Forgot Ray. The camera constantly took a shit during that fight for me. I didn't even get how to attack its head for a while cause the headbutt looked like it was charging the laser and I always got out of the way and underneath it.
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Forgot Ray. The camera constantly took a shit during that fight for me. I didn't even get how to attack its head for a while cause the headbutt looked like it was charging the laser and I always got out of the way and underneath it.
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Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
Sunny said he's a hero tho
No way, Sundowner owned.
All of the bosses were awesome for me but, for the first time in a long while, I had the most fun with the final battle. Fighting a goddamn US Senator was the most hilarious thing ever and the music was beyond epic. Not to mention the actual fight was amazing.
So far Rising is my GOTY.
blainethemono
Member
The short fist fight segment with Armstrong kind of makes me wish there was an Ifrit gauntlet style weapon in the game
And I love the Ray fight, the music is amazing and the way Raiden slams the blade into the sheath after cutting it in half is hilarious
And I love the Ray fight, the music is amazing and the way Raiden slams the blade into the sheath after cutting it in half is hilarious
nailbombxx
Member
This. Its more of a spectacle than an actual boss fight. Looks cool but thats it.
I felt like I missed something with the Sundowner fight. I remember in a trailer that he had cyborg backups and that he would also swing a gigantic smokestack from the environment at you. I got neither of those things to trigger in his fight.
I think I read that his fight actually becomes super good if you bring his frontal shield. I don't even know how you would do that.
I think I read that his fight actually becomes super good if you bring his frontal shield. I don't even know how you would do that.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Or if you have the broken tier Fox blade upgraded. I murdered everyone for fun with that awkward slice.
I honestly think Armstrong was my favorite fight in the game. He's hard hitting as hell and keeps you on your toes, it's a very thrilling fight. I got him on my second attempt on Hard and it was pretty hilarious realizing the green stuff was him healing himself all the way up, but managing to whittle him down anyway.
I liked the Sam fight but I do think it was too easy all things considered. I had more trouble with Sundowner but I fought him the 'right' way which was precise slicing the shield head on and zandatsu slicing pieces off(which was actually pretty complicated cutting without hitting the other panels). Once he dropped the shield I competety destroyed him, so I'm not really sure what all he is capable of, but I think they made him too slow overall. I do think me fighting him like this was a big part of why I didn't get constantly screwed on the last boss, I already had the proper cutting technique down. The fact that you can skip around that on Sundowner is a rude awakening on Armstrong, I'm assuming.
Oh, Sundowner had the best Zandatsu kill atleast. So ridiculous.
I liked the Sam fight but I do think it was too easy all things considered. I had more trouble with Sundowner but I fought him the 'right' way which was precise slicing the shield head on and zandatsu slicing pieces off(which was actually pretty complicated cutting without hitting the other panels). Once he dropped the shield I competety destroyed him, so I'm not really sure what all he is capable of, but I think they made him too slow overall. I do think me fighting him like this was a big part of why I didn't get constantly screwed on the last boss, I already had the proper cutting technique down. The fact that you can skip around that on Sundowner is a rude awakening on Armstrong, I'm assuming.
Oh, Sundowner had the best Zandatsu kill atleast. So ridiculous.
giancarlo123x
Banned
First time I fought him on normal he didn't do it. On hard he jumped into the background and did it. Not sure what triggers it.
Hmm, Raiden becoming a world wide terrorist or target is bound to happen based on Rising's after credits scene. I don't know if Raiden will become Big Boss in the sense of political or global power, but Raiden is definitely going to kill a lot of people based on his own principles and principle alone.
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Retro_
Unconfirmed Member
You can avoid all of them but the last one in the real fight
but I like the spectacle.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I laughed my ass off when Raiden proceeded to do a arm-drag takedown
This is my list. Sundowner was really quite fucking boring.
nailbombxx
Member
Someone please make some gifs of Raiden doing the hundred crack fist on Armstrong.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Sundowner gets points for having probably my favourite theme in the game, but I'd have to agree that Monsoon and Armstrong were the standout fights. I was kind of hoping for a more climactic death for Monsoon, but I'll take what I can get.
I'm not the biggest fan of Mistral's fight; mainly because they neutered her amazing theme from its beta iteration and the entire fight was basically "slash slash slash slash slash parry blade mode slash slash slash" and was more of a set piece than an actual battle. It was cinematically impressive, but that's about it.
1. Monsoon
2. Armstrong
3. Sundowner
4. Sam
5. Mistral
I'm not the biggest fan of Mistral's fight; mainly because they neutered her amazing theme from its beta iteration and the entire fight was basically "slash slash slash slash slash parry blade mode slash slash slash" and was more of a set piece than an actual battle. It was cinematically impressive, but that's about it.
1. Monsoon
2. Armstrong
3. Sundowner
4. Sam
5. Mistral
GenoZStriker
Neo Member
1. Monsoon
2. Blade Wolf
3. Steven Armstrong
4. Mistral
5. Sundowner
6. Sam
2. Blade Wolf
3. Steven Armstrong
4. Mistral
5. Sundowner
6. Sam
FrostuTheNinja
Member
You and me both. Would love to see Raiden go MMA.
Also, I wasn't aware that you could blade Armstrong's back while he heals. His health recharged to 160% twice. Didn't find out about it until well after I beat the game.
Next time!
giancarlo123x
Banned
Did anyone else make the same dumb mistake when they fought Sundowner the first time that I did? I wasn't aware that you could destroy his shield with zandatsu the first time so I kick his ass old school style.
GenoZStriker
Neo Member
Yeah I made that mistake. I did the precision cut, but did not realize the arms turned blue. The area you have to cut them is sometimes small as well since the other parts of the shield are in the way.
Terrordactyl
Member
Did anyone else hope Sam would somehow make it through this game alive? I really like his character, its a shame.
Fuck. Spolier isn't what I had in mind.
Monocle
Member
1. Mistral
2. Sam
3. Monsoon
4. Armstrong
5. Sundowner
I put Mistral at the top because she has the ideal balance of elements for an action game boss, and because the battle totally delivers on MGR's promise of high speed technical action. When I saw the boss trailer, this is exactly what I hoped for. I love the quick human-sized enemies in MGR. I love the parrying, the cutting, the music, even the quicktime events. Mistral has it all. Her attack patterns encourage you to really think about what you're doing. She's fast, so you have to take advantage of Raiden's mobility. She can hit you up close or at long range, and she's almost as acrobatic as you are, so you have to think on your feet and be ready to parry at any time. Her minions will stun you if you stand still, which tests your positional awareness and gives you an extra spur to keep moving. All this, set within a perfectly paced three-act structure, makes the Mistral fight MGR's most satisfying boss battle for me. It starts out intense and only ramps up from there. The Platinum stamp of quality is all over it.
Sam's attacks don't rely on gimmickry, and he doesn't abuse projectiles or retreat to an unreachable part of the environment. He gives you a good honest sword fight in a cool setting, simple as that.
Monsoon was a slight letdown for me because he favors ranged attacks too much and I don't enjoy dodging big whirling chunks of debris. When he engages you up close, though, he can be almost as fun to fight as Mistral. I like the tone of the battle and the surrounding story elements too. Jack the Ripper!
The Armstrong fight unfortunately comes welded to the tail end of a decent but overlong Giant Robot Battle™. The fistfight phase adds to the bloat, but once you get to the real duel, it's pretty good. I despise health regeneration in bosses. That's my biggest complaint. I can't talk about Armstrong without mentioning the high flown narrative stuff woven into the fight. So ridiculous. So cheesy. I absolutely love it.
Sundowner is not terrible, but he's blander than I expected. He just sort of stands there and turtles with his annoying explosive plates. I'd hoped to see him get more use out of his big scary scissor blades. (They're mine now, bitch. Raiden will snip all the battle dudes and robo bros.)
2. Sam
3. Monsoon
4. Armstrong
5. Sundowner
I put Mistral at the top because she has the ideal balance of elements for an action game boss, and because the battle totally delivers on MGR's promise of high speed technical action. When I saw the boss trailer, this is exactly what I hoped for. I love the quick human-sized enemies in MGR. I love the parrying, the cutting, the music, even the quicktime events. Mistral has it all. Her attack patterns encourage you to really think about what you're doing. She's fast, so you have to take advantage of Raiden's mobility. She can hit you up close or at long range, and she's almost as acrobatic as you are, so you have to think on your feet and be ready to parry at any time. Her minions will stun you if you stand still, which tests your positional awareness and gives you an extra spur to keep moving. All this, set within a perfectly paced three-act structure, makes the Mistral fight MGR's most satisfying boss battle for me. It starts out intense and only ramps up from there. The Platinum stamp of quality is all over it.
Sam's attacks don't rely on gimmickry, and he doesn't abuse projectiles or retreat to an unreachable part of the environment. He gives you a good honest sword fight in a cool setting, simple as that.
Monsoon was a slight letdown for me because he favors ranged attacks too much and I don't enjoy dodging big whirling chunks of debris. When he engages you up close, though, he can be almost as fun to fight as Mistral. I like the tone of the battle and the surrounding story elements too. Jack the Ripper!
The Armstrong fight unfortunately comes welded to the tail end of a decent but overlong Giant Robot Battle™. The fistfight phase adds to the bloat, but once you get to the real duel, it's pretty good. I despise health regeneration in bosses. That's my biggest complaint. I can't talk about Armstrong without mentioning the high flown narrative stuff woven into the fight. So ridiculous. So cheesy. I absolutely love it.
Sundowner is not terrible, but he's blander than I expected. He just sort of stands there and turtles with his annoying explosive plates. I'd hoped to see him get more use out of his big scary scissor blades. (They're mine now, bitch. Raiden will snip all the battle dudes and robo bros.)
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
This occurs pretty late in the game but this is one of the funniest scenes in the game.
WrenchNinja
Member
This is best game Platinum has made and it also has the best Boss fights in the Metal Gear series.
dancingphlower
Member
Just beat the game! Overall, I would rank the bosses in this order:
Mistral
Monsoon
Samuel
Sundowner
Armstrong
I'm not really a fan of Armstrong. Didn't really like how long and bloated his boss fight was. Sundonwer kind of just stood there. But the other three were awesome. I put Mistral at the top because of the way the fight changes locales while the music gets more and more intense. Monsoon taught me how to parry, and Sam's was as pure as a sword fight could be.
Mistral
Monsoon
Samuel
Sundowner
Armstrong
I'm not really a fan of Armstrong. Didn't really like how long and bloated his boss fight was. Sundonwer kind of just stood there. But the other three were awesome. I put Mistral at the top because of the way the fight changes locales while the music gets more and more intense. Monsoon taught me how to parry, and Sam's was as pure as a sword fight could be.
I agree wholeheartedly, Metal Gear Rising reminds me of Zone of the Enders 2 in a lot of ways, not really gameplay or story wise, but Rising is going to be a cult classic in the future, and while it's pretty short what you get is so great the length doesn't even matter.
Monocle
Member
It's stunning how well MGR works as both an action game and an MGS game. Platinum really did justice to the property, from the character building and in-depth lore in the codec conversations, to the humorous details sprinkled all over the place. You can actually treat MGR like a stealth game, and it plays almost as well that way as when you make full use of the combat system.
MGR has a few rough edges, but who cares when the overall package is so good? Game of the year contender? I think so.
Jawmuncher
Member
For me it would go
Armstrong
Mistral
Sundowner
Samuel
Monsoon
Armstrong was just so bat shit insane that it was fucking amazing.
I liked mistrals for keeping it simple.
Sundowner while a tad annoying with the explosive shield had a fight in the rain going for him and it was still a pretty cool fight over all.
Samuel is kinda low on the list just because I expected way more from it.
Monsoon I thought was the weakest of the lot. Just didnt think it was very interesting.
Armstrong
Mistral
Sundowner
Samuel
Monsoon
Armstrong was just so bat shit insane that it was fucking amazing.
I liked mistrals for keeping it simple.
Sundowner while a tad annoying with the explosive shield had a fight in the rain going for him and it was still a pretty cool fight over all.
Samuel is kinda low on the list just because I expected way more from it.
Monsoon I thought was the weakest of the lot. Just didnt think it was very interesting.
Fimbulvetr
Member
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Considering hes not in pieces like the rest of the bosses its very well quite possible that hes alive.
Armstrong was my favorite battle just because of the difficulty (although it's not so crazy once you figure it all out, of course), but Mistral has to be my runner up and you summed up why perfectly. I also think her theme fit best, which deserves a little credit. Best track, with the best 'kick into overdrive' peaks.
It makes me sad she came up first though. She seemed like a cool villain, but it's pretty much hi and bye.
Like I said, Hikari-Chan Bro is character of the year.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
I tried; they were too big.
Have some Cross-Counter instead:
Should call this bro-fist failure lol
RiderKairuu
Member
I thought I was the only one who thought Armstrong looked like Henry Rollins! The Mistral and Monsoon fights were my favorite.
Jawmuncher
Member
Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if we see him again down the road.
Crazier shit has happened in the mgs universe
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Armstrong's is actually called "It Has To Be This Way." Here's the full list:
Metal Gear RAY/GRAD: Rules of Nature
LQ-84i: I'm My Own Master Now
Mistral: A Stranger I Remain
Monsoon: The Stains of Time
Sundowner: Red Sun
Sam: The Only Thing I Know For Real
Metal Gear Excelsus: Collective Consciousness
Armstrong: It Has To Be This Way
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I liked Mistral's fight as it had a good sense of progress, moving through three areas, her hair coming loose in the final stage. Cool song, and Zan-Datsuing her to pieces as she slowly freezes felt good.
Plus she's sexy.
Plus she's sexy.
Platinum knows sexy when it comes to character designs. She had a pretty troubled childhood like Raiden also, "I butchered those fuckers".
That Dude John
Member
Hitting the Excelsior with it's own bladed-arm was pretty cool. Armstrong would have to get the award for epicness, though, likely due to the Zandatsu sequence of a lifetime, had to strike the zone like 5 times.
Riposte
Member
"I have a dream!" *fist pump*
"...What!?"
Raiden has a bunch of great reactions to Armstrong. "What the hell are you talking about?"
Oh man, I think somehow the Armstrong cutscenes were topped with the "hey, its that dog!" moment with that amazing song cue ("hooooooooo"). I don't even know what they were tapping into there, but it was hype. Then it plays the Sam recording. Too good.
One moment people don't mention a lot, but did crack me up, is in the ending cutscene when Kev catches the coffee cup and gives Courtney a thumbs-up. The way Courtney gives an awkward thumbs-up back is hilarious.
The thing is, he is mostly human. I have a feeling only one of his arms and one of his eyes were replaced. I'm basing this on his asymmetrical body and the wounds he delivers to Raiden.
"...What!?"
Raiden has a bunch of great reactions to Armstrong. "What the hell are you talking about?"
Oh man, I think somehow the Armstrong cutscenes were topped with the "hey, its that dog!" moment with that amazing song cue ("hooooooooo"). I don't even know what they were tapping into there, but it was hype. Then it plays the Sam recording. Too good.
One moment people don't mention a lot, but did crack me up, is in the ending cutscene when Kev catches the coffee cup and gives Courtney a thumbs-up. The way Courtney gives an awkward thumbs-up back is hilarious.
The thing is, he is mostly human. I have a feeling only one of his arms and one of his eyes were replaced. I'm basing this on his asymmetrical body and the wounds he delivers to Raiden.