Demo is out, just played The Parish campaign. Doesn't seem that different from the first game to me - the melee weapons are cool, but that's not really enough for me to spend £20+ on the game.
why are you complaining about more of the same? thats the whole point. if they changed HOW it played then it wouldnt be l4d. They added to WHAT you play, and thats the point, isnt it. thats what sequel usually IS. MORE of the SAME. 5 new campaigns. 4 new characters. theres 2 new modes? theres like a bunch of uncommon infected. theres like 3 or 4 new special infected. a shitton of melee weapons. incindiary ammo? adrenaline? boomer bile in a jar? shock paddles? oh and not to mention theres like how many new basic weapons and variations of basic weapons? so much more attention to detail. its a totally new ballgame folks. COMPLETELY worth the 40$ or £20+ or whatever you have to pay for it. it was on sale if you prepurchased it on steam too so thats your fault if you have to pay full price now.
the only thing i would say is NOT worth it is if you live in australia. poor f**ks.
My preorder was £26 but yea, compared to what else good quality (and new) games I could buy for that... It's a no brainer (GET IT ZOMBIES NO-BRAINER). I think it sits quite comfortably between more or the same and different game. I mean there's a lot of new gameplay things in there, 5 new campaigns, new modes (scavenge and realism). The demo is kinda poor though in that the maps are waaay too short, but I guess they can't put you in the later maps for a demo.
For me it's worth it. But then again I just bought Rock Band 2, Band in a Box and an extra guitar for £150 so a £20 FPS with more replayability than all the Mario games combined is nothing.
Originally Posted by Cecil = MC ^ 2 why are you complaining about more of the same? thats the whole point. if they changed HOW it played then it wouldnt be l4d. They added to WHAT you play, and thats the point, isnt it. thats what sequel usually IS. MORE of the SAME. 5 new campaigns. 4 new characters. theres 2 new modes? theres like a bunch of uncommon infected. theres like 3 or 4 new special infected. a shitton of melee weapons. incindiary ammo? adrenaline? boomer bile in a jar? shock paddles? oh and not to mention theres like how many new basic weapons and variations of basic weapons? so much more attention to detail. its a totally new ballgame folks. COMPLETELY worth the 40$ or £20+ or whatever you have to pay for it. it was on sale if you prepurchased it on steam too so thats your fault if you have to pay full price now.
the only thing i would say is NOT worth it is if you live in australia. poor f**ks.
I personally would rather save my £20+ for something else, is all I'm saying. There are many things putting me off L4D2 - I don't like the characters as much, and The Parish level isn't as good as any of the original L4D levels in my opinion (excluding Crash Course). I have no doubt that L4D2 is going to be a great game, and will probably be better than the first - but I'll probably wait for the price to drop to below £15 before I buy it. The main reason is that I am at uni and so have no money - I'm still saving up for other games that have been released, so L4D2 isn't really a priority for me at the moment.
wasnt really gettin hot there flava. guess it sounded a bit though.
i think its just a matter of you cant really afford to spend the money on it more than it isnt "worth" the £20+ is all. cause i really doubt anyone will find that it isnt "worth" it.
I suppose the fact people buy Fifa 09, Fifa 10, Fifa 11, or countless other full priced games that are glorified roster updates. Compared to those, L4D2 has plenty new content.
I reckon a lot of the additions of L4D2 would've changed the original game too much if they were added, personally I'd prefer to keep the two separate. To me, the demo felt different enough to be fresh, but similar enough not to alienate fans of the original. Left4Dead+ maybe?
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I live in Australia lol. Sucks to be me. Time to get my overseas friends to send me a gift copy
Originally Posted by AsparagusTrevor Left4Dead+ maybe?
I think it's more than that. We had a L4D2 game last night and a L4D1 just after, the 2 feel totally different. Maybe its because its a new game but it doesn't have the speed of the first game, there's a lot more time spent selecting weapons and its slower to move through maps. I'll still be playing L4D1 once 2 is out, even if they port the original maps over.
On a side note I wonder if people will port the L4D2 maps to the first game?
I don't know how much of that speed difference is just our own choice of play style in L4D1. Also our teammates in the L4D2 demo yesterday appeared to be new to the whole thing, hence making us all die 10 times lol.
Well L4D2 is out in 12 hours time (for those buying on Steam), shops will be selling it on the 20th.
The excitement!
(well mines crushed because I'm working tomorrow D
That's a photo of some people in some rain being excited for the release.
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