>You have to die by the boss to progress through the game
>you lose nothing in death so it doesn't make a difference at all
>Get fucking destroyed
>Think "haha, it's one of those bosses"
>GAME OVER
>game doesn't state you must do this
>go all out on the boss and use multiple consumables only to find out you wasted them
>>322867261
>Restart multiple times to try and beat him
>Realize far too late it's unbeatable
FFIX did it right
>boss is overwhelming but you only have to survive a certain amount of time before she gets tired of your shit and ends the fight
>hard as balls boss that takes 30 minutes with multiple forms and broken unfair attacks
>win with barely any health left and using my best items
>"Well, that was easy. :^)"
>>322867261
>Vietnam boss fight
>it ain't me starts playing
>fighting difficult boss
>they wimp out at a set amount of hp and the fight ends prematurely
>alternatively, you are unable to do anything to the boss until several minutes into the fight
>America level
>burger me starts clapping
>>322867261
>boss can be beaten, particularly on NG+, but there's no penalty for losing other than missing out on that sweet XP and if you win the game continues as if you lost
>>322867634
Baten Kaitos Origins did this too.
>>322867261
>kill boss in 2 min
>his scripted events take longer to play out than the actual fight
>you're supposed to die by his mechanic
>don't even take enough damage to warrant heals
i just want my mount already
>Fight boss and win
>Heroes immediately get beaten in the following cutscene because the story calls for it so the whole fight was pointless
>>322867634
Her hand is as large as her face
>>322867261
Fucking Desann in Jedi Outcast.
>party keeps dying
>keep reviving them using items
>you were supposed to lose
Only option is to reload
>>322867261
>die during boss fight numerous times
>get frustrated
>finally beat boss
>they kill you anyway to progress
WHAT THE FUCK QUAKE 4?!
>boss has dialogue during the fight
>he's so easy that you accidentally kill him before he finishes his info dump
>no boss/stage select
