Some final bosses sketches: are they bossy enough?

[jaz]

Here we go. Bosses for a mobile shoot 'em up:







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[jaz]

Well,one more:



What do you think?

[Developer]

I really love em all.Ã,  8)

[Chicky]

Ohh, how helpful of you Developer.

Jaz, i feel that the last one (circular) is probally the best choice. The others are nice design, but seem more like a powerful aircraft than a final boss. The last seems a lot more powerful

[six_plus_one]

I like the center elements of the 3rd and 4th ones you posted best, as they appear to have definite metallic faces with an inverted-triangle shape. It serves to make them look sinister yet personable, as I personally think great bosses need great evil personas. Also, I much prefer the thick "legs" of #5 to, say, the skinny "arms" on #1, as I think the skinny-appendage look, to me, says "underling" and is more indicative of a mini-boss or normal enemy character than a final boss. Aaalso, (and this is more personal nit-picking) I think that while a number of "pieces" in the boss' body may communicate his vast size, (ala #3)(if he is going to be big that is) I still feel the simpler and more solid design of, say, #4, is more effective in shouting "Boss!" at me. However, I'm also really digging #5's corrupt-bloated-chinese-mafia-boss look, (perhaps I'm projecting to much persona onto them). I like the insect-like qaulity of #1 also, but when I really get freaked out by the look of a final boss, it is usually because I feel that he looks, somehow, intellectually superior (if not always structurally superior) to every other foe I have yet faced, and that often times means it is "human" in some capacity. Hope that's of some use to ya!

[jaz]

Thanks for feedback, especially to six_plus_one.

I am glad that you can see the personality of bosses. The first one will be in fact pretty week and not exactly smart, more a minion than a real boss thus the insect features and thin arms. On the opposite side will be big strong circular and mighty Mr. No5.

Some might look like regular enemies but I think not in comparison with common cannon fodder which looks like this:

[Bombadil]

Wow!
I love those ships! When is the game going out?

Just joking. They are great!

[jaz-unplugged]

Well, Bombadill, if you happen to have a pocket PC or Symbian smartphone, you can get your hands on this game as soon as in February ;-)

[Bombadil]

I don't have any of those. Aren't you going to release it for PC?

[jaz]

This game is a commercial project for mobile devices and shareware/freeware port for pc is not currently planned. But we will see, maybe it's not a bad idea. But our priority now is to finish the mobile version.

[Phemar]

You make mobile games? sweet! I love the 2nd boss, the one that looks like a giant eye.