The stick and the rope.
One of the most evocative boss fights of Death Stranding is the one that will see us dueling with Higgs, the leader of the Demens, on the Beach where Amelie has been waiting for so long. This old-fashioned combat is very special in terms of scenery, although not brilliant from a playful point of view. However, especially during the second phase, it could put you in trouble. Here are our suggestions for defeating the man who prides himself on being "the particle of God".
When you arrive on the Beach, after several cut-scenes you will return to Sam's control and your only weapon will be the "strand", the rope. On the other hand, Higgs he will shoot you with an assault rifle. For this reason, during the first phase of the fight you will have to be patient and try to attack with the right timing.
You can choose a stealth approach to the boss fight, during this phase. In this way you can take advantage of the various obstacles of the arena to make Higgs lose your tracks and then, once behind him, tie him up and give him a few kicks. Alternatively, you can let it shoot at you and when charging run to hit him. Or even, if you prefer an extremely straightforward approach, you can run around it getting close until you can hit it.
If you want, you could also take advantage of objects scattered on the ground to hit Higgs or to throw them at him. To do this, simply press square while holding a crate, as if to strike, and release the trigger at the right moment. This way you can hurt the enemy, but also stun him for a moment to then reach it and keep hitting.
Did someone say Parry?
After hitting it five times, a short cutscene will take you to the 2 phase of the fight. Now Higgs attacks you with a dagger popping up out of nowhere. This is the hardest part if you don't understand right away how to deal with it. Keep the cable equipped with L2 when he appears out of nowhere e press R2 at the right time - will appear on the screen - to deflect his attack. At that point you can hit it. If you stray too far from him, he will throw stuns at you.
After hitting it several times, another cut-scene will introduce thelast stage of the boss-fight, extremely cinematic. In this part, which winks at the final fight of Metal Gear Solid 4, you will have to throw yourself into one fist fight to the death with the classic waist bars at the top.
Hit Higgs with square and block his attacks with L2 and R2 at the same time. If it blocks you, repeatedly hit square to free yourself. Also during the duel you can occasionally eat a cryptobiont, when the appropriate indicator appears. When you defeat Higgs in this spectacular fight you have finally won, congratulations! Now make yourself comfortable and enjoy the series of revelation-filled cut-scenes that you deserve.
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