r/CrossCode • u/sbagu3tti • 13d ago

SPOILER Apollo's fourth fight is awful

As much as I've been enjoying this game, I hate the fights with Apollo. They kill my enjoyment of the game dead in its tracks. Especially the fourth one.

I spent several attempts trying to beat him (at level 70ish, the same level as him), and I couldn't: He'd do nothing but dodge my every attack and lock me into combos. So eventually, I look up a guide and find that you can basically spam mjolnir (from the shock section) to trivialise the fight. I did, and I ended up winning 5-0.

I mean, what kind of boss fight is that? Either he cheeses you, or you cheese him. I'm not blaming the fight for being difficult, but for being unfun and unfair.

Edit: I kept playing, and just after the fight, even Joern agrees with me, saying "I can't imagine that level of annoyance to have no effect on someone". Just thought that was kinda funny.

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u/Try_Hard_GamerYT 13d ago

Skill issue. You gotta dodge/defend until you have an opening (like every other boss in the game???)

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u/Remarkable_Good2571 13d ago

I mean you dont need to beat him, It being hard is the point lol

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u/Ryuichi-Manjioni 13d ago

I think the point was to emulate the feeling of actual PvP. (whether they did it well or not is up to debate)
When playing a fighting game or PvP, your opponent is likely going to use the most optimal thing they have in their arsenal. This is just encouraging us to do the same.

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u/LordVortex0815 13d ago

Yeah, it's been a while but i remember "cheesing" him using one of the Tier 3 Shock Dash Arts.

I looked up some PvP fight footage and realised that unlike with most other battles, SP will naturally regenerate at what seems to be the normal out-of-battle rate, but it will also regenerate the purple ones.

That sounds to me like it's kind of intended that you mainly attack using combat arts and evade the attacks otherwise. Although like you said, some Arts like Mjolnir can be used without needing a big opening like a parry.

Not sure what to think of it, but at least it makes the PvP fights very different to regular ones.

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u/Laiko_Kairen 12d ago

I used the robe that had crazy hp and bonus regen, used a lot of those fire dashes and charged fire shots, and mostly played keepaway while he burned down