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