Ah yes, I agree. I really love how there's so many ways to mess with the enemies.
I also love how unique the boss fights are. Unlike other games where there's usually just a set pattern or method. In the MGS series, in 3 especially, there's a bunch of different techniques. It's amazing.
When I first fought The End, someone already told me beforehand that it was like an hour long battle, I think. In that first run of the game I was mostly using lethal weapons, so it was awesome to move to areas and try to spot The End from a vantage point and snipe him with my SVD. It took me 45 minutes to defeat him. It was so fun. He's still my favorite boss fight ever.
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~Halo There is no Crane, only Scarecrow!
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