'Metal Gear Survive' takes the guts of the most recent 'MGS' game, 'The Phantom Pain,' and gives them new purpose.ĭamaged containers like the one seen above is one of many ways you'll find resources to gather in 'Metal Gear Survive.' I mentioned that this game has the word 'survive' in its title, right? If you're looking for a traditional 'Metal Gear Solid' game, you're looking in the wrong place. Your best bet, most of the time, is to either block off zombies temporarily with a wall of fence, or to simply run away. There are loads of them, and you're in no position to fight off hordes of zombies. There's a practical reason for this: 'Metal Gear Survive' is full of zombies (called 'Wanderers'). Instead of the traditional cardboard box, used in previous 'Metal Gear' games to great effect for silly sneaking, you're far more likely to erect a wall of fencing in 'Metal Gear Survive.' As the game's name implies, 'Metal Gear Survive' is a literal mash-up of the main 'Metal Gear' concept of tactical, third-person espionage and survival.Īs a soldier in the world of 'Metal Gear,' you're equipped with the usual arsenal of military armaments and goofy gadgets as previous games: knives, guns, and, uh, entire walls of fencing (which are conjured out of nowhere into the world in front of you, naturally).