Formal Bosses in Project Ukulele

[John]

Hey superfans! I was thinking about the style of bosses in different platformers and would like your opinion on the issue.

[Shawnsim]

I have always been a fan of just the final boss only.
I find a boss per level to just be a bit tedious in my adventure games.
Just my preference of course.

[GildasMagnus]

For something like Ukulele, I'm more a fan of occasional, plot-specific bosses, rather than one per level. It adds gravity to the situation and is a better story-telling device. However, if the levels end up being huge, I might change my mind. Too many bosses might cheapen the battles, though.

[Alucard]

Banjo-Tooie did it well with the bosses (each world has one boss) and they are all tied to the story of the world.

[Xellos]

A combination of one boss in each level like in Banjo-Tooie/Donkey Kong 64, and required to beat them to make progress through the game like Donkey Kong 64 did, would be ideal for Project Ukulele.

[polomi]

[DarkTone]

I love bosses. I would have said at the end of the stage/world, but BK made it work. Since ukulele is a similar formula, scattered is fine for this.

[dotEXE]

I like the idea of formal bosses, but not in every level

[Derpy World 1 NPC]

I'm leaning toward formal bosses, but I can respect the idea of only running into a boss once in a while so you're not always expecting it.
Either way, I hope they keep the silly boss titles.

[dream09]

I think PU should have optional mini-bosses scattered across the world while after every 2-4 worlds there is a main boss that you have to do which could open new areas of the hub world

[Scrubber]

I much prefer Tooies bosses and I'd like them like that in Ukulele. I don't even class Banjo-Kazooie as having bosses.

[GrayMagicΓ]

I'm fine with either, but they need a proper reward like in DK64. If you only give a Pagie for it there won't be any incentive to do it over a normal jiggy, especially if it's convoluted to reach bosses like in DK64. They could either require them for new worlds or reward multiple Pagies, both of which worked well in N&B.

[TrenteR]

The only thing is I want a boss I like to fight. It don't need to be hard, personally good bosses that stuck with the head are the best. Because the most memorable bosses are the ones that are completely wrong in first place or have a beautiful soundtrack.

Examples:
Great Mighty Poo (I don't need to explain this, a boss who sings opera)
Pirate Master (Shantae and the Pirate's Curse [End-boss])
HAG1 (Who thought that you fight a machine?)
Wizpig1 (DKR, has awesome music and this boss is hard)

That are only some examples. And pls go away from BT bosses. Every boss is defeated with eggs.
I don't want bosses that are unforgiving like Dark Souls, but bosses without a giant red mark (Here Weakpoint!)
And pls don't refer to bosses where you have to use your move or weapon, that you acquired only.

Good Example is Gruntilda in BK as a boss. You have to use nearly anything you learned the whole game. In BT 50% of moves you learn are not used in the HAG1 fight. HAG1 fight is choosing egg evade everything till you can hit her. Aim, shoot, evade.

[GrayMagicΓ]

[Xenoka]

Why not go the Shadow of Collossus route with only bosses and a few collectables thrown around the place

[Jaresk]

Having played through Tooie lately, I personally would prefer they approach it in a similar way. I like how each boss is their own character, since it's in the style of the game. But something I noticed is how you technically don't kill most of the bosses. Which adds to their character having them either befriend Banjo and Kazooie, or accept defeat while handing over a Jiggy while, in one case, pretending to be dead.

I guess I want bosses cause it offer opportunities for more personality, which I really like. :3

[Shawnsim]

After thinking about it a bit, here is what could happen.

So the worlds are living books, if each individual level or story has a protagonist in it then, I could see there being a boss per level. I would actually like that quite well.

In BK there was only Grunty. Also only one overarching story.

In a many story game I could see many bosses that fit the worlds that we read.
Hope I made sense.

[Bambu]

I liked Banjo-Tooie's way of doing bosses more than any other game I can think of playing. The fights could've used more variety than "EGGS!" I guess, but I ADORE having a unique boss that ties into a world's theme at the end of each "level". Also, I like being able to fight them again whenever I want, but that's a different topic I suppose...
(So yeah, I'm just a random lurker who wanted to voice his support for "formal bosses", I'll show more support when the Kickstarter happens. I am very excited for this game, best wishes!)

[ryanator008]

Having a boss for every level makes sense for pacing reasons, but I would hate for this to lead to quantity over quality.

[John]