[General Discussion] Overly Frustrating RPG Boss Battles - Sephiroth kicked my ass

Originally Posted by SuperSonic

Chrono Cross:

Miguel. Freakin, Miguel. He doesn't look tough at first, but the fact that one move in his arsenal can bring your HP to critical or even kill you is just unbelievable. I've forgotten the name of the move, but his whole arm becomes a light elemental sword (and the fact that two of my characters were dark elementals don't help either) and he just dashes and slashes once. Once is enough...heal fast or die.

Spoiler:

That would be Holy Dragon Sword. The worst thing about it is he would always cast turn black and strong minded before doing it. It didn't really matter what innate you were, you were "roast chicken".

I'm gonna give the frustration nod to Odette from Odin Sphere, but not because of difficulty...

Spoiler:

sllllllllloooooooowwwwwwwwdoooooooowwwwwwwwnnnnnnn ...

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Traumatized Rat

The one thing I found very interesting about Chrono Cross was how you didn't actually gain levels in that game, at least not in a traditional sense. It really eliminated 'bullying' one's way through an RPG through grinding and forced the player to consider the strategy required to defeat the different bosses.

That is one of the main things I always appreciated about Chrono Cross. While I see the point Deni brought up earlier, I always felt that it was a bit different with RPGs. Different as in very little thought is required in grinding. You dedicate an hour or so and that usually will let you blaze through the next 2 - 5 bosses in you average RPG. I always found it funny how some of the Shin Megami Tensei games made it even easier by letting your characters auto attack. Talk about mindless.

There's nowhere I can't reach.