Boss fights are a hallmark of the gaming experience, with memorable bosses having been a part of games for decades. Somevideo game bossesare pushovers, but others are genuinely challenging, pushing players to their limits. There is some debate in the gaming community about which boss fights are the most challenging, but a new study claims to reveal the toughest bosses in gaming - in the past year, at least.
The study, conducted by Spades Challenge, analyzed Google search trends from the past year using the phrase “how to beat” to figure out the bosses that have been giving gamers the most trouble. The top four spots went to bosses from Niantic’sPokemon GOmobile game, while the subsequent five spots went to bosses featured inFromSoftware’s open world epicElden Ring, and the 10th spot went to a boss fromThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
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Pokemon GO’s Giovanni, Cliff, Arlo, and Sierra are in the first, second, third, and fourth positions, respectively. However, this isn’t really all that surprising when one considers the nature ofPokemon GO.Pokemon GOregularly updates its boss battles so that these Team Rocket leaders often have a different lineup of Pokemon than they did before. This requiresPokemon GOplayers to adjust their strategies accordingly, selecting different Pokemon with specific moves to bring into battle. SincePokemon GO’s boss fights are changing all the time, it makes sense that it would appear more frequently in Google searches thanElden Ring’s boss battles, which haven’t changed much since launch.
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When it comes toElden Ring, the bosses that have appeared the most in Google searches are Margit, the Fire Giant, Godrick, the Elden Beast, andthe Tree Sentinel. Some fans may be scratching their heads at the absence of Malenia, who is generally considered to be the toughest boss in the game. However, this makes sense as Malenia is in a completely optional and easily missable area. It tracks thatElden Ringbosses players have to actually beat to complete the main story would rank ahead of her on Google.
Thunderblight Ganon is in the 10th spot, which is surprising considering how oldThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildis at this point, but it’s a testament to the game’s longevity. It being such a beloved game is definitely a big reason why Nintendo is pursuing aBreath of the Wildsequelas the next main seriesZeldagame as opposed to completely original title like it normally would, and it will be interesting to see if the follow-up has any tough boss fights of its own.
