Health bars for bosses

[Anoobis]

If there isn't a health bar, I like games like Monster Hunter or FF8 that have the enemy become visibly damaged and weakened as they lose health.

 

[Firenoh]

Usually the devs known when to put a heath bar or not. I haven't played a game yet when I strongly wished for health bars where none were available.

 

[Turbo Kid]

I don't care either way. Arcade games never had them. Instead they would lie to you by having bosses start flashing after a certain number of hits, making you think you were close to winning, then making you hit them another 50 times.

 

[Mechablade-X]

Really depends if they want to include it or not, but it looks cool and suitable for stylized games for example: Viewtiful Joe (Which i like)

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I feel that the lack of a health bar for bosses in turn based games amps up the tension and require you to have a good management, rhythm and endurance then when you see the boss dying with flashes it makes it so cathartic.