Death Stranding Is Proof Not All Games Need Boss Fights

DualShockers Writes "Boss fights have been with us since the earliest days of gaming. Way back in 1975, gamers were introduced to the concept by a little-known title called The Game of Dungeons, a Dungeons & Dragons-style RPG for the PLATO system (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations, in case anyone was wondering) that featured an encounter with The Golden Dragon, which players had to defeat in order to claim a magic orb and win the game."

[potatoseal]

But the boss fights in Death Stranding were awesome. Especially the Cliff ones. Also loved the "giant" one. Don't agree with this person's opinion at all.

[isarai]

Same, they were really creative and fleshed out to extreme nature of the event.

[CrimsonWing69]

Game journalism at its finest.

[Rocketisleague]

Yeah sure even getting randomly caught by the invisible things turned into mini boss fights

[DogJosha]

Yeah, unfortunately a lot of gaming journalists are people that don't seem to like playing games. Easy mode? Immortal mode? No bosses? If a company WANTS to make some games for people who don't want to play them, go ahead. Just quit harassing the companies that want to make games for people that appreciate them.

[LordoftheCritics]

Death Stranding boss fights were cool.

[jznrpg]

Agreed

[jznrpg]

Eh whatever I like boss fights.

Puzzle games don’t need boss fights sure not all games need them but I enjoy a difficult boss fight.

[BrainSyphoned]

The puzzle game Hunnie Pop's boss fights were very necessary and quite over the top in ways other games can't hope to compete with.

[jznrpg]

Just a random example as some puzzle games don’t need boss fights like Tetris or whatever. But sure I have played puzzle games with boss fights and I’m all for boss fights in any game if the dev wants to make quality bosses

[-Foxtrot]

I felt they didn’t go with the gameplay it was trying to present. It felt clunky combat wise.

[meanmallard]

I completely disagree that DS would have been better without boss fights.

I would however say that in DS 2 I hope the boss fights are more complicated and refined.

[ravens52]

I haven't completed the game yet. I stepped away from it, will go back eventually. Probably an unpopular opinion but 1 thing I have to say I really don't like about this game is the fact you don't die.

[sadraiden]

Sure you do. In the lore, sure, Sam can't die, but the gameplay mechanic of restarting at a checkpoint after losing all your health is still present.

[ravens52]

I died multiple times fighting the first boss. I wasn't sent to a checkpoint or anything. I came back to life in the middle of the fight and finished it.

[jambola]

What is it lately with there being so many "x is proof of this thing" articles??
It's not proof, just because something adds to your opinion, doesn't make it "proof"

And once again "proof" and "opinion piece"
Don't belong in the same room

[sadraiden]

AI are writing headlines.

[TheColbertinator]

And collecting wages

[jznrpg]

Running out of creativity

[Magog]

The boss fights and the entire game were brilliant. I don't get the hate this game got. It was a terrific experience from top to bottom.

[CrimzonRaven]

I agree, The boss fights in DeathStranding were rly cool. Specially that ww1 one, Love the detail.
Cant wait for the next one.

[porkChop]

The boss fights were one of the only parts of DS that I really enjoyed because they were more interesting than the typical boss fights in other games.

[TheEnigma313]

Loved this game. It had boss fights btw.

[Soulsborne]

Probably the best part of the gamr though.

[Chocoburger]

I liked the game's boss fights, a much needed occasional change of pace. Disagree with the writer on this.

[raWfodog]

I am all about people having their own personal opinions but I hate when they try to pass their opinions off as facts. Just because you thought the boss fights were out of place, doesn’t mean that it’s ‘proof’ the game didn’t need them. I enjoyed them thoroughly and look forward to seeing what DS2 will bring.

[jambola]

yeah i'm honestly sick of these "PROOF" articles that are nothing but opinions

[goldwyncq]

I loved that one boss fight near the end that’s very clearly a MGS4 reference. Had a big smile on my face once the health bars popped up.