Left 4 Dead, AWWW YEAH

Just pre-ordered it today, doing that gives you 5$ off from the original price (50$) and early access to the demo. Which can be played single player or multiplayer. Anybody who doesn't pre-order soon can play the demo for free on the PC and 360 next week or so.

So far I'm really digging it, it does a great job of making you feel "OHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCK", and it really feels like you're working together with other players to survive.

Finding servers on the PC version is a lot like matchmaking on the 360 too, which is a little awkward if you're used to how Valve lets you join online games (like with TF2, Counter-Strike), but it's not that bad.

Will snatch this game up when it ships, but sadly, I always got to wait a week or two for it to arrive because any cargo that lands on my island must come via ship instead of airplane, hence the delays.

But that aside, I think I may end up playing the infected rather than the humans as the idea of being one of the boss infected like the bloating bag fellow and the Hulk fellow...

I can play the demo on Tuesday. I has no credit card anymore.

I've only seen the Intro on Steam and am now not sure walking through an alley with a flashlight on is a good idea...especially if witches are present...

You'll hear them from quite a distance away, and there's music just for the Witch when you know it's in the area. So if you hear one or the other (or both) you know it's best not to leave your flashlight on and not shoot near it.

However from most of my experiences we've had no choice but to fight it (there was a witch in the last area on the demo level TWICE), as long as everybody is prepared and loaded you should be able to take it down.


Oh, and the game is definitely more fun when you play with people with mics, it makes the players feel more alive. From simple things telling you about finding pimp bombs to everybody freaking out when a boomer pops up and throws up on someone. In one game, once we were at the end of the demo we would get each other killed and start over from the beginning of the campaign.

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This post has been edited by Wolf on Nov 9 2008, 12:18 AM

Or when them ones that jump on you, and claw at your face, you can scream into the mic. "OH SHIT! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!"

I worry about the tongue infected too...don't want to be dragged into a horde of zombies to be raped...

So far the Smokers (tongue zombies you're referring to) I've seen attack usually do it at a good time, where they're the only thing there besides a few regular zombies. I remember someone getting pulled away by one so I ran over to help, only to be jumped by a Hunter and a crowd of zombies, we all ended up dead.

How Smokers act will definitely change in the full version, when players can play as the infected and try to kill the survivors.

Will the option to turn off friendly fire be there? Cause there's no doupt that I shall get into a group sooner or later that will gleefully enjoy griefing me by shotgunning my face across the walls...

From what I've heard there's no option to turn it off, but I'm sure someone will make a plugin for friendly fire. This is also considering if using actual servers will be in Left 4 Dead.

It's not like shooting someone on purpose will give you any benefits besides being a dick and later getting killed. They'll regret shooting and leaving you to die when they get pinned down by a Hunter, or a group of zombies. Intentionally killing someone is a bad idea for a game like this.

I dread what will happen when those wily Team Roomba dudes get ahold of this...cause we all know they enjoy griefing...

I dread what will happen when those wily Team Roomba dudes get ahold of this...cause we all know they enjoy griefing...

Honestly, Team Roomba are heroes. Everyone who plays TF2 deserves this, EVERYONE WHO PLAYS TF2 DESERVES THIS

EVERYONE

Demo's out for the public on the PC and 360 now, GO DOWNLOAD IT GUYS.

... Wolf, I have to agree, the director program they have in it definently keeps up an "OH FUCK OH FUCK" atmosphere. It's wickedly hilarious too.

Now to download the demo, and even see if it can run on my computer.

God, it was fun playing it last night, I like how the zombies come and just BUMRUSH ya.

We should play again later today :D

Will say this. The Witch is fucking CRAZY. Ended up startling her on accident in the subways and all of a sudden we had The Witch+a horde of bumrush zombies on us.

None of us survived D:

Oh yes! We should play another round again! :D

So what do you think lads? Will Valve set the world on fire again with Left 4 Dead as they did with HL1?