Left4Dead. Where's the Love?

EDIT: There has been a surplus of new media released (Quakecon): Check out left4dead411.com for info.

Why does it appear that no one seems to care about Left4dead? After viewing the 1up video here: http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/10873, I couldn't be more hyped.

It is one of my most anticipated games of the year (I'm a zombie fanatic), and the fact its supposed to be released Early 2008, it's odd to see that it's not talked about more often. Oh well, I know I'll be enjoying it.

It's a decent concept....The problem would be trying to find a server/group of people that actually play the game the way it was meant to be played (As a team).    I can already see a bunch of kiddies just hopping around typing "hahahahlooll" while they watch you get killed.   The only real option would be to join a L4D clan.  

Maybe you are SUPPOSE to join a clan

It's a decent concept....The problem would be trying to find a server/group of people that actually play the game the way it was meant to be played (As a team). I can already see a bunch of kiddies just hopping around typing "hahahahlooll" while they watch you get killed. The only real option would be to join a L4D clan.

SuperBeast

It looks like a cheap copy of Resident EvilDarth_Kane

 I don't see any connections to Resident Evil. Besides zombies. And even so they aren't typical zombies.

Maybe you are SUPPOSE to join a clan

Liliroots

What the hell does that supposed to mean?  I don't have time for a clan. 

It depends on the reviews for it. oscar530

It looks cool, but is it just me, or are the weapons in the trailer just CS:S guns? I would think they would take the time to make new guns...drnick7

It looks like a cheap copy of Resident Evil and I don't really like FPS, so NO WAYDarth_Kane

Who needs this when you got CSS ZOMBIES!!s1lentHomer

it has an enormous amount of potential, and i'm definitely keeping an eye on it - but there's very little news on the game and i don't even know if it's coming out this year

hard to get crazy about something there's so little info on... but on paper at least, it has everything a good fps needs... guns, zombies.... i guess that's it

coop is a refreshing prospect though, i was just recently thinking how few great coop fps games there are 

I'm very excited about Left for Dead!

It should be alot of fun if you have a friend you game with, or play some LAN parties.

I can see how the dependacy on cooperative play may ward some players off, since there will be players who don't cooperate/kids. But hopefully that wont be the case in every game you join. Assuming you get the right team, this game will rock.

I know I'm going to be playing Lan with friends. And If you can believe whats been stated about the game so far, playing with Computer teammates is fun also and almost seemless. And since the bots are made by the same people who made the Counter-Strike Bots, I don't doubt it.

My only worry is that my computer won't be able to run the game decently; If so I'd be forced to get it on the 360 :( 

Who needs this when you got CSS ZOMBIES!!s1lentHomer

[QUOTE="drnick7"]It looks cool, but is it just me, or are the weapons in the trailer just CS:S guns? I would think they would take the time to make new guns...niko44

I understand that it's Source, but that doesn't mean they have to use the exact same weapon models and sounds from CS:S. 

[QUOTE="niko44"][QUOTE="drnick7"]It looks cool, but is it just me, or are the weapons in the trailer just CS:S guns? I would think they would take the time to make new guns...drnick7

I understand that it's Source, but that doesn't mean they have to use the exact same weapon models and sounds from CS:S. 

[QUOTE="drnick7"]

[QUOTE="niko44"][QUOTE="drnick7"]It looks cool, but is it just me, or are the weapons in the trailer just CS:S guns? I would think they would take the time to make new guns...Crucifier

I understand that it's Source, but that doesn't mean they have to use the exact same weapon models and sounds from CS:S.

Uh, I could have sworn I heard a pump shotty, an MP5, and dualies, in that order. I don't know how much CS:S you've played, but I certainly recognize the sounds. As far as their looks, it's hard to tell because of the darkness, but I'm fairly certain the woman has the dualies, the old man has an M249, and the guy with the vest has the pump shotty. I assume the other guy is carrying the MP5, although I couldn't really tell. I suppose I could be wrong on all this though. 

I looked at the trailer again in HD, and it looks like the weapons might actually be different models. (Specifically, the girl's dualies look like Colt 1911's, instead of the Beretta's in CSS.) I'm 100% positive the sounds are the same though, or are at least only slightly modified.

EDIT: Read more about the game, and the weapons themselves are in fact different. It seems as though they may have just reused CS:S sounds, perhaps only for the trailer until they finalize the game-specfic sounds.  

there is no m249 and there is no mp5..  not only that, but they sound NOTHING LIKE CSS

EDIT:  BTW im going off the 1up.com footage

EDIT#2:  I see what you are talking about (the trailer) but if you watch the actual gameplay footage from the 1up preview you will see they are nothing alike

there is no m249 and there is no mp5.. not only that, but they sound NOTHING LIKE CSS

 

EDIT: BTW im going off the 1up.com footage

 

EDIT#2: I see what you are talking about (the trailer) but if you watch the actual gameplay footage from the 1up preview you will see they are nothing alike

Crucifier

Yeah, I said in my last post that the weapons (or the weapon models at least) were different. I still say they sound like CS:S though.

EDIT: I just watched the 1up footage, and now I see why we couldn't agree on this. The teaser does in fact have CS:S sounds, but you're right, the footage on 1up clearly does not. Apparently Turtle Rock hadn't finalized the game sounds or something when they created the teaser, so they used CS:S sounds instead. But yeah, the gameplay footage clearly has new sounds. 

After Reading this preview, it seems like may worries and concerns are being adressed in Left4dead, including a reputation system so you know who good players are and who are bad.

Link: http://www.left4dead411.com/left-4-dead-preview-pg1.php 

Well I'm taking a guess here ont he price, but probably $29.99-$39.99Jodan77

408 of 8,539: Left4dead's rank on PC.

However Orange Box is only 241 of 8,539, and that seems to be the better deal since you get EP2, Portal, and Team Fortress, etc (And the earlier release date). I can't claim to be a big pc gamer, but do gamers have something against Steam? Or is it just because steam games don't have Uber Graphix?

its going to be $39.99 and it is coming out 02/12/08

:/ i was hoping to pick this game up around nov.

well it looks great anyway, very intence...

[QUOTE="Liliroots"]

Maybe you are SUPPOSE to join a clan

SuperBeast

What the hell does that supposed to mean? I don't have time for a clan.

umm Not ALL clans are hardcore.... jus play with a casual clan like i do with BF2

A lot of people here don't seem to have any idea how the game actually works.

First of all, there is no direct voice communication in the game. Voice interaction is context-sensitive and pre-recorded. When you reload, your character says "I'm reloading". When you are being attacked you atuomatically give one of several different context-appropriate voice communications. I think there are at the very least several dozen possible voice clips that play depending on what is going on. This assures that everyone always knows what is going on.

The game uses a dymanic rating system that allows you to look at the history of the players on your team (and it tracks their entire Steam account). There are different titles and stats that let you know if the person you're playing with is a TKing griefer, or if he never shares his med packs. The game includes a built-in votekick feature so a team can easily boot a underperforming teammate if they so choose.

The game dynamically spawns enemies every time you load a map. The AI that controls this is called "The Director". The Director randomly places zombies (single/stray zombies and large packs) in different parts of the map every time you play it. The maps are extremely large, which ensures a new and tense experience every time you play.

The game is hard. While each server can be set to run on easy, normal, or hard, the devs themselves have stated that they only make it through the game 25% of the time. It's meant to be challenging, and you will surely feel a great sense of accomplishment upon finally "getting through a game" of L4D.

Each map is broken up into several "safe rooms," which serve as checkpoints in LFD. These are literally rooms inside buildings where you can rest up, get ammo, and take a breather. One cool thing is that getting inside one can be tense, because you're only safe when the door is shut behind you and every other live teammate. When you're ready to move on, the team exits the room and proceeds to the objective.

I don't know anything about the infected player classes, but I'm sure they're cool.

I could go on, I just wanted to point out that the game is a lot different from what I am hearing a lot of people talk about.

This is easily one of my most wanted games.... BUT there is one thing, that I think still has not been confimred. The devs said that they will have automatic voice promts, like when you put your crosshair over a boss zombie, your character in the game will automatically yell it out to everyone like "Incoming boss zombie" ( or what ever they say ) but they still have not confirmed if there is voice chat in this game or not.

If there is no voice chat, I won't be NEARLY has hyped for this game, cause dyeing because you were trying to type to your friends that there is a zombie coming = lame.

Imagine trying to use some teamwork and discuss everyone's health and who needs it more in the heat of a battle...... impossible. This is gonna directly take away from teamwork with out voice chat.

I had never heard of this game before this thread.

Now I'm totally stoked.

This is easily one of my most wanted games.... BUT there is one thing, that I think still has not been confimred. The devs said that they will have automatic voice promts, like when you put your crosshair over a boss zombie, your character in the game will automatically yell it out to everyone like "Incoming boss zombie" ( or what ever they say ) but they still have not confirmed if there is voice chat in this game or not.

If there is no voice chat, I won't be NEARLY has hyped for this game, cause dyeing because you were trying to type to your friends that there is a zombie coming = lame.

Imagine trying to use some teamwork and discuss everyone's health and who needs it more in the heat of a battle...... impossible. This is gonna directly take away from teamwork with out voice chat.

shaggymcp

What shooter in the past few years HASN'T had voice chat? I think it's a given, which is why it wasn't even mentioned. And since it's based on the Source engine that already has integrated voice chat in every game or mod... well, I'm not worried about it :)

Last I saw of this game it looks great... it's probably not being hyped as much simply because everyone's focused on all the heavy hitters coming this fall. It's a good thing the game was delayed, as it wouldn't stand a chance for a fall/christmas release. It seems very team-oriented, which will be great as long as you don't have retarded teammates :)

i have it tracked but it's not on the top of my lists or anything.