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Left Alive (PS4)

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Developer: Square Enix ilinx inc.
Publisher: Square Enix
Game Details: Left Alive tells a human story of survival from the perspective of three different protagonists
Left Alive tells a human story of survival from the perspective of three different protagonists during the devastating invasion set in war-torn Novo Slava in 2127.
Developer: Square Enix ilinx inc.
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre(s): Action Adventure General
Number of players: No Online Multiplayer
Cheats: On GameFAQs
Rating: M
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Metascore Generally unfavorable reviews
1 Positive Ratings 2%
9 Mixed Ratings 23%
29 Negative Ratings 74%
80
Mar 14, 2019
"Left Alive is a bundle of genuinely brilliant ideas, let down by frequently shoddy execution. A resoundingly anti-war war game, with a deep understanding of the way that war complicates personal and societal morality, Left Alive asks all the right questions that a game about war should. It also does a great job of making that sense of survival as desperate as it should. If only there was the technical competence behind it, to support those great ideas." ... Read full review
60
Mar 8, 2019
"Left Alive has many good ideas. Some of them are well-executed and many others are not. It’s a shame that many of these issues are on the gameplay side, but if you really like the concept, you can manage to enjoy it." ... Read full review
50
Mar 8, 2019
"Unfortunately, Left Alive ends up being the heir of a period of Japanese development that we thought was extinct. Neither its stealth nor its shootings convince." ... Read full review
35
Mar 8, 2019
"I’d stay as far away from Left Alive as possible. For all of you hardcore Front Mission fans hoping for a proper sequel in the series, you can bury those hopes and dreams. With a team consisting of so much talent behind it, I truly wonder what went wrong with Left Alive. I love Square Enix games to death typically but this is frankly unacceptable…and it’s $60." ... Read full review
30
Mar 15, 2019
"Left Alive’s half-baked nature feels like a real pity because quite a few elements of the game are actually really interesting." ... Read full review
30
Mar 13, 2019
"With so many narrative, technical and gameplay issues that pop up at almost every turn — all wound up within some of the worst third-person stealth mechanics imaginable — Left Alive is both a horridly-conceived experience and a fundamentally unenjoyable product to even attempt to immerse one’s self in." ... Read full review
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Mar 7, 2019
"In a few days, once the papers are about to finish it, Left Alive will return to anonymity from the beginning, carrying with it the secret of its existence. Thanks to it, we remembered the charisma of PlayStation's Front Mission years ago and how incredible Metal Gear is on so many aspects. An incomprehensible and catastrophic attempt to survive and infiltrate, bad on all fronts, Left Alive deserves now to rest in peace." ... Read full review
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User Score Generally favorable reviews
1,384 Positive Ratings 85%
27 Mixed Ratings 1%
214 Negative Ratings 13%
10
ughett
Mar 17, 2019
Great story, great OST, great gameplay, great game.

He can easily compete with the best games of his own genre.
Really great on many fronts.
9
Kishd
Sep 29, 2019
The plot of the game has brought me a great interest regarding the events of the 3 protagonists, and the consequences that their choices canThe plot of the game has brought me a great interest regarding the events of the 3 protagonists, and the consequences that their choices can give to the game's plot.

Protecting civilians in an area of war can be difficult and extremely dangerous.
And this game fully returns all these feelings.

There are very few games that can give such a compelling feeling, with this concept, these days.
For this I can certainly consider the game a surprising, and pleasant, experience, bringing even into a technical / tactical and emotional experience of real war.
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Alfrays
Mar 17, 2019
There isn't much to say. If you go beyond its technical issues, you'll find a hidden gem. Interesting story, unique setting, unique gameThere isn't much to say. If you go beyond its technical issues, you'll find a hidden gem. Interesting story, unique setting, unique game design. If you believe in it, a sequel with a decent budget will blow our minds.
And what's better to give love to the Front Mission series to make it come back?

As a gamer and indie developer, I would like to drop some feedback if the developers of the game would ever see this comment.
If you are going to patch something, I suggest you to:
- low enemies accuracy and increment it whenever they keep shooting around the same spot.
- add a behavior to the enemies that forces them to change direction to the nearest path marker if they are moving but their position(X,Y,Z) doesn't change, for example when they are walking against a wall or another soldier.
- fix the crouch walking arms animations of the protagonists.
- low the visibility a little more when the character is in the dark(shadows, night time), an augment it when is under a light(lights)
- Put a different fight ost for each character(so 2 more, excluding the original one).
- low visibility a little more when the character is crouching against a wall, obviously it should work just for the side of the hitbox of the character that is touching the object.

Edit:
Another 2 points
- Koska should warn of the enemy proximity just when they are in a suspicious mode(we already have the red markers to guess what is around the corner.
- Enemies should react quicker to go in suspicious mode.

I gave 9 as a vote, something that I rarely do. In this case, while the game is an 8, I wanted to give a +1 for the originality.

Good luck guys
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RTCWFAN
Jun 21, 2023
At release, this game was a buggy and frustrating mess. But updates fixed it and now it is a pretty decent game. Especially for MGS fans.At release, this game was a buggy and frustrating mess. But updates fixed it and now it is a pretty decent game. Especially for MGS fans. Overall rating: 7.3. Expand
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kwstas
May 31, 2019
I am extremely surprised by the super low metascore and also by the unreasonably high user score of this game . I mean the game has someI am extremely surprised by the super low metascore and also by the unreasonably high user score of this game . I mean the game has some potential and some interesting elements if was not for some of its obvious issues it could really be a good game in many ways . Now on the other hand the game has some really bad graphics for a 2019 game which is not even indie considering that it is published by square enix which is simply unacceptable . Also the game is plagued by some really clanky controls and a quite mediocre shooting system so i just cant believe that 1336 people here havent noticed those problems Expand
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adamnmatic
Jan 18, 2020
I created this account on here and endured all the offers for this and that just to tell you guys this game **** blows
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RozzleMeGozzles
Aug 2, 2020
It is, to be frank, a bad stealth game. Can't really say much more than that apart from: Skyrim outclasses this game in its stealth mechanics,It is, to be frank, a bad stealth game. Can't really say much more than that apart from: Skyrim outclasses this game in its stealth mechanics, which is terrible considering stealth is such a minor part of the ES series.

Also, it is really sus to see so many positive reviews that have been written by accounts that have only reviewed THIS game. Some might even get the impression that there are paid reviews on here.
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