Connect with us

Gaming

Required Internet Connection and Microtransactions Mar Metal Gear Survive

blank

Published

on

blank

Konami just doesn’t seem to want to learn from its past mistakes, which is a shame. As a fan of the company’s past games, I want Konami to succeed and win over customers, but that doesn’t seem likely if it continues to implement features in Metal Gear Survive known to piss off customers.

Konami recently talked with Gamespot regarding a few key features of Metal Gear Survive, specifically multiplayer. Since the game is built around the ability to switch between single and multiplayer modes, Konami decided players need to be online to play the game regardless of mode.

Konami explained, “Metal Gear Survive’s online connectivity requirements were built to support a seamless integration between single player and co-op. This will also enable us to provide ongoing content post-launch.”

History does not look back fondly on games that require players to always be online. These games always suffer horrendous server issues at launch. Arguably the most infamous of these launch debacles was Diablo 3, as players were plagued with “The servers are busy at this time. Please try again later. (Error 37)” messages; many cite the game’s disastrous launch in arguments against requiring online connections to play single-player modes. While these games were eventually patched so gamers could play them  offline, they all left horrible first impressions, and Metal Gear Survive is already off to a rocky start when it comes to impressions. The title alone is reason enough for many gamers to boycott the game; the last thing Konami needs is to give gamers a legitimate reason.

Speaking of reasons gamers boycott games, according to Gamespot, Konami will also place microtransactions in Metal Gear Survive, which will mostly (or exclusively; details are vague) boost the rate at which players obtain resources. While these microtransactions are nowhere near as offensive as loot boxes or Metal Gear Solid V‘s Forward Operating Base insurance, they raise a serious question: just how grindy is the final version of Metal Gear Survive? Is Konami just being greedy, or did it intentionally manipulate the rate at which players earn resources to incentivize purchasing resource boost microtransactions? That is, after all, a common practice among free-to-play mobile game publishers. Ever since EA made Star Wars Battlefront 2 pay-to-win with loot boxes, gamers have started eyeing any game with microtransactions with suspicion. Konami knows players hated microtransactions in Metal Gear Solid V, yet the company is implementing them in Metal Gear Survive nonetheless, which is a horrible business decision from any perspective.

blank

Metal Gear Survive has been fighting an uphill battle ever since it was announced, and these recent revelations are not doing Konami any favors. Most companies would realize that you shouldn’t put microtransactions and a mandatory Internet connection in a game many players want to hate, but Konami has a history of making poor decisions and not caring.

All you have to do to get my attention is talk about video games, technology, anime, and/or Dungeons & Dragons - also people in spandex fighting rubber suited monsters.

Gaming

Friday the 13th PS Store Axes Game

blank

Published

on

blank

Friday the 13th The Game’s license expires on December 31, a Sunday. The game will no longer be sold physically or digitally after that date.

Players who buy the game before the deadline can play for another year, with game servers running until at least Tuesday, December 31, 2024.

The PS4 game was released in 2017 on a Friday, but not the 13th. We imagine the hardcore have had their fill by now. If not, a year should be enough to finish up.

The Game? Do you want to rejoin?

Continue Reading

Gaming

Banishers Ghosts of New Eden on PS5 Star-Crossed Lovers Fight the Supernatural

blank

Published

on

blank

Banishers Ghosts of New Eden, a supernatural, alt-history tale of ghosts, spectres, and love without limits on PS5 in 2023, got new gameplay at Summer Game Fest.

Strange developer Don’t Nod follows star-crossed Banishers Antea Duarte and Red mac Raith in New Eden, 1695. Banishers are 17th-century Ghostbusters, and Antea is fatally wounded and trapped in a nightmare state after that “one last job” goes wrong. The couple searches North America’s wilderness for supernatural answers. Nice, right?

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden: your thoughts? Do you like this action-packed story from Don’t Nod?

Continue Reading

Gaming

Remnant 2 Bombastic Co-Op Gameplay Trailer

blank

Published

on

blank

Remnant II is the more streamlined sequel to Remnant: From the Ashes, a good third-person cooperative cover shooter that used Soulslike elements in a novel way. Any good sequel builds on that foundation and creates something new. Keigh-3 (Summer Game Fest) revealed a tantalizing gameplay trailer for the game.

Remnant II’s Handler Archetype, a pet class with guns and good boys, has caught our attention as development continues. The Gunslinger Archetype offers six-shooter DPS for purists. On July 25, PS5 gamers can find a more intense cooperative experience.

Remant II: your thoughts? Played Remnant: From the Ashes?

Continue Reading

Trending