9 Bosses Every Gamer Has To Beat Before They Die - The PlayStation Access Podcast

[@WickedGamer1]

I'm touched that Yunalesca was on the list. One of my biggest walls in gaming, but beating her was the best feeling. Thanks for recognising a legend Alex!

[@n-kap4064]

A truly great pick, we are so blessed that they have such a wide taste in games.

[@aoifehart554]

Mistletoe was Baldur's weakness. Brok and/or Sindri had given Atreus mistletoe arrows, Freya freaks out when she sees he has them and says to get rid of them. But Kratos uses part of one of them to fix the strap of Atreus's quiver at some point. Baldurs punches Atreus in the chest, and the mistletoe fragment pierces his hand, stripping him of his invulnerability! 😎

[@gafferman3256]

LOVE that Alex and Amy are now rotating members of the podcast, and channel videoes in general, and really look forward to the future of Boss Busters. BUT what happened to the «Before We Go» segment of the podcast? It was always such a great place for recommendations, and as evidence that the Access team are in fact real life flesh people! Hope to see it return in the future 🥳

[@MetalHeadEnjoyer]

They seem to have ditched all of the podcast format. I still love listening to them chat but I think it was more enjoyable with the different segments like "what's new" and "comments of the week"

[@gafferman3256]

@@MetalHeadEnjoyer Yeah, those segments were really nice bookends to the episodes

[@mikkdc]

I do kinda miss the "Bee Boh bee go" segment too.

[@fandomFREAKxo]

I miss the segments too, hopefully they bring them back!

[@MetalHeadEnjoyer]

Comments of the week was good for community engagement and before we go allowed quick out of discussion topics and stories that we wouldn't otherwise hear. Allowed us to know more about the hosts. If anything I find the new style forced, as it lacks that passion that Ash brought when she started the podcast. But different strokes for different folks I suppose.

[@darren2585]

Could listen to rob speaking about metal gear and ff all the time

[@RD_Clarke]

Was thinking Lady Yunalesca as Rob was doing his intro, and here comes Alex with the correct opinion about the best FF and the same boss. Always have liked him.

[@TheRatsCast]

I can't believe you all forgot about the mistletoe arrows that Freya forces you to get rid of. Sindri gave you that will break Freya's spell on her son

[@Rhe21]

I love these podcast formats, it's like extended editions of the old school PS Access where all of the team would give examples of their gaming experiences

[@GrieverSSBU]

Alex came out swinging with Lady Yunalesca.

[@Wogle]

The Titan theme playing during falling fight is "Heart if Stone". And yes, it is definitely one of the best pieces in the game; especially that heroic section once it changes key. Bravo Soken.

[@jenniferelphick468]

I believe that the Mistletoe clue from God of War refers to Baldr's only weakness in Norse Mythology

[@jeremy1860]

When it comes to great boss fights, I will always have a place in my heart for the Colossi of Shadow of the Colossus 😊

[@andys9029]

Some great mentions here. I love the Grey Fox fight in MGS; the build up to the fight, and the brilliant and memorable dialogue “hand to hand, it is the basis of all combat, only a fool trusts his life to a weapon”, sooo good. And then Rosie mentioned the Liquid Ocelot fight in MGS4. The cutscene fight before the battle is so perfectly choreographed I was in complete awe, then the music slows and the guys inject each other and the classic health bars pop up. Absolute banger of a boss fight indeed. I haven’t watched the whole video yet but I will mention a few of my favourites. Sword Saint Isshin from Sekiro, Sigrun from God of War, Tendo from Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Laurence from Bloodborne, and Olgierd from The Witcher 3.

[@KnightBaker]

Mr Freeze from Batman Arkham City is a favourite of mine.

[@madmaxandrade]

Cracked once correctly describes this fight as "the part that everybody loves".

[@rennelope]

Returnal is incredible, I made a second account so I could platinum it for a second time. Hyperion mightn't be the hardest boss in the game, but the whole lead up to them for the whole level, the music growing, everything makes it such a banger.

[@jwizarrd]

There is alot of leg on this podcast. Must be summer in the UK. Great video as always team

[@doggowhisperer6844]

How is it that Rosie’s legs are whiter than Alex’s shirt, which is white?

[@Sneeks33129]

Thanks for the pod! When I saw the title of the video, the first boss I thought of was Hugo/Titan from FF16. One of the most glorious boss fights I've ever experienced! And then to follow it up with Bahamut not long after!? A cool video game experience I won't soon forget. Cheers, everyone!

[@Scudge0]

I'd love Boss Busters to do Kena: Bridge of Spirits' "Taro" and "Corrupt Rot God" on Expert Spirit Guide level

[@MennydorgesERArchive]

Rob has been working out 😳

[@jackusmaracus]

Loved this Pod. Some solid boss choices there.

[@saterdei]

For Alex: Tate Eboshi from the third DLC of Nioh 2. She is the epitome of an epic battle, super fast but she's got some tells, but also an absolutely immense arsenal of moves to pull. You'll definitely enjoy that battle! For Rosie: since you talked about Cuphead a lot, but also left out Gherman, how about Soul of Cinder or Slave Knight Gael from Dark Souls 3? For my dearest Rob: there's ONE FF7RB boss that we have to talk about, and that's the G-man, in all of his glory, the best swordsman in the universe! It's been nearly a month since I finished that fight and I'm still awestruck by how amazing it was.

[@Oppositesleeper]

#PODSQUAD Having Alex and Amy join in on more content is great. They really do fit in with the overall Access chill vibe. Cant wait to see the announcement of new challengers entering the fight for the Winner Plays On Crown! (The #DAVENATION has nothing to fear!)

[@MrDevinCates]

We need that cuphead series now 🎉

[@Rodark_GR]

the final boss event, its multiple bosses, in og ninja gaiden

[@ManchesterTechGuy]

The platinum for FF16 was so fun. Took 140 hours, but it was never dull

[@deetsitmeisterjd]

Endless from Death's Gambit is a must play. I bet most people haven't even heard of that game. The music for that fight is ridiculously good

[@aaron75fy]

I saw Sans being defeated in Nate's run, Sans eventually decides to give you the chance to surrender (if you take it you have to be ready for a final attack) after that you have to wait for him to fall asleep. THEN you have to move the box (the one you dodge attacks in) so you can reach attack. that is when you win

[@madalice5134]

The Bahamut boss fight is my favorite in FFXVI. I love how epic it is and getting to fight alongside and then fused with Joshua was amazing. Dion is one of my favorite FF characters as well. Every part of that chapter was absolutely amazing. I love the Titan Lost boss fight almost as much, but I think the tragedy of what happened right before the Bahamut fight is what made it my favorite in the game. The villains in XVI are amazing. I despised Hugo and was so hyped to wreck him by the time I fought him. It shows how great the writing in the game is when you feel heartbroken for characters or absolutely loathe the villains and feel relieved when characters get revenge or respite. Yes, I do get very emotionally invested in characters and stories that I play through, and I get very attached. 😅

[@BTHEINFINITE]

Loved this, the games recent but Tachy from Stellar Blade was amazing!! Also....are those seagulls I hear in the background!?

[@michaelpluck9227]

Soul Reaver 2 when as Raziel the soul reaver wielding the soul reaver sword and you are fighting Raziel the sarafan. It is at that point you realize you kill yourself to be raised as vampire general to then become a soul reaver. And the edge of the coin. History abhors a paradox.

[@CrazeeAdam]

One boss i would like to add is Virgil from DMC3 or DMC5. Both are just amazing. Visually, music, difficulty wise, and everything

[@gnollplayinggames8780]

100% agree with rob. No matter your feelings toward ff8, the music of the final battle is phenomenal.

[@seljomber]

I always beat Yunalesca by finishing off her second phase with an aeon attack, so the aeon is then immune to megadeath 😊

[@mikkdc]

I really liked Mouthpiece from Borderlands 3. I thought it was cool the way it incorporated music into the different phases. How did they NOT get Shadow of the Colossus in the quiz at the end!? I got it as soon as Rob mentioned "Horse".

[@doublesrankstreams]

Now the boss busters have to defeat the hall of fame in one stream! Make it happen secret boss!

[@McRazzler]

Hyperion is an incredible boss fight. The music and build up is tremendous.

[@MrAkabane1]

Alex is right to brag about his FFX platinum. As someone with the platinum for both FFX and FFX-2, you really sahould take every opportunity to mention it. The best Final Fantasy game.

[@johnyoung5413]

Titan and Bahamut in ff16 are next level boss fights And agreed the final boss in ff8 is epic as well

[@cormacmccoy1]

I thought it would be cyborg ninja! love that intro psycho manti is interesting but just the words "HURT ME MORE" ring in my head

[@darthnightwolf1011]

Onryoki is also a favorite of mine from Nioh 1; For Nioh 2 is the Mezuki/Gozuki combo

[@MalevolentMinun]

Can't stress how excited I was that FFX was the first game mentioned. Absolutely freaking adore that game beyond belief. Nothing has knocked it off that top spot since I first played it 2 decades ago. Yunie is best girl.

[@d3mystic93]

Vergil....because he's Vergil. But my #1 pick would be the Dahaka from PoP Warrior Within. Normally with bosses I'm like- Stage 1: I'm weak. Stage 2: Level up and max out myself. Stage 3: Show the boss who's the boss. But with Dahaka, even when maxed out, I just wanted to run away. The Dahaka was...is terrifying! Honourable mentions: Mr Freeze and Deathstroke from Batman Arkham series, Lavenza from Persona 5 Royal and Freiza from any DBZ game.

[@MrRitchieevans]

I played Sands of Time reaaaaaaally young like 3/4 and got Warrior Within the next year and my god, the sheer panic and horror my young self was feeling when he chased me was actually frightening to points where I’d just stop playing when he appeared and mentally build myself up😅😅😅😂

[@noctiliogames350]

The Flash from Suicide Squad, Jeanne from Bayonetta, The Bird from Shadow of the Colossus.

[@ezimari]

shout out to Kefka in ff6 final battle. Dancing Mad as you "climb" the "tower" to get to him is amazing

[@BladeOfTheHero]

Crisanta of the Wrapped Agony from my favorite recent game I played, Blasphemous. The score, lines, and it was so much fun!

[@lavieedenel]

Ishin from Sekiro, father owl from Sekiro, all sekiro's boss basicly, also sephiroth from FF7 remake/rebirth all organization 13 bosses from KH2 and all yozora from KH3

[@kieranshearer8943]

Rosie: I'm Gona spice things up Brings up crash and Yakuza again, cmonnn out of all the amazing bosses I thought she was actually going to spice it up

[@everettjohnson9374]

Im surprised no one said Sephiroth from Kingdom Hearts 1. The game was so good they made a spin off game called Final Fantasy 7 using some of Kingdom Hearts characters

[@TheJoggingpants]

Hard agree on the Salt & Pepper chips!

[@d3mystic93]

Dante is a great boss as well. He's hard, perhaps not the hardest in the DMC series but he's the hardest to style upon or get cool combos in to get S-ranks. He's unpredictable and when he switches to Royalguard you better get away from him.

[@Inuyasha69]

Wow not a single soulsborne or sekiro boss. Honestly even though there's been so much development in all of the games I still think ornstein and smough bring a level of fear and terror to the heart of players that hasn't really been mimicked since

[@MalevolentMinun]

Bruh I was seething when Rob said 16 and nobody immediately screamed Shadow of the Colossus. And HORSE didn't give it away?! Agro deserves better, can't believe nobody got that.

[@Meowten]

What about EDF? In 2025 and in 4.1 there is a boss that covers the whole sky. I think that is my favorite but the series has a few really good ones.

[@jstewart_1]

FF16 really does have some iconic fights

[@AndyJMurphy]

Has Alex replaced Dave 😂😂😂

[@andykegs5584]

Is it the works sports day when you recorded this? 😂😂😂

[@Chronos_1306]

Father gascoigne from bloodborne should be in the hall of fame

[@rodrigocampos1302]

My favourites are the Warrior of Light from FFXIV (a lot of good bosses there, specially on extreme and savage content), Tachy from Stellar Blade and Gossamer from Sheep Raider

[@fett01]

Watching Luke on Outside Xtra fight the Tattooed Man in the opening hour of God of War 2018 convinced me to play the game. I had no interest in the game beforehand, and it became my favorite game of all time

[@Cr4Zy-L3g2]

Can’t believe Rob didn’t say The End from MGS3

[@torvamessorem6686]

Off topic, but I always wonder why you're all wearing headphones? 🧐 You're all sitting close enough to each other in order to talk. What important sound could possibly come out of those headphones that you go through the discomfort of wearing them?

[@xATown23xGaming]

To hear themselves so they don’t spike out the mic’s for the sound we hear

[@allercon]

Dave’s calves are the star of this show

[@Waxson77]

I had trouble with King Neptune in the SpongeBob the movie video game on the PlayStation 2, had to get my brother to beat it for me lol

[@theaiden5285]

I would have put my house on Rob saying The End over Cyborg Ninja.

[@jackprice4959]

If you want a winner, you have to do an odd number of games.

[@teza1383]

Pretty much every boss from KH2 on critical, but I’ll go with Xemnas

[@GrieverSSBU]

Lol Rosie waits until the end to reveal she has yet to finish FFVIII. Understandable though, that fourth disc gets kinda weird.

[@Sbranch412]

The Mistletoe is what breaks balders invulnerability

[@ericng9632]

Does the end credit in Automata counts as a boss fight?

[@GrieverSSBU]

I feel like Ozma from FFIX or Omega Weapon from FFVIII are the Kobayashi Meru of Gaming.

[@MysteryKid14]

What’s with all the legs?is it hot now in the UK

[@BL00MYB0Y]

Yep, we are nearly into August and the sun has finally come out

[@Jurgenpm000]

szia ps meg lehet majd venni ps4 a ps5 astro botot

[@jalai_]

FFX> I would have said Seymour flux though

[@RobColbourne]

Team Lard for me, my final battle to own the swill and control the world

[@Ivotas]

57:36 - I wholeheartadly agree with Rob's sentiment on that matter.

[@cormacmccoy1]

Sniper wolf, such an awesome video after and the music

[@sebastianalhares]

Haven’t listened yet. Are 7 out of those Souls Bosses or are all 9 Souls Bosses?

[@darren2585]

We need to get rob in a final fantasy game or metal gear game would be epic

[@bobthecrazydog2273]

Sitting here screaming Shadow of the Colossus 😂

[@ChadGatling]

Hello and welcome to this weeks episode of Brits in Shorts

[@samaccardi]

In the vein of Ultros, I nominate Gilgamesh from FF5.

[@Himanshu.M93]

Misletoe is the only thing that can hurt Baldur in God of War 2018

[@honah47]

Currently, I’d have to say the final boss of Sekiro. The Sword Saint is incredible

[@stephenking986]

Anubis in zone of the Enders 2

[@TheYvetteJasmine]

I named my cat Yunalesca lol

[@n-kap4064]

X-com Ethereal enemy!

[@MysteryKid14]

Hello Rob in a Wig✌️✌️

[@curmpet]

i would LOVE a cuphead series

[@mmerowing]

Guys,you defo need someone in his/her 50s in your team....

[@BronasisEU]

Oh, Rob. You don't "apply zombie status" to your characters, Yunalesca inflicts it on you. You just make sure you don't cure that status ailment in her third phase.

[@kennylynch-t1z]

Vergil

[@eliottdewitt893]

Why is everyone in their pants 🤨

[@Tattoo8732]

ARES!!!

[@eyrebear]

Sigrun on give me god of war mode

[@umarrazvi]

Can barely do it on normal 😂

[@aaroncook4784]

Laurence

[@metalicrat7612]

Fyi Auron is 35

[@Torquemadia]

So many legs....

[@RD_Clarke]

Only 6..