Focusing on building a stealthy squad and recruiting soldiers for Big Boss’ army, its missions are inconsequential, and it just never feels like a true Metal Gear game. This bite-sized follow-up to Snake Eater is a little too compromised to rank any higher. Yes, the mist-covered desert is clearly just a phoned-in excuse to reuse assets from MGS5’s Afghan map, but give Survive a chance, and it may just sneak its way into your ticker.
Survive’s brand of base-building is actually quite in-depth, and seeing off wave after wave of undead beasties by laying careful traps can be a strategic, constantly frantic treat. Fans hated its mere existence for being the first Metal Gear to surface following Hideo Kojima’s acrimonious departure from Konami, but though it features few of the director’s hugely talkative hallmarks, it’s still a half decent zombie romp. Despite being instantly reviled the moment it was announced, Survive isn’t quite the undead car crash many predicted. Metal Gear SurviveĪh, the little zombie game that almost could. Who would do that? Since Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 are now backwards compatible on Xbox One, there's no better time to strap on your sneaking suit. We left out the games released before Kojima’s PS1 masterpiece because we don’t want to force you to sit through something really long and rambling for no reason. Here are the core Metal Gear Solid games, ranked from worst to best. Have we forgiven Metal Gear Solid 2 for Raiden? Does MGS1 still deserve to be talked about with such reverence? Could we totally lose the plot and crown Survive the best Metal Gear ever? We need to decide what the best MGS is, dammit! Spanning three decades, multiple console generations, and roughly 17,398 cutscenes, there’s a lot of stealthy scenery to chew through. Can anyone else feel their knees disintegrating with sadness?īut let’s not get bogged down by our decaying bodies. Want to feel disgustingly old? Metal Gear is 31 years old.