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00:10Welcome to mojo plays and after our unfair moments in platformers video I had to move
00:14on to one of my favorite genres you better start grinding because we're talking about 15 unfair
00:19moments in RPGs let's go before we continue we publish content all week long so be sure
00:25to subscribe and ring the bell to get notified of our latest videos bed of chaos dark souls
00:36most bosses in dark souls punish mistakes but the bed of chaos feels like it punishes you for
00:41simply loading the game instead of a proper battle this thing turns the arena into a collapsing
00:46obstacle course where giant arms can slap you into a hole with almost no warning the actual
00:50weak points only take a couple of hits which sounds easy until you realize reaching them is the whole
00:55fight dodging is unreliable the floor keeps vanishing and success often feels more like
00:59good fortune than good skill even the game seems aware that the encounter is ridiculous
01:04because progress carries over after death destroy one weak point and it stays gone no other boss in
01:10the series gets that treatment which says plenty I'm putting this at the top of the list because
01:14although the game has RPG elements it's not exclusively an RPG though if it didn't have the
01:19genre named after it most would have considered it an RPG
01:29the gate of finis octopath traveler so this is it the gate of finis for galdera even appears
01:37octopath traveler makes players complete what feels like a full shift at work you need to finish all
01:43eight character stories unlock hidden quests enter the gate of finis and then beat upgraded versions of
01:48eight previous bosses without a single save point only after that marathon does the real challenge
01:53begin a vicious two-phase super boss that requires the entire party die at any point and you're dumped
01:59back outside ready to repeat the whole gauntlet again galdera already demands careful planning but
02:04removing checkpoints discourages experimentation and practically begs players to look up a guide first
02:09unfair dude unfair
02:18seymour flux final fantasy 10
02:20riku run ahead and tell oran
02:22you are not fighting him alone
02:25just go go
02:27by the time players reach seymour flux in final fantasy 10 the game has apparently decided regular boss mechanics are
02:32for cowards
02:32lance of atrophy applies a zombie mortiorkus immediately follows with full life and suddenly one party member is dead because
02:40healing has become murder
02:41seymour can also strip buffs delay turns dismiss aeons and eventually launch total annihilation across the whole party
02:47this would be nasty anywhere but the fight comes after a long trek up mount gagazette when supplies have already
02:54been running thin
02:54zombie proof gear makes the battle far more manageable yet the game gives little warning that it is practically required
03:01arrive unprepared and the game reveals how unfair it actually is
03:13magic masters final ultima final fantasy 6
03:22two back-to-back final fantasy entries lucky me or unlucky me
03:27ultima arrives after the magic master is already dead
03:31which is a fairly rude way for final fantasy 6 to celebrate your victory
03:34the climb through the cultists tower is draining enough
03:37since most characters are locked into using magic while random encounters steadily chew through supplies
03:42once the boss falls players naturally expect relief
03:45instead his final act is to cast one enormous spell that can erase the entire party
03:50and every bit of progress made during the ascent
03:52surviving usually means arriving with re-raise
03:55keeping health carefully managed or draining his mp before landing the final blow
03:59none of this is properly signposted
04:01and with no handy save point nearby it feels kind of rude to throw at us
04:20matador shin megami tensai 3 nocturne
04:29red kapot is the moment shin megami tensai 3 stops politely explaining its combat
04:34and starts checking whether you took notes
04:37matador boosts his agility immediately causing attacks to miss and handing himself extra turns
04:42through the press turn system bring demons with poor force resistance and the fight can collapse
04:47before your strategy has even begun
04:48the real problem is timing players meet him early long before buffs debuffs fusion and resistance
04:53planning have felt essential
04:55suddenly all four systems are treated like basic knowledge
04:57building the right team turns matador into a fair challenge but discovering that
05:01through repeated deaths is pretty unfair on the player
05:09babble tower xenogears
05:19halfway across a gap the screen flashes a battle begins and faye's carefully judged jump
05:25is basically cancelled by paperwork babble tower in xenogears forces players into platforming
05:31despite the movement and camera clearly being designed for a turn-based rpg not crash bandicoot
05:36narrow ledges moving machinery and huge drops already make the climb awkward but enemy encounters
05:42can make it feel completely broken when combat interrupts a jump exploration resumes with faye
05:47sometimes losing momentum and falling back down the tower the player did not miss the platform or
05:52press the wrong button two parts of the game simply collided at the worst possible moment
05:57repeating a long climb because the playstation loaded a fight mid-air is less difficulty and more
06:02direct sabotage
06:10rio vanus castle final fantasy tactics
06:14very well
06:15if he has not been corrupted like the cardinal then i shall overlook his ambition
06:19did you know that one innocent save prompt can turn final fantasy tactics
06:22into a prison sentence inside rio vanus castle players are allowed to record their progress
06:28between battles but they cannot leave to buy gear grind levels change recruits or fix a terrible setup
06:34then ramza is thrown into a solo duel against wygraph whose ranged holy sword attacks can tear
06:40through builds that handled everything else without trouble lacking the right speed healing equipment
06:44or abilities may make victory impossible even surviving the duel doesn't end the problem
06:49because wygraph immediately transforms and brings several demons into the next fight
06:53saving over the only file from outside the castle can trap the player permanently
06:59making one routine menu choice cost dozens of hours
07:07chapter 24x fire emblem thracia 776
07:18in fire emblem thracia several invisible traps are hidden across the map
07:22and stepping on one teleports a unit into a sealed room filled with enemies
07:25there's no ordinary way back out so anyone without access to a warp
07:29or rescue staff may be stuck there for good
07:31that becomes a serious problem because every surviving character
07:34must escape for the chapter to end properly
07:37using the wrong staff earlier
07:38lose too many charges or send the wrong unit forward
07:41and the map can become effectively impossible
07:43since the traps have no visual warning smart positioning barely matters
07:47the real tactical advantage is apparently having a guide open beside you
07:51in 1999 internet still wasn't a staple in homes
07:54so you better hope someone wrote it down in your journal
07:59gangax the demilich
08:00Baldur's Gate 2 Shadows of Arm
08:03live by the sword
08:04live a good long time
08:10ath katla in Baldur's Gate 2 contains plenty of dangerous secrets
08:14but kangax is less a hidden boss and more an ancient legal loophole with spells
08:18players can stumble into his quest surprisingly early
08:21only to discover that his second form ignores most normal weapons
08:24and follows rules the game barely explains
08:26imprisonment does not simply kill a character
08:28it removes them from the fight entirely
08:30and bringing them back requires the specific freedom spell
08:33an unprepared party may not even know that that solution exists
08:37kangax also resists magics
08:39survives attacks that flatten other bosses
08:41and can at least demilich howl for additional misery
08:45the problem is not raw difficulty
08:47it's discovering halfway through the encounter
08:49that your strongest fighter has been professionally stored in another dimension
08:56peaceful rest valley earthbound
09:04peaceful rest valley sounds like somewhere nests should stop for a picnic
09:08not a place where every shrub is giving him the rude finger behind his back
09:11he has to cross the area alone
09:13while enemies spread cold
09:14strain psychic points
09:15ruin accuracy
09:16and stick a mushroom on his head
09:17just to make directions optional
09:19then there are territorial oaks
09:21which explode after being defeated
09:23because apparently dying was not dramatic enough
09:25new players naturally attack them
09:27celebrate the win
09:28and immediately realize the tree has left behind a delayed complaint
09:31the rolling health counter can save nests if healing is used quickly
09:35but anyone unfamiliar with it may collapse
09:37before understanding why victory caused death
09:48the cave to roan dragon quest 2
09:56take one wrong staircase and half an hour of progress can disappear beneath your feet
10:00that is the cave to roan's favorite trick in dragon quest 2 a dungeon
10:05packed with looping corridors fake routes hidden paths and invisible holes that drop the party onto earlier floors
10:11mapping helps
10:12although doing that while monsters repeatedly attempt instant murder is not exactly relaxing
10:16some enemy groups can cast instant death spells or unload heavy damage before anyone has a chance to react
10:22while limited inventory space makes every healing item feel like family treasure
10:26finally reaching daylight should be a relief
10:29instead the snowy region outside contains even nastier enemies
10:32the cave doesn't end it just removes the ceiling
10:42bowser x mario and luigi bowser's inside story
10:52no bowser x is not the robot hero from megaman x
10:55although his name absolutely sounds like he should own his own laser cannon
10:59and several emotional problems
11:00he is actually the final opponent in the optional boss gauntlet of mario and luigi
11:05bowser's inside story
11:06and the game stacks the deck heavily in his favor
11:08bowser x has huge health
11:11hits like a truck
11:12and must be defeated within a strict turn limit
11:15worse whenever mario and luigi use a special attack
11:17he inhales it and prevents them from using that move again for five turns
11:21anyone who relied on one favorite brother's attack
11:24is immediately exposed as a one trick plumber
11:27god that's a solid pun
11:47of all the things capable of wiping out a group of armed teenagers a dining table should rank somewhere below
11:54wet socks
11:55the sleeping table in persona 3 ignores that rule completely
11:58this mandatory tartarus guardian has no easy elemental weakness
12:03resist several damage types and repeatedly fires megadola
12:07for huge almighty damage
12:09armor on makes matters worse by randomly killing party members outright
12:13including the protagonist
12:14in the original versions that single death ends the entire battle
12:17even if everyone else is still standing around perfectly healthy
12:20AI controlled teammates can also choose baffling actions
12:24instead of helping with the exact plan required
12:26getting defeated by a powerful demon is understandable
12:28watching some possessed furniture delete the main character
12:31while your allies behave like npcs is hard to accept
12:35such persistence
12:43sephiroth kingdom hearts
12:57sephiroth kingdom hearts
13:00and the game rewards sora by opening the door to an entirely different level of suffering
13:04sephiroth is not tucked behind a strange puzzle or hidden item
13:08he simply appears once the regular tournaments are cleared
13:11waiting to ruin the confidence you just spent hours building
13:14his mazumun reaches across an absurd amount of the arena
13:17while his speed makes keeping distance feel like a cute suggestion
13:21he also carries so much health
13:22that the bar can't properly display it at first
13:25players must keep attacking until the game finally admits he's taking damage
13:29compared with the other coliseum bosses
13:31sephiroth doesn't raise the difficulty
13:33he picks it up and f***ing eats it
13:48the temple of trials fall at 2
13:58so much for building the smooth talking genius
14:01fall at 2 lets players carefully shape a diplomat scientist doctor
14:05or gun specialist then locks them inside the temple of trials
14:08with no proper equipment and asks them to start punching ants
14:12the opening area leans heavily on melee combat traps
14:14and a final confrontation with another tribesman
14:17making many perfectly sensible builds
14:19feel broken before the adventure has even started
14:22yes some threats can be avoided
14:24and the final opponent can be persuaded
14:26but a new player is unlikely to know every escape route immediately
14:30instead they watch their carefully planned character
14:32swing useless fists
14:33at useless insects
14:35or insects that are kind of useless
14:37they kill you
14:38the game's famous freedom eventually arrives
14:41but first everyone must pass the compulsory cave boxing certificate
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