What sorts of enemies do you like to see?

[Coffeemug 1]

What sorts of enemies do you like to see? Please be specific.

Let me clarify a bit. All my life I've wanted to make a video game. No, I'm no closer to that dream now than I've ever been, but I find it undeniably interesting and important to learn where other people stand on these topics. When I first started mapping out my ideas, I started with enemies. The variety of enemies in videogames is huge though, and most of my original sketches ended up looking like pokemon, which, depending on who you ask, isn't necessarily a bad thing. As my interest grew, and i started playing more games, my pallet for design grew with it.

I want you to tell me what kinds of enemies you like to see. From soldiers to grunts to animals to nightmares to bosses to robots to gangsters to the rest of everything.

what do you like in enemies?

design, sounds, attack style, weakspots, mindset, commonality, size, in-game variety, where/how you run into them, how you piss 'em off, etc. -and please if you can add to this terribly vague list do so.

honestly, I would say I like those who fit the level or world while being funny or creepy or whatever you're going for. some enemies can be pushovers while others should take a while and need a certain item/attack/know-how to kill

bosses should be difficult. I cant tell you how often i run into a level harder than the boss. and should all be original. I.E. should all the bosses in the game have the same obvious weakpoint, and take 3 hits to kill (*cough* Zelda *cough*) absolutely not.

and to me, yes- design matters.

I could go on and on telling you my opinions, but I'm interested in yours. this is just an example of what depth I'd like to see in your answers, if you're nice enough.

I'm interested in the variety of fans of different games on here, but if you're interested, some of my favorite game series are banjo kazooie, mario, pokemon, zelda, metroid, kingdom hearts, sly, God of war, conker, and so on. Hey, i'm a kid inside, but that doesn't mean I like cutesy enemies (though, god of war is on there so why am I worried, haha). So, in additon to your own preference, what do you like in 3d platformers/adventure games? think of that as extra credit.

 

[MasterXemnas 2,285]

Fool. I like Heartless.

[SoraKH 793]

Um it depends.

 

If its a Fantasy game the enemies have to be a sort of animal-beast style or maybe something like heartless and nobodies. They gotta look creepy and have a weird body structure.

 

If its a real life based game (ex.CoD style) then they should be soldiers ;p

Edited November 23, 2013 by SoraKH

[PillowHead 569]

For me, it really depends on the enemies relation to the actual plot of the game.  As long as the enemies enhance the atmosphere, I'll enjoy it.  For example, heartless in the Kingdom Hearts series, or zombies in L4D2.

[Anonn0000 3,525]

Hearttless. I also like it when kirby enemies exploded into stardust its soo....adorable...x''3 ah.