Killing Floor vs. Left 4 Dead (series)

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#1 CaptainAhab13
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Which do you prefer?

I personally enjoy both on occasion, but KF seems like a slightly deeper game (and I know more people playing it).

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#2 Steameffekt
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I personally love L4D. And with all these new updates for L4D2, I love it even more. I can't get enough of versus.

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#3 Iantheone
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You cant really compare the 2, but I prefer KF.
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#4 CaptainAhab13
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You cant really compare the 2, but I prefer KF.Iantheone
Eh, they're both co-op survival horror games, figured it would be a vaguely interesting topic. ;)
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#5 2good2betrue
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The gunplay in KF is what seals it for me. Aiming and shooting feels so right.

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#6 nameless125
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Killing Floor > Left 4 dead all the way. They're both fun games, but killing floor actually feels so much better to play. It has a decent variety of weapons, something to aim for(leveling up your perks),.
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#7 JigglyWiggly_
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KF by far. KF is for true warriors who actually have some FPS skills rather than walk 2 far from team skills.
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#8 Heartagram_03
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The L4D series feels like there's no direction for the players. No story, no character progression. Just mindless jump in, jump out co-op play. I enjoyed L4D 1&2 but only to a certain extent. The game has that valve polish and the co-op play can be a blast, especially in versus. It just got stale quickly and needs more variety imo.

KF on the other hand, is a great fun co-op game. The level system with perks and the weapons are all fun to play with. The guns feel effective, the sound effects are good, the maps are decent. I feel more threatened by the enemies (Scrate, Flesh Pound, Patriarch) But it also has cons. It lacks polish, there's bugs and the game can randomly crash and shut down the whole window without warning. The VO can become tiresome and annoying at times.

Both are great games, I recommend both to anyone. But I'd say Killing Floor is more fun and worth the money.

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#9 CUDGEdave
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KF much better game,weapons feel just right,Also I love the 'London' map,Lovely stuff!

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#10 theafiguy
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To me, both feel immature. While I would prefer KF overall, it's pretty badly outdated and the movement in that game just feels so wonky that I couldn't get into it. However, I enjoyed the gun mechanics far more in KF than I did in L4D, and it's more serious art style was enjoyable overall.
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#11 Bjorkfund
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If im with 3 of my best friends and we have to decide on a game its pretty much always L4D 1 and 2.

If its any other case, KF. KF got a brilliant perk system, the whole game just feels right, CAN be very very challenging and tactical and the way you hande the weapons in the game is just mindblowing!

So.. KF.

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#12 DanielDust
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I played Killing Floor more so I guess I "prefer" that one.
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#13 Elann2008
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You cant really compare the 2, but I prefer KF.Iantheone
I agree that the two really shouldn't be compared. They're just so different besides the co-op mode. Left 4 Dead series, for me.
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#14 Planeforger
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I prefer the Left4Dead series , but they're both good. Killing Floor, for me, gets stale very quickly. Sure, there are a variety of different levels/weapons/classes, but you're essentially doing the same thing every round of every level. L4D (particularly L4D2) was a lot more varied in that regard.
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#15 danb0
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I definitely prefer KF. I was a big fan of L4D1/2 for a long time and put about 500 hours into the first and close to 200 in the second but it did get boring and seemed to lack a challenge. It just seemed like you could breeze through a lot of the levels and there wasn't a lot of tension in the game. I enjoyed it as a light-hearted arcadey shooter. KF I've found is a lot more tactical. As well as having good reflexes you need to have good judgement and know what the best response is to a variety of different situations. Rather than everyone having the same guns and abilities, you have certain roles/perks to play and the layout of the team becomes important at higher difficulty levels. You can't go in there guns blazing and expect to come out alive, you have to pace yourself and have an escape route if things go out of hand. I've grown to like KF much more than L4D to the point where I am no longer interested in playing L4D anymore.
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#16 Sleepyz
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I enjoyed l4d 1 and 2 and played quite a bit but overall i think i enjoyed Killing floor more, also have way more game time with it.

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#17 Dante2710
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Killing Floor by a very large margin. While i dont consider L4D series to be bad, it pales in comparison to KF, specially when it comes to teamwork and challenge.
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#18 lambalot
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10vs10 L4D servers win it for me, so much fun compared to 4vs4.

I love Killing Floor's gunplay though.

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#19 mkaliaz
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You cant really compare the 2, but I prefer KF.Iantheone

Ok, please educate me. What do you mean by this?

I admit I haven't played KF but have watched a ton of videos on it and (from what I have seen) it just looks like a cheap-looking version of L4D.

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#20 Sleepyz
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[QUOTE="Iantheone"]You cant really compare the 2, but I prefer KF.mkaliaz

Ok, please educate me. What do you mean by this?

I admit I haven't played KF but have watched a ton of videos on it and (from what I have seen) it just looks like a cheap-looking version of L4D.

Not the best looking game and the dialog is silly but kf requires a decent organized team. When you get a couple of morons just out to get the most kills usually wipes out team..So kf appeals more to people who like the game harder and requiring strategy. My friend hated the game at first but he got used to it he loved it.

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#22 lostrib
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Scavenge L4D2 No mercy is pretty awesome

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#23 NerubianWeaver
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L4D2. KF is so booooooring. Worst purchase ever! Very repetitive, outdated visuals, small online community compared to L4D series, and also their method of changing the trader locations is the only method on how they tried to diversify the game which is pathetic. L4D/2 >>>>>>> KF.
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#24 Rahnyc4
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im pretty much down with left 4 dead 2, with 570 hours logged. killing floor, i just cant keep going back as much. its over, just doesnt offer me much. im hoping killing floor 2, if it ever happens offer me a lot.

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#25 brandontwb
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If we are comparing the survival mode in L4D then Killing Floor wins. Killing Floor doesn't have campaigns you have to progress through though, L4D is just better in my opinion because it offers a bigger, more immersive experience.
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#26 theafiguy
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I still think that Nazi Zombies is better... :x
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#27 firefluff3
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killing floors gunplay is much better and satisfying, and just dont really like l4d, not for any particular reason :P

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#28 mirgamer
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I enjoyed both thoroughly but I prefer L4D2 more. It has more variety and the scenarios and characters are much more lively and exciting. The pacing keeps the game fresh longer. KF is basically, find the best defensible spot (usually have the zombies funneled towards you in one direction) and..well, rip into them for 10 rounds. After a while, it gets very tedious. Its an AWESOME game though to play with 4 friends coz you get to chat with them while slowly grinding through the 10 rounds...lol
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#29 nameless125
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[QUOTE="Iantheone"]You cant really compare the 2, but I prefer KF.mkaliaz

Ok, please educate me. What do you mean by this?

I admit I haven't played KF but have watched a ton of videos on it and (from what I have seen) it just looks like a cheap-looking version of L4D.

Killing Floor came out first.. Ontopic I found that I couldn't actually play L4D2 as much because of it being censored in Australia, I just didn't feel like it was very fun watching zombies disappear when you kill them.
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#30 V4LENT1NE
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I played Killing floor for a half hour and hated it. I love LFD, I have the first on Xbox and the second on PC, completed them both.
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#31 biggest_loser
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The L4D series feels like there's no direction for the players. No story, no character progression. Just mindless jump in, jump out co-op play. I enjoyed L4D 1&2 but only to a certain extent. The game has that valve polish and the co-op play can be a blast, especially in versus. It just got stale quickly and needs more variety imo.

KF on the other hand, is a great fun co-op game. The level system with perks and the weapons are all fun to play with. The guns feel effective, the sound effects are good, the maps are decent. I feel more threatened by the enemies (Scrate, Flesh Pound, Patriarch) But it also has cons. It lacks polish, there's bugs and the game can randomly crash and shut down the whole window without warning. The VO can become tiresome and annoying at times.

Both are great games, I recommend both to anyone. But I'd say Killing Floor is more fun and worth the money.

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How can you say it has no direction? L4D as a series is more controlled and directed than most MP games for a few reasons:

1. Each level has a beginning and an end. In Versus you start at the bottom of a map and then work to the other end. Most other MP games just dump you on a a map with no story or continuity at all.

2. There's continuity between each chapter. They're linked together like a narrative.

And the variety comes from the changes in level design and the type of tasks you're presented with. Filling up the car, defending the concert, bridge run etc.

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Haven't played L4D, but I picked up KF and man that game is hard. I haven't played with people yet, but I can tell that you definitely need some teamwork to get through it if the solo play is any indication of the difficulty (I've only played normal too :o)

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#33 CaptainAhab13
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Haven't played L4D, but I picked up KF and man that game is hard. I haven't played with people yet, but I can tell that you definitely need some teamwork to get through it if the solo play is any indication of the difficulty (I've only played normal too :o)

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Team play is definitely a step up from solo play. And yes, the game is somewhat difficult. The zombies don't go down too fast, you gotta watch your ammo and your position, you feel like a pin cushion once you start getting hit, and the Patriarch is just... hard. Very hard. But very fun. :)
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#34 JigglyWiggly_
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Haven't played L4D, but I picked up KF and man that game is hard. I haven't played with people yet, but I can tell that you definitely need some teamwork to get through it if the solo play is any indication of the difficulty (I've only played normal too :o)

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Or if you are a man you can solo suicidal or hell on earth yourself. But you gota be as pro as me.
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#35 Dante2710
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[QUOTE="Cwagmire21"]

Haven't played L4D, but I picked up KF and man that game is hard. I haven't played with people yet, but I can tell that you definitely need some teamwork to get through it if the solo play is any indication of the difficulty (I've only played normal too :o)

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Or if you are a man you can solo suicidal or hell on earth yourself. But you gota be as pro as me.

Not really, the game is actually easier if you play by yourself, specially once you reach level 4 or 5.
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#36 DanielDust
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[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="Cwagmire21"]

Haven't played L4D, but I picked up KF and man that game is hard. I haven't played with people yet, but I can tell that you definitely need some teamwork to get through it if the solo play is any indication of the difficulty (I've only played normal too :o)

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Or if you are a man you can solo suicidal or hell on earth yourself. But you gota be as pro as me.

Not really, the game is actually easier if you play by yourself, specially once you reach level 4 or 5.

Considering it's Jiggly, it's still uncertain if he had help from several pro friends then kicked them to make a screenshot of him going "solo", but hell on earth is no walk in the park in any way you play it.
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#37 kyle_360
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uhhh ya, you can compare the 2, very easily, the whole "one requires more stradegy and skill " thing doesn't really make them that different, i have played both and i think they are VERY comparable