Left 4 Dead or Killing Floor
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Just buy the one your friends all have, both very solid games but need friends to get the most out of.
Having played both extensively, I'd say Left 4 Dead is a much better game both technically (more polished experience, better balance, better looking, doesn't crash or generally go wrong anywhere near as much) and in terms of entertainment. Killing Floor is a great way to blow off steam though - my group is playing it in preference at the moment having played both L4D games to death for the time being. Worth pointing out that KF is ancient compared to L4D2 so it's understandable why it is somewhat creaky in comparison.
They are surprisingly different though - well worth owning both (or all 3 if you could the first L4D).
They are surprisingly different though - well worth owning both (or all 3 if you could the first L4D).
They're both excellent games, and well worth getting. Truth be told, I've probably played Killing Floor more than L4D, but I wouldn't say it's a better game.
They're really different. Like seriously, they're just a different experience. It's a shame you didn't ask like a week ago. Steam was having a 50% sale on both of them.
They're really different. Like seriously, they're just a different experience. It's a shame you didn't ask like a week ago. Steam was having a 50% sale on both of them.
If you have any friends that play one, pick that one since friends make them much funner.
Failing that then I guess I'd have to recommend Left 4 Dead due to people generally being more talkitive (Also I haven't played Killing Floor for a while but balance was completely game-ruining...)
Though Killing Floor does tend to go on sale quite often and you can pick it up for a couple of pounds if you wait (Perhaps get L4D until then)
Failing that then I guess I'd have to recommend Left 4 Dead due to people generally being more talkitive (Also I haven't played Killing Floor for a while but balance was completely game-ruining...)
Though Killing Floor does tend to go on sale quite often and you can pick it up for a couple of pounds if you wait (Perhaps get L4D until then)
Exactly, but more info about both: L4D(2) gives you up to three other CPU chars to take control of characters who aren't filled by your friends. Killing Floor, however, requires other friends otherwise the title, a 'Survival Horror Game', takes effect. You can have perks in that game, though, and the weapons are wilder than Left 4 Dead's. Left 4 Dead is a professionally-made game whereas Killing Floor feels somewhat like a mod. It's somewhat buggy and hit detection gets annoying. The difficulty is ramped up with less people because of less crowd control. Again, like other people have said, find which game most of your friends are playing and then get some fun out of that game.tomnatt said:
The only real similarity between the two of them is that they are zombie survival games. Killing Floor works in waves, where you survive for X amount of waves against stronger and stronger zombies while upgrading each time. Left 4 Dead on the other hand moves you from point-to-point where you're just trying to survive through the level and no upgrading.
I think Killing Floor has more replayability in the long run since it has classes you can level up and over 150 achievements and I personally enjoy it more. I have a few friends who enjoy the Left 4 Dead games, but when we need a game that we all enjoy we play Killing Floor.
I think Killing Floor has more replayability in the long run since it has classes you can level up and over 150 achievements and I personally enjoy it more. I have a few friends who enjoy the Left 4 Dead games, but when we need a game that we all enjoy we play Killing Floor.
In order for you my good sir - although killing floor and l4d2 are different.
L4D2,
Killing Floor,
L4D1
L4D2,
Killing Floor,
L4D1
meepop said:
To be entirely honest with you, have you ever noticed the MENTAL ramp up in terms of how many Zeds (the enemies) there are in Killing Floor when you have more players... usualy results in it being easier to handle, since it tends to favour more of the nastier enemies when it adds more enemies, and not to forget, with 1 person, the Patriarch (Big Badass Zed) has about 1000 Health, with 4, its more like 7.5k health, so it gets to be a HARDER fight the more people you have, soooo, yeeeaaaaahhhhhh...
Personally, I prefer Killing Floor, unless I'm messing around as Coach/Louis, just to prove that the cliche of 'the black guy always dies first' is total rubbish, and thats the only times I actually enjoy L4D.
But hell, buy whichever one you want, L4D DOES indeed favour the run and gun, whereas KF favours the slightly more, dare I say it, tactical approach.
I've had a lot more fun and a lot more gameplay hours with the L4D series than I have with killing floor, my friends are also more likely to want to play L4D than killing floor. Not that killing floor is bad, its just that L4D is awesome.Omega1k said:
I think you'll get more bang for your buck with L4D2 but I do really like Killing Floor. The shooting in Killing Floor is really good, while I never quite liked the shooting mechanics in the L4D games.
Depends entirely on what zombie-related mayhem you want.
Do you prefer to play through a crafted storyline, mostly attempting to travel through a post-apocalyptic world, ever looking for salvation, trying to survive the onslaught as you go, or instead prefer less story and more about holing yourself up somewhere and surviving wave after wave of zombies and freaks trying to turn you into a gourmet meal?
They're both perfectly good games, and while there is the temptation to lump them together as "zombie shooting", they're actually quite distinct.
L4D is a longer more cinematic experience. It's like playing through a normal campaign (single player or co-op, though the game definitely kicks into high gear in co-op). L4D is like playing through one of the best zombie movies you could ask for. It requires sitting down for an hour or two, preferably with 3 friends and voice chat (in-game preferably since it uses some neat special effects on that too). Playing through the Heavy Rain campaign with a couple of Escapist friends alone made the game worth the purchase, and if you try it you'll understand why.
KF, on the other hand, is more about a group of people holed up somewhere, in an industrial complex, or an abandoned house, or farm, or whatever, and just trying to survive the onslaught of freaks coming to kill them. Sure, L4D has a survival mode too, but to me KF's is much more developed in that aspect. You can buy weapons after every wave, you have to manage your "profession" (i.e.: class), the zombie types are more varied and "grow" with each wave. You start out fighting mostly cloths only (typical movie zombie - Slow, stupid, and only dangerous due to their numbers), and after a few waves the game is sending in fleshpounds (giants with meat grinders for hands - yes you read that right - that can become "enraged" and basically plow through a whole team like wet paper if not dealt with appropriately), culminating with one encounter against the one and only Patriarch (enough said [http://games223.com/pictures/patriarch_pr_character_shee.jpg], yes that is a minigun/rocket launcher arm, which he WILL use. A lot.). A round of KF requires less time "in one sitting" from a player, while allowing for long stretches too.
Even in tone and personality the games are completely different. While in L4D the characters are hanging on to every shred of hope for dear live, constantly looking for salvation, in the world of KF, it's not even "all hope is lost". All hope was gladly forsaken. You generally play as a bunch of deranged psychopaths to whom the end of the world was the best thing ever. They are now allowed to wage war freely, and I'd argue that, despite being human, they're equally big monsters to the creatures they're fighting.
Pound for pound, I'd say L4D offers more content over all. KF is good, but only really does survival. L4D offers a lot more modes. That said, it really depends. Do you prefer a more "co-op campaign" vibe, or "typical shooter - join room, survive and kill things" co-op style? Do you prefer to sit down and play through a 1/2 hour campaign, or just go for a few rounds quickly whenever?
Do you prefer to play through a crafted storyline, mostly attempting to travel through a post-apocalyptic world, ever looking for salvation, trying to survive the onslaught as you go, or instead prefer less story and more about holing yourself up somewhere and surviving wave after wave of zombies and freaks trying to turn you into a gourmet meal?
They're both perfectly good games, and while there is the temptation to lump them together as "zombie shooting", they're actually quite distinct.
L4D is a longer more cinematic experience. It's like playing through a normal campaign (single player or co-op, though the game definitely kicks into high gear in co-op). L4D is like playing through one of the best zombie movies you could ask for. It requires sitting down for an hour or two, preferably with 3 friends and voice chat (in-game preferably since it uses some neat special effects on that too). Playing through the Heavy Rain campaign with a couple of Escapist friends alone made the game worth the purchase, and if you try it you'll understand why.
KF, on the other hand, is more about a group of people holed up somewhere, in an industrial complex, or an abandoned house, or farm, or whatever, and just trying to survive the onslaught of freaks coming to kill them. Sure, L4D has a survival mode too, but to me KF's is much more developed in that aspect. You can buy weapons after every wave, you have to manage your "profession" (i.e.: class), the zombie types are more varied and "grow" with each wave. You start out fighting mostly cloths only (typical movie zombie - Slow, stupid, and only dangerous due to their numbers), and after a few waves the game is sending in fleshpounds (giants with meat grinders for hands - yes you read that right - that can become "enraged" and basically plow through a whole team like wet paper if not dealt with appropriately), culminating with one encounter against the one and only Patriarch (enough said [http://games223.com/pictures/patriarch_pr_character_shee.jpg], yes that is a minigun/rocket launcher arm, which he WILL use. A lot.). A round of KF requires less time "in one sitting" from a player, while allowing for long stretches too.
Even in tone and personality the games are completely different. While in L4D the characters are hanging on to every shred of hope for dear live, constantly looking for salvation, in the world of KF, it's not even "all hope is lost". All hope was gladly forsaken. You generally play as a bunch of deranged psychopaths to whom the end of the world was the best thing ever. They are now allowed to wage war freely, and I'd argue that, despite being human, they're equally big monsters to the creatures they're fighting.
Pound for pound, I'd say L4D offers more content over all. KF is good, but only really does survival. L4D offers a lot more modes. That said, it really depends. Do you prefer a more "co-op campaign" vibe, or "typical shooter - join room, survive and kill things" co-op style? Do you prefer to sit down and play through a 1/2 hour campaign, or just go for a few rounds quickly whenever?