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Oftentimes the best part of a video game directly precedes the final boss. It's the point where your build and equipment are the most dialed in, the plot is the most developed, and you needn't conserve valuable consumables. Sometimes being maxed out makes this sequence too easy, though it becomes an opportunity to pat yourself on the back for working so hard in the early game. At it's best, this final gauntlet is challenging but allows they player to demonstrate the strengths of the build/play style they've developed.
Often this manifests as what's called a "boss rush" where the gauntlet consists of sequential boss battles.

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