Left 4 Dead 2 - Screens, Information, and the Teaser

[Shawn Zipay]

Valve has officially let the cat out of the bag when it comes to information surrounding Left 4 Dead 2.

Left 4 Dead 2 is set at roughly the same time as the original – just after the outbreak that turned most of the population into various zombie mutants. Players assume the role of 4 new “Survivors,” each with their own personality and new dialog. The game leads these “Survivors” through the southeastern region of the US - from Savannah, Georgia thru the bayou country, and climaxing in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

Features
• AI Director 2.0: Advanced technology dubbed “The AI Director” drove L4D’s unique gameplay – customizing enemy population, effects, and music, based upon the players’ performance. L4D 2 features “The AI Director 2.0” which expands the Director’s ability to customize level layout, world objects, weather, and lighting to reflect different times of day.
• New melee weapons – axe, chainsaw, frying pan, baseball bat – allow you to get up close with the zombies
• Four different survivors. New Story. New dialogue.
• More game. On day one, L4D 2 features more co-operative campaigns, more campaigns and maps for the Versus game modes than L4D 1, plus support for Survival mode out of the box.
• Stats, rankings, and awards system drives collaborative play

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At least eight videos of Left 4 Dead 2 gameplay can be found at IGN. You do not want to miss those!

Left 4 Dead 2 will be released on November 17, 2009 for the Xbox 360 and the PC.

[[MyIS]Dan]

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 - Screens, Information, and the Teaser

Seems to "bright" and "happy" to me, don't have the current L4D feel to it, I hope they make it more dark in the next six months.

[Munra]

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 - Screens, Information, and the Teaser

I hope I dont have to pay another 50 dollars for the same pretty much the same game
I hope this is just an expansion they are selling.


I also kinda see this game as a push from EA.

[Ev!L ErN!E]

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 - Screens, Information, and the Teaser

ummm ya, seems a bit rushed for a sequal.... why not just create an expansion, because that is basiclly what this is, I will not pay another $50 for this.

[snkcube]

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 - Screens, Information, and the Teaser

Seems to "bright" and "happy" to me, don't have the current L4D feel to it, I hope they make it more dark in the next six months.

You sound like a fan complaining about Diablo III's look. Haha. Remember, this is just one campaign so who knows what the other four will be like.

[[MyIS]Dan]

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 - Screens, Information, and the Teaser

Correct, and there is also six more months till it's done, so lots of time to change stuff, if they want, I won't make my final mind up until demo / full release. :)

[Ev!L ErN!E]

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 - Screens, Information, and the Teaser

one thing i hope they fix is the new boss infected's gimp hand...... or better yet redesign the whole damn thing because all he is, is a tank wannabe, look alike , poser.... they need to come up with something original for the new boss.

[IC dead people]

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 - Screens, Information, and the Teaser

I hope I dont have to pay another 50 dollars for the same pretty much the same game
I hope this is just an expansion they are selling.


I also kinda see this game as a push from EA.

Yeah this is bullshit. No wonder we're not getting any of the update / new unlockables and kit TF2 is getting... We aren't going to get ANY post release support on the game we already bought... just the opportunity to pay again...

I am soo going to download a pirated version if L4D2 comes out before 2011

I didn't mind too much that valve got used to releasing beta games as finished products and saying they'll release more stuff later... but now we just get a few bug fixes, a survivor mode THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE RELEASE and a coupon to PAY AGAIN SOON!