I’m aware that Left 4 Dead was the greatest thing to take a big slobbery bite out of the gaming industry since Pac-man. At least, that’s the way most of you act. Even though I enjoyed it thoroughly for about a month, I left the game feeling a little empty. Why? The game has a little single player value. Should games be created with heavy emphasis on Multiplayer?
Well, for one, it’s the greatest marketing scheme ever. How can we think of ways to make people buy our survival horror FPS in bundles of four? Answer: make the single player very limited in its amusement. (You could take your chances with random XBOX live parties. That is if you like ten year olds screaming in your ear and shooting Zoey around the waistline cause its funny when bloodstains appear there.) Good grief. Maybe, I’m being too critical, but hear me out.
This game has infinite replay value if you have four buddies with you. Why? Because it’s fun to fortify yourself and find creative ways to watch the undead burn. The progression of better strategies is awesome for those who play it. Couldn’t the developers find was to expand on this concept? Longer fortification situations with more strategic ways to coral zombies than just walls of flame might give this title a new zing.
The last thing I want to see of more of the same. Bigger and badder can only carry a sequel so far. How many zombies can I hit in the face with a frying pan before it runs out of entertainment value? Playing butcher with the new Chainsaw is going to be amusing, I’m sure, but the novelty will run out of gas faster than the saw.
Don’t get me wrong. I am going to play this title. I love killing Zombies, but what I love more is the environment of a zombie apocalypse. The atmosphere. The ruined landscape, and the various situations that survivals would need to put themselves in to survive. Left 4 Dead 2 needs to capture this atmosphere better than just hordes of undead coming at you. Give better landscapes, better fortifications to defend with more ways to utilize the environment. Anything that’s going to give the gamer a fuller experience, even if they can’t hook up with three buddies that day.
Perhaps, I’m Dead wrong. Everyone else seems to worship this title. However, I see room for improvement.
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To date we've had no new content (aside from the lighthouse map) and a bunch of bug fixes, with many more glaring flaws still present. The only reason that content wasn't more of an issue in many reviews was Valve's promise of more and their reputation.
It's a kick in the face to find that the reason it's taken months to get the full game and a beta SDK is because the team went straight from the first game to building a sequel.
Nothing we've seen so far suggests the necessity for a new game. It could all have been delivered through updates (on Steam at least).
I download complete HD series faster than I update Source games. I'd rather pay the 60 bucks for the new disk.
I love Left4Dead and this is [sadly] going to be a first day purchase for me. Same as the first one. But I can't just help to think I wont like these new survivors as much. I've grown so attached to Zoey and oldballs.
Also. I assumed this title would be called Left2Die. Does that make sense? Left4Dead 2 jusst looks... ugly.
ALSO PLEASE HAVE DIFFERENT GAMEMODES.
I love Left4Dead and this is [sadly] going to be a first day purchase for me. Same as the first one. But I can't just help to think I wont like these new survivors as much. I've grown so attached to Zoey and oldballs.
Also. I assumed this title would be called Left2Die. Does that make sense? Left4Dead 2 jusst looks... ugly.
ALSO PLEASE HAVE DIFFERENT GAMEMODES.
L4D isn't that great. L4D2 will probably be a slightly improved version of not that great. No thx.
It has 5 completely new 5 map campaigns set in a compeltely different part of America, 4 new characters with completely new dialogue and backstories, new zombie models and gore damage, the AI director has been upgraded to change the layouts of entire level segments, they've changed the trigger events to require moving from one point to another instead of camping and they've included like 8 new weapons.
I can't believe you people are complaining about this. It's obvious they have put a huge amount of effort in to a completely new setting with all new assets, and all you can think about is what Valve owes you because you bought their game. Did Valve say that they aren't going to support Left4Dead anymore? No, they are just making the sequel.
If you want a game where you are completely emerged in a zombie apocalypse and have to barricade yourself in houses, then you should find another game that encompasses that and stop saying that L4D2 is faltering because it isn't adhering to what you think it should do with its gameplay.
Also, this game has infinite replay value because its FUN, not because watching zombies die from a corner is fun.
It really has less to do with this, more to do with no Episode 3 information. I love L4D and I will probably purchase this as well, but instead of this I would of rather them be finishing Episode 3 and I don't know maybe getting it out sometime this fucking century.
It's what fanboys like to tell anyone who isn't in agreement and riding the corporate cock.
Think about it if you loved L4D1 wouldnt you want to work on its sequel im sure we all have ideas on how to make it better. Why try and fix the original.
I don't know. It doesnt really matter to me. I would have paid for the DLC anyway. Its L4D. Just because Valve give away other DLC doesnt mean they have to give away all DLC. You should thank them when they do not bitch that they should be giving you more.
@Oatis, STFUAJPG means Shut The Fuck Up And Just Play Games.