Level 7 boss seems impossible. What am I missing

[MacHaggis]

At some points, I have to break 3 shields in a row before damaging the boss. However, I have only 1 opportunity to charge and slam down, meaning I can only break 1 shield. Is there some hidden technique that I've been missing?

I searched on google and found a LOT of unresolved threads of people being stuck on the level 7 boss for the exact same reason. Is it bugged by any chance?

[Marc Flury]

There shouldn't be a bug. On the part with three shields, you have three opportunities to pound down, but note that it requires you to jump off one of the thumps, switch lanes (keep the thump button held so the dude stays in the air), and then pound down on the next the thump. Do that three times and then you can damage the boss.

[MacHaggis]

Thank you for your suggestion. I can't change lanes while I keep the thump button pressed (unless there is a narrowing part or a corner), so I HAVE to release the thump button to switch lanes. I try to keep flying by keeping the left stick pressed UP, but then the thumps turn blue because I'm not hitting them.

Just to verify here: when hitting the first thump before the blue ring, I press press A to thump then immediately press UP on the left stick. Then I'm flying. I switch to the left lane, and normally I'd press DOWN on the left stick now, but that means I will miss the other two shields.

What I tried now:
- Press DOWN multiple times after switching, this doesn't work
- Press A when flying to try and hit all the thumps. Just can't move fast enough to the other thumps.

I'm playing through oculus VR with an xbox controller, if that makes any difference.

[Doktor Ondskan]

It's absolutely doable, even on Level 7+ which is even faster.

You stay flying by holding the A button, not by holding up. So release up as soon as you take off. Unlike when you're on the ground, you can change lanes in the air when you hold A. When you press down to slam, release the A button at the same time to buy you maximum time to change lanes back since you'll have to do it very fast.

(Also, though the game is generous about the timing, when taking off, press Up at the same time as A, not after. Having this reflex buys you maximum time for other inputs before and after the takeoff.)

So, repeat 3 times:
Up + Hold A
Left
Down + A Release
Right

[MacHaggis]

I know how to get the first one. Problem is that you need to do that special slam after flying through a blue gate in order to break the shield, and there are 3 shields in total, but only 1 blue gate. As soon as I release A, I lose that special charge, so I can only get 1 shield.

I try to do exactly what you describe and it just seems pointless.

I recorded the part I'm having issues with: https://gfycat.com/PowerlessImpossibleAidi
Need to note that in this recording I started flying a bit late, but the game counted it as a succesful thump regardless since I got one of the shields down.

[Orca]

Originally posted by MacHaggis:

I know how to get the first one. Problem is that you need to do that special slam after flying through a blue gate in order to break the shield, and there are 3 shields in total, but only 1 blue gate. As soon as I release A, I lose that special charge, so I can only get 1 shield.

I try to do exactly what you describe and it just seems pointless.

I recorded the part I'm having issues with: https://gfycat.com/PowerlessImpossibleAidi
Need to note that in this recording I started flying a bit late, but the game counted it as a succesful thump regardless since I got one of the shields down.

You don't need a blue gate to be able to slam down. Just a thump to get you in the air followed by another one to slam down on. With that in mind, have another crack at it :)

[MacHaggis]

I didn't know this! This was the missing piece of the puzzle, so I immediately booted up the game to check, and I finished the bossfight :D

I assumed you needed spikes/blue gates, because that's where the game empathized that you should jump.

Thanks a lot, tackling level 8 now :)

[DeviousDoctor]

far too late for this, but if you can thump into the air before the final shiny beat you can slam onto the final beat, it breaks through all shields and hits the boss if you can slam down on the final beat