Left 4 Dead may have had its release pushed back, but that's no reason not to be all giddy and hopeful about Valve/Turtle Rock's first person zombie parade. In this nine-plus minute video from QuakeCon 2007, you'll basically see exactly what you expect to see -- zombies getting shot, guns shooting zombies, and zombies being hit by bullets shot from guns that are shooting at zombies by people who want to shoot zombies with guns. Yes, it's more of the same, which might be Left 4 Dead's calling card throughout, but if more of the same means more zombie slaughter, then I'm not going to complain.
Of note in this video is the use of sound. It's not used to great effect in many games, but here you can see just how intimidating noise can be. The sound of creatures wailing in the dark, echoing down subway tunnels before the attack is very chilling and something I hope is realized and captured by the developers a lot more. But enough from me, I shall let you all continue your excitement and dancing in celebration of this game.
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I dont very much care for the sound of their footsteps. It sounds so generic, like they took the footsteps from Americas Army and made them sound deeper.
HOLY FUKIN YAAAAAWNZORZ!!!!!!!how blase' can ya get.the write up explains it all.well put.now what would really grab my attention is a UROTSUKIDOJI:legend of the over fiend ,next gen game.YEAH BABY i got thirteen tentacle penises longer than a city block spewing destruction fer miles.now thats a fuking great game idea.yet no one in the industry listens do they.
Looks like for some fast paced co-op run and gun but over all I think this should be a great game. Some scenarios would be nice though, such as defend or baracade or go to the next objective in so much time. I dunno guess I'll have to wait and see the game for itself.
I couldn't watch the whole thing, it was boring. I know that I may be in the minority, but I can never understand what people see in the billion FPSs that have come out, and why they still get excited about new ones.
Every time somebody talks about being really excited about a new FPS, I can't help but think about the amp scene in Spinal Tap. But instead of the amp salesman trying to convince you that "going to eleven," somehow changes the world of electronic amplifiers, I get somebody trying to tell me that the same, stale genre of games is somehow enhanced by the most minor of changes.
[b]Zomg! that new FPS is fucking sweet!
Really? It looks like every other FPS out there right now.
Yeah, but this one has Zombies!!![/b]
Mediocrity has its own zip code, and its name is FPS.
There's not a lot of 4 player online co-op zombie survival FPS games on the market that also let you play as zombie boss characters that cause carnage against other players.
There's also not many games where you can actually be completely outnumbered and knocked to the ground screaming and firing your weapon weakly as they finish you off.
But you haven't been following this game at all, so I'll forgive your comments.
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8:42 AM on 08.11.2007
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Big Al says so.
In my dreams, it will be the first PC/PS3/360/Wii game that you can play online.
Looks like for some fast paced co-op run and gun but over all I think this should be a great game. Some scenarios would be nice though, such as defend or baracade or go to the next objective in so much time. I dunno guess I'll have to wait and see the game for itself.
I couldn't concentrate on anything else because of it.
Every time somebody talks about being really excited about a new FPS, I can't help but think about the amp scene in Spinal Tap. But instead of the amp salesman trying to convince you that "going to eleven," somehow changes the world of electronic amplifiers, I get somebody trying to tell me that the same, stale genre of games is somehow enhanced by the most minor of changes.
[b]Zomg! that new FPS is fucking sweet!
Really? It looks like every other FPS out there right now.
Yeah, but this one has Zombies!!![/b]
Mediocrity has its own zip code, and its name is FPS.
It is coming for X360 yeah?
There's not a lot of 4 player online co-op zombie survival FPS games on the market that also let you play as zombie boss characters that cause carnage against other players.
There's also not many games where you can actually be completely outnumbered and knocked to the ground screaming and firing your weapon weakly as they finish you off.
But you haven't been following this game at all, so I'll forgive your comments.
@Banj:
PC & 360 I believe.