20 Amazing Secrets And Gameplay Mechanics In Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

Cardboard Box Protects You Against Grenades and Stun Grenades

I’m sorry, did I say that Kojima respects the laws of physics? Clearly I was lying, because the humble cardboard box graduates to becoming the almighty cardboard box in Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. As long as you are hidden under it, you will be invincible, a veritable one man army unto yourself.

Seriously. Even grenades and stun grenades can’t hit you for some reason while you are hidden under the box. I don’t know the mechanics of that, but there you are.