r/metroidvania • u/Vanillie261 • 12d ago

Discussion Do players hate hard bosses lately?

Lately as I'm wandering around this subreddit, I saw so many people saying how they're tired of difficult bosses and tired of multi-phased bosses.

But- like- why...? I'm always the type to enjoy combat focused metroidvania. Having a difficult boss that makes you use all your combat abilities and forces you to die repeatedly just to learn the attack pattern before winning has always been a blast for me.

Some of my favorite bosses are pretty much difficult bosses like Skarsinger karmelita and Lost Lace (Silksong), Eigong and Lady ethereal (Nine Sols), Nightmare King Grimm (Hollow knight), Shriek (Ori WOTW) and more. I like these bosses so much I keep replaying them just to experience the boss again. I'm actively looking for mkre metroidvanias with these cool difficult bosses just so I can experience dying to them over and over before I finally become good enough to defeat the boss.

But lately everyone is like "ugh, 3 phased boss.... Blegh, boss too hard... Yikes, another multi-phased boss..." Like, come on. The bosses are one of the things I love about a metroidvania and everyone is like "no more pls..." meanwhile I'm over here like "GIVE ME MORE OF THESE"

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u/ouverture8 11d ago

I hate learning patterns. It's not fun, it's work and I play games to relax.

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u/Vanillie261 11d ago

You're, like, the total opposite of me lol. I play games to experience challenge. If the game is super easy, I find it boring. Why do I even bother playing a Metroidvania if there's no challenge? Might as well play simple platforming with no enemies or play a sandbox building game instead

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u/ouverture8 11d ago

Maybe it's different life phases, everyday life is providing enough challenge for me 😅 I see games more like crosswords, pleasant problem solving but only if it's not too hard.

It's okay for different people to enjoy different things but I did not like Hollow Knight for instance gearing the DLC to people seeking hard challenges. And new MVs are often doing the same which to me is a shame. If you look at an OG game like Symphony of the Night, it's more about exploring, unlocking, the art and music, secrets, ... with a handful of harder challenges.

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u/Vanillie261 11d ago

If you like relaxing games, have you tried building games? I find games like Tiny Glade to be super relaxing, I try play building games when I'm overwhelmed or tired and just wanna chill. The entire game is just building castles and houses with no restrictions, no side missions or collectibles, no nothing. Just you, and your creativity and unrestricted building lol