I'm not making excuses for Valve. I think L4D is way too little for $60. Sounds more like an expensive mod pack than a real game. No wonder they are spending $10 million to hype it.
EmperorSupreme
It's $50 for us pc gamers ($45 if you pre-order)and I honestly think this game is better suited for the PC community. It plays better, looks better then the 360 version and it will get mods, extra levels, etc. I have logged in about 8-9 hours on just the demo, that's more then I've logged into some games so to call this a mod type game is really not giving the game the credit it deserves.
$45 sounds better, although still a lot for a limited experience. I don't know, I guess I just expected more from Valve as far as mission aspect of the game since I'm a big Halflife fan.
I see. But I don't get how you can say you'll get a limited experience. It took my friend and I 3 hours to beat the first 2 out of 20 levels on expert. Maybe you're just used to a cinematic experience like Half Life 2, and then when you found out that L4D is just a team based multiplayer shooter, you became disappointed. Think TF2, it only had 5 maps on launch, but people were playing the heck out of it and logging over 100-200 hours easy. L4D is much like that in terms that it's all about the multiplayer experience and replayability, but instead of 5 maps, L4D offers 20 levels that never play out the same. ;)
The AI director does an excellent job of making it feel like a brand new experience every single time. And given the open areas, different buildings you can enter.... there's plenty of replayability in single player mode alone. Add in co-op and the ability to play as a infected in adversarial mulitiplayer, the game has some legs to stand on for a while.
[QUOTE="EmperorSupreme"][QUOTE="karasill"] It's $50 for us pc gamers ($45 if you pre-order)and I honestly think this game is better suited for the PC community. It plays better, looks better then the 360 version and it will get mods, extra levels, etc. I have logged in about 8-9 hours on just the demo, that's more then I've logged into some games so to call this a mod type game is really not giving the game the credit it deserves.karasill
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$45 sounds better, although still a lot for a limited experience. I don't know, I guess I just expected more from Valve as far as mission aspect of the game since I'm a big Halflife fan.
I see. But I don't get how you can say you'll get a limited experience. It took my friend and I 3 hours to beat the first 2 out of 20 levels on expert. Maybe you're just used to a cinematic experience like Half Life 2, and then when you found out that L4D is just a team based multiplayer shooter, you became disappointed. Think TF2, it only had 5 maps on launch, but people were playing the heck out of it and logging over 100-200 hours easy. L4D is much like that in terms that it's all about the multiplayer experience and replayability, but instead of 5 maps, L4D offers 20 levels that never play out the same. ;)
That's a good way to put it, I think my expectations were different. I should see what my friends are thinking about it, your right about TF2 that was a lot of fun with friends. I'll have to look into it further.
It looked interesting from what I've seen. but I'll have to wait till the demo comes to the PS3 to find out for myself.0rin
Good luck with that, you might be waiting a while. Especially since a PS3 version has ont been announced and from what I have read there are currently no plans to make a PS3 version....
 I get what you're trying to say, but you totally worded it wrong. Just say the "campaign is 2 hours", don't say "L4D is 2 hours of gameplay" that makes it sound like you're never going to touch it again after playing the campaign once.
I've played the demo about 15+ times. It's still very fun. This sounds like a game you will either hate or love. I happen to love it and it's def gonna be a purchase for me.
This game's all about how you and your friends that you play with enjoy it basically. I want it though, it looks great, and Valve is known for supporting their games post-release. I'm sure we'll see new levels, modes, zombies, or something. I can't wait. :D For now though, I've put quite a good amount of time into the demo...
I just spent an hour struggling my way through the two demo levels again on Expert, alone... and didn't even finish them (I wanted to get farther but the Witch just kept killing me). That and every single retry was a different experience, all the boss-zombies and ammo stashes were in completely different places. Sure, it might take two hours to get through the whole game on Easy, but the second you play it again, it will be a different experience.
I can understand some people who may dislike arcade shooters but calling Left 4 Dead a "bad game" is exactly what it isn't.
I think the average game that i buy is played about 20 hours. I already played the demo more than 20 hours. Imo they already deserve my money. But i'll gladly take the extra 20x10 hours or so.
Funny thing is after reading this thread I now want to play the game. Where I did not care about it before. It sounds like a whole new idea of playing shooters.
Yeah, there is plenty of content in L4D, even if there are only four scenarios. Plus, you can bet Valve will add in content post-release, as they tend to do. I wouldn't be to worried about the length.
REforever101
from what I heard, they only care for the PC.
they promised l4d would be different. they even specifically apologized for tf2 on 360
Wait, wasn't the PS3 version the one they apologized for with its lack of DLC?
On normal, you can play through the campaigns in around 4 hours.
On higher difficulties, however, it'll take you a lot longer. But even if it is "short", Left 4 Dead is one of the funnest games I've played this year. It's amazing. Me and some friends were through No Mercy and Death Toll. I really liked the finale to Death Toll.
I bought it today for the 360, and I'm really enjoying it so far. I don't really care if its gameplay is on the short side, because in my opinion, it holds a ton of replay value. I can see myself playing this game for an incredibly long time. It's very enjoyable. I think it's worth it.
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