UPDATE: Microsoft Announces Left 4 Dead 2
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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.
One thing i noticed is that the big thing that could pass for a tank looks kinda dumb, it was giant on one side and puny on the other, i prefer the old version. And if they take out the smoker type zombies, i doubt they would do that to us poor players trying to beat expert, but if they did i would love them forever.
This is highly un-Valve like to bring out a sequel so soon... I mean, what the hell happened to Half Life??? and Portal???
I'm going to be honest... Valve just lost a tiny inklet of my respect today. Of course, they still have a huge bank full of golden goblets full of respect from me, so not much has changed
I'm going to be honest... Valve just lost a tiny inklet of my respect today. Of course, they still have a huge bank full of golden goblets full of respect from me, so not much has changed
No, theres day and night levels. The zombies act differently in the day light, like they can see you from further away, and you have the "Wandering Witch", who is basically the oridinary Witch escept she wonders around, making it hard for you to avoid her.nokelso said:
You seem pleased.Indigo_Dingo said:
This is fucking ridiculous. L4D hasn't even made its mark yet. It's still got a lot of juice in it. I fucking love L4D and I'm sure I'll love L4D2 but this is acually irritating.
I love the dude whose voicing the cut scene. I think this will end up being more of an expansion pack then a sequel. You played one group of survivors, who says there can't be too. With the edition of melee weaponry I think this will be an amazing addition to an already great game.
Guys, think about it, how long would a game like Left 4 Dead take to make when they can already build from the current engine, instead of starting from scratch? It's not like there's a massive story-mode, or a massive free-roam environment, it's a simple game format which can be made quicker than most.
Awesome! They have a formula that works, now they can expand on it. I don't understand the complaining, I've already had my moneys worth out of L4D.