Metal Gear Survive

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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 1090 Ratings

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  1. Matt_A
    Mar 1, 2018
    0
    "Alright, now that Kojima is out of the picture, we can start creating our new Metal Gear game" Said the Konami Executive. "But i don't know what we should do to make the fans happy, Jimmy, do you have any ideas?"

    "Yes!" Said Jimmy. "How about we do like a survival game?" "Hmmm, i'm interested, proceed." "So like, diss the stealth, and fill it with Zombies?" "So we're going to    "Alright, now that Kojima is out of the picture, we can start creating our new Metal Gear game" Said the Konami Executive. "But i don't know what we should do to make the fans happy, Jimmy, do you have any ideas?"

    "Yes!" Said Jimmy. "How about we do like a survival game?"

    "Hmmm, i'm interested, proceed."

    "So like, diss the stealth, and fill it with Zombies?"

    "So we're going to kill Zombies? Good idea, i'm thinking of a machine gu..."

    "No, no, no, diss the guns too. Let's poke the Zombies with a stick"

    "Innovation! That's what Kojima wanted, right? Amazing idea Jimmy"

    "So yeah we can like build a base, and you're going to spend a lot of the game trying to find food and water and stuff because it's a... it's a wooooooo scary place with uhh dust and old buildings and no food and no water and stuff."

    "That's an amazing idea!"

    "OH AND YOU CAN LIKE BUILD A BASE AND BEAT WAVES OF ZOMBIES"

    "Wow!"

    "AND GET THIS, YOU CAN POKE ZOMBIES WITH A STICK. THROUGH. A. FENCE."

    "JIMMY THAT'S GENIOUS"

    "AND WE COULD CALL IT: uhhh..... oh.. hmmmmm.. oh yeAH OH YEAH LETS CALL IT: METAL GEAR... uhhh.... uH: METAL GEAR SURVIVE.

    "Jimmy, you've just got yourself a promotion."    … Expand
  2. Endorush
    Mar 1, 2018
    10
    Great game. Not a 10 but definitely not 1.5. You can tell by the score how bias certain people are with their score. Play the game for yourself and you'll definitely be happy with this game and the hundreds of hours it provides compare to other games which are 4 to 6 hours to finish. Cheers!
  3. engakuen
    Mar 1, 2018
    0
    utter **** , literally the worst thing that could have happened to a metal gear franchise .
    the game play is a mix of tedious unbalanced "surviving" boosted by the most repetitive annoying AI voice ever , ur stamina is non existing , the assets are MGV identical , the world is empty .
    for short it's a zombie mod for MGV sold separately for 40$ but if u need more save slots u need 10$ ,    utter **** , literally the worst thing that could have happened to a metal gear franchise .
    the game play is a mix of tedious unbalanced "surviving" boosted by the most repetitive annoying AI voice ever , ur stamina is non existing , the assets are MGV identical , the world is empty .
    for short it's a zombie mod for MGV sold separately for 40$ but if u need more save slots u need 10$ , EACH , weapon loadouts , emots ,etc costs real money .
    the life of the game should be a good thing but for this game every little thing consume more time than making it in real life literally !
    it's hellishly boring combat and even the animation for the spear is **** and it's the same from the first strike to the billionth , poke to the head , poke to the head , poke to the head , loot for 20 sec for every **** corps , run, ur stamina is too low , run , ur stamina is too low , run , ur stamina is too low , put a fence , poke , poke , poke , ur hungry , ur thirsty , ur hungry , ur thirsty , poke , poke , the fence starting to break , put another one instantly , poke , poke , wonder why the **** u baught the game for 40$, weep for MG franchise , throw the **** game in the trash.
    balance: 0/10 too **** ez
    AI : 0/10 utter dumb enemies
    Story : 0/10 what story ? the trailer is the story
    game life : 10/10 if u want to just grind , if u mean u want to experience everything the games have to give u ? oh then 2 minutes 0/10
    fun : 0/10 obviously
    mechanics : besides the original MGV mechanics everything new is utterly **** animations, attacks
    i would love to give it +1 just coz it's MG themed and i love(d) the serie but it has micro transactions way too overboard -1
    it's like skyrim survival modders told u to buy the mod for 40$ + micro transactions but without the skyrim main game sooo yeah good **** konami good **** , ur lucky u have other IPs to milk otherwise u would beg for kojima's SNAKE if u know what i mean , u made an actual intellectual property to nonintellectual property . cant wait for Death Stranding u pachinko whoring , ip milking , of a company , i can't even get a refund and nobody want to buy this **** even on ebay , feels bad man    … Expand
  4. 2JoshZee
    Feb 28, 2018
    3
    This is not the worst game, however it is a really bad one. $10 for a save slot should really tell us how bad the game is, however that is not all. It is a generic zombie survival open world game in a time where we have battle royale games. PUBG and Fortnite is certainly way better. So what do we get for the base game. Something that should be worth nothing pretty much. You have repetitiveThis is not the worst game, however it is a really bad one. $10 for a save slot should really tell us how bad the game is, however that is not all. It is a generic zombie survival open world game in a time where we have battle royale games. PUBG and Fortnite is certainly way better. So what do we get for the base game. Something that should be worth nothing pretty much. You have repetitive and boring gamplay, AI from a 2003 PS2 game, an awful ending, a story that jumps the shark. Most insultingly we are treated like idiots due to the slow speech we are given from the robots in the game. What are we three years old? Cutscenes are cheap and the game is just a bad mod for Metal Gear Solid V. It doesn't look outright ugly and the base defense can be fun but the fact that it has dust and dirt for an open world and nothing more diverse than that. How did we drop so low Konami, you are on a path for bankruptcy. Anyways that is why I give it a 3/10, hope this review was useful in some way.… Expand
  5. Diego35SHs
    Feb 28, 2018
    7
    Metal Gear Survive is the Book of Memories for the Silent Hill series.
    But it's not THAT bad.
    Please bear with me for a moment as I'll explain why this game isn't as bad as it seems, I'm rating the game on it's own rather than giving a free 0 for protesting, I still hate Konami though. First, the good. MG:S tries to follow the lead of Phantom Pain on matters of style, more than the    Metal Gear Survive is the Book of Memories for the Silent Hill series.
    But it's not THAT bad.

    Please bear with me for a moment as I'll explain why this game isn't as bad as it seems, I'm rating the game on it's own rather than giving a free 0 for protesting, I still hate Konami though.

    First, the good.
    MG:S tries to follow the lead of Phantom Pain on matters of style, more than the gameplay and map, the campaign is as convoluted, giving you a fair amount of cutscenes, dialog and tapes from where you can learn more about the world and the "Wanderers" which is way more than I expected personally, I specially like the twists, they're not as expected as you may think at first, nothing exceptional, this is not MGS3 leveles by any means, but competent, is worth exploring further? Not really.

    Gameplay-wise, you get the regular survival mechanics, thirst, hunger, stamina, life and oxygen. At first, you will probably get distracted looking for food desperately, so keep that in mind when you begin and you'll have no issues, melee weapons may feel tricky at first, but they're not bad at all, and it gets easier to handle as you level up and spend your skill points in unique skills per type of weapon, stats and character skills.

    Graphics are okay, I mean, it looks like Phantom Pain would have looked like if it was made for current gen only, but still, not the best use of FOX Engine, Phantom Pain / Ground Zeroes still look more apealing. The maps are smaller than the MGSV maps, but they're not exactly the same, you will genuinely get lost in there and see new areas and buildings that are completely new or different, of course almost every asset is something you've already seen, but used in different and many time interesting ways, a map expansion would be nice though, I was expecting to see places like the palace, OKB Zero, nova braga airport, etc, I'd like to see these maps expanded and maybe bring map MGO maps, hell, even new maps based on older games would be awesome, but I wouldn't expect any of that on a realistic way.

    Multiplayer is pretty good until you play all that's there, it's a good way to get materials and blueprints, but Konami needs to bring big updates to support both single and multiplayer, otherwise this game is not going to live long, warning.
    MTX, the big **** move, charging for save files is as stupid as charging to play multiplayer (I'm looking at you, Xbox Live Gold and PS Plus) but there is a not as dark side to all this, daily rewards follow the MGSV path, giving you SV Coins randomly, in MGSV I could get all 3 FOB's and some cosmetics in MGO without paying a cent, twice. I expect to be able to buy all 3 save slots without paying, but you don't need to wait, use your secondary account and you're good. Thankfully, it isn't pay to win nor a casino (Battlefront 2...)

    I cannot say this is a bad title, is it a bad Metal Gear Spin off? not even that, it's in a bad spot, no good PR could ever go to this game, we all hated Konami for the pachinko Silent Hill and MGS3, we all hated them for mistreating Kojima and the rest of employees, we all hated them for pushing MGSV incomplete, and I bet we all still do, it is true that if you dislike the company that made it, anything will look far worse than it actually is.

    Thankfully, Kojima is doing what he wants now.
    Hopefully, the hostages Konami has, aka the old Kojima Productions, get a better job in another company

    Hopefully, Konami dies alongside EA and the videogame industry snap out of the BS we've been enduring since 2014.

    And don't forget, Konami, there's still another fanbase hating you every day, Silent Hill fans were upset by the SHs cancellation and even more with Book of Memories, even the HD Collection even all the way back with SH4 when we learned that you didn't want to give freedom to the team to end the series in a high note and forced them to transform Room 302 into SH4 only to fire most of them afterwards, you will not get away from the stigma anytime soon, let's see how long you can live with pachinko machines, yu gi oh and PES.

    This is not a bad game.
    Bad games are games like Umbrella Corps, Destiny 2, Sonic 2006, Godzilla PS4, Life of black tiger, etc.

    One last thing, about this online only stuff.
    You don't need a P$Plus suscription to play singleplayer, but you need to be always online either way, this is up to your perspective, I personally like to not worry about having no connection and play my games without problem, but if I'm having issues with my connection, even Fallout 4 works like crap, and many times, i don't even bother and I just play PS3, PS4 and any current platform it's always online pretty much, so yeah, I think this is the least of our problems, though I would appreciate and offline mode, even if my progress is separate from my online character like in black ops 3, just let me do it.    … Expand
  6. devilhunter665
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    #F*ck_you_Konami .
  7. CasualB
    Feb 28, 2018
    9
    I have never liked a game so much that is so hated on lol. I’m of the age I been around since the first metal gear games. I 100% respect and understand a loyal fan base and understand people being upset. If this game was called anything else imo it would be looked at in a complete different light. It’s just not metal gear to the core fans and that a bummer as they deserve the best fromI have never liked a game so much that is so hated on lol. I’m of the age I been around since the first metal gear games. I 100% respect and understand a loyal fan base and understand people being upset. If this game was called anything else imo it would be looked at in a complete different light. It’s just not metal gear to the core fans and that a bummer as they deserve the best from life as fan

    I’m just a casual gamer and don’t know nothing nor have deep ties I just like what I like

    The game is fun. I haven’t spent 1cent in microtransactions. The begin is a little to harsh getting start and base going. but that is survival :p A few hours into it hunger and water is not an issue and you start to catch a survival flow. Co op with friends is a blast! The grind is great and rewarding. Story is ehhh..

    If you on fence go rent it maybe . Decide for yourself in the end.    … Expand
  8. C3realkillah
    Feb 28, 2018
    3
    Metal gear survive review:

    Believe the hate this game is BAD the game no one asked for has finally released and it's a boring game with elements that we've seen before in better games. It's just not fun to play. Graphics: with a powerful engine at their disposal you'd think the game would at Least look as good if not better than mgs5...you'd be wrong. The textures are bland and    Metal gear survive review:

    Believe the hate this game is BAD

    the game no one asked for has finally released and it's a boring game with elements that we've seen before in better games. It's just not fun to play.

    Graphics: with a powerful engine at their disposal you'd think the game would at Least look as good if not better than mgs5...you'd be wrong. The textures are bland and blurry, antialiaisng is a mess, and everything looks glossed over looking very plain and just unappealing to look at. Cutscenes are ok with some good camera angles but they pale in comparison to mgs5. Pretty disappointing graphics and effects.

    Story: the story tries to be deep and serious but it just comes off as cheesy and boring. Nothing that happened was interesting and I found myself eantintvto skip the boring scenes with these unappealing characters. Uninteresting story overall.

    Gameplay: it works... But it's just so damn boring. Everything you so in this game has been done in better games. Base building, weapon crafting, survival this and hunger elements, have all been seen before over and over again. In this game however they just drag down the experience and don't add anything new or exciting. Killing zombies isn't even that fun because their ai is stupid and they pose little threat. The gameplay works it's just tedious and boring

    Sound: some of the voicework is decent but the two ai bot voices are so monotone and slow it almost put me to sleep. Music is ok if forgettable and sound effects are decent. The worst is defintely the ai voicework though.

    Lasting appeal: if you like tedious and boring grinding than their is some content here but most people will be too frustrated and bored to even bother with this game

    Overall it's just not fun to play. Everything works and their aren't any technical issues but if it's a chore to play then what's the point? That's the games main problem not that it feels like a cheap cash grab on metal gear, not that it has where you have to pay $10 for extra save slots. No, it's the fact that the game is so damn boring and tedious to play.

    3/10    … Expand
  9. kwstas
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    This game even if it was good , which is not ! It still deserve a **** rating because it does not respect its roots , it has nothing to do with the original game , konami just tried to make something cheap just to take away peoples money , if konami respected us it should give us a proper game , if they wanted to make a game like this they could just give it an other name , this game justThis game even if it was good , which is not ! It still deserve a **** rating because it does not respect its roots , it has nothing to do with the original game , konami just tried to make something cheap just to take away peoples money , if konami respected us it should give us a proper game , if they wanted to make a game like this they could just give it an other name , this game just ruins metal gear solid history which was one of the greatest ever . I was expecting such terrible mistakes from ubisoft cz thats what they usually do , but not from konami… Expand
  10. Metempsychosis
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    I *hate* this game.

    This is a fremium game that somehow made it into the PS4. Real-life timers, infuriatingly frustrating combat because the game engine doesn't lend itself to melee combat, a unrewarding grind-fest, frustrating resource acquisition because of how fast you will end up needing without being provided. The dialogues with the AI are irritatingly boring, forcing the player    I *hate* this game.

    This is a fremium game that somehow made it into the PS4. Real-life timers, infuriatingly frustrating combat because the game engine doesn't lend itself to melee combat, a unrewarding grind-fest, frustrating resource acquisition because of how fast you will end up needing without being provided.

    The dialogues with the AI are irritatingly boring, forcing the player to press a button after every line of dialogue. Bland voice-acting and uninteresting, one-dimensional characters.

    All that I could forgive. What I CANNOT forgive is when I'm playing the game, exploring and investing time into the game and I get a message saying that the server can't be reached, and the game is returning to main menu. And then that I can't start the game because it failed to log in to the server.

    This is an unforgivable abomination in a single-player playthrough that should not exist.    … Expand
  11. tajfun
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    anybody buying this game is a traitor
    same as so called Critics 64 score my ass
    keep sucking konami di..k
  12. JayZcroft
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    This Game Just Want your MONEY!!!!!
    Just imagine this game has not been released at all
    Don't destroy your good memories from metal gear series
  13. red77713
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    We may never get another legitimate metal gear game because of what konami have done, they get a 0 for even attempting to continue the property they killed. I'll always miss the real metal gear solid.
  14. GurmpyCoolCat
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    This game has nothing to do with Metal Gear other than the name and it is shoehorned into the world of Metal Gear. You get one out of 4 character slots, and each of the other 3 slots costs 10 dollars...yes, 10 dollars PER slot! You also get teams to get you rare items from scavaging missions, but you get one out of 6, and each locked slot is ALSO 10 dollars!!! The grind for items isThis game has nothing to do with Metal Gear other than the name and it is shoehorned into the world of Metal Gear. You get one out of 4 character slots, and each of the other 3 slots costs 10 dollars...yes, 10 dollars PER slot! You also get teams to get you rare items from scavaging missions, but you get one out of 6, and each locked slot is ALSO 10 dollars!!! The grind for items is just booring. Stay away from this title!… Expand
  15. adamadam63
    Feb 28, 2018
    2
    Very mediocre. Lots of repetition and none of the "Metal gear magic." Also has many microtransaction elements for BASIC game functions like save slots and inventory spaces. Feels more like a decent, free MGS5 mod with free-to-play microtransactions than a full game!
  16. Nubosis
    Feb 28, 2018
    1
    The game is boring, you have to grind aprox 15 hours to get things going and then, it´s more of the same, you want a good survival game go buy state of decay, thats an awesome game, this is not fun and on top of it all... 9.90 usd to get a second save slot? wtf, with a 1 im givin away to much score.
  17. abowman
    Feb 28, 2018
    8
    Honestly an amazing survival game that's a ton of fun. If it didn't have the metal gear name associated with it, it would be doing much better in the reviews. Took a couple points off for some of the micro-transaction stuff, but honestly its not even that bad. As usual people are blowing this up to more than it is. You might have to pay for extra save slots, but I haven't found a need forHonestly an amazing survival game that's a ton of fun. If it didn't have the metal gear name associated with it, it would be doing much better in the reviews. Took a couple points off for some of the micro-transaction stuff, but honestly its not even that bad. As usual people are blowing this up to more than it is. You might have to pay for extra save slots, but I haven't found a need for another one.… Expand
  18. g-of-harrenhal
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    Absolutely diabolical. Having to pay for save slots. **** off Konami. Hopefully you an EA and all the other micro transactions rubbish get shut down.
  19. DeepThroat
    Feb 28, 2018
    0
    Worst Game i have played in recent years nothing about this game is enjoyable and extra save slots cost you $9.99 and worst of all this game Survive has Metal Gear attached to it's name.
  20. PresidentTrump
    Feb 27, 2018
    0
    "This is like if Nintendo fired Miyamoto and announced the next Mario game as an M rated dating simulator coming out exclusively for the **** Virtual Boy." -VideoGameDunkey.

    But seriously this game is awful. Extremely tedious and annoying. The constant robot voice that annoys you when one of your meters gets low, the zombies are the worst enemies in the world. And did I mention this    "This is like if Nintendo fired Miyamoto and announced the next Mario game as an M rated dating simulator coming out exclusively for the **** Virtual Boy." -VideoGameDunkey.

    But seriously this game is awful. Extremely tedious and annoying. The constant robot voice that annoys you when one of your meters gets low, the zombies are the worst enemies in the world.
    And did I mention this game is the most disrespectful piece of garbage that anyone has ever made? Like how do you take something that is praised so highly for its attention to plot, and makes a zombie survival spinoff of that? What f*ckin dude was like "yea what if we turn the game about corporate tactical espionage into a zombie game because everyone loves zombies 8 years ago.

    Also, there is the option to buy an extra save file for $10. Like 10 real life dollars. You know, the game feature that has been present in games since like the late 1990's. Next game you have to pay $15 for the options menu.    … Expand
  21. Khelghar
    Feb 27, 2018
    0
    Metal Gear? This is a joke? It's not a Metal Gear game. It's a waste of money and time.
  22. Gammagori
    Feb 27, 2018
    0
    You have to pay to farm
    Yoy have to pay to get progress.
    You have to pay to have an additional character (Ten bucks is the minimum)
    And you have to stay online always, or you wont play.

    The game is bad, it's rushed and it's badly any fun.
  23. pafciu
    Feb 27, 2018
    0
    Konami needs a clear message that the players WILL NOT ACCEPT this barbaric greedy moneygrab! Worst game in history of mankind.
  24. soop
    Feb 27, 2018
    0
    monotonous, and about as far away from Metal Gear as a soft drink endorsement.
  25. PatHub
    Feb 27, 2018
    0
    Ripping gamers off! This might be the worst game in video game history. It's even worse than Battlefront 2! Paying for additional characters and save slots? Please Konami... This is not a Metal Gear at all.
  26. Kfaz
    Feb 26, 2018
    0
    Micro Transaction for basic game features?!?! Uhh no thanks I think i'll pass on this one.
  27. visiblelight7
    Feb 26, 2018
    0
    This game is GOTY contender for sure!

    ALL kojima fanboys. Buy this game you won't regret it. ;) lolol
  28. Baalorian
    Feb 26, 2018
    0
    I'll keep this short and to the point. This is nothing more than a shameless cash grab while using the Metal Gear name as an eye-catcher, avoid this absolute mess of a game unless you love being paywalled behind almost everything relevant in the game, almost EVERYTHING costs real money in this game.
  29. Kazemi
    Feb 26, 2018
    0
    I made this account just to say that this is the worst game! Killing zombies with a stick and to PAY for save slots REALLY!!! Konamii shame on you
  30. pappm94
    Feb 26, 2018
    0
    Konami is now just as greedy as EA or Ubisoft. Want me to pay 10$ for a second save? Are you freaking serious? I mean, really? What the hell? You have the nerve?
    Just please nobody buy this. Please.
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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 70 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 70
  3. Negative: 10 out of 70
  1. GameGrin
    Jul 12, 2019
    30
    Is Metal Gear Survive worth it? Oh yeah, totally. Game of the Year. Honestly, I don’t know why you haven’t bought it yet! Death Stranding won’t be able to compete with this. Sarcasm aside, don’t buy this game, just don’t. Yeah, the environments and visuals are kind of neato and the feeling of helplessness certainly comes across, but it’s just a clusterf**k.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 4, 2018
    70
    Somewhat cynical and clearly a little low budget, it isn't always easy to pull for Survive. Thankfully, some of the best wave combat on PS4 saves the day. [Apr 2018, p.91]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Mar 30, 2018
    50
    The whole existence of Metal Gear Survive closely resembles this of the Wanderers – the game’s zombies. With the story, characters and wit ripped out completely off it’s body, what remains is a lifeless yet standing shell of Metal Gear Solid V. The decent (and borrowed) survival mechanics barely keep this husk walking around aimlessly with no purpose whatsoever. Survive may not be a bad survival game, but the merciless grind required and lack of respect for gamers’ time are inexcusable.
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