Hey all, just to clarify for this video, the term Overrated can create a lot of toxicity, so I'm being very upfront when I say I LIKE ALL OF THE BOSSES IN TODAY'S VIDEO! Some of them are in My Top 5 of their respective games - Instead, the way I approached this topic was "Does it feel like the rest of the world likes this boss way more than I do?" It's less "Oh, this boss is overrated, it sucks", and more "Oh, this boss gets love I don't fully comprehend, but I'm willing to learn."
Yhorm is a surprise pick to me because I've never seen anyone praise the fight itself. Like everytime I've seen Yhorm discussed it's as one of the lowlights in DS3 and one of the worst gimmick fights in the series, which I agree with, though it's not baddddd
For me, in Dark Souls 3 I think that The Nameless King is overrated to a certain extent - and that purely comes down to the first phase. The second phase is brilliant, intense and really fun to learn. The first phase, in my experience at least, is just a battle with the camera most of the time and really brings down the enjoyment of the fight.
Totally fair - I'd say I overrate the first phase of Nameless to an extent myself, as someone who knows how it works, attack timings, camera movements, etc. But the 2nd phase is just so good.
I'd honestly say Phase 1 Nameless King is underrated, because I hear literally everyone criticize the whole fight for the camera alone. Personally, I never thought it was that much of an issue and I think people overreact about how bad the camera is because it didn't feel that different to me as it did against Midir
To me the most overrated boss in Elden Ring is Maliketh. He looks incredibly cool but for me actually fighting him just isn’t fun. His first phase is boring and his second phase is way too fast. That together with his AOE blade storm always makes him one of the most unfun parts of a playthrough. Although it’s fair to say that I’m already pretty annoyed by the game when encountering him due to the mountaintops, the fire giant and the godskin did coming right before his fight.
6:06 describes exactly how I feel about Lady Maria. A great boss for sure, but quite easy and the whole game prepares you for hunter fights, on top of her just not being as visually striking or as unique as some of the other Old Hunters bosses.
That's fair - I honestly think if I had to pick one of my Top 3 Bloodborne bosses for this slot instead of Ludwig, Maria would have been my pick. I adore her, she's fabulous, but she's the only boss I feel who could have benefited from a tad more health, so we could see her phases longer.
I recently played through Bloodborne for the first time in a few years and I was really disappointed by Maria honestly. It was clear within a few moments I could destroy her easily with parries. So I thought, "ok, I wont parry her to make it more interesting." But as I went on I realized how hard she is to react to without it. So many of her moves are just a long, static wind-up then an instant attack. It was clear I'd need to just practice over and over to memorize the timings because even if I could see what move she was going to do, there was basically no cue to follow for the dodge timing. She got me twice in phase 3 with just a few hits to go before I decided that wasn't fun and just parried her. Fight was over easily on the third attempt. It made me really reevaluate the image I had of her. Both too easy and frustratingly hard (rather than enjoyably hard) at the same time depending on how you choose to fight. To me that just feels... bad.
Dark souls 1 is the only game where I can't find a overrated boss. If I really had to chose it would probably be the Guardian of the dlc. Ds2 is Burnt Ivory king for sure. Is it an S tier fight? Yes. Is it a fight I like? Yes. But is it one of the best bosses in the franchise? Not at all. Ds2 has some amazing bosses but burnt ivory king is just not one of them. Ds3 is 100% without a single doubt Gael. Amazing Lore, awesome arena and a super cool cutscene. But he just doesn't do anything amazing fight wise. The fact that everytime you want to heal he instanly goes into a dash attack so you can't heal is just stupid and annoys me a lot. But yeah he is the 9 best boss out of all the dark souls games. Bloodborne is Amygdala. The fact that people say that this is a good boss is just beyond me. Sekiro is inner owl. Fromsoftware woke up and made the hardest Boss from all fromsoftware bosses. His chwnges like the instant teleports are kinda hard to parry even for someone like me who grinded sekiro until no tomorow. Elden ring is morgot. Like why? Why is he considert so good? Hes very fast, is a reskin of a reskin since you fight him twice before the leyndell boss fight, has combos which take years to end. So please tell me why
Yes, I think his moveset doesn't fit for DS1 and the game doesn't prepare you for him. 99% of time you fight against large and slow creatures, but here you get an unexpectedly fast and aggressive opponent.
@@hohepriestersulyvahn1749You can judge Gwyn in two ways. If you have nostalgia for DS1 or if you don't like I do not. Gwyn is carried by lore and plin plin plon, but the actual "fight" kinda sucks
@@debater452 . Yes, I agree. The same I feel about Gherman . Fantastic lore, atmosphere and music, but I somehow can't enjoy his moveset (weird delays and timings), although one definitely can argue, that it's a great fight. I just never got into the fight itself, what I can't say about all the Old Hunters Fights.
After battling so many grotesque monsters, fighting my way through disgusting and hopeless environments, after reaching the end of the long and perilous journey… it’s just a guy, gone hollow, with sad piano music. To each their own, but I will never forget that boss fight. 10/10
Damn I’d consider Lady Maria to be way more overrated than Ludwig imo. I don’t hate her fight (I love it, in fact), but I think it gets way more praise than it deserves when you can parry her ass to high Heaven and make it one of the easiest fights in the game, while not parrying makes the third phase feel like absolute bullshit since you often take a lot of damage you have no control over due to the wonky hit boxes of the fire. Love her lore though, and her music is incredible, but she’s far from the best boss in Bloodborne (Orphan and Gehrman for life, bitcheeesssss).
Lady Maria's boss fight is carried *hard* by the VIBES. The build-up. The way she moves. Her confidence. The goddamn MUSIC. I will fully admit that her boss battle isn't the most incredible thing FromSoft has ever created but the vibes of that battle are off the goddamn chart. I adore her battle and always look forward to it on every replay.
Mechanically, lady Maria is easily the weakest in the bloodborne big trio. Phases 1 and 2 are a complete joke, and then phase 3 comes around and every attack that you seemingly dodge hits you. The lore, arena, design, music is phenomenal. But as a fight it falls way flat compared to orphan and Ludwig imo.
@@Woedenaz Kinda like the Ivory king in DS2. Not the best boss fight in the game (especially first part can be annoying depending on build) but damn if his presentation and build up isnt some of the best in the series. Also helps that he was the only king that wasnt a failure and an abssolute chad lore wise.
I think the big mistake everyone makes with maria that makes her fight way less fun is parrying. Fighting her without parrying was incredible and I LOVED the fire in the third phase, makes you focus more on directional dodging. Still one of my favourite souls bosses ever.
Lady Maria is surely more overrated than Ludwig! Her soundtrack is great but defo weaker and less memorable than Ludwig's or Laurence's, and she's just another hunter, when you've been fighting those all over the place and by the DLC you're prepared. And I've never met anyone who had any trouble with her and didn't kill her in two or three tries max. Over too soon to be as memorable as everyone makes her. Plus during the game you barely hear of her so when the DLC pops in you hear about her only in the lab right before her boss fight, whereas Ludwig is a name you hear about during the entire original game (Gehrman mentions him in his sleep, a sword is named after him with lore given in the description, etc.) So finally seeing him is peak lore moment.
Rhadan. The buildup and anticipation are spectacular. And his visual design is sooooo cool. But I dont think his fight is that fun. The run-up is tedious. You have to get off your horse to dodge the purple arrows. You sometimes cant outpace the trailing arrows if you dont start running soon enough. And you cant outpace them on foot but you also have to get off your horse to dodge the arrow spread he shoots. I just really can believe this is what Fromsoftware intended. But worst of all he has the same problem all big bosses have... I cant see what hes doing. His moveset isnt complicated. But have the time ill get hit because his swords are off screen and idk when to dodge. I love and hate Rhadan
Finally somebody who understands my frustration with Hoarah Loux. Having a moveset that is 75% one-shot grabs and 25% delayed attacks that are just meant to catch you rolling on mistimed inputs is very annoying. Feel like they could’ve really really polished up the 2nd phase better.
The 2nd phase is better than the 1st phase it's all just in the positioning of the boss which takes a bit but the second phase while harder is actually the better phase of the fight. It comes down to the fact that he is designed to punish all bosses are that's kinda the point. Godfrey radahn morgott are all fucking amazing fights they all have plenty of 1 hit kills delays and morgot is literally roll catch the boss.
Dark Souls II- People say Velstadt is one of the few good bosses in the base game, but his moveset is not at all interesting and neither is his arena. His weapon concept is really cool, but that's about it. Darklurker was a much better fight. Bloodborne- Lady Maria. She is just really squishy. I beat her on my 3rd try, compared to Living Failures who I died 20+ times to. And even my younger brother beat her on his first try after suffering against the Living Failures. She is still an S tier fight in my book, but this is a case where overhyping a boss (Maria) and underselling a boss (Failures) really hurt my expectations for these bosses. Dark Souls III- So on my first playthrough of DS3, I have been hearing that the final boss of the Ringed City is one of the best bosses in the series, one of the hardest bosses, and the perfect ending to the trilogy. And when I finally got to Slave Knight Gael, I liked Sister Friede better. She was harder and more interesting to me, and even Demon Prince and Midir were harder, whereas I beat Gael on my 8th try. I even liked Soul of Cinder as an ending better since, by huge coincidence, his pyromancy curved sword build was like my build with Quelaag's curved sword in DS and his mage build was like my mage + greatsword build in DS2. I think if I heard nothing of Gael, I'd like him more, but on my first playthrough I just felt blue balled by the fandom. Still solid, S tier, but my god is he overhyped. Elden Ring- Radahn. I never played him pre-nerf, but he couldn't have been THAT different. His gimmick is cool, but it also causes his health to melt so I don't do it. His attacks whiff me a LOT, and riding torrent makes the fight more fun for me anyways.
Radahn pre-nerf was a whole different animal. It was absolutely brutal. That fight is just epic to me. I love Gael but I can see how people think he’s overrated. Sister Friede is way harder, especially solo. But with Lady Maria, she is truly the archetype of Friede and Malenia. I think a lot of the choices have to do with time and place and who you played first. Maria is definitely not difficult, even without parries but her lore, movements, the progression of the fight, and her OST are just incredible.
@@stakesishigh516 of course, I should have clarified in what areas they were overrated on. Gael and Maria are still S tier in my book from presentation alone.
Ornstein is so janky with that move where he flys at you. Sometimes he will get caught on a pillar then it will send him flying randomly all over the place. I’ve never liked that fight.
Because of the depth of lies of p, it would be cool to see at least some slight thoughts on their bosses imo. Like I'm super interested to hear what overrated boss you'd choose for it and for other souls videos as well. Please consider this!
Imma be fr, for DS3 I’d say the Twin Princes, they were really fun but people praise them so much like they’re such a unique encounter, and yeah Lothric needing to die before the fight ends is cool but what else do they bring to the party?
I do think youre a little disconnected from the general community here, and i'm not being rude. Yhorm is typically seen as among the worst fights in DS3 and Lost Sinner isnt exactly overrated
For ds1 it's artorias he just dies SO fast it's pathetic he's cool but not that good imo he's well made but not the best, ds2 it's sir Alonne, bloodborne Ludwig, ds3 Gael, elden ring godfrey, sekiro sword saint isshin, des it's tower knight, this is just my opinion
Godfrey is in my top 5, however he would be in my top 3 if hoarah loux didn't ruin it. I'd say Malenia is the most overrated, if you search 'hardest boss in gaming', you'd see malenia at the top. however, i don't see how that's even possible, given even with summons, Maliketh is way harder. Malenia only took me less than 10 tries, i was expecting more than that.
I will admit, I am massively biased towards honorable yet tragic warrior men, leading to me auto simping for ludwig and Godfrey, but Midlenia is no doubt the most overrated boss imo in the entire soulsborne series. I feel like too much more modern souls discourse believes difficult=quality, which simply is not the case.
Uhhhh No Billy. Martyr Logarius is way more Overrated than Ludwig! Lore, semi weak, mechanics is the least fun, and finally, when you do a restricted/challenge run, Logarius is a brick wall! Oh and screw the blood knife storm attack.
Who thinks yhorm is great? Most overrated fight in ds3 is probably abyss watchers or pontiff imo Btw maliketh was very forgettable for me but i hear a lot of people say he's best boss in the game when he's not even top 5
Maliketh is a horrid fight, paced way too fast for Elden Ring's combat. Similar to how the Artorias of the Abyss bosses in DS1 feel like they are paced for DS3. First time round was hell and everytime after has been lions claw on an ultra greatsword.
Personally I very much enjoyed Maliketh, I like how aggressive he is because it's fits perfectly with my aggressive fighting style, in other words he can go toe-to-toe with me in a way not many other bosses could, and without feeling like bullshit, only thing about his fight that bothered me was the hp reduction, DoT is annoying but given I can dodge a lot of his attacks and I'm such a high level compared to most people it doesn't bother me, and I liked his design and lore. I also enjoyed Artorias in DS1 by far my favorite fight for the same reasons as Maliketh which is why I think I enjoy Maliketh so much he gives me Artorias vibes in a way, if it's too fast for you, that's not my fault, we're different gamers and we're going to have different experiences and you're entitled to your opinion just like I am but I personally think anybody with the right speed can handle bosses like Artorias and Maliketh, especially with the right setup. Also I run Scimitars in both dark souls and Elden Ring, like the weapon in DS1 I ran a +15 Scimitar, in Elden Ring I run dual Wield keen Scimitars +25, in case you're wondering what I use, if I coop Maliketh I usually use 2 daggers I think they were Reduvia and the Serpent one with poison buildup, because they make more usage of my Talismans for consecutive hits.
@@Arfadoz what are you smoking? His attacks are some of the fastest in Elden Ring (phase one) the dagger swipes and bestial sling have next to no wind-up, as for phase two the openings are some of the smallest in the entire series.
For dark souls 2, I think Sinh is overrated because I just found him more annoying than entertaining, especially when using a breakable weapon and having it break about 5 times while fighting him. And not going to lie, I think Radagon is overrated in elden ring, a lot of people like to hype radagon but shit on elden beast but I feel like without elden beast, Radagon would’ve been forgettable because his moveset is rather simplistic, the only thing that would’ve been memorable would be when he parries a spell once in a blue moon. This isn’t really a defence of Elden beast but more stating that it makes Radagon look far better than he would be otherwise.
I'm not sure who I would pick for DES or DS2, but I agree with O&S being the most overrated for DS1. Bloodborne is hard to say, but I'll give it to Ludwig (even though he's my second favourite boss, lmao). I like Maria better, as she's geniunely way more enjoyable and also Ludwig traumatized me severely on my first playthrough by throughly pounding my ass for god knows how many times when I was underleveled for him. I'll take the 7ft tall vampire goth mommy over that any day of the week. DS3, it has to be Aldrich. Not because he's good, far from it. I just don't think his arrow spam is *that* bad and obnoxious to deal with unless you have an extremely low damage output- you can even punish it in the first phase. Sekiro, I'd say it's probably Divine Dragon. The first phase didn't need to exist, and the second is extremely cinematic...but other than that, it has nothing. Rykard (actually, almost every Elden Ring boss) has that in spades, *and* an interesting moveset to deal with, so I just don't understand how this is some people's favourite gimmick boss. Elden Ring, it is 100% Placidousax, and I could write a short story on why, but I've already done it twice so I won't bother.
My list: Demons souls: Tower knight Dark souls: Manus Dark souls 2: LookingGlass knight Bloodborne: Lady Maria Dark souls 3: Abyss Watchers Elden Ring: Radahn
Personally, Kalameet is the most overrated ds1 boss IMO. His attacks just feel unnatural and the fight is weirdly janky. It makes it hard to understand what everyone somehow sees in him, best ds1 Dragon boss is gaping dragon. Also I agree with the Godfrey one, he's good but he isn't as incredible as everyone says. I was so hyped for his right and was a little disappointed ngl. I once saw someone rank him above Artorias and I know people have the right to their own opinion but that's just wrong. Artorias's fight has possibly the largest moveset of any early souls game fight and it feels so simple yet perfectly satisfying, I was hoping for the same from Godfrey but alas, I was wrong :(
I've never played Demon's Souls, nor have I come close to finishing Sekiro, so I can't really say much on those games. But for the others: Dark Souls: Uhhhhhh, Manus I guess? I think instakill attacks take away from a fight, and Manus spams all his magic attacks at once, making dodging a massive pain. Dark Souls 2: Velstadt. Not a bad fight by any means, but as you said about The Lost Sinner, nothing really makes him stand out from the other knight bosses, and he felt too easy for when you face him in the game. Bloodborne: I genuinely don't know. I'd say the Cleric Beast isn't the awesome 1st boss people make him out to be, and the bridge can feel too narrow for a boss that big, but he's still really good. Lady Maria is another one, but that's just due to the fact that she was always less than 10% hp away from death before she inevitably killed me every attempt. Dark Souls 3: Dancer. That Phase 1 grab is THE most annoying attack in the game. If you're not embered, it instakills you, and it has a hitbox that makes DS2's blush at how janky it is. Funny story, I was talking to a friend about this while they were fighting Dancer, and they replied "just dodge" before immediately falling victim to the same attack the same way. Elden Ring: Malenia. It's just the fact that they gave her 3 mechanics to add artifical difficulty (waterfowl, lifesteal and the scarlet rot explosion). Even then, I think the difficulty of this fight is overhyped, I had more trouble against Orphan than Malenia. I hear a lot of people say she's their favourite fight, and I just don't get it. That being said, I do still really like the fight.
My nuclear hot take is that the most overrated Fromsoft boss of all time... is Gael. Why? Because even if he was the best From Soft boss of all time he would still be overrated given the way people talk about him. He's one of my favourite fights in the game, but people act like Gael can cure cancer. XD
See, you get it. Overrated bosses doesn't have to mean "bad." They can be some of the best bosses in the game, but if the fans get too overzealous over them, the hype can have a detrimental effect on new players ^^
Some of these takes are INCREDIBLY spicy. Owl Father is my personal favorite fight in all of Sekiro. It’s the one I look forward to the most every playthrough. Love Ludwig, I think Laurence is beyond overrated personally. The Last Sinner is the only Lord fight I actually like in DSII, aside from The Rotten. I feel like O&S for the time was truly a game changer, over the years the fight hasn’t aged as well…but that’s about every fight in Dark Souls. They really perfected the gank fight and FromSoftware has been chasing that high ever since with no success.
In addition to going for the last ending last December for completion’s sake, I relished the chance to fight him as well as the Inner version all over again! And to think I feared facing him since even before the DLC mod, thinking he would be far too frustrating to find fun? How wrong I was, but I guess that’s what comes from favoring cheese strats on exemplar bosses like Isshin; you can’t really learn to appreciate the fight if you want to just manipulate the AI?
@@osurpless I died way more to Isshin than I did to Owl Father but I just feel that fight stands out to me the most. I love the final Isshin fight, easily the hardest final FromSoftware boss. Bar none. The inner versions are even better.
I think the main reason Godfrey is hyped is specifically because of the transition scene. But for me it's because of the way I fought him. I went from using my sword in phase one to using the caestus in phase 2. Felt pretty awesome doing the 2nd phase as a slug fest. But that is my personal reason for loving it. I have a similar reason for why I love slave knight gael. How my victory over him played out. It leaves an impact. Definitely one of those cases where the way you play the game has a massive impact.
My personal reason for liking Hoarah Loux is in fact how insane his moveset is, it's a constant back and forth between you and him, his delayed moveset encourages you to sneak a hit or two before dodging and maintain agression, as well as giving you an opening to regenerate stamina. also, getting suplexed by this seemingly noble and rightous guy was absolutely hillarious when I first played this game. And I have to also dissagree with Owl (Father), It's hard to describe, but the Father version honestly feels sneakier than Great Shinobi, as well as much more intense. The teleporting, the switch up on his sword slam attack, the teleporting of the Inner version, and I love that his pet owl flies over the camera on Phase 2. It's almost like a song and dance between two powerful warriors, who are now on equal footing.
For me it’s for sure Godfrey / Hora Loux Especially his second phase has the jankiest grab hit boxes I’ve seen since dark souls 2. Along with when he combos your mimic and has full invincibility for a full minute. I do like the Godfrey phase tho
Black dragon kalameet is easily the most overrated boss imo. Really lackluster physical attacks (basic swipes, a dash attack that looks jank, and tail swipe.) His black flame attacks are also lame with one being a straight line that’s brain dead to dodge, a swooping flame attack that is also easy to dodge if you see the tell quickly, and his main sweeping flame breath that is insanely fast and feels like you cannot dodge through the fire at all (thankfully it doesn’t one shot you) I went in expecting a pinnacle for dragon fights/dragon difficulty and got a mediocre dragon compared to what we have nowadays that went down in three tries.
The boss is absolutely garbage. Need to do an obscure questline for getting the tear and on top of it the lord of blood is weak to bleed. But I could probably make a top 10 list just with ER remembrance bosses alone
I will tell you what is over rated in souls 3, the easiest boss in the game which is Midir, i can not understand for the love of everything that is holy on why people even struggle and complain at such a ridiculously easy fight, even the first time i fought him i killed him on my second try and it never took more than two tries to kill him the next 100 times i fought him.
By me personally sure, assuming that his appearance would be a direct tie-in to arguably the most intriguing plotline of Dark Souls II. But from the same game that gives us Quella the God of Sleep as well as Nahr Alma the God of Blood, that was likely too much to hope for…
I wouldn't say that Yhorm is the most overrated fight in DS3. Many people seem to see him as a let down and I agree. I think that Iudex Gundyr, the Dancer, Abyss Watchers or maybe even the Demon Prince are the most overrated since a lot of people praise them and while I think they are all good, I just don't see them being amazing or anything.
I’m absolutely disgusted by the Ludwig pick but great video 😭 If I had to pick for Bloodborne… oh man it’s tough honestly. I might say Ebrietas, but I don’t really know what she’s rated like? I feel like she’s very polarizing. So maybe Gascoigne? He’s just a bit too easy imo, but then again he’s a damn tutorial boss. It’s tough to pick one there really OWL FATHER FOR SEKIRO? Oh man. Props for actually making hot takes here
I love Yhorm for the fight WITHOUT the Storm Ruler. Yhorm goes from a blink and you'll miss it nothing burger to the single best designed giant boss in any Fromsoft game, including Elden Ring. Yhorm's legs are armored, taking reduced damage and low stagger damage. His left arm has a gauntlet, taking more damage but still not great damage. His right arm and head though, those take excellent damage, AND deal full stagger damage. If you stagger his legs or gauntlet, he kneels for a moment, allowing you to freely attack his unarmored hand. If that unarmored hand or the head is staggered though, he tumbles forward and exposes his head for both counter damage AND a riposte. This fight is one of minmaxing your time close to Yhorm to land hits in the brief windows his weak points are vulnerable, while staying alert to potential follow ups that could punish you for going in too early. My only complaint is that his fire roar doesn't hurt you. The first phase roar I'm fine with, it teaches you the timing, but then the giant ring of fire roar in the second phase also doesn't hurt you, and it feels so weird. Fire Giant and the Golems are pathetic in comparison. Fire Giant is just boring, and there is no strategy in smacking his leg. And the Golems are an insult to Yhorm, because they DO have the EXACT. SAME. MECHANICS. Except 99% of them have unarmored legs, and you just stunlock them to death in seconds, or they DO have armored legs and are placed in the worst possible arenas to fight a Golem (Laser Golem). Yeah. Yhorm is the best Giant foght From has made.
I would say: DeS - *Storm King.* The gimmick fell very flat for me, I did not enjoy it. A lot of people seem to feel otherwise. DS1 - *Gwyn.* He attacks fast enough to be a DS3 boss and never gives you a moment to breathe, in a way that almost feels unfair. No wonder people parry him. DS2 - *Burnt Ivory King.* Fanastic presentation, but the fight with the knights is mechanically lame and the boss itself is just OK. BB - *Lady Maria.* Quite frankly... I think she is too easy. As with all hunter bosses, she staggers very easily and is super susceptible to parrying. She also doesn't have that much health. You can kind of faceroll your controller and win. She also has absurd tracking on her blood lunge-like move. DS3 - *Nameless King.* This one was hard because I think DS3 bosses are all accurately regarded, or often times underappreciated, but if I had to say one was overrated I'd pick Nameless King solely because his first phase is not great. When people talk about Nameless King, they are undoubtedly talking about the second phase... But that's only half (well... maybe 2/3rds) the boss. Sekiro - *Corrupted Monk.* This seems to be a boss a lot of people really like, I thought it was _good_ but one of the least memorable from the game. Also not a fan of her illusion attack. Elden Ring - *Rykard.* I honestly could put like 5 different bosses here (Malenia is a perfect runner up), ER has a lot that are close to perfection but have a few things that detract from the experience for me. The weapon is fun to use, but the boss has a lot of moves I simply think are annoying af to deal with especially on a blind playthrough. So a trend with my list is that *all* of them have great presentation and build-up, but fall flat in gameplay aspects for me. I still like all of them a lot (except Storm King), but maybe not to the same degree as others. I would say Yhorm is overrated like you did if the popular opinion wasn't that he was lame, I thought he was OK.
Absolutely agree with O&S, Everyone talks about it like its the most challenging, Legendary boss fight of all time, Yet every playthrough of DS1 I've had i first tried them, Didn't find there moves particularly interesting either, Thematically yes it's a big moment in the game but yeah the fight has always been underwhelming to me. As far as the other games, I feel like DS2 would be Sir Alonne, Still one of the better bosses in the game but man the hitboxes are atrocious, DS3 would be the Dancer, Good fight but idk for me it was just kinda a boss who came and went, Wasn't really memorable for me as i almost always forget about that fight going into each playthrough, BB would be Laurence, I've seen MANY claim him to be one of if not THE hardest in the game and for me i always steamroll that boss, Legit have never died to Laurence & Still struggle to see whats so difficult about him, Sekiro funny enough would be Owl, But the unlike you, I'd go with the first fight, As it just sorta came and went for me, Not really that difficult, And i oddly forget about it each playthrough, Owl Father to me is a MUCH more enjoyable, Superior and memorable version of that fight, And finally for Elden Ring, I believe Maliketh is the most overrated, Amazing design and moveset, But the first phase is a bit underwhelming, And the second phase is FAR too short. I believe if Maliketh had his own full health bar, He would probably be my favorite in the game, As of now tho he's the ultimate glass cannon, He either destroys you or you beat him in under a minute. Really bugs me IMO how they do this in ER, They did the same for Godfrey as well, Should have just gone the DS3 route and made each phase have its own HP bar IMO
I played only DS3 and Elden Ring, so i can pick only from those games. In DS3 I will definitely say Midir is highly overrated, especially in difficulty part. Just a giant lizard that can't hit anything and any ancient dragon from Elden RIng is stronger then him. And for all my 3 completions I have never been hit with a lazer even once. This thing has accuracy of a drunk truck driver, how so many people get hit by it over and over again is beyond my comprehending. As for Elden Ring I'll pick Morgott. He has very diversive moveset, cool design, heavy-hitting combos all in all...but he can't use it. He has 0 resists to anything except holy and his HP bar should be at least twice as bigger. He can be easily translated from animation to animation because they are scripted and be killed before phase 2 even begins with any build. For a key figure as he is he must be a lot stronger rather then just be a boss that can be accidently killed in 30 second with 0 care about his moveset. Truth be told I haven't learned his attacks until I wanted to see what he actually can do.
DeS- I’d say false king is the most overrated because he’s the one that gets held up the most while still being a rather simplistic fight. His visual design is great but his move set is limited and the AI is pretty dumb. DS1- This is a hard one because, in general, the boss fights are typically overrated. O&S is a solid choice just because of the sheer amount of praise the fight gets while being out classed by many bosses later on but I’d say Sif and even Kalameet. Sif’s move set is very simple and is more about the lore than the fight at this point and Kalameet, while still quite good, is just not as good as many of the dragon fights in the later games and can be quite clunky. DS2- I’d say Velstadt or Mirror Knight. They’re both good bosses but only stand out so much because they’re in DS2. Very simple move sets and are just not as fun imo than later bosses, even later DS2 bosses like Fume Knight and Sir Alonne are much better. Bloodborne- I can definitely say it’s not Ludwig, who is a fantastic boss, aesthetically, lore wise, and most importantly, the fight is just amazing. I’ve played the game well over a dozen times and just don’t see there being a problem with the camera here. As for overrated, it’s hard because I think most bosses are at least near properly rated, bad ones are considered underwhelming and good ones are beloved with some variance so I don’t have an answer really. DS3- easiest answer of my life, Abyss Watchers. This is one of the few times I simply can’t understand the praise levied on a boss. The OST is great and they look cool, but the fight isn’t that good. The first phase is a complete mess and often defaults to them dog piling each other while you wait for something to die and then having a boring gank. The second phase is just discount Lady Maria. The arena isn’t as cool, the OST isn’t even as good, the aesthetics are lamer, and above all, the boss fight itself is simpler and less complex. Overall, it’s a fine fight but the overwhelming praise is lost on me. Sekiro- Another game where a lot of the general opinions I think are quite accurate. However, maybe the first Owl fight just because the arena is ass. Way too small for all of the area denial abilities but is still a good fight. Owl father is an amazing fight and easily top 2 in the game. Maybe Divine Dragon is a bit overrated because while it’s a solid gimmick fight with great visuals, the first phase is a slog and the second phase is painfully easy. Based on my experience, people seem to let the spectacle skew their opinion on an otherwise just pretty good fight. But perhaps all of these line up with the general opinion. Elden Ring- I believe the remembrance bosses are pretty amazing and, along with Sekiro, is the only time main game bosses stand firmly with the best of the dlc bosses in their previous games. I’d have to say Placidusax is slightly overrated though. I don’t really see how plenty of people think he’s on par or superior to Midir and again I think the spectacle clouds peoples’ opinions a bit here. He’s a great boss with amazing visuals and some of the most memorable attacks in the game, but is quite easy. This wouldn’t be a problem if it wasn’t for him just letting you sit by his ass most of the fight, continuously hacking at him until he dies which isn’t as fun or rewarding as Midir. I also find it bizarre at the hate Elden Beast gets while Placidusax is pretty similar in just having the player wait around for a long time to disappear, fly around, and teleport constantly for a brief period of time. He uses his disappear and dive bomb attack A LOT and it does take awhile. I don’t have much of a problem with it honestly, but it does amaze me how hated Elden Beast is even though Placidusax does the same thing for even longer.
I knew Ornstein and Smough would get the spot for Dark Souls. There's practically no other boss in the game that gets talked about to that degree. I love the fight, but I agree about the jank. My first time fighting them, I eventually had a death by stun-lock that frustrated me so much I had to put the game down for the day. Still, I enjoy the fight. Can't say I agree on Horah Loux. I guess his tells never bothered me. To be fair with the quip about Malenia, I feel like she's probably too polarizing to justifiably call overrated, lol.
There will be some salt in these comments 😂 Seriously though, well-argued cases for each, even if I disagree with Godfrey and Ludwig. I'm glad somebody finally said it about Yhorm the Giant though, because I felt exactly the same way. DS2 is certainly the black sheep of the franchise, but it makes me sad that From seem embarrassed of it and don't want anything to do with it. It had S tier lore even if the gameplay was not the series' best. Aldia wasn't even mentioned and the giants were barely paid lip service. It deserved better.
I agree with the Ludwig take. He is one of the best Bloodborne bosses for sure, but he isn't the best thing ever, that is completely untouchable, which is how many people talk about him. I honestly like Phase 1 more than P2, it is the best huge-beast-boss in the game, and has like an actual moveset that you engage with (compared to most others where it is just sit below their croch and win). But P2 is not as good as people say. Sure epic, bla bla (he doesn't do that much for me on an emotional level), but his moveset isn't that great. His sword animations look kinda akward to me and don't really sell me on the master-swordfighter- thing, who just regained his mind for his last fight. They are not very difficult, interesting to dodge, and don't feel super good either. In the end it is a pretty good boss overall, that is hard-carried by his presentation and lore.
Ds1 was my first souls game and I've played the rest of them in order afterwards (other than Elden ring -havent gotten to that one yet) and I will say that I have never considered just quitting a game other than when battling Ornstein and smough. Sure, since playing the other games they are much easier now, but wow. I don't rage in video games, but I'm still triggered when hearing about Ornstein and smough. Haha
i love yhorm, but do get where hes coming from, siegbro should have mentioned his goal at some point. i always remembered yhorm as kinda easy, but fun. then i did my SL1 rune where i realize he is EASIEST BOSS by far update: no way he put godfrey tho im crying
I'd definately say Fortissax is the most overrated boss in Elden Ring. It's just a reskin of an already annoying common enemy that offered like 3 new moves and had a color swap. That's all. Pretty mediocre bossfight, I consider it weak even amongst dragonfights in general.
great video ! I feel I can agree on most of what you said except Godfrey, I just like his pro wrestling moves in his second phase. I'm kind of upset with how Fromsoft did Sword saint Isshin dirty, with his runback being completely unnecessary for Sekiro
Most of the praise for Lost sinner probably comes more from its a boss with a gimmick you can influence from ouside the stage witch was unique and rare even in ds2 itself than the fight itself. Its a shame its so underused in the series with only Dragon Rider, Lost Sinner, Mytha and Fume knight ever havin some sort of such gimmick and well its probably Lost sinner then that does the gimmick the best. Dukes Dear Freja can also get a honorable mention for showing up early in ng+ and actually retains dmg done.
For me, the most overrated boss in the entire Soulsborne series in terms of difficulty has to be Nameless King. His difficulty got hyped up so much that I was rather disappointed when I actually got to fight him. I needed 5 attempts on my first run and have never died to him since in like 8 runs. His fight is cool and all, but apart from hitting hard, he isn't all that difficult.
I think that Ludwig is such a beloved boss for one thing, because even though he is not the boss with the most complex moveset, he represents the design philosophy of From Software and Miyazaki at its peak, how there can be humanity, elegance and honor even in the most horrible and decrepit situations that may exist, and the way the game presents it with its setting, its music, cinematic and its movements is simply sublime, for me Ludwig is an emblem of why these games are so good, when I think of Bloodborne, I almost immediately think of Ludwig, If there is something that cannot be denied, it is that he is iconic.
for sekiro, my overrated boss is great shinobi owl. its the only boss that other people like but i despise. on a first playthrough he's fun, but on ng+ he's just a nuisance. i missed owl (father) on my first playthrough so i hadn't fought him until ng+, yet still took more tries on great shinobi than on father. i believe the only reason for this is the anti-healing bomb that he throws during the fight and disables your healing.
Ornstein & Smough was a given before I even clicked. They probably earned some credence given that they were the first true challenge for a lot of Soulsborne players.
For demon souls I would say flameluker dark souls black dragon form the dlc dark souls 2 burnet ivory king blood born lady Meira dark souls 3 pontiff and I have not played sekiro and I am currently playing Elden ring
Penetrator is the coolest boss with the most disappointing fight, I purposely lose to him a few times just to make it last a bit longer :/ (Malenia is overrated just saying😬)
Im gonna have to mention malenia as my pick for elden ring. I know shes the hardest and all that and usually the harder fights in soulsborne are also the best fights of their game but in this case i dont think thats the case at all.
Honestly, on the topic of being overrated, I think things with that title have to be good at some level. Bad things are not overrated they are rated incorrectly.
Definitely has to be Guardian ape The 2nd phase fake out comes from a mile away (lady butterfly & Genishiro teach you to expect them), it's baffling that it shocked so many people He's a monkey that farts and poops on you, it's impossible to take seriously. All notes of intimidation and a imposingness evaporate when you realize your sword causes him indigestion Its a good enough fight, sure, but man does he get overhyped
Havent played all of the souls games but from the ones I played: Demons' Souls: Flamelurker (?) Bloodborne: Ludwig (great boss and top 5 in bloodborne but people saying hes the best in soulsborne is crazy to me) Sekiro: Lady Butterfly ( I see much love for her but I think shes boring) Elden Ring: Havent finished so cant't leave my opinion. Havent played any Dark Souls game
Hey all, just to clarify for this video, the term Overrated can create a lot of toxicity, so I'm being very upfront when I say I LIKE ALL OF THE BOSSES IN TODAY'S VIDEO! Some of them are in My Top 5 of their respective games - Instead, the way I approached this topic was "Does it feel like the rest of the world likes this boss way more than I do?" It's less "Oh, this boss is overrated, it sucks", and more "Oh, this boss gets love I don't fully comprehend, but I'm willing to learn."
*hums Britney Spears' "Toxic"*
?? Just fckn own it. You said what you said. Don't try n play to everyone who gets pissy over a comment ..
@@SonyStark12 ...oddly aggressive...
I own it, and I won't go back on any of my comments, but also I just don't care for aggression. I'm just clarifying ^^@@SonyStark12
You can better show the demons souls remake instead of the aged original. Btw i disagree a lot with Owl father and yhorm the giant.
Yhorm is a surprise pick to me because I've never seen anyone praise the fight itself. Like everytime I've seen Yhorm discussed it's as one of the lowlights in DS3 and one of the worst gimmick fights in the series, which I agree with, though it's not baddddd
He is kinda like the one reborn for me, amazing atmosphere and song but just wasn’t that good of a fight. (But his lore is awesome)
I once fought him on ng+7 with someone without storm ruler and yhorms healthbar didn't move an inch while He oneshotted us
For me, in Dark Souls 3 I think that The Nameless King is overrated to a certain extent - and that purely comes down to the first phase. The second phase is brilliant, intense and really fun to learn. The first phase, in my experience at least, is just a battle with the camera most of the time and really brings down the enjoyment of the fight.
Totally fair - I'd say I overrate the first phase of Nameless to an extent myself, as someone who knows how it works, attack timings, camera movements, etc. But the 2nd phase is just so good.
I'd honestly say Phase 1 Nameless King is underrated, because I hear literally everyone criticize the whole fight for the camera alone. Personally, I never thought it was that much of an issue and I think people overreact about how bad the camera is because it didn't feel that different to me as it did against Midir
the first phase is easy and over in like 10 seconds tho
Imo the first phase serves its purpose well it’s not the best but it’s uniqe and like a set piece boss done well😊
To me the most overrated boss in Elden Ring is Maliketh. He looks incredibly cool but for me actually fighting him just isn’t fun. His first phase is boring and his second phase is way too fast. That together with his AOE blade storm always makes him one of the most unfun parts of a playthrough. Although it’s fair to say that I’m already pretty annoyed by the game when encountering him due to the mountaintops, the fire giant and the godskin did coming right before his fight.
Nobody is hyping up Yhorm, I promise. The game itself overhyped yhorm
6:06 describes exactly how I feel about Lady Maria. A great boss for sure, but quite easy and the whole game prepares you for hunter fights, on top of her just not being as visually striking or as unique as some of the other Old Hunters bosses.
That's fair - I honestly think if I had to pick one of my Top 3 Bloodborne bosses for this slot instead of Ludwig, Maria would have been my pick. I adore her, she's fabulous, but she's the only boss I feel who could have benefited from a tad more health, so we could see her phases longer.
I recently played through Bloodborne for the first time in a few years and I was really disappointed by Maria honestly. It was clear within a few moments I could destroy her easily with parries. So I thought, "ok, I wont parry her to make it more interesting." But as I went on I realized how hard she is to react to without it. So many of her moves are just a long, static wind-up then an instant attack. It was clear I'd need to just practice over and over to memorize the timings because even if I could see what move she was going to do, there was basically no cue to follow for the dodge timing. She got me twice in phase 3 with just a few hits to go before I decided that wasn't fun and just parried her. Fight was over easily on the third attempt. It made me really reevaluate the image I had of her. Both too easy and frustratingly hard (rather than enjoyably hard) at the same time depending on how you choose to fight. To me that just feels... bad.
bro put the best ost and best phase transition boss in all fromsoft as overrated
Malekith has the best phase transition for me
Best ost go to leurance and Promised consort
Dark souls 1 is the only game where I can't find a overrated boss. If I really had to chose it would probably be the Guardian of the dlc. Ds2 is Burnt Ivory king for sure. Is it an S tier fight? Yes. Is it a fight I like? Yes. But is it one of the best bosses in the franchise? Not at all. Ds2 has some amazing bosses but burnt ivory king is just not one of them. Ds3 is 100% without a single doubt Gael. Amazing Lore, awesome arena and a super cool cutscene. But he just doesn't do anything amazing fight wise. The fact that everytime you want to heal he instanly goes into a dash attack so you can't heal is just stupid and annoys me a lot. But yeah he is the 9 best boss out of all the dark souls games. Bloodborne is Amygdala. The fact that people say that this is a good boss is just beyond me. Sekiro is inner owl. Fromsoftware woke up and made the hardest Boss from all fromsoftware bosses. His chwnges like the instant teleports are kinda hard to parry even for someone like me who grinded sekiro until no tomorow. Elden ring is morgot. Like why? Why is he considert so good? Hes very fast, is a reskin of a reskin since you fight him twice before the leyndell boss fight, has combos which take years to end. So please tell me why
I like how we get a glimpse of the troll side of you before every reveal. Not malicious, just mischievous.
I think that Gwyn is more overrated than O&S
Yes, I think his moveset doesn't fit for DS1 and the game doesn't prepare you for him. 99% of time you fight against large and slow creatures, but here you get an unexpectedly fast and aggressive opponent.
@@hohepriestersulyvahn1749You can judge Gwyn in two ways. If you have nostalgia for DS1 or if you don't like I do not. Gwyn is carried by lore and plin plin plon, but the actual "fight" kinda sucks
@@debater452 . Yes, I agree. The same I feel about Gherman . Fantastic lore, atmosphere and music, but I somehow can't enjoy his moveset (weird delays and timings), although one definitely can argue, that it's a great fight. I just never got into the fight itself, what I can't say about all the Old Hunters Fights.
And so is his basic ass piano theme. If they wanted a sad solo instrument, they should have gone with cello or English horn.
After battling so many grotesque monsters, fighting my way through disgusting and hopeless environments, after reaching the end of the long and perilous journey… it’s just a guy, gone hollow, with sad piano music. To each their own, but I will never forget that boss fight. 10/10
Damn I’d consider Lady Maria to be way more overrated than Ludwig imo. I don’t hate her fight (I love it, in fact), but I think it gets way more praise than it deserves when you can parry her ass to high Heaven and make it one of the easiest fights in the game, while not parrying makes the third phase feel like absolute bullshit since you often take a lot of damage you have no control over due to the wonky hit boxes of the fire. Love her lore though, and her music is incredible, but she’s far from the best boss in Bloodborne (Orphan and Gehrman for life, bitcheeesssss).
Lady Maria's boss fight is carried *hard* by the VIBES. The build-up. The way she moves. Her confidence. The goddamn MUSIC.
I will fully admit that her boss battle isn't the most incredible thing FromSoft has ever created but the vibes of that battle are off the goddamn chart. I adore her battle and always look forward to it on every replay.
Mechanically, lady Maria is easily the weakest in the bloodborne big trio. Phases 1 and 2 are a complete joke, and then phase 3 comes around and every attack that you seemingly dodge hits you. The lore, arena, design, music is phenomenal. But as a fight it falls way flat compared to orphan and Ludwig imo.
@@Woedenaz Kinda like the Ivory king in DS2. Not the best boss fight in the game (especially first part can be annoying depending on build) but damn if his presentation and build up isnt some of the best in the series. Also helps that he was the only king that wasnt a failure and an abssolute chad lore wise.
I think the big mistake everyone makes with maria that makes her fight way less fun is parrying. Fighting her without parrying was incredible and I LOVED the fire in the third phase, makes you focus more on directional dodging. Still one of my favourite souls bosses ever.
Lady Maria is surely more overrated than Ludwig! Her soundtrack is great but defo weaker and less memorable than Ludwig's or Laurence's, and she's just another hunter, when you've been fighting those all over the place and by the DLC you're prepared. And I've never met anyone who had any trouble with her and didn't kill her in two or three tries max. Over too soon to be as memorable as everyone makes her. Plus during the game you barely hear of her so when the DLC pops in you hear about her only in the lab right before her boss fight, whereas Ludwig is a name you hear about during the entire original game (Gehrman mentions him in his sleep, a sword is named after him with lore given in the description, etc.) So finally seeing him is peak lore moment.
Billy, we're throwing hands with this list haha
Rhadan. The buildup and anticipation are spectacular. And his visual design is sooooo cool. But I dont think his fight is that fun.
The run-up is tedious. You have to get off your horse to dodge the purple arrows. You sometimes cant outpace the trailing arrows if you dont start running soon enough. And you cant outpace them on foot but you also have to get off your horse to dodge the arrow spread he shoots. I just really can believe this is what Fromsoftware intended.
But worst of all he has the same problem all big bosses have... I cant see what hes doing. His moveset isnt complicated. But have the time ill get hit because his swords are off screen and idk when to dodge.
I love and hate Rhadan
You don't have to get off the horse to dodge the arrows even prenerf
You don't have to get off the horse to dodge the arrows even prenerf
@@jdrok5026 The purple ones? Show me 😂. You can hide behind the swords/spears in thw ground but you cant outpace them
Finally somebody who understands my frustration with Hoarah Loux. Having a moveset that is 75% one-shot grabs and 25% delayed attacks that are just meant to catch you rolling on mistimed inputs is very annoying. Feel like they could’ve really really polished up the 2nd phase better.
The 2nd phase is better than the 1st phase it's all just in the positioning of the boss which takes a bit but the second phase while harder is actually the better phase of the fight. It comes down to the fact that he is designed to punish all bosses are that's kinda the point. Godfrey radahn morgott are all fucking amazing fights they all have plenty of 1 hit kills delays and morgot is literally roll catch the boss.
One shot? Nah
Dark Souls II- People say Velstadt is one of the few good bosses in the base game, but his moveset is not at all interesting and neither is his arena. His weapon concept is really cool, but that's about it. Darklurker was a much better fight.
Bloodborne- Lady Maria. She is just really squishy. I beat her on my 3rd try, compared to Living Failures who I died 20+ times to. And even my younger brother beat her on his first try after suffering against the Living Failures. She is still an S tier fight in my book, but this is a case where overhyping a boss (Maria) and underselling a boss (Failures) really hurt my expectations for these bosses.
Dark Souls III- So on my first playthrough of DS3, I have been hearing that the final boss of the Ringed City is one of the best bosses in the series, one of the hardest bosses, and the perfect ending to the trilogy.
And when I finally got to Slave Knight Gael, I liked Sister Friede better. She was harder and more interesting to me, and even Demon Prince and Midir were harder, whereas I beat Gael on my 8th try. I even liked Soul of Cinder as an ending better since, by huge coincidence, his pyromancy curved sword build was like my build with Quelaag's curved sword in DS and his mage build was like my mage + greatsword build in DS2. I think if I heard nothing of Gael, I'd like him more, but on my first playthrough I just felt blue balled by the fandom. Still solid, S tier, but my god is he overhyped.
Elden Ring- Radahn. I never played him pre-nerf, but he couldn't have been THAT different. His gimmick is cool, but it also causes his health to melt so I don't do it. His attacks whiff me a LOT, and riding torrent makes the fight more fun for me anyways.
Velstadt, valid point. He was considered, but I find his design & his weapon at least interesting enough to feel unique.
truth on elden ring
Radahn pre-nerf was a whole different animal. It was absolutely brutal. That fight is just epic to me. I love Gael but I can see how people think he’s overrated. Sister Friede is way harder, especially solo. But with Lady Maria, she is truly the archetype of Friede and Malenia. I think a lot of the choices have to do with time and place and who you played first. Maria is definitely not difficult, even without parries but her lore, movements, the progression of the fight, and her OST are just incredible.
@@stakesishigh516 of course, I should have clarified in what areas they were overrated on. Gael and Maria are still S tier in my book from presentation alone.
@@stakesishigh516 what exactly was nerfed about him anyways? Was it his health, damage output, or was there something about the hit boxes?
Fume knight.
MIDir.
Overated
Ornstein is so janky with that move where he flys at you. Sometimes he will get caught on a pillar then it will send him flying randomly all over the place. I’ve never liked that fight.
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Ok here me out here, but i think Abyss Watchers are heavily overrated
Because of the depth of lies of p, it would be cool to see at least some slight thoughts on their bosses imo. Like I'm super interested to hear what overrated boss you'd choose for it and for other souls videos as well. Please consider this!
I agree. Even if you include it as a bonus section. The game and bosses are good enough and similar enough to stand with the FS games
Sorry Billy, but the Ludwig take was just jank ☠️ but I understand your taste for human enemies, however, BEAST GANG HERE
Imma be fr, for DS3 I’d say the Twin Princes, they were really fun but people praise them so much like they’re such a unique encounter, and yeah Lothric needing to die before the fight ends is cool but what else do they bring to the party?
I do think youre a little disconnected from the general community here, and i'm not being rude. Yhorm is typically seen as among the worst fights in DS3 and Lost Sinner isnt exactly overrated
The godfrey thing killed me he is my fav of all time
"Why do I like him?🤓"
"Brave tarnished, thy strength befits a crown"🗿
Hearing Ludwig’s name on this list really hurts me
For ds1 it's artorias he just dies SO fast it's pathetic he's cool but not that good imo he's well made but not the best, ds2 it's sir Alonne, bloodborne Ludwig, ds3 Gael, elden ring godfrey, sekiro sword saint isshin, des it's tower knight, this is just my opinion
Btw I think that Midier is kinda overrated in difficulty. Also the second phase is bearly any different from phase 1
Hmmm phase 2 is the same as phase 2. Truly a mystery.
Exactly, cuz second phase should a completely different moveset to phase 2
@@Awoken0 Typo's go brrr
Beat his ass with giant Doors and a sniper crossbow on NG+7 to prove a point
@@debater452…edit the comment?
Godfrey is in my top 5, however he would be in my top 3 if hoarah loux didn't ruin it. I'd say Malenia is the most overrated, if you search 'hardest boss in gaming', you'd see malenia at the top. however, i don't see how that's even possible, given even with summons, Maliketh is way harder. Malenia only took me less than 10 tries, i was expecting more than that.
I will admit, I am massively biased towards honorable yet tragic warrior men, leading to me auto simping for ludwig and Godfrey, but Midlenia is no doubt the most overrated boss imo in the entire soulsborne series. I feel like too much more modern souls discourse believes difficult=quality, which simply is not the case.
Uhhhh No Billy.
Martyr Logarius is way more Overrated than Ludwig!
Lore, semi weak, mechanics is the least fun, and finally, when you do a restricted/challenge run, Logarius is a brick wall!
Oh and screw the blood knife storm attack.
Who thinks yhorm is great? Most overrated fight in ds3 is probably abyss watchers or pontiff imo
Btw maliketh was very forgettable for me but i hear a lot of people say he's best boss in the game when he's not even top 5
Maliketh is a horrid fight, paced way too fast for Elden Ring's combat. Similar to how the Artorias of the Abyss bosses in DS1 feel like they are paced for DS3. First time round was hell and everytime after has been lions claw on an ultra greatsword.
Personally I very much enjoyed Maliketh, I like how aggressive he is because it's fits perfectly with my aggressive fighting style, in other words he can go toe-to-toe with me in a way not many other bosses could, and without feeling like bullshit, only thing about his fight that bothered me was the hp reduction, DoT is annoying but given I can dodge a lot of his attacks and I'm such a high level compared to most people it doesn't bother me, and I liked his design and lore. I also enjoyed Artorias in DS1 by far my favorite fight for the same reasons as Maliketh which is why I think I enjoy Maliketh so much he gives me Artorias vibes in a way, if it's too fast for you, that's not my fault, we're different gamers and we're going to have different experiences and you're entitled to your opinion just like I am but I personally think anybody with the right speed can handle bosses like Artorias and Maliketh, especially with the right setup. Also I run Scimitars in both dark souls and Elden Ring, like the weapon in DS1 I ran a +15 Scimitar, in Elden Ring I run dual Wield keen Scimitars +25, in case you're wondering what I use, if I coop Maliketh I usually use 2 daggers I think they were Reduvia and the Serpent one with poison buildup, because they make more usage of my Talismans for consecutive hits.
@@blizzardgaming7070 Maliketh is super slow for ER standards. Specially phase 2.
@@Arfadoz what are you smoking? His attacks are some of the fastest in Elden Ring (phase one) the dagger swipes and bestial sling have next to no wind-up, as for phase two the openings are some of the smallest in the entire series.
@@blizzardgaming7070 I recommend you to see some of my Maliketh hitless kills. Phase 2 has super long openings, similar to phase 1.
I don’t get what the big deal with Malenia is. Yeah, she looks cool but I first tried her every time.
Just kidding, she’s hard.
For dark souls 2, I think Sinh is overrated because I just found him more annoying than entertaining, especially when using a breakable weapon and having it break about 5 times while fighting him. And not going to lie, I think Radagon is overrated in elden ring, a lot of people like to hype radagon but shit on elden beast but I feel like without elden beast, Radagon would’ve been forgettable because his moveset is rather simplistic, the only thing that would’ve been memorable would be when he parries a spell once in a blue moon. This isn’t really a defence of Elden beast but more stating that it makes Radagon look far better than he would be otherwise.
I think Lady Maria is super overrated. I think she's significantly below both Frieda and Malenia.
I'm not sure who I would pick for DES or DS2, but I agree with O&S being the most overrated for DS1.
Bloodborne is hard to say, but I'll give it to Ludwig (even though he's my second favourite boss, lmao). I like Maria better, as she's geniunely way more enjoyable and also Ludwig traumatized me severely on my first playthrough by throughly pounding my ass for god knows how many times when I was underleveled for him. I'll take the 7ft tall vampire goth mommy over that any day of the week.
DS3, it has to be Aldrich. Not because he's good, far from it. I just don't think his arrow spam is *that* bad and obnoxious to deal with unless you have an extremely low damage output- you can even punish it in the first phase.
Sekiro, I'd say it's probably Divine Dragon. The first phase didn't need to exist, and the second is extremely cinematic...but other than that, it has nothing. Rykard (actually, almost every Elden Ring boss) has that in spades, *and* an interesting moveset to deal with, so I just don't understand how this is some people's favourite gimmick boss.
Elden Ring, it is 100% Placidousax, and I could write a short story on why, but I've already done it twice so I won't bother.
I don’t care how overrated Ornstein and Smough are that fight is so hype. Love the music and the slow/fast contrast.
My list:
Demons souls: Tower knight
Dark souls: Manus
Dark souls 2: LookingGlass knight
Bloodborne: Lady Maria
Dark souls 3: Abyss Watchers
Elden Ring: Radahn
Personally, Kalameet is the most overrated ds1 boss IMO. His attacks just feel unnatural and the fight is weirdly janky. It makes it hard to understand what everyone somehow sees in him, best ds1 Dragon boss is gaping dragon. Also I agree with the Godfrey one, he's good but he isn't as incredible as everyone says. I was so hyped for his right and was a little disappointed ngl. I once saw someone rank him above Artorias and I know people have the right to their own opinion but that's just wrong. Artorias's fight has possibly the largest moveset of any early souls game fight and it feels so simple yet perfectly satisfying, I was hoping for the same from Godfrey but alas, I was wrong :(
*fight
Sorry
I've never played Demon's Souls, nor have I come close to finishing Sekiro, so I can't really say much on those games. But for the others:
Dark Souls: Uhhhhhh, Manus I guess? I think instakill attacks take away from a fight, and Manus spams all his magic attacks at once, making dodging a massive pain.
Dark Souls 2: Velstadt. Not a bad fight by any means, but as you said about The Lost Sinner, nothing really makes him stand out from the other knight bosses, and he felt too easy for when you face him in the game.
Bloodborne: I genuinely don't know. I'd say the Cleric Beast isn't the awesome 1st boss people make him out to be, and the bridge can feel too narrow for a boss that big, but he's still really good. Lady Maria is another one, but that's just due to the fact that she was always less than 10% hp away from death before she inevitably killed me every attempt.
Dark Souls 3: Dancer. That Phase 1 grab is THE most annoying attack in the game. If you're not embered, it instakills you, and it has a hitbox that makes DS2's blush at how janky it is. Funny story, I was talking to a friend about this while they were fighting Dancer, and they replied "just dodge" before immediately falling victim to the same attack the same way.
Elden Ring: Malenia. It's just the fact that they gave her 3 mechanics to add artifical difficulty (waterfowl, lifesteal and the scarlet rot explosion). Even then, I think the difficulty of this fight is overhyped, I had more trouble against Orphan than Malenia. I hear a lot of people say she's their favourite fight, and I just don't get it. That being said, I do still really like the fight.
My nuclear hot take is that the most overrated Fromsoft boss of all time... is Gael.
Why? Because even if he was the best From Soft boss of all time he would still be overrated given the way people talk about him. He's one of my favourite fights in the game, but people act like Gael can cure cancer. XD
See, you get it. Overrated bosses doesn't have to mean "bad." They can be some of the best bosses in the game, but if the fans get too overzealous over them, the hype can have a detrimental effect on new players ^^
Gael is god now don’t talk about him like that
His difficulty is also overrated. I literally one-shot him on my 2nd playthrough.
How is Yhorm overrated when a lot of the community don't like him?
Some of these takes are INCREDIBLY spicy. Owl Father is my personal favorite fight in all of Sekiro. It’s the one I look forward to the most every playthrough. Love Ludwig, I think Laurence is beyond overrated personally. The Last Sinner is the only Lord fight I actually like in DSII, aside from The Rotten.
I feel like O&S for the time was truly a game changer, over the years the fight hasn’t aged as well…but that’s about every fight in Dark Souls. They really perfected the gank fight and FromSoftware has been chasing that high ever since with no success.
In addition to going for the last ending last December for completion’s sake, I relished the chance to fight him as well as the Inner version all over again!
And to think I feared facing him since even before the DLC mod, thinking he would be far too frustrating to find fun?
How wrong I was, but I guess that’s what comes from favoring cheese strats on exemplar bosses like Isshin; you can’t really learn to appreciate the fight if you want to just manipulate the AI?
@@osurpless I died way more to Isshin than I did to Owl Father but I just feel that fight stands out to me the most. I love the final Isshin fight, easily the hardest final FromSoftware boss. Bar none. The inner versions are even better.
I think the main reason Godfrey is hyped is specifically because of the transition scene. But for me it's because of the way I fought him.
I went from using my sword in phase one to using the caestus in phase 2. Felt pretty awesome doing the 2nd phase as a slug fest. But that is my personal reason for loving it. I have a similar reason for why I love slave knight gael. How my victory over him played out. It leaves an impact.
Definitely one of those cases where the way you play the game has a massive impact.
malenia is overrated she just has the water dance that ends runs but if you get past it shes fine
My personal reason for liking Hoarah Loux is in fact how insane his moveset is, it's a constant back and forth between you and him, his delayed moveset encourages you to sneak a hit or two before dodging and maintain agression, as well as giving you an opening to regenerate stamina. also, getting suplexed by this seemingly noble and rightous guy was absolutely hillarious when I first played this game.
And I have to also dissagree with Owl (Father), It's hard to describe, but the Father version honestly feels sneakier than Great Shinobi, as well as much more intense. The teleporting, the switch up on his sword slam attack, the teleporting of the Inner version, and I love that his pet owl flies over the camera on Phase 2. It's almost like a song and dance between two powerful warriors, who are now on equal footing.
For me it’s for sure Godfrey / Hora Loux
Especially his second phase has the jankiest grab hit boxes I’ve seen since dark souls 2. Along with when he combos your mimic and has full invincibility for a full minute. I do like the Godfrey phase tho
I wrote that comment before I knew Godfrey was your Elden ring pick lol
Most overrated overall: Malenia, Godfrey, and Abyss Watchers
W on Godfrey
IS THAT FEEL FROM LIES OF P I HEAR???
Black dragon kalameet is easily the most overrated boss imo. Really lackluster physical attacks (basic swipes, a dash attack that looks jank, and tail swipe.) His black flame attacks are also lame with one being a straight line that’s brain dead to dodge, a swooping flame attack that is also easy to dodge if you see the tell quickly, and his main sweeping flame breath that is insanely fast and feels like you cannot dodge through the fire at all (thankfully it doesn’t one shot you) I went in expecting a pinnacle for dragon fights/dragon difficulty and got a mediocre dragon compared to what we have nowadays that went down in three tries.
I respect your choices BUT ,why Godfrey !! 😂😭
Like, I know he's good. But I just don't see why he's the best fight in the game? Kinda like I'm on the outside, looking in.
Okey thanks for the reply
Because he didn't learn the fight. He outright admits it.
Idk about bosses but Sekiro is overrated. Hate that game.
Mohg imo is overrated never like having to use a physic slot for a boss mechanic but idk if mohg is considered highly by the Souls community
The boss is absolutely garbage. Need to do an obscure questline for getting the tear and on top of it the lord of blood is weak to bleed. But I could probably make a top 10 list just with ER remembrance bosses alone
@@m.h.4907the boss is awesome imo and u don’t need to do the questline. u just go to the church and kill the npc
I will tell you what is over rated in souls 3, the easiest boss in the game which is Midir, i can not understand for the love of everything that is holy on why people even struggle and complain at such a ridiculously easy fight, even the first time i fought him i killed him on my second try and it never took more than two tries to kill him the next 100 times i fought him.
Quick question, when are you planning to rank the best souls theme? ( take your time of course)
Since when was Yhorm overhyped? Wait when was Yhorm even hyped at all?
By me personally sure, assuming that his appearance would be a direct tie-in to arguably the most intriguing plotline of Dark Souls II.
But from the same game that gives us Quella the God of Sleep as well as Nahr Alma the God of Blood, that was likely too much to hope for…
I wouldn't say that Yhorm is the most overrated fight in DS3. Many people seem to see him as a let down and I agree. I think that Iudex Gundyr, the Dancer, Abyss Watchers or maybe even the Demon Prince are the most overrated since a lot of people praise them and while I think they are all good, I just don't see them being amazing or anything.
I’m absolutely disgusted by the Ludwig pick but great video 😭
If I had to pick for Bloodborne… oh man it’s tough honestly. I might say Ebrietas, but I don’t really know what she’s rated like? I feel like she’s very polarizing. So maybe Gascoigne? He’s just a bit too easy imo, but then again he’s a damn tutorial boss. It’s tough to pick one there really
OWL FATHER FOR SEKIRO? Oh man. Props for actually making hot takes here
I love Yhorm for the fight WITHOUT the Storm Ruler. Yhorm goes from a blink and you'll miss it nothing burger to the single best designed giant boss in any Fromsoft game, including Elden Ring. Yhorm's legs are armored, taking reduced damage and low stagger damage. His left arm has a gauntlet, taking more damage but still not great damage. His right arm and head though, those take excellent damage, AND deal full stagger damage. If you stagger his legs or gauntlet, he kneels for a moment, allowing you to freely attack his unarmored hand. If that unarmored hand or the head is staggered though, he tumbles forward and exposes his head for both counter damage AND a riposte. This fight is one of minmaxing your time close to Yhorm to land hits in the brief windows his weak points are vulnerable, while staying alert to potential follow ups that could punish you for going in too early. My only complaint is that his fire roar doesn't hurt you. The first phase roar I'm fine with, it teaches you the timing, but then the giant ring of fire roar in the second phase also doesn't hurt you, and it feels so weird.
Fire Giant and the Golems are pathetic in comparison. Fire Giant is just boring, and there is no strategy in smacking his leg. And the Golems are an insult to Yhorm, because they DO have the EXACT. SAME. MECHANICS. Except 99% of them have unarmored legs, and you just stunlock them to death in seconds, or they DO have armored legs and are placed in the worst possible arenas to fight a Golem (Laser Golem).
Yeah. Yhorm is the best Giant foght From has made.
I would say:
DeS - *Storm King.* The gimmick fell very flat for me, I did not enjoy it. A lot of people seem to feel otherwise.
DS1 - *Gwyn.* He attacks fast enough to be a DS3 boss and never gives you a moment to breathe, in a way that almost feels unfair. No wonder people parry him.
DS2 - *Burnt Ivory King.* Fanastic presentation, but the fight with the knights is mechanically lame and the boss itself is just OK.
BB - *Lady Maria.* Quite frankly... I think she is too easy. As with all hunter bosses, she staggers very easily and is super susceptible to parrying. She also doesn't have that much health. You can kind of faceroll your controller and win. She also has absurd tracking on her blood lunge-like move.
DS3 - *Nameless King.* This one was hard because I think DS3 bosses are all accurately regarded, or often times underappreciated, but if I had to say one was overrated I'd pick Nameless King solely because his first phase is not great. When people talk about Nameless King, they are undoubtedly talking about the second phase... But that's only half (well... maybe 2/3rds) the boss.
Sekiro - *Corrupted Monk.* This seems to be a boss a lot of people really like, I thought it was _good_ but one of the least memorable from the game. Also not a fan of her illusion attack.
Elden Ring - *Rykard.* I honestly could put like 5 different bosses here (Malenia is a perfect runner up), ER has a lot that are close to perfection but have a few things that detract from the experience for me. The weapon is fun to use, but the boss has a lot of moves I simply think are annoying af to deal with especially on a blind playthrough.
So a trend with my list is that *all* of them have great presentation and build-up, but fall flat in gameplay aspects for me. I still like all of them a lot (except Storm King), but maybe not to the same degree as others. I would say Yhorm is overrated like you did if the popular opinion wasn't that he was lame, I thought he was OK.
Absolutely agree with O&S, Everyone talks about it like its the most challenging, Legendary boss fight of all time, Yet every playthrough of DS1 I've had i first tried them, Didn't find there moves particularly interesting either, Thematically yes it's a big moment in the game but yeah the fight has always been underwhelming to me. As far as the other games, I feel like DS2 would be Sir Alonne, Still one of the better bosses in the game but man the hitboxes are atrocious, DS3 would be the Dancer, Good fight but idk for me it was just kinda a boss who came and went, Wasn't really memorable for me as i almost always forget about that fight going into each playthrough, BB would be Laurence, I've seen MANY claim him to be one of if not THE hardest in the game and for me i always steamroll that boss, Legit have never died to Laurence & Still struggle to see whats so difficult about him, Sekiro funny enough would be Owl, But the unlike you, I'd go with the first fight, As it just sorta came and went for me, Not really that difficult, And i oddly forget about it each playthrough, Owl Father to me is a MUCH more enjoyable, Superior and memorable version of that fight, And finally for Elden Ring, I believe Maliketh is the most overrated, Amazing design and moveset, But the first phase is a bit underwhelming, And the second phase is FAR too short. I believe if Maliketh had his own full health bar, He would probably be my favorite in the game, As of now tho he's the ultimate glass cannon, He either destroys you or you beat him in under a minute. Really bugs me IMO how they do this in ER, They did the same for Godfrey as well, Should have just gone the DS3 route and made each phase have its own HP bar IMO
I played only DS3 and Elden Ring, so i can pick only from those games.
In DS3 I will definitely say Midir is highly overrated, especially in difficulty part. Just a giant lizard that can't hit anything and any ancient dragon from Elden RIng is stronger then him. And for all my 3 completions I have never been hit with a lazer even once. This thing has accuracy of a drunk truck driver, how so many people get hit by it over and over again is beyond my comprehending.
As for Elden Ring I'll pick Morgott. He has very diversive moveset, cool design, heavy-hitting combos all in all...but he can't use it. He has 0 resists to anything except holy and his HP bar should be at least twice as bigger. He can be easily translated from animation to animation because they are scripted and be killed before phase 2 even begins with any build. For a key figure as he is he must be a lot stronger rather then just be a boss that can be accidently killed in 30 second with 0 care about his moveset. Truth be told I haven't learned his attacks until I wanted to see what he actually can do.
DeS- I’d say false king is the most overrated because he’s the one that gets held up the most while still being a rather simplistic fight. His visual design is great but his move set is limited and the AI is pretty dumb.
DS1- This is a hard one because, in general, the boss fights are typically overrated. O&S is a solid choice just because of the sheer amount of praise the fight gets while being out classed by many bosses later on but I’d say Sif and even Kalameet. Sif’s move set is very simple and is more about the lore than the fight at this point and Kalameet, while still quite good, is just not as good as many of the dragon fights in the later games and can be quite clunky.
DS2- I’d say Velstadt or Mirror Knight. They’re both good bosses but only stand out so much because they’re in DS2. Very simple move sets and are just not as fun imo than later bosses, even later DS2 bosses like Fume Knight and Sir Alonne are much better.
Bloodborne- I can definitely say it’s not Ludwig, who is a fantastic boss, aesthetically, lore wise, and most importantly, the fight is just amazing. I’ve played the game well over a dozen times and just don’t see there being a problem with the camera here. As for overrated, it’s hard because I think most bosses are at least near properly rated, bad ones are considered underwhelming and good ones are beloved with some variance so I don’t have an answer really.
DS3- easiest answer of my life, Abyss Watchers. This is one of the few times I simply can’t understand the praise levied on a boss. The OST is great and they look cool, but the fight isn’t that good. The first phase is a complete mess and often defaults to them dog piling each other while you wait for something to die and then having a boring gank. The second phase is just discount Lady Maria. The arena isn’t as cool, the OST isn’t even as good, the aesthetics are lamer, and above all, the boss fight itself is simpler and less complex. Overall, it’s a fine fight but the overwhelming praise is lost on me.
Sekiro- Another game where a lot of the general opinions I think are quite accurate. However, maybe the first Owl fight just because the arena is ass. Way too small for all of the area denial abilities but is still a good fight. Owl father is an amazing fight and easily top 2 in the game. Maybe Divine Dragon is a bit overrated because while it’s a solid gimmick fight with great visuals, the first phase is a slog and the second phase is painfully easy. Based on my experience, people seem to let the spectacle skew their opinion on an otherwise just pretty good fight. But perhaps all of these line up with the general opinion.
Elden Ring- I believe the remembrance bosses are pretty amazing and, along with Sekiro, is the only time main game bosses stand firmly with the best of the dlc bosses in their previous games. I’d have to say Placidusax is slightly overrated though. I don’t really see how plenty of people think he’s on par or superior to Midir and again I think the spectacle clouds peoples’ opinions a bit here. He’s a great boss with amazing visuals and some of the most memorable attacks in the game, but is quite easy. This wouldn’t be a problem if it wasn’t for him just letting you sit by his ass most of the fight, continuously hacking at him until he dies which isn’t as fun or rewarding as Midir. I also find it bizarre at the hate Elden Beast gets while Placidusax is pretty similar in just having the player wait around for a long time to disappear, fly around, and teleport constantly for a brief period of time. He uses his disappear and dive bomb attack A LOT and it does take awhile. I don’t have much of a problem with it honestly, but it does amaze me how hated Elden Beast is even though Placidusax does the same thing for even longer.
I knew Ornstein and Smough would get the spot for Dark Souls. There's practically no other boss in the game that gets talked about to that degree. I love the fight, but I agree about the jank. My first time fighting them, I eventually had a death by stun-lock that frustrated me so much I had to put the game down for the day. Still, I enjoy the fight.
Can't say I agree on Horah Loux. I guess his tells never bothered me. To be fair with the quip about Malenia, I feel like she's probably too polarizing to justifiably call overrated, lol.
Absolutly with you about Godfrey, rly dont Like fighting him except the cutscenes
There will be some salt in these comments 😂 Seriously though, well-argued cases for each, even if I disagree with Godfrey and Ludwig. I'm glad somebody finally said it about Yhorm the Giant though, because I felt exactly the same way. DS2 is certainly the black sheep of the franchise, but it makes me sad that From seem embarrassed of it and don't want anything to do with it. It had S tier lore even if the gameplay was not the series' best. Aldia wasn't even mentioned and the giants were barely paid lip service. It deserved better.
I agree with the Ludwig take. He is one of the best Bloodborne bosses for sure, but he isn't the best thing ever, that is completely untouchable, which is how many people talk about him.
I honestly like Phase 1 more than P2, it is the best huge-beast-boss in the game, and has like an actual moveset that you engage with (compared to most others where it is just sit below their croch and win).
But P2 is not as good as people say. Sure epic, bla bla (he doesn't do that much for me on an emotional level), but his moveset isn't that great. His sword animations look kinda akward to me and don't really sell me on the master-swordfighter- thing, who just regained his mind for his last fight. They are not very difficult, interesting to dodge, and don't feel super good either.
In the end it is a pretty good boss overall, that is hard-carried by his presentation and lore.
Ds1 was my first souls game and I've played the rest of them in order afterwards (other than Elden ring -havent gotten to that one yet) and I will say that I have never considered just quitting a game other than when battling Ornstein and smough. Sure, since playing the other games they are much easier now, but wow. I don't rage in video games, but I'm still triggered when hearing about Ornstein and smough. Haha
i love yhorm, but do get where hes coming from, siegbro should have mentioned his goal at some point. i always remembered yhorm as kinda easy, but fun. then i did my SL1 rune where i realize he is EASIEST BOSS by far
update: no way he put godfrey tho im crying
I'd definately say Fortissax is the most overrated boss in Elden Ring. It's just a reskin of an already annoying common enemy that offered like 3 new moves and had a color swap. That's all. Pretty mediocre bossfight, I consider it weak even amongst dragonfights in general.
great video ! I feel I can agree on most of what you said except Godfrey, I just like his pro wrestling moves in his second phase.
I'm kind of upset with how Fromsoft did Sword saint Isshin dirty, with his runback being completely unnecessary for Sekiro
Most of the praise for Lost sinner probably comes more from its a boss with a gimmick you can influence from ouside the stage witch was unique and rare even in ds2 itself than the fight itself.
Its a shame its so underused in the series with only Dragon Rider, Lost Sinner, Mytha and Fume knight ever havin some sort of such gimmick and well its probably Lost sinner then that does the gimmick the best.
Dukes Dear Freja can also get a honorable mention for showing up early in ng+ and actually retains dmg done.
I think Mogh should win the title for ER. Like people treat him as like the 2nd coming of Jesus. But honestly he isn't even a top 5 boss in his game.
For me, the most overrated boss in the entire Soulsborne series in terms of difficulty has to be Nameless King. His difficulty got hyped up so much that I was rather disappointed when I actually got to fight him. I needed 5 attempts on my first run and have never died to him since in like 8 runs. His fight is cool and all, but apart from hitting hard, he isn't all that difficult.
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I think that Ludwig is such a beloved boss for one thing, because even though he is not the boss with the most complex moveset, he represents the design philosophy of From Software and Miyazaki at its peak, how there can be humanity, elegance and honor even in the most horrible and decrepit situations that may exist, and the way the game presents it with its setting, its music, cinematic and its movements is simply sublime, for me Ludwig is an emblem of why these games are so good, when I think of Bloodborne, I almost immediately think of Ludwig, If there is something that cannot be denied, it is that he is iconic.
for sekiro, my overrated boss is great shinobi owl. its the only boss that other people like but i despise. on a first playthrough he's fun, but on ng+ he's just a nuisance. i missed owl (father) on my first playthrough so i hadn't fought him until ng+, yet still took more tries on great shinobi than on father. i believe the only reason for this is the anti-healing bomb that he throws during the fight and disables your healing.
Ornstein & Smough was a given before I even clicked. They probably earned some credence given that they were the first true challenge for a lot of Soulsborne players.
For demon souls I would say flameluker dark souls black dragon form the dlc dark souls 2 burnet ivory king blood born lady Meira dark souls 3 pontiff and I have not played sekiro and I am currently playing Elden ring
Penetrator is the coolest boss with the most disappointing fight, I purposely lose to him a few times just to make it last a bit longer :/
(Malenia is overrated just saying😬)
completely agreed on Godfrey. i just flat out don’t like that fight
I've never disagreed with one of your takes more than Ludwig 😅 and yet 100% agree on Godfrey
Im gonna have to mention malenia as my pick for elden ring. I know shes the hardest and all that and usually the harder fights in soulsborne are also the best fights of their game but in this case i dont think thats the case at all.
Why are you pronouncing Ludwig like that? It’s literally said aloud in the cutscene before his boss fight?
You're entitled to your opinion. People can disagree but you shouldn't care if anyone's upset. Says more about them than you.
7:15 for me, the more I die, the better the win feels. I died like 80 times to nameless and literally was crying happy tears when I beat him.
Honestly, on the topic of being overrated, I think things with that title have to be good at some level. Bad things are not overrated they are rated incorrectly.
Ludwig is literally my favorite boss of all time. I think gehrman is second but Maria is a bit annoying.
Definitely has to be Guardian ape
The 2nd phase fake out comes from a mile away (lady butterfly & Genishiro teach you to expect them), it's baffling that it shocked so many people
He's a monkey that farts and poops on you, it's impossible to take seriously. All notes of intimidation and a imposingness evaporate when you realize your sword causes him indigestion
Its a good enough fight, sure, but man does he get overhyped
He'd have been my other choice. I really love the fight, especially that Phase 2, but I agree it's a bit overhyped for what it ends up being.
So refreshing to see Owl Father on this list. I always thought that he was overrated, and I get A LOT of hate for that stance hahahaha
People dont understand that overrated doesn't mean bad overrated is rated overly high which a lot of the time doesnt mean bad
My picks.
DES: Old Hero
DS1: Kalameet
DS2: Velstadt
DS3: Sister Friede
BB Orphan of Kos
Sekiro: Divine Dragon
ER: Malenia
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Yhorm isn't related to the giants from DS2. He has a fully modeled face instead of a hole for one.
Ooh, good luck with this one. I can already feel the seething rage about to unleash in the comments
I love your stuff, but I'm disgusted by your bloodborne and Sekiro picks 😂
Havent played all of the souls games but from the ones I played:
Demons' Souls: Flamelurker (?)
Bloodborne: Ludwig (great boss and top 5 in bloodborne but people saying hes the best in soulsborne is crazy to me)
Sekiro: Lady Butterfly ( I see much love for her but I think shes boring)
Elden Ring: Havent finished so cant't leave my opinion.
Havent played any Dark Souls game
Just saw your Bloodborne pick and I cant agree more. I think all the bosses you named + Marytr Logarius are better
Haha you’ll def ruffle some feathers for this one! I applaud your bravery
Someone calling Ludwig overrated? Finally, someone who I can relate to!
I watch all your videos but when you said owl father i turned it right the fuck off 😂