Fun & Intense Game To Play......
So lets see. I began this game obviously with Ok Expectations and they were all met.
This game is basically a Counter Strike Source game with Zombies.
The intro video starts of Very well. Impressive. Basically there are a Group of 4 guys.....cough.....3 guys and one HOT Girl to be specific.
You get to choose any one of them. Pretty similar to Far Cry 2. The Start only.
Story:
Story revolves around making 4 MOVIES??? Yeah......You are a part of every movie and all you have to do is complete the Movie.
Don't be startled. Movie here simply means Stages. L4D just tried to be Different from its Mammoth Forefather Half Life 2.
And it succeeds. The interface is Typically Valve and is really cool.
Don't expect anything much from the story. This game is purely 8.5 only for its gameplay. You basically have to take out HORDES of Zombies. The same ones come in every movie so it gets Boring.
Gameplay:
Yeah, gameplay is pretty much superb. After playing games like COD 4 and Far Cry 2 i was so much used to that CRAP Aiming System of holding right click and Aim.
Half Life aiming is one of the Best Ever and Counter Strike simply proves it. L4D implements the same aiming system. But thanks to those two games i was initially having difficulty aiming as i was pressing Right Click lol! And right click in this game means to hit with your Gun.
As specified above you have to take out HORDES of Zombies. There are no Bosses in particular but there are 5 Main Types of Zombies that require some Special Skills to hit and they come from Nowhere. Worst part is they may even be hidden in the Hordes.
The normal Zombies take One Hit to get killed and its really FUN to watch their Heads and other parts splatter. Valve have really done a great job in making the gore Better than Half Life 2 and Episodes. Ofcourse those weren't supposed to be Gore Games.
Anyways the 5 Main Type of Zombies or Zombie Bosses:
1) Hunter(Altair Zombie) - ALTAIR????? You gotta be kidding me. Now seriously Altair has started coming in each and every game. The character and the game that i and quite a lot of others hate won't leave you. You must be wondering wtf did Altair come from? Yeah this guy Hunter is nothing like the Hunter of Half Life 2 Episode 2. This guy has a hood and looks EXACTLY like Altair. Thank God for not giving him that Hidden Blade.
Anyways the Altair Zombie Shrieks thus giving you warning. Then he LEAPS over you exactly like Altair does and starts Punching like Crazy and this immediately starts Lowering your Health. The best way to counter this guy is to run when you hear the Shriek.
If your Team Mate is attacked by Altair, you will be warned in the game and just shoot at him like CRAZY else your friend will die. Overall Easy Enemy to beat down. Don't worry, he is easy to beat like Altair.
2) Smoker - Seriously, now valve have got all the names wrong here. This guy's named Smoker but he does a Scorpion "Get Over Here" kind of thing and lets his Barnacles loose to Entangle you an drag you towards him. Yeah yeah, when you shoot him there is smoke all over and you all Cough. Its pretty funny and Humorous moment to experience.
3) Witch - Holy shhhh! She will be sitting as if she is drugged. Don't let her looks fool you. The best suggestion i would give is not to go even near her(Forget Shooting). But if you have a Sniper or a Maverick take her down from very Far........read.....Very Far.
Because as soon as she gets Startled, she unleashes the Rage Of Titans or whatever and with her ONE SHOT you health goes down to 1. And somebody will have to come and get you up.
4) Boomer - This guy is VERY VERY Fat. He is Harmless. But if near you and you Shoot him, his GUTS Explode and all his Stinky Green Garbage comes over you and gets into your eyes and mouth. So you are partially Blinded for a few seconds. A very Cool effect to Experience.
5) Tank - The TOUGHEST of all bosses. You all have to together take this guy out. He has huge health and huge Damage. One shot will reduce 1/3rd of your Health.
So these are the bosses. Yeah the GUNS are prey badass but very Few. Pistol, Shotgun, Maverick, SMG is all you get. The Molotov and grenade simply own the Molotovs & Grenades of Call Of Duty 4 which itself gives us a preview of what HALF LIFE 3(Not Episode 3) will be like.
You have a Medikit. As soon as you start healing yourself it turns in Third Person mode and looks cool. You also have Pain Killers. You can also heal your Friend(Team Mate). I loved healing the girl Zoey as she is really Hot.
That pretty much sums up the ENTIRE Gameplay. Yes i have said everything that you can expect. So you can be well prepared when you play the game keeping your expectations not so high.
I have not yet played the multiplayer. That's what is the Highlight of this game i believe. You can also play as a Zombie i heard. So if you have LAN, you surely have to get this game as it will be as fun as Counter Strike Source as this is nothing but Counter Strike with Zombies.
Overall, Left 4 Dead is an AMAZING Game. Its very Enjoyable and it even goes on to be INTENSE. Hordes of Zombies come from nowhere. You gotta constantly Stay On Your Toes.
L 4 D is easily the BEST Zombie Game Ever Made. If you want to play a game with a Solid Story, Gameplay and others then this game is NOT for you. But if you want to have Pure Fun then surely get this game..............runs smoothly in FULL Settings.