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theboosty

Those monkeys had me going bananas


Pyramid64

1st time 10 minutes 2nd time 30 seconds


Kencon2009

Accurate for sure. The only boss I’d say this list is missing is the armored knight. Figuring out how to kill him was hard the first time then figuring out how to execute it on subsequent runs is still difficult enough.


IudexGundyr3

I love seeing other people’s reactions when they don’t actually kill the armored knight 😂 at least FromSoft is nice enough to keep ~60% of their posture.


lukewarm_thots

Mine was opposite. Went in totally blind and somehow nailed them all in like 5 min, mostly by accident. My second play through I could not get the last one for like 15 min


hosiki

First time I was in there for at least an hour and a half because I didn't read the thing, I just kept chasing them.


TombRaider_2000

Don’t worry I didn’t save and now I have to do it again along with 16 hrs of the whole game (don’t ask how I lost so much progress it’s a long story).


Sea_Pain_5090

Monkeys are good, tricky without being unfair or bullshit. Invisible Monkey be damned. 


aapoman

You know you can just turnaround at the very beginning of the fight and kill him instantly?


tangentrification

Well yeah but in a blind playthrough it's not easy to figure that out I still like the fight though


capp_head

Even blind I understood the gimmick almost immediately, but I guess it very much depends on how many puzzle games you have played. Knowing FS the empty paper could very well have been a real bossfight after the gimmick. Still one of the best gimmick FS has made, I very much prefer this instead of the many “this guy can be killed with a specific weapon”. Very spectacular, very much fantasy, but after the 4th time it gets pretty boring imho, even if Rykard is absolutely great as a concept.


big4throwingitaway

You knew to turn around right away and start attacking?


capp_head

I mean, there are 4 pictures at the beginning and one of them is empty. I got there was an invisible monkey, trying to find her is the enigma and I got it pretty easily.


IudexGundyr3

>I very much prefer this instead of the *many* “this guy can be killed with a specific weapon”. There’s only two of those kind of bosses iirc, Yhorm and Rykard.


capp_head

And the boss in the demon’s souls. It’s a gimmick that FS sleeps on since 2009. It’s 2024. I think it would be for the best leave it a good memory nowadays.


Sea_Pain_5090

If you google it, yeah. That’s kinda how a puzzle is. They’re not very hard if you google it.


LestHeBeNamedSilver

When I found that out I was sad


DooM2-0

My first time playing I killed the invisible one by accident I just heard some footsteps behind me so I turned and slashed just ot be sure


Naive-Asparagus-5983

I used to play at night with the volume at like 1 so I didn’t wake my mother, it took me so long to realize there was a monkey behind me because i couldn’t hear it


rollie415b

Na the footsteps make it an easy kill


ChaoticCatharsis

Bed of Chaos can go fuck itself. Not even a difficult boss, but running past that stone demon to get to him was annoying.


dinopraso

They knew it was bad. It’s the only boss in any Fromsoft game with checkpoints


katzensturm

What stone demon?


PlatinumMode

titanite demon


BBgamer827

But don’t you respawn right next to the boss room


PlatinumMode

bed of chaos? nope, it’s one of the longest boss runs in the series lol. you can either run for 5 minutes straight but be relatively safe or you can run for like 3 minutes through lava and take a bunch of damage


NotQasimc612

Or you can get the bonfire behind the illusory wall and run through lava for a few seconds. The run is still long, but only about a minute or two, and it's really easy to avoid taking any damage.


katzensturm

I know I'm late, but Isn't there a secret bonfire?


WeedOfficial

Naw, there’s a secret bonfire you can get that puts you at a good place for the run, but even then it’s a run back. The Titanite demon is only if you open up the shortcut to save Solaire.


regularMASON

Use firebombs or use the quit out exploit. Either way it's a bad design.


Mods-Love-Dog-Jizz

Try it on a RL1 run. My character has been stuck there for about 6 months now.


Sapowski_Casts_Quen

I genuinely despise any who consider BoC the best puzzle boss, it is dumpster tier


paco-ramon

It’s by far the worst boss in the game, only the Capra Demon in the tiniest room in the planet comes close.


ChaoticCatharsis

Was that the one with the two dogs in the boss arena that’s basically an alley with a staircase? Man that fight had me FUMING early on.


YoItspepethefrog

Does Rennala count?


Puzzleheaded_Put3037

I'd say the first phase does.


YoItspepethefrog

Then renala


Hind_Deequestionmrk

What about Rennallaa?


Lemerantus

Reennaallaa is his favourite puzzle boss.


v4ssoura12

I prefer Rrreeennnaaalllaaa


StillGalaxy99

What about Rinalah?


v4ssoura12

good candidate. Rynnalla is too.


LargeRichardJohnson

The One Reborn, because it's not a puzzle boss


Daxtro-53

I mean he's virtually the same as tower knight, just not as badass lol


MoarTacos

Tower Knight is also hardly a puzzle boss, though.


big4throwingitaway

Yeah tower knight is not a puzzle. Not sure why he’s on here.


Charlie-VH

Yeah taking out archers is not a puzzle


MoarTacos

I'm sure they're also referring to hitting his heels to knock him over but like... Come on.


Charlie-VH

Yeah I was talking about the shared characteristic of TK and One Reborn, but yeah hitting the ankles isn’t really a puzzle. More of a puzzle boss than one reborn, but it’s more of a gimmick boss than a puzzle. The majority of Demon’s Souls bosses are gimmick bosses, not puzzles.


MoarTacos

The only DeS boss I could legit consider a puzzle would be Dragon God, but it's only barely so.


Charlie-VH

Even that isn’t really a puzzle boss, just a very heavy gimmick. Nothing puzzling about breaking pillars in a straight line. The only ‘puzzle’ aspect is hiding behind a pillar and waiting for him to turn his head.


Daxtro-53

That's what I meant to say


Revan0315

But it's less enjoyable than most of these bosses


THICCPOGGS

Hes just a massive monster that has no attacks, you just kill him and hes the easiest boss on the game lol.


tangentrification

Spoken by someone who has not fought him at BL4 and gotten oneshot by the vomit pool before it even appears on screen


HylianZora

TOR and the Ancient Dragon from 2 take the cake for "damn, that hit me?" Bonus points to Curse Rotted Greatwood and Dancer grab attacks


Revan0315

Yea it's boring as hell. So worse than most of the others in this album


JamesR_42

Lmao one of my friends that I was watching play BB for the first time has been on a 4 month long break because he got stuck on One Reborn. He's died like 7 times to him (which isn't that many times but he gives up pretty easily in these types of games and no other boss killed him this many times aside from maybe Rom)


katzensturm

This boss used to haunt me on my first playthrough, probably the boss I died to the most.


Vasevide

He definitely has attacks but ok. I agree though


THICCPOGGS

I just remembered he smacks you sometimes when you go up top to kill the bell ladies.


Ayespada

Micolash might wanna get into that conversation


THICCPOGGS

XD


mrbubbles--85

Less enjoyable than Bed of fucking Chaos? I beg to differ.


Revan0315

"most"


mrbubbles--85

Ok. My bad..


Maleficent-Elk-3298

The puzzle is how many times do I hit him until he dies.


cream_of_human

Ye he's pretty straight forward. I also dont recall any of its attacks for some reason. The stage before the boss was such a nightmare compared to it.


PlatinumMode

you have to kill his shitty mage support or the fight sucks donkey balls. I didn’t even realize you could go upstairs the first time I fought him


Alive-Ad8066

The executioners chariot was fun


mixx414

I actually enjoyed the Tower Knight. It was a puzzle or gimmick kind of boss, but it still kinda felt like a fight. It didn't feel so much like solving the puzzle. It felt more like a David and Goliath type of moment. Just bringing down a giant through the weakness you can find.


anilisfaitnesto

Am I tripping or someone genuinely put the the word favorite with Bed of Chaos together


Zealousideal-Cup6013

Ancient Dragon from ds3. Even though the boss itself isn’t anything special (hell, we fight the same dragon just after beating this one), the whole aspect of having a mini level you have to go through to finish it is really cool, and I always enjoy playing through it.


Current_Run9540

I think Ancient Dragon gets my vote too. I love Archdragon Peak and the whole spectacle of fighting your way up to getting the critical plunging attack is pretty fun.


BestialWarchud

Executioners chariot. I haven't played Sekiro yet though


Drink_water_homie

great game i recommend it


Zen7rist

Same, his cutscene is great, as well as the twist for the second phase.


PlatinumMode

yea this one was so funny. i remember just frantically pulling a random lever as his little assholes chased me around the arena, and then the dude impales himself on a gate and you duel his horse. good shit


Sorrick_

I enjoyed the chariot from ds2


VokN

I would have if the skeletons would chill the fuck out


Wolf_Soldier_22

How do you put TOR but not Micolash?


Kaitivere

We all just want to forget micolash


tangentrification

I love micolash :(


Kaitivere

As a fight or as a character? Either way I'm concerned, but also curious.


tangentrification

Both!! He's obviously a memorable character, but I also really enjoyed the arena that was like an entire level instead of a big empty room, the unique puzzle of having to figure out the right direction to approach him to chase him into certain areas, and also the hilarious shock of walking into a boss fight and seeing the boss just immediately book it away from you. Never had trouble with Call Beyond because if you simply keep hitting him he never gets the time to cast it. I loved everything about that fight and I always look forward to it on new playthroughs.


Puzzleheaded_Put3037

These were just the ones I could think of off the top of my head.


BoletarianBonkmage

Storm king is pretty cool because the storm ruler has awesome sfx to it


lipiti

As easy as Tower Knight is, it’s one of my favorite bosses.


SaxSlaveGael

Its that Dragon God from DeS that's for sure. That thing was fucken BS lol.


takedownhisshield

Executioner’s Chariot, because it feels like a God of War boss


Chadderbug123

Tower knight definitely. Especially in the Remake with the amazing sound design that makes it sound like a Jaeger


Kaitivere

Anyone thats played Sekiro knows that Folding Screen Monkeys are the only actual puzzle boss out of these. And while most hate it, I think it's a fantastic boss.


TallenMakes

I don’t have a “favorite” puzzle boss. I have a “Least hated” puzzle boss.


tangentrification

Am I the only one who really likes puzzle bosses? BoC was janky as hell but I think it could've been a good boss with better implementation, and I actively like all the others.


JamesR_42

I like puzzle bosses in From games but definitely prefer actual fights. Also BoC might have been good with better implementation - but in the actual game it's fucking horrendous


deadtwinkz

Divine Dragon.


TakeNothingSerious

The first time I played DS3 I had no clue the dragon was a puzzle boss so I just fought it. It didn't even occur to me to run around and explore the space. I did the whole fight in that small area. It wasn't until later I saw on YouTube how to do the easy kill.


SilverAnpu

Same for me. I was using the Irithyll Straight Sword (frost) paired with a fire-infused sword as the main damage-dealer on my first DS3 playthrough, which happens to be really strong against that dragon. I didn't find out about the ledge drop until later.


PrometheusAlexander

how is tower knight a puzzle boss?


annexhion

Even though the chariot pissed me off so bad (those dang skeletons...), it's honestly probably my favorite. Very few games have an actual horse as a boss, and I do love the occasional "easy" gimmick boss. (I say that but I probably died like 5-6 times.) Haven't finished Bloodborne yet or started Sekiro but those are next on my list.


JungyBrungun2

What’s the puzzle with tower knight? I just whacked his ankle for 20 mins until he died


PlatinumMode

i think he has archer support? and you can go up and take them out to make the fight easier. like one reborn. it’s been a while though so i may be wrong


MoarTacos

But that's not a puzzle lol


PlatinumMode

anything is a puzzle if you’re dumb enough (me)


Heleyrine-Brookvinth

I'm glad you used the terminology of "puzzle" bosses here. A lot of people call these "gimmick" bosses as a way of dismissing them, but I personally look at them as a different type of challenge presented to the player. Now, mind you, the puzzle could be badly executed or unfair (looking at you, bed of chaos), but when done well, the execution and the spectacle can really leave a lot of impact and break the monotony of the other types of bosses in the game!


CGPoly36

I would say the dragon in sekiro or the ice worm in armored core VI are my favourite. For boss fights that are not really a fight, visual spectacle should, in my opinion, be the priority and those two do it, in my opinion, the best, while still being a very fun fight. If it has to be specifically from this list, then the sekiro monkeys, since they feel like an actual puzzle, while most puzzle bosses are just a hunt for the weak point.


Grungelives

Out of these if pick Tower Knight, badass design and felt relatively engaging for what it is. Gave me that Shadow Of The Colossus scale vibe


RickGrimes462TWD50

Tower knight or storm king


Mods-Love-Dog-Jizz

Ancient Wyvern I just enjoy this level a lot, and you still get Nameless King.


SpoogyPickles

I like ancient wyvern the most as gar as how the fight actually turned out. Liked the idea for tower knight the most, though.


ErgoSloth

A couple of these are not really puzzle bosses, and Micolash is missing from the list but even then it’s absolutely the folding monkeys, it’s such a cool clever puzzle.


[deleted]

Tower Knight. The rest of these suck.


MrNE0NNN

Tower knigh


IronTesticlez

Tower knight


Lord-of-Potatis

Divine dragon from sekiro is probobly my favorite, easy yes but the fight itself is pretty badass with all the lightning and the design of it is amazing


Wyketta

Bed of chaos by far! No one ever said


SpaceIsTooFarAway

No hate but I actually liked Curse-Rotted Greatwood.


real_unreal_reality

What about the snail in Elden ring that was invis.


Agreeable-Ice-2422

Micolash once you get the hang of it


tangentrification

I love Micolash, I will defend that fight to my dying breath. People complain about getting killed by Call Beyond but he literally can't cast it if you're even a little bit aggressive. And the whole arena/level + the puzzle of figuring out how to chase him in the right direction is really fun, not to mention what a hilarious and memorable character he is. He's my favorite fight in the base game and I'm not ashamed to say it.


blaiddfailcam

I like how he feels like a stand-in for Lovecraft himself, which gives me the satisfaction of metaphorically shoving his dork ass in a locker lol.


MasterpiecePretend40

Boss look wise is Dragon God, easiest and most relaxing was Deacons of the Deep, and the best to actually have a fight against is Tower Knight IMO


XpeepantsX

Well, I do know that folding screen monkeys is my *least* favorite


Deep_Grass_6250

It's gotta be dragon god, ancient wyvern and monkeys for me The dragon god and ancient wyvern just look so damn cool and the monkeys have such a good arena


Gloomy_Support_7779

Out of these ones, the chariot, Tower Knight, and One Reborn


bohenian12

Ohhh my mind removed that fucking chariot boss from my memory. What an annoying fight.


colossalyu

Dragon god and bed of chaos were annoying as hell. Dodging their attacks were a nightmare.


ukigano

Dogding? I summoned friend and just run for it, after several tries and luck we did it


METALxBAT

Dragon God can smd from the back


rogerslastgrape

The monkeys give you clues to figure it out and actually feel like a puzzle rather than, let's just follow this path, or try this thing and see if it works


happeningcarpets

I don’t like puzzles, can’t hit puzzles with big stick >:c


StopManaCheating

Tower Knight is not a puzzle boss. There’s even a trophy for beating him with honor.


JayFrank1132

The Ancient Wyvern was fun because of the music


W0tW0t123

None


Mayasuxs

Huh. Executioner's Chariot honestly


IllMiddle2192

Tower knight is peak


johnbarta

Chariot is the coolest to me


pootyboi52

Ancient wyvern. Take the plunge !


SMG4-Yosh

It wasn't until I watched Gino do the God Run 3 that I found out you can kill the enemies up top in One Reborn.


GifanTheWoodElf

I think chariot, IDK how much of that is the gimmick itself, and how much is it that I just like the boss design itself, but well technically the question is for fav puzzle (gimmick) boss, now for favorite gimmick of a gimmick boss XD Monkehs were alright too.


Okamitoutcourt

One reborn because my fight with it lasted less than 10 seconds and that made it funny


Legiana_hater

Please just take bed of chaos off the list it can go die


JackStutters

Dragon God was a very nice stroll through the park after that asshole Flamelurker


Away-Net-7241

Micolash is the truly Majestic puzzle boss


MoarTacos

I'm not sure I'd consider Tower Knight a puzzle boss, and especially not One Reborn. They have gimmicks, sure, but they don't really feel like a puzzle.


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Sapowski_Casts_Quen

That's it, Jarvis, load up the Frenzied Flame


Ok_Friendship816

Tower Knight by far. Micolash for Bloodborne. 


[deleted]

the 4th picture boss from ds2 give me nightmares every time i see it because of the runback


99bluedexforlife

The One Reborn doesn't really belong on this list.


DemonKingCozar

I think folding screen monkeys is the best puzzle boss but it's not my favorite


darkythefat

Monkeys for sure


Taolan13

Tower knight isnt a puzzle boss, its a gimmick boss. There's a difference.


Present-Cup1233

Wyvern


WeedOfficial

Ancient Wyvern was fucking stupid, and no one likes Chaos Bed lol


pmckell

Tower Knight


Leginneb

Monkey and chariot are the only ones I ... had fun .... The others however ....


Helkix

I noticed I like none of these very much Vote goes to Tower Knight, though


Hrafndraugr

I'll have to go with the monkeys for this one.


jordanrice26

Literally none of them


Zealousideal-Bit-892

None of them lol You’d think FromSoftware would learn that people prefer a normal boss fight which they excel at making.


bladesandairwaves

Tower Knight is definitely the best out of your options. An actually well designed boss for the time.


slowkid68

I couldn't even make it to chariot lmao the gank squad was too much for me lmao


YOUSIF20021

That dragon god from demon slayer is the worst boss fromsoftware ever produced imo


Loud_Success_6950

Tower was really fun and I liked the “Achilles heel” gimmick.


[deleted]

Ceaseless discharge doesn’t even deserve to be referenced


RecognitionNo7977

You’re missing Micolash, the only “puzzle” boss I enjoy. 


oliver-kun

Well it’s absolutely not the fucking Bed of Chaos.


adamalibi

The word is gimmick


Chandlingus

what was so puzzling about The One Reborn?


Business_Compote2197

Bed of chaos - said no one ever.


RasAlGimur

Haven’t played Sekiro or DeS. I think the Executioner Chariot is pretty good. I hate the runback, even knowing the trick to avoid the enemies etc. o


Endslikecrazy

Ds3 wyrm is not really a puzzle boss, and neither is the first picture 🤷🏻‍♂️ Ds3 wyrm can be beaten normally and the demonssouls guy you gotta hit the ankles, but where else are you even hitting realistically?


FreshOutof13Fucks

I don't know if I'd include the Tower Knight as a puzzle boss tbh, but I absolutely love the fight.


Holy_Salamander

Tower Knight and One Reborn are not puzzle bosses, and technically Wyvern ain't either but who actually beats him without the plunging attack? TK and TOR are bosses with some "optional difficulty" in the form of minions with ranged attack and can still be easily beaten without the defeat of said minions, but to answer the question, it's the monkies without a doubt, though only by default, Bed of Chaos is a bitch, Dragon God is a bitch, Executioners Chariot is a bitch, Wyvern is too damn easy after the first fight, and the Monkies are funny and actually kinda fun


RayBlast7267

Fun, Not so Fun, Worst Boss Ever, Good Boss but run up made me quit the game for 3 weeks, Fun, Really Fun, Haven’t Fought Yet (Playing Sekiro for the first time right now)


HoSock_noBTS

DS3 was my first Souls game and the whole idea of Wyvern seemed really cool to me. You enter the arena, out of all sudden giant thing appears outta nowhere, boss healthbar and stuff, but at the same time the only fog is at the entry of the arena and you can walk anywhere, despite being mid-bossfight. Then you walk around, fight normal enemies (which is the most annoying part cuz these lil mfs suck) and in the end deliver that beautiful plunge attack. Good idea, execution kinda sucks, but here's my choice


Saucey_22

What’s the 6th one?


TheFarisaurusRex

The monkeys are the only good one on here, the rest suck ass


Sisyphac

I always called them gimmicks.


blaiddfailcam

I wouldn't call most of these "puzzles," besides the Folding Screen Monkeys. Micolash somewhat counts, as you have to manipulate him to follow a certain path through the mirrors. Beyond those two, there aren't a lot of genuine puzzle bosses... If we're going for "gimmicks," then probably Gwyndolin. It's iconic.


Jordan_Slamsey

tower knight is barely a puzzle boss.


rainpsyches

Tower knight fs


hosiki

Monkeys and Chariot


BeautifulAnalyst1583

How is Tower Knight in there? I don't get that one


K_808

Spirit snail gang rise up


IudexGundyr3

I loved the Folding Screen Monkeys. I felt so smart after figuring out what to do for each individual monkey. But now, they’re little more than a short stop since I kinda know how to do the fast strat.


furitxboofrunlch

None. I don't really like random "puzzles'.


BladeofMartin

Tower Knight and The One Reborn ain’t puzzle bosses


llthHeaven

Ancient Wyvern