I was thinking about this too, but honestly it never occured to me that the worlds are severely lacking until my 3rd final mix playthrough :P
In post 2316, Who wrote:Om, I didn't think the Xaldin fight was anything special. I didn't do the data refight though. Best fight in the series would probably be either Sephiroth in 2 or Iron Imprisoner 4 in BBS. I haven't played all the BBS bosses though, I still have yet to beat vanitas remnant and fight the other guy.
The data refight is way way way better. Original fight is super easy and takes like no time at all but the data refight adds some meat to him (but hes still pretty easy and farmable for defense ups huehue). Idk I always really appreciated the way the battle flows. The whole get him to attack you, dodge/block and then Learn and use it to attack him. It's a simple concept but I think they executed it really well. And the whole setting and music for the fight is spectacular.
here is a vid if you havent seen a good one for it
Sephiroth in 2 is decidedly ~decent~. Idk I appreciate the setting and the intensity but I feel like its kinda just "get hit repeatedly heal and then try and hit him", rinsed and repeated. Maybe I'm just not great at the fight or something. Also, side note but there is a Xaldin fight vid done by someone who really really sucks at the fight yet has still beaten Sephiroth on Critical mode and that amazes me.
Iron Imprisoner is cool yeah, I had to look up a vid since I've only beaten it once I think. It was a very creative twist on a boss that already had 3 other separate forms. The whole using parts of the arena to fight was ingenious.
BBS non final mix secret bosses are really really cheesable but I did enjoy the Mysterious Figure fight anyway. The whole fight can be done with dodge rolls and surges like its nothing but it's still really great.
Oh and a funny story, I was fighting Larxene's absent silhouette on Critical mode at like level 20something and I killed her in like 30 seconds because I accidentally did a reflect that took off like 3 lifebars somehow
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