Should Valve concentrate on Half Life and not L4D?
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Sneaklemming said:
Actually, I just looked it up. D_987, you're almost right, but not quite. Same to you, Sneaklemming. Turtle Rock Studios began development, but during development Valve purchased it from them and finished it themselves, so it was started by Turtle Rock but the official developer of the finished product was Valve. Valve published it themselves as well, but EA were the retail distributors. They didn't publish it, but they were responsible as a third party distributor for the retail version, while online sales were under the responsibility of Steam.D_987 said:
I wouldn't have thought so. Since Valve were responsible for most of the development for L4D after purchasing the mod from Turtle Rock, they would have had to create a seperate team to work on it, which of course wouldn't have an impact on Episode 3 since the team for that would have still been working on that project. Valve would have created a completely new team or had people who'd just finished working on other projects on the L4D team. Either way, since they already had the rights to the L4D franchise after buying them from Turtle Rock, they'd already have the team as well so they'd be able to begin work straight away and it would be completely Valve this team. That said, I'd imagine the publishing and distribution arrangements will be exactly the same.Sneaklemming said:
Just to make something clear here: they bought Turtle Rock wholesale, so it's not like developers changed when the company changed.
I am Valves entire fanbase and WE demand more Left 4 Dead! (I'm not being serious, I just gave my opinion.)sneak_copter said:
L4D seems like it's easier to make. They said Half-Life episode 3 is going to be their most "ambitious" project (the HL studio anyway) and with all the basic framework done for L4D it seems like the only thing that desperately needs changing is the AI director and level design.
Left 4 Dead 2 is going to be a good game. It has everything that merits a sequel.
Left 4 Dead's sales depend on the popularity of the zombie genre of gaming. If they wait too long then zombies will not be commercially viable since gamers will have gone elsewhere. Much like how World War 2 games have gone out of fashion due to market over saturation.
Just because they are making a new Left 4 Dead does not mean they are abandoning the first either.
Half Life has a big reputation. The longer they spend on it, the more likely they are to keep this reputation.
Left 4 Dead's sales depend on the popularity of the zombie genre of gaming. If they wait too long then zombies will not be commercially viable since gamers will have gone elsewhere. Much like how World War 2 games have gone out of fashion due to market over saturation.
Just because they are making a new Left 4 Dead does not mean they are abandoning the first either.
Half Life has a big reputation. The longer they spend on it, the more likely they are to keep this reputation.
yes im kinda pissed... well im not so much pissed that they are doing L4D 2, L4D 1 "is" a great game and im sure they will continue to update it like just like TF2 even if a sequel is out. but i am pissed that Half life 2:Episode 3 wasn't even mentioned at E3 2009, instead L4D 2 came out of nowhere... i mean come on VALVE!!! its been almost 2 years!!! what ever happened to "more frequent episodic releases" you said that remember?!!!
i just hope that its tacking this long because the "Source Engine" is getting a BIG update! the source engine was the prettiest engine out there but its starting to show its age. yes it scales down very well on most PC but that doesn't mean they cant add a higher level of graphical quality for people like me that have $300 vid cards, DX10 and a quad core!
they will release it when its ready and not a second sooner, because thats Valve, thats how they do things and it will be amazing!!! i just wish that it was brought to E3...
but i will buy L4D 2 the day it comes out on Nov. 17th!!! just 1 day short of a year from L4D 1's release... hmm...
for the "Source Engine" i want to see in HL2E3 is this...
1. post-processed lighting (like Crysis)
2. more use of good shaders, for the ground and walls. (like Stalker: Clear Sky)
3. and very interactive water (like Resistance 2)
i just hope that its tacking this long because the "Source Engine" is getting a BIG update! the source engine was the prettiest engine out there but its starting to show its age. yes it scales down very well on most PC but that doesn't mean they cant add a higher level of graphical quality for people like me that have $300 vid cards, DX10 and a quad core!
they will release it when its ready and not a second sooner, because thats Valve, thats how they do things and it will be amazing!!! i just wish that it was brought to E3...
but i will buy L4D 2 the day it comes out on Nov. 17th!!! just 1 day short of a year from L4D 1's release... hmm...
for the "Source Engine" i want to see in HL2E3 is this...
1. post-processed lighting (like Crysis)
2. more use of good shaders, for the ground and walls. (like Stalker: Clear Sky)
3. and very interactive water (like Resistance 2)
true, but they are still one company with one common goal. And also, I really dont pay that much attention to the companys themselves, but more the games that they put out, so sorry for not knowing the inner workings of the Valve Corporation.
