Left Alive‘s debut at last year’s Tokyo Game Show was bewildering more than anything. The Front Mission franchise had been in hibernation since the misguided Front Mission Evolved, and in an era where many long-time franchises are returning to their roots, this series would go in an entirely new direction. It was cause for concern for some fans, but with the pedigree behind the title — Shinji Hashimoto, Yoji Shinkawa, Toshifumi Nabeshima, and Takayuki Yanase — there was reason to be hopeful.
Set in the Front Mission universe, Left Alive is a survival-based shooter where everything is scarce and your decisions affect everything that happens in the game. The campaign is level-based and players will switch between three characters as they try to escape a war-torn city while saving as many innocent citizens as they can.
It sounds compelling on paper, but seeing it in action presents two very different games: one that looks good and one that does not.
Source: Destructoid Left Alive has a real Jekyll and Hyde situation going on