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98. The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3) (12 points)
Nominated by: Pirate_Harris (3/5 remaining)

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Importance: 3
Fear: 4
Snake: 5

Despite having all the ingredients for a surefire success, The Fear has never really been one of my favorite boss fights in the series. Whilst slow-paced like the fight against The End, it doesn't match up to the tense game of cat-and-mouse that jungle sniper duel has going for it. It's a bit too easy to cheese on first playthroughs with the thermal goggles, and though there are some cool ways to make the fight easier, it's not really enough for me to place it in a high tier.

Not all is lost however. The Fear's spider-like mannerisms are definitely freaky, living up to the emotion he carries into battle. Some of his features, like double-jointed limbs and a snake-like tongue come from extensive surgeries to further his quest to be the most fearsome man on the planet and satisfy his obsession with fear. Other aspects of The Fear, including his stealth camo and lethal poison arrows, further his persona even more, surely fueling his opponents' paranoia and worsening their mental states.

I wish that came forward a little more in gameplay however. I've never found it to be a "scary" or psychological fight, which previous boss fights like Psycho Mantis or Vamp accomplished to varying degrees. When the boss fight standards of your series are of the highest caliber, you kind of expect a little bit more out of it.

But hey, I do like when The Fear dies and you hear the sound of "feaaaarrrr!" echo throughout the forest whilst arrows shoot everywhere.
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