- LEFT ALIVE Version 1.03 - 17 April 2019
■Update History ・Version 1.03 Update Contents ■ Bug fixes ・Fixed an issue that caused crashes under certain circumstances in the Steam version. ■ Difficulty level adjustments ▼Updates to all difficulty levels ・Added 2 First Aid Kits to each main character's starting equipment. ・Increased the amount of each main character's starting ammo. -Additionally, changed the number of bullets lost in the encounter with the ally soldier in Chapter 01 from "all" to "eight." ・Reduced enemy accuracy. ・Reduced damage dealt to players by frag grenades. ・Added a new difficulty level and changed the wording of the "Survivor" achievement. Previous text: Finished the game on Light or Standard difficulty. Updated text: Finished the game for the first time. ▼New Difficulty Level: CASUAL ・You can now play on a new difficulty level called CASUAL. This mode is for those wanting to go in guns blazing. It is a lev…
- Left Alive review - a maddeningly messy mech/stealth hybrid - 8 March 2019
Left Alive is the second new release this week that reminds me of a PS2 game, although perhaps the comparisons this time around aren't so favourable. Devil May Cry 5 is a full-blooded return that reimagines Capcom's action formula and delivers it with the muscle and aplomb of the current generation. Left Alive, meanwhile, takes some fairly rusty, more contemporary mechanics and smothers them in the janky wrappings of a mid-tier PS2 game. It's a flaky, barely functioning stealth game that's almost entirely awful. I kind of love it. Maybe that's because the promise of its set-up still manages to occasionally shine through the grot. This is ostensibly a spin-off of Square Enix's Front Mission, the mech-infused strategy series whose last entry was another spin-off - Double Helix's third-person shooter Front Mission Evolved - some nine years ago. It's helmed by a veteran producer of FromSoft…
- Left Alive is out now but may be best left alone - 5 March 2019
Left Alive – Square Enix’s stealthy reboot of the Front Mission mech-tactics series – is out now, but word on the information super-street is that it never should have been cleared for deployment. It’s not a huge shock, as footage released a couple weeks back looked very stiff, and its branching dialogues felt stilted. Worst sin of all was that the mech-on-mech battles just looked awkward and flailing. A shame, considering this had some noted talent involved, including a director from the Armored Core series, and Metal Gear’s character artist. There’s a launch trailer for the curious below, plus an alternative recommendation. (more…)
- Now Available on Steam - LEFT ALIVE - 5 March 2019
LEFT ALIVE™ is Now Available on Steam! LEFT ALIVE™ is a brand-new survival action shooter telling a human story of survival from the perspective of three different protagonists during the devastating invasion set in war-torn Novo Slava in 2127.
- Two new in-depth videos to prepare you for launch! - 1 March 2019
Catch the full developer diary interview with game director Toshifumi Nabeshima, character designer Yoji Shinkawa from KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, and mech designer Takayuki Yanase on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCMLmQrqX3o You can also watch an extended gameplay walkthrough with developer commentary, providing new detail about the various skills and tactics players muse use to achieve victory against the odds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GELmGHJlQ6o We're only a few days away from release, and we're so excited to see how everyone will play through the game.
- Left Alive looks more Alpha Protocol than Metal Gear - 22 February 2019
Despite being set in the same universe as Square Enix’s old Front Mission strategy series, Left Alive is ostensibly more of a Metal Gear-styled stealth game with the occasional mech fight. At least, that’s the plan, but for better or worse, today’s fourteen minutes of new footage reminds me most of Alpha Protocol , Obsidian’s endearingly janky spy RPG. See what you make of its slightly offbeat blend of stealth, branching dialogues, equipment crafting and even a little bit of mech combat in the video below. The game launches on March 5th, just ten days from now. (more…)
- LEFT ALIVE deploys on 5th March 2019. Pre-purchase your DAY ONE EDITION now! - 9 October 2018
We are happy to announce that LEFT ALIVE, the upcoming survival action shooter from veteran developers, Toshifumi Nabeshima (director, Armored Core series), Yoji Shinkawa from KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (character designer, METAL GEAR series), and Takayuki Yanase (mech designer , Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Xenoblade Chronicles X) will release on 5th March 2019 on STEAM. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F30687658%2F1b9a8cf1ed46429a72cde027b32ac22ab9cfbe89.jpg LEFT ALIVE tells a story of survival from the perspective of three different protagonists during the devastating invasion set in war-torn Novo Slava in 2127. Experience the massive power gap between man and machine in pulse-pounding encounters: face off against powerfully armed troops, armored vehicles and towering mechs. Deploying on launch day and available for a limited time only, the LEFT ALIVE DAY ONE EDITION…
- Left Alive s latest trailer is an oddly vague reintroduction to the world of Front Mission - 10 September 2018
If today’s trailer for sci-fi tactical shooter (with mecha bits) Left Alive is any indication, Front Mission’s awkward relationship with the PC might not be changing. The Tokyo Game Show trailer gives us a frustratingly vague (if pretty) glimpse at the war-torn future nation of Novo Slava and the characters players will be sneaking around it as. What it doesn’t feature in great quantity is mech battles, despite Left Alive being set in Square Enix’s long-running Front Mission universe. Below: Not the robots you’re looking for. (more…)
- Introducing some of the Left Alive team! - 25 October 2017
We've had many people asking us about the team working on Left Alive, so today I'm here to give you a quick run-down of three of the creative minds behind the game. Starting with one whose influence you may have already noticed in the Left Alive key art... Character design: Yoji Shinkawa (KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS) Director: Toshifumi Nabeshima Mech design: Takayuki Yanase Left Alive is releasing on Steam in 2018. Remember to keep an eye on our official Left Alive Twitter and Facebook channels for more information. #LeftAlive
- Introducing some of the Left Alive team! - 25 October 2017
We've had many people asking us about the team working on Left Alive, so today I'm here to give you a quick run-down of three of the creative minds behind the game. Starting with one whose influence you may have already noticed in the Left Alive key art... Character design: Yoji Shinkawa (KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS) Director: Toshifumi Nabeshima Mech design: Takayuki Yanase Left Alive is releasing on Steam in 2018. Remember to keep an eye on our official Left Alive Twitter and Facebook channels for more information. #LeftAlive
- Left Alive is coming to Steam in 2018! - 29 September 2017
Last week we released both a teaser and a full trailer for Left Alive and today I'm here to give you a quick recap of what was shown off! At TGS on Tuesday (19th) we announced Left Alive with a teaser video which you can check out right here. https://youtu.be/BsVTol_5OYg Then on Thursday (21st) during TGS we released an announcement trailer, which features a first look at one of the characters in the game, as well as a very quick flash of gameplay towards the end of the video. Check it out just below, but make sure you don't blink or you might miss something! It's probably best to rewatch it a few times just like I did... https://youtu.be/SfIlkxoevKU Finally, we've also started both Twitter and Facebook accounts for Left Alive! (@LeftAliveGame on both) Make sure you're following both to keep up to date with everything to do with Left Alive, and don't forget it's out on Steam in 2018. Wh…
- Left Alive is coming to Steam in 2018! - 29 September 2017
Last week we released both a teaser and a full trailer for Left Alive and today I'm here to give you a quick recap of what was shown off! At TGS on Tuesday (19th) we announced Left Alive with a teaser video which you can check out right here. https://youtu.be/BsVTol_5OYg Then on Thursday (21st) during TGS we released an announcement trailer, which features a first look at one of the characters in the game, as well as a very quick flash of gameplay towards the end of the video. Check it out just below, but make sure you don't blink or you might miss something! It's probably best to rewatch it a few times just like I did... https://youtu.be/SfIlkxoevKU Finally, we've also started both Twitter and Facebook accounts for Left Alive! (@LeftAliveGame on both) Make sure you're following both to keep up to date with everything to do with Left Alive, and don't forget it's out on Steam in 2018. Wh…
- Square Enix announce mech game Left Alive - 19 September 2017
You can learn a lot about someone from their response to a Christmas disaster. When tragedy struck snowy New York in Tom Clancy’s The Division, Ubisoft activated sleeper agents to shoot bad men. A trite and telling reaction. When Mr. Bean got his head stuck in the Christmas turkey, he wrapped a towel round it so his girlfriend wouldn’t find out. That’s classic Bean. When a city goes to heck in Left Alive , Square Enix send in mechs. Heck yes! Announced today, Left Alive is mysterious a “survival action shooter” coming in 2018. Observe: (more…)
