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Left 4 Dead 2, 30 Minutes of HD Gameplay

Ve3tro writes: "The zombie frenzy is nearly with us again, with the release of Left 4 Dead 2 we bring you the first 2 opening chapters.

It's definitely an improvement over Left 4 Dead and it shouldn't be missed. Hit the break to check out both videos. "

Ziriux5269d ago

This is nice man. I'm def. picking this up day one.

lowcarb5269d ago

I'm with you on that. This game is looking great.

Sunny_D5269d ago

Yeah, I might pick this up from steam. Wait, my damn pc is outdated. fdfsdjgsjs mad face

Whut5269d ago

dont talk loud. You guys are attacting the Disagree Fairy.

Winter47th5269d ago (Edited 5269d ago )

Of course you're not picking this up! we know better about your conscious decisions than you do *rolleyes*

Vespertine5269d ago (Edited 5269d ago )

I will be picking this up the day of release as well.
Pre-ordered, and paid it off at GameStop. This game is going to be awesome, just like the first one.

Anyone want to disagree with me?
Edit: Of course. :)

kalebgray925269d ago

would be fun to play with friends but would like improvement

hamburgerhill5269d ago

I need this game like now! L4D is truly becoming the best Zombie experience I've ever witnessed on a console.

jhooty145269d ago

to bad no 1080p :( wish it was on ps3

HolyOrangeCows5269d ago

It still looks unbalanced in the humans' favor to me.
And the characters don't have as much personality as the first.

GRABBIN PEELS.

SixZeroFour5269d ago

i dunno, on expert it was extremely hard to beat the demo with 4 random REAL players...but i think it was easiER with 3 other ppl you know or the ai itself

Syronicus5268d ago

Found the game to be more of the original. Not that it was bad it just was not for me. Too bland if you ask me. The more weapons are appreciated but in the end it's just hord after hord of dead folks and more of the same shoot until the hord is gone... Not for me.

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zootang5269d ago

Are these map packs? What does this installment add to the series?

ginsunuva5269d ago

melee weapons: the world's greatest innovation.

I can just imagine GT's review:
L4D2 revolutionizes the coop-FPS-zombie genre with never before seen weapons like chainsaws. Such an innovation deserves all the attention it gets. L4D2 proves that it is not an expansion pack with a $60 price tag...it has melee weapons. With games these days like Uncharted 2 discouraging innovation, it's great to see great developers like Valve think otherwise. 9.5/10.

NecrumSlavery5269d ago

Just being supportive for the bots. This looks like more repetative non scary non innovating arcade shooter action like the first Left4Bored

Obama5269d ago

I have played the demo and I think if you have played the first one like me, this is definitely a rent not a buy.

madkrazygames5269d ago

yea I had the first one, but I downloaded the L4D 2 demo and was disappointed seeing how they didn't do anything new.

lowcarb5269d ago (Edited 5269d ago )

Then why don't you rent it lol. The point is your still going to pick it up one way or the other.

edit below vespertine: Good points and bubbles! I swear some of these kids just say anything out of spite towards a game coming to 360 god or bad.

Vespertine5269d ago

@madkrazygames

"I downloaded the L4D 2 demo and was disappointed seeing how they didn't do anything new."

You have got to be kidding me.

-Tons of new guns/weapons
-Three new special infected (Spitter, Jockey, Charger)
-Melee weapons, 10 to be exact.
-New characters
-5 new campaigns (each campaign has 4 to 5 levels)
-New game modes: Realism and Scavenge
-Updated graphics (more blood and gore)
-New items (Boomer bile, adrenaline shot, defibrillator and more)
-Incendiary ammo, explosive ammo.

Nothing new? You're crazy.

Halo3 MLG Pro5269d ago

That guy wouldn't know about the L4D2 Demo. He doesn't own a 360. Just talking fanboy jibberish.

Anyway bubbles for Vespertine for pwning this kid.

Obama5269d ago

You don't have to own a 360 to play the demo. It's not exclusive as it's on the pc.

TheBand1t5269d ago (Edited 5269d ago )

lol, did you seriously forget that L4D2 is on the PC?

http://store.steampowered.c...

Time_Is_On_My_Side5269d ago (Edited 5269d ago )

I'm with madkrazygames because most of what you said is true, but when put into practice the game feels more of the exact same thing. The enemies still blindly run at you, the story doesn't seem too strong, overall when I'm playing the only real difference seems that it's taken place during the day instead of the night in a different setting (with of course characters that pertain to the setting).

Most of what you mentioned is a typical upgrade from game to game, what really counts is how much a game distance itself from its predecessor (in my opinion). I don't want to pay full price for a game that is essentially the same exact game I already have, would you?

Like for example, why couldn't the new campaigns be down-loadable instead? Five new levels don't count as a new game in my books.

Vespertine5268d ago

I understand what you're trying to say, but aren't all sequels pretty much "the same thing" with new things added?
If the gameplay works, why change it for the sequel?

The Parish is the only campaign with day levels.
There are five campaigns, each with four to five levels. That is more than enough levels, and tons of replay value.

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN34d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit34d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead33d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica33d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL33d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit33d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper33d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica32d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer34d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit34d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer34d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit33d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff218333d ago (Edited 33d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer33d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff218333d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper33d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal34d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood34d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff218333d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde34d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Valve Made Left 4 Dead 2 Because The First Game Was A Broken Mess

Left 4 Dead lead Chet Faliszek describes the original Left 4 Dead game as "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it."

Number1TailzFan146d ago

And then couldn't be arsed to make a third game.

If they can add a lot more stuff to a 2nd game in just 1 year why didn't they make a third game a few years later with tons of stuff extra? Because that shows they could've.

I know Source 2 was kind of broken and was a reason they cancelled L4D3 but it seems wasteful to just toss it away.

Don't know what Valve were thinking.. it's like nobody wanted to fix the issues to get going. They certainly aren't the Valve of 2004 that released fun games with pretty cutting edge graphics.

cthulhucultist144d ago

Valve is allergic to number 3 it seems. It would be easier for them to release a Left 4 Dead 2.5 enhanced version instead of releasing a game with "3" slapped on its title.

rakentaja143d ago

They stopped making games a long time ago. Steam brings in so much money that it's really not worth the effort. Nowadays, people only look for faults in games, and spend more time whining on Twitter/X than playing the game anyway. Valve says a big fat no-no.

anast144d ago

Value is the Blockbuster of video games. They have no need to invest in deving a game, when they can make handfuls of cash renting them.

-Foxtrot145d ago

What are they talking about? Seemed pretty alright to me at launch it just wasn't supported the way Valve promised us

They should have just worked on a revamp / massive update to the game but they didn't they jumped straight to a sequel with brand new characters despite having some sort, if small, story about where the original survivors were heading.

I didn't care for the direction they took the sequel, the original games tone and atmosphere was missing in the second game and is still unmatched. Daytime levels, more whackiness, melee weapons where you could attack a Tank with a frying pan...just wasn't the same to be honest and the new survivors just didn't hold up the originals.

Here's my speculation. I think they did a sequel because they didn't want to update a game co-developed by Turtle Rock, they wanted the franchise to be known as a Valve game only and knew if they updated the first one Turtle Rocks name would still linger on it.

shaenoide144d ago

I want broken games like L4D all day long...

GhostScholar144d ago

Well the first game was by far the best

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The Best Co-Op Horror Games You've Missed in Halloween

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