Comments on: Left 4 Dead Demo Impressions

By: chamdar

chamdar — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:46:17 +0000

i thought it was good. the game wasn’t tense or scary. instead it’s crazy. they havn’t botched it like many other zombie games by trying to be scary. they’ve gone for the nuttyness that, in my opionin, makes valve great. they can do a very serious game like halflife and then give you something daft and hilarius liek TF2.

By: Cossack69

Cossack69 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:43:20 +0000

Really? You were disappointed? I downloaded the 360 demo and found it to be everything I expected. And with Horde mode, L4D is a lot more open, since Gears 2’s Horde is on a relatively small map, and L4D is a very large area. I’m fairly psyched, although you’re right. Valve is better at making PC games, but they did a nice job with the 360 controller. L4D looks sweet, but it’s probably not going to be my FAVORITE game this year.

By: Mexalen

Mexalen — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:34:58 +0000

I was worried that the game might me be to fast paced for my liking, but it turned out to be just right.
It’s fast and oozes adrenaline. the atmosphere is tense enough to slice it. and with the right buddies the co-op experience is just a rollercoaster-ride of pure awesome

I played in on the 360, didn’t have any difficulties with the controls, and i did like the UI. I am definatly going to buy that one!

By: Lambda_Core

Lambda_Core — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:02:14 +0000

Oh, man, the demo is awesome! I grabbed it on PC because my computer gaming buddy hates the XBoX. It definitely feels good on the PC. I haven’t tried the 360 version, but I imagine the UI won’t look too different.

I love all the little touches Valve put on this game. The loading screen that looks like a movie poster, or the tiny horn kick that comes in before the zombie horde bursts onto the scene.

My friend and I tried it on Advanced, and it took us about twenty minutes to get through. There’s not a huge jump from normal to advanced, but there were some points where I seriously doubted if I was going to make it through. (On one playthrough, I actually died during the last stand.)

Seriously cannot wait for Tuesday!

If u think advanced is hard o man…lol its tons of fun on expert…it took us at least 3 hours to beat it twice…thats it twice in 3 hours…im def looking forward to the full game. i hvnt had this much fun since Half Life

By: rgarrow92

rgarrow92 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:45:42 +0000

I was amazing with the demo on the PC but I have not played the 360 version. But, if its an option get left 4 dead on the PC valve has great modder support (as im sure you know) and I am sure there will be some awesome mods out there that will greatly increase the replay value

By: Mikular

Mikular — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:26:35 +0000

I would have to say, I disagree with this to a small extent.
I grabbed this demo on the 360 on the day it came out, and I’ve played through it now, maybe 8 times. The first time I played it, I was thrown off by the control scheme, but I’m sure that will be customisable in the full game. For all I know, you can change it on the demo. I would agree that the menu is very PC friendly, but it’s not too bad on the Xbox. The graphics also had me a bit concerned, but I looked in the options and there was an option to crank up the film grain (which I had wanted), only it wasn’t available in the demo.
I played through it on normal at first, and the size of the two maps worried me, it took maybe 10-20 minutes to do Apartments, and 25-30 on Subway. But the maps themselves felt quite big, and while I know it’s linear, every playthrough I’m finding more little hidden rooms, which are interesting, despite having nothing in them. Advanced, in my opinion like Gears 2’s Hardcore, is the way the game is meant to be played. Difficult enough to have you overwhelmed, while not turning out to be a total rapefest. I honestly find Tanks scarier than Witches, to be honest I don’t have much time to be scared before I iz cut. The bitchiest thing The Director ever did was put the witch right in front of the engine room’s controls.
I’ll admit, I was less pleased with this than Gears of War 2, but that’s because I expected Gears to be good, and it was amazing. I expected L4D to be amazing, and it was , so I was less pleasantly surprised.

By: veNom

veNom — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:58:17 +0000

I find it ironic that you say it feels like a pc game, when on the l4d forums most people complain that it feels like a console game -.-

By: Marth182

Marth182 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:35:12 +0000

Oh, man, the demo is awesome! I grabbed it on PC because my computer gaming buddy hates the XBoX. It definitely feels good on the PC. I haven’t tried the 360 version, but I imagine the UI won’t look too different.

I love all the little touches Valve put on this game. The loading screen that looks like a movie poster, or the tiny horn kick that comes in before the zombie horde bursts onto the scene.

My friend and I tried it on Advanced, and it took us about twenty minutes to get through. There’s not a huge jump from normal to advanced, but there were some points where I seriously doubted if I was going to make it through. (On one playthrough, I actually died during the last stand.)

Seriously cannot wait for Tuesday!

By: faentur

faentur — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:15:13 +0000

I pre ordered L4D at the discounted price. $10 off. If you pre-ordered you got the demo last week. I have now played it several times on multiple difficulty levels both single player and over the internet. I have to laugh at the comment “…it felt like a game that belonged on the PC rather than the 360…” As a PC gamer I have seen MANY poor ports of console games to the PC. Turn about is fair play for once it seems. The PC control layout is pretty much standard faire and I only reassigned a couple of keys otherwise it was intuitive out of the box. Thus far I am quite happy with L4D. The great variation between difficulty levels and the Director AI making changes every time you play it means that this game will have re-play value. And when a game costs over 50 bucks, the ability to replay is a good thing. I am looking forward to the full release, and plan to sit in the dark with my headphones on and kill me some zombies!

By: PrO-bOy

PrO-bOy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:11:28 +0000

I’ve played the demo. It’s so f***ing sweet!! I love it! the gameplay is pretty good, the co-op options are great, and the Special Infected are a true challenge. I’m going to buy L4D, and that’s a fact ^^
I’ve never played it on the 360, but it does feel more like a PC game, and the 360 version must be a little… off.