Disappointed with the Bosses...(Possible spoilers, best not read unless completed)

QuietRiot1983 · 13-07-2008, 2:58 PM

Well, is anyone else underwhelmed by the bosses?

I'm not meaning the battles, or the ideas of the bosses, as I think those are great, but in the other MGS games, the boss battles meant more, as I knew about the bosses, their background, their emotions and so on.

Take Fortune for example, I knew she wanted to die, but 'couldn't', I knew Sniper Wolf was this lonely woman, romantically linked with Otacon.

But these bosses, I saw them all once in the early stages of the game. Then I fight them. that's it. I don't know why they are how they are, or where their names come from until AFTER the fight..kind of anti-climatic I feel.

Oh well, vent over.

Lonely_Warrior · 14-07-2008, 7:13 AM

I agree somewhat, in the previous games the bosses were a tight unit and I enjoyed the interactions they had between each other. The story didn't really allow that in MGS4 but still better than the majority of bosses in other games. I thought they were a bit too easy though, especially Vamp...last fight was still awesome though

T800 · 14-07-2008, 12:28 PM

I was quite happy with them except the last one.
They cheated story-wise a bit by giving us their story after you've beaten them.

Mickus · 14-07-2008, 12:57 PM

I can't get past the last boss fight on the Big Boss Hard setting. Any tips would be appreciated!

Only found out last night there was a 'block' move

- dunno how I manged to beat him the last time around (on the 2nd normal setting).

QuietRiot1983 · 14-07-2008, 5:16 PM

I've only just beaten Vamp so I can't comment on the last one (assuming there's one more..please don't spoil it if I'm wrong!)

Was a bit annoyed I couldn't watch Vamp vs Raiden, as I had to blast the Gekkos, hoping they let me watch it on it's own after completion!!

MooseMullay · 15-07-2008, 9:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Mickus

I can't get past the last boss fight on the Big Boss Hard setting. Any tips would be appreciated!

Only found out last night there was a 'block' move

- dunno how I manged to beat him the last time around (on the 2nd normal setting).

It's not too hard once you get used to it:

For the first part, just dash around, and hit him when you see an opening.

The second part, I noticed you could "spam" him with the hard punch. I think you did this punch by holding block, and then punching. It knocks him off balance, then punch again, and he should hit the deck. Repeat :P

You'll find in the second stage that he uses a hard punch himself, which hurts like hell when it connects. He should say "Take this!", giving you a small warning. Just dodge (left/right + x), and then move in while he's vulnerable.

Third stage, just go all out at him. Offence is the best defence in this case

Fourth stage, I don't think it's possible to lose :P

Hope that helped!