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[Gamescom] New ‘Metal Gear Survive’ Screenshots, Info Appear
In spite of the obvious backlash from fans and Hideo Kojima, Konami is plowing ahead with Metal Gear Survive, which had a bunch of screenshots released for Gamescom earlier this week, as well as more information on the game itself. The game, which uses Metal Gear Solid 5‘s Fox Engine, builds upon MGS5‘s base-building component, while also focusing on survival and resource-gathering in order to, well, survive.
The game will have both single player and CO-OP components, with character progress and gear carrying over between the two modes. Your base camp (which you develop and build throughout the game) will be your hub to craft weapons and gear, as well as planning missions. The aforementioned survival aspects have you gathering blue prints and raw materials for crafting, as well as things like growing crops, food and water storage, and even raising animals. And of course, you’ll also have to manage these resources within your base, adding a strategy component to the game.
Say what you will about Konami (who frankly are in a world of their own at this point), but there is something intriguing about Metal Gear Survive, even if it has nothing to do with Kojima’s original vision of the series. The game is expected next year for PC, PlayStation 4 and XBox One.
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The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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