Substance VR

[A.G.]

I did it! ONLY for the second time ever I was able to beat my most hated level of Substance VR. Snake’s Variety level 4. 26 guards move towards Meryl and you got a sniper rifle. I only beat it once back in the day. But recently I wanted to 100% the HD version of the missions. So I knew I had to face it. Emptied out all 250 bullets to kill 26 guards, lol! Raged hard, a good 30 attempts. Was sniping like a machine gun towards the end.

Anyone else got a nightmare VR story?

[Cerberus_0408]

Wait, is this in MGS1 or MGS2??

[Cerberus_0408]

Edit i searched it's mgs2

[fgdj2000]

I don't have a specific nightmare mission, but I remember in the summer/ fall of 1999 I was playing through MGS Special Missions (yup, Europe, baby) with a friend and we took turns and ultimately only one mission was missing. The one, where four guards are in a circle walking around the finish crystal and you have to find the perfect spot to take one of them out and them make it to the goal. We sat days in front of that mission, but then we finally made it and were screaming with joy! And then my mum came in and was terrified that something had happened

I never finished the MGS2 missions and generally I'm not too big on completing side-content. But maybe, some day I'll try again.

[Cerberus_0408]

Your scenario is almost like those in-the-dark missions where you need to take out the crystals while guards are patrolling.

[A.G.]

I remember that one! It was a pain. My MGS1 VR nightmare was the one where there is one guard you have to lead through a narrow pathway using footprints in the snow. You have to get a mine and plant near a wall. Then lead him to it so he can blow it up along with the wall. So frustrating! Especially with MGS1 controls.

Currently on MGS2 I got Snake and Pliskin at 100%. Gonna work through Raiden, Ninja Raiden and Naked Raiden missions next. As I recall they are easier. Holding off on Tuxedo and MGS1 Snake as they much harder.

[Cerberus_0408]

Pliskin missions are a pain in the ass. Your targets constantly disappear on the VR range. I got stuck on quite a few others, as well.

Also MGS1 snake seems to be the toughest they have.

[A.G.]

Yeah, MGS1 Snake missions aren’t tough! I’m saving those for last as I remember hating them a lot on the PS2 version.

[fgdj2000]

May 6, 2020 20:08:45 GMT -5 A.G. said:

I remember that one! It was a pain. My MGS1 VR nightmare was the one where there is one guard you have to lead through a narrow pathway using footprints in the snow. You have to get a mine and plant near a wall. Then lead him to it so he can blow it up along with the wall. So frustrating! Especially with MGS1 controls.

Yeessss, I remember that one now! That one also was a pain in the a**. xD 
I hear you on the controls. I cannot play MGS1 with an analog stick. Doing it with a digital pad feels more precise. 

[A.G.]

So... this is moving along. Raiden, Ninja Raiden, Naked Raiden, Snake, Pliskin and Tuxedo Snake are all 100% now... exhausted! lol

MGS1 Snake missions are brutal! Got 75% done. My overall total is currently 95.6%! Never got that far on Substance VR! Fighting for every mission now!

[Cerberus_0408]

What is the difference in MGS1 Snake compared with the rest? I've always been wondering...

[A.G.]

Less time, less ammo (sometime none), more guards, guards see all the way across the stage. The overall complexity is way harder. Oh, no radar. The pace is way more intense and room for error is almost none. Let’s take a level from eliminate all. 4 guards. All can see across the map. You start with no weapons. The gun is one part of the map. The silencer in another. The tanq gun is near the goal at the end of the map. So you have to try to get the weapons before you can start eliminating. Oh, and even when you get the gun it has 4 bullets. So head shot only. Though I try to go for the choke too.

BRUTAL!

[Cerberus_0408]

I've searched on youtube for it. Haha

[fgdj2000]

I never beat them. all, but there were some really cool ones. I loved the photo ones (take a picture of the stars *chuckle*). I actually once booted up MGS2 Substance and suddenly, it was all unlocked and I had no idea why.... It was because of my Document safe file. But because of it, I lost the incentive to fight through it all and just sampled what interested me lol.

Maybe some day...

[Cerberus_0408]

Yeah the picture ones made me laugh. Like when you had to take a pic of the killer in the Shell hostage room. Even PW had some where a commander was sitting and you had to catch him on film when he was in a certain posture