Kept you waiting, huh? Well, this time embargoing the reviews for
Metal Gear Survive clearly backfired. One can say that the reason why the game doesn't get raving reviews is the publisher's decision to fire father of the series Hideo Kojima, but it's clear that Konami decided to create a cheap cash grab (you have to pay Konami ridiculous $10 to get extra character save slots in 2018).
It's a shame, because the whole concept of a survival game running on the Fox Engine set in the alternate
Metal Gear reality is quite fascinating. As for now,
Survive sits at 63/100 on Metacritic with eight reviews. Let's see what the critics have to say about the newest
Metal Gear product:
Konami takes a chance with Metal Gear Survive and focuses on delivering a game with the same base, but a different type of genre. A risky bet that has its innovative moments, but fails to completely entertain and has plenty of monotone moments.
A decent survival game with a rewarding, if uninspired, grind to its resource collecting and base management.
Survive is a good crafting, management and survival game that delivers a fun and addictive experience even with its obvious narrative and playable shortcomings.
Metal Gear Survive isn't a great game, but it is a fun game. Journeying into the Dust to find resources and survivors is a legitimately tense experience and your progress through the game feels satisfying. Unfortunately, hunger and thirst drop a bit too quickly, leaving you diving into menus for upkeep far too much of the time. With some tweaks and changes, Survive could be great, but as it stands, it's just good.
Metal Gear Survive is just another middling survival game, with a name-drop that doesn’t do it any favors.
This lack of confidence is the ultimate undoing of Survive’s story. For every unique idea the game presents, it almost immediately backpedals into a generic, played-out conceit.
Metal Gear Survive is a brave move for Konami and a decent survival game – it’s just not particularly fun. If you like the more abrasive side of the medium, give it a go. Everyone else should probably stay away.