I was actually watching the game on 『RISING SUPERSTREAM』at launch, since my co-op buddy and I both basically agreed that it looked fantastic. If you don’t know him, that’s SFBP-Liam’s new channel, though it serves as more of a Twitch archive than an actual Youtube channel.
He streamed MG Survive for 6 hours on launch… basically, it’s a great spinoff in every regard. Not even on its own merits, but as a Metal Gear game… it really nailed everything. It has some fantastic stealth, the Silent Hill guy’s monster designs are just indescribably “wrong” in all the right ways, and better yet, you’ll still get your dose of heavy-handed politics with no self awareness!
Before you say “Oh, but it’s just Konami cashing in!” Actually, the project was led by a bunch of guys who have been working on Metal Gear for as long as Kojima. Youta Tsutsumizaki - IMDb
As I’ve said in the past on Chrono, MGS V is what I personally consider to be one of the biggest letdowns I’ve ever had, one of the worst games I’ve ever played, and one of the few games that actually made me feel physically angry. It basically fails on every account at the things that made Metal Gear so great, and if it takes stories about zombies and alternate dimensions to give us the MGS 3 successor and PW 2.0 I’ve always wanted, so be it.
If you want to know the real reason why MG Survive is so highly rated, that’s why. It’s a genuinely great game.