so much shit you can do
@jakubpuawski38759 ай бұрын
I'm not a huge fan of Nioh, but fucking hell, that fight was absolutely amazing
@McNugge.8 ай бұрын
Still nowhere near as fun as Nioh 1 and the maps are about as fun to get through as the DS2 dlc's🤡 It does look pretty though..... I guess....
@christianmingle72759 ай бұрын
I adore monster hunter: world fights almost as much as fromsoft ones these days. The almost explosive tempo of later game fights makes me cream a hole into my drywall every time
@bruhman84959 ай бұрын
Allmind fight is so goated
@hare759 ай бұрын
The best part in armored core 6 or even 4th gen is the dodge has no I frames, those dodge was more depth than just "100% completely dodged by just pressing one button" like soulslike games
@magicat73569 ай бұрын
Yeah and it's insane how well it works in ac6. All those crazy tracking attacks and yet you can dodge allminds claws with a tank
@MaidenlessScrub8 ай бұрын
zero i frame dodges won't work in souls games where your movements are relatively slow compared to the enemies and how tight the combat is designed. AC6 doesn't have tight combat in close range and your AC is basically a humanoid jet, so adding i frame would be overkill for your safety. IMO they are both good as long as they are put in the right situation
@elk34078 ай бұрын
@MaidenlessScrub I kinda agree, but Dark Souls gives you far too many i-frames. Coming to Souls from Monster Hunter made the roll feel mad op since you get (if I remember correctly) 0.533 seconds of invincibility on light roll whereas monster hunter only gives 0.267 seconds, and even less on a hop (I think its like 0.166?) which as a switch axe player you do alot of hopping to avoid damage.
@MaidenlessScrub8 ай бұрын
@@elk3407 But most people don't have to skill to light roll their way to victory. And the problem of spamming your roll and attacks to win in DS3 was actually addressed in Elden Ring where enemies and bosses have a mix of delayed and AoE attacks that forces you to mind your distancing and positioning as well as being less dependent on muscle memory. So yeah, DS3 did give a bit too much iFrame.
@mikec54009 ай бұрын
For the longest time it was Lady Maria after this year it is easily Bahamut from FF 16..holy mother of god was that an insane spectacle.
@celestialthearch85358 ай бұрын
even though i don’t like the game much overall, him and ultima were just…👨🏽🍳
@gs326215 ай бұрын
spectacle isnt all to a boss fight..
@loneshinobi26829 ай бұрын
So glad I’m not alone in absolutely loving Odin’s battle in Ragnarok. Between that and the INCREDIBLE OST for the fight, definitely lived up to Baldur’s final battle in GOW4 and exceeded it in its own ways for me
@RedFade9 ай бұрын
It was a dissapointing boss for a dissapointing game
@loneshinobi26829 ай бұрын
@@RedFade k. Can’t relate lol
@NenMagem91069 ай бұрын
Agree on everything you've said
@wuhoh52745 ай бұрын
In terms of pure story, by far my favorite is Asriel Dreemur. Never will there be another fight that perfectly caps off it's story the way Asriel did. No other fight to date has made me cry the way Asriel did. I think Sans is peak boss design, don't get me wrong. I also think Sans is the better boss fight in so many ways, but Asriel's fight had so much emotion in it that I can't help but love it more.
@hughbarry94719 ай бұрын
My favourite boss ever is split between malenia from Elden ring and fatalis from monster hunter world. Both are extremely difficult fights with amazing aesthetics and visuals and everytime i fight them it gets better and better.
@joaoluizkfsantos83929 ай бұрын
You sir have very good tastes, those 2 would be on my top 5 as well 🙃 Alongside Inner Father, Alatreon (from the same MHW, but hey, they are just that good) and, weirdly enough, Mystic Ze'Mer from a Hollow Knight Mod (Pale Court)
@hughbarry94719 ай бұрын
@@joaoluizkfsantos8392I would like alatreon but my first experience with him was pretty awful. Took me ages to get the right build for him and I will never forget being stuck on him for months. He genuinely made me quit the game for nearly a year. Fatalis is definitely much better I think.
@thmistrapillay18119 ай бұрын
Fellow MH fan✊️ I'd say the best is Alatreon but fatalis also mad good too
@user414138 ай бұрын
Malenia W
@firstorderblade44329 ай бұрын
1. Vergil (Dmc series) 2. Soul of cinder 3. Gael 4. Walter (ac6) 5. Burnt ivory king 6. Abyss watchers 7. Isshin 8. Morgott 9. Elianne the starved (lotf) 10. Twin princes Edit: Runner ups are allmind, pretty much every boss in ds3, urizen and the despair embodied from dmc, and the dark lord from doom eternal
@iamleeeboyle9 ай бұрын
FINALLY. Devil May Cry so rarely gets mentioned in videos like this despite the fact it's bosses are the best in gaming.
@firstorderblade44329 ай бұрын
@@iamleeeboyle Disagree with them being the best in gaming, but the best of dmc are as good as the best of souls, even if a game like ds3 has better overall quality
@iamleeeboyle9 ай бұрын
@@firstorderblade4432 that's fair. However I think Vergil in dmc 3 and 5 along with Cavalier Angelo are better than any boss fights I've experienced in gaming. Some bosses in bloodborne and sekiro are potentially on par depending on my mood. I just tend to get a little defensive when it comes to dmc because the gaming media really seems to underappreciate it while fellating games like the new god of wars.
@firstorderblade44329 ай бұрын
@@iamleeeboyle most people dismiss dmc because the story is kinda cheesy, but its really not if you understand it. Its the characters like dante who just have that type of humor. Cavaliere is a sick fight with amazing music but he doesn't stand up to some of my favorites from the fromsoft series I feel like bloodborne has some of the worst bosses in the series, and its ds3 and sekiro who have the best bosses (although ds3 wins it by a large margin)
@Tilteezy19979 ай бұрын
artorias and midir will always be my favourites, artorias was the most satisfying boss to learn and figure out the roll timing and directions its like a trial and error dance and the satisfaction from cracking it and no hitting it is amazing plus his story is one of the best in souls
@YaddleGaming9 ай бұрын
A recent addition to my favourite bosses of all time is Raphael from BG3. The music is so incredible even compared to the rest of the awesome soundtrack at other points in the game, he is a character you meet at pretty much the beginning of the game, its hard, you have to strategize, etc. just 10/10
@SeelsOfElation9 ай бұрын
I 100% agree. The setup and scheming he gets through the whole game, then the whole House Of Hope leading to his arrival is phenomenal. Then when he finally arrives and sings his own theme song, its the perfect encapsulation of his arrogance
@YaddleGaming9 ай бұрын
@@SeelsOfElation my friends already told me before fighting him, that the theme song was great, and I was still blown away by it
@superbobcat89979 ай бұрын
His boss theme almost sent me to heaven when I first heard it. It is beautiful.
@StefanKostka13714 күн бұрын
Lol, lmao even
@zaneattano13119 ай бұрын
Armored core 6 getting the love it deserved I am happy
@Maleniabom9 ай бұрын
My favorite boss of all time is Malenia. I have fought her more than any boss and I enjoy her so much that I truly don’t mind dying to her. It just makes me happy that I get to fight her again
@QDY358-nn1qj9 ай бұрын
Both Malenia and Gael are like this for me. Whenever I beat them I wish I would’ve just let them kill me and kept fighting them. Luckily Malenia barely gets any easier for me as time goes on so I always get to fight her for a long time.
@_IRELL_9 ай бұрын
Same
@user414138 ай бұрын
W
@RegalBlob11 күн бұрын
HOW DARE YOU SPEAK HER NAME IN THIS HALLOWED PLACE
@collin24019 ай бұрын
Great list! My #1 slot definitely goes to Malenia. Like Sword Saint Isshin, I never get tired of fighting her. I'd love to see the DLC top that fight, but I don't expect it to
@Werkvuur9 ай бұрын
Not bad! My personal top 10 is something like: 1. Slave Knight Gael 2. Darkeater Midir 3. Twin Princes 4. Owl (Father) 5. Nameless King 6. Annihilation (Remnant 2) 7. Genichiro Ashina 8. Lu Bu (Wo Long) 9. Mohg, Lord of Blood 10. Darth Vader (Jedi: Survivor)
@biggums59 ай бұрын
Sisters of battle also has one of my favorite soundtracks. Hollow Knight is the best metroidvania.
@willbland9819 ай бұрын
My favorite "boss" would probably be Bloodbath Diablos in MHGU, because of similar reasons to Allmind. It tests everything you know, and since it's the last unique monster you unlock in the game, it's the real final boss. Not many things in Monster Hunter are as fast and aggressive as this thing, and the music for it is spot on. You have to learn its attacks and when you can go in, it's never clear what it's gonna do next. It also has one of Monster Hunter's best designs IMO, the red trails across it and the steam look so damn good.
@thmistrapillay18119 ай бұрын
Bra he's a fucking menace 💀
@architchaudhary12859 ай бұрын
Remember commenting on your bloodborne weapon rankings vid 6 years ago. Didn't think you'd blow up this big. Great work!
@judethompson20719 ай бұрын
Armoured core is a criminally underrated game
@Jackdennis-c6q12 күн бұрын
The whole Franchise is underrated
@omegazx72369 ай бұрын
Platinum Games used to make top tier bosses in action games as well, like Monsoon and Armstrong in Metal Gear Rising or Balder and Final Jeanne in Bayonetta. Other than that I think Nioh 2 has maybe the best boss roster of any game I've played, potentially tied with Sekiro which is also amazing.
@20puskinas19928 ай бұрын
3 inner boss versions of Sekiro are beyond epic.
@colintalukdar37679 ай бұрын
14:32 you don't have to beat the game twice in the same save file to unlock inner father boss fight, I did it on my first playthrough. You just need to do a bunch of basic things in game to unlock him, a yt guide will be helpful
@soulslikebeastt20248 ай бұрын
You basically need to BEAT the game one time, and then beat half of it this second time.
@caleob97259 ай бұрын
Love the Lubu mention. That fight took me hours to play but I loved the fight the entire time. Very hard to do. My most recent favourite boss is nameless puppet from LoP
@fruityplumguy65329 ай бұрын
It’s a testament to from software’s quality to have this many of their boss fights on this list, and I 100% agree
@burghleyimeanberdly65139 ай бұрын
My #1 would have to be Soul of Cinder, its animations are telegraphed enough so you see them coming and have enough time to react but then they're so different to previous bosses' that you're caught off guard. The multiple movesets add even more depth by multiplying the amount of attacks you need to learn while an amazing theme plays in the background. Then, once you think it's over, it gets back up with a very familiar sword as 3 distinctive piano notes increase the difficulty by impairing your vision with tears. 10/10, never gets boring
@madratthemighty9 ай бұрын
I'm going to throw in a curveball. Yozora from Kingdom Hearts 3, stands toe to toe with the FromSoft bosses in my opinion
@cvspergaming9 ай бұрын
the Bahamut fight in Final Fantasy XVI might be my new favorite boss fight of all time
@pr0feta6609 ай бұрын
ACVI getting the attention it deserves thank god.
@gavinanderson41999 ай бұрын
For me nothing can beat original Isshin. I've never been so stuck on a boss. But that feeling when he forced me to embrace how all of the other bosses had been hinting was the way to play the game, being aggressive and keeping constant pressure, was unreal. He even tells you: "Hesitation is defeat!" Exactly the philosophy necessary to overcome him. He got me to engage in every game mechanic, in the way they were intended to be used, and it all finally clicked on my first successful kill. I will never forget that feeling. It is the most exhilarated a game has ever made me feel. He made me feel like I didn't just grind out a kill, he made me feel like I had truly mastered the game. Which in my mind is what the best final bosses should all do.
@laurencevicar57989 ай бұрын
I loved Odin, but Thor is just another level Overall 10. Avatar(Ghostrunner 2) 9. Ice Worm(Armored Core 6) 8. Higgs Monaghan(Death Stranding) 7. Godfrey(Elden Ring) 6. Soul of Cinder(Dark Souls 3) 5. Mr Freeze (Arkham City) 4. Hardest place...Ludwig/Gehrman/Inner Father 3. Thor(God of war: Ragnarok) 2. Hyperion (Returnal) 1. Vergil( Devil May Cry V)
@gabrielecorti22719 ай бұрын
Hyperion fighting you with the organ, the music building up as you get closer and the ridicolous amount of projectiles he throws while still leaving you room to dodge, such an amazing fight
@laurencevicar57986 ай бұрын
Small update Kazuya from Tekken 8 is now tied for the first place with Vergil Mr Negative from Spider Man 2 is tied with Avatar/Rahu Malus from Shadow of the Colossus is tied with Ice Worm
@tracemacmillan97187 күн бұрын
My favorite boss in a game is xemnas from kh2. The music, the epic QuickTime events, the sound of xemnas’ awesome voice echoing across the void, the tag team with riku, chasing him down through the fractured city and tossing buildings at his dragon, the final desperation move with the hundreds of lasers shooting at you at once. Another thing I like is how most of the game you’ve been learning about the organization, nobodies, and the collective goal of the group itself. And in the final phase of the boss, with xemnas saying “we shall go together” I believe implies that he has accepted that he cannot win, and that all he cares about now is returning to the void as long as he takes Sora and riku down with him.
@dragonfire420blazin89 ай бұрын
I'd say my top 3 is 1: Dark Eater Midir. To this day its the only boss that gives me the sense "holy shit I've just done the impossible, And it was awesome." Not just because he's a dragon and dragons are cool. But also because his moveset is both expansive and completely fair. Most dragon fights especially in Fromsofts games tend to be shit cause the boss has insanely massive hit boxes. But with Midir the hitboxes are so tight that if you know what you're doing you can easily get away without getting hit. And his massive size add to making him seem incredibly difficult to defeat further enforced by his massive health. You'll be clawing away for hours if you didn't upgrade your weapons. But I don't mind going through thousands of mail breakers cause it just adds to the sense of pulling off this impossible feat. Its a spectacle fight without some dumb gimmick or a weapon that you need to use to win. 2: Deathstroke Arkham Origins: Partly why I keep saying Arkham Origins is my favorite in the series is because of the fight with Deathstroke. The bosses in Arkham City made you rely on your gadgets to succeed, but Origins does something different. Outside of Firefly and Deadshot, all of them make you rely on countering the enemy with more than just your gadgets. And Deathstroke shows up as the second boss not just for story reasons but to fully enforce the idea of countering the boss to win. After all at this point in the story you don't have many gadgets, and most of them can only stun Deathstroke so you need to be active and attack him. And yet he's the only boss in the series that is able to counter Batman that's insane. 3: Dante DMC5: Not many people talk about this fight mainly cause hardly anyone bothered to cover the Virgil dlc for DMC 5, but for anyone like myself who dares to sit through the painfully mediocre retread of playing through the whole story again with no cutscenes or context but as Virgil than you are given a fun as hell fight to end off on. I remember thinking that the only way this dlc can redeem itself is if it ends with me fighting Dante and Nero. And there was that doubt that was pestering me saying "nah they're not gonna do that". And then when I finally reach the final 2 levels I was blown away by I not only get to fight Dante but he turned out to be the best boss in the game. Still No Nero fight but who cares. Everything Dante can do when you control him is replicated in his fight. He has four different modes that he can transition through on the fly. He can counter your attacks. He's got guns, nunchucks, the motor cycle, a shotgun, the rocket launchers, he punches, kicks, dodges, goes super sayian and tries to pelt you with meteors. So much is happening at a fast pace which messes perfectly with your moveset. Cause you've seen what Virgil can do in his fight and now you can do that in this fight. Its like Capcom completely flipped the perspective and I love it.
@walberparker71119 ай бұрын
I thought that the fight against dante would be easy and then he royal guarded me and deleted half my healthbar, absolutely loved that fight but I don't think it tops vergil3 from dmc3
@dragonfire420blazin89 ай бұрын
@@walberparker7111 fair enough.
@Aiden-Ed9 ай бұрын
Oh my goodness yes Dante and Vergil in dmc5 are virtually perfect bosses. And easily some of the most fun I’ve ever had in an action game. I hope he tries the game cause he would be impressed.
@omegazx72369 ай бұрын
DMC 4 also has a really cool Dante fight in the main story, as well as maybe the best bossfights in the series with Credo Angelo
@MikeSmith-sz8my9 ай бұрын
Good list. I did mention people being generally nit picky about lords of the fallen bosses but I wasn’t referring to what you said. I didn’t agree with everything in that ranking but it was overall pretty fair.
@Thrillkilled9 ай бұрын
odin is kinda crazy pick. thought he was one of the most underwhelming bosses for an otherwise amazing. great list though.
@warcoder9 ай бұрын
Man, great ranking! Adding Krausser is totally based. Certainly a great boss. I have to fight All Mind Iguana again. I didn't like the first phase that much, and I barely made it alive the first time I beat him (Although, after seeing many different fights against him, now I know what are my mistakes). On a side note, Have you played the Kingdom Hearts games? I would say that many of the optional super bosses are as hard or even harder than the hardest bosses made by Fromsoft. Roxas, Xemnas, Marluxia, Xehanort from KH2 and 3 are incredible. Lingering Will is probably the hardest boss fight I ever played that isn't entirely bullsh*t (although some of his moves slip to the bs territory), and Yosora is a f*cking amazing and hard boss without any kind of bullsh*t. Took me over a 100 tries and I admit that I needed to watch some videos to learn a couple more openings to be able to beat him, but it felt so damn good when I finally got him.
@enman0099 ай бұрын
1. Isshin (Sekiro) 2. Ayre (AC6) 3. Godfrey (ER) 4. Vergil/Dante (DMC5) 5. Xemnas (KH2) Isshin is just the peak of what a final boss can be; Ayre is just a bittersweet fight with the most thought put in AC6 and not many flaws like Allmind; and I highly doubt there would be a better boss than Godfrey/Hoara Loux in ER (I'll be more than happy to be wrong). DMC5, for me, is the most polished action game in the market and KH2 was such a great title, even if the story was complete nonsense. So both deserve the 4th and 5th place.
@highvoltage75599 ай бұрын
I personally find Data Larxene and Lingering Will to be the most fun bosses in KH2FM.
@enman0099 ай бұрын
@@BBQcheese Thanks bud!
@Frozenstone729 ай бұрын
Nameless puppet was top tier for me, probably would’ve placed it near #8
@Val777779 ай бұрын
Bahamut from ff16 is somewhere in my top 10 for sure. I dont see enough people talking about it
@MigLMariano9 ай бұрын
Here's some of mine: Favorite boss "experience" of 2023: Bahamut of Final Fantasy XVI Game with best bosses of 2023: Armored Core 6 Most Satisfying Boss to defeat of all time: Sword Saint Ishin of Sekiro
@SunnyJCR9 ай бұрын
Solid list. I can't find myself disagreeing with any spots here. It's probably not a boss you've encountered in your gaming endeavors but "Primordial Malzeno" (especially the hazard version) from MHR:Sunbreak is an absolute masterpiece too... The speed runner "Phinx" has a great long sword solo if you want to see a very short example of the fight. Otherwise, Peppo (the GOAT) showcases the fight with no build as part of his "the only thing you need is quick sheath" series. It takes a lot longer but you get to see the fight in all its glory. I personally think it's the only boss in the Monster hunter series that deserves to be included amongst the other bosses mentioned here so you aren't missing a large array of additions by not playing the series. Though, you should still try the games because they're incredible (if not a little hard to get into).
@AlfonsoSRT8 ай бұрын
Primordial Malzeno is such a kickass fight. I don't think it's my favorite monster, but definitely the best fight in the series.
@Jackdennis-c6q6 күн бұрын
Primordial malzeno is the rare time when monster hunter tells a good story and has a perfect fight
@Marco1995Mega9 ай бұрын
My own list would be: 10. Vergil (featuring Dante from DMC5; sorry, had to do it) 9. Otakemaru - Nioh 2 8. Ayre - Armored Core 6 7. Avion (5th Colossus) - Shadow of the Colossus 6. Ludwig, the Holy Blade - Bloodborne 5. Alatreon - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne 4. Slave Knight Gael - Dark Souls 3 3. Inner Father - Sekiro 2. Nanomachines, son - MGRR 1. Starscourge Radahn - Elden Ring 10 Honorable Mentions: Maliketh, the Black Blade - Elden Ring Orphan of Kos - Bloodborne Odin - GoW: Ragnarok Gna - GoW: Ragnarok Inner Isshin - Sekiro Balteus - Armored Core 6 Nightmare King Grimm - Hollow Knight Lu Bu - Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Tela Vasir - Mass Effect 2 Nergigante - Monster Hunter World
@hughbarry94719 ай бұрын
I’d replace alatreon with fatalis but fair enough
@chiefsmackaho429 ай бұрын
Final xemnas from kingdom hearts 2 will always be my favorite boss. Slave knight Gael is a close second
@sheahi9 ай бұрын
I can't believe Daimon from Dragons Dogma didn't make it on this list? What a wicked and punishing fight, I don't think I've had anything so epic in any other game.
@FuriousMaximum9 ай бұрын
Approved.
@Mohgenstein9 ай бұрын
I fought him with the Warrior class, biggest mistake of my life. Shit was like 30 minutes 😂.
@mattmichael33109 ай бұрын
That game is sick but you cant really use skill to beat the bosses. You are basically carried by your gear.
@sheahi9 ай бұрын
@@mattmichael3310 my man over here playing packmule simulator.
@mattmichael33109 ай бұрын
@@sheahi well the opposite. In that case I'd be carrying my gear! Lol
@playsisco55049 ай бұрын
This is roughly my top 10 currently but my opinion changes often 1. Yozora (KH3) 2. Vergil 3 (DMC3) 3. Vergil M19 (DMC5) 4. Malenia (Elden Ring) 5. Alatreon (MHW) 6. Inner Father (Sekiro) 7. Isshin (Sekiro) 8. Inner Genichiro (Sekiro) 9. Morgott (Elden Ring) 10. Data Xemnas (KH3)
@larrynorkk68489 ай бұрын
Your opinion Sucks!
@HeevaTheBeloved7 ай бұрын
valid list
@majoraswrath61829 ай бұрын
Inner Genichiro is probably my favorite. Genichiro himself is the first real wall in the game. After him the game kinda opens up, so even if you never beat another boss you get to see so much. But he is the first boss to demand you use EVERYTHING You've learned. Inner Genichiro is that times 100. Far more precise, far higher risk. But, when you finally click, the dance you do together is perfect.
@planetdweeb7808Ай бұрын
even after the pain someone like promised consort radahn gave me, i can’t help but absolutely love the fight, after figuring out his gimmicks, directions to roll, etc. its honestly amazing
@cjthenarhwalking137828 күн бұрын
What makes me love the allmind fight so much is mainly for 2 reasons. First, iguana manages to break free from a hivemind from pure spite. And secondly, in deleted dialogue it's said that an agitated human mind functions similarly to coral, which means that same spite from iguan is powering IB-02 sol-644.
@technoboop18909 ай бұрын
Inner Isshin and Genichiro are without a doubt my favourite bosses of all time. Inner father never clicked as much for me but its still Sekiro so I still loved it.
@Reaper-J1299 ай бұрын
I can completely understand why you would pick Godfrey and horah loux, but I cannot pick anyone in elden ring above dragon lord placidusax, The first time I saw that enormous ancient two headed dragon dissappear into the air only for him to come CRASHING DOWN AT THE SPEED OF A FIGHTER JET. I knew he would be my favorite
@HeevaTheBeloved7 ай бұрын
Incredible experience ngl
@borisslarkevich97069 ай бұрын
Lotta people are surprised by Nioh 2 placement, and though I can agree that the game is total fire, don't forget that it has a much (and I mean, much) higher barrier for entry, than your typical "souls-like". It is much harder than anything From Software has done in their games. Pleased to hear praises to ALLMIND, I have only vague memories of the boss, possibly because I was getting tired of the game by the point I got to him, so he's definitely on my list of challenges I should return to at some point. If I were to contribute my favourites from the titles you've covered: Hollow Knight - not played GoW Ragnarok - Gna RE4 - Salazar Bloodborne - Orphan / Lawrence / Ludwig / Maria DS3 - Midir Nioh 2 - Minamoto no Yoshitsune
@hare759 ай бұрын
My guy never played old fromsoft games
@abdalla85589 ай бұрын
The fact that boss responds to your action mid attack, and changes his animations is what solidifies for me, Sekiro combat is untouchable so far. Really wish for sekiro 2 or similar combat system.
@doolenny94589 ай бұрын
Man watching this video makes me want to refight Allmind that fight really does get better on refights And tbh it is a fight I still struggle on
@berryamv22969 ай бұрын
Nightmare king Grimm and lady Maria are 2 great bosses imo
@jarlwhiterun74789 ай бұрын
I fucking love Sisters of Battle
@novasZK7 ай бұрын
top 3 bosses oat #1 Ludwig/Gael #2 Vergil (DMC3/5) #3 Data Roxas (Kingdom Hearts 2.5)
@morfeyy-7 ай бұрын
correction regarding nioh 2: the big booba boss is kasha. also a nice fight. tate eboshi has cool yams but kasha has s tier milkers.
@morfeyy-7 ай бұрын
5 seconds later i cannot believe i actually wrote that comment.
@Darkyan979 ай бұрын
In 2023 some of the FFXVI bosses absolutely blew me away with their presentation, music and gamefeel, even though only one of those fights was kind of difficult and the rest quite easy.
@pascova50889 ай бұрын
Here to represent the Lady Maria fans (my fav boss). Ty for the love 👍
@minerman601019 ай бұрын
Inner Father solves the issue of the pillars by letting you at any time throw a shuriken at him to have him go right to your location with mist raven into an overhead strike. This lets you easily keep the fight in the center of the arena and lets you up the pacing to how fast you can do the fight. Mohg for me is my favorite Elden Ring boss, but I'm curious how things will shake out after I've bested him and Godfrey on RL1. Pure Vessel is definitely my favorite from Hollow Knight, fully agree there. I came in to this video wanting to know if there existed a boss better than Inner Father and it seems like instead of finishing the video I need to sacrifice another $60 to From Software...
@legitsaehbo2 ай бұрын
My #1 favorite boss of all time is Starscourge Radahn from Elden Ring. The entire fight is a spectacle from the attacks to the arena, to the phase transition to the beginning cutscene. The concept to be able to summon a bunch of allies to help in the fight is just amazing!
yes, Inner father is the best boss in my opinion, glad to see it get the recognition it deserves.
@McNugge.8 ай бұрын
Crazy to see nobody mentioning Gehrman, the first hunter..... He's got a tragic backstory , iconic design along with iconic lines, his fight is quite fun and the stage is gorgeous (and holds alot of meaning lore wise), mix that with the jaw dropping and sad soundtrack that plays, and we got a tragic and poetic end boss. The first hunter fights against the newest hunter each trying to save each other from this nightmare.....
@ThePLKrystek8 ай бұрын
Gehrman was mint, absolute masterpiece
@epsilon13724 ай бұрын
hes a good fight but imo completely falls short compared to a ton of bosses even just in soulsborne (the old hunters trio, ds3 bosses, most elden ring demigods, inner sekiro fights)
@Jackdennis-c6q6 күн бұрын
German while having great soundtrack unfortunately if you do the dlc first then you would destroy him and that space worm
@chrisnicolella16419 ай бұрын
Definitely a different genre but Sans from Undertale is worth mentioning. To culminate your genocide run, you get a heart pumping fight with comedic effect, great music, and an ever lasting impact on your game files for any future playthroughs
@gizmo37029 ай бұрын
Looking for this comment
@vojtechkorhon41599 ай бұрын
I'm a degenerate and choose Absolute Radiance for my favourite boss I've fought.
@KtonV9 ай бұрын
I could not have agreed more than with the line “the Godfrey fight made me feel like I was playing GOW more than Ragnarok ever did”. Well said.
@EJaDav9 ай бұрын
11:34 Something I love about Godfrey is you already fought Pissfrey before. And he tends to start with the same moves that Pissfrey had so he lulls you into a false sense of security before switching his move set up and completely taking you off guard. Also sad as hell Inner Father was dethroned, he still is my favorite boss ever but I don’t disagree with your choice for 1. The fact Allguazu is canonically fueled by Iguana’s salt is just peak fiction to me.
@yaqubebased19619 ай бұрын
Goldfrey fits better
@KoreanSpy19979 ай бұрын
My all time bosses are King of the puppet(includes Roemo) and Nameless puppet. Both are such a well made boss, honestly it rivals fromsoft's bosses imo.
@amwazdraws68909 ай бұрын
I agree. King of Puppets is so good. I like how phase 2 is just so different than phase 1
@toastappreciator26918 ай бұрын
Fun fact about pure vessel. The roar at the beginning has no sound unlike many other bosses in the game. It is because vessels are stated to have no voice to cry suffering.
@damianwozniak39469 ай бұрын
It's increadibly difficult for me to limit myself to 10 specific bosses as there are so many fantastic bosses out there. That said however my top 3 as of now are probably the only ones I feel safe about, that being: 1. Malenia 2. Maria 3. Isshin the Sword Saint These bosses so far have offered the best balance between gameplay/mechanics, challenge, enjoyment factor and presentation imo. Easy 10/10 in most if not all categories to me. There are a billion other bosses I could name as contenders for the following 7 places honestly, but even among these there are a few that really stand out to me like Godfrey, Alatreon (his Iceborne version) and Ganandorf (TotK). These 3 are just among the first I think of when the topic of bosses in videogames comes up and I don't quite know why exactly tbh.
@tholomewplague77328 ай бұрын
The fight with inner father is in fact, impactful to the story, you're actually living the true memory at Hirata, through the eyes of the Owl. The first time you go there, it's a fake memory granted by the sick woman that gave you the bell and didn't remember what actually happened
@aruretheincomprehensible204 ай бұрын
My favorite boss fight is Pardoner Fennel from Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight. It's a rather challenging boss fight, but what elevates it is Pardoner's Dance, which plays during this boss fight. Pardoner's Dance elevates Pardoner Fennel from simply being a great boss to feeling like a duel among equals, elevating it beyond a simple boss fight. Furthermore, Fennel has very grounded movement and attacks, which makes her feel powerful for reasons that aren't brute strength, and elevates the feeling that you're fighting an opponent on equal footing. For some reason, a boss that follows the same rules as you feels so much more intimidating than a boss that's built to look and/or feel intimidating because you know they have to be just as strong, if not stronger, than those monstrous bosses you fought before, and Unworthy is full of examples of this in action, especially amongst the early bosses like Narcoss and Gaston. Their grounded movement, attack patterns that slowly build upon their existing movesets with absolutely no fanfare, attacks that gain combo attacks as the fight goes on that punishes players for the most common dodge patterns makes most of Unworthy's bosses feel extremely threatening without relying too much on spectacle. Furthermore, its black-and-white aesthetics contrasts with a juicy level-up animation that plays every time you beat a boss to provide an unparalleled feeling of triumph upon beating its bosses. Unworthy's best boss, in my opinion, is Dancer of Thorns since she makes the fight feel more like a dance than a fight, as she never stops moving except for a handful of attacks that use her feet. In addition, she provides a very interesting use of the Spirit Bow, as the fight requires you to use said Bow to dodge an attack that will otherwise instantly kill you. Gaston and Father Amandil are also standout fights for how they provide interesting applications for the Hammer and the Spirit Bow, respectively, and Frayed Knight Dominic is a personal favorite of mine for his sheer charisma and its opening sequence. Grime similarly has some standout bosses, although its bosses have a lot more spectacle. The Final Performance would be #2 on my list after Pardoner Fennel, because even though it's a challenging boss fight it's less of a fight and more of an act or performance designed just to make you look good. It starts with a platforming challenge built around avoiding some dancers, then a fight against the Performer that combines patterns that are fairly difficult to dodge and/or parry but also provide the graceful dancing movements throughout. One of the standout moments is that when you parry him twice, he bows to the crowd, because again, this boss fight isn't about beating you, it's about making you look good. Shapely Fidus is up there too, as she has some difficult to dodge attacks and perhaps the coolest attack I've ever seen, where she grips her sword with her whole body, ignites it on fire, and plunges it into the ground, creating a ring of fire that expands outwards from her position and retracts to said position, indicating the start of her second phase where you can't parry her attacks anymore. Amalgam also is worth mentioning just because it's a first boss with a theme that in many other games would fit a final boss and is so much more of a spectacle than any first boss has any right to be.
@chasegaetze45079 ай бұрын
After playing Wo Long base game I haven't gone back to play the DLC. Nioh 2 was just so good and I agree Lu bu was the best roster in base game
@metalwolfzx6 ай бұрын
15:20 The final battle with Ayre was the moment I began to warm up to aim-assist/hard lock, as her insane speed made hitting her with soft lock extremely difficult, and even then it took me about ten tries to finally beat her.
@idontcare96619 ай бұрын
Now make like a top twenty or thirty except you can allow multiple from different games, I need more magic cat content dammit, I don’t care how redundant
@robbieclark17849 ай бұрын
I've never actually gotten around to doing Inner Father and Inner Isshin. Maybe this will motivate me.
@hundvd_79 ай бұрын
5:14 "Deflection porn" reminds me of that video YT randomly recommended to me: "You Can Parry Nukes In This Game"
@parkerbreit91169 ай бұрын
After 100% completing AC6, I found a flight sim joystick at a thrift shop nearby and it made me decide to erase my save file and play the whole game over again. Best decision ever! It was a whole different experience playing with a flight stick and mouse, let me have the precise movement with the joystick and the fast camera flicks with the mouse, best way to play the game by far. For reference it was just a Logitech attack 3, and my mouse had 2 side buttons for the shoulder weapons
@johjoh92709 ай бұрын
My list goes (also limiting to 1 boss per game): 1. Tate Eboshi - Nioh 2 (Close with Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Otakemaru, Shibata Katsuie, Toshimitsu Saito... sht this 1 game limitation really hurting Nioh 2) 2. Shadow Prince - Divinity: Original sin 2 (Close with Adramahlihk, Lucian, Alexandar in Fort Joy) 3. Ketheric Thorm / Avatar of Myrkul - Baldur's Gate 3 (Close with Raphael, Ansur, Cazador) 4 . Larry "Solo Wing Pixy" Foulke - Ace Combat Zero 5. Technically not a boss fight in the traditional sense of the word, but sure felt like one to me, first encounter with CSAT Chinese spec ops - Arma 3: Apex Protocol 6. Owl (father) - Sekiro (got bored halfway through NG+ so never met inner bosses, close with Isshin Sword Saint, Genichiro) 7. Soul of Cinder - Dark Souls 3 8. Artorias - Dark Souls 1 9. Jetstream Sam - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 10. Rockbreaker (The Claws Beneath) - Horizon: Zero Dawn
@firstorderblade44329 ай бұрын
Based soul of cinder and Sam enjoyer
@EldenLord.9 ай бұрын
Raphael is a way better boss than Ketheric Thorm in BG3. Just because of the OST alone. Ketheric Thorm was dead in a few hits on my Tactician PT. He was barely a challenge.
@johjoh92709 ай бұрын
@@EldenLord. Was the opposite for me, Raphael lasted a few turns at no point being a threat, while KT / Avatar fight took me a couple tries (not at the top of the tower, that one did end up almost instantly), am curious about how did you and several others defeat myrkul on a couple hits though, since you got to rescue aylin first and is otherwise invulnerable, add those mobs he creates pillars for that explode when born causing some serious damage plus the ones already summoned, the mindflayer taking over characters and whatnot, also, personality of KT and presentation of Avatar of Myrkul was on dammn point, plus lore importance, Raphael was a fantastic fight, but just didn't click as much IMO, plus yeah, on my personal experience he was easier than KT, Tactician blind playthrough
@nitinnishant77839 ай бұрын
My favorite bosses are: Marika, Miquella, Goddess of Rot, Godwin of Deathroot, and the Greater Will. Sadly, they don't exist yet.
@karayi72397 ай бұрын
The saddest thing is how inner father doesn't use smoke screen or poison. I feel like a massive smoke screen into an ambush where you have to deflect through sound alone is gonna feel like the most badass moment ever.
@idizzle80719 ай бұрын
I love your videos man please keep it going. Your boss ranking bids are fire o
@johnschaeffer70089 ай бұрын
I tend to suffer greatly from recency bias with boss fights. As such, right now Titan Lost from FF16 is my favorite boss fight. Its not mechanically very interesting, but i dont think any game has equalled the spectacle and presentation. It is absolute bombastic isanity
@highvoltage75599 ай бұрын
No Lingering Will or Yozora? No Azel from God Hand? No Angelo Credo, Dante let alone Vergil? No Sans Undertale?! What is this?! It's almost like you play different games or something!
@seymourflux7479 ай бұрын
also idk if you ever heard of the series but if you ever want some nice action games with fun bosses to learn I reccomend Ys Origin and Ys Oath in Felghana. the rest of the series and Falcom's ARPGs in general aren't as consistently great with boss design as these two games. but they're still a decent time overall, at least they appeal to me but at the very least I confidently reccomend those two to any Souls/ARPG fans because they got pretty good boss rosters of monsters and humanoids to learn. Ys Origin especially has such a fun set of humanoid boss types
@omegazx72369 ай бұрын
Ys 8 and 9 as well if you want more modern action RPGs, on normal mode they're a bit easier but on the harder difficulties you really need to master your game
@MetroBuumin9 ай бұрын
When ALLMIND crushed the other ac under its foot I jumped up and yelled. That fight cemented AC6 as my goty.
@salvadorcastanedaa.92999 ай бұрын
Allmind is the goat
@doolenny94589 ай бұрын
8:15 is what makes me still consider Tate Eboshi she is the only boss that I feel really encourages stance swapping in the game as more than just the optimal way to play
@johjoh92709 ай бұрын
Also, it's always funny to make her fall flat on her face if you hit her while airborne / on the amrita platforms
@doolenny94589 ай бұрын
@@johjoh9270 holy shit I didn’t know you could do that that’s awesome
@johjoh92709 ай бұрын
hahah yeaah... took me all the way to DotN to realise that, but if you hit her with say abherrant soldier soul core when she jumps on amrita platform to shoot you projectiles or jump high before slamming the ground she does a rather comical animation and falls flat on her face and belly, I died when I first saw it cause I couldn't hold my laughter for a good while@@doolenny9458
@omegazx72369 ай бұрын
I'd say the dlc bosses all do that as well
@cmic_13659 ай бұрын
What are you talking about the whole Nioh series encourage stance swapping af