Left 4 Dead

[eltacohombre]

It's a survival horror game from Valve (Creators of Half Life) and basically it's a four player coop game where you're a survivor of a plague that turns everyone into zombies. It uses the newest version of the Source Engine, so the physics are going to be incredibly realistic. It's along the lines of the movie dawn of the dead meets 28 days later. Down below are two links for the game: The first one is your basic trailer and the second has actual game play. Make sure you skip to 1:08 in the second trailer unless you like watching ads.

This new link is from the first left4dead fan site. The site was out slightly before the official site. The developers saw the site and invited the creators of the site to test the game. Since then they have been updating with new screens, info, and trailers. I truly think this will be one of the best cooperative games in recent years bar none.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoQfSSnZtuM

http://left4dead411.com/

http://www.l4d.com/

http://www.1up.com/do/slideshow?pager.offset=0&mt=0&cId=3157495&mId=3261944


http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/53299.html

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/81070.html

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/medialib/screens/screenshot_170418.jpg

http://www.adrianwerner.neostrada.pl/2007/left4dead.jpg

[eltacohombre]

Is anyone besides me excited about this game lol. Everyone gives me funny looks when I talk about it. It's as if no one has heard about this one.

[HollywoodRS]

It looks alright. Might pick it up for 360.

[elmexicanhombre2]

i can't wait for that game either but its gonna scare the shit outta me

[eltacohombre]

This game finally has a release date...for the third time. Sometime in November...unfortunately Gears 2 comes out that same month. And to think I reserved this shit EXACTLY 1 year ago today.

[eltacohombre]

Target: Left 4 Dead

Background: I love you, zombies. You're such a convenient metaphor for the dead uniformity of modern life. Even better, you're a guilt-free pile of stupid for us to shoot in the head without pangs of conscience. But most of all, you're an unnatural disaster that forces a disparate mess of strangers into a struggle for survival, laying bare all of their simple human failings and causing us to question just what it is that makes us human in the first place. Bonus points if you can work in a little "in fighting monsters we became monsters ourselves" crap.

Yeah, that's pretty much the whole slew of zombie-movie tropes. It's funny that pretty much every game that's ever been packed full of zombies misses damn near all of them, other than the obvious "something ugly to shoot at" bit. The single most interesting aspect of a good zombie flick is just what the situation brings out in a group of human beings, and other than the disastrously crappy Resident Evil: Outbreak, games have completely ignored that social aspect. That's the experience I'm hoping to catch with my first hands-on time with the PC version of Valve's co-op shooter Left 4 Dead. I want to jump into a desperate situation with a gang of strangers, and in the course of that trial, learn which of my companions is a reckless hothead, who's a coward, who will watch my back, and who will panic and shoot his buddies when he's nervous.

It seems like every other Half-Life mod is some kind of zombie-survival deal. It only makes sense that Valve would get on the stick and finally make the game everyone seems to want so much.

What We Played: This was my first time playing the co-op survivor game that 1UP has previewed before (another mode allows you to play as the zombie Infected, but Valve wasn't showing that here) -- but a press event is never the best environment to be playing with something like this. Noise and distractions overpower the speakers (there are no headsets), and a PR person stands over my shoulder, helpfully trying to tell me where to go when I wander off exploring and begging me to stop throwing Molotov cocktails all over the place. On the upside, the setting offers the chance to observe a lot of strangers going into the thing without any preconceptions.

Good to Go: Friendly fire hurts on a curve. The PR guy over my shoulder kept yelling, "That's your teammate -- friendly fire is on! Stop shooting your teammate!" I was hoping to see some kind of reprisal, which never came (whoever was playing the chick who got shot in the face a bunch: You're a sissy), but I couldn't help but notice that a shotgun blast to a buddy's face hurt a lot when he was at full health, not so much when he was at half health, and less than a sliver when he was almost dead. And it didn't damage people at all when they were lying on the ground or being mauled by zombies -- seems like a clever compromise. Watching your fire and not pissing off your teammates adds a lot, especially when they're going to be pulling a zombie off your back and patching you up a few minutes later. Putting friendly damage on an inverse curve is a great way of preserving that while minimizing the chance of a lone idiot insta-gibbing the whole squad with a badly tossed pipe bomb. Yeah, it seemed worth trying.

SCREENS: Click the image above to check out all Left 4 Dead screens.

Good to Go: You can learn a lot just watching the movement of people at an event like this, and one thing I couldn't help but notice was that while every other game's station was shut down or left alone in the drunken lateness of the hour, Left 4 Dead retained the largest clot of observers -- and eventually, the only clot. Everyone liked this thing. They were crowding it after the bar closed -- and that says a lot.

Warning Sign: Left 4 Dead has one notably absent feature: allies turning on you as zombies. It's a common element of damn near every film and amateur zombie mod, and it just doesn't happen here. There's a mode where opposing players can take control of zombies, but your friends don't change sides after dying. I can understand how that would cause a whole microsociological clusterf***, and balancing a thing like that properly would be a nightmare and a half -- but it's still startling that the mode doesn't exist.

Warm Afterglow: I was looking forward to Left 4 Dead before -- but after this, I'm actually counting the days. The absence of zombified buddies getting back up and eating your face is a very minor letdown considering everything else -- especially given that Left 4 Dead's assets will be part of Valve's Source SDK, meaning that pretty much any variant you could want will show up as a mod not too long after release.

-Scott Sharkey

[eltacohombre]

They just posted up a few new trailers that show that they're improving the game slowly but surely.

here's one of the new trailers :

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34096.html?type=

[Scrapper1]

that looks dope elta,but i dont really mess with them survival horror games.i might give it a shot tho pimpin

[eltacohombre]

that looks dope elta,but i dont really mess with them survival horror games.i might give it a shot tho pimpin

This shit is designed from the ground up to be played with 1 to 4 players, So you won't be the only one shittin himself when you get bum rushed from nowhere.

[EDGAR]

Lol ^^

[eltacohombre]

New Trailers (well not necessarily but they're still cool.)

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/14553

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/14552

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/14551

They have also changed a couple of things: No more flashlights on the weapons. No more magical outline that shows you how hurt your teammates are (though they kept the aura so you can see where they are.) And the reloading is different. Now instead of having to cock the gun all over, last time it wasn't like that regardless of whether you have bullets in the gun or not, if you just have 1 bullet in there then your reload time will be faster. However you absolutely have to use that last bullet you better be smart because you will have to cock that gun again and it WILL increase your reload time. Also you can now dualwield pistols and they have unlimited ammo, but they're underpowered just enough to make them a bad idea to be your primary weapon choice. Use only as your last resort.

[eltacohombre]

IGN has confirmed that Left 4 Dead will be appearing at this year's E3. E3 2008 will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 14-18.

[eltacohombre]

more new videos for the game:

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/19578

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/19579

http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/19580

[eltacohombre]

For those that still don't know.

Beginner's Guide to Left 4 Dead

New to Left 4 Dead? This is a guide to get you caught up on what the game is and what we know about it so far.

Left 4 Dead is a multiplayer cooperative survival horror shooter in development by Valve Corporation based on the Source engine. There are two sides, the Survivors and Infected. Four players control the four Survivors, working their way through campaigns in rural and urban areas, fighting off dozens of the AI-controlled "infected" (fast, 28 Days Later style zombies). On top of the regular zombies, there are four player-controlled "boss zombies" all with unique powers for causing chaos. This mix of the dozens of AI-controlled infected zombies and the boss zombies makes for an entirely fresh co-op experience. Release is scheduled for the PC and Xbox 360 on November 4, 2008.

[eltacohombre]

Alright looks like L4D is finally being recognized as a new direction in co-op gaming. It was recently named best of show ahead of games like Gears of War 2, Resistance Fall of Man 2 and other huge blockbusters. Sadly it's coming out around the same time as a few of those big games and that means it has to compete against these juggernauts. Here's hoping people notice the game and buy it.

[Outlaw619]

I cant wait to get my hands on this game!

[TONY Gigolo]

This shit is designed from the ground up to be played with 1 to 4 players, So you won't be the only one shittin himself when you get bum rushed from nowhere.

Do you know if you actually have to have 3 people including yourself to have 4 players in the game? or is there a mode where you can play alone and have the game control the other 3 players?

[eltacohombre]

Sorry about taking so long to respond, I'm doin this shit from my phone. But You don't need 3 other players. Whatever teammates aren't player controlled, will be bot controlled.

[TONY Gigolo]

Aight cool, I'll check for this game when it drops..

[eltacohombre]

I should have posted this a while back but the release date(s) are Nov 18th and 21st for the PC and 360 versions respectively.

[eltacohombre]

If this shit gets delayed anymore I'm putting my money towards something else because it's starting to get ridiculous.

[eltacohombre]

Interesting bit of info: Valve is willing to drop 10 million on advertising for this game. That's quite a bit and the ads should be airing soon.

[eltacohombre]

A demo for the game (including coop) will be able soon. If you've been watching the trailers it's most likely going to be the hospital level. People are disappointed by this but at least no two games will ever be the same.

[TONY Gigolo]

So is this coming out next month or what?
I wanted to get the ghostbusters this month but that got pushed back..

I'll probably cop golden axe beast rider and spider man web of shadows this month, what's your thoughts on these games?

[eltacohombre]

^^ L4D will hopefully come out next month lol. I was looking forward to Ghostbusters but now who knows if it'll even come out now. Golden Axe is interesting enough to buy but it's beyond me why multiplayer wasn't included. Spiderman WoS looks to be the best Spiderman game ever to come out. Of course no one will know until it's actually released. I wish I had enough money to get all the games I want lol.

[HollywoodRS]

Demo is dropping Oct 31st or Nov 1st

[eltacohombre]

^^ thanks I know what I'm not doing those days lol.

[eltacohombre]

left4dead411 is currently hosting a contest. If you can photograph a L4D billboard or basically any type of L4D promotional material( has to be big they have examples on the page.) you can win 4 copies of the game and other free stuff. Deadline is Nov. 1 with the winners being announced Nov. 4.

[eltacohombre]

A little under a month left to go before this game dominates my life. Anybody else looking forward to this zombie doomsday simulator?

[Scoffaveli2]

you know i am

[TONY Gigolo]

Yeah I'm going to get it.. the company should give you a check for promoting it.. I probably wouldn't even know about this game if it wasn't for this thread..

[ooDoe aka Doe Boy]

Yeah I'm going to get it.. the company should give you a check for promoting it.. I probably wouldn't even know about this game if it wasn't for this thread..

lol ... foe shizzle!

[eltacohombre]

^^They could at least give me the game early lol. I do have some cool news. If you preorder the game before Nov. 6th, you'll be able to play the demo (multiplayer and single player) before everyone else gets it on Nov. 11th. The multiplayer part of the demo will wrap up on the 18th when the game is set to officially release.

[eltacohombre]

PS3 owners don't feel left out, from what I understand, the game is in development for your console. Unfortunately it won't be out until next year. Sorry about your luck.

[eltacohombre]

It's a few days late but over at left4dead411.com They have the intro movie to L4D. I'm telling you it's fucking intense and if the the game is anything like the intro...I'm gonna need depends. Let me know what you think of the trailer. As I'm extremely interested in peoples thoughts.

[TONY Gigolo]

The intro movie looks dope.. What's up with the codes to post videos here?
They don't seem to be working..

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nbzyt79iSR0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nbzyt79iSR0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbzyt79iSR0

[eltacohombre]

No idea...that's why I resorted to posting links for them.

[alexito]

haha are you sure you don't work for valve.....

anyways this game is going to be badass...

cant wait for the demo

[HollywoodRS]

Just got my demo code from gamestop in the email. Demo begins tonight at 2 am PST so if you haven't pre-ordered it do it now.

Anyone looking to start a group because this game is meant to be played in groups not alone.

[eltacohombre]

Damn it. The people at gamestop are fucking clueless. I still haven't gotten my fucking demo code and I'm going to kill someone. What kind of shit is this...it's irony. I've been hyping the game forever and instead of being able to get the fucking demo I have to wait until the 11th...I have 2 fucking copies reserved. At least I have GoW2 to hold me over until the 11th. Hollywood let me know how the demo is and I will start playing with you on the 11th...not the 6th...because Gamestop is filled with idiots.

[Scoffaveli2]

^i have the demo...

[HollywoodRS]

This game is SICK (sorry)! Honestly you can not play this by yourself you need to play with people because of the situations you can get into.

[TONY Gigolo]

This game is SICK (sorry)! Honestly you can not play this by yourself you need to play with people because of the situations you can get into.

Wow, when you're playing it's always the 3 other players in the action? or does it ever turn into just you playing by yourself?

[TONY Gigolo]

If anyone hasn't pre ordered this yet, amazon has it for for $53.99-$5.00 (pre order discount) Also free ground shipping..
http://www.amazon.com/Left-4-Dead-Xbox-360/dp/B000QY9C90/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1226428121&sr=8-1

[HollywoodRS]

Wow, when you're playing it's always the 3 other players in the action? or does it ever turn into just you playing by yourself?

You can go off on your own, but if a teammate goes down you need to be there to help or their dead and your one person less to help.

[Lets Go Esco]

Just Downloaded the demo can't believe i've been sleeping on it.

[eltacohombre]

I finally got the demo and played with 3 friends last night. We breezed through normal and advanced but the expert difficulty is where it's at. It's got more zombies and bosses and we had to actually coordinate to survive.

[Outlaw619]

I played the demo last night and this game is fucking intense!

Kind of reminds me of 28 Days/28 Weeks Later gamer style.

[MCPIII]

downloading the demo now... didn't even know about this thread until i heard about the demo through a friend and than peeped the thread. anyways i heard it was sick and look forward to playing it....

gamertag: BigAonJA

[MCPIII]

played the demo game is dope.... anyone trying to get a little squad together to beat the demo i'm down...

gamertag : BigAonJA

[eltacohombre]

After constantly being attacked by the smokers, hunters, tanks, and boomer; I'm looking forward to being able to play as them. Add me if anyones up to beat the demo on expert. GT: eltacohombre

[TONY Gigolo]

I'm going to download the demo this weekend and check it out.
Haven't been on live in months but my game tag is:
Tony Godzilla

[HollywoodRS]

Gotz mine!

[eltacohombre]

Damn it seems most everyone that ordered online is getting it today. Share your thoughts on everything in the game. I won't know until tomorrow.

[Wil Munny]

damn, I might have to pick this up tomorrow. I love the demo. It is better than f.e.a.r.

[eltacohombre]

It's much better than F.E.A.R. The biggest complaint people seem to have is that the game is light on content. That's nothing that can't be remedied with downloadable content. If Valve decides to release content from pc mods onto Live that would be great. Especially since someones in the process of creating a new episode for L4D already.

[eltacohombre]

This game has exceeded my expectations. The Vs. Mode is particularly fun. I had a game going with 4 people on system link and I can't tell you how quick we had to adapt. We played on expert and it's more difficult than the demo's expert mode, if that makes sense. Not to mention the damn A.I. Director...this damn algorithim actually works well and does what the developers said it would do.

[TONY Gigolo]

That's what's up, I should have my joint in the next day or two..

[Wil Munny]

I'm going to gamefly this game.

[MCPIII]

Definately got the game yesterday. game is dope and the expert on the demo is nothing compared to the real game which is actually good for those who brought the game. I definately recommend copping this game especially if you like shooting games. a bit arcadish but great game

[eltacohombre]

I take back what I said about the vs. mode. It's probably the most fun deathmatch I have ever played. Nothing is more satisfying then killing a survivor with a boss zombie. This game is more fun over lan due to the fact that theres no lag.

[eltacohombre]

So for the those of you playing L4D. How far are you into the Zombie Genocidest achievement? I just broke 10,000. Valve has compiled a stat list of which achievements have been unlocked. It's over on 1up.com if you want to check it out.

[Southernerd84]

TOP SURPRISE GAME OF THE YEAR

[L.L.]

this game is insane my friend came over no homo and brought it with we played a little of the campaign then we played the online versus mode that shit was craaaaaazy i havent sat around and played a game and be into it for that long in a while

CHEA

[Brotha Numpsey]

This game is off the hook. First time I played it my cousin and I played multiplayer. It is crazy fast and keeps you on your toes. We were getting slayed left and right and was laughing our asses off.

[eltacohombre]

It's good to see other people enjoying the game. I can't wait for the new content though. Valve recently had a art contest for new characters and people came up with some crazy new boss monsters. A new survivor character won the contest. It was a dual revolver wielding priest. Valve is talking about possibly incorporating some of the new characters into the new content when it comes out.

[eltacohombre]

By now most of you know of L4D2 as it was recently announced. What you may not know is 10,000+ people on Steam have boycotted the sequel. They claim that a year isn't enough time to introduce major changes into the core formula. While that is a valid point, I'm not going to complain about new characters, new levels, new enemy types, etc....Since the release is still a ways off, I bet some of those 10,000 may have a change of heart once they see it. What do you guys think about it?

[Scoffaveli]

By now most of you know of L4D2 as it was recently announced. What you may not know is 10,000+ people on Steam have boycotted the sequel. They claim that a year isn't enough time to introduce major changes into the core formula. While that is a valid point, I'm not going to complain about new characters, new levels, new enemy types, etc....Since the release is still a ways off, I bet some of those 10,000 may have a change of heart once they see it. What do you guys think about it?

by now most of us know you're a fucking faggot

[KinDeezil]

The trailor looks crazy! I don't know the premise of 2, I really hope it has nothing to do with Katrina though, but the previews look bangin.

[Scoffaveli]

i liked when he hit the guy with a frying pan

[eltacohombre]

Due to the fallout from announcing L4D2, Valve has decided to release new content for L4D. People are complaining that this is only a response to the all the bad publicity. I ,for one, don't give a shit considering this new content is going to be free. People bitch too much. I say get the fuck over and be happy they're even doing something like this. Getting free content and a new game that will probably be a lot better then the last...Is that worth bitching about?

[TONY Gigolo]

^^ That's what's up..

My left 4 dead cd has these circle rings around the disc which causes it to not load at times/lock up the 360, after that I need to do a reset and try it again.. Any idea on if the company will replace it? or is there a way to fix the disc?

[L.L.]

sounds like you moved your 360 with the disc inside.... try to take it to a gamestop or gamecrazy

[Inappropriate Responder]

Word - Jeff Hardy was at the commentary table for the next match. C.M. Punk came out for his match with Khali and got the mic. He said Hardy had a lot of nerve faking an eye injury, leaving him to fend for himself during the tag match last week. Punk said Hardy mocked him by coming out with an eye patch. He showed Hardy a small bottle that he said had to be applied to his eye three times a day and could only be obtained with a doctor’s prescription. He made a crack about Hardy being familiar with prescription medicine and said unlike Jeff, that’s the only foreign substance he’s willing to put in his body. Punk said Hardy needs to lead a clean lifestyle like him. Punk said the number of times he’s been suspended is zero, the number of strikes he has against him is zero and the number of trips he’s take to rehab is zero. He said Hardy’s chances of beating him at Night of Champions is zero. It has become personal.

Good stuff.

[duckyboy1975]

Are they going to be releasing any DLC before the sequel comes out? They better hurry up...
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[eltacohombre]

They will and they have. I just hope they continue to support the first game when the sequel is out. From what I understand, Valve could possibly include most of the old maps with updates and other enhancements. Either way I'm looking forward to L4D2.

[L.L.]

that would be cool if they included the old maps

[TONY Gigolo]

Yeah they plan on continuing to support it in the future. The new crash course dlc is cool. I'm guessing they might do more of those for the other missions.

[3x10^8 m/s]

anyone play this for PC? Get at me...

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