And now for something I'll express out of stubbornness and self-hate.
TLOZ: Four Swords Adventures is an awesome game (link cable buying aside). It has unique co-operative experiences, a nice open feel and a decent story, too.
But there are things I DESPISE about it too; mainly, hit boxes and the more frustrating puzzles.
So today me, my best friend and HIS friend decided to play 4SA at my best friend's house, and he was on the third level of World 5; The Temple Of Darkness.
This level is a perfect example of bad hit boxes and annoying puzzles.
The puzzles are downright silly. Most of them are insane, but then there are armies of shell enemies you have to knock down pits, and a puzzle we spent TWENTY minutes trying to understand before using a walkthrough.
And all the while, my best friend's friend was trying to be Shadow Link by dying a lot and losing a lot of Force Gems to get a negative score to become Shadow Link. HE WOULD NOT STOP, AND IT WAS GETTING ANNOYING AS HELL. The only reason I kept playing despite picking up this guy and making sure he didn't die all the time (and act like a dumbass) is because my best friend had been stuck on this level forever and had to stop halfway through it twice.
So then after hell on earth, we meet the boss; FOUR PHANTOM GANONS.
They each throw lightning bolts of colours responding to our colour, so we had to hit them. The hit boxes on them are AWFUL. Seriously; 1 millimetre away (not exaggerating) and you miss it. 1 millimetre too close (not exaggerating) and it just explodes on you before you hit it.
And then there's the final phantom ganon who's lighting bolt changes colour after every hit and aims for a new person. That. Was. Not. Fun.
And we couldn't take all his health after the lightning bolt scene... WE HAD TO DO THIS LIGHTNING BOLT THING 3 TIMES STRAIGHT.
IT TOOK US AN HOUR; ONE FUCKING HOUR TO BEAT THIS STUPID BOSS AND FINALLY BEAT THE DUNGEON. After this experience (and I don't care how mad or selfish I sound right now), I don't think I'm ever playing Four Swords Adventures again. That dungeon angered me more than any LoL game, and more than the 3DS version of the Four Swords Adventures. I just can't take any GODAMN MORE.
EDIT: Xerath would be proud of this boss.