With that said, what're y'all top 3 favorite fights?
I think the Cole fight is great but has a pretty big flaw, in that after we find out he didn't actually do anything to Liz/Amber it loses a lot of the emotional charge we had going in. The last cliff hanger made me want the MC to just brutalize him in the worst possible ways his powers allowed but after we found out it changed to just beat his sorry arse.
Suppose it kinda works in that you go in wanting him to be castrated and in the end you wind up feeling sorry for him but damn I wanted to some hardcore catharsis after all the shit the twins went through. Guess we'll have to wait.
That being said still a really solid fight.
The level 3 duel is a super fun back and forth with the MC's win ultimately feeling very earned. (Lots of new/cool techniques, Cole feels appropriately powerful/a threat but with real short comings that the MC can exploit).
I figured that Cole would likely evolve in this fight so that didn't feel like a cheap pull and Deryl coming in with the clutch was great after his massive L with the twins. Seeing them team up against the freshly minted level 4 was great and I loved the final power up. Amber/Liz helping a little bit while not dominating the show was a great use of them. Finally, the beatdown where the unpowered MC gets to show the sheer difference in their skills and just crush him was *chefs kiss*.
GOOD SHIT.
Now my top 3.
MC vs Bird boy - Honestly just a great fight, Not the most emotional impactful but it is the best paced and choreographed fight in the story by a mile. If I had to show 1 fight to someone to sell this game this would be it. Earning Bird Boys respect + Nico getting the hots for us was just the cherry on top.
MC vs Jake (Aka Low Tier "you should kill yourself now" God) vs Deryl - Just so many different flavours of power here combined with the emotional aspect really made this one a page turner. I actually really like Jake's power despite how OP/Simple it is.
Michael vs Zappy boy - I'm just a sucker for "unpowered" badass clobbering something supernatural through sheer skill, planning and determination.
Overall, a great update but now I need to do a Pure Alice run :/. (she is also totally evolving when it is time to leave the monster world calling it now)