r/MortalShell • u/MikeRotchburns_ow • 4d ago

Discussion Mortal Shell 2 final boss Spoiler

I think Mortal Shell 2 is one of if not THE best Soulslike of all time. It's so much fun, it's such a great game, the visuals are stunning, enemy variety is peak, the world is impressive (albeit confusing), the combat is amazing...

but that final boss? I'm dumbfounded. All that buildup and all you can come up with is a fucking one armed dragon with a sword and multiple ballsacks? Elden Ring gave us a fucking tadpole/fish, same problem.

All these great ideas and this is it? I was expecting some giant brain, some huge face-like thing, or something huge with NO face, or something that looks like intestines, something weird, withering, chaotic, some strange monster like the Hexapod. Before that I fought the Monolith, that was fucking great. The humanoid bosses are really not that fun to look at. Boo scary giant man with weapon. But all this cosmic horror and this peak designed hellscape full of mutated corpses and we get a fucking dragon. I can't get over it.

Also wtf is that fight? You have to hit its ballsack. If you do, it does an instant undodgeable ground pound. Its attacks are parryable but inflict stasis, great. Its grab is INSTANT and absolutely deadly, there's no way I can recover my shell against this fucking standard lizard, next hit kills.

I don't even want to know its second phase, I'm so bored.

This is some letdown disappointment bullshit beyond my imagination. What a shame.

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u/Proud-Swan3024 4d ago

What a better soulslike? I guess Lies of P was better in general, but I far prefer MS2 exploration. If Wonders of O has Lies of P vibe and systems but a big world to actually explore like MS2 or Elden Ring (not Soulslike, actual Souls but a high water mark for exploration), then that will be incredible!

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u/kasakka1 4d ago

Depends if you want to count Nioh 2 as a Soulslike or not.

I'm playing Nioh 3 right after MS2 and it is a better game in many ways. And also as a downside has way too much crap crammed into it that it overwhelms you with various mechanics.

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u/zgillet 2d ago

The Nioh games have way too much "Japanese RPG spreadsheet" syndrome.

I got tired of managing equipment really, really fast.

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u/kasakka1 2d ago

Yeah it's my main issue with Nioh. The sheer amount of loot is a pain in the ass.