Re: Any good FPS games without big boss fights?

On Sat, 28 Sep 2024 21:56:04 -0600, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:

On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:21:01 -0000 (UTC), vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
wrote:
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On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:18:53 -0700, Justisaur wrote:
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I can't actually think of anything that doesn't have something that
could be construed as a boss that involves combat.

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Elite Dangerous Odyssey has FPS that is usually constrained to
arena bouts at a settlement.  Though, sometimes you'll have a
mission to restore power at a settlement, and there will be
Thargoid drones roaming around -- they can be tough.
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The real "bosses" in the game, though, are the Thargoid starships,
which you don't have to go anywhere near if you don't
want to...usually.
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Oh, and sometimes in a "High" Combat Zone, a capital ship
will jump in, which you have to make retreat.  But you don't
end up in a CZ by accident, so you'll know what you're getting
into.
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There might be Thargoid foot soldiers at some point, that
might offer some kind of "boss" play.
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There's a lot more to the first person play than combat,
though -- I've just flown off on a xenobiology expedition
where one scans fungii, plants, and bacterial mats for
major space bucks. :)

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Lousy ratings on Steam.  But thanks!

I'd take those ratings with a grain of salt. There's _still_ a lot of
upset about the online requirements, and the game doesn't have the
easiest difficulty curves. It's expansions have been a bit hit-or-miss
too, and have sometimes changed the experience considerably. But the
core game... look, if you enjoy the genre --a genre that Elite
_created_ back in 1984!-- there are very few games that will match
"Elite: Dangerous". 

And I say this as somebody who is both one of the "still pissed about
the online requirements" and somebody who doesn't really like games
from that genre. I don't personally _like_ playing "Elite:
Dangerous"... but even I am forced to admit that it is a very good
game despite that.

It is niche, though. If you're not a big fan of space-sims and
buy-low/sell-high games, you're going to have to WORK to like the game
(sort of like you have to put in the effort to enjoy brutal games like
Dark Souls). But it's well worth the effort... despite what user
reviews say.

Which isn't to say you should go out and buy it. It may not be the
sort of game you enjoy. Just don't base your decision on the user
reviews.