So today I was playing Left 4 Dead 2 and while I usually play versus for the more part today i figured I changed things up and try campaign mode. Now I had my runs with PuGs playing expert campaign before and most of the time it ends up with people ragequitting after 1-2 rounds. But today was different and I was finally PuG with some decents players. We made our way thru the first 4 parts of the Parish campaign on Expert with little to no troubles and maybe 2-3 restarts. The final chapter was where we hit a roadblock and for the next 8 hours I was so dedicated to finishing it that i went through 10+ different members and at some points I was doing it with bots.
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I never really had a challenge before in video games untill this game came out and blew me away. It is so hard/challenging yet so rewarding when you finally complete it. I was so excited that I instantly starting Iming some of my friends about it and one of them never heard or played L4D before so she asked me to describe it to her. I did one better i wrote a short story to give you a feel for it and since all my friends seem to enjoy it I figured I share it with you guys.
The survivors had just escape a small horde and their shrieks and howls could be heard as they gather around the general store. They quickly scavenge around for any loose ammo/items for it was only a matter of time before the horde would break in. The last ambush hit them the hardest costing one player his life and left another wounded.
As the players scavenged around they didn't notice one of their teammates going rogue and opening a door to the back alleyway. The rogue player pokes his head outside and slowly scans the surrounding area. It was a long alleyway that lead to Parkinson street on one side and more alleyways the other. Thinking the area is clear he goes outside and is surprised to find some pills and a pistol that was left by unfortunate person. A small coughing sound from the rooftops grabs his attention but it was too late., a large tongue quickly wraps around him and entangles him. It begins to squeeze him like an anaconda snake, slowing crushing his bones. The group is shocked as they hear his screams for help coming from the alley as they realized the grave mistake he just made as he broke one of the golden rules of survival. You never go anywhere alone in the Zombie Apocalypse.
The player with the shotgun takes points and leads the group outside when suddenly a howl that could only be described as a cow choking to death echoes through the alley. The ground begins to shake violently as a large brute in overalls with one miniature size arm and the other the size of a tree trunk comes charging down from the right smashing into the first player while knocking the other player on the ground. The brute grabs the first player like a football as he sprints into the open streets. The remaining player is stunned for a second but manages to get a couple shots off freeing his partner from the snakelike tongue. The players take a second to reload and to catch their breath. A loud crackling noise vibrates throughout the alleyway which sent a chill down their spines. As the players reach the clearing to the open streets they are both mortified to see the large brute raise his gigantic arm with their teammate in his hand into the air. The large brute proceeded to pound him into the cement street over and over again until his body was torn to shreds.
The last two remaining survivors panic as the loud shrieks and howls of the horde crept closer and closer to them. They tried to hold their ground back to back but the oncoming horde eventually wore them down.... ...
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I never really had a challenge before in video games untill this game came out and blew me away. It is so hard/challenging yet so rewarding when you finally complete it. I was so excited that I instantly starting Iming some of my friends about it and one of them never heard or played L4D before so she asked me to describe it to her. I did one better i wrote a short story to give you a feel for it and since all my friends seem to enjoy it I figured I share it with you guys.
The survivors had just escape a small horde and their shrieks and howls could be heard as they gather around the general store. They quickly scavenge around for any loose ammo/items for it was only a matter of time before the horde would break in. The last ambush hit them the hardest costing one player his life and left another wounded.
As the players scavenged around they didn't notice one of their teammates going rogue and opening a door to the back alleyway. The rogue player pokes his head outside and slowly scans the surrounding area. It was a long alleyway that lead to Parkinson street on one side and more alleyways the other. Thinking the area is clear he goes outside and is surprised to find some pills and a pistol that was left by unfortunate person. A small coughing sound from the rooftops grabs his attention but it was too late., a large tongue quickly wraps around him and entangles him. It begins to squeeze him like an anaconda snake, slowing crushing his bones. The group is shocked as they hear his screams for help coming from the alley as they realized the grave mistake he just made as he broke one of the golden rules of survival. You never go anywhere alone in the Zombie Apocalypse.
The player with the shotgun takes points and leads the group outside when suddenly a howl that could only be described as a cow choking to death echoes through the alley. The ground begins to shake violently as a large brute in overalls with one miniature size arm and the other the size of a tree trunk comes charging down from the right smashing into the first player while knocking the other player on the ground. The brute grabs the first player like a football as he sprints into the open streets. The remaining player is stunned for a second but manages to get a couple shots off freeing his partner from the snakelike tongue. The players take a second to reload and to catch their breath. A loud crackling noise vibrates throughout the alleyway which sent a chill down their spines. As the players reach the clearing to the open streets they are both mortified to see the large brute raise his gigantic arm with their teammate in his hand into the air. The large brute proceeded to pound him into the cement street over and over again until his body was torn to shreds.
The last two remaining survivors panic as the loud shrieks and howls of the horde crept closer and closer to them. They tried to hold their ground back to back but the oncoming horde eventually wore them down.... ...
