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Surviving The Microtransactions And The Grind

Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4 Reviewed On: Xbox One Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Singleplayer: Yes Multiplayer: Yes Although it seems to have been forgotten about Metal Gear: Survive is not actually the first Metal Gear game without the legendary Kojima at the helm. It is, however, the very first Metal Gear game produced since Kojima and Konami parted ways in less than ideal circumstances. The pressure was on Konami to show the world they could handle the beloved franchise, so what was the first thing they did? An open-world survival spin-off. With zombies. *facepalm* The first hour is rife with cutscenes, almost like the developers were intent on saying, “look, everything is okay! Look at all these cutscenes! Just like Kojima would do!” but in a game that’s already a massive slog sitting through these frankly dull cutscenes that attempt to justify all the madness actually winds up delivering entirely the wrong message; you’ve let yourself in for a lot of boredom to get t...