10 Hardest DLC Bosses That Make The Base-Game Fights Look Easy

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In the challenging world of video games, DLC bosses in games like or have boosted difficulty to new heights, testing players' skills, patience, and strategy. These epic encounters offer intense challenges and add depth and excitement to the beloved titles they enhance.

Many games hinge their appeal on difficulty, challenging players who relish the opportunity to run a gauntlet and learn from their mistakes. By their nature, however, DLC expansions often end up the most challenging sagas in such titles, like the excellent or 's. Players have already overcome the most difficult bosses in the base game, so additional content understandably has an obligation to introduce new hardships. DLC bosses are often technically demanding in their gameplay, reaching new heights in difficulty over their base-game counterparts.

It was a pleasant surprise to discover that Cuphead would receive DLC five years after its release. However, players needed to prepare themselves to face the challenge of an intense battle against Chef Saltbaker in four brutal phases as part of.

Studio MDHR Founders Chad and Jared Moldenhauer alongside Producer Eli Cymet discuss creating Cuphead's upcoming DLC The Delicious Last Course.

The first two phases fill the screen with hazards that need to be dodged, including sugar cubes, lime slices, peppercorns, and fireballs. After breaking the opponent's body apart, players still have to deal with the large amount of saltthat acts as his insides. The final phase, where salty tornadoes close in while the player is forced into platforming, can be quite stressful.

Before Geralt can settle down in his vineyard at the end of , he has to contend with one seriously powerful vampire. Dettlaff is no ordinary bloodsucker, which becomes very clear as soon as the fight starts. In his first phase, he consistently uses his sharp claws and teleportation to back Geralt into a corner.

Then comes his second phase: after transforming, Dettlaff uses the distance provided by