My stance on stage bosses difficulty-wise
Mar 14, 2015 15:22:54 GMT
Post by ZM on Mar 14, 2015 15:22:54 GMT
I'm in a fairly ranty mood, so here's my opinion on stage bosses spanning from EoSD to DDC (not PoFV). Assuming Normal/Hard (Hard for mainly PCB, MoF, UFO, and TD), extra bosses not included (Suwako is objectively the best EX boss, though, don't you fucking forget it.), not assuming Last Words because then IN's cast would generally be the toughest:
Stage 1:
Rumia serves as nothing but a way to revel in the sound of your graze stacking up. Oh, and her theme is amazing.
Letty's actually quite a strong Stage 1 boss and she even got me a few times during my first steps into PCB Hard. Still, nothing to worry about. Out of everyone that's a Stage 1 boss, though, she's probably the toughest.
Wriggle's a little tougher than Rumia, but not by much. Unseasonable Butterfly Storm is not assumed because then she'd be at the top of this list, and screw that.
Minoriko can be a little shit on Hard when she wants to be, but she's still not that bad.
Yamame is probably in the same boat as Minoriko.
Nazrin's final spell on Hard is actually really annoying, for some reason. Probably the toughest thing a Stage 1 boss has. Other than that, she's hardly bad.
Yuyuko-sama~ Uh, at least you have more spells than the other S1s. Probably because you were a final boss. Please stay as a final boss, I loved that fight.
Wakasagihime is like Rumia, only a little bit harder.
Verdict: Letty > Minoriko >= Yamame > Nazrin > Yuyuko > Wakasagihime > Wriggle > Rumia
Stage 2:
Cirno's first nonspell is probably the toughest thing she has. And even then it's quite easy to figure out.
Chen is actually quite annoying on Hard! Micrododging galore, but it isn't too terrible.
Mystia's nonspells are jokes, and her gimmick isn't that challenging either.
Hina's a joke.
Parsee's requires you to move around moreso than most other S2s, but she's not challenging either.
Kogasa's actually quite tough for a Stage 2 boss! Kind of a surprise, eh?
Kyouko's gimmick is probably the most interesting, and her final nonspell on Hard is really annoying, but she's still quite easy.
Sekibanki is...well...she's not bad.
Verdict: Kogasa > Chen > Parsee > Sekibanki > Cirno > Kyouko > Mystia > Hina
Stage 3:
Meiling and her bullet spam are hardly challenging.
Alice's nonspells are actually a little more annoying than her actual spells.
Keine's probably tougher than the first two, but not by much.
Nitori's fight is rather fast, like everything else in MoF, and she holds the best spell name in the entire series (Exteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeending Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarm). Her spells are certainly tough for a S3 boss, which is kinda fun.
Yuugi's not bad at all. Her first spell is pathetic. At least Mt. Ooe and Knockout in Three Steps are fun to do.
Ichirin got a spike on Hard, holy shit. Definitely the toughest S3 boss for sure, though I'm waiting for Kagerou arguments.
Yoshika's more prone to causing timeouts than misses, honestly.
Kagerou's apparently the new Ichirin on Hard. That alone puts her above everyone not named Ichirin.
Verdict: Ichirin > Kagerou > Nitori > Yoshika > Keine = Yuugi > Alice > Meiling
Stage 4:
Patchouli's kinda weird to rank. Uh, she can be tough for specific shots, not so tough for other specific shots. IMO, she's not so bad.
Prismrivers aren't as hard as everyone claims them to be. The only thing that they have that's scary is Merlin's opening nonspell. gg Sakuya users
Reimu's easier than Marisa, and she's kinda easy as a whole.
Marisa's a fairly tough Stage 4 boss.
Aya's also kinda tough! Wow, we're just going higher and higher.
Satori's in the same boat as Patchouli: she's tough for some, not so tough for others. And like I said for Patchy, I don't think she's that bad.
Murasa isn't so bad. Sinker Ghost and Dipper Creeping Close are fun and fairly challenging, but I wouldn't say they put her on Marisa's or Aya's level.
Seiga's fairly easy. Her last few spells can be a tad tricky, though.
The Tsukumos are kinda tough, as well.
Verdict: Aya >= Marisa > Tsukumos > Patchouli = Satori > Prismrivers > Murasa > Reimu > Seiga
Stage 5:
Sakuya...I've heard she actually gets easier on Hard than she is on Normal. It's not like she was a problem on Normal, anyway.
Youmu's gimmick is annoying, but otherwise she's hardly a challenge. Still, she can be a runkiller if you're not careful.
Reisen's essentially in the same boat as Youmu.
Sanae~ She actually requires micrododging and precision skills, which is awesome (all my bias). Still, it's not like her spells are too much of a challenge.
Rin is probably the hardest Stage 5 boss.
Shou's also a contender for hardest Stage 5 boss.
Futo's kind of a joke.
Seija's in the same boat as Youmu and Reisen, only her nonspells are tougher than theirs.
Verdict: Rin > Shou > Youmu = Reisen = Seija > Sanae > Sakuya > Futo (I'm honestly not sure about this one.)
Stage 6:
Remilia's a joke. I heard she steps it up on Hard, though.
Yuyuko actually has a few tough yet fun patterns (Fuck her third nonspell, though. seriously that shit isn't fun).
Eirin's a really fun fight with entertaining patterns, yet Entombing is a complete joke.
Kaguya's fight was also a little fun, though easier than Eirin's. Rainbow Danmaku's boss armor, though. Wow, that's annoying.
Kanako's a really fun final boss fight if you don't bombskip everything she has. Seriously, Weird Festival and DVoWG are amazing spells, the latter being challenging and FUN.
Utsuho's nonspells just stack up the graze meter. They're not hard at all. Her spells get easier as time goes on.
Byakuren's fight is so hype, and quite tough, too. Man, I still get goosebumps considering I've done quite a few accomplishments with Cosmic Mind echoing into my ears.
Miko's kind of a joke on Hard. 17 Articles can eat a dick, though.
Sukuna on Normal is actually fairly tough compared to the other final bosses. From what I've seen of her on Hard, there's not much change. Hmm.
Verdict: Kanako > Yuyuko > Byakuren > Sukuna > Eirin > Utsuho > Kaguya > Remilia > Miko
These are just my lame opinions that I'm honestly not even sure of myself. Not easy.
Feel free to discuss. I like discussions like these.
Stage 1:
Rumia serves as nothing but a way to revel in the sound of your graze stacking up. Oh, and her theme is amazing.
Letty's actually quite a strong Stage 1 boss and she even got me a few times during my first steps into PCB Hard. Still, nothing to worry about. Out of everyone that's a Stage 1 boss, though, she's probably the toughest.
Wriggle's a little tougher than Rumia, but not by much. Unseasonable Butterfly Storm is not assumed because then she'd be at the top of this list, and screw that.
Minoriko can be a little shit on Hard when she wants to be, but she's still not that bad.
Yamame is probably in the same boat as Minoriko.
Nazrin's final spell on Hard is actually really annoying, for some reason. Probably the toughest thing a Stage 1 boss has. Other than that, she's hardly bad.
Yuyuko-sama~ Uh, at least you have more spells than the other S1s. Probably because you were a final boss. Please stay as a final boss, I loved that fight.
Wakasagihime is like Rumia, only a little bit harder.
Verdict: Letty > Minoriko >= Yamame > Nazrin > Yuyuko > Wakasagihime > Wriggle > Rumia
Stage 2:
Cirno's first nonspell is probably the toughest thing she has. And even then it's quite easy to figure out.
Chen is actually quite annoying on Hard! Micrododging galore, but it isn't too terrible.
Mystia's nonspells are jokes, and her gimmick isn't that challenging either.
Hina's a joke.
Parsee's requires you to move around moreso than most other S2s, but she's not challenging either.
Kogasa's actually quite tough for a Stage 2 boss! Kind of a surprise, eh?
Kyouko's gimmick is probably the most interesting, and her final nonspell on Hard is really annoying, but she's still quite easy.
Sekibanki is...well...she's not bad.
Verdict: Kogasa > Chen > Parsee > Sekibanki > Cirno > Kyouko > Mystia > Hina
Stage 3:
Meiling and her bullet spam are hardly challenging.
Alice's nonspells are actually a little more annoying than her actual spells.
Keine's probably tougher than the first two, but not by much.
Nitori's fight is rather fast, like everything else in MoF, and she holds the best spell name in the entire series (Exteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeending Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarm). Her spells are certainly tough for a S3 boss, which is kinda fun.
Yuugi's not bad at all. Her first spell is pathetic. At least Mt. Ooe and Knockout in Three Steps are fun to do.
Ichirin got a spike on Hard, holy shit. Definitely the toughest S3 boss for sure, though I'm waiting for Kagerou arguments.
Yoshika's more prone to causing timeouts than misses, honestly.
Kagerou's apparently the new Ichirin on Hard. That alone puts her above everyone not named Ichirin.
Verdict: Ichirin > Kagerou > Nitori > Yoshika > Keine = Yuugi > Alice > Meiling
Stage 4:
Patchouli's kinda weird to rank. Uh, she can be tough for specific shots, not so tough for other specific shots. IMO, she's not so bad.
Prismrivers aren't as hard as everyone claims them to be. The only thing that they have that's scary is Merlin's opening nonspell. gg Sakuya users
Reimu's easier than Marisa, and she's kinda easy as a whole.
Marisa's a fairly tough Stage 4 boss.
Aya's also kinda tough! Wow, we're just going higher and higher.
Satori's in the same boat as Patchouli: she's tough for some, not so tough for others. And like I said for Patchy, I don't think she's that bad.
Murasa isn't so bad. Sinker Ghost and Dipper Creeping Close are fun and fairly challenging, but I wouldn't say they put her on Marisa's or Aya's level.
Seiga's fairly easy. Her last few spells can be a tad tricky, though.
The Tsukumos are kinda tough, as well.
Verdict: Aya >= Marisa > Tsukumos > Patchouli = Satori > Prismrivers > Murasa > Reimu > Seiga
Stage 5:
Sakuya...I've heard she actually gets easier on Hard than she is on Normal. It's not like she was a problem on Normal, anyway.
Youmu's gimmick is annoying, but otherwise she's hardly a challenge. Still, she can be a runkiller if you're not careful.
Reisen's essentially in the same boat as Youmu.
Sanae~ She actually requires micrododging and precision skills, which is awesome (all my bias). Still, it's not like her spells are too much of a challenge.
Rin is probably the hardest Stage 5 boss.
Shou's also a contender for hardest Stage 5 boss.
Futo's kind of a joke.
Seija's in the same boat as Youmu and Reisen, only her nonspells are tougher than theirs.
Verdict: Rin > Shou > Youmu = Reisen = Seija > Sanae > Sakuya > Futo (I'm honestly not sure about this one.)
Stage 6:
Remilia's a joke. I heard she steps it up on Hard, though.
Yuyuko actually has a few tough yet fun patterns (Fuck her third nonspell, though. seriously that shit isn't fun).
Eirin's a really fun fight with entertaining patterns, yet Entombing is a complete joke.
Kaguya's fight was also a little fun, though easier than Eirin's. Rainbow Danmaku's boss armor, though. Wow, that's annoying.
Kanako's a really fun final boss fight if you don't bombskip everything she has. Seriously, Weird Festival and DVoWG are amazing spells, the latter being challenging and FUN.
Utsuho's nonspells just stack up the graze meter. They're not hard at all. Her spells get easier as time goes on.
Byakuren's fight is so hype, and quite tough, too. Man, I still get goosebumps considering I've done quite a few accomplishments with Cosmic Mind echoing into my ears.
Miko's kind of a joke on Hard. 17 Articles can eat a dick, though.
Sukuna on Normal is actually fairly tough compared to the other final bosses. From what I've seen of her on Hard, there's not much change. Hmm.
Verdict: Kanako > Yuyuko > Byakuren > Sukuna > Eirin > Utsuho > Kaguya > Remilia > Miko
These are just my lame opinions that I'm honestly not even sure of myself. Not easy.
Feel free to discuss. I like discussions like these.
