Originally posted by electricdawn:

I have to agree with @blprice61 to a certain extent. Yes, the bosses feel a bit too forced. There should be an alternate way to play the game and progress without the need to have to kill them. They are, IMHO, largely superfluous to the game.

Unless they incorporate some way for the bosses you defeat to make that particular biome less dangerous for beyond upgraded armor and weapons. Or perhaps after a bosses defeat it unlocks something more useful than just the buffs. Intimidation ability or something.