10 Oct 2024 6:15 PM +00:00 UTC

Beat the “Git Gud” Allegations? Times Gamers Have Beaten Bosses Before They Were Supposed To

Most role-playing and action games have intimidating boss fights that are often foreshadowed in the early chapters of the story. Some have simple dialogues, others have full-on boss fights. It's often the case where players find an unbeatable boss.

While some of these scenes are for purely narrative purposes and are programmed to instantly defeat the players to showcase how powerful the villains are, some boss scenes can actually be beaten using unconventional means.

These methods usually involve immense hours of grinding weapons and experience. Gamers on the gaming subreddit share their own key gaming moments like this and tell fellow gaming fans if the rewards are worth the grind for beating the boss when they weren't supposed to. Originally posted on Reddit by user u/Johnnyboyeh, they asked which titles and bosses the community tried to beat during the early game and if was it worth it.

One particular gamer shared that they did this during the Lynx Boss Fight in Chrono Cross. The boss will swap bodies with the protagonist and the player's party will try to battle the protagonist while being swapped as the boss. This is one fight that is programmed for players to lose, and yet they managed to beat the boss by swapping out the party's equipment to the lowest tiers before entering the fight. They managed to beat the party, and lo and behold there is a scene added by the developers for this specific scenario, which progressed the story as though they still lost.

Another gamer shared that they fought Baldur's Gate 3's big boss Gortash during his coronation, which ended with them being locked out of the majority of Act 3 quests. Others shared that if players defeat Vergil during their first encounter with him in Devil May Cry 5, the game just simply ends. Some shared an Easter Egg in Chrono Trigger where players as teleported into a room full of developer messages if they defeated the first Lavos through game manipulation.

Other titles such as Elden Ring, Skyrim, and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order have enemies and bosses that are too strong for the early game and are meant to be returned to later in the game. Players shared that they managed to defeat these bosses and had a much easier time throughout their whole gameplay as they were rewarded with insane amounts of experience and high-quality equipment. One particular boss in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will cheat if the player manages to defeat him during the prologue, reflecting how evil the boss will be throughout the game.

Video games are often challenging, and developers who put extra time and effort into rewarding players who try to do the unimaginable is something that makes the grind worthwhile. Regardless of whether you prefer to make hundreds of attempts to beat an early-game boss, be sure to stay updated with the latest gaming community news by following Gfinity Esports.

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