Left Alive

 PlayStation 4
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1625 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,384 out of 1625
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 1625
  3. Negative: 214 out of 1625
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  1. JAX85
    Aug 27, 2019
    1
    Awful game in 2019 !!
    Awful game in 2019 !!
    Awful game in 2019 !!
    Awful game in 2019 !!
    Awful game in 2019 !!
  2. Ig0r09
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    I just cant believe it i paid 54€ for this... This gameplay mechanics are horrible. Stealth game without takedown and silence moves. The movements are horrible... Square Enix paid more for the concept art than the proper game. Shame.
  3. ironwardog
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    Love the Front Mission games but men this game was a mistake. It a horrible Stealth game tying to be MGS but can't. I hope they make up for this by making a new front mission game but knowing Square Enix this game Series dead.
  4. luronat
    Mar 5, 2019
    1
    Une vrai catastrophe. Si sur le papier cela avait l'air séduisant, trés grosse douche froide à l'arrivé. Jeu buggé avec les plus beau graphisme made in 2007. Pour 60€ , c'est presque une arnaque. Gros , trés gros regret de l'avoir acheter. A évité... Le seul point "sympatique". L'histoire mais le jeux au niveau du gameplay tue l'envie de continuer l'aventure.
  5. EvilEmperor2
    Mar 5, 2019
    1
    Um grande jogo da Square Enix, revive primórdios da série Metal Gear em um universo único e rico, trazendo características como sua OST uma das melhores na qual já ouvi.
  6. Bababuff
    Mar 5, 2019
    0
    Is this a game from 2008? Again a low budget Square Enix game for 55 $. I hope that you will learn from your mistakes.

    And one more thing: stop selling 'Game of the Yorha Edition' und 'Royal Edition' that are only Day one Discs with some code and not even some updates or DLCs on the disc. This is poor!
  7. kwstas
    May 31, 2019
    4
    I am extremely surprised by the super low metascore and also by the unreasonably high user score of this game . I mean the game has some potential and some interesting elements if was not for some of its obvious issues it could really be a good game in many ways . Now on the other hand the game has some really bad graphics for a 2019 game which is not even indie considering that it isI am extremely surprised by the super low metascore and also by the unreasonably high user score of this game . I mean the game has some potential and some interesting elements if was not for some of its obvious issues it could really be a good game in many ways . Now on the other hand the game has some really bad graphics for a 2019 game which is not even indie considering that it is published by square enix which is simply unacceptable . Also the game is plagued by some really clanky controls and a quite mediocre shooting system so i just cant believe that 1336 people here havent noticed those problems… Expand
  8. CriticsRscum
    Dec 25, 2019
    0
    Someone has written nearly every positive review for this game. so many of the reviews are all the same person, and all the reviews have only ever reviewed this 1 game. suspicious.
  9. SenorKoquonfaes
    Dec 23, 2019
    0
    Left Alive?

    It probably shouldn't have been. It's a completely and utterly inept game.
  10. Falke_Dour
    Jan 17, 2020
    0
    It SUCKS........................................................... .........
  11. Ernest_Figueroa
    Jul 5, 2020
    1
    Está roto, muchas coberturas fallan, la IA es muy básica, encabrona mucho que falle POR UN BUG en determinadas ocasiones y en momentos críticos las coberturas o las eliminaciones con sigilo FALLAN POR BUG DEL JUEGO. Después de 3 horas soportando errores groseros de programación, lo dejé, me rendí con el, es demasiado azaroso y falla en momentos donde duele mucho.
  12. SharpXIV
    Jul 4, 2020
    0
    This game is trash, the gameplay is boring and repetitive, the stealth basically doesn't exist, the story is silly and the storytelling is one of the worst in the history of the videogames
  13. adamnmatic
    Jan 18, 2020
    1
    I created this account on here and endured all the offers for this and that just to tell you guys this game **** blows
  14. Guron65
    Jan 7, 2020
    3
    I normally don't do these reviews, I generally just look at the user score and don't even bother looking at the reviews. But this game has been in my eye for quite some time. To clarify I've only played the first three chapters. I don't know if it gets better as it progresses.

    Let me just put the things I want to say in a list. Stealth: I've heard that there are no stealth kills,    I normally don't do these reviews, I generally just look at the user score and don't even bother looking at the reviews. But this game has been in my eye for quite some time. To clarify I've only played the first three chapters. I don't know if it gets better as it progresses.

    Let me just put the things I want to say in a list.

    Stealth: I've heard that there are no stealth kills, which is partially true. There are no silent takedowns but there are melee weapons which you can sneak up behind enemies, hit them three times then execute them on the ground. It isn't silent though. There were also times where I was hiding behind a wall, but I guess the enemy saw a bit of me on the edge of it or something and spotted me. What makes it worse is that you can't manually save whenever. The only way to save manually is at save stations which are far apart, and if you die you start back from the last save point regardless of how far it was.

    Combat: It's bad. Enemies are bullet sponges, the aiming controls suck, and there are no one-shot headshot kills. I get it, it's a stealth game. You're not supposed to go guns blazing, but there are times where you have to do so. I think the same might be similar for the PC version as well. Maybe it wanted me to use my gadgets more, but even then it's bad.

    AI helper: Annoying as all hell, completely stating the obvious. Every time you sneak by an enemy she goes "Caution: The enemy is approaching". Every time.

    Escorting: There are parts where you have to escort civilians to shelters, which is as bad as it sounds. They have a path they take (which you can't change) and the only way to make them stop is to go to them while they're running and tell them to stop or go to your map and do it from there.

    There were some moments I liked. Sneaking by the mechs were cool, the story seems somewhat interesting, the voice acting isn't as awful as I have heard it was (at least from what I have played), and the multiple choices and action and consequences thing sounds intriguing. But this game drained me at chapter 3. I thought maybe there's a reason why the user score is so high, maybe the intro is **** but as it progresses it gets better. But as I was playing chapter 3 I asked myself, "Would you want to play through those missions again and get as much items and civilians as you could?" to which I said "Hell no!"

    I understand that there are people that liked this game and that's great for them. But I was incredibly confused as to why the user score was so high, where on every other website it's been bashed to pieces and was even on a couple of Top 10 Worst Games of 2019. I use the user score on Metacritic as my main source of game recommendations. All the games that I played that had an 8.0 or higher I have enjoyed, except for this one. If it is fake reviews I hope they fix this soon.    … Expand
  15. nd_
    Mar 6, 2019
    0
    This game seems to illustrate that marketing investments were significally higher than development costs.
  16. Bulbotrax
    Sep 7, 2019
    0
    When stupid people with no talent have the idea of making a game... it's a bad idea... Left alive want to be a mgs like... but it's only a dragon's lair like... This crappy game mechanics are not based on stealth... but only on die and retry situations. You test an approach... you fail... and so on.... It's boring as hell.

    The only thing i could save from this wreck, it's the Yoshikawa    When stupid people with no talent have the idea of making a game... it's a bad idea... Left alive want to be a mgs like... but it's only a dragon's lair like... This crappy game mechanics are not based on stealth... but only on die and retry situations. You test an approach... you fail... and so on.... It's boring as hell.

    The only thing i could save from this wreck, it's the Yoshikawa works... Everything else is too poorly done...    … Expand
  17. nitram3501
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    60$ for bad animations, graphics, AI, physics, voice acting, dull/boring story and gameplay. Has a pre-order bonus crap and real in-game ADs.
  18. Nova_shino
    Mar 5, 2019
    0
    Only one chapter and I already want a refund. The game lacks or **** up many key mechanics, for example, in order to reload a save you have to quit to the title menu. You can't mark out enemies without using an "Enemy sensor" that you have to craft, and there isn't clear indication of whether you are visible. There is no way to take out enemies quietly from behind, but fighting isn't anOnly one chapter and I already want a refund. The game lacks or **** up many key mechanics, for example, in order to reload a save you have to quit to the title menu. You can't mark out enemies without using an "Enemy sensor" that you have to craft, and there isn't clear indication of whether you are visible. There is no way to take out enemies quietly from behind, but fighting isn't an option because enemies are bullet sponges and your guns are inaccurate. These are enemies that are able to stand up just fine after being blasted by an IED and don't even bother flinching and stopping their fire when hit with a bullet, at least until you damage them enough to kill them, whereupon their ragdoll comically springs backwards. Sprinting, even for a second, leaves your character winded and unable to even move faster then a jog for a brief period of time and crouching reduces your speed to a crawl. The most insulting thing for me though is the story, I was told that Front Mission, the game this spins off from, had a large amount of Realpolitik, so i expected some of that to carry over. When i first saw the enemy commander at the end of chapter 1, i was absolutely disappointed to learn he was a cartoonish general killgore type who decided to toy with enemy soldiers, and the invading army just goes around executing civilians and captured POW's alike. The crafting system is... functional, i guess, but its stupidly token and i fail to see the need for it.

    Don't make my mistake.    … Expand
  19. Steff86
    Mar 5, 2019
    0
    Left Alive is basically the $1 version of Metal Gear Solid! Mechanics are awful and the stealth is just laughable, Do yourselves a favor and pass on this mess of a game
  20. nnlocke
    Mar 24, 2019
    0
    All of the positive reviews for this game are amusingly terrible bots. Let's look at this gem:
    "He can easily compete with the best games of his own genre."
    And from a different review: "His enormous difficulty reminded me of games like the Dark Souls." Also note how many positive reviews contain the same hilariously misspelled words ("budjet"). Not sure who is falsely trying to    All of the positive reviews for this game are amusingly terrible bots. Let's look at this gem:
    "He can easily compete with the best games of his own genre."

    And from a different review:
    "His enormous difficulty reminded me of games like the Dark Souls."

    Also note how many positive reviews contain the same hilariously misspelled words ("budjet"). Not sure who is falsely trying to boost this game's score (although the publisher/dev would be a reasonable guess), but they're doing an absolutely **** job of it. Shame on metacritic for not doing something about it, just goes to show that review scores on this site are unreliable at best.    … Expand
  21. crazysammy
    Mar 6, 2019
    2
    This game imo is almost unplayable. I loved Front Mission for years and Square keeps treating this franchise terribly. Front Mission Evolved started this "evolution" of the series away from a tactical RPG and Left Alive is clearly the most blatent ripoff wanna-be Metal Gear game I have ever seen. I gave it a 2 solely because of the Yoji Shinkawa art. Stay away unless you like VERY genericThis game imo is almost unplayable. I loved Front Mission for years and Square keeps treating this franchise terribly. Front Mission Evolved started this "evolution" of the series away from a tactical RPG and Left Alive is clearly the most blatent ripoff wanna-be Metal Gear game I have ever seen. I gave it a 2 solely because of the Yoji Shinkawa art. Stay away unless you like VERY generic 3rd person cover shooter with a clunky UI and not at all intuitive controls. Already returned the game.… Expand
  22. Thomik
    Apr 13, 2019
    0
    Only Bad Game dont buy this...
    Survival on a wrong way.
    Gunplay really bad.
  23. Abhorrence
    Mar 6, 2019
    0
    A game like this should not be made by a major company, this seems more like a project in college for a portfolio, this game would be worth maximum of 15 dollars and even then you would be regretting it. I guess they really hate Kojima so they have to absolutely have to **** over his legacy, I feel like a public apology needs to be made by square enix for making an abomination that hasA game like this should not be made by a major company, this seems more like a project in college for a portfolio, this game would be worth maximum of 15 dollars and even then you would be regretting it. I guess they really hate Kojima so they have to absolutely have to **** over his legacy, I feel like a public apology needs to be made by square enix for making an abomination that has been thrust upon the eyes of the public.… Expand
  24. NinnyVIII
    Mar 5, 2019
    0
    I was really excited for this game due to the Artstyle and the different voice actors involved! But instead I got a very boring and clunky game which says that is a stealth game (yet has no stealth moves or takedowns) The fact I played the tutorial yet died an array of times due to poor communication to the player as they didn’t explain where to go was frustrating. The controls areI was really excited for this game due to the Artstyle and the different voice actors involved! But instead I got a very boring and clunky game which says that is a stealth game (yet has no stealth moves or takedowns) The fact I played the tutorial yet died an array of times due to poor communication to the player as they didn’t explain where to go was frustrating. The controls are horrible and badly places, The gun combat is tragic, the fact is takes nearly 10 round of ammo to kill and enemy is too long and frustrating. The crafting is also a good mechanic to start of with! Until you realise it takes nearly 4 bombs or Molotov’s to kill even a group of 4. Please do not pick up this game unless you want to frustrate yourself!… Expand
  25. TheLastofMe
    Aug 9, 2019
    3
    I enjoy high-tension military thrillers and stealth games, but Left Alive falls flat in every way that it attempts to stand out. Its story of surviving a technologically advanced invasion has some interesting ideas but is delivered with limp dialogue and voice acting from annoying characters. Worse, every concept introduced to its gameplay – stealth, action, crafting, and Wanzer combat –I enjoy high-tension military thrillers and stealth games, but Left Alive falls flat in every way that it attempts to stand out. Its story of surviving a technologically advanced invasion has some interesting ideas but is delivered with limp dialogue and voice acting from annoying characters. Worse, every concept introduced to its gameplay – stealth, action, crafting, and Wanzer combat – comes awash with bad ideas and uneven execution that make it feel difficult for all the wrong reasons, including bullet-sponge enemies and wildly inconsistent AI. The crafting is an interesting idea but is clunky to use in a pinch, even when it’s key to progression and survival. All these issues crushed the fun a little bit more every time they got me killed. Left Alive is probably best left unplayed.… Expand
  26. DaMetaEX
    Mar 8, 2019
    0
    I got this game because i expected it to do well enough to help bring back Front Mission my favorate game franchise. but instead i got something that was far worse than the last front mission game that came out.

    Problems: 1. Stealth is impossible due to how much they throw at you on the easiest dificulty settings 2. The enemy A.I. is so agressive that once your caught you either    I got this game because i expected it to do well enough to help bring back Front Mission my favorate game franchise. but instead i got something that was far worse than the last front mission game that came out.

    Problems:
    1. Stealth is impossible due to how much they throw at you on the easiest dificulty settings
    2. The enemy A.I. is so agressive that once your caught you either standing there letting them kill you or your running away and hope they dont kill you.
    3. the NPCs you have to transport are so **** stupid they will sit out in the open and actively get shot in the face if you let them go too far.
    4. i got to mission 3 and that is where i called it quits. easiest dificulty and i couldn't excape the near perfect sight lines the enemy had preventing me from "stealth"
    5. your forced into a long gunfight in the second chapter and you will burn through your ammo because there is litteraly no reason these soldiers take 10 bullets to the head and keep trucking on the easiest dificulty.
    6. the bots are **** bullet spunges.
    7. if they melee you your thrown back 10 15 feet where your melee barely moves them.
    8 melee weapons conditions reach a point where they no longer harm the opponet but yet your still have it. if it beat you to death with a broken shovel do you not die!

    I got this game by trading in games. now i'm going to gamestop and getting my refund. Devs if your reading this. I can guarentee you didn't play this game at all during development. 3d person shooters and not new. Nor is the 3rd person stealth genere. Metal gear has you beat on all fronts because you did the oposite of what they did.    … Expand
  27. sCALLINATOR
    Mar 9, 2019
    0
    this game is garbage. Really sucks. Highly optimized, it looks like a PS1 title has since been technically backward. Luckily it had to be another exclusive PS4 masterpiece.... It turned out to be an obscene title
  28. John718
    Mar 17, 2019
    0
    Just we we thought Knack and the Order 1886 were bad....this PS4 console exclusive drives the PS4 through the mud.
  29. Marti3P
    Mar 8, 2019
    2
    Square shouldn't have put their name on this its a travesty that's trying to be Metal Gear Solid and failing miserably.
  30. MrZfinger
    Mar 16, 2019
    0
    В этой игре сломано все! Даже отсутствуют скритые убийства, при том что игра заставляет тебя стелсить.
  31. FrankHeinzer
    Mar 13, 2019
    0
    Awfully dated game by a scummy company (Square Enix). They are also resorting to creating fake user reviews in order to deceive customers.
  32. RozzleMeGozzles
    Aug 2, 2020
    0
    It is, to be frank, a bad stealth game. Can't really say much more than that apart from: Skyrim outclasses this game in its stealth mechanics, which is terrible considering stealth is such a minor part of the ES series.

    Also, it is really sus to see so many positive reviews that have been written by accounts that have only reviewed THIS game. Some might even get the impression that    It is, to be frank, a bad stealth game. Can't really say much more than that apart from: Skyrim outclasses this game in its stealth mechanics, which is terrible considering stealth is such a minor part of the ES series.

    Also, it is really sus to see so many positive reviews that have been written by accounts that have only reviewed THIS game. Some might even get the impression that there are paid reviews on here.    … Expand
  33. bf_jeje
    Mar 11, 2023
    0
    Rough gameplay and crashes makes this game a mess. Mechanics are really bad, horrible stealth.
  34. rainyday2
    Oct 28, 2020
    1
    An unfinished game with tremendous identity issues makes for a complete disaster where it's only saving grace is it's really cool setting and the ideas behind the gameplay which on paper should have been really cool but unfortunately they aren't ..

    Left Alive is a stealth game without stealth options given to you . Imagine Hitman without disguises , silencers , fiber wires , coins etc .    An unfinished game with tremendous identity issues makes for a complete disaster where it's only saving grace is it's really cool setting and the ideas behind the gameplay which on paper should have been really cool but unfortunately they aren't ..

    Left Alive is a stealth game without stealth options given to you . Imagine Hitman without disguises , silencers , fiber wires , coins etc .

    The story is way too convoluted and towards the ending it feels rushed and cutscenes feel out of order and characters talk like they know one another even though they d on't(Olga/Main Villain)

    Choices don't mean **** and side missions are horrendous ...And the cherry on top is instead of fixing the issues Square turned the **** thing into a generic PS2 like janky third person shooter with an update ....

    Just LOL    … Expand

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
37

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 39
  3. Negative: 29 out of 39
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Apr 12, 2019
    65
    Left Alive is a reason to question the reason. A game to question taste and good will among gamers. It is not a superb title, it's clunky, unpolished and can drive you insane, but there is just that one weird part of it that could make it up to you... It's surprisingly cool, for reasons unknown. If you consider yourself a brave man, give it a go. You just may find something worth your while.
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  2. Softpedia
    Apr 12, 2019
    50
    The only people that will truly enjoy the game are either those that actually love a challenge, or those of you that are more interested in the story aspect of a game than the mechanics, since this is the only department where Left Alive impressed me.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 10, 2019
    30
    Left Alive is most disappointing because it had such potential to revitalise the stealth genre. Instead you get something far behind even the titles it tries to emulate. [Issue#161, p.85]
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