I always thought this battle had a creepy/omnius background with all the Metal Gear Rays standing in the background

The amount of RAYs change with difficulty levels. On Very Easy there's like 3 whereas on Extreme there's 20.

Seeing that army of Rays in the background, all silently waiting their turn to attack, scared me shitless as a kid. The ominous theme song didn't help either.

the cool thing about this boss (on Extreme) is that you become exhausted With raiden, physically and in game, like my heart rate would be sky high and I would be under immense stress near the final rays incase i died and when i won i would be out of breath (i dunno how, im not unfit or anything) which is something I found really special about this game ,something that you just dont get from other conventional games

If you talk to Otacon during the fight, he'll tell you to use Chaff Grenades since the RAYs aren't manually controlled.

Snake: So, what happened? Raiden: Fought a few Metal Gear Rays... Snake: Metal Gear?! Huh, I think one of them nearly killed me a while back. Raiden: Man, it really wore me out. Snake: Huh yeah, I know how you feel. Metal Gear!? REX was pretty tough cookie too. Wouldn't have managed without help from an old friend. He died there... Raiden: How many Metal Gears were there? 30? Snake: Nu-uh. Raiden: 15? Snake: No. Raiden: 10? 5? 3? Must have been 2 then. Snake: Nope, just one. Raiden: Pfft, pussy.

The fact that raiden could kill a ray faster as a normal guy than he could as a cyborg

After competing the game with all tags, I did another E-Extreme run-through, saving it just before this boss fight... So I can relive it again and again and again.

This used to be my workout music since when i was young i thought everything was impossible but mgs extreme told me i was good at something in life for ever grateful.

I used to be a badass robot like you, but then i took a stinger in the knee.

The chaff grenade stops the missiles homing on to you. The missiles will only hit where you were standing when they were fired, making them a lot easier to avoid. Wait for them to stop firing and just move a bit to the side rather than needing to keep running until they barely miss you. If you do not move at all they will 100% still hit you.

It's Funny how Raiden in Metal Gear Rising simple kill one Metal Gear Ray with just a sword

I really love how this mirrors the Rex fight in the 1st game in almost every way.

Every time I play this part, I'm full of Inspiration and I don't know why. I always save this fight in a different file to enjoy in the future this epic Fight.

The fact that it takes place out in the middle of the sea with twenty-five RAYs in the background in such a dark, thundering, foreboding and melancholic atmosphere makes it so oddly creepy to me. And for some reason, you're fighting at the same platform that was used in MGS VR Missions where you take photos of Naomi Hunter and Mei Ling.

I have an irrational fear of this fight.

notch that up to European extreme then you know the pain XD

11 years later... RULES OF NATURE(throw metal gear into the air)

They bleed... never noticed that.

It does and also makes them slower, the chaffs are vital in this difficulty, when I forgot to launch one, they always killed me.

I remember doing this for the dog tags many years ago. Never again

Vamp is easy to take out. Just shoot him once, he goes in water. Toss a grenade or two in with him. Then hang off the ledge in the back. He will slowly walk up to your position. When he starts to knife you, come back over the ledge, and do the 3 hit combo. He goes back in the water, rinse, repeat. Sounds cheap, but this is extreme. Also in the Tengu fight, hiding behind the small crates on the left side, and get up. They WILL NOT hit you...!!! Fire away. The only part you need to get creative on is the last section before you go in the round circle area. Tranq Snake before triggering the enemies, hide in the corner, and spray the guys with swords with coolant. Keep doing till all sword guys are gone. Keep Snake tranqed, otherwise he will get overwhelmed.

The fact that Raiden was able to take on all of these Metal Gear Rays simultaneously is insane. That there is enough to say he was a better solder then Solid Snake yet we all still called him a pussy because of his feminine features. Talk about body shaming

I always thought it was saying "MEtal Gear RO5E" a reference to raiden's girlfriend but I had no evidence. Never realized it was an A lol

I just noticed that amount of metal gears at the beackground actually became less near the end

I thought this fight was sooooo epic when I first got mgs2! I couldn't believe how many just kept coming!

These Rays are how 2020 has been so far for me...

the missile spam is too real...

I bet it never occurred to Raiden during the Big Shell incident that one day he's gonna slice a Ray in half with a sword.

Rex: NOKIA Ray: iOs

the music on this boss is amazing

Surprisingly Vamp is the easiest battle if you have the brown wig. If you lay down in the top right corner and use the nikita when he walks towards you he can't do anything as long as you don't miss, which is really hard to since you can use first person view with it.

And Solidus kill them with a P90 .

9 years man going for bb rank was so hard

I'm on this fight right now. I have two rations and no chaff grenades and it enjoys me sometimes because I press the a button to do a cartwheel( yes Ik I'm playing this on Xbox) but sometimes I hold the a button and he does the cartwheel then phones so he ends up getting hit by missiles

I'm playing on extreme. Just beat vamp, beating the Rays is really not that hard as it looks, I am more worried about protecting Emma with the PSG-1.

10:58 do you realize how lucky you were that day? do you?

Didn't think about Chaff, im taking a small break from this battle, its this and Soldius and end credits have 213 tags too. Damn Great Dane trophy.

Yes, but that Action means stealth takedowns, infiltration, cover ops, etc. Not THIRD PERSON SHOOTER. I already conquered the games, so it was just a reflection on my side. They are masterpieces for most of the time, but the Bike chase on MGS4 is really a bad thing when aiming for Big Boss emblem -which I got 6 times, and might as well get once more because MGS4 IS FINALLY GETTING TROPHIES! MGS4 will be re-released in Japan and will include a launch of a patch for older games to the trophy funct

I beat this fight on Extreme but then couldn't rapid-tap buttons quickly enough to survive the cutscene afterwards. A really anti-climactic place to hit a wall.

In the game options. :) Or finding a node, you can activate that option.

He has unlimited ammos and grenades because he equipped the sp.Wig.This item can be unlocked by collecting dog tags.

You are chaffing like there's no tomorrow xD

A weapon to surpass metal gear

What would the differences between A0#E, B0#F, C0#H, D0#G and E0#L be? I never played on harder levels nor bothered to check on these difference of mass produced RAYs.

I platinumed this game and this fight wasn’t really hard at all on extreme. It just needs patience, an easy way is to always get rid of the Ray on the platform with you, ignore the rest.

I'm not complaining about Boss fights, I was complaining about how some parts on the MGS games turn out to be a firefight completely forgetting the stealth part of the game. Have you tried MGS4 bike chase aiming for a No-kill run? It is madness on wheels using only the Tranq pistol.

Good ol' Kojima... Make a fight tedious, long and also be sure to keep it to where you can't make many mistakes. He should have had a mode of Super Mecha Hardcore Extreme Mode where you fight 100 of these things, where its a one hit KO if you get hit. You unlock a Green wig afterwards that doesn't do anything.

I always kind of assumed this took place in the Hudson River late at night or something, and the platform was part of Arsenal Gear that was sticking out above the water. But this is actually taking place inside Arsenal Gear??

This is my favorite boss in the game. So damn fun

This is a highly inefficient way to fight them

The chaff grenades barely do anything in my opinion. I just keep firing stinger missiles until I hear their missiles coming

If you beat metal gear solid franchise. This Include all vr missions. Any stealth game or any huge boss fight you go against with guns. You will win.

This is on extreme ! U can tell by the amount oh damage he is doing with each hit

@mattaddison19 No, you would get the Brown wig first if you get at least 80 dog tags in the Plant chapter, Meaning you would have to finish up Very Easy and Easy mode. The Stealth camo comes in after the brown wig; you would need at least 120 dog tags in the plant chapter as well. Which means you have to finish the plant chapter in Very easy, easy, and normal mode.

Do the chaff grenades lower the RAY's accuracy? Is there any order for taking down these stupid machines?

This is where all my skill as a Video Gamer is put the TEST!!! EPIC!!!

How does that Chaff grenade last this long!

when you think about the fact al those ray's are arsenal gear protectors you have to admit its got alot of them.

fight on Very Easy - shoot leg, then face. instant kill. my reaction - *sigh* BORING fight on Normal - takes about 5 missiles my reaction - STOP LAUNCHING MISSILES YOU F****** COWARDS GRAAAAAAAAAH

What Spartan said, I think it slows them down a bit too but thats just me.

Otacon mentions that chaff grenades slow the rays down if you call him up on the codec I believe, something along those lines I think

Youre insane Vamp is nothing compared to this... I just got them down to the last 3 and died... those missiles are so cheap. They take like 80% health with body armor on.

This fight is goddamn hard without the wig. Sure chaff makes it easy but when you run out that missile spam is coming for your ass. And god help when you run out of ammo and your running around waiting ammo to respawn.

I hate how Hideo creates excellent tactical games but then throws in a full fledged fight, the same happens in MGS4 during the bike sequence, I hated that part while getting the Big Boss emblem (which I proudly got 7 times).

@IzunaOverture Screws up the MG Ray's missile targeting system.

YAH, METAL JACK FROM ZANDATSU GEAR RISING SEARING HOT REVENGEPORN. OUR DNA WILL BE WHY THERE WILL SEQUEL TO THIS GAME.

Ah yes... mechanical legiana

How u switching between chaff and stinger so fast? is this pc?

Epic fight still till this day

Collecting Dog Tags. :D

I haven't played this game in over half a decade. Under what circumstances did Raiden a.k.a. not Solid Snake get attacked by a whopping tree Metal Gear Rays?

Omg you made that so hard for yourself

Well technically it should've messed up your Stinger Launchers lock-on too. Like, harder to get a lock-on & easier to lose it.

Yeah. I never lost hope sob sob T_T Already plated MGS4. Didn't went for it right away after the patch came out, I wanted to replay it for the fun and the joy I had playing it on 2008, and so I did, once I was convinced and willing to go through the experience again I went to it and after 4 days got my Plat.

Trying to do this over ps now streaming service is a special kind of hell

@mattaddison19 But make sure you save a single file where your dog tags are kept in count when you get them in all modes.

This boss battle on normal difficulty I reached the colon by 3:05 pm and then beat all 6 metal gear rays at 4:51pm on my 2nd attempt I seriously can't believe people broke their controllers over this and were stuck here 7-10 years you cannot be serious? because metal gear Rex over on mgs for PS1 took me 2 weeks to beat back in 2012. This ray boss fight felt like a walk in the park compared to Rex seriously come on!?

how many rays in extreme and in E.extreme?

@DoctorBlur Exactly, it's not that hard I think the hardest battle was probably Vamp 1 or just the sniping part in general.

It became a reality!

I already Plated the trilogy so I'm just waiting to see if this time the trophy support for MGS4 becomes a reality, I hope the trophies are the emblems + Platinum. I got all of them more than once except for the most annoying one "Chicken" I hated that one.

i thought i can´t do this do , but after 50 tries ,i did it

Brown Wig gives unlimited ammo dude, it's a dog tag unlock.

3 rays?! Fuuuuuuuu!

@namikazeshinn reeally I unlocked just by playing through three times on different difficulties and I had no dog tags

On EE I could never do the strangle/torture part

I thought chaffs would also affect the stingers...

Do i really need to fight and destroy several RAYs or just run around and dodge stuff till Raiden gets tired?!!

Thank you!

I got bored before 6 on normal and just gave up and never finished the game.

You know... when they are very low on health you can just kill them in 1 shot, you don't need to aim for their legs first

More than three rays?! FUUuUu

How much rays on normal?

Impressive, now I know how to beat them easier...

@robertxtm 25 in extreme not sure about euro extreme

Chaff doesn't effect surely the missiles especially when RAY come inside . =( . all you need here is much dodge , effort of course patient.

This is fun and all but Raiden today can defeat Rays with a single High Frequency Blade.

chaff garnade?? yeah good idea.....

I'm on the oil fence bit at the moment so still have that and the tengu's to get through. My question is though; where do you get rations from?? I dont think ive seen one during my whole extreme playthrough, just been getting lucky that life regenerates after the boss fights. Am I just missing them or do you get them after a certain point?