Got the game when it was first released and I still play it 4 years later. I think it’s really fun. I wish there was more people playing online cause I enjoy the multiplayer missions. The game didn’t deserve all the hate it got. I don’t think people ever gave it a chance.
I felt the same. Was it defiling a much beloved game series? Yes very much so. Was it actually gutter trash like everybody said it was? No, personally I don’t think so. It’s nothing exceptional but most people that call it bad probably haven’t even played it and are understandably just mad that this is the direction the series ended on.
I think if it didn't have metal gear it probably wouldn't have fared so bad. I played over lockdown and had fun. Coop is where it's the most fun It's a grind type game but I enjoy it, for great value out of it for $12.
Bought this back in release. Quickly realized the reviewers didn't even make it past the first few hours of the game. Glad I saw past their bullshit and continue to hop on this game every now and then.
And i realize that guys like you dint even get to do the research of the deeper criticism that this atrocious game recieved in the first place to understand or you guys refuse to understand the hatred it got and having the **lls to call people that criticize it as "bs" so let me give you a little bit of an educational knowledge for you to have a brain to think before you start talking nonsense. Now in short First of all, this game was released not long after KONAMI (culprit developers) kick out hideo Kojima RED FLAG. Second, This was the first game developed under the leadership of the new CEO without Hideo Kojima's idea presented in the game and they wouldn't even aloud him to participate in 2015's game of the year awards because of this scandal related to KONAMI did you forgot about that as well you clown? THIRD, konami is one of the worst gaming companies in the industry for allowing their shaddy policies to allow abusive practices on their employees if they ever dare to criticize their business desicion not to mention they had multiple cameras inside their headquarters not to secure the safetyness of their employees but to MONITER them to make sure they dont do anything out of the companie's interest. Fourth, Turning their beloved franshises like Silent hill, contra, Castlevenia into their own disappointment of a bunch of spinnoff and Pachinko machines because of GREED easy money And last but not least This game had the audacity to charge mor%ns like you 10 dollars if you ever wanted to get a second save slot to play with another creative character and forcing you to be ALWAYS ONLINE even if you wanted to play it on solo. And why on God's green earth did this game had to be a survival game with zombies!? SO YEAH people aren't playing it anymore because it sucked, and i'm glad barely a small minority of people in the world aren't playing this atrocious "Cash grab" because in comparison to the OUTSTANDING Phantom Pain, only less than 250,000 copies we're sold from MTSurvive while Phantom Pain reach over the 5 millions sold worldwide and in the Eyes of KONAMI they even said that Metal Gear: Survive was considered as a DISAPPOINTMENT, it was a BOMB in Konami's finances. So the next time you have the nerve to tells us that have a common sense to make a proper desicion on not investing money on a product that DOESN'T deserve the money invest it in that were talking "bs" for having reasonable critics regarding on a game like this is disingenuous and disgusting to say the least. I would suggest you to next time shutT ** up and think before you start spitting nonsense like this so DO your homework and research on a topic before you go in on a disastrous take like this. 🖕😏
You don't need to complete the hard difficulty missions to progress in the story. It can help iirc, but what matters most is listening to the yellow tapes and doing the yellow side ops. Building up MB also helps.
I was baffled when I saw this hadn’t even gotten past 5K views. You convinced me to try a game I never thought I’d even glance at, you hit three youtubers without resorting to petty insults or even raising your voice, and the whole video showed tight editing and pacing. Excellent stuff!
@@maskedspirit3942 Oh, I’m dumb. I thought the game was pretty decent. Clearly made by some talented people doing the best they could with a corporate mandated concept and a shoestring budget. Though the cash shop is way worse than this video makes it out to be. Still, if you can grab it on sale for a couple of bucks I think you’ll have a good enough time.
I picked this up for 10 bucks as I’m running through the series again leading up to Delta and had never played this one. And it’s probably the last piece of new content from the franchise we’ll ever see. It’s enjoyable for what it is and the mechanics are fun if you’re craving more of V’s feel. I def think this was mostly a victim of what went down between Kojima and Konami. I didn’t have a bad time with this one, 6 years beyond the pitchfork mob and going in not tainted by internet vitriol or any expectations whatsoever for it. It’s not up there with the greats but it’s not the irredeemable piece of shit the internet made it out to be. And I think this was the only way for Konami to go with the IP. Too soon for remakes and a new MG game proper would have gone down so much worse. A zombie spinoff of a game people already loved makes sense.
Even before it was announced I remember thinking the Fox Engine would be great in a zombie/survival setting. Then they made this game. It's nothing revolutionary, but it's still a ton of fun. Great video.
This video saved my marriage...but also killed my dog. I will say after watching the entire video, this is not the game I thought it was. I'm actually pretty intrigued and might give it a shot.
Im one of those few players online in MG-Survive. This game is so slept on! Those reviewers that gave this game bad reviews did not get pass the first few objectives within the game. Yes the weapons at first seem dull and nearly impossible to complete missions at first, but as you progress the survival aspect just depletes later on the more different weapons and gear you find. So happy that there's actually somebody out there telling the truth on how fun this game really is.
It’s funny how half of the reviewers go “the combat is just placing fences and poking the zombies with sticks” because they didn’t even get past the first hour.
I can imagine Konami telling Masahiro Ito “those nerds don’t understand symbolism they just want cool scary monsters, who cares if pyramid head is a deconstruction of James negative masculine traits he’s scary and people love him” Ito: “I suppose you’re right…” Then the topic blows up because of UA-cam silent hill video essays and he has to live with the shame, oooof.
You're the only channel that made me use the "watch later" function of youtube. Video is great, script is great, informative. There was so much done to make sure this game was not being noticed but if you go past the first three hours of the game you can find some good game in MG:Survive IF you like a slow paced crafting/survival game done in the magnificent Fox Engine. I'm subbed.
Quite honestly thank you for this, as a long time fan of MGS for what it is, you've brought a new perspective upon me towards survive, I'll definitely be diving in
Ty, finally a fucking honest review on the game taking into account of EVERYTHING. I've had heated debates about this over the years with fellow MGS fans, and it's just so refreshing to hear from someone who actually looked beyond the pure unadulterated hate. I seriously wish people would give this game another try, there is a community here, and we welcome everyone willing to give it a fair shot! I do love Kojima for the work he did do & has done. But I won't put him on a pedestal that he, and only he created these games & franchise. He may have spawned it(sorta) but the franchise grew beyond his own boundaries. Ty for also calling out these specific "reviewers" and their extremely hyperbolic reviews, because I watched them myself and couldn't help but damn near lose it back then lol Because it was so obvious they didn't bother with the game at all, or try to understand it. Just flat out lying because of the mob mentality wanting to "Stand up for Kojima" when he did not deserve to be stood up for imho, because Both Kojima and Konami were in the wrong and imo Kojima more so for wasting Time & Money on meaningless bs just to "Show off." Then proceeded to go behind Konami's back to make P.T. when he should of been working on MGSV. If there's anyone to blame for MGSV being incomplete, it's entirely Kojima's fault.
I agree 100% with everything you said. I went through everything you described. I would see all the hate reviews and get so annoyed. The game was never given a fair chance. It’s nice too see someone else that doesn’t immediately put kojima on a pedestal. I like him, but I can why konami wanted to cut ties with him. Always over budget and late to release. I love MGS as I’m sure you do. It’s frustrating because I would love a new MGS, not a remake. Unfortunately I don’t know if they will ever happen because most MGS fans won’t give it s chance. Honestly having different people work on it could bring some new ideas. I mean I like Kojima, but I’m an MGS fan, not a Kojima fan. I really enjoyed reading your comment because you said what I’ve been saying and thinking for so long. It’s nice seeing I’m not the only MGS fan that not a hardcore kojima fanboy too. I still play survive online. If you ever wanna play hit me up.
@@illegalonsunday6838 All these Kojima dick-riders (not you guys) really went on my nerves everytime they said 'this franchise will never come back without him' or 'this game (probably all spin-offs) is bad because he's not directing it.' Like, geez, those people needs to understand that Kojima even wanted to gave his staffs a chance to create a MG game without his involvement. This game unfortunately was overshadowed by those controversies (even that also applies to Phantom Pain) Now he's in a better place, create a game he wanted, and they should let go of everything behind. I remember how he thanked Konami for letting him to create MG series. And remember that Konami is not the only company who treated their staffs badly, it's something uncommon (?) in Japan, I am afraid.
survive was awesome. mgsv getting its own undead nightmare was something i didnt know i needed until i got my hands on it. when i saw the CURE menu, a feature from a game from years ago that easily could have been reworked into something else, i knew this game was gonna be a good experience
I don’t even like MG Survive that much but I really enjoy your take on it. It’s refreshing to see something that isn’t just “Me no like Konami so me think game instantly bad.” It’s nice seeing credit given to the people who put their passion behind this project.
Goddam what a great review of a game! I’m not into Lost Ark stuff at all so I don’t see much reason for me to subscribe but this review was so good i wish you were a review channel, or at least that you made a video like this once in a while. Maybe in a similar vein, unknown, underrated or unnecessarily hated game review without bias or uninvolved with the context for its “hate” or lack of attention. Or just any game that picks your interest or that you feel passionately about, you do such a good job at critiquing it that i wish i could see more of it!
I remember when this game came out. I really wasn't an MGS fan back then. I just remember how much hate Konami was getting at the time. I've since played through most of the games in the series. MGS:V has become one of my favorite games even though it's not fully baked. I was reminded about MGS:S recently and stumbled upon this video. I just want to thank you for giving an honest opinion on the game. I'm definitely going to check this game out.
Thanks man. This is an excellent video. It was impressive how you took some of those giant reviewers to task on their less than thorough reviews. The real injustice is that you have less than 20k subs. I'll bet it's at least double this time next year if stay passionate about it.
I'm going to be completely honest, I do agree with basically everything you said and I loved the video, however, the main problem with metal gear survive (from a marketing point of view) is the metal gear... Fans of the series will flock to such a game with high expectations or not go at all, now I always get in a game without any expectations, and I do enjoy survive a lot, but I do kinda understand why some people are afraid to actually try it
recently got this for 5.99 from a psn sale aaaaaaand holy hell is this game incredibly fun. the gameplay loop alone is actually relaxing for me and the story is interesting enough to keep me goin through it every night. sucks that alot of people slept on this game, myself included
I'm a huge sucker for Zombie games and big Metal Gear fan so I was actually hype back when this game was announced. After playing it and really enjoying it, I was surprised to see the sheer amount of hate that was dumped on the game despite it being really fun. Not perfect by any means, but nowhere remotely close to being a bad game. Nice to hear someone else articulate that in a smart and passionate way! Great video 👍
I never really thought much of this game, to be completely honest with myself. It's on sale right now on Steam, very very cheap, and watching this video made me want to give it a chance! Thanks for a genuinely great thought-provoking video, dude!
Subbed. Love that you have your own take and deliver a measured reasoned view without the extreme antics that seem to get views up. If I wanted to watch cartoons I'd watch cartoons! Great video
I'm genuinely happy you brought to light what the game is all about, even though I felt conflicted at first. Reviewers need to be checked, for sure. But still, at the end of the day, it just doesn't feel like authentic metal gear. That's my problem with it. Releasing after MGSV did not do this game any favors. Dunkey did say that even if this game was good, fans would hate it. He wasn't wrong about that. To me, this game has the engine of MGSV, but none of the characters and none of the story. It'll always be viewed as a failure.
thank you for taking the time to show the game's many wonderful points. i just started playing it and have been enjoying it, too. your video was really superb -- clear and wonderfully demonstrated. Thank you.
I had similar thoughts about the game and the 'controversy' surrounding it. It makes me happy to finally see a level headed review of the game. Thanks for this!
great review of the game! I recently rebought it on steam after originally playing on PS4. one thing I will comment on that you addressed about the SV coins (and there's a possibility I could be wrong here)... I don't think SV coins were given out as login bonuses in the beginning. I played Survive quite a bit on PS4 at launch and I don't recall getting coins. but I recently got them while replaying on PC. so I wonder if handing out SV coins was further into post launch. either way, I agree that while the game isn't perfect, it was a great use of the assets and has fun moments of gameplay!
The thing that insta killed this game was putting the METAL GEAR name on it. while it's no MG and not a fantastic game overall it's actually better than alot of people think.
*An internet connection is required to play the game. This, this is the reason for my disdain of the game. Nothing angers me more than a game having drm(Just makes me sail the blue sea more) or being always online(a game dying cause they turn off the lights at the server room (or my connection act up), just makes me want to get it knowing itll be a digital boxart)
Awesome look back at Kojima worshippers. Yeah zombies is what crosses the line when the puppet soldiers get a pass because the name they have. I almost forgot I was playing an mgs game during all that with the parasite.
Survive might be more bearable if the needs system wasn't draining the player character so fast, that alone gave even more bad impressions, aside from the 'Kojima vs. Konami' fiasco when Survive came out.
True ! Look where this world is going to, times of confusion changing to times of stupedia. Love to Kojima, since 2001, he knew times will change, never ending wars.. war economy etc.
I think the problem when it comes to the fence poking strategy of the game is that much like tranq headshots and fultons, its the easiest tactic to deal with the normal wanderers. Which are the ones you fight the most. Yes, they don't work on the special infected. But you don't have to worry about them too much.
Tbh if they were going to drop the price anyway Konami could have bought themselves alot of good will pricing this as $30 dlc/$40 standalone . But also tbh this wasn't any more of an "asset flip" than $60 full price releases like majoras mask, or fallout new vegas, or resident evil 3 (1999), or resident evil 3 (2020). And it was half the "cash grab" that metal gear solid integral or metal gear soild 2 substance or metal gear solid 3 subsistence or metal gear solid v ground zeroes was
I noticed a lot of the big gaming youtubers actually suck at games and are only popular because of charisma. This is not a game for people with low attention spans.
It wasn't a bad game I picked it up pretty cheap and I some what enjoyed, my biggest problem I felt like the was a huge difficulty spike that came out of nowhere and I could never get passed so I stopped playing it
I got the game at launch and while i was interested by the wormhole stuff at the beginning i lost interest in the story soon after and dropped the game until recently. I've now finished the game and still don't think it's very good, first off it was marketed as a co-op game and that's even what we played in the beta but in the full release the co-op is confined to the base defense salvage missions only. The reason people hated zombies is because that's all that there is, the Fox engine worked so well partly because of how Soldiers reacted to you but you can't do much with mindless zombies. Survival would've been fine if you weren't constantly having to top up your hunger and thirst meters, the dust while eerie at first also became quite annoying since contrary to this video you can't replenish your O2 tank by entering a fresh air zone and instead have to spend your in-game currency to add more oxygen to the tank, it also baffles me that crawling and crouch walking uses stamina. As for bosses there basically aren't any until you hit endgame when 2 bosses called Bigmouth and Frostbite can randomly appear which are actually fairly cool but have an insane amount of health compared to anything else you've fought, but during the story you only fight a powered up version of a regular enemy type and the Lord of Dust which while a major plot point and really cool looking especially when you run into in the dust doesnt even have a fight and you just fight hordes of zombies like most of the other missions. A thing I did like was base building and finding new recipes to add more things to my base but i wish so many of the recipes weren't locked to salvage missions and that my staff would harvest things on their own, I also don't like how they can't defend base camp with me and it's either I do it alone or they do it. The co-op mode is fairly decent especially when you get some solid teamwork going and have your subclasses set up nicely, it can be genuinely fun and it's too bad you can't have at least one buddy with you throughout the story.
I honestly enjoyed mg survive only reason I actually quit was because almost every time I played I'd loose all my progress due to sync errors I feel like this game could've been even better if Kojima at least worked on this game (other than literally creating the engine and series)
I'm 10 minutes in and I've decided I'll come back to watch this after I've played it. I realized I've never even given the game a chance and have been smelling Kojima farts for a bit too long.
Probably won't play this game as I tend to hate open world survival games with crafting as a genre. But I must commend you for how concisely you criticized other reviewers.
I'll always remember the flak I got from my friends for playing this game all the way to the end. I kept trying to tell them to check it out and they never did. Oh well. Still a great game.
I remember watching the reviews for this game and not believing them. I thought they were just exaggerating how awful it was. I was expecting MGSV with zombies, but instead got a cash grab with less than half the equipment and weapons. I still want my money back.
i really like your video dude. keep up the good work man. i have so much to say about this game, can't make it in one comment. i really like that you didn't go on the ruise cruise, cause dite always reminded me a little bit of death stranding.
It's currently at 7 bucks in the psn, I'm thinking of buying it or maybe metro exodus, but you definitely made it's chances go up a lot, very good video, actual honesty
I actually got this game day one and liked it enough to buy it a second time on a different platform. I did hate all the fake negative reviews from people that really did not even play it. Its a decent game and worth a chance.
MGSV's pretty unfinished state made me wish for more fox engine games, i was thinking of getting this one but everyone seemed to hate it but this video made me be sure that i actually wanna give it a chance
I remember arkham origins getting hate back then, played it myself ,its hell of a lot better that arkham knight for sure I dont think ill ever play this game but thanks for shareing your exp
Thanks for the calm review. I picked it up earlier today and back stabbed every zombie during the first memory panel mission. I'm looking forward to more stealth after just getting done with mgsv.
thank you for doing this game justice, it is a good game and while I can understand the hate (I once had this similar hate towards metroid federation force, another hated good game by the way) criticizing it based on basically lies it's no good for anybody, for anyone that is barely interested in this game give it a try, you'll not regret it
yknow...after all these years ignoring and even hating this game for what my expectations where, looking for a metal gear 6 or whatnot.... you've convinced me to give this game a shot. I love metal gear solid 5, and it makes me sad that I've never encountered any other game that has that same sandbox feel, base building, equipment development and stuff... ...thank you for this review
Not that my two cents matter much at all and a year after this video. 😅 but I really like the game. I love the concept the design and the story, it certainly could have done a better job at teaching players(the chapter select for example) and the codex calls in my opinion. But me personally I have to be in a mood for it. But when I am I play the hell out of it.
I agree 100% with the reviewers swaying opinions with dishonest content! Godzilla gott wrecked by the critics to the point of it now being a meme. Angry Joe: there's not even a block button! Press L1 + R1 to roar and absorb all damage...
Those hardcore Metal Gear fans who unironically use Metal Gear Solid 2's misinformation scene as their sole reason to ruin Metal Gear Survive with misinformation should look at themselves in the mirror. They became what they were destined to destroy. Sucks for them.
I ignored all the hate over the game. I love the metal gear franchise and will at least try any game that has metal gear in the title. Thank you for making an honest review of the game.
Always annoyed me, how this game got unfairly bandwagoned by mad Kojima fanboys and garbage youtubers looking to get easy clicks by shitting on the game
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Got the game when it was first released and I still play it 4 years later. I think it’s really fun. I wish there was more people playing online cause I enjoy the multiplayer missions. The game didn’t deserve all the hate it got. I don’t think people ever gave it a chance.
I felt the same. Was it defiling a much beloved game series? Yes very much so. Was it actually gutter trash like everybody said it was? No, personally I don’t think so. It’s nothing exceptional but most people that call it bad probably haven’t even played it and are understandably just mad that this is the direction the series ended on.
Maybe i will buy it and guve it a chance for some coop play
I think if it didn't have metal gear it probably wouldn't have fared so bad.
I played over lockdown and had fun. Coop is where it's the most fun
It's a grind type game but I enjoy it, for great value out of it for $12.
What system? I have it on PlayStation and am about to start replaying it.
@@bentrieschmann Playstation 4
Bought this back in release. Quickly realized the reviewers didn't even make it past the first few hours of the game. Glad I saw past their bullshit and continue to hop on this game every now and then.
Same here
And i realize that guys like you dint even get to do the research of the deeper criticism that this atrocious game recieved in the first place to understand or you guys refuse to understand the hatred it got and having the **lls to call people that criticize it as "bs" so let me give you a little bit of an educational knowledge for you to have a brain to think before you start talking nonsense. Now in short First of all, this game was released not long after KONAMI (culprit developers) kick out hideo Kojima RED FLAG. Second, This was the first game developed under the leadership of the new CEO without Hideo Kojima's idea presented in the game and they wouldn't even aloud him to participate in 2015's game of the year awards because of this scandal related to KONAMI did you forgot about that as well you clown? THIRD, konami is one of the worst gaming companies in the industry for allowing their shaddy policies to allow abusive practices on their employees if they ever dare to criticize their business desicion not to mention they had multiple cameras inside their headquarters not to secure the safetyness of their employees but to MONITER them to make sure they dont do anything out of the companie's interest. Fourth, Turning their beloved franshises like Silent hill, contra, Castlevenia into their own disappointment of a bunch of spinnoff and Pachinko machines because of GREED easy money And last but not least This game had the audacity to charge mor%ns like you 10 dollars if you ever wanted to get a second save slot to play with another creative character and forcing you to be ALWAYS ONLINE even if you wanted to play it on solo. And why on God's green earth did this game had to be a survival game with zombies!? SO YEAH people aren't playing it anymore because it sucked, and i'm glad barely a small minority of people in the world aren't playing this atrocious "Cash grab" because in comparison to the OUTSTANDING Phantom Pain, only less than 250,000 copies we're sold from MTSurvive while Phantom Pain reach over the 5 millions sold worldwide and in the Eyes of KONAMI they even said that Metal Gear: Survive was considered as a DISAPPOINTMENT, it was a BOMB in Konami's finances. So the next time you have the nerve to tells us that have a common sense to make a proper desicion on not investing money on a product that DOESN'T deserve the money invest it in that were talking "bs" for having reasonable critics regarding on a game like this is disingenuous and disgusting to say the least. I would suggest you to next time shutT ** up and think before you start spitting nonsense like this so DO your homework and research on a topic before you go in on a disastrous take like this. 🖕😏
You don't need to complete the hard difficulty missions to progress in the story. It can help iirc, but what matters most is listening to the yellow tapes and doing the yellow side ops. Building up MB also helps.
Damn, there is way more to this game than I thought there'd be. Thanks Alicks for the shout out, this guy is worth watching
I was baffled when I saw this hadn’t even gotten past 5K views. You convinced me to try a game I never thought I’d even glance at, you hit three youtubers without resorting to petty insults or even raising your voice, and the whole video showed tight editing and pacing. Excellent stuff!
How did you find the game?
@@voidabstraction Steam.
@@magnificmango336 I think he was asking, "how was the game? Was it fun?"😭😭
@@maskedspirit3942 Oh, I’m dumb. I thought the game was pretty decent. Clearly made by some talented people doing the best they could with a corporate mandated concept and a shoestring budget. Though the cash shop is way worse than this video makes it out to be. Still, if you can grab it on sale for a couple of bucks I think you’ll have a good enough time.
I picked this up for 10 bucks as I’m running through the series again leading up to Delta and had never played this one. And it’s probably the last piece of new content from the franchise we’ll ever see. It’s enjoyable for what it is and the mechanics are fun if you’re craving more of V’s feel. I def think this was mostly a victim of what went down between Kojima and Konami. I didn’t have a bad time with this one, 6 years beyond the pitchfork mob and going in not tainted by internet vitriol or any expectations whatsoever for it. It’s not up there with the greats but it’s not the irredeemable piece of shit the internet made it out to be. And I think this was the only way for Konami to go with the IP. Too soon for remakes and a new MG game proper would have gone down so much worse. A zombie spinoff of a game people already loved makes sense.
incredible video... good, even.
Great, probably
The best maybe
outstanding you may say
Solid, if you will.
Phenomenal, potentially.
Even before it was announced I remember thinking the Fox Engine would be great in a zombie/survival setting. Then they made this game. It's nothing revolutionary, but it's still a ton of fun. Great video.
This video saved my marriage...but also killed my dog. I will say after watching the entire video, this is not the game I thought it was. I'm actually pretty intrigued and might give it a shot.
Im one of those few players online in MG-Survive. This game is so slept on! Those reviewers that gave this game bad reviews did not get pass the first few objectives within the game. Yes the weapons at first seem dull and nearly impossible to complete missions at first, but as you progress the survival aspect just depletes later on the more different weapons and gear you find. So happy that there's actually somebody out there telling the truth on how fun this game really is.
Do you play it everyday? I played it a few timea 4 years ago when it released and it was pretty boring for me
I’m also one of the few online players in survive
It’s funny how half of the reviewers go “the combat is just placing fences and poking the zombies with sticks” because they didn’t even get past the first hour.
I buy it I play it some times in a year
@@matthewjones39 Exactly! Any review that says that, you know they only played the beginning of the game.
I can imagine Konami telling Masahiro Ito “those nerds don’t understand symbolism they just want cool scary monsters, who cares if pyramid head is a deconstruction of James negative masculine traits he’s scary and people love him”
Ito: “I suppose you’re right…”
Then the topic blows up because of UA-cam silent hill video essays and he has to live with the shame, oooof.
You're the only channel that made me use the "watch later" function of youtube. Video is great, script is great, informative. There was so much done to make sure this game was not being noticed but if you go past the first three hours of the game you can find some good game in MG:Survive IF you like a slow paced crafting/survival game done in the magnificent Fox Engine. I'm subbed.
Quite honestly thank you for this, as a long time fan of MGS for what it is, you've brought a new perspective upon me towards survive, I'll definitely be diving in
Ty, finally a fucking honest review on the game taking into account of EVERYTHING. I've had heated debates about this over the years with fellow MGS fans, and it's just so refreshing to hear from someone who actually looked beyond the pure unadulterated hate. I seriously wish people would give this game another try, there is a community here, and we welcome everyone willing to give it a fair shot! I do love Kojima for the work he did do & has done. But I won't put him on a pedestal that he, and only he created these games & franchise. He may have spawned it(sorta) but the franchise grew beyond his own boundaries. Ty for also calling out these specific "reviewers" and their extremely hyperbolic reviews, because I watched them myself and couldn't help but damn near lose it back then lol Because it was so obvious they didn't bother with the game at all, or try to understand it. Just flat out lying because of the mob mentality wanting to "Stand up for Kojima" when he did not deserve to be stood up for imho, because Both Kojima and Konami were in the wrong and imo Kojima more so for wasting Time & Money on meaningless bs just to "Show off." Then proceeded to go behind Konami's back to make P.T. when he should of been working on MGSV. If there's anyone to blame for MGSV being incomplete, it's entirely Kojima's fault.
I agree 100% with everything you said. I went through everything you described. I would see all the hate reviews and get so annoyed. The game was never given a fair chance. It’s nice too see someone else that doesn’t immediately put kojima on a pedestal. I like him, but I can why konami wanted to cut ties with him. Always over budget and late to release. I love MGS as I’m sure you do. It’s frustrating because I would love a new MGS, not a remake. Unfortunately I don’t know if they will ever happen because most MGS fans won’t give it s chance. Honestly having different people work on it could bring some new ideas. I mean I like Kojima, but I’m an MGS fan, not a Kojima fan. I really enjoyed reading your comment because you said what I’ve been saying and thinking for so long. It’s nice seeing I’m not the only MGS fan that not a hardcore kojima fanboy too. I still play survive online. If you ever wanna play hit me up.
@@illegalonsunday6838 All these Kojima dick-riders (not you guys) really went on my nerves everytime they said 'this franchise will never come back without him' or 'this game (probably all spin-offs) is bad because he's not directing it.'
Like, geez, those people needs to understand that Kojima even wanted to gave his staffs a chance to create a MG game without his involvement. This game unfortunately was overshadowed by those controversies (even that also applies to Phantom Pain)
Now he's in a better place, create a game he wanted, and they should let go of everything behind. I remember how he thanked Konami for letting him to create MG series.
And remember that Konami is not the only company who treated their staffs badly, it's something uncommon (?) in Japan, I am afraid.
I thought I was alone in the dust… This game has been my obsession for 3 days. I’m not ashamed anymore.
You’re not alone in the dust lol. I still play all the time.
Man this makes me wanna get a copy of the game, a shame its barely getting any love now in retrospect.
then get it.. i picked it up yesterday for 5 euro myself..its cheap and fun
Plenty of online groups who hop on together for some coop fun times.
Metal gear Survive is good game
survive was awesome. mgsv getting its own undead nightmare was something i didnt know i needed until i got my hands on it.
when i saw the CURE menu, a feature from a game from years ago that easily could have been reworked into something else, i knew this game was gonna be a good experience
I got Survive cheaply and heard it was really bad but when I played it I was pleasantly surprised. Wish it wasn't so dead though
I don’t even like MG Survive that much but I really enjoy your take on it. It’s refreshing to see something that isn’t just “Me no like Konami so me think game instantly bad.” It’s nice seeing credit given to the people who put their passion behind this project.
Goddam what a great review of a game! I’m not into Lost Ark stuff at all so I don’t see much reason for me to subscribe but this review was so good i wish you were a review channel, or at least that you made a video like this once in a while. Maybe in a similar vein, unknown, underrated or unnecessarily hated game review without bias or uninvolved with the context for its “hate” or lack of attention. Or just any game that picks your interest or that you feel passionately about, you do such a good job at critiquing it that i wish i could see more of it!
I remember when this game came out. I really wasn't an MGS fan back then. I just remember how much hate Konami was getting at the time. I've since played through most of the games in the series. MGS:V has become one of my favorite games even though it's not fully baked. I was reminded about MGS:S recently and stumbled upon this video. I just want to thank you for giving an honest opinion on the game. I'm definitely going to check this game out.
Thanks man. This is an excellent video. It was impressive how you took some of those giant reviewers to task on their less than thorough reviews. The real injustice is that you have less than 20k subs. I'll bet it's at least double this time next year if stay passionate about it.
19:16 Nope
23:19 seriously one of the frustrating parts of being a gamer, and just being on the internet.
I knew one day I would play this game.
I’ve played them all
Ghost babel
Acid
But this…..
I think it’s time
Loved this game and its atmosphere.
Im thinkin bout buying it since it was removed frome gamepass
@@ajkismaster7565 not many people play it anymore. But its a solid single player.
I love it too. I still play. There is still a few people that play the co-op. I found a few groups that play pretty regularly.
I'm going to be completely honest, I do agree with basically everything you said and I loved the video, however, the main problem with metal gear survive (from a marketing point of view) is the metal gear... Fans of the series will flock to such a game with high expectations or not go at all, now I always get in a game without any expectations, and I do enjoy survive a lot, but I do kinda understand why some people are afraid to actually try it
recently got this for 5.99 from a psn sale aaaaaaand holy hell is this game incredibly fun. the gameplay loop alone is actually relaxing for me and the story is interesting enough to keep me goin through it every night. sucks that alot of people slept on this game, myself included
same.. but idk if people really slept on this game.. they were and are simply hating on it.. without ever having played it
I wish new game + was available. Stronger enemies, more gear/items and such. Kinda like Dark Souls but with guns.
I'm a huge sucker for Zombie games and big Metal Gear fan so I was actually hype back when this game was announced. After playing it and really enjoying it, I was surprised to see the sheer amount of hate that was dumped on the game despite it being really fun. Not perfect by any means, but nowhere remotely close to being a bad game. Nice to hear someone else articulate that in a smart and passionate way! Great video 👍
man watching this video makes me wish I actually formed my own opinions about this game rather than repeating the shit I heard about the game
disproportionately high production quality dude 💪
I never really thought much of this game, to be completely honest with myself. It's on sale right now on Steam, very very cheap, and watching this video made me want to give it a chance! Thanks for a genuinely great thought-provoking video, dude!
love such videos while brainlessly grinding lost ark dungeons
Subbed. Love that you have your own take and deliver a measured reasoned view without the extreme antics that seem to get views up. If I wanted to watch cartoons I'd watch cartoons!
Great video
I'm genuinely happy you brought to light what the game is all about, even though I felt conflicted at first. Reviewers need to be checked, for sure. But still, at the end of the day, it just doesn't feel like authentic metal gear. That's my problem with it. Releasing after MGSV did not do this game any favors. Dunkey did say that even if this game was good, fans would hate it. He wasn't wrong about that.
To me, this game has the engine of MGSV, but none of the characters and none of the story. It'll always be viewed as a failure.
thank you for taking the time to show the game's many wonderful points. i just started playing it and have been enjoying it, too. your video was really superb -- clear and wonderfully demonstrated. Thank you.
Ok, you've convinced me to give it a try.
You are one of the only content creators that appears to have an informed and honest human opinion.
I had similar thoughts about the game and the 'controversy' surrounding it. It makes me happy to finally see a level headed review of the game. Thanks for this!
Just got this game cuz 1 of my friends showed me it. I don't play a lot of metal gear but this game looks pretty solid
Metal gear survive was soooo good. Legit loved it.
great review of the game! I recently rebought it on steam after originally playing on PS4. one thing I will comment on that you addressed about the SV coins (and there's a possibility I could be wrong here)... I don't think SV coins were given out as login bonuses in the beginning. I played Survive quite a bit on PS4 at launch and I don't recall getting coins. but I recently got them while replaying on PC. so I wonder if handing out SV coins was further into post launch. either way, I agree that while the game isn't perfect, it was a great use of the assets and has fun moments of gameplay!
The thing that insta killed this game was putting the METAL GEAR name on it. while it's no MG and not a fantastic game overall it's actually better than alot of people think.
Ehh what about metal gear rising? That was also not a true "MG" title but still great nonetheless
*An internet connection is required to play the game.
This, this is the reason for my disdain of the game. Nothing angers me more than a game having drm(Just makes me sail the blue sea more) or being always online(a game dying cause they turn off the lights at the server room (or my connection act up), just makes me want to get it knowing itll be a digital boxart)
Awesome look back at Kojima worshippers. Yeah zombies is what crosses the line when the puppet soldiers get a pass because the name they have. I almost forgot I was playing an mgs game during all that with the parasite.
This is the most honest video on UA-cam and I love it. Everything you said is exactly what I feel. 100%
Survive might be more bearable if the needs system wasn't draining the player character so fast, that alone gave even more bad impressions, aside from the 'Kojima vs. Konami' fiasco when Survive came out.
I think that if they didn’t put metal gear in the title it probably would’ve turned out better as it’s own little game series
Most likely
Don't think it would've helped. People still would've hated on it due to it being the first big Konami game released after the Kojima left
@@nyesExpress yeah but it wouldn’t have been as hated. Since it has the metal gear name on it it received more hate
I don't even like Metal Gear Survive but after watching this video, that makes me wanna get one.
True ! Look where this world is going to, times of confusion changing to times of stupedia. Love to Kojima, since 2001, he knew times will change, never ending wars.. war economy etc.
I think the problem when it comes to the fence poking strategy of the game is that much like tranq headshots and fultons, its the easiest tactic to deal with the normal wanderers. Which are the ones you fight the most. Yes, they don't work on the special infected. But you don't have to worry about them too much.
24:33 that little accelerated running cycle reminded me of Godhand, nice video.
Awesome video once again LOWE! every time you post I instantly click!
i got a question, in MGS5 you can get also daily rewards, one of them are pv coins, those coins you can use them between MGS5 to MGSurvive?
No you can't
@@nyesExpress oh, thank you :(
Tbh if they were going to drop the price anyway Konami could have bought themselves alot of good will pricing this as $30 dlc/$40 standalone . But also tbh this wasn't any more of an "asset flip" than $60 full price releases like majoras mask, or fallout new vegas, or resident evil 3 (1999), or resident evil 3 (2020). And it was half the "cash grab" that metal gear solid integral or metal gear soild 2 substance or metal gear solid 3 subsistence or metal gear solid v ground zeroes was
I noticed a lot of the big gaming youtubers actually suck at games and are only popular because of charisma. This is not a game for people with low attention spans.
Anyone that want to play this. Big Tip: You can do some of the Online Coop solo and must of the easy with really not that bad with a bit stuff from SP
It wasn't a bad game I picked it up pretty cheap and I some what enjoyed, my biggest problem I felt like the was a huge difficulty spike that came out of nowhere and I could never get passed so I stopped playing it
Seems pretty cool but how is the customization?
you can find apparel inside supply chests that are scattered around the map
I got the game at launch and while i was interested by the wormhole stuff at the beginning i lost interest in the story soon after and dropped the game until recently.
I've now finished the game and still don't think it's very good, first off it was marketed as a co-op game and that's even what we played in the beta but in the full release the co-op is confined to the base defense salvage missions only.
The reason people hated zombies is because that's all that there is, the Fox engine worked so well partly because of how Soldiers reacted to you but you can't do much with mindless zombies.
Survival would've been fine if you weren't constantly having to top up your hunger and thirst meters, the dust while eerie at first also became quite annoying since contrary to this video you can't replenish your O2 tank by entering a fresh air zone and instead have to spend your in-game currency to add more oxygen to the tank, it also baffles me that crawling and crouch walking uses stamina.
As for bosses there basically aren't any until you hit endgame when 2 bosses called Bigmouth and Frostbite can randomly appear which are actually fairly cool but have an insane amount of health compared to anything else you've fought, but during the story you only fight a powered up version of a regular enemy type and the Lord of Dust which while a major plot point and really cool looking especially when you run into in the dust doesnt even have a fight and you just fight hordes of zombies like most of the other missions.
A thing I did like was base building and finding new recipes to add more things to my base but i wish so many of the recipes weren't locked to salvage missions and that my staff would harvest things on their own, I also don't like how they can't defend base camp with me and it's either I do it alone or they do it.
The co-op mode is fairly decent especially when you get some solid teamwork going and have your subclasses set up nicely, it can be genuinely fun and it's too bad you can't have at least one buddy with you throughout the story.
I honestly enjoyed mg survive only reason I actually quit was because almost every time I played I'd loose all my progress due to sync errors I feel like this game could've been even better if Kojima at least worked on this game (other than literally creating the engine and series)
I'm 10 minutes in and I've decided I'll come back to watch this after I've played it. I realized I've never even given the game a chance and have been smelling Kojima farts for a bit too long.
but he actually intended for survive to release
@@AmelpsXett damn fr?
Probably won't play this game as I tend to hate open world survival games with crafting as a genre. But I must commend you for how concisely you criticized other reviewers.
I'll always remember the flak I got from my friends for playing this game all the way to the end. I kept trying to tell them to check it out and they never did. Oh well. Still a great game.
It's quite sad that most people seem so close minded
Wow, you earned my sub. The way you hit those influencers was a masterpiece, elegant too. Damn dude, just wow.
If we look above and sea water wouldnt it mean splatoon is canon in the Metal gear survive lore
I remember watching the reviews for this game and not believing them. I thought they were just exaggerating how awful it was. I was expecting MGSV with zombies, but instead got a cash grab with less than half the equipment and weapons. I still want my money back.
There’s literally more variety in weapons and customization than TPP?
pretty crazy you can lie about playing a game and become a literal millionaire
i really like your video dude. keep up the good work man. i have so much to say about this game, can't make it in one comment. i really like that you didn't go on the ruise cruise, cause dite always reminded me a little bit of death stranding.
It's currently at 7 bucks in the psn, I'm thinking of buying it or maybe metro exodus, but you definitely made it's chances go up a lot, very good video, actual honesty
Might give it a chance, and maybe convince one of my friends to play coop with me at some point.
Bad reviews didn't stop me from playing this. I love this game. It's always been fun to play.
Agreed. Playing now on Playstation and sad to see a great game so dead. Luckily still a handful of us around haha
What's your psn ?
I actually got this game day one and liked it enough to buy it a second time on a different platform. I did hate all the fake negative reviews from people that really did not even play it. Its a decent game and worth a chance.
MGSV's pretty unfinished state made me wish for more fox engine games, i was thinking of getting this one but everyone seemed to hate it but this video made me be sure that i actually wanna give it a chance
The whole 'survival' thing was never my thing. That's what killed it for me
We need to get this video out there
Lol I found the video on accident while while trying to find something to listen to while I grind stuff out on Metal Gear Survive. Nice.
I remember arkham origins getting hate back then, played it myself ,its hell of a lot better that arkham knight for sure
I dont think ill ever play this game but thanks for shareing your exp
Thanks for the calm review. I picked it up earlier today and back stabbed every zombie during the first memory panel mission. I'm looking forward to more stealth after just getting done with mgsv.
You changed my mind about Survive.
Thank you and great video! 😄
thank you for doing this game justice, it is a good game and while I can understand the hate (I once had this similar hate towards metroid federation force, another hated good game by the way) criticizing it based on basically lies it's no good for anybody, for anyone that is barely interested in this game give it a try, you'll not regret it
good message...we need to appreciate developers even if they are from disliked companies
yknow...after all these years ignoring and even hating this game for what my expectations where, looking for a metal gear 6 or whatnot....
you've convinced me to give this game a shot. I love metal gear solid 5, and it makes me sad that I've never encountered any other game that has that same sandbox feel, base building, equipment development and stuff...
...thank you for this review
Great video! makes me want to try playing the game. Never even knew this game came out
That is fucking hilarious you can kick the grenade with that leg sweep.
I am here because of R.R. Slugger, who shouted out this video in a live stream from 2 weeks ago
Facts, this game doesnt deserve the hate
Not that my two cents matter much at all and a year after this video. 😅 but I really like the game. I love the concept the design and the story, it certainly could have done a better job at teaching players(the chapter select for example) and the codex calls in my opinion. But me personally I have to be in a mood for it. But when I am I play the hell out of it.
You convinced to pick this up when I can afford it ty homie
They really should have just made it a standalone, it did NOT need to be attached to the MG franchise
I think you convinced me to try survive
I think that people just give MGS games way more credit than they deserve storywise, and were disappointed that Survive wasn't more of the same.
My biggest issue was that the game was even part of the franchise despite having very little to do with it. Other than that it was decent
I agree 100% with the reviewers swaying opinions with dishonest content! Godzilla gott wrecked by the critics to the point of it now being a meme. Angry Joe: there's not even a block button! Press L1 + R1 to roar and absorb all damage...
Those hardcore Metal Gear fans who unironically use Metal Gear Solid 2's misinformation scene as their sole reason to ruin Metal Gear Survive with misinformation should look at themselves in the mirror. They became what they were destined to destroy. Sucks for them.
You convinced me to play this game.
The Death Stranding of the Metal Gear series
I ignored all the hate over the game. I love the metal gear franchise and will at least try any game that has metal gear in the title. Thank you for making an honest review of the game.
Always annoyed me, how this game got unfairly bandwagoned by mad Kojima fanboys and garbage youtubers looking to get easy clicks by shitting on the game
Thank you and well done excellent video. I wasn't sure if i would enjoy the game or if it's even worth trying it but not anymore!