Top Four Ways to Defeat "The White Mamba"

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As those of you who follow us on Facebook may know, I'm working on a series of reviews for the entire MGS series, and will be focusing heavily on The Phantom Pain. This video is part of that; why I enjoyed the boss battles of MGSV. My focus here is on Eli because, for the most part, Eli is regarded as one of the weaker fights, and while I can certainly understand why, I don't agree with the sentiment.

Now, the reality is, there are a vast amount of ways to approach this and most of the other boss battles in this game, or to evade them completely in classic Deus Ex fashion, something I wish more games would incorporate, as I've always loved having options.

Method 1: Ghost Run - A master of espionage knows how to get in and get out without anyone so much as ever knowing you were there. Similarly, it's rather rewarding to carefully evade detection and eliminate your target before they ever knew what hit them.

Method 2: QTE Slapdown - This is the reason so many dislike Eli's boss battle; it relies too heavily on telegraphed, easy QTE's. On one hand, it's a great way of showing just how efficient a master of CQC Venom Snake is. On the other, it breaks the battle and makes it far too easy. Which is a shame, since when you DON'T use this method, what ensues is my favorite CQC Boss of any MGS game to date.

Method 3: Boss Battle - MGSV possesses the widest variation of CQC and non-lethal weapons, meaning you have options. Eli's attack patterns and movement give you the incentive and openings to utilize every bit of CQC at your disposal.

Method 4: "...Oops..."

I dislike Liquid Snake as a character. A lot.