4) Baldur
The Hardest God of War Bosses
The final fight with Baldur is fairly similar to your first encounter with him, but this time, he has a new form for you to contend with. All throughout the fight, Freya will constantly try to intervene with shockwaves and vines, making the fight even more challenging than you might expect. Baldur is an incredibly swift enemy, and you’ll need to pay attention to his dashes and dodges, and basically keep track of his location at all times if you don’t want to get pummeled.
In this fight, Baldur is able to switch between ice and fire forms, which forces you to constantly swap between your own weapons as well. Baldur is absolutely relentless in his attacks, and his move set is varied and diverse enough to keep the player guarded at all times. The whole fight becomes a matter of watching his combos, dodging when necessary, then going in for the kill – all while making sure that you have the right weapon equipped for his different forms.
Put all that together with Freya’s occasional attacks and spawning enemies, and you’ll find that it’s extremely easy to get overwhelmed if you’re not paying attention. It’s just a shame that the final phase of the fight is a scripted affair, consisting mostly of timed button presses and easy punch/dodge combos.
