3. Ultimecias Great Attractor Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy games have always had a problem with realistic violence. Bear with me I know you might call me out for trying to force realism upon a game with fantasy in the title, but hear me out. I dont necessarily mean outright realism, I mean consistency from what attacks do in game to what they do in cut-scenes. I cant be the only one who finds it weird when Aeris dies from being stabbed when shes taken all sorts of punishment to make it to that scene, can I? Of course, nowhere was this more apparent than in Final Fantasy VIII, and more specifically when you fight Ultimecia in the final boss battles. Now, Ive already covered how difficult a boss I think she is, but its one of her attacks which really takes the whole thing over the line in overkill terms. Obviously, Im talking about the Great Attractor. For those of you who dont know, Ultimecias Great Attractor attack saw her take planets out of their orbit and throw them at you, Goddamn. Planets. If you want something to describe overkill, a visual demonstration of this would surely suffice. The fun part is that it didnt necessarily kill you, as if somehow Squall and party were somehow badass enough to shake off literal worlds being thrown at them. It looks all the weirder when you take into account that at the start of the game Squall was scarred by Seifers measly sword. But Im not here to nitpick (well, thats a lie), Im here to praise the sheer balls-out insanity of such an attack. Really, youve just got to take your hat off to Square Enix they sure as hell know what epic scale means.