The boss mechanics need to be explained BEFORE the final night

[hUbert 2]

One of the big problem this game has regards bosses in particular. On some maps, nothing is explained about the bosses. The runs can take hours, only to pit you against a boss you never seen in any of the 10 nights leading up to it
The last map in particular is pretty egregious.

-Gildenberg is straightforward, kill the big harpies, no boss specific mechanics
-Lakeburg doesn't tell you anything about the boss or the spawns
-Glenwald is one of the worst, you encounter the dryad on the final night and she spawns 5 new enemy types. You also can't tell dryads can spawn across the entire map
-Elderlicht at least teaches you to extinguish fires, but then the purple ghosts in the final phase don't disappear
-Glintfein you need to destroy both weapons at the same time... but doesnt tell you, so you're likely to lose a turn

[Bumc]

Yeah lost a turn on Glint, not the end of the world.
Now if you had to kill both bosses at the same time ugh...

[Telzen]

You learn by playing. Its a game not a test, you don't have to succeed the first time. I'd rather have fun experiencing the boss for the first time instead of the game trying to hold my hand.

[TripSin]

I personally would not prefer to be spoonfed all the information.

Sure it sucks a lot if you lose since getting to the boss takes a long time, but it makes the stakes higher for the boss, which for me is more fun than the game trying to hold my hand and coddle me.

[Magnus075]

I understand that take.

My way going into this has been to experience it as much as possible as I thought "the Commandor" would do. Desperatly going up against new oponents unprepared and when the unavoidable defeat occurs get swooshed back in time armed with the knowledge of what's waiting in the future and being better prepared next round.

Of course also discovering that its not a complete repeat, the available heroes and items change... weird magical-time-matrix-whibbli-wobbly-thingies.

Anyhow, LTS is clearly not a fast paced, do a quick battle, kind of game. It has chosen another type of take on it and thats not likeable by all, I get that. When I need a more short gaming experience I go for other games. LTS takes care of a special itch.

[badger vortex]

I only just got to Elderlicht, but so far all the bosses have been "kill the big dude when he appears near your base" not exactly a difficult thing to figure out. Admittedly there were a lot of "big dudes" on Glenwald, although I unlocked teleporter by this stage so even though they appeared further away in corners I could reach them quick enough. Also Longbows are insane for bosses in this so had 2 here, I think you could possibly use Crossbows too, but the extra range really makes them the best boss killer weapon.