UPDATE: Microsoft Announces Left 4 Dead 2

[Pirate Brahm]

..That's like making a new Team Fortress instead of adding content with patches...

My guess is that is exactly what they're going to do for the TF2 360 update.

 

[adman]

The melee weapons should be fun :3

 

[JordanMillward_1]

*cry, cry* PS3...? *sigh*

I would like to see in on PS3

then i will start to like Valve

Gabe, and by extension Valve, hate the PS3 and thought it should never have come into existence, so.... I'm gonna go out on a limb and say "No".

Buy a decent PC or the 360 if you want it.

 

[Zydrate]

Is it just me, or does the trailer look LESS graphically appealing than the first?
My only theory is that it's just an early, un-polished preview.

 

[Jsnoopy]

..That's like making a new Team Fortress instead of adding content with patches...

My guess is that is exactly what they're going to do for the TF2 360 update.

Funny, because I would totally buy "another" TF with the updates for the 360, but there's no way in hell I'm buying L4D2.


Also I would just like to point out the extreme IRONY that a Call of Duty game, MW2, has had a longer development cycle than a VALVE game, L4D2. To me, MW2 looks likes it contains signficant upgrades over MW in the graphics and content ( maps, weapons, gameplay modes) rather than the extremley modest ones that L4D2 seems to have over L4D.

 

[Aegwadar]

If this is legit, then either Valve was developing the second one while waiting to release the first, they're working on this instead of the next Half-Life, or I'm a monkey's uncle.

I'm going to go with this.

I'm happy either way; I don't give a hoot about all the other junk... I like L4D; Just hope they still let User Created Maps become playable soon.

Holy crap, I think it is legit, it's got a trailer. I'll be happy also, just hope that the creative tools for the PC get transferred to the console versions...and maybe a character creator.

Not likely anytime soon. A char creator though... Seems feasible.

 

[Zersy]

*cry, cry* PS3...? *sigh*

I would like to see in on PS3

then i will start to like Valve

Gabe, and by extension Valve, hate the PS3 and thought it should never have come into existence, so.... I'm gonna go out on a limb and say "No".

Buy a decent PC or the 360 if you want it.

Then please make it have fun BOTS

 

[Avida]

I had been teetering on the like/dislike valve fence for some time now, and this announcement knocked me flying over dislike... right into hate. God damn you valve for making me spend another £40 on another mediorce game when that comes out. And no, i cant just not buy it and shut up, L4D is a social game, so either we all get it or no-one gets it, or everyone hates everyone else and no-one can finish a campaign alive. There no way in hell its gonna be the former.

 

[Medic Heavy]

Really i don't know why everyones getting so dam worked up.

First, it's a god damn teaser trailer, not a final product.

Second, I've heard allot about how the characters aren't as likable and or charming this time around. Did you see the first stage characters last time? Well if you haven't just take a look at them for a minute.

Old Design:
http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/02/69/26912_Left4Dead-16_normal.jpg

New Design: (or current design whatever works for you)

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/335/8/9/Left_4_Dead_Dead_Air_wallpaper_by_azzk1ka.jpg

certainly not as likable as they were before. (If you ask me anyways.)

As far as we know this games in the very beginning stages of it's production and we should probably hold back most of are criticism until we see the final product. But really there's some weird feeling in my gut saying that this should be a 25$ - 30$ DLC....that or it's last nights left overs working up again. :S

I hate to say this but, Come on Valve...I want Half life Epsiode: 3...and a new scout shirt that I would actually buy and also a Medic shirt that's as good as the new shirts...Is that to much to ask?,ok it is. one can only dream.

 

[Johnmw]

Pure unbridled awesomeness.. I love left 4 dead! I'll admit this does seem too great to be true but hey, thats no reason to be angry at Valve, (or Microshaft whoevers pulling the strings). Seriously a great game looks to be coming out and everyone complains about its predecessor or a expansion to another franchise... what kind of a world is this, revel and be happy my miserable friends.

 

[literallyanythingelse]

Anyone else think the narrator is Ving Rhames of Pulp Fiction "I'm gonna get medieval on your ass" fame?

 

[HaloHappy]

If this is legit, then either Valve was developing the second one while waiting to release the first, they're working on this instead of the next Half-Life, or I'm a monkey's uncle.

I'm going to go with this.

I'm happy either way; I don't give a hoot about all the other junk... I like L4D; Just hope they still let User Created Maps become playable soon.

Holy crap, I think it is legit, it's got a trailer. I'll be happy also, just hope that the creative tools for the PC get transferred to the console versions...and maybe a character creator.

Not likely anytime soon. A char creator though... Seems feasible.

Think about it though, it'd make the experience more immersive, since you'd create something pretty close to yourself.

 

[scotth266]

I think they bought the title to the game. They have hundreds of millions of dollars and they will use it

Or it could just be the fact that the game is only being released on the 360 and PC, by the looks of it. Both are Microsoft territory. Hence why they announced it.

Snip.

Listen to this man: his words are the shining bacon beacon of reason.

While my initial reaction was very negative, I had forgotten two things: first, that this is a teaser, designed only to say that the game is being made in some form. Secondly, Valve subscribes to the same design philosophy as Blizzard: they release games when they are DONE, as in perfected. So it'll be a long time before the sequel comes along, and during that time who knows what they'll add to the original game? They already had the Survival mode update...

 

[Fangface74]

Anyone seen the new gameplay footage of L4D2?

I'm kinda disappointed by it, you get to see one of the new special infected; 'The Charger' (looks like the the tank but one of his arms is tiny), guess what his ability is...

The Spas 12 shotgun looks nice but it's nothin but a re-skin, twin pistols...fine...nothin on new melee stuff yet.

The 4 new survivors (Coach, Nick, Ellis and Rochelle) don't stand out as much as the original four for me either.

Anyone else's thoughts?

 

[KissofKetchup]

Didn't Left 4 Dead just come out?

You HAVE to be kidding me. THIS SOON?

Are you guys really complaining??? Seriously?

Anyway I'm looking forward to the bayou level that they're surely going to include since it's set in the Big Easy.

 

[vanguard_anon]

I'm happy to see that they are coming out with a new games. Sure, L4D was kind of small but I never expected them to keep giving me more and more game for free (even though they kind of did that).

My only problem is that my main games are COD4 and L4D so it stinks for me that they are coming out at the same time.

 

[ek599]

Can't wait. This should be awesome. Although, it IS inlike Valve, releasing games so often... but they finally caught up with the release-a-game-yearly fiasco. Bravo!!!

 

[quack35]

Are you guys really complaining??? Seriously?

No, I'm just surprised.