Snake? Snake?! SNAAA – Oh Wait, He’s Not Here
You would think that after the cancellation of Silent Hills and the bitter departure they had with Hideo Kojima, Konami would have learned their lesson after such severe fan blow-back. Apparently not, as it seems they have gone full speed ahead with their Metal Gear Solid spin-off.
Not that side stories in the MGS universe are anything new, just take a look at Platinum Games’ Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. However, unlike Raiden’s awesomely insane hack and slash adventure, this game doesn’t have any input or approval from Kojima whatsoever. As a result, many are looking at this game with laser focus to see if Konami can pull it off.
The only things we know so far is that the game seems to be sticking to the Metal Gear Solid animation style, there are zombies, and its coming to consoles early next year.
According to an article on Gamespot –
After teasing an imminent announcement, Konami has now confirmed the release date for Metal Gear Survive. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One spinoff will launch on February 20 in the US and February 22 in Europe.
Everyone who pre-orders gets the Survival Pack. This comes with four gold-plated weapons (bat, sledgehammer, survival machete, and survival spear), two gestures (happy and thumbs-up), four survival scarves (green, blue, pink, and silver), and Kabuki face paint. Additionally, the Survival Pack includes the Mother Base nameplate and the Boxman [The Orange] accessory.
Metal Gear Survive is the first game in the franchise to be released since series creator Hideo Kojima parted ways with Konami. It’s a noticeably different sort of game, set in an alternate reality after the events of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes where you have to deal with what amount to zombies–something Kojima finds odd. It also features cooperative multiplayer as a key component, and is due out for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Metal Gear Survive was originally due out in 2017. But at E3 this year, Konami announced a delay to early 2018, saying it needed more time to polish the game.
The ball is in your court Konami. Here’s hoping you deliver on a different yet overall fun experience that at least honors the Metal Gear name!
You can check out the trailer for Metal Gear Survive below.