Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5085906-20131008093614/@comment-1210805-20131008150932

I actually really like the Solidus battle. It was one of the many highlights of MGS2 and remains one of my favourite to date.

As for my own personal frustration, I had some trouble deciding between Monsoon and Armstrong. In the end I went for Armstrong because the battle was so long and drawn out, Armstrong was a damage sponge, and it relied too heavily on QTEs. For some reason I only ever managed to cut through the debris he hurled at you a couple of times so I had to resort to dodging instead, which meant no health restoration for me.

Overall the most annoying thing about Armstrong was the waste of potential. I really liked the idea behind his powers, then he went all DragonBall in the actual fight and started making fire spew from the depths of the Earth. That was unnecessary, out of place and pulled me out of the game's world.