Thank you for watching and for the kind words. I like to keep in rules errors too as a way to show my progress in learning the game. I get so many helpful comments in regards to rules checks too. The community surrounding this game is so wholesome ❤️
Dude, I’ve been loving your play through! It’s been perfect for not only hitting that nostalgia bone in me for MGS, but also preparing for my own sessions. Thank you, can’t wait for the next one!
I understand the main gun differently ( eg at 21:00. ) It shoots in a column and pushes the player 3 spaces away. If it can't push the player 3 spaces (edge of the map), the player gets one bonus damage on top of base damage Makes thematic sense to me.
Thank you for the feedback! And welcome in. I hope you enjoyed the episode, even with my errors :') they're kind of a running gag at this point but feedback from yourself and others is really helping me in the long run.
That's exactly what I was thinking. Kinda like getting shot by the tank; the pushback makes you hit the wall, and thus, taking the extra damage. I believe that this boss fight might have ben beaten on the first try.
Fun playthrough! I'm up through the Psycho Mantis fight so far, and this tank battle has definitely been my favorite stage this far. I did play it with Meryl which I think might have made it a bit more manageable. One quick note that might make this a bit easier: in the setup instructions for this stage it does say to place two grenade tokens on each grenade card, so unless I'm wrong you start with two grenades and can start chucking them right away on turn one (which is handy because you start in a pretty ideal position). This is a huge game with a lot of variance from stage to stage, so it's inevitable that a rule or two is going to get lost or mixed up, especially without a second set of eyes. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for watching! And welcome in 🙂 I'm very curious to replay these missions with the additional characters to see how it switches my Startegy up. Yeah, I think I accidentally made this fight harder than it should have been 😂 I'll learn one day 🤞
Awesome episode mate. That tank can be a tricky customer when it starts running you over. I used a 15mm scale tank for my playthrough was worried a 1.72 would be too big but that one youve got looks way better than mine.
Cheers mate! Appreciate you watching. I caught up with your series yesterday. Very good stuff you're doing 👌 Yeah the 1:72 scale came out great! I was panicking 😂 Shame it isn't grey like Vulcan Raven's tank but hey-ho.
@@Paulrollsdicespeaking of Big Boss, have you seen what the designer has been teasing at on BGG? It has to do with the reward for beating the new VR mission posted on CMON's website...👀 www.cmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MGS-VR60-Mission-1.pdf
Going to look for a toy tank for this reason great idea. Love the videos so far, bought the game because of it! I'm still (re)reading the rules every scenario and improve a little bit every time. I've game-overed plenty of times now because somehow the guards always manage to pull the exact no. of steps and direction to find me.
Dude, thats awesome! Thank you so much for watching and grabbing a copy! As Youve probably noticed, I get rules wrong a lot 😂 but I'm having a fun time and our community are great with helping spot mistakes 👌
@@Paulrollsdiceand by the way, I like the tank a lot, and I think the color is right. I guess the overall level design has a blue-ish filter over everything. On the boss card it looks almost the same.
Excellent video and this part fell like it was on extreme mode and I'm shock snake health don't go up and can't wait for the next boss fight gray fox fight
@@ahedjehad8514 sooooo Liquid himself is only a boss in VR form...but the final boss is EPIC and HARD AF!!! Liquid's VR form is incredibly thematic as he may keep coming back from the brink of death, just like the video game! 😆
As others have pointed out you may have misinterpreted how the main gun attack works, however, the way you played it does make for a good "hard mode" mod Also when, you're re rolling a dice don't chuck it, you're more likely to get a drop effect and end up with the same number or close
Welcome in! Thank you for the rulings help and for watching. I'll do better next time hopefully. And I'll give the dice roll strat a go for next episode :)
I can’t wait to play this. When you use the ration card do you get rid of it and have to find another? Or they add up and reset after you successfully finish the stage?
Welcome in! You can bring up to 3 pieces of equipment per mission. And they're reusable throughout your campaign so when I use a ration in a mission I'll have it back in my equipment supply as an option in future missions 👌
21:00 That's not what the card means. The main gun will push a player back 3 spaces, and if there are not 3 spaces to be pushed, the player hits the wall and takes an extra damage.
ooh look at the beautiful tank :) 17:16 you can absolutely modify the number down to 0. you can also modify the dice to 8 if you like. The focus token modifies the number result not the die itself so you can even modify the white die from 3 to a 1 using Snake's -2. The only face you can't modify is the ! as it is not a number at all.
I beat the tank on my third or 4th attempt. I was more focused on hitting the crit spots that had bonus damage than the corners so I was getting ran over a lot due to spending time flipping focus tokens to hit those crits
Yeah the crit spots really are worth it! I was in such a stressed mode that I was just happy to hit it haha. Maybe in the VR boss battle I'll take a better shot at the critical points. And thank you for watching! I hope you enjoyed the video.
@sharkey1337 atleast our channel members got the video a day early as promised 😂 That worked. Im still new to a lot of youtube stuff since unlocking new channel features. I'll get better, promise. Hope you're enjoying the video so far!
@@Paulrollsdiceabsolutely enjoying it! That 2nd grenade you could've used the -2 on the 5 die and you would've landed on the center of the tank, hehe. Also I believe the setup starts you with 2 grenades, but just a small detail for a little extra difficulty, haha! I finished my campaign last week, LOVED IT! Rex fight was BRUTAL, just like the video game! I can share some boss tips as you approach their missions if you want!
I thought so too but I think Snake only takes additional damage if he would be hit by the tank tile an additional time as opposed to the tank moving through him with multiple numbers of tank tile spaces. I'll double check. Thank you for the spot! And thank you for watching 👌
Yeah, I'd have thought it would scale too but with it not doing so I guess we have to praise the well-balanced nature of the campaign 👌 Emmerson did a superb job with this project. I hope we get more 👀🤞
Yeah, looks like it 😭 It made a nice hard mode I guess 😂 'Tanks' for the feedback! And thank you for watching. I hope it wasn't too much of a deterrent. I'll get better one day 😂
as dumb as i imagined an action game in board game would look like. nice video tho. what next, mario in board game, roll dice to see if you fall in hole or jump on gomba?
Strap yourselves in for a narrative episode! It's a long one this time but I hope it doesn't put you off
I’m happy you do your best to show us how one can fail a stage. It’s not just, “here’s my success playing the stage.”
Thank you for watching and for the kind words. I like to keep in rules errors too as a way to show my progress in learning the game. I get so many helpful comments in regards to rules checks too. The community surrounding this game is so wholesome ❤️
@ MGS will usher world in peace. I guarantee it!
Dude, I’ve been loving your play through! It’s been perfect for not only hitting that nostalgia bone in me for MGS, but also preparing for my own sessions. Thank you, can’t wait for the next one!
Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad this series is being so well recieved. We love MGS don't we!
Dude, please let me know how your run goes 👌
I understand the main gun differently ( eg at 21:00. )
It shoots in a column and pushes the player 3 spaces away. If it can't push the player 3 spaces (edge of the map), the player gets one bonus damage on top of base damage Makes thematic sense to me.
Thank you for the feedback! And welcome in. I hope you enjoyed the episode, even with my errors :') they're kind of a running gag at this point but feedback from yourself and others is really helping me in the long run.
That's exactly what I was thinking. Kinda like getting shot by the tank; the pushback makes you hit the wall, and thus, taking the extra damage.
I believe that this boss fight might have ben beaten on the first try.
If you look at the C4 card it has the ‘Mine’ keyword, so you could have used the C4 in this fight. Cheers for the vid as always!
No way! I really did miss that one haha. Taking notes and I'll absolutely give the C4 a try.
Love the presentation of this series! Can't wait for the next ep =)
Glad you enjoy it! And welcome in! I may have accidentally upped the difficulty for myself on this battle but it was a blast regardless.
Fun playthrough! I'm up through the Psycho Mantis fight so far, and this tank battle has definitely been my favorite stage this far. I did play it with Meryl which I think might have made it a bit more manageable.
One quick note that might make this a bit easier: in the setup instructions for this stage it does say to place two grenade tokens on each grenade card, so unless I'm wrong you start with two grenades and can start chucking them right away on turn one (which is handy because you start in a pretty ideal position). This is a huge game with a lot of variance from stage to stage, so it's inevitable that a rule or two is going to get lost or mixed up, especially without a second set of eyes.
Keep up the good work!
Thank you for watching! And welcome in 🙂
I'm very curious to replay these missions with the additional characters to see how it switches my Startegy up.
Yeah, I think I accidentally made this fight harder than it should have been 😂
I'll learn one day 🤞
Awesome episode mate. That tank can be a tricky customer when it starts running you over. I used a 15mm scale tank for my playthrough was worried a 1.72 would be too big but that one youve got looks way better than mine.
Cheers mate! Appreciate you watching. I caught up with your series yesterday. Very good stuff you're doing 👌
Yeah the 1:72 scale came out great! I was panicking 😂 Shame it isn't grey like Vulcan Raven's tank but hey-ho.
@Paulrollsdice i think the tan stands out better makes it pop more wheras grey would probably blend with the board a bit much.
@Shatterdicegaming yeah, true 👌
Another banger episode thank you for the consistent uploads!
Thank you for watching! And for the constant support. You're a good egg 🙂
Keep your eyes peeled for todays community post 👀
@@Paulrollsdice definitely brotha we support you!
Awesome! Love your enthusiasm. Great playthrough.
Glad you enjoy it! I love making these videos ❤️
Keep ‘em coming. ✌️❤️
'The best is yet to come.' o7
Just realized your membership options, happy to throw my support!
That is very kind of you! Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy your perks. AND I'm pretty sure you've now helped us unlock more emoji slots!
@@Paulrollsdiceabsolutely, and I simply couldn't turn down the title of Big Boss! 🫡
@sharkey1337 o7
*WOAH HOAAAAAAAAH's intensify*
@@Paulrollsdicespeaking of Big Boss, have you seen what the designer has been teasing at on BGG? It has to do with the reward for beating the new VR mission posted on CMON's website...👀
www.cmon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MGS-VR60-Mission-1.pdf
A tease!? I've got Sneaking Mission 60 good to go but I haven't scanned the victory QR code. I should record this stage 👀
Love how the grenades work in this awesome boss fight fantastic stuff 💪
Thank you for watching again. You're a good egg and im glad you're liking the series 👌
Going to look for a toy tank for this reason great idea. Love the videos so far, bought the game because of it! I'm still (re)reading the rules every scenario and improve a little bit every time. I've game-overed plenty of times now because somehow the guards always manage to pull the exact no. of steps and direction to find me.
Dude, thats awesome! Thank you so much for watching and grabbing a copy! As Youve probably noticed, I get rules wrong a lot 😂 but I'm having a fun time and our community are great with helping spot mistakes 👌
Finally able to watch it. Great sfx, especially the snow😅
Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoyed it 👌
@@Paulrollsdicestill enjoying it to be honest.
@@Paulrollsdiceand by the way, I like the tank a lot, and I think the color is right. I guess the overall level design has a blue-ish filter over everything. On the boss card it looks almost the same.
That is very true! 🙂
@@Paulrollsdice where did you get it?
Excellent video and this part fell like it was on extreme mode and I'm shock snake health don't go up and can't wait for the next boss fight gray fox fight
Vheers, Swift! Always glad to have you watching. Loved this fight even if i did get things wrong haha. very excited for the next episode.
if the tank was this tough, imagine how tough Vulcan Raven is gonna be. can't wait for the next episode. :D
It's going to be brutal! And thanks for watching! I hope you enjoyed this one 👌
Looking forward to the next battle!
Vulcan fight is VERY good and challenging!
@ i can only imagine how brutal Liquid is gonna be...D:
@@ahedjehad8514 sooooo Liquid himself is only a boss in VR form...but the final boss is EPIC and HARD AF!!! Liquid's VR form is incredibly thematic as he may keep coming back from the brink of death, just like the video game! 😆
Nice video.
One note: Campaign book states that you start with grenades full. You gave yourself a handicap
Thanks for the tip! You guys are really helping me with the rules spot 👌
Been waiting for this. Just as exciting as playing the game.
Welcome in! Sorry about this episode being LONG 😂
I wanted to capture a lot of the narrative as well as the boss battle 👌
@Paulrollsdice and I'm ok with that.
As others have pointed out you may have misinterpreted how the main gun attack works, however, the way you played it does make for a good "hard mode" mod
Also when, you're re rolling a dice don't chuck it, you're more likely to get a drop effect and end up with the same number or close
Welcome in! Thank you for the rulings help and for watching. I'll do better next time hopefully. And I'll give the dice roll strat a go for next episode :)
I can’t wait to play this. When you use the ration card do you get rid of it and have to find another? Or they add up and reset after you successfully finish the stage?
Welcome in! You can bring up to 3 pieces of equipment per mission. And they're reusable throughout your campaign so when I use a ration in a mission I'll have it back in my equipment supply as an option in future missions 👌
21:00 That's not what the card means. The main gun will push a player back 3 spaces, and if there are not 3 spaces to be pushed, the player hits the wall and takes an extra damage.
I appreciate the comment. Looks like i still have more to learn. Or i could read the cards better haha. Thank you for watching!
ooh look at the beautiful tank :)
17:16 you can absolutely modify the number down to 0. you can also modify the dice to 8 if you like. The focus token modifies the number result not the die itself so you can even modify the white die from 3 to a 1 using Snake's -2. The only face you can't modify is the ! as it is not a number at all.
It really is! I needed it to feel much more than a token.
I beat the tank on my third or 4th attempt. I was more focused on hitting the crit spots that had bonus damage than the corners so I was getting ran over a lot due to spending time flipping focus tokens to hit those crits
Yeah the crit spots really are worth it! I was in such a stressed mode that I was just happy to hit it haha. Maybe in the VR boss battle I'll take a better shot at the critical points. And thank you for watching! I hope you enjoyed the video.
Heh, I forgot about the codec frequency being on the back of the CD case. Been a while.
4th wall breaks for everyone!
Woohoo, nothing like a new MGS upload from Paul!
Sorry about not having it as a live premier so we can all chat 😢
No clue what happened.
@@Paulrollsdiceno worry, mate! I hadn't seen a pending premiere, just keep checking each day for a new drop at least, haha
@sharkey1337 atleast our channel members got the video a day early as promised 😂
That worked. Im still new to a lot of youtube stuff since unlocking new channel features. I'll get better, promise. Hope you're enjoying the video so far!
@@Paulrollsdiceabsolutely enjoying it! That 2nd grenade you could've used the -2 on the 5 die and you would've landed on the center of the tank, hehe. Also I believe the setup starts you with 2 grenades, but just a small detail for a little extra difficulty, haha!
I finished my campaign last week, LOVED IT! Rex fight was BRUTAL, just like the video game! I can share some boss tips as you approach their missions if you want!
@@sharkey1337 No way! I'm meant to start with two!? hahahaha. Talk about European extreme mode :')
Flying Squirrel Rank Incoming :D
God please 😂🤞
@35:47 i think Snake would of received 2 damage from the tank card with the runover ability
I thought so too but I think Snake only takes additional damage if he would be hit by the tank tile an additional time as opposed to the tank moving through him with multiple numbers of tank tile spaces. I'll double check. Thank you for the spot! And thank you for watching 👌
Excellent, you even found a tank mini :)) Did you say it was 1/72 ? It is far from our usual scale, but it looks rad on the board ^^
Yeah 1:72 scale. It turned out great in regards to the token size. And it was quite cheap too 👌
@@Paulrollsdice Is there a moment in your vids where we can see your painted minis in detail by the way ? They look terrific :)
@stephanenguyen8786 i don't think ive had a close up but there's a shot or two on the community feed on the channel. I should upload some more tbh.
You should do the Resident Evil board game after this one.
I would love to run Resident Evil but I sadly don't own it 😭
I played a friends copy that he no longer has.
So, the tank never turn changing direction where it shoots?
Stand always behind it, you'll never be hit but its cannon 🤔
Good tactic! If the tank does a reverse action Snake would get hit from that but we should absolutely see how it would go 👌
Curious why Snakes HP pool doesnt grow after a boss like in the game.
Yeah, I'd have thought it would scale too but with it not doing so I guess we have to praise the well-balanced nature of the campaign 👌
Emmerson did a superb job with this project. I hope we get more 👀🤞
Nice
Thank you kindly! great to see you here again
Fox Die droppin em all over Alaska
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I guess this one didnt want to premier :')
You're definitely playing the main gun card wrong.
Yeah, looks like it 😭
It made a nice hard mode I guess 😂
'Tanks' for the feedback! And thank you for watching. I hope it wasn't too much of a deterrent. I'll get better one day 😂
as dumb as i imagined an action game in board game would look like. nice video tho. what next, mario in board game, roll dice to see if you fall in hole or jump on gomba?
I'd play that 😂👌
2nd!! Lol
First😂