That's just me or Sam vs Armstrong is the hardest fight in the whole game?

[Fo]

Tried on "Hard". Took like 30~ restarts to beat him. I'm so mad :D

UPD: if you have troubles fighting with Armstrong then try this:

• Run trough previous chapters in order to collect some more repair nanopaste.
  
• Use dodge(X+A), not parry. Dodge to left or rigtht from Armstrong in order to avoid being caught.
  
• Stay close and use Taunt to increase your damage(yes, Sam's taunt puts a debuff on enemy).
  
• Use Y(hold) attack or combos with charge.
  
• When he becomes red(the second form), there should be two repair nanopaste-things in the opposite corners of arena. One is near to Armstrong spawn point and the second is behind you.

Also here is a video from some crazy man who defeated Armstrong in 3~ minutes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuokIAZIh_w

[Constantine]

i have taken more restarts then that AND still havent goten him. if only i was gray fox in the DLC.....

[KHL ツ]

Just use the attack + jump dodge combo to dodge all of his abilties.

[Constantine]

i get half way then his dam rage kicks in then i am screwed:(

[SOOS]

Yea, that boss fight can be really frustrating. The strategy is really simple though:
1. Make sure you have at least 3 health kits (play other chapters again to find them). Try to beat Metal gear stage without using them.
2. All you need is to memorize his attack patterns (that will take a couple restarts..). Make sure to dodge all the fire attacks, jump over when he tries to grab you. Attack him only after one of his attacks, preferably in the back.
3. The important thing is to trigger quick time event (parry his most powerful fist attack) whenever it's possible and do your best to try not to lose it. That will take a lot of his HP.
4. Nail the Blade Mode events when he throws stuff at you. In the end you'll need to hit him in the head. That will also take a lot of his HP.

[Usuario No Registrado]

I agree that it's the hardest boss fight in the game. In order to get the no damage achievement, you have to learn to dodge every attack perfectly. The Armstrong fight in the main campaign is way easier.

[The Grotesque Abomination]

parry all of his close range red attacks, dodge his charging red attacks like his fire punch and fissure punch. when he uses yellow attacks you MUST dodge to not get hurt. on a gamepad this is x+a plus the direction you want to move with your analog stick. when he jumps up to throw themetal gear at you to slice or die, start ninja running straight ahead and ninja slide when he throws. it will mis syou every time and he'll jump right down to fight. when he charges at you with a slomo punch, try to parry. he will knock your sword out and behind you. go grab it while he's regenerating and run behind him. use blade mode then y to slash him quickly. if you use precise aiming he will catch your blade everytime. keep doing this until the final cut scene appears.

[Constantine]

no no no. I can beat him no prob

[Constantine]

it the achevment i am after

[Constantine]

the DLC achevment

[Constantine]

i can kick his ass for fun on the main story without taking damage. i just get infinfaty wig B so i have unlimited jack the ripper and have fully upgraded fox sword and skin. so i just go in totall GRAY FOX MODE

[The Grotesque Abomination]

Originally posted by Heavens Leader117:

i can kick his ass for fun on the main story without taking damage. i just get infinfaty wig B so i have unlimited jack the ripper and have fully upgraded fox sword and skin. so i just go in totall GRAY FOX MODE

that's a smart plan.

[Shin Dan]

Beat him easy. not hard to do, just requires precise dodging, not so difficult. for a casual gamer this thing can be frustrating, but for THE BRILLIANT AND AMAZING GAMER-
'tis easy.

[Constantine]

so not you then?

[Constantine]

and you only have 13 achevments for this.

[Constantine]

wait you don't even have the dam achevment!