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

I remember also having significant difficulty with Ozma, although I probably kept trying prematurely. After winning the fight, taking many many many tries, I realized my characters were only level 39 for some reason, so I guess I could have went into that fight with more preparation. Meteor would be every turn and pretty much instant-kill, but even stuff like Holy was devastating still which goes to show that I could have went into it better. Ironically I faced Hades later on, went all out and beat him on the first try with Vivi as the sole survivor.


I'm very intrigued that SS mentions Miguel. That was also a fun and masochistic memory from my experience. He always beat you down with such style and brutality and that music was appropriate, but annoying to hear over and over again as your black innates get energy slashed to death anyways.

Valkyrie Profile:

Iseria Queen was still largely luck, although partially controllable. Probably the first three or four times to you descend through all three or four large levels of the Seraphic Gate (when you haven't memorized the layout) are the hardest, as the damage output was lower due to levels and such. If your guts didn't kick in on at -least- one member out of four (and it does happen!), you die and have to trek all the way down to her again! As fun as Empress Massacre was, Cosmic Spear was really the dreaded attack every turn. Without Angel Curios for additional insurance, you'd really have to cross your fingers, come every cosmic spear.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Generic Badass

Can't we just talk about the topic at hand? This shouldn't get bogged down in melodrama.

I just remembered a really frustrating example, and I hope it just wasn't me being slow or something. If anyone has played Illusion of Gaia, they should probably remember those DAMN vampires at Mu! You had:
1) The time limit of the bomb countdown going on throughout the fight.
2) Two enemies at once.
3) To disarm the bomb after you kill both vampires.
4) Poor, poor attack strength unless you made a long trek back to a warp door to change into Freedan instead of being Will.
5) The vampires doing massive damage to you with certain attacks.

That certainly was one of the most frustrating fights I remember with all those factors kicking in.

There's nowhere I can't reach.