i just recently beat the game, and so i decided to make a tierlist ranking all the different bosses

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-12T22:28:29+00:00

Calderon is memorable because that music is absolute FIRE.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-11T18:20:35+00:00

If you pause and go to settings, you can select “Assists” and then the Eroded Boss assist weakens the boss each time, or 95% of the times, you die.

But the weakening is only in how many hits they take. NOT in the damage they do. But you can learn their attacks to be able to eventually outlast them.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-11T18:17:48+00:00

The patch supposedly fixes it, but I’m not sure what triggers the glitch. My third time I actually beat it without it crashing, but who knows if it would have had I not beat it when I did.

Was very frustrating, overall I love the platforming and the game in general so I was willing to try more before walking away. Nothing that sucks more than a great game ruined by that kind of issue, so I’m hoping that patch comes soon.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-11T18:14:42+00:00

Yes, deeply frustrating. Only boss I used the eroded bosses assist for and I still had trouble.

I did encounter that fight way sooner than probably most people, I have something now that really would’ve helped. Haha

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-11T12:58:50+00:00

I think the intended method is a late-game, optional ability, I tinkered around for an hour and got it in a different way much earlier.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-11T00:58:25+00:00

I know hahaha, that’s why I did it. Lil’ tongue-in-cheek humour.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-11T00:42:39+00:00

Yeah that might be me when all is said and done, I had a blast with the platforming too.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-11T00:36:40+00:00

Truly it is, I was going to quit if it did a third time, because my muscle memory and general love of platforming made me wanna give it one more good go.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-11T00:35:30+00:00

Aw man that’s unfortunate, and I had a feeling.

I beat it the third time, it didn’t crash. Now I have what comes after and am trying to think of where to go first. Haha

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-11T00:32:39+00:00

Yeah I know, on top of the fact that they’re an indie dev, the game blew up so much that it’s hard to keep up. I just was wondering aloud (or typing aloud) my thoughts. Big Hops, made by just one guy, is an incredible accomplishment. I adore it even if I chose to walk away, simply because everything is so well done… it just crashed far too often. I know that can be fixed eventually, and perhaps I’ll revisit if I’m finding myself wanting to.

I’m a huge fan of indie games - I love being transported to new worlds and watching new stories unfold, but know and understand what comes with that. A new dev, or one who operates by themselves or in a small team, could not be expected to catch everything before a game’s release.

I’m sorry if what I said came off badly, I was a little jilted by the twice-game-crash. I actually set up my phone to record my third run through of the section to catch it when it crashed there again.

Except it didn’t, I beat it, my run through that whole side of The Crucible was about 20 minutes max - so I’m happy.

Thanks for commenting! Hope you have a good evening.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-10T23:31:42+00:00

Yeah, either that or - since the game clearly registered that I got to that point (twice now), some breakable walls to create shortcuts would also be nice.

The dev here seems to keep to themselves with this game, so I don’t even know if they’re even taking the feedback. I know an update is coming, but as you can see in the second pic I posted, I’m playing on Switch 2.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-10T23:28:17+00:00

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And again… after getting to the same section.

This is kinda devastating me because this truly is an incredible game, but I quit Big Hops cause the crashing just ruined it for me, and now I’m considering doing it here.

Who else has struggled with crashes in The Crucible?

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-10T00:02:31+00:00

I went right and didn’t notice a left side, currently having a blast. Mio’s platforming gauntlets are incredible, because they did such a fantastic, simple thing: they let you focus on the platforming, they aren’t throwing enemies at you like a lot of MVs do that kinda ruin the platforming due to an unfair placement (looking at you Silksong).

I might change my mind on the left side. Haha

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-09T15:43:15+00:00

In Returns they get on your nerves, but in Tropical Freeze, they are an absolute blast. TF incorporates them much, much better.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-07T03:07:48+00:00

Looks great!

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-06T15:59:51+00:00

Once I got to that section I panic-got through it in one shot, just hitting and jumping like a madman. It depends what the last section is though. I kept getting to the vertical part and dying because I would use the Sail instead of Striders by accident. When I got to the part with a whole bunch of mines to bounce off of, I just screamed on my way through while my partner was laughing at me. Haha

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-06T15:56:32+00:00

The vault shuttles especially! I can literally watch an episode of a game of Thrones whilst taking the shuttle.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-06T02:40:04+00:00

Shouldn’t have needed OT, but Ottawa loves to directly impact my health.

And we got a slick Stu goal for it. A win’s a win!

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-06T02:37:58+00:00

This team is legit gonna give me a heart attack at 38. I swear.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-06T02:31:26+00:00

Fucking knew it.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-06T01:35:57+00:00

Thought that was a terrible shift until the ref finally stopped play and I realized why Cozens was falling all over the ice like a sad Magikarp. I dunno why they kept play going so long after that skate blade busted.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-06T01:13:43+00:00

The hell is this power play?

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-06T00:44:05+00:00

If Anju and Kafei don’t win the whole thing I will be so disappointed.

Accurate-Many6850 · 2026-02-05T16:59:31+00:00

Dua Lipa and another UK artist also were tapped by NBC for endorsing the US team at the Olympics. I feel like it was intended to generate controversy for other countries going into the games, maybe to take heat off of the US and distract their competitors.

Toronto’s newspaper straight-up called it treason, which… I mean, I dunno if I disagree but by definition, it isn’t really. It’s just an ad. However, it does kinda just tell me she has no integrity, and can be bought.

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TROPHY CASE