L4D 2 demo... what do people think?

[Chaosut]

I don't really mind about the graphics too much, i just found the problem to be a lack of innovation or anything fresh. I know i'll probably get a response of the 'If it ain't broke don't fix it' variety, but really valve has basically made Left 4 Dead 1.5. It could just a well be an expansion pack. The changes to gameplay are very minor, which makes the price tag start to look even more unreasonable. And as i said earlier i tend to put much value to graphics, but when it comes down to it they are quite sub-par. The new characters i don't find particularly interesting, and the new infected barely bring anything new to the table. I suppose if you don't mind paying $50 for a Left 4 Dead 1.5, then you'll be pleased. If you were however expecting an actual sequel for your well earned money you may be dissapointed. However, i should give compliments where they're due, so; the reloading animation are still good (though the actual shooting ones could be better), the varied models for the infected is an improvement, the guns are pretty good though i would've liked even more and the melee weapons is a nice addition (even though chopping some of the weapon's have ridiculous results, such as cutting a zombie in half with a frying pan)​

 

[metalhead467]

Fucking love it to tiny fragments.

This.

I loved it. Sure, it felt kind of like the original, but it's a sequel, what the hell do you expect? The new stuff added a lot, I thought. We'll have to wait till the actual game comes out, but I thought it was great.

 

[JoeKickAzz]

Just played the demo and I have to admit I wasn't all that impressed.

This is coming from a huge Valve fan, by the way.

The gameplay was nothing new, felt just like the first one with the lights turned on.

Now I know graphics are not the most important part of a game, but man Valve need to either update or replace the Source engine.

The game looks like shit.

The buildings and character models are horrible, angular last gen atrocities that would look more at home in GTA San Andreas than on a 2009 mainstream release.

Objects are blocky and have no shadows, lighting effects look dated and blurry.

The very first vista was a badly implanted endless sea with an almost blank horizon. Half Life 2 had better graphic than this.

Animations and sounds are still very good, and the guns feel about right. The characters seem a bit more interesting than the last bunch too. The music was very cool and jazzy and helped with the setting.

But all in all I found the experience pretty underwhelming and won't be forking out my cash for it.

Especially not after playing Borderlands. Aussie friends, you're not missing all that much.

Anyone love it? Hate it? Feel indifferent to it?

Edit:

I forgot to mention the best thing about it: Mike Patton rocks.

what kind of tv do you have?

 

[Mrsoupcup]

Well I going to have to skip this game in favor of somthing much much more epic....
*cough* mass effect 2 *cough*

 

[WaywardHaymaker]

Honestly, with all of the hype and coverage I lost interest in L4D2, but I got the demo and played it, and I love it. I thought that all of the new infected types would over-complicate the game and make it feel busy, but I think they fit in just fine. And I like all of the new weapons, but I don't know what the difference is between the SPAS-12 and the M1014.

 

[Slaanax]

Seemed like the original L4D. Some cool battle scenes, I dunno if I'd get it though. The graphics aren't the best, but you have to comprise the numbers of zombies to improve graphics.

 

[Daedalus1942]

Just played the demo and I have to admit I wasn't all that impressed.

This is coming from a huge Valve fan, by the way.

The gameplay was nothing new, felt just like the first one with the lights turned on.

Now I know graphics are not the most important part of a game, but man Valve need to either update or replace the Source engine.

The game looks like shit.

The buildings and character models are horrible, angular last gen atrocities that would look more at home in GTA San Andreas than on a 2009 mainstream release.

Objects are blocky and have no shadows, lighting effects look dated and blurry.

The very first vista was a badly implanted endless sea with an almost blank horizon. Half Life 2 had better graphic than this.

Animations and sounds are still very good, and the guns feel about right. The characters seem a bit more interesting than the last bunch too. The music was very cool and jazzy and helped with the setting.

But all in all I found the experience pretty underwhelming and won't be forking out my cash for it.

Especially not after playing Borderlands. Aussie friends, you're not missing all that much.

Anyone love it? Hate it? Feel indifferent to it?

Edit:

I forgot to mention the best thing about it: Mike Patton rocks.

Now that I've unlocked the decent version of the game, it's awesome. You can either choose secondary weapons, or melee weapons (i always go melee). The AI Director's smarter, and it's alot harder. The weapons feel like they pack the right amount of weight, when you're decapitating a head or dismembering them.

The new theme I really like. I like how you can't all have the same weapon to start off with.
I like the new weapons. The machete is just awesome. My one complaint is the Jockey. I think he's quite a nothing infected and I'd have left him out.

The armoured "SWAT" zombies are pretty awesome too.
I don't like the charger though, purely for the fact that he will be the ultimate camping infected when we get ascess to Vs mode.
All in all though, I'm glad I preordered the game, and now that everyone has access to the demo, I'm sure that the servers will be much less "Left 4 Dead" (lame, I know).

I think that L4D2 all in all does enough things differently in order to separate it from one, but you're entitled to your opinion.

P.S Mike Patton does rock. Faith no More sideshow FTW!

 

[Rahnzan]

I dont think the new characters have enough personality. Give me some ACCENTS or something. The white suit isn't nearly as much of an asshole as he needs to be, the hic kid isn't nearly gungho enough, coach doesn't sound much at all like any coach I grew up with, and who the heck is the girl? A news reporter right? She should have the most accentless voice on the planet. The original four were smarmy and stereotypically unique with VERY distinct voices. These new four, I cant tell the difference between Nick, Coach and Ellis through the pace this game is at. It's gotta be distinct. They aren't. I'm not saying go over the top, but you CAN do southerner voices and make them charming. Or in the case of Nick, at least intrigueing. They're dull as shit.

Cutting up zombies with a machette though is BEYOND fun. The gameplay is better on the xbox but cutting into zombies is more satisfying on my PC for some reason...

 

[coldshadow]

there were some problems with people graphics not showing up right. when I started it up it looked like a game from 1998

 

[asteroth21nox]

looked very promiseing to me. It will be huge on line, and I will enjoy every moment as the new undead. Anybody who complains about the graphics or the shadows does not understand the point of the game at all.

 

[Neotericity]

I really liked the demo, I'll with hold judgement and give it space and tell myself that it is just a demo. Looked fine on the 360, noticeable difference from the first one, uh liked the new weapons as well as characters. And anyone who tells you the intro isn't badass is crazy... or just has a different opinion then you. For a gamer who likes to jump into versus mode with three friends all the time I'm so excited for the next installment although the controversy and stuff is wearing thin.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

It was fun. I don't know where the "Bad Graphics" is coming from, because for the Xbox, they are great.


Gameplay is pretty normal L4D, but the special infected got new skins and new buddies so its all good.


Worth a buy.

 

[butterkniferampage]

I thought it was a blast. The new weapons like the SCAR and the Kalashnikov are really fun. And the GFX seemed fine to me.

 

[CloggedDonkey]

the graphics are kinda bad, but they still have a week to polish little things( like the buildings looking like doll houses, which they do in the french district of New Orleans) and I think, like batman Arkham asylum with the PS3, valve is leaning towards the Xbox 360 version of this game, which looks better. We also have to remember that THIS IS A DEMO, some things will be better and we need to remember as well that this a sequel and it is going to be a lot like the first game in most ways. On the other hand, a lot of this seems like it could have been patched in or done using DLC, and anyone else wont to be able to play as Zoey, Bill, Francis, and Luis. the plain from dead air could have gone there thinking that it was not over run but still had a large military presence, like at the alarm place. So it has flaws, but hay, so do half life and Physiconauts.

 

[Medic Heavy]

My initial reactions were.

Why is my science partner playing L4D 2 demo...why does he have 3 hours loged to it? Why isn't he responding to my "How far are you?".....dam science partners.


Sorry for kinda ruining the topic but I'll have to get back to game play when I'm done doing the whole science project.

 

[Ph33nix]

I have something to admit. I AM A VALVE FAN BOY. that said I HATE L4D 2 or atleast the demo, there is very little new stuff and what is new is not worthy of a new game buy itself.

 

[Godhead]

very short but fun. Plus they gave us almost nothing to play with

 

[JWAN]

First off maybe you should push the slider bars to the right.

Look, the graphics are great, the gameplay is more challenging, regular zombies are harder to kill, the spitter and the charger make camping MUCH more difficult so you don't end up clearing areas with your pistols *AS MUCH* as you were able to in the first game.

The new character models and sounds are bone chilling and the soundtrack kicks ass (especially with interactive environments like the jukebox for example)

The melee weapons are pretty neat with the guitar being my favorite because every time you hit a zombie you play a different note, you can pretty much play "Mary had a little lamb" on the skulls of the horde.

The new throwable item "Boomer Bile" is also pretty cool because you can coat a boomer in boomer bile and other zombies will attack and kill it and cover the area IN MORE BILE. I cant wait for the baseball bat and the ax

when the zombies explode the body parts down to the spine and skulls and ribcage and legs and arms and get spattered across the area.

I REALLY like this game and it feels similar but it is most defenatly more enjoyable than the first.