Best Boss Fights

[Pete for President]

Ditto @ Vivi and Krissy, Ace Combat Zero deserves to be mentioned in this thread.

The final battle is a great one on one, but I loved pretty much all the squadron battles. There's some great knowledge and wisdom in that game too. Every squadron boss reveals a bit more of the greater scheme that's brewing behind the scenes, leading up to the climax which makes you think about global issues that exist in our world today. I still feel sympathy for A World With No Boundaries and the goal they want to accomplish. The fact that there is hardly right or wrong in that game makes you 'connect' with the enemy pilots, and eventually shooting them down brings some extra value and emotion along. ACZ is a masterpiece.

[Del Murder]

This...is The End.

Also solo Wiegraf from FFT is always an epic.

[Tigmafuzz]

Everything mentioned so far, and the final boss from Mushihimesama Futari Black Label.

[Skyblade]

Persona 4 - True end boss
Final Fantasy VI - Kefka
Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinestrals = The Four Sinestrals
Breath of Fire 2 - Deathaven
Infamous - Kessler

You mention Persona 4, but no mention of Persona 3's end boss?

Also, while I'm at it, Elizabeth and solo Margaret in P3P.

[NeoCracker]

Persona 4 - True end boss
Final Fantasy VI - Kefka
Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinestrals = The Four Sinestrals
Breath of Fire 2 - Deathaven
Infamous - Kessler

You mention Persona 4, but no mention of Persona 3's end boss?

Also, while I'm at it, Elizabeth and solo Margaret in P3P.

I was actually a bit dissapointed in it. It didn't look nearly as cool as some of the other bosses, and it was just to easy.

[Quindiana Jones]

Sif, from Dark Souls. One of the best designed bosses I have ever seen. When you get him to critical health, he'll start limping and stumbling around, and it makes me feel like the biggest prick in the world.

[Depression Moon]

(ON NEW GAME +)

[Aulayna]

Metal Sonic in the Death Egg in Sonic 2.

Mother Brain in Super Metroid.

Any tank, ever, in Left 4 Dead.

[Madame Adequate]

Awwww trout yeah Mr. Freeze up in this thread

[Iceglow]

Krissy and Vivi22 miss something though, the first part of AC04 Distant Thunder's final level that dogfight was intense as smurf, doing it in any other jet than the SU-37 made for an interesting time, doing so on Ace difficulty made it nigh on impossible though I once attempted it in the F-16C on Ace difficulty and somehow survived.

AC06 was pretty cool, though the final level was much more like the second part of the finale from AC04. Lots of low alt stunt flying through tunnels and ground targets, there was however a complete navy, enough anti-air guns to trout up anyone and even some you can't even target until 75% of the way through the mission despite having to pass between them (makes Ace difficulty extremely interesting must be said, 3 hits and you're downed and you've got a passage of 8 anti-air guns what you can't silence)

Aside from Ace Combat bosses/final levels, Halo's final level always amused me as did of course Halo 3's since it's pretty similar, nothing quite like a flat out race against the clock for a change of pace in a shooting game. Mass Effect 2's suicide run mission is great. Psycho Mantis was always going to be mentioned. Whilst probably not a great boss fight some of the most fun boss fights I've played are when myself and Psy did Resident Evil 5 on Professional difficulty deserve honorable mentions as whilst infuriating we did have a laugh with it too.

[Quindiana Jones]

Also, Dragon's Dogma. Just... just all of it. xD

[WildRaubtier]

Something about the X-ATM092 from FF8 does it for me. I mean let's examine it with some detail:

1) It's a cool mech
2) It's a non-standard boss battle
3) It's a cool mech
4) You're not supposed to beat it
5) But you can if you want to
6) It's a cool mech

[Goldenboko]

Harbinger from Mass Effect 3. What an epic dual, taking on an ageless machine to sa-.

Oh.

wait.

[Shattered Dreamer]

Favorite Bosses in Gaming again then eh?

Star Wars Episode 1 Jedi power Battles - Darth Maul at the end. Viciously difficult but one of my all time favorites.

Metal Gear Solid - Cyborg Ninja/Grey Fox. The thing I enjoyed most about this was the fact there were two ways you could do it. Engage him in the hand to hand slug fest he is looking for or be lazy chaff grenade him then shoot him.

Metal Gear Solid 4 - Crying Wolf. This boss fight really got on my nerves the first time I played it. I relied far to heavily on the Solid Eye & tried to blow her up with various missiles & explosives but to no avail. I'd get her down to her last sliver of health & the Solid Eye switched to her view point & she'd me instantly. By the time I figured out the best way to beat her was track her slowly then headshot her with a sniper rifle when she popped up out of her armour to take a shot at you I was beyond satisfied when she finally fell.

Prototype 2 - Alex Mercer. A recent edition to my favorite boss list. While the story left a lot to be desired I really enjoyed the way this boss battle was executed. Having to use multiple variations of your powers to beat him & the fact if he hit you at all it took off huge amounts of health. The highlight of a mediocre game for sure.

[Sephex]