How do I hold enemies hostage?

[Lucas NOT the Pope]

This is something I did almost constantly in MGS2, but I just can't seem to do it in this one. Enemies can hear your footsteps from behind, and while I'm perfectly able to use CQC or take them by the neck, I can never get close enough for Snake to say "freeze" before they turn around.

[Fonzie]

Because you need to use the D-pad to walk slower, the slowest walk speed with the analogue stick will still generate noise when you get close enough, that's why you switch over to the D-pad to reduce your speed and sound of your foot steps even more before you CQC. Or alternatively you can quickly rush them and CQC grab which feels much better imo.

[Kyo Tanaka]

Alternatively, cook a grenade. Your footsteps will be silenced while doing so

[DarkGTX]

Since no one else has mentioned it, you can also use The Sorrow's camouflage (once you have obtained it) to move silently at any speed.

[Nuclear Kangaroo]

Originally posted by Kyo Tanaka:

Alternatively, cook a grenade. Your footsteps will be silenced while doing so

thats a glitch tough

[Lucas NOT the Pope]

Originally posted by Nuclear Kangaroo:

Originally posted by Kyo Tanaka:

Alternatively, cook a grenade. Your footsteps will be silenced while doing so

thats a glitch tough

A cheat*
Glitches are when a game doesn't properly function. Cheats are in-game features that were unintentional. Sometimes helpful, but not to be seen as legitimate, and that's how I feel about this grenade trick.

[Kyo Tanaka]

Originally posted by Lucas NOT the Pope:

Originally posted by Nuclear Kangaroo:

thats a glitch tough

A cheat*
Glitches are when a game doesn't properly function. Cheats are in-game features that were unintentional. Sometimes helpful, but not to be seen as legitimate, and that's how I feel about this grenade trick.

It's an exploit. A glitch or an oversight that benefits a player in a huge way.

Cheats are intentional. Such as the Patriot gun or the Infinity Face Paint.

[lakupupu]

Originally posted by Lucas NOT the Pope:

Originally posted by Nuclear Kangaroo:

thats a glitch tough

A cheat*

rip to mgs3 speedruns utilizing the grenade technique then, all cheated :(

[PawgaliciouS QueeN]

Hostage?

[Deathraven13]

Originally posted by Lucas NOT the Pope:

and that's how I feel about this grenade trick.

Thus it's just your opinion not a fact.

[Winnie]

its kinda jank, alternatively you can roll jump into them, whilst he still facing the ground, pull your lethal weapon and use L3

[JIN]

YOU DONT KILL THEM ALL !

[Lars]

Step slowly close to them when you have run close enough (But avoid slow walking in bushes since they can hear that)

When you are about.... 4 meters away at best. Then RUN towards that guy, hold the Circle or B button on Xbox atleast. The CQC case. Then Push the guy down with circle or B while pressing down at same time. Then you can point gun at the guy and frisk him

Or alternatively. Use CQC and just let go and freeze him there and then

[Gokiburi]

Ok just found out a practical way to hold enemies: Walk slowly with the D-Pad, and if you're using a controller; while you're holding SQUARE/X, take out the pistol with R2/RT.
Hope it helps