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Picked up Left 4 Dead
« on: November 07, 2008, 06:57:18 PM »
Or actually I got it off of Steam but in any case pre-ordering means you get to play the demo and I'm DL that now. So I'll report back to you after I've messed around with it.

Lots of info on it to be found here http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=535896
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2008, 09:22:58 PM »
lol, wow. Everyone who is a shooter fan MUST at least try the demo for this game. I just played through some single player and it's fantastic. This isn't hordes of shambling zombies. Once they start moving they are quick and there are several "boss" types that do different things. For instance the boomer who will explode. If you get the bile from them on you you become a beacon to nearby zombies and your group will get swarmed.  8)

Trust me, try this one out.

Edit - ok, there do seem to be issues with their MP system setup and I don't know if they are going to carry over to release. Just an fyi in case someone is thinking of buying it to play the demo. There are apparently a limited number of servers for the demo that fill up rather quickly in prime time, it's difficult to setup your own server, etc.
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2008, 10:07:12 PM »
I'm REALLY looking forward to it. =)

"Son... we just crossed the street..."

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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2008, 05:15:41 PM »
A couple of screenies from the SP game

Eeep!

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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2008, 06:00:49 PM »
zombies AND duel pistols?

SOLD!
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2008, 07:22:27 PM »
Quote from: inso on November 09, 2008, 06:00:49 PM
zombies AND duel pistols?

SOLD!

Aye and pistols have unlimited ammo. You still have to change clips but you'll never run out of bullets for them.  8)
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2008, 03:38:20 PM »
The demo is now public (you don't have to pre-order to play it) so pick it up and give it a try.  8)
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2008, 12:32:12 AM »
Downloading right now... in the meantime, I'll be playing on the console.

/Hides my console playing from Brugdor
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2008, 03:58:41 AM »
Just downloaded.

That was intense.  Very well done.  The music and everything.  But really not my cup of tea.




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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2008, 05:29:56 AM »
Played a few games with Brugdor. It's VERY nice.
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2008, 07:41:18 PM »
Tried VS mode for the first time last night and played some again this morning. It's pretty fun.

The way it works is that the infected team are ghosts that can just move around the map until they find an approved spawning point. Approved meaning it's far enough away from the humans and that it's not in their LOS. You are told what you will spawn as beforehand so you can try to pick an appropriate spot. The types of infected you come in as are Boomer, Smoker or Hunter with the Tank being a rarer random spawn dependent on map location. Regular zombies will be around as well but you don't play them.

The first team comes in as survivors (humans) and gets as far as they can on the map. The farther you get the more points you earn. So when the first team is killed the second team comes in and tries to get farther than the first did.
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2008, 08:55:21 PM »
Quote from: Brugdor on November 21, 2008, 07:41:18 PM
Tried VS mode for the first time last night and played some again this morning. It's pretty fun.

The way it works is that the infected team are ghosts that can just move around the map until they find an approved spawning point. Approved meaning it's far enough away from the humans and that it's not in their LOS. You are told what you will spawn as beforehand so you can try to pick an appropriate spot. The types of infected you come in as are Boomer, Smoker or Hunter with the Tank being a rarer random spawn dependent on map location. Regular zombies will be around as well but you don't play them.

The first team comes in as survivors (humans) and gets as far as they can on the map. The farther you get the more points you earn. So when the first team is killed the second team comes in and tries to get farther than the first did.

I played as well last night. Being a Smoker and lashing out with my toad tongue and pulling people though the corn fields toward my claws is horrifically awesome.

We should get a UV game going.

uvdoombot is my name.

Technically it's UVDoombot
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #12 on: December 17, 2008, 10:14:22 PM »
If anyone here is still on the fence about this game then this should convince you to buy it. Even Yahtzee likes it   8)
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2008, 11:14:49 PM »
When are we going to get a UV game going?
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Re: Picked up Left 4 Dead
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2008, 12:49:54 AM »
Quote from: Doombot on December 17, 2008, 11:14:49 PM
When are we going to get a UV game going?

I'm up for one if enough people have it. Probably requires people to login to Steam though *hint*   :P
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