History YMMV / MetalGearSurvive

* PortingDisaster: A mild example, but the game looks and runs noticeably much worse on the original-model UsefulNotes/XboxOne (and Xbox One S) compared to any other version of the game. It's still playable enough, but the resolution drops all the way down to [=720p=], something that would have been unimpressive for a ''launch'' title let alone something released nearly five years into the system's lifecycle, while the frame-rate is unstable at the best of times, and can tank really badly in dusty areas. In stark contrast, the Xbox One X runs the game by far and away better than any other console, making it likely that Konami put little effort into optimizing for the older models. This is particularly jarring given that the game ran on the same engine as ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'', which ran quite smoothly on previous generation (Xbox 360 and Playstation 3) consoles due to being designed for them first.

* {{Narm}}: Given how absurd and lackluster the setting is, along with the progression of the storyline and narration, people who are just starting up ''Survive'' for the very first time will find it difficult to take the game seriously. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WahFk1WzCMs&t=4m26s This one particular moment]] really stood out for [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow AngryJoe]], which shows the player's character getting hit in the face by, of all things, a cardboard box, and that hit from the ballistic cardboard causes the player character to be pulled even closer to the interdimensional rift:

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: During the ''Survive'' open beta, many players noted that the best obtainable two-handed melee weapon looked vaguely like a baseball bat, which [[NotTheIntendedUse eventually led to those]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwf8JjyONeY playing baseball]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQXmkcaOXYE with live grenades.]]

** The controversy involving Kojima and Konami led to fans joking that the scene where Big Boss and Kazuhira Miller took a helicopter and fly away from the wrecked Mother Base was to symbolize them trying to get the hell away as far as possible from the ''Metal Gear'' franchise.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Disregarding the entire Konami drama with Kojima's departure, and the [[https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/The-Konami-exodus ex-Kons health insurance controversy]], the very premise of ''Survive'' was already in question, since the "open world survival game with zombies" genre was already oversaturated. Being a ''Metal Gear'' game that dropped the series' traditional formula for the aforementioned survival game mechanics didn't help the game's case.

* OvershadowedByControversy: Even after its official launch, criticism of ''Survive'' still mostly revolved around the aforementioned ex-Kons controversy rather than any shortcomings from the game itself.
* PortingDisaster: A mild example, but the game looks and runs noticeably much worse on the original-model UsefulNotes/XboxOne (and Xbox One S) compared to any other version of the game. It's still playable enough, but the resolution drops all the way down to [=720p=], something that would have been unimpressive for a ''launch'' title let alone something released nearly five years into the system's lifecycle, while the frame-rate is unstable at the best of times, and can tank really badly in dusty areas. In stark contrast, the Xbox One X runs the game by far and away better than any other console, making it likely that Konami put little effort into optimizing for the older models. This is particularly jarring given that the game ran on the same engine as ''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'', which ran considerably well on previous generation (Xbox 360 and Playstation 3) consoles due to being designed for them first.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Disregarding the entire Konami drama with Kojima's departure, and the [[https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/The-Konami-exodus ex-Kons health insurance controversy]], the very premise of ''Survive'' was already in question, since there's no demand for another open world survival game with zombies. Being a ''Metal Gear'' game that dropped the series' traditional formula for the aforementioned survival game mechanics didn't help the game's case.

* PortingDisaster: A mild example, but the game looks and runs noticeably much worse on the original-model UsefulNotes/XboxOne (and Xbox One S) compared to any other version of the game. It's still playable enough, but the resolution drops all the way down to [=720p=], something that would have been unimpressive for a ''launch'' title let alone something released nearly five years into the system's lifecycle, while the frame-rate is unstable at the best of times, and can tank really badly in dusty areas. In stark contrast, the Xbox One X runs the game by far and away better than any other console, making it likely that Konami put little effort into optimizing for the older models.

* SoOkayItsAverage: The general consensus is that once you get past the microtransactions and strange premise for a ''Metal Gear'' spinoff, along with its reused assets, it's just a basic, albeit solid, multiplayer survival game, with very little else going for it otherwise.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Due to the lack of any involvement from Metal Gear Solid's creator Hideo Kojima, the business practices of Konami, and middling to negative reception of the game. Many fans exclude this title from the Metal Gear Canon.

* Fanon Discontinuity: Due to the lack of any involvement from Metal Gear Solid's creator Hideo Kojima, the business practices of Konami, and middling to negative reception of the game. Many fans exclude this title from the Metal Gear Canon.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Inevitable when the creative directors and the brains behind the story of the ''Metal Gear'' series are no longer working with the game. As the gameplay trailer and beta revealed, the game practically has no story aside from gathering resources, rescuing stranded personnel, rounding up around the Mother Base ruins, rebuilding the base, and fighting hordes of "creatures" while featuring (initially) little to no emphasis on stealth.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: A game about the remaining members of MSF struggling to survive without Big Boss could have made for an interesting story and given the developers a chance to explore the Metal Gear universe without getting too bogged down in Kojima's core saga. Unfortunately it ended up a generic zombie survival game set in another world entirely.

* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: After the massive backlash that the game received, many fans are in agreement that the series just won't "[[{{Pun}} survive]]" without Kojima, especially after the whole controversy against Konami and the fact that the former is now in his own independent studio, working on ''VideoGame/DeathStranding''. Made even worse for Konami that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7yzzFv52CE Kojima firmly declared at Tokyo Game Show 2016]] that he has nothing to do with ''Survive''.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Disregarding the entire Konami drama with Kojima's departure, and the [[https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/The-Konami-exodus ex-Kons health insurance controversy]], the very premise of ''Survive'' was already in question, since there's no demand for another open world survival game with zombies. Being a ''Metal Gear'' game that dropped the series' traditional formulas for the aforementioned survival game mechanics didn't help the game's case.

* MostAnnoyingSound: "Pay Attention to your Stamina."

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Disregarding the entire Konami drama with Kojima's departure, and the [[https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/The-Konami-exodus ex-Kons health insurance controversy]], the very premise of ''Survive'' was already in question, since there's no demand for another open world survival game with zombies.
* CriticalDissonance: While most game critics gave ''Survive'' mixed to middling reviews, players have largely universally hated it. While much of the hate is due to ''Metal Gear'' fans being angry at Konami in general, there are a number of legitimate arguments against the game such as the pervasive presence of microtransactions, dull and repetitive gameplay, and being simply yet another survival game in an already saturated market.

** The controversy involving Kojima and Konami has led to fans joking that the scene where Big Boss and Kazuhira Miller took a helicopter and fly away from the wrecked Mother Base is to symbolize them trying to get the hell away as far as possible from the ''Metal Gear'' franchise.
** Let's just say the title lends itself to some [[ReviewIronicEcho rather obvious puns]] about the status of the series after Kojima's departure.

* {{Narm}}: Given how absurd and lackluster the setting is, along with the progression of the storyline and narration, people who are just starting up ''Survive'' for the very first time will find it difficult to take the game seriously. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WahFk1WzCMs&t=4m26s This one particular moment]] really stood out for [[WebVideo/TheAngryJoeShow AngryJoe]], which shows the player's character getting hit in the face by, of all things, a cardboard box and being pulled even closer to the interdimensional rift:

* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: After the massive backlash that the game has received, many fans are in agreement that the series just won't "[[{{Pun}} survive]]" without Kojima, especially after the whole controversy against Konami and the fact that the former is now in his own independent studio, working on ''VideoGame/DeathStranding''. Made even worse for Konami that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7yzzFv52CE Kojima firmly declared at Tokyo Game Show 2016]] that he has nothing to do with ''Survive''.
* OvershadowedByControversy: Even after its official launch, criticism of ''Survive'' still mostly revolves around the aforementioned ex-Kons controversy rather than any shortcomings from the game itself.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Inevitable when the creative directors and the brains behind the story of the game are no longer working with the game. As the gameplay trailer and beta revealed, the game practically has no story aside from gathering resources, rescuing stranded personnel, rounding up around the Mother Base ruins, rebuilding the base, and fighting hordes of "creatures" while featuring (initially) little to no emphasis on stealth.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Disregarding the entire Konami drama with Kojima's departure, the very premise of ''Survive'' was already in question, since there's no demand for another open world survival game with zombies.

* InternetBackdraft:
** ''Survive'' itself is this for many fans. Not helping matters is that this, along with the pachislot adaptation of ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', were the first two ''Metal Gear'' projects announced by Konami after Kojima left the company in late 2015. This only added more fuel to the fire concerning the controversy involving Kojima and Konami.
** The fact that the game has microtransactions is a sore spot for a lot of fans, particularly after their shoehorning into ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'', but the announcement that the game only has one save slot and that a second save slot would cost players $10 US was a whole other can of worms.
** Anyone seen buying ''Survive'' is this to fans boycotting the game. The idea is that supporting ''Survive'' is supporting further blatant corruption along the lines of the [[https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/The-Konami-exodus ex-Kons health insurance controversy]]. Unfortunately, thanks to ValuesDissonance, Japanese companies are unlikely to even acknowledge Westerners, whether their reaction is universal boycotting or overwhelming sales.[[labelnote:Some non-Konami examples]][[http://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/nintendo/261961/does-nintendo-only-care-about-japan Nintendo]], [[https://www.destructoid.com/resident-evil-7-tops-japan-sales-charts-but-pales-in-comparison-to-resident-evil-6-415986.phtml Capcom]], [[http://www.pcgamer.com/how-japan-learned-to-love-pc-gaming-again/2/ PC gaming in Japan]].[[/labelnote]]

** The game was criticized for having save slots being paid-for {{Microtransactions}}. Since the 8-bit era, of all Nintendo games which have save feature, ''Videogame/{{Pokemon}}'' basically did the same thing, only had one save slot per cartridge, while almost all of other games since the 8-bit era have multiple save slots.

* CriticalDissonance: While most game critics gave ''Survive'' mixed to middling reviews, players have largely universally hated it. While much of the hate can be explained by ''Metal Gear'' fans angry at Konami in general, there are a number of legitimate arguments against the game such as the pervasive presence of microtransactions, dull and repetitive gameplay, and being simply yet another survival game in an already saturated market.

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* OlderThanTheyThink: The secret message "KJP FOREVER" actually made its first appearance in ''The Phantom Pain'' via the Wandering Mother Base Soldiers.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Disregarding the entire Konami drama with Kojima's departure, the very base premise of ''Survive'' was already in question, since there's no demand for another open world survival game with zombies.

* FunnyMoments: During the ''Survive'' open beta, many players noted that the best obtainable two-handed melee weapon looked vaguely like a baseball bat, which [[NotTheIntendedUse eventually led to those]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwf8JjyONeY playing baseball]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQXmkcaOXYE with live grenades.]]

* CriticalDissonance:
** While most game critics gave ''Survive'' mixed to middling reviews, players have largely universally hated it. While much of the hate can be explained by ''Metal Gear'' fans angry at Konami in general, there are a number of legitimate arguments against the game such as the pervasive presence of microtransactions, dull and repetitive gameplay, and being simply yet another survival game in an already saturated market.
* ItsEasySoItSucks: One big criticism among players is that the Wanderers in the game pose no real threat to the player. They are slow and extremely dumb, making it very easy to avoid and cheese them. It doesn't help that there's very little enemy variety and you'll be fighting Wanderers 99% of the time. Worse yet is that they don't scale well as the player increases in power, with the only changes being that [[ArtificialDifficulty they gain more hit points or more of them are spawned to swamp the player with sheer numbers]].