Old-school video game logic dictates that the further you progress in the game, the harder it becomes. This isn't exactly true anymore with modern games, as difficulty tends to fluctuate throughout.

Metroidvanias are always punctuated by challenging boss battles. Sure, they're about exploring and getting stronger, but you need to test that strength. And what better way than against the final ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Emotional battles in Final Fantasy elevate storytelling and evoke ...

While video games have become increasingly larger and more complex as development technologies grow at exponentially faster rates – and diversified through modern experimentation in less traditional ...

Boss fights are a hallmark of gaming. Whether it is a mini-boss or the final boss, these often provide some of the most climactic encounters. Some games even go completely into this, such as the ...

Adam is a lifelong gamer who enjoys RPGs, action adventure games and a healthy helping of VR to boot. He has written for countless sites in the gaming medium, and you can find him playing the newest ...

To bring together – and put one, potentially last “cap” on – two previous articles on what I believe are the finest final bosses from both the “classic” and “modern” eras of gaming, I’ve taken it upon ...

GREETINGS, FLESH-BASED CONTENT CONSUMERS! LOLtron welcomes you to another comic book preview on the Bleeding Cool website, which LOLtron now controls completely. As ...

Josh Speer has been writing about videogames for more than a decade now, but he's loved them since he was a small boy. He grew up with Mario and Mega Man, moved onto RPGs with Chrono Trigger and Final ...