Metal Gear Survive Standard Edition - PlayStation 4

First and foremost, Metal Gear Survive is NOT a Metal Gear Solid game, in the sense that Metal Gear Rising is NOT a Metal Gear Solid game. I am having fun with it. I honestly had no interest until the second beta, played with a couple of friends, and had a good time. Best Buy made the purchase a bit easier (20% off and a $10 gift card) and honestly... It is mostly what I've been playing the past two weeks. The gameplay loop scratches the itch I was looking for after coming down from a high playing The Division. The survival mechanics are a bit difficult to combat at first, but it does indeed get easier as you progress. I'm maybe ten missions in at around 26 hours, with maybe 6 of those in co-op. One of the big factors that draws me back is The Dust. It is definitely tense and decisions seem to have heft when you're starting out (and carrying on. I still am worried when I transport into The Dust.) I feel like the sound design is restrained enough to really increase the sense of dread when sneaking around. Plus, having Ito Masahiro in the credits for creature design is a huge sell for me (Silent Hill is one of my favorite series, and I am very bitter about the decisions made around the series.) As to how that unfolds, I am unsure. I've only seen a few different enemy types, and something else. No, the game is not exceptional. Yes, I despise Konami for the choices they've made over the past two to three years. Would this be better without the Metal Gear name? It would help to alleviate the idea that this is truly a Metal Gear Solid game. You could even use the same plot points, I would anticipate, without the name. But I am having fun. It's not going to make it onto any "best-of" lists this year, and that is fine. Am I defending a perfectly mediocre title? I guess, but in the end, I'm finding myself enjoying it and I feel that there is such a stigma around this title that it was doomed from the moment it was announced.

Good-natured mgs but is not nearly is good as past games. But the multi-player is creative, decent campaign, 30 with gamers club and running on one or best game engines of this generation. Good buy

It's a game you have to try. I'm 6-7 hrs into it. And still can't decide if I like it. Survival horror, meets lost planet, meets Minecraft. Ends up with this. There are so many awesome things in this game. You find it. Think you have it. Then Die and have to remember where you were and go get it back. That's been my experience with this game. It's somewhat infuriating to die when you thought you had full health (if you play the game, that will make so much more sense) story wise it is not bad, go into it as a new franchise with no expectations