Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Everyone loves a good boss fight gimmick. Not all games are so lucky, though. Terrible boss gimmicks can bring a game to a screeching halt. No two are designed the same, but when a boss gimmick falls flat, it often falls into one of a few categories. Let's go through some of them and look out for some of the game design pitfalls to avoid.
Featuring:
Super Mario Sunshine
Crash Bandicoot 2
Trauma Center
Dark Souls
Megaman 2
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
Neon White
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Go to https://mondly.app/designdoc to get 96% off of lifetime access to 41 languages and start learning today!
Everyone loves a good boss fight gimmick. Not all games are so lucky, though. Terrible boss gimmicks can bring a game to a screeching halt. No two are designed the same, but when a boss gimmick falls flat, it often falls into one of a few categories. Let's go through some of them and look out for some of the game design pitfalls to avoid.
Featuring:
Super Mario Sunshine
Crash Bandicoot 2
Trauma Center
Dark Souls
Megaman 2
NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
Neon White
🎧 Patrons get ad-free episodes early, plus access to our behind-the-scenes podcast.
📢 Support Design Doc on Patreon: patreon.com/designdoc
👕 Check out our merch store! crowdmade.com/collections/design-doc
Design Doc on Twitter: twitter.com/Warbot400
#crashbandicoot #supermariosunshine #darksouls
