TONFA'S PROFILE

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Gemini, Resistance Soldier (vanilla town), has been erased from existence Night 1!

Resistance Soldiers are the no-role townies of this game.

Geez, Day 2 went all kinds of wrong. I didn't imagine Chaos and Relyt would both be town.

Sure, why not.

10. Earth Mimicry (Sin & Punishment)

Sin & Punishment is an obscure N64/Virtual Console rail shooter with rather, uh...trippy plot. In the grand finale you transform into some kind of robot and try to avoid Earth from losing all its HP by reflecting all kinds of disasters a psychic little girl turned into an Earth Mimicry throws at it. I can't make something like this up.

Video of Earth Mimicry Fight starts 6:50 in; Direct time linking doesn't seem to work right with this video.

9. Demons Gate (Final Fantasy VII)

Simple but effective. So you're exploring this temple, see a big plot scene, fight an easy dragon boss. Time to get out - OH GOD WHY IS A WALL DROPPING ROCKS THAT DO WAY TOO MUCH DAMAGE ON ME AND GETTING TURNS ALL THE TIME AND MAGIC DOESN'T WORK AND BLALLGALGLK

Video of Demons Gate

8. I & II (Breath of Fire 4)

Much like the above boss. You're exploring the emperor's tomb, GIANT DICE OUT OF NOWHERE TO KICK YOUR ASS. Somehow they can punch and kick you and cast death spells. Despite being dice. One of them immunes magic and other physicals, too.

Video of I & II

7. Reisen Udongein Inaba (Touhou: Imperishable Night)

What's more fun than bullet hell? Bullet hell that relies on optical tricks and illusions, of course. Great theme music too.

Video of Reisen Udongein Inaba

6. Unlimited Indalecio (Star Ocean: The Second Story)

One of the toughest videogame bosses, and a very hectic fight. You need to keep him locked down or he *will* fly all around the battlefield and do something that invariably kills you.

Video of Unlimited Indalecio

5. Tatsumaru (Tenchu 3)

A stylish ninja fight that is over very fast either way. He has the HP of a player character, but hits hard and fast at melee range. If you try to cheap him out at range, he'll shoot explosive arrows at you. The soundtrack enhances this one greatly, too.

Video of Tatsumaru

4. Nygtilger (Ys Origin)

Modern Ys boss fights are a treat. If blowing up a giant centipede boss bit by bit gives you no joy you are a horrible person. Scars of the Divine Wing here is some of the best boss music to grace a game, too. Another unique feature of this fight is how it gets neither easier or harder at low HP: While the lightning becomes less of a threat, you'll get swarmed with poison gas bombs.

Video of Nygtilger

3. Kishgal (Ys Origin)

Some of the absolute best Ys battles are all out brawls against humanoid foes, such as Kishgal, the master of the icy spear here. The video speaks for the fight much better than I can!

Video of Kishgal

2. Chester Stoddart (Ys: Oath in Felghana)

And completing the Ys trifecta is Chester. The climactic encounter with him can only be described as a wild series of attacks and counterattacks, especially after he loses half his HP.

Video of Chester Stoddart

1. Onikage (Tenchu)

For a series with much maligned boss encounters Tenchu manages to have some great ones. Onikage is a recurring adversary throughout the series, capable of feats like blocking sword strikes with his knee, going all Tekken-style kick combo on you, removing shuriken off his own body and throwing them back at you, grabbing your throat to drain HP in Tenchu 3, and so forth. His favorite dirty trick is to drink a health potion to restore himself to full after you nearly kill him if you let up for even one second. >:( Anyhow, this here's rooftop fight from Tenchu 1 is my particular favorite for the sheer amount of things to do, such as dropping him into the village below as seen in the video. You could also alternately beat him by making him drown since he can't swin, and so on. Oh, and did I mention the great music yet? (Something of a recurring theme with this list, that's for sure. Hmm...)

Video of Onikage

Aye, forums live again. Now to wait for people to show up so we can get a decision here.

That statement makes me uneasy.

There is a vast difference about jumping on any easy case, and, y'know, actually getting people lynched here. Unique snowflake cases do no good with the deadline so fast approaching. I hope you understand this.

I happen to have a rated list posted and maintained elsewhere already, so this is a quick C&P job removing things I haven't quite beaten. Ratings will be shuffled around periodically as mood changes.

10/10
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Soul Nomad & the World Eaters
Phantom Brave
The World Ends With You

9.5/10
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Ys Origin
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Vagrant Story

9/10
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Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy X-2
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Live A Live

8.5/10
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Breath of Fire 4
Final Fantasy V
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm

8/10
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Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia

7.5/10
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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2: Grimoire of the Rift
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy VIII
Rudra no Hihou
Riviera: The Promised Land
Ys: Oath In Felghana
Final Fantasy XII

7/10
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Digital Devil Saga
Parasite Eve 2
Dark Cloud 2
Final Fantasy Tactics
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Suikoden 2
Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny
Jade Cocoon 2

6.5/10
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Chrono Trigger
Valkyrie Profile
Makai Kingdom
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Fire Emblem 7
Great Greed
Ranma 1/2 RPG: Treasure of the Red Cat Gang

6/10
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Legend of Legaia
Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana
La Pucelle: Tactics
.hack//Mutation
.hack//Infection

5.5/10
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.hack//Outbreak
Final Fantasy IX
Shadow Hearts
Ys Eternal
Kingdom Hearts

5/10
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Wild ARMs
Suikoden
Breath of Fire 3

4.5/10
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Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria
Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

4/10
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Final Fantasy VI
Bahamut Lagoon
Star Ocean

3.5/10
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Breath of Fire 2
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Dragon View

3/10
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Seiken Densetsu 3
Grandia
Jade Cocoon
Super Mario RPG
Golden Sun
Final Fantasy 3

2.5/10
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.hack//Quarantine
Breath of Fire
Final Fantasy IV

2/10
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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

1.5/10
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Final Fantasy

1/10
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Drakkhen
Tales of Phantasia

0.5/10
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Secret of the Stars
Lufia 1

0/10
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(nothing I've actually managed to stomach for long enough to beat)