[WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS HEAVY SPOILERS FROM THE MAIN STORY OF KINGDOM HEARTS]
This video features the boss fight against Riku-Ansem (as in, Riku after being possessed by Ansem, Seeker of Darkness) during the end of the first visit to Hollow Bastion from Kingdom Hearts.
Note that this video was recorded while playing Kingdom Hearts on its Final Mix, 1.5 ReMIX version from the 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX compilation for the Playstation 4 and on Standard or Normal difficulty. I was also on my Playstation 4 Pro.
The battle against Riku-Ansem is considered one of the hardest non-secret boss fights in the entire game, and comes towards the end of a level already filled with challenging bosses. The problem here is that Riku-Ansem is basically an empowered version of your playable character, is very aggressive in his attack patterns and likes to counter your strikes and spells often.
The fight reaches its worst during its late stage, as Riku-Ansem will remain in his powered state till you'll defeat him, giving you far fewer chances to actually attack him safely. The boss will also start to use his Dark Aura desperation attack fairly often: it involves Riku-Ansem flying at you several times before summoning pillars of dark energy that will surround nearly the entire arena.
Using the Aero spell to mitigate the boss damage (damaging him on contact at the same time) and stick to brief combos are the keys to win the fight
11 сен 2024
