Several boss battles in A Plague Tale: Innocence require specific strategies to defeat. Even though the game is mostly centered on stealth, these bouts are more direct confrontations where you have to rethink how you play the game. The last boss, Vitalis, is perhaps the most incongruous fight of all.
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You have to throw everything you learned out the window to fight the main antagonist. Instead of sneaking around or hunting you with a sword, the man attacks you with a swarm of huge rats. If the fight is confusing or intimidating for you, simply follow the guide for the optimal way to destroy him.
The First Part Of The Fight
The start of the fight sees Hugo's rats fighting the white ones controlled by Vitalis. All you have to do here is move forward and put out the flames in front of you. Sometimes the white rats will form small tornado-shaped mounds and come towards you. Stop these using Hugo's power to control the rats (the rat icon on the ability wheel). Once you reach Vitalis, the real fight starts.
Vitalis's Attacks
Vitalis has several different attacks. During the first phase, he will generate small towers of rats that fall on the playing field. The rats stay where they landed, limiting the playing field.
The best way to dodge these is to be on the side and dodge towards the middle of the play area when they fall, ensuring you have plenty of space to move.
During the next phase, he will attack using rats that come from the ground. This move is heavily telegraphed and the camera even changes. Simply move out of the way of the dust to avoid getting killed by this — just make sure you don't dodge into a swarm of rats.
Defeating Vitalis
- During Vitalis' attacks, stay on the side of the arena
- Dodge the falling rats by dodging towards the inside of the play area
- Extinguish all fires so they do not stop Hugo's rats
- Supplies are available on the sides of the play area and in the center near Hugo
Like a significant amount of boss fights throughout video game history, you have to hit Vitalis three times in order to defeat him. To hurt him, you have to wait until he uses enough attacks to leave him more visible.
Eventually, he will call back the rats. During this moment, focus the camera on him and the game will prompt you to press up on the directional pad. This commands Hugo to attack Vitalis with rats. Once Hugo's rats hit Vitalis, he will be vulnerable to a rock thrown from Amicia's sling. Do this three times and Vitalis is successfuly defeated and you have beaten the game.
Two things can stop Hugo's rats; Vitalis' rat swarms and fire. If there is fire in the way, use Extinguish to make sure it does not stop Hugo's swarm. If Hugo's rats fail to reach Vitalis, you have to repeat the same phase in order to try again.
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