Review: Left 4 Dead 2
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I still say "I Still Can't Believe You Assholes Ditched Me Here!" would have made a better title.
My Xbox got E74 due to this game, so I'm gonna lay off it for a while.
Hard Rain = awesome though.
Hard Rain = awesome though.
I agree with most points, the game is a huge improvement from L4D. The melee weapons, the maps, the run-like-hell crescendo events, the gore is awesome and small details like the safe room music is very cool as well.
The only thing I didn't really enjoy that much were the characters. I find them bland. Rochelle and Nick have no personality whatsoever, and Coach could have been a lot better.
Also, the game is way more difficult than its predecessor.
The only thing I didn't really enjoy that much were the characters. I find them bland. Rochelle and Nick have no personality whatsoever, and Coach could have been a lot better.
Also, the game is way more difficult than its predecessor.
It bored the life out of me, im glad i didnt buy it. Nice review though, Funk always gives a full coverage and is only slightly bias 
Really? The general consensus among the people who played the first game (who I've talked to, anyway) seems to be that the game is a lot harder than the first one. Special infected come in waves of three at a time, the Director 2.0 doesn't go as easy on you as in the first game.Jaranja said:
Bias is a noun. Biased is an adjective.Distorted Stu said:It bored the life out of me, im glad i didnt buy it. Nice review though, Funk always gives a full coverage and is only slightly bias
Plus, I am boycotting this game due to its lack of broom. I mean, cricket bats are cool, and all, but come on.
One thing I miss is the interaction between characters from L4D1. That game was almost worth playing alone for the elevator dialog in No Mercy, and for Francis's constant griping. Ellis is a hoot, but I hoped for more than a one-man show.Laura. said:
As for the difficulty, I remember getting through L4D1 campaigns on Easy in 15 minutes -- Expert would take up to two hours. I've gone through all the campaigns in L4D2 on Easy so far, and I think my shortest time so far has been 45 minutes. It's no cakewalk, that's for sure.
It was a big shock from the demo, which seemed to have the difficulty turned way down. I had to turn it up to Advanced before I could even see a spitter or jockey for more than a half second, and even then the tanks would go down very very quickly. They sucker you in with the easy demo, and then gang up on you for the real game.
Hm. I bought L4D earlier this month after playing the demo of L4D2. The melee weapons seem overpowered though, either that or the survivors have manly muscles in their arms. I might buy L4D2, but probably not this month or this year.
I guess to each their own, but I've loved the interaction between the characters here, too. All of the characters have had their little moments. Like "Oh hey, Whispering Oaks! I used to go there all the time when I was a kid!" "Great. So we can die there as adults. Sounds like fun."CyberKnight said:
Coach and Nick have some really funny back-and-forths. I like Nick's sense of snark in general.
There is still funny back and forth between the new characters but I think it doesnt seem as funny because I got attached to the characters from L4D, they saw me through many a zombie appocalypse and im just not ready to let go yet. L4D2 however is awesome, enough new stuff to stand out and keep my attention but the basics havnt changed so its not a confusing sequel.
Well the ultimate challenge will always be Versus mode, I suppose.Jaranja said:
I think for the most part it is harder, but you seem to get more supplies than you did in L4D.
I really hope valve make it easy to port over L4D custom maps, because the L4D community was just hitting its stride. And I'd like to see L4D2 bolster the L4D community, not destroy it.
