Hi-Fi RUSH - Korsica Boss Fight 

Chai is definitely that guy who picks the “Antagonize” option everytime he plays an RPG

Korsica’s design is absolutely top tier. It’s amazing how a few clothing tears, scars and high tech vambraces can turn a strict, authoritarian warrior into hell raising punk.

The fact that Chai kept knocking Korsica into doors actually made me laugh so hard.

Chai's and Korsica's health bars and it's silhouettes represent their weapons. This game is bloody amazing

Even before starting the game I was 99% sure Korsica was gonna become a good guy at some point based off her design alone. Something about it looked a lot more heroic than the other antagonists. I was not however expecting her to sound like General Morag from Xenoblade 2

Chai hitting Corsica's head three times by accident was waay funnier than it needed to be

Wasn't expecting her to be Scottish but it grew on me

“‘You’re fired’?… Oh, OH, should have used the flamethrower! All right, well, there’s always next time.” I love this game so much

I can't believe the maker of Evil Within made this. This is comedic genius xD poor Korsica, gonna get a whopping headache

“I don’t need to explain myself to a defect. All you do is hit things with a guitar.” “But I’m REALLY good at it.” I can’t with Chai sometimes XD

Fun fact: If you fail the QTE at the end for catching Korsica she just falls straight on the floor. I know this because I failed it and was laughing for an entire minute afterwards

This is honestly one of the most memorable boss fights I've ever played.

If you paid attention during the game's ending, this boss fight (and entire stage) is much funnier. You spend the entire stage, and have this unique battle, because you can't defeat her for her password, she needs to give it willingly. This entire climb, worried about their plan. This entire battle, trying to negotiate instead of battle. And when you finally do get the five chips and her password... her password is literally "password". Like, you ended up needing Korsica's help anyways, but I'm pretty sure if they had all the chips and not her password, Chai would literally suggest "hey, what about 'password'", Peppermint would try it just to shut him up, and she'd be both very happy and very mad it worked.

As a gamer i really love this game for many nostalgia feels, something like retro, classic, etc...

One of the Steam reviews: "Tall Scottish lady"

I was looking at this game like 11 minutes after it went up on Steam, saw the boss lineup and said "That one looks like a solid waifu right there. Hoping she's better than the rest of the bad guys." Man, glad to see I was right about that. Recruitable and everything.

This fight has to be one of the best to analyze from a game design perspective. At this point in the game, you should already know all the controls. This is to make sure you actually value the rhythm, and they go through so much effort to help you keep time. The footsteps, the circle around you, the quiet time between attacks; it all comes together to make sure you know damn well that if you're not on-beat, you're not going to progress far.

"Wait, what does oblivious mean?" That killed me XD

Everything about Korsica screamed "heroic character design" the instant I saw her. I wondered how she'd join the good guys. "Okay, so is the boy going to somehow recruit her with some kind of stupid but lovable charm?" And then Chai talked. That was a HARD NO on charming her.

Still easier than the Samurai robots

Imagine an anime rhythm has a better writting than a huge budget game like forspoken. Hilarious.

just finished this boss fight a couple hours ago and this was THE moment for me where it went from great game to one i'm going to remember forever

Honestly there needs to be more rhythm bosses outside of pure rhythm games. I love bosses like this, including the croc from "Sly Cooper 1"

Thank you you’re probably the only person who managed to actually catch her

There’s another reason you can’t fight Korsica, and I don’t think the game ever mentions this. Korsica is the only enemy in the game that doesn’t have Vendalay tech in their body. Since Chai’s magnet hookshot wouldnt have anything to latch onto, it wouldnt work in a traditional boss fight. So the special defensive “fight” they have is a clever way of avoiding that problem.

It's weird because this is as unconventional a boss fight as you can get in a game, and yet... it's probably the most memorable. An excahnge of dialogue, a standoff, the only fight where you can't use your moves aggressively but you're still fighting for your life. The escalation as it climaxes, the music building the tension.

The dialogue is so campy, but it’s campy in a good and intentional way. Love it.

Robbie Daymond voiced Chai in this game, dude is top tier

The code at 0:15 is pretty clearly C++. The left side seems to be following an RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization) pattern for a network socket that closes itself once it goes out of scope. The right vaguely resembles an update loop for a game.

The head hitting gag made me lose it I love this game

my personal headcanon is that Korsica didn't need the robotic implants because of Kale's laser beam, Chai just REALLY messed her up with those head bumps

Kale gives me handsome Jack vibes. That’s a good thing.

Chai: Rekka’s the powerhouse, Zanzo is the geeky one, kale is the brooding bad boy and mimosa is the girl. So what are you? Korsica: IM SCOTTISH!

It gives me a very nostalgic chill early 2000 game vibe. When games were just fun and didnt have super serious stories etc.

Just Kales “you’re fired” line is amazing just the fact he could’ve used a flamethrower and says “better luck next time” kills me every time XD

7:45 I failed to catch her and it was hilarious lol

It was this part that made me realize I'm better at the "rhythm" part than the "action" part...

So at the end of the fight where you are prompted to catch her, my finger hit the A button on accident. Honestly I found the result of that funnier than what I was supposed to do

I love how she moves to the sfx rythm before attacking.

I love how all the characters interact in this game. I love how Chai has a genuine love of puns and got happy when he korsica deep down likes them too.

My god, on PC, with mouse-keyboard, Korsica made me cough-up blood, passed the *"THAT'S IT! Now I'm mad!"* point. I must've been stuck on that part for 45 minutes easy. Even dying on the last sequence was sending way back to that last third of the fight, having to re-do so much, I was getting into that head-space where you're loosing your nerves from frustration, telling the NPC-lines you've already heard 10 times to shut-up, and playing worse because of it all. I'm sure I would've had less difficulty with a gamepad. The music, the humour, the artstyle, it makes it all up, though. The hilarious part is that once I managed to beat the last sequence, there was that last QTE to catch Korsica, and I let out a "FINALLY" as I slugged back in my chair and totally failed it. But the game rolled with it, as Chai did his power-slide beyond where he was supposed to stop to catch her, so you see Korsica just go 'SHBAM' in the back. Whoops.

I loved this entire fight and the comedic timing.

I took 0 damage and had S on timing too but I missed the catch and I just busted out laughing. I'm glad I didn't catch tbh, so much funnier.

They made an early-mid 2000s style rhythm game in 2023 and it’s just a treat. Every little thing oozes personality and fun

I for the life of me cannot get past this boss. The latter half she gets me every time. I could've sworn i press the buttons on time but she still hits me....

I can’t listen to Kale without hearing Roger Craig Smith lmao. It’s kinda immersion breaking but it’s my fault for playing games where he’s everywhere.

2 things I like about korsica A: her voice B: design

Holy shit I need this game, I was not prepared to actually laugh out loud on the head bang bit

I admittedly really struggled with this fight because I sucked at parrys but by the end and the out the rest of the game I was on a roll. Really like how they designed this fight, because don’t get me wrong you can hack and slash your way thru the game but actually being able to keep rhythm and counter attack is so satisfying

Korsica: You do know how to parry right? Chai: Uh no? Korsica: *Laughs in Welsh* Time to Learn Chai: *Screams in Pancakes*

i would love to see "Miss" catch ver, i mean the real punchline is in there 🤣

I didn't anything about this game before watching this but the animation is beautiful, its gameplay looks engagingly fun, and the voice acting/gags are so cute that I want to see these characters complete their journey.

One of the most fun and satisfying boss fights I've ever experienced. The way her simple theme plays so well with her attack patterns makes each parry and dodge feel sooo good and badass.

Korsica new waifu

You know I’m gonna be honest, I hope they do make a sequel to this game, it was amazing and fun and I enjoyed every single moment of it. I just wish it was a little bit longer, and hopefully if they do do a sequel it will be!

I don't know this game at all and this is literally just the second video I saw about it but I already love Korsica

Robbie daymond's delivery of "so let's put down the sticks" always gives me a chuckle

Hifi Rush DLC or Sequel should have Chai and Korsica be a couple

One of the best Boss Battle I've played. So good! Developers nailed everything

I have watched this so many times and I don't even play this game. The banter, the movements, the animation quality, the way the arena evolves and the music builds throughout the fight... A lot of love and a lot of work went into making this, and it absolutely paid off. 10/10.

Listening to how chai annoyed her made me think how great he would be as spiderman with his qitty annoying puns. Just to find out the VA of Chai voiced Spiderman XD

The entire fight was straight fire, definitely my favorite boss fight in this game

Korsica sure goes through a lot in the space of an hour or two, right? She gets into a fight with Chai before finding out her boss who she trusted is evil and lying to her who then fires her from the job she worked hard to get and then tries to kill her with a giant robot. Then she wakes up as a cyborg and finds herself working with the other side. I know it's not really the kind of game to dwell on stuff like that but damn, girl really rolls with the punches.

I watched the entire game on yt, and I'm still coming back to see some of the moments again?! That happens very rarely for me, I might actually wanna play the whole thing myself.

Wait… chai, macaron, peppermint, cinnamon…. They’re all stuff you’d expect to see in a Starbucks. What next, a chainsaw wielding, nade tossing furry called Pumpkin Spice?

I just noticed - Korsica's health bar is shaped like her sticks, as opposed to Chai's guitar shape. Tango really put a lot of thought into the small details.

Tomboy tsundere? Sounds like wifu material

8:39 ok im dead 🤣🤣🤣

Rythym based combat tied in with the typical sequential sequences keeps this game fresh and fun! This is the most fun I've had playing a game in awhile!

I see, so every character voiced by Robbie always loves puns... _Glance at Prompto_ You're not alone, buddy!

this was my favorite boss fight in a long , long time

I could watch them pace around each other to the rhythm for hours.

6:30 this is the part that got me killed. Still had me laughing though

Loved this fight. Very creative. I gotta finish Mimosa off today

Man the choreography of the attacks are awesome

R34 we waiting

Korsica is so cute, But I did not catch her, I was not prepared. 😭

I'm just now realizing that everyone's name in this game is a type of food and/or beverage.

Man the game just has such varied and expressive faces. They really put work into the expressions!

This fight is what my 7 years of drumming were leading up to Seriously I loved this fight so much I replayed it directly after beating it the first time

First time playing through didn’t expect a quick time event for catching her and fumbled it. Lmao

this is a GAME? WHAT? IT LOOKS SO GOOD!

This reminded me of Suikoden key event character battles with the hero vs villains, pretty nice too.

the sheer despair in peppermint's "Ohhh, COME ON!" was so good

For your convience: =Phase 1= Combo 1: 2:16 Combo 2: 2:43 Combo 3: 3:14 Intermission : 3:25 - 3:47 =Phase 2= Combo 4: 4:37 Combo 5: 5:00 Combo 6: 5:33 Combo 7: 5:48 Intermission : 6:01 - 6:37 =Phase 3= Combo 8: 6:38 Combo 9: 7:00 Combo 10 (Final): 7:25 Korsica Catch: 7:45

The style reminds me of a early cg cartoon from the 2000's, i love it

After having a rough time on the encounter prior to this, I'm at least happy to say I perfected this boss fight on my first try. Thank you Rhythm Heaven!

Chais melee weapon of choice gives me mayday from no straight roads vibe.

Dude, this game looks sick af.

Dude the music/OST after CHAI antagonizes her goes so HARD what’s it’s called? So good this is my favorite boss fight

Her wind-ups are FABULOUSLY SMOOTH guuhhh

Korsica best girl

8:17 I found that oddly adorable,lmaoo

This game is like a love letter to 2000's action cartoons

You know a boss fight is good when you want it to last forever. This one is such a boss fight.

Hi Fi Rush. The only game that is able to make a quick-time event an awesome boss fight.

Korsica is best girl

You can actually miss the catch when the fight ends and it's really funny

Ok I know everything in the game is synced to the beat of the songs, but one thing I noticed Korsica has jiggle physics and yes they are synced to the beat. Yes I know I am down HORRENDUS for Scottish Kali-Staff mommy.

There are parts on the soundtrack that reminds me a lot of mechassault 2. Its not often you hear real guitar soundtracks on games anymore