I rememeber busting my ass on EE the legit way and the extreme joy when the screen went dark. I thought the challenge was over... until the choke sequence. Then it turns out the only time solidus is actually a challenge is on EE. This game is so brutal.
I beat this game on EE years ago when I was a kid. This method is definitely something I would've love to have known back then. But the one thing that astonishes me is finding out after watching this video is the fact that you had to beat 20 RAYs on EE! I had no idea back then on how many you needed to kill so it just felt like a never ending marathon to me at the time.
Absolutely no way, I remember struggling with this single fight for a few months when the original remaster came out, haven’t tried again since but holy crap this makes everything so much easier!
Sometimes Ro5e just joins the party and executes me. What gives? EDIT: If anyone’s wondering, the ray who approaches the platform will start to flank to the far side of you don’t strike immediately. If you whiff too many missiles while he does this, and he reaches the far side with full health, the Ro5e ray will join the party. Once I figured out how I messing up, it help me pass the challenge. I wish some these guides informed how things can go wrong, because there ALOT that can go wrong if you don’t execute this with immense precision.
I’m not sure if these videos are out dated or something wrong with my game on extreme and before I even get the 3 in the beginning to one hit they are already using the water jets and missiles after the first round of hits
I was 16 when I finally beat this on extreme back in 2002. It made me so mad I destroyed a few controllers over it. For me it was the missiles that came low that would get me. If you don't cartwheel the angle correctly at the perfect time it will kill you in one hit most the time.
Glad to hear it's working. Was it hard to pull of or do you have any tips to share? I'm only defusing bombs as Raiden, but slowly getting there. I'm nervous of this part haha
@GKOYG_and_KAAF_is_epic the fight is rly enjoyable if u never let the one ray use knee rockets, everything else is easily dodgeable. one of my favourite boss fights
one problem I am having here is that when on the Loop and the RAY is at the center of the room, I shoot the leg then the head then it is invincible for a bit. After that, I keep on getting hit by the Water Cannon just as I'm able to lock-on again to the leg.
You have to "trick shot" the leg as shown in the video, i.e. fire before his invincibility period is up, such that the missle hits the knee right after he isn't invincible again
I cant beat it even on normal the ray keeps stomping on me giving the other rays a chance to shoot missiles and screw everyrhing up i cant do and i dont understand how thqt iw but i appreciate the help tho
i didn’t play on EE but i saw a comment that said to ignore the one named rose and it worked, but i think it was a skill issue on my end but the boss is very fun
If someone dies from the laser attack when a ray is in the middle of the arena, it is because you shoot too late. You have to do the trick shot there. It works 100%.
This technique is such a lifesaver. The execution is still a challenge, though. There’s such a small margin for error. I keep getting sucker-shot by the mouth laser of the ray right above me either right at the beginning of the meat and potatoes of it all or a good deal into the cycle. It always hurts the most when you get into the groove of things and then-whoops-instant death. I get too comfortable expecting the machine gun volley, and it’s time window, that the mouthbeam takes me by surprise. I’ve just got to keep at it, I suppose😰 This method was so helpful for hard. If this method is employed to make EE a cakewalk, surely normal-extreme can be won! 👊🏻 EDIT: I did it. I couldn’t have done it without this technique. Thank you🙏🏻
Im trying this on the remastered ps5 version and it doesnt work on that either. As soon as i hit the right one for a second time he pops up and shoots rockets right away.
@glennalford4668 I eventually did it by giving up on learning someone else's pattern and just tried to survive with quite a bit of luck. Now I've done it on PC, Switch, and soon I will again on Xbox.
When I shoot the Middle Ray for the 3rd time and shoot the head of the right one, I start going down but the middle Ray knocks me down every time. Don't know what I'm doing wrong
I think there’s an intentional thing here built in by the devs… Rose doesn’t want to hurt Raiden and Raiden doesn’t want to hurt Rose so you ensure A05E isn’t involved in the fight and you can survive 😅
I rememeber busting my ass on EE the legit way and the extreme joy when the screen went dark. I thought the challenge was over... until the choke sequence. Then it turns out the only time solidus is actually a challenge is on EE. This game is so brutal.
And during the choke sequence Raiden position change. So if you were on the psg1T ammo spot and low on Emma health you are doomed. I swear this game
2 minutes of brutal tapping
man I remember 13 year old me calling Solidus snake “Cowardus Snake” for sending hordes of Eva unit knockoffs to kill me
*beats 20 Metal Gear RAYs*
Solidus: "I expected a little more fight than that, Jack!"
😂
There was 25. Jack didn't have enough fight
how ironic. The key to win this is to ignore the Metal Gear Ray name Rose
yea i did what the comment said and it worked, i just ignored the one in the right 😂
You saved a lot of people’s lifes with this method. Huge thank you
I beat this game on EE years ago when I was a kid. This method is definitely something I would've love to have known back then. But the one thing that astonishes me is finding out after watching this video is the fact that you had to beat 20 RAYs on EE! I had no idea back then on how many you needed to kill so it just felt like a never ending marathon to me at the time.
Just got that Big Boss rank thanks to you. Amazing guides for both MGS1 and 2. Excited to start the Foxhound run tomorrow
Absolutely no way, I remember struggling with this single fight for a few months when the original remaster came out, haven’t tried again since but holy crap this makes everything so much easier!
I remember watching my brother fight this boss when we were kids, we all jumped for joy when he finally killed him. so epic
Sometimes Ro5e just joins the party and executes me. What gives?
EDIT: If anyone’s wondering, the ray who approaches the platform will start to flank to the far side of you don’t strike immediately. If you whiff too many missiles while he does this, and he reaches the far side with full health, the Ro5e ray will join the party. Once I figured out how I messing up, it help me pass the challenge. I wish some these guides informed how things can go wrong, because there ALOT that can go wrong if you don’t execute this with immense precision.
This will help once I reach this fight, I can't believe that there's a strategy to make the most difficult fight into an utter joke.
Very useful guide. Probably the best way to tackle the fight for first timers.
I’m not sure if these videos are out dated or something wrong with my game on extreme and before I even get the 3 in the beginning to one hit they are already using the water jets and missiles after the first round of hits
Just followed this exact same method and was able to beat it on extreme. Thank you.
Very impressed with the detail and the play by play commentary of the video.Good Job👍
On a seperate comment, no need to knee him first on the final kill shot. Its 3 knee face combos and one straight to the face for a kill.
I was 16 when I finally beat this on extreme back in 2002. It made me so mad I destroyed a few controllers over it. For me it was the missiles that came low that would get me. If you don't cartwheel the angle correctly at the perfect time it will kill you in one hit most the time.
Thanks so much man. Was able to pull this off because of your strategy. Much appreciated brother
Glad to hear it's working. Was it hard to pull of or do you have any tips to share? I'm only defusing bombs as Raiden, but slowly getting there. I'm nervous of this part haha
Nothing will ever give me greater joy again than seeing that scene in Reveangence of Raiden splitting the damn thing apart with his sword.
Had to learn this through trial and error when it first came out on the PS2. After I figured out the pattern it was a breeze.
Solidus: *Sends 25 Metal Gear Rays to attack Raiden*
Raiden:"I didn't realize the circus was in town"
Thanks you so much dude. I couldn't have done it without your help!!
Even so it is still a hard boss. I thought that I was doing something wrong, extreme hard encounter design.
I love that one ray who was just afk most of the fight
@GKOYG_and_KAAF_is_epic pretty true
@GKOYG_and_KAAF_is_epic the fight is rly enjoyable if u never let the one ray use knee rockets, everything else is easily dodgeable. one of my favourite boss fights
one problem I am having here is that when on the Loop and the RAY is at the center of the room, I shoot the leg then the head then it is invincible for a bit. After that, I keep on getting hit by the Water Cannon just as I'm able to lock-on again to the leg.
You have to "trick shot" the leg as shown in the video, i.e. fire before his invincibility period is up, such that the missle hits the knee right after he isn't invincible again
I cant beat it even on normal the ray keeps stomping on me giving the other rays a chance to shoot missiles and screw everyrhing up i cant do and i dont understand how thqt iw but i appreciate the help tho
i didn’t play on EE but i saw a comment that said to ignore the one named rose and it worked, but i think it was a skill issue on my end but the boss is very fun
Probably when I was 14 years old, but now as a 34 year old fighting 20 metal gear rays, absolutely no chance 🤣😂
Same. As kids you have absolutely nothing to do so you could spend your whole day to beat a game.
im playing this tomorrow, finally some motivation for this fight :D
Thanks for this video man. I think MGS2 has some of the worst boss fights in the series, including this one. Thanks for showing a way to make it easy.
Agreed. I’m just getting into the series but MGS1 boss battles were way better. I really enjoy Raidens character however
If someone dies from the laser attack when a ray is in the middle of the arena, it is because you shoot too late. You have to do the trick shot there. It works 100%.
This technique is such a lifesaver. The execution is still a challenge, though. There’s such a small margin for error. I keep getting sucker-shot by the mouth laser of the ray right above me either right at the beginning of the meat and potatoes of it all or a good deal into the cycle. It always hurts the most when you get into the groove of things and then-whoops-instant death. I get too comfortable expecting the machine gun volley, and it’s time window, that the mouthbeam takes me by surprise.
I’ve just got to keep at it, I suppose😰
This method was so helpful for hard. If this method is employed to make EE a cakewalk, surely normal-extreme can be won! 👊🏻
EDIT: I did it. I couldn’t have done it without this technique. Thank you🙏🏻
suddenly my achievement of beating this on EE as a kid doesn't seem as impressive
Am playing on extreme xbox series x and the strategy doesn't work I keep dieing
Unfortunately, it doesn't work on Switch for some reason. Could it be the 30FPS?
Im trying this on the remastered ps5 version and it doesnt work on that either. As soon as i hit the right one for a second time he pops up and shoots rockets right away.
@glennalford4668 I eventually did it by giving up on learning someone else's pattern and just tried to survive with quite a bit of luck. Now I've done it on PC, Switch, and soon I will again on Xbox.
Yeah this isn't working for me one of the rays doesn't completely die and jumps on me as I'm getting to the ammo crate. Fuck this
Geez this is awesome, I remember I did extreme I was there for about three hours. I will eventually try European extreme, but I’m scared.
Bro who tf is going to remember the 100 steps you made this into
Doesn't work on PS3 unfortunately. Is there any other way to cheese?
the tTIIIIIIIME has come to an EEEE-wait wrong game
I can't believe it's this easy.
Thank you for this. However, I noticed you have infinite ammo. I'm going to have to center myself and go back to this position. Wish me luck! 😅
thanks thats really helpful
When I shoot the Middle Ray for the 3rd time and shoot the head of the right one, I start going down but the middle Ray knocks me down every time. Don't know what I'm doing wrong
Actually, managed to do it and got the BB rank. Thank you for the guide!
great guide i like your voice too
I found out last night shooting the knee then the face does extra damage beat em on normal! I cant even remember how i did it ps2 days honestly!
tysm lmao, this actually helped me so much trying to beat the metal gears
@@raiden98-t2n Glad it helped! On hard it will really help out that battle is a marathon!
@@digitalworms true, the metal gears are annoying to deal with
i cheesed the solidus fight by abusing IFrames
Thank you👍🏼
i just did it on hard thanks to you
Nice it helped me
please make a foxhound rank guide for mgs3
Tomorrow.
Cool method. It's not ROSE btw it's A05E.
so rng dependent now...
It’s actually the A05E strategy. Good job though…
This is not fun
Damn this game is very bad
I think there’s an intentional thing here built in by the devs… Rose doesn’t want to hurt Raiden and Raiden doesn’t want to hurt Rose so you ensure A05E isn’t involved in the fight and you can survive 😅
thanks 🥹
Ray A05E: 😐