Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain CQC only speedrun in 2:32:15
Chapter 1, PC, Game Version 1.01

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While I haven't had a "great" run of this category yet, I think this run is good enough for the world to see. A lot can be done to improve it, but at the moment I'm moving on to another category. This was a lot of fun to route out, with the only real pains being the Sally fight and the armored Skulls.
As for this run, the major time losses were in White Mamba and Code Talker. For White Mamba, I dropped into the mission during the day. There's a child on Eli's ship that isn't there at night, but I don't recall seeing them there on any day runs. I could have handled the situation better, but kept throwing myself at the problem instead of playing smart. Lost a lot of time to getting spotted. For Code Talker, the Horse Clip into Code Talker's room has been giving me a lot of trouble. I attempted to sneak into the mansion normally but without proper practice I wound up getting caught. To make things worse, my cat jumped onto my desk when I was trying to leave the mansion with Code Talker. I wound up running into a wall like a doofus trying to get my cat away from my keyboard and mouse, and the puppet soldiers in the area got the better of me.
Besides these unfortunate circumstances, it was a pretty good run. I hope you enjoy, and I hope to see more people try this run for themselves! The bosses can be a slog, but as a whole it's a fun challenge.



Rules
You are allowed to use:
CQC throws, strikes, and sweeps
Blast arm bionic punch (Running punch)
Hold Ups
Chopper Calls
Box Fast Travel
Walker Gear CQC
Normal Bandanna
DWalker's Stealth Mode
Combat Dress / Sneaking Suit
Fultons (Including Wormhole)

You CANNOT use:
Knife
Firing weapons
Rocket Punch
Fire support
Box posters
Back shields
Raiden / Gray Fox
Cassette tape effects
RankRestricting Equipment
Running over enemies with vehicles or buddies

Personal Rule
No DWalker CQC

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