Metal Gear Survive

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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 1090 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 110 out of 1090
  2. Mixed: 43 out of 1090
  3. Negative: 937 out of 1090
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  1. jugadorhardcore
    Feb 22, 2018
    0
    This is a revenge to kojima. Simple as that. A complete garbage. Is the same game as MG5!!! I almost have an eyes cancer after watching this! The biggest joke in videogame industry...
  2. shaga00
    Feb 22, 2018
    0
    Al final la moda de los microsablazos no convence a la comunidad de metal gear. Despues del futbol con scripts y paytowin de PES vemos como la comunidad muestra su rechazo a este proyecto de transacciones tan descarado de Konami, creo que la supervivencia empieza a contar para ti konami ya que los usuarios no nos tragamos estos videojuegos tan corruptos
  3. Jvyse
    Feb 22, 2018
    8
    Kojima left, get over it and take an unbiased look at this game instead of whining about it not being Metal Gear and appreciate it for what it is, a fun co-op experience alongside the FOX engine doing what it does best. This game isn't a godsend but it certainly does not deserve the hate it is receiving from wannabe wordsmiths who are still sore over the whole debacle causing theirKojima left, get over it and take an unbiased look at this game instead of whining about it not being Metal Gear and appreciate it for what it is, a fun co-op experience alongside the FOX engine doing what it does best. This game isn't a godsend but it certainly does not deserve the hate it is receiving from wannabe wordsmiths who are still sore over the whole debacle causing their opinions to be biased . Take the Metal Gear out of the title and you have a solid survival game for a reduced price which more than makes up for the recycled assets, because on top of that they added in a few new mechanics that MGSV could have benefited from, such as the Bow mechanics as well as Spear combat. If you want to be a baby about it, go write for Joystiq, if not, get over yourself grab a friend and enjoy.… Expand
  4. AShel
    Feb 22, 2018
    1
    TL;DR / The food/water system is a literal headache, annoying voice acting, disappointing coop, much too simple enemy AI, the co-op mode is not what Konami had marketed it as, poor game lore pacing There are more discrepancies in this game than in my sonic fanfic I wrote when I was 12.

    I gave this game a fair shake at 6-8 hours of playing.. If the game wasn't trying to be hailed as a    TL;DR / The food/water system is a literal headache, annoying voice acting, disappointing coop, much too simple enemy AI, the co-op mode is not what Konami had marketed it as, poor game lore pacing There are more discrepancies in this game than in my sonic fanfic I wrote when I was 12.

    I gave this game a fair shake at 6-8 hours of playing..

    If the game wasn't trying to be hailed as a part of the Metal Gear franchise, it wouldn't be terrible. But everyone's said that. So I'd like to go over some of the things in the game I haven't seen in other reviews that make it rather horrible.

    THE GOOD: Same player mechanics that you had in MGSV, so it feels good to shoot, the controls are responsive. The game correctly punishes you for using loud weapons by having any nearby hordes rush to investigate the source of sound. So that's... encouraging stealthy play I suppose.

    THE NOT GOOD:

    FOOD/WATER MECHANICS / Okay, survival, fair enough. Food and drink makes sense. How it's executed however is clumsy at best. You manage food, water, and at points oxygen throughout the game. The bars drop at an excessive pace, meaning that you spend way too much time in the not intuitive inventory system fumbling through food. Which, by the way, has the most OBNOXIOUS eating sound I've heard in a video game. Every 5-10 minutes you get the joy of listening to someone chewing and groaning into a mic.
    ALSO, if you allow your food/drink to reach below 20%, your screen starts going fuzzy and out of focus at regular intervals. It's extremely pervasive and disrupting to watch. Literally gave me a headache. You'd think that the skill trees would have something to slow down hunger and thirst buildup, but I've yet to see it. Meaning you can't increase the amount of time between eating/drinking.

    OXYGEN / A big part of the game is played in an environment the player cannot breathe in, meaning you need an oxygen tank. A small, not upgradeable, short-life span, BREAKABLE air tank.

    VOICE ACTING / All the VA for the characters is mediocre, which isn't the end of the world. BUT the MOST ACTIVE voice you hear is that of your friendly AI. This wouldn't be so bad if they didn't choose the MOST ANNOYING voice for it I've heard in my long years. Imagine a 13 year old in the 80's imitating what he thinks a robot sounds like. The halting, awkward speech patterns, and inflection on all the wrong parts in a sentence. Every time you take up a new mission you have to sit through this dumbass voice.

    GAME LORE PACING / The lore is not given at good intervals to properly look through and listen to it. In the first camp you investigate you get a 4:45 minute long audio recording from a previous researcher. The trek back to home base takes 30 seconds. This means that you're still listening to the voice recording long after finishing the mission and returning to your base, this bad foresight is compounded by that the dumbass AI voice will just chime in randomly as well, giving you TWO bored voice actors to listen to at once. Yay.

    CO-OP / The coop mode is what I bought this game for, and it isn't worth it. I was expecting a game that could be played fully co-op, up to and including exploring the wastes of the world with my friends. Not the case. You are teleported to a very limited horde mode style map, which is ripped out of the single player world to boot. If you want to buy this for coop, just don't buy it.

    Enemy AI / Zombies are dumb, fair enough. But the arbitrary stupidity in pathing is crazy. Any player made object you throw up, instead of pathing around it, the enemy AI will simply attack the object. In a bind? Throw up a 4 foot section of chicken wire fence and the zombies will not be able to get around it. Regardless of where you put the fence. It doesn't have to be a choke point. I put a fence down in the middle of the desert, and the AI wouldn't go around it instead preferring to attack the fence to destruction.    … Expand
  5. masseffectabc
    Feb 22, 2018
    0
    One of the worst abominations made in the history of gaming. Where should i start?
    Ok.
    First, they have bastardised the Fox Engine and in the worst way, whatever the devs where trying to accomplish in TTP with the engine went straight to hell with MGSurvive. New Bad Gameplay Mechanics Worst Graphics than MGSV Lag and graphical errors A.I Non existent Crafting and item management is    One of the worst abominations made in the history of gaming. Where should i start?
    Ok.
    First, they have bastardised the Fox Engine and in the worst way, whatever the devs where trying to accomplish in TTP with the engine went straight to hell with MGSurvive.
    New Bad Gameplay Mechanics
    Worst Graphics than MGSV
    Lag and graphical errors
    A.I Non existent
    Crafting and item management is made for you to waste half of all your gameplay hours or more.
    Worst spin-off story ever made by mankind
    Has loot boxes and microtransactions (Same or worst that Star Wars Battlefront 2)
    One of the most repetitive game since Tetris.
    If Konami wanted to kill the Metal Gear Solid franchise they did a fantastic job. Almost masterfull. Hell they did it. Great work Konami.
    This is goodbye for me to this publisher. I`ll never buy anything else from them (Regardless the game franchise they own or even if Hideo Kojima comes back as president of the company, they are dead for me).    … Expand
  6. ket
    Feb 22, 2018
    0
    This game is utter toss. It turns the beloved MGS series in to a gambling machine essentially. To top it all off unless you want to delete an existing character you are forced to cough up $10 for an extra character creation slot. This has to be one of the most exploitative and **** games ever released. Do not buy it under any circumstances you will not enjoy it at all.. unless you enjoyThis game is utter toss. It turns the beloved MGS series in to a gambling machine essentially. To top it all off unless you want to delete an existing character you are forced to cough up $10 for an extra character creation slot. This has to be one of the most exploitative and **** games ever released. Do not buy it under any circumstances you will not enjoy it at all.. unless you enjoy playing games that are no better than the utter crap zombie based asset flips you find on steam. No wait.. even they aren't as bad because they don't have gambling mechanics or microtransactions. Go play Fortnite instead.… Expand
  7. AndyBailey
    Feb 22, 2018
    7
    So far I give this game a 7
    All The x bone Children This is a Hunter and Gather First
    Then Weapons Second The Game Told Me To Craft A Knife, So I Crafted A Spear, Sorry X Bone Children, Think Outside Of The Box PS4- Runs Smooth You Have To Think First- About Water and Food Then Start Your Weapons Building Creek or River Will Make You Sick Re-Group Think Of A New Strategy This Is    So far I give this game a 7
    All The x bone Children This is a Hunter and Gather First
    Then Weapons Second
    The Game Told Me To Craft A Knife, So I Crafted A Spear, Sorry X Bone Children, Think Outside Of The Box
    PS4- Runs Smooth
    You Have To Think First- About Water and Food
    Then Start Your Weapons Building
    Creek or River Will Make You Sick
    Re-Group Think Of A New Strategy
    This Is A Strategy Game Not For C O D Children On X Bone, Play It On PS4 Only
    Sound, Graphics And Game Play Are Good
    I Love The Challenge of A Strategist Game
    52 Year Old Gamer
    I Have Owned Every System PS 1-4
    Andrew P- Calgary Alberta Canada    … Expand
  8. Psychic_Mantis
    Feb 22, 2018
    0
    Absolute garbage. Not only is the engine unsuited for this type of play, the ai is nothing to write home about and it's a mindless whack-a-mole. When the game gets harder you'll find the game never gave you enough materials to clear the waves.
  9. Rezzy-Senpai
    Feb 22, 2018
    0
    Only thing good about the game is the Fox Engine. Other than that, it's repetitive cash grab tower defense garbage riddled with microtransactions. You gotta pay 10 freakin' dollars for an extra save slot! EA? Is that you? Konami can go eat a bag of rotten dicks.
  10. EpicJessey
    Feb 22, 2018
    0
    Metal Gear Abortion - a cheap asset flip, game was made for the single purpose, microtransactions!.

    Almost everything is reused, story mode is a joke, no meaningful content (lack of game modes, enemie variation) - very repetitive overall, very bad UI/HUD and worse controls than MGSV.

    It feels like a overpriced FAN made Mod for MGSV filled with MTX.
  11. HTGamer
    Feb 22, 2018
    1
    Metal Gear Survive is not a Metal Gear game. It's a hybrid tower defence/zombie horde game with the Metal Gear name slapped on it by a paranoid Konami, a company hell bent on destroying the Metal Gear series. They are quite successful so far in their endeavor, because Metal Gear Survive is dead on arrival.

    At first Metal Gear Survive feels a bit better than what you'd expect. There is a    Metal Gear Survive is not a Metal Gear game. It's a hybrid tower defence/zombie horde game with the Metal Gear name slapped on it by a paranoid Konami, a company hell bent on destroying the Metal Gear series. They are quite successful so far in their endeavor, because Metal Gear Survive is dead on arrival.

    At first Metal Gear Survive feels a bit better than what you'd expect. There is a lengthy introductory cut-scene taking place after Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes' ending, something which is designed to bait the Metal Gear fans that may be against the game's existence and accept it more easily. You start the game and encounter more zombies chasing you than in the Dead Rising games. Then you slowly start to learn the game's mechanics and complete a few missions. But after a while you realize the game's quite dull actually.

    Missions in Metal Gear Survive revolve mostly around the same pattern of setting up defenses and repel the waves of zombies who try to breach your base and destroy its core, while you are scavenging for resources between waves. It's a survival game, yes, but there are just TOO MANY things to care about at the same time. Build fortifications, find allies, procure materials, pick flowers, assemble weapons, find blueprints, manage ammo, hunt animals, and so on. Oh, did I mention the oxygen level, the hydration status, the hunger meter? You have to eat and drink or else your avatar suffers. Also the stamina bar depletes because you are just walking (whereas in Dark Souls and other games you consume stamina only when you sprint, dodge or attack). All these factors together are more of a nuisance than contributors to a better gameplay experience. There is also co-op for up to 4 players but it doesn't make the game any better.

    Metal Gear Survive is based on the same technology as the great Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain but somehow manages to look dull. Boring art style and enemies, non existent AI (oh yes, zombies are supposed to be mindless and dumb, but still), laughable boss fights (at least the 2 that I tried before I gave up and returned the game). Everything's been recycled from MGSV (art, map, textures, sound fx, animations, gameplay mechanics, etc.) yet it doesn't make for an equally great game.

    Metal Gear Survive's online-only. You can't play this game offline even in single player. It's also full of ridiculous (yet optional) microtransactions, which at least ain't that bad compared to Battlefront 2, there are no loot boxes (at least for now). Pay money to buy virtual coins and exchange them for XP boosters, or you can boost production of water, food, items, etc. Nothing bad, heh? Then how about having to pay $10 for the privilege to get an additional save slot (you only have one by default)!!!!!!1111 That's crazy.

    I award this game with 1/10. It should have been an absolute zero, but I respect the work of the Konami developers who were ordered by the company to make a Metal Gear game that is not really a Metal Gear game. They did the best they could with what they had been given, and I don't blame them because they were in danger of losing their jobs if they didn't comply. The only people at fault here are the Konami higher-ups, because they decided to release an awful, low-budget mod for MGSV as a new game priced at $40.

    Metal Gear fans should steer clear from Metal Gear Survive. Those looking for a survival/co-op game should also avoid this or at least try it before buying it.    … Expand
  12. OtaKyu
    Feb 22, 2018
    0
    not being directed by Hideo Kojima
    also this metal gear made by a sh1tty game company called konami
  13. DenX
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    This game doesn't only shamelessly recycle assets from Metal Solid V but it also use them in a very uninspired setting with cheap new mecanics that feels more like an insult to the fans than a actual episode from the series.
    Konami should be trying to regain players trust but instead they just try to milk the franchise dry by putting very little effort into this insipid new installment.
  14. BumFrontMan
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    Well done Konami. You actually managed to make a game worse than Dynasty Warrors 9.
  15. Rad_Dudesman
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    Imagine a typical Steam asset flip, except it's a full-price "AAA" game. That's Metal Gear Survive.
  16. buttersweets
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    Konami really missed a huge money making opportunity here by not charging extra for the un-installation file.
  17. dominicmgm
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    Awful in every sense of the word. Firstly, zombies in a Metal Gear game? Seriously? Secondly, the always online requirement. It's a shining example of why we need to ban always online DRM, because the review copies weren't even functional before the launch day. Thirdly, it's basically like those Scratch remixes where they change stuff around made by another person, but in a full fledgedAwful in every sense of the word. Firstly, zombies in a Metal Gear game? Seriously? Secondly, the always online requirement. It's a shining example of why we need to ban always online DRM, because the review copies weren't even functional before the launch day. Thirdly, it's basically like those Scratch remixes where they change stuff around made by another person, but in a full fledged AAA console title. Finally, microtransactions. I bet the positive reviews were from current Konami employees who were forced to give it a good review otherwise they'd be forced to work in a pachinko machine factory.… Expand
  18. Pietrovitch
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    You have to pay 10$ to have an extra save file, it's like konami isn't even trying to save face after the Kojima debacle, it's admirable that they are actively trying to be the worst company in the gaming industry. You know you're doing something wrong when you make EA look like saints in comparison.
  19. valrond
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    You have to pay for character saves. Enough said. It is a mediocre F2P game but they charge you 40 euros.
  20. Egobrain
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    if I sold a pack of eggs and I wrote on this pack "milk", could I be considered fraudulent?
  21. SnakeLeon
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    Primero que nada, no esperaba mucho de este juego, por lo que mis expectativas eran bajas, y aun así el juego logró desepcionarme a pesar de que nunca esperé nada de él.
    Me arrepiento de haber pagado los 40 dólares, pues esto no es un juego, es solamente un MOD. Reutilizaron todo lo de Phantom Pain, incluso tiene el mismo mapa, solo cambiaron algunas piedras y pusieron algunos árboles.    Primero que nada, no esperaba mucho de este juego, por lo que mis expectativas eran bajas, y aun así el juego logró desepcionarme a pesar de que nunca esperé nada de él.
    Me arrepiento de haber pagado los 40 dólares, pues esto no es un juego, es solamente un MOD. Reutilizaron todo lo de Phantom Pain, incluso tiene el mismo mapa, solo cambiaron algunas piedras y pusieron algunos árboles.
    El juego es muy repetitivo, solo tienes que hacer la misma cosa una y otra vez, la historia no es interesante para nada, solo intentaron ligarla a phantom pain, pero no agrega nada interesante ni nada que no se sepa.
    No lo recomiendo para nada, es más divertido hacer las misiones secundarias aburridas de Phantom Pain que este juego. No vale el dinero que te cuesta además de que para jugarlo tienes que tener PS Plus, es un gasto más extra.

    Atte. Uno de los más grandes Fans de la Saga Metal Gear, he jugado todos los juegos de la saga y este es para mi el peor.    … Expand
  22. Renzokuken
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    I can't even express in words how much you should avoid this game. If someone offers you the choice of this game or some horrific venereal disease, take the disease. Metal Gear Survive is everything you don't want in a game. It's a terrible spin-off with microtransactions, pay2win boosters, hell they even charge you for extra f**king save files!

    They should rename this Metal Gear AVOID!
  23. AthenaSpikes
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    Derivative self plagiarizing unrespectful piece of trash put into existence by the worst company in the entire **** market.
    I can't. I can't even.
  24. thebech
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    Une honte, tout simplement. Comment peut on encore acheter un jeu Konami en ce moment?
  25. FearlessYxY
    Feb 21, 2018
    1
    You need to pay 10$ to create more characters beyond your first one. Lol paying money for more save slots. A good joke
  26. spicy
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    Metal Gear Survive has exploitative microtransactions, reuses FAR too many assets from MGSV, and is a **** stain on the series' legacy. Plus it's just lacking polish.
  27. vgmkyle
    Feb 21, 2018
    7
    If you want more MG gameplay then I suggest you check it out and ignore what these people have to say. I mean it was a little predictable that this would happen. Go look at other games... if it's not a Nintendo or Sony exclusive it's going in the red.
  28. Snake616
    Feb 21, 2018
    10
    Unless there are some big reveals later in the game, this isn't a Metal Gear game at all. That doesn't mean it's not a good game though. Just a very misleading title.

    The only real problems I have with the game so far are how slow paced it is and how aggravating the hunger and thirst mechanics are. They drain very quickly and food is very hard to come by. Unless you play for long    Unless there are some big reveals later in the game, this isn't a Metal Gear game at all. That doesn't mean it's not a good game though. Just a very misleading title.

    The only real problems I have with the game so far are how slow paced it is and how aggravating the hunger and thirst mechanics are. They drain very quickly and food is very hard to come by. Unless you play for long periods at a time though, they're not completely impossible to deal with.

    Game is a solid 7 but I'm giving it a 10 to offset the ridiculous number of trolls giving it 0's.    … Expand
  29. sklorbit
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    Very rarely is there a product of this scale that is absolutely broken starting from simply a conceptual level. Not only does this game feature a tired, boring, pandering concept, it is building from an engine meant for stealth that completely doesn't work for "zombie survival." The first question everyone wants to know is why the game is called "metal gear solid" - and unfortunately thatVery rarely is there a product of this scale that is absolutely broken starting from simply a conceptual level. Not only does this game feature a tired, boring, pandering concept, it is building from an engine meant for stealth that completely doesn't work for "zombie survival." The first question everyone wants to know is why the game is called "metal gear solid" - and unfortunately that question will never be properly answered, because what we have here is something that clearly is not metal gear in anyway just labeled that way. Second question is whether the game is worth 40 bucks... The answer to that is no. There is nothing here for fans of the metal gear gameplay, and survival zombie games have been done better countless times.

    Do not waste your time or money on this game. This game for people who just don't know any better, and is PURPOSEFULLY attempting to TRICK you into buying because of the metal gear name.

    **** KONAMI!    … Expand
  30. Akumetsu
    Feb 21, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disgrace to the Metal Gear franchise. I wanted to give it a chance being a mgs fan.
    Upon the single player the main char is a mute?¿?¿ reeves has more of a main role then the mute guy.
    Voice acting feels shallow where did the real stealth go? bad story bad voice acting bad graphics overall a bad attempt. This is purely made for people who want to torture others.

    Konami has a zombie genre game but instead they choose to make it into metal gear universe??
    Do your self a favor and don't play this game ever.    … Expand
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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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