Have to update graphics card and unlock the files

I hate the fact that it's for preorders only. I'm not going to preorder a game if I don't know whether or not I can run it. :(

@Pedro

This is just early access to the demo. I think it becomes available to everyone on the 10th of November.

GAME said they aren't giving out the codes for the pc version. The woman had no idea really.

Just played 2 rounds of Parish. Shotgun fires slower, handguns seem to do more damage, machete is the best melee in Parish, assault rifle only has 3-round burst fire, sniper rifle is mostly unchanged. Charger is a lot easier to kill than the tank, jockey is the most annoying in my opinion.

Biggest change is the death system. You can carry around the defib, and save someones life if they die (one use only and it is instead of a healthpack). If you do die and noone defibs you then you have to wait till the next level no survivor closets at all.

Boomer Bile is amazing, tanks on normal can be taken down just by the boomer bile, whilst you walk around a corner to avoid rocks.

The moving cresendo is alright, not as good as it sounded but then thats because everyone knew to run and run and run. Using the shot here really helps as it gives you a speed boost to power through the level.

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I still don't know whether to get this version or the 360 version....

Just finished it. Its great.

@urahara There are still survivor closets. The defib just cuts out the middle man (waiting).

AAAARGH WHY IS MY INTERNET CONNECTION SO SLOW TODAY?

LOOOAAAD FREAKIN' DEMO! LOOOOAAAAAD!!!!

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I want to make this abundantly clear. This is simply my veiw on the deno that has been released, not the full version.


The demo offers a campaign/movie called the parish which only gives you two saferooms worth of segments. Likely meaning there's one more segment at least to get through since we didn't get to have the usual finale on the last bit of this campaign.

The similarities mostly end at the apearance of the game, the differences to Left 4 Dead 2 are subtle, but too numerous in scale to keep track of.
And two examples, were the new aggressiveness of the special infected. one of my partners got caught by a smoker. We killed it, then within half a minute, we got a new smoker trying to grab us. (Normal difficulty.)
The witch has the newfound ability to move BEFORE being alerted, making certain moments very tense, but also showing the massively improved AI.
Due to this improved enemy AI I found myself in a situation involving my back to some spitter acid on the floor, a witch wandering around in front of me and a smoker purposefully moving himself, just like in versus mode(very smart), right behind the witch, and then the smoker proceeded to grab one of us and set off the witch.

The general feel of this game does bring it home to it's atmospheric original, L4D, but also departs from many of it's downfalls. You will no longer be able to kill an entire hoard by crouching in a corner and contiually meleeing leaving me feeling helpless, a very good thing. And the faster pace of gameplay mixed with smarter game components and GREATLY improved graphics means that this game is truly worth your time. The fun I had using the new magnum pistol, and listening to the punch it packs is so satisfying that I look forward to desintegrating a few infected's faces with it when it is realised worldwide on NOV 17.


I know this's a review for a preview demo so please don't write comments to me if you find this topic strange. I simply felt the need to express the enjoyment I've had for the game so far. And if anyone else is like me, I'd want to know more about this game.
I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did thinking about it and writing it. :-)

Huh, seeing how this wasn't a free for all demo download, it's not as bad as letting everyone hit it at once.

Gotta love bashing zombies in the head with a guitar.

@Johnny Justice
A few people are having issues with occassional lockups. It's to do with multicore rendering I believe. Turn it off in the options.

I have the fun issue of having to download the patch three times, at 15kbps each, for it to lock up while decrypting.
Not fun. Especially considering I waited so damn long for the game after the delays.

Alright, so.

As far as a demo go, it's pretty good. A lot feels different, like how the guns handle and physics in general.

Melee weapons feels nice and give a satisfying sound when you lob off the heads of the zombies. (God the frying pan have a nice "wham" in it.)

The AK-47 feels a bit underpowered, imo. The snipers are good and the shotguns/UZI's, too.

The new "Adrenaline" is awesome, slight health boost and you are generaly faster for a few seconds.

So, yeah. All in all, I look forward to the real thing. Also:
http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/5021/boome.jpg
No more mist of blood after the pipebomb, nice Valve, nice.

I'm holding off until the 3rd, I don't even care about pre ordering....