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Boss fights
Posted By: Narcogen <narcogen@rampancy.net>	Date: 9/18/06 11:05 p.m.
In Response To: Re: LOL at the article (ShortRoundMcfly) : That depend on your point of view, really; I don't really see them as boss : fights. It just so happens that you play as a special operative in the : military, and that entails assassinating leaders and figure heads. Figure : heads such as the Heretic leader and the prophet of Regret. : Sure, they are a little more durable than the average soldier, but if they : weren't it'd anti-climatic. I think that the assassination missions : actually meshed well with the game and felt like a natural extension of : the story line. Sure they should be more durable. And while being anti-climactic is true of many boss fights, it's not a requirement. They're boss fights because they are not merely different in degree from other encounters, but entirely different in kind. The Scarab, the Heretic, Regret, and Tartarus are all encounters that cannot be played like other encounters. The Scarab itself cannot be damaged. It is only destroyed when you reach the interior. It's a borderline boss, I admit, and when it won an award as the "best boss battle" a lot of people complained. The Heretic, I think, is probably also borderline because he, at least, is a unit that can be killed like any other. It's his magic holodrones, that despite being holograms, have REAL WEAPONS that make people call foul on him. Regret and Tartarus are the worst offenders. Regret simply cannot be killed by any means other than a melee strike, and there's absolutely no reason established in the game universe for this to be true. Add that to the fact that other weapons damage him, but don't kill him, and for the sake of this encounter you've taken the entire established rules of the fictional universe and thrown them right out the window. Tartarus is even worse. On Legendary he can only be damaged when his shield is down, and his shield can only be taken down by Johnson's sniper rifle-- another, presumably identical rifle, won't do it. Johnson also fires the sniper faster than you can-- it'll overheat if you try. If you knock him off the platform, he magically returns. The normal rules of the Halo universe simply don't apply to him. And so most of what the player has learned after going through Halo 1 and Halo 2 is not of use when fighting him. Instead, you have to follow pre-set sequences, like learning the turns of a Pac-Man maze. Lather, rinse, repeat. Board Regret's chair, punch him, he teleports away. Take cover, find Regret again, repeat. Find cover, wait for Johnson to drop Tartarus' shields, pop him in the head with a few Carbine shots, lather, rinse, repeat. Incidentally if you haven't tried it yet, the best place to do this from is the rotating platform where Commander Keyes stands during this sequence. You can't kill her, either-- but you can knock her off the platform with a plasma grenade. She just re-appears after a few moments.

Staten Interview: Reading Between The Lines

Message Index

LOL at the article	WortWortWort	9/18/06 8:23 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Hawaiian Pig	9/18/06 8:28 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Unsc Trafalgar	9/18/06 8:33 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	CowOnTheNews	9/18/06 8:38 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Slith	9/20/06 12:56 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Ace Heart	9/20/06 1:13 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Cocopjojo	9/20/06 1:21 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Slith	9/20/06 1:52 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Peptuck	9/20/06 2:10 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Ace Heart	9/20/06 2:53 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Peptuck	9/20/06 3:13 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Saint	9/18/06 8:41 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	CowOnTheNews	9/18/06 8:49 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	masterskill	9/18/06 8:57 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Slith	9/20/06 1:07 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Ace Heart	9/20/06 2:28 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Slith	9/20/06 2:31 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Peptuck	9/20/06 2:33 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Peptuck	9/20/06 2:45 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Slith	9/20/06 2:54 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Peptuck	9/20/06 3:07 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Slith	9/20/06 8:21 a.m.
When You Think About it...	Mintz	9/18/06 9:14 p.m.
Re: When You Think About it...	Evil Squid	9/18/06 9:20 p.m.
Re: When You Think About it...	Unsc Trafalgar	9/18/06 9:20 p.m.
Re: When You Think About it...	Echoes	9/18/06 9:22 p.m.
Re: When You Think About it...	CowOnTheNews	9/18/06 9:27 p.m.
You don't have to punch Regret.	jdogmoney	9/19/06 10:00 p.m.
Re: You don't have to punch Regret.	CowOnTheNews	9/19/06 10:58 p.m.
Re: You don't have to punch Regret.	jdogmoney	9/20/06 12:24 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	ShortRoundMcfly	9/18/06 8:51 p.m.
Boss fights	Narcogen	9/18/06 11:05 p.m.
Re: Boss fights	Miguel Chavez	9/19/06 1:39 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Narcogen	9/19/06 3:17 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Jillybean	9/19/06 5:05 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Captain Spark	9/19/06 8:17 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Stuntmutt	9/19/06 8:39 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Captain Spark	9/19/06 8:55 a.m.
Just kidding. *NM*	Captain Spark	9/19/06 8:57 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Captain Spark	9/19/06 9:47 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Stuntmutt	9/19/06 10:13 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Document	9/19/06 11:11 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Kiloh Ekim	9/19/06 7:32 p.m.
Re: Boss fights	Mister Froggy	9/19/06 7:35 p.m.
Re: Boss fights	scarab	9/20/06 1:04 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Peptuck	9/20/06 3:35 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Peptuck	9/20/06 3:38 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	UrsusArctos	9/19/06 7:04 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Narcogen	9/19/06 7:25 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Simpsons Rule	9/19/06 7:43 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Sep7imus [subnova]	9/19/06 7:57 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Jillybean	9/19/06 8:17 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Louis Wu	9/19/06 8:43 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Narcogen	9/19/06 9:23 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Louis Wu	9/19/06 9:24 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Stuntmutt	9/19/06 9:29 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Narcogen	9/19/06 9:34 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	UrsusArctos	9/19/06 9:57 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Narcogen	9/19/06 9:33 a.m.
Boss candidates	Narcogen	9/19/06 8:37 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Sep7imus [subnova]	9/19/06 8:48 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	UrsusArctos	9/19/06 9:03 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Louis Wu	9/19/06 9:08 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	UrsusArctos	9/19/06 9:44 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Narcogen	9/19/06 9:32 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Mister Froggy	9/19/06 9:44 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	UrsusArctos	9/19/06 9:48 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Louis Wu	9/19/06 10:15 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	UrsusArctos	9/19/06 10:24 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Count Zero	9/19/06 12:49 p.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Wado SG	9/19/06 1:05 p.m.
Re: Boss candidates	scarab	9/19/06 2:18 p.m.
Re: Boss candidates	scarab	9/19/06 2:40 p.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Peptuck	9/20/06 3:32 a.m.
intentional or not?	scarab	9/20/06 7:47 a.m.
Re: intentional or not?	Peptuck	9/20/06 10:16 a.m.
Re: intentional or not?	scarab	9/20/06 2:11 p.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Narcogen	9/19/06 10:14 p.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Narcogen	9/19/06 9:30 p.m.
Re: Boss candidates	UrsusArctos	9/19/06 11:32 p.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Narcogen	9/20/06 12:12 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Peptuck	9/20/06 3:43 a.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Document	9/19/06 11:42 p.m.
How is 343 GS tortured?	Jillybean	9/19/06 3:03 p.m.
He has that damn song running through his dome	Gryphonosiris	9/19/06 3:14 p.m.
Re: He has that damn song running through his dome	Ace Heart	9/19/06 4:10 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/06 5:18 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	CowOnTheNews	9/19/06 5:22 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/06 5:43 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Jillybean	9/19/06 6:25 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Bry	9/19/06 6:51 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Endbringer	9/19/06 6:57 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Ace Heart	9/19/06 7:41 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Omega	9/19/06 11:17 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Bry	9/19/06 11:46 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Omega	9/19/06 11:59 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Endbringer	9/19/06 11:59 p.m.
Clarity and grace	Narcogen	9/19/06 10:32 p.m.
Re: Clarity and grace	Jillybean	9/20/06 4:56 a.m.
Re: Clarity and grace	Narcogen	9/20/06 7:34 a.m.
Re: Clarity and grace	Bry	9/20/06 8:59 a.m.
^ HGN spoilers *NM*	Document	9/20/06 12:04 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Bry	9/19/06 5:53 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/19/06 6:08 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Ace Heart	9/19/06 6:13 p.m.
Re: How is 343 GS tortured?	Bry	9/19/06 6:14 p.m.
Torture wasn't necessary	Narcogen	9/19/06 10:28 p.m.
Sparky can't lie or withold?	scarab	9/20/06 1:17 a.m.
Re: Sparky can't lie or withold?	scarab	9/20/06 1:36 a.m.
Re: Torture wasn't necessary	Jillybean	9/20/06 4:58 a.m.
Re: Torture wasn't necessary	Narcogen	9/20/06 8:02 a.m.
Still out to get me *NM*	Jillybean	9/20/06 1:18 p.m.
Re: Torture wasn't necessary	Ace Heart	9/20/06 8:54 a.m.
Re: Torture wasn't necessary	Ace Heart	9/20/06 9:20 a.m.
Re: Torture wasn't necessary	Stephen L. (SoundEffect)	9/20/06 6:08 p.m.
Re: Torture wasn't necessary	Ace Heart	9/20/06 6:32 p.m.
Re: Boss candidates	Peptuck	9/19/06 11:59 a.m.
Guilty Spark	Miguel Chavez	9/19/06 9:29 a.m.
Re: Guilty Spark	Narcogen	9/19/06 9:35 a.m.
Re: Guilty Spark	scarab	9/20/06 1:21 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	UrsusArctos	9/19/06 8:51 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Louis Wu	9/19/06 8:57 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	UrsusArctos	9/19/06 9:11 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Louis Wu	9/19/06 9:17 a.m.
Re: Boss fights	Narcogen	9/19/06 9:37 a.m.
Definetly in the Christmasy time of year.	Endbringer	9/19/06 4:09 p.m.
Re: Definetly in the Christmasy time of year.	Document	9/19/06 11:32 p.m.
what?	hminn	9/19/06 6:30 p.m.
Re: what?	Louis Wu	9/20/06 6:09 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Peptuck	9/18/06 10:19 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Louis Wu	9/18/06 11:12 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Document	9/20/06 12:17 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Narcogen	9/20/06 11:46 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Narcogen	9/18/06 10:19 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Slith	9/20/06 12:39 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Ibeechu	9/18/06 8:36 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Spartan Jag	9/18/06 9:27 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Slith	9/20/06 1:35 a.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Kiloh Ekim	9/18/06 8:55 p.m.
Re: LOL at the article	Peptuck	9/18/06 10:11 p.m.
About boss battles...	Mister Froggy	9/18/06 10:23 p.m.
Re: About boss battles...	Peptuck	9/18/06 11:01 p.m.
Re: About boss battles...	Narcogen	9/19/06 1:17 a.m.
Re: About boss battles...	xenøs	9/19/06 5:04 a.m.
Re: About boss battles...	Narcogen	9/19/06 6:02 a.m.
Re: About boss battles...	Slith	9/20/06 1:39 a.m.
Re: About boss battles...	Document	9/20/06 12:24 p.m.
To quote the ending credits:	jdogmoney	9/18/06 11:40 p.m.
Re: To quote the ending credits:	owlalf	9/19/06 12:17 a.m.
Re: To quote the ending credits:	Document	9/19/06 12:25 a.m.
Re: To quote the ending credits:	Narcogen	9/19/06 3:50 a.m.
Re: To quote the ending credits:	Document	9/19/06 11:19 a.m.
Re: To quote the ending credits:	Slith	9/20/06 1:40 a.m.
Re: To quote the ending credits:	Peptuck	9/20/06 3:13 a.m.
Re: To quote the ending credits:	Slith	9/20/06 8:27 a.m.
Re: To quote the ending credits:	AT-GNaT	9/20/06 10:37 a.m.