Well, one of the characters is apparently an arse hole and a con man. That usually trumps black guy in the "who dies first" competition.spuddyt said:
UPDATE: Microsoft Announces Left 4 Dead 2
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Nothing, and I say nothing, trumps black guy in the "who dies first" competition.SomeBritishDude said:
left 4 dead was probably a test for the ip and games success by the looks of it l4d2 may contain an actual story mode.
also did anyone notice they used the scouts face for the guy with the bat and the guy witg the frying pan had the spys face.
damn you valve recycling your characters.
also did anyone notice they used the scouts face for the guy with the bat and the guy witg the frying pan had the spys face.
damn you valve recycling your characters.
Wha...What?
First a MGS on the 36o (Not whining...just surprised, thank you very much) , now a sequel to a valve game that isn't separated by a gap of 2 - 3 years. Man I if i didn't no any better I would think it's April fools today.
First a MGS on the 36o (Not whining...just surprised, thank you very much) , now a sequel to a valve game that isn't separated by a gap of 2 - 3 years. Man I if i didn't no any better I would think it's April fools today.
Okay, so now I'm confused here. I'm becoming more and more sure that this won't have new characters and just use the original ones. They all look to weird/recycled. I think this may be more of an expansion, and Valve is just joking with us. They do that. If it is an expansion, it will probably still cost money, but it will probably not be to much for those who already own Left 4 Dead. If this is true, then NO ONE SHOULD COMPLAIN. People have WANTED new campaigns. This should be making people jump for joy. If this was announced as an expansion instead of a new game, they would be.
It's still confusing though. It just seems too quick. Also, I'm VERY sure that different teams work on different games at Valve. What does this mean? Valve isn't forgetting Episode 3. I'm wondering if they're supping up the Source engine graphically, and that's why so little is known (big surprise to see massive graphic changes) and why it's taking so long. This game obviously doesn't (if you see the gameplay footage). This is more likely the L4D team working on stuff. If it turns out terrible or whatever (doubt it), blame that team, not Valve as a whole. I don't mind paying more money... I just want it to be more like an add on. I've grown fond of the original characters.
Also, the axe is AWESOME.
It's still confusing though. It just seems too quick. Also, I'm VERY sure that different teams work on different games at Valve. What does this mean? Valve isn't forgetting Episode 3. I'm wondering if they're supping up the Source engine graphically, and that's why so little is known (big surprise to see massive graphic changes) and why it's taking so long. This game obviously doesn't (if you see the gameplay footage). This is more likely the L4D team working on stuff. If it turns out terrible or whatever (doubt it), blame that team, not Valve as a whole. I don't mind paying more money... I just want it to be more like an add on. I've grown fond of the original characters.
Also, the axe is AWESOME.
Having read the http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/01/left-4-dead-2-exclusive-rps-preview/#more-12370 article and watched the trailer, I have to say L4D2 is definitely sounding like an improvement over L4D. More weapons, at least two new enemies (one which I have to say I recognize it's function being suggested by a poster on the Steam forum), new challenges, new characters and a new setting all sound extremely fun and worthwhile.
However, like quite a few folks before me, I'm rather dismayed by the fact that all these improvements are in a brand new game rather than an expansion to the existing game. Like people have said, it hasn't been an entire year since the first L4D came out, why are we seeing a brand new game? Online multiplayer games are expected to have longer replay value than this before you have to buy another one (at full game price, I might add).
Another issue I have is that we're saying goodbye to our current four main characters. I think I can safely say that Louis, Francis, Zoei and Bill have endeared themselves to us with their personalities and quirks; Louis with his forehead-slapping moments of optimism, Francis with his grumbling about how he hates this and that and so on. Now I guess one could say that after being rescued you wouldn't expect them to wind up back on the front lines again. However, considering that in L4D they got rescued at least four times, it's not too hard to imagine that whichever the last one was supposed to be chronologically got screwed up like the previous three did and now the four find themselves stuck in the deep South, meeting up with another group of immune survivors trying to reach safety. If eight seems like too big a crowd, consider the last time you played TF2; with more monsters and bigger maps, it could still work.
In all I think I'll enjoy L4D2 when it comes out, but I'm still going to be disappointed that Valve felt the need to axe (no pun intended) their existing characters...and make me shell out more money.
However, like quite a few folks before me, I'm rather dismayed by the fact that all these improvements are in a brand new game rather than an expansion to the existing game. Like people have said, it hasn't been an entire year since the first L4D came out, why are we seeing a brand new game? Online multiplayer games are expected to have longer replay value than this before you have to buy another one (at full game price, I might add).
Another issue I have is that we're saying goodbye to our current four main characters. I think I can safely say that Louis, Francis, Zoei and Bill have endeared themselves to us with their personalities and quirks; Louis with his forehead-slapping moments of optimism, Francis with his grumbling about how he hates this and that and so on. Now I guess one could say that after being rescued you wouldn't expect them to wind up back on the front lines again. However, considering that in L4D they got rescued at least four times, it's not too hard to imagine that whichever the last one was supposed to be chronologically got screwed up like the previous three did and now the four find themselves stuck in the deep South, meeting up with another group of immune survivors trying to reach safety. If eight seems like too big a crowd, consider the last time you played TF2; with more monsters and bigger maps, it could still work.
In all I think I'll enjoy L4D2 when it comes out, but I'm still going to be disappointed that Valve felt the need to axe (no pun intended) their existing characters...and make me shell out more money.
When I saw this, A tear came to my eye. Of joy!
L4D was awesome, but it was lacking some beef, It seems that the cry of "Moar Chainsaw" has been heeded!
I just pray that Valve is developing this
L4D was awesome, but it was lacking some beef, It seems that the cry of "Moar Chainsaw" has been heeded!
I just pray that Valve is developing this
I love Valve, but this soon after L4D they won't be getting my moeny.
I'll miss the old chracters.
I'll miss the old chracters.