10 Video Games With THE BEST Boss Battles
2. Shadow Of The Colossus
Of course this game had to make the cut right? After all, with the Colossi forming the backbone of your entire game, it's clear that a tonne of love and care was going to go into them.
And my lord does this make for a truly outstanding experience.
The sheer size of any of these Collosi alone is enough to make your eyes widen, and it's almost unfathomable how such giants were programmed onto the PS2's hardware without the thing keeling over and dying. However what rises above even the lofty visuals is how the player is tasked with taking them down.
By clambering up their frames, by sneaking around and luring them into position or even putting yourself directly in danger just for that one shot at glory, SOTC empowers the player in a way that many other games simply cannot. Plus the ever-encroaching realization that you're most likely the bad guy here makes each encounter unforgettable and epically tragic.
A real odyssey from start to finish.