There’s no option to just buy a nice, round 1,000 coins to unlock an additional character save.) Players are prompted to spend SV Coins from the initial menu if they already have a character save slot.īased on my time with the game, there’s been no way to earn SV Coins through gameplay, though Konami did start handing out SV Coins today as part of a login bonus. (And if you do pay $9.99, you’ll get 1,150 SV Coins.

Unlocking an additional save slot requires dropping 1,000 SV Coins, which means you’ll have to pay roughly $10. Konami is selling those coins in batches as small as 100 (for $0.99) up to 6,000 (for $49.99).

Purchasing additional character save slots in Metal Gear Survive requires spending SV Coins, the game’s unique currency. The game is replete with ways to spend small amounts of money. And it’s not the only questionable Metal Gear Survive microtransaction either. Naturally, that in-game purchase isn’t sitting well with some Metal Gear fans. Players have access to just one slot, while three additional character slots are locked behind an in-game currency purchase. In GameSpot's Metal Gear Survive review, our critic found it more demanding and obtuse than he would have liked, but noted, 'There's actually a good survival game in there.' So if you're a Metal Gear diehard, or are simply interested in trying out a new survival game, this free weekend is a great time to do it.Konami’s Metal Gear Survive quickly hits players with a reason to pay extra money on top of the game’s $39.99 asking price by restricting the number of character save slots. The game's reviews were largely middling, but most reviewers found things to praise. Here, health, hunger, and thirst become your immediate concerns as you venture out into the unknown in search of resources to stay alive. You play as a member of Snake's army who gets sucked through a wormhole to find yourself in a harsh alternate reality filled with crazed zombie-like creatures. It takes place after the events of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes but before The Phantom Pain.

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