Following on from this morning's announcement, Konami has shared some more information about upcoming title Metal Gear Survive. Speaking to Polygon at Gamescom 2016 in Germany, the publisher says that Metal Gear Survive is a companion title to the larger Metal Gear series and that it will be priced accordingly. Ground Zeroes, released in 2014, launched at a $30 price point in the US, with UK prices hovering around the £25 region.
The story of Survive takes place in an alternative timeline following the events of Ground Zeroes (minor spoilers ahead). At the end of Metal Gear Solid V's prelude, Big Boss leaves behind a dilapidated Mother Base. Around this time a wormhole appears transforming the area into a deserted region full of zombie-like creatures who have fallen victim to the move across time. Konami has already promised that stealth will be part of the game and that it will be centred around a four-player co-op mode. However, it has said to expect news regarding single-player in the future.
How do you feel about this? What would you be willing to pay? Covertly let us know in the comments below.
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"At the end of Metal Gear Solid V's prelude, Big Boss leaves behind a dilapidated Mother Base. Around this time a wormhole appears transforming the area into a deserted region full of zombie-like creatures who have fallen victim to the move across time."
I'm sorry, but this is a bloody terrible premise.
@get2sammyb This actually made me laugh more than anything.I haven't played the last Metal Gear but even I know how wrong the plot sounds.Maybe it's a late April Fools?
This is going to be so bad.
@get2sammyb Yeah, it really is awful. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
I think it's brilliant that the only way they could wrench this entire thing into the franchise was by coming up with a plot about worm holes and alternate dimensions.
No. Keep it Konami. Pure and utter rubbish.
@ShogunRok I think the worm hole and other dimension are there to distract people from calling this MGS: Resident Evil 6 Edition.
@rjejr
You're right. We should call it Metal Gears of War instead.
So what saying is desert from MGS 5 will look slighlty different as motherbase will be on it and zombies as enemies. No one actually thinks they've made something new here do they?
wow you guys are so negative!!! Can we at least see some gameplay to start judging? Maybe it's turns out to bee a decent game,who knows
I love the idea of co-op survival. Real love the idea.
So although this has crappy budget spin off written all over it, I'm hoping it will be worth a go even as a bargain bin pick up.
Has a horror franchise named Silent Hill, decides to use a stealth/action franchise called Metal Gear instead... Yeah.
Have konami ever even played metal gear? Do they even understand what they're doing right now turning metal gear into a forgettable 4 player co-op zombie game?
That said, spin offs of this nature can exist within a franchise. The Venom is real.
Lolzipops
It's not the most inspired story line is it? But the super natural thing has never been out of place in the MG universe (those weird ghost things in PP come to mind!). I won't get it simply because it's MP only and I don't have enough buddies to play it with
@Brasilkilla it could be a decent game. But its not metal gear, you know, one of the best series of all time, possibly the best ps1 game in mgs, arguably the best ps2 game in mgs3, one of the best ps3 games with mgs4. That metal gear, its not a 4 player left for dead knock off about wormholes and alternate dimensions.
The plot for this is probably the worst I've ever heard of in a videogame. (although I also thought Mgs5 had a terrible plot compared to previous metal gears.) However, if they can bring back Mgs5's gameplay, I think this may be a good time if the price is right.
@B-I-G-DEVIL Yep. This will literally be like a metal gear solid 5 hack with multiplayer. Just take metal gear online, and add zombie survival to it.
@themcnoisy what is metal gear though? There has always been weird super natural stuff as I mentioned. The multiplayer on PP had worm holes. Ground Zeros had a weird body snatchers scenario. Rising was nuts compared to the main instalments. The VR missions were weird. This is a spin off, afterall.
Let's wait and see until we all start moaning. I don't have super high hopes but id rather hope for the best!!
@kyleforrester87 what is metal gear though?
Tactical Espionage Action
The worm holes in pp are the fully levelled Fulton, its basically a way to cut down the time it takes to extract stuff. Unnecessary in my opinion.
The VR missions were explained away as a vr training simulation. We all know it was a quick way to package a game together after the success of mgs. This game was in keeping with the series as it was the same gameplay as the main game.
Ground zeroes was the shortest of games, good fun while it lasted but needed filler suffice the extra missions. But again we all knew this was a precursor to the main game with similar gameplay to pp and lets be honest not many of us were happy with this barebones game. I actually think ground zeroes was initially meant to be the first chapter and phantom pain chapters 2, 3 with the ending fudged. These issues were Konamis doing and the reason Kojima did one in the end.
The video for survive is a horde mode 4 player game. Completely different come on Kyle surely you can see this is going to be sh#£.
@themcnoisy Fair enough, opinions n all that If you're in the market for a lower price multiplayer shooter maybe this'll appeal. As I'm not interested in that I can't really be too bothered but I'd rather they keep making MG games, you never know they might end up releasing a good one at some point. Will keep an eye on how this ties into the MG universe!
Im calling it....pay to win!
@Thegentleman lol you're right to be fair, no doubt it'll be dripping with microtransactions
That must be a joke, right..?
Half price half arsed
@Gamer83 Metal Halos of Forza Gears
I'm kinda curious to see what Konami can do after all that's happened.
Even if it was free they can keep thismonstrosity .
Going to dive into this as my first Metal Gear game and blame Kojima >:3
Suddenly Metroid Prime: Federation Force sounds more appealing. At least Federation Force has the excuse of being a spin-off.
This just looks like a less boring version of the last of us...
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