Poll: Which L4D do you prefer?

[Swarley]

Tough choice, I prefer the original for playing through a campaign with friends, but in the first month of L4D2's release I managed to get at least 3/4's of the hours that I had plugged into the original over a year playing versus.

Have to hand it to the original though, I actually enjoyed the characters and dialogue in the first, compared to the "hyuk im a hick" or "I want some cheesebur-FOOTBALL" of the second.

 

[Jennacide]

L4D2. I can't go back to the original, even though I love it's cast more. The balance changes and gameplay tweaks far outweigh any urge to play the old game. Plus all the old levels have been ported into the sequel anyway.

 

[Bob_F_It]

Gameplay-wise, the second is definately better with the new specials preventing you from hugging.
All the artsy prizes go to the first, which got everything about the zombie theme just about perfect.

 

[Davey Woo]

I prefer the setting, audio, characters and mechanics of the first game.
I like the new infected and the scavenge game type from Left 4 Dead 2, so overall I like Left 4 Dead.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

First one. It's the raw diamond, like the Star Wars sequels.
L4D2 is good, but it's over-choreographed and suffers from the crisp-packet of doom.

Crisp-packet of doom.: A slightly raised piece of ground, near-invisible to the naked eye which blocks the trajectory of any objects attempting to pass through it.
See also: chest-high walls, chainlink fences.

 

[WitherVoice]

L4D2 is better, imo. However, L4D's cast is vastly superior.

 

[Cru31ty]

I always find that this is a problem with sequels which are technically superior but don't have the novelty factor which increases the enjoyment of the first game. Assassin's Creed is a perfect example. The first game will always be remembered more fondly by me because I had never played anything like it before. Whereas the second game had many improvements, it didn't 'wow' me as much as the first.

I think it's the same for L4D. L4D2 is the superior game technically but because L4D1 was the first game that gave me the chance to survive the zompocalypse with my friends, it will always be my favourite.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

Right now, neither. I like the maps, characters, and pretty much everything else about the first one more. Second, well... the sniper rifle is nice... Second is just kinda meh, and the first one is dead to me now that every single fucking server I go into has some stupid ass mod on it...