Left 4 Dead 2 (360/PC)

[ChubbyBanana]

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 (360/PC)

Well It's been decided, I'll be picking this up at Midnight EST Tonight. Anyone that wants to get in some games needs to hit me up.

I'm going Expert First Playthrough, All or nothing.

[sportsdude]

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 (360/PC)

Well It's been decided, I'll be picking this up at Midnight EST Tonight. Anyone that wants to get in some games needs to hit me up.

I'm going Expert First Playthrough, All or nothing.

I'll be online, ready to slay some zombies.

Oh, and about going through on expert, have fun. This game is harder than the first one to the point where easy isn't exactly easy anymore.

[Phobia]

Re: Left 4 Dead 2 (360/PC)

Well It's been decided, I'll be picking this up at Midnight EST Tonight. Anyone that wants to get in some games needs to hit me up.

I'm going Expert First Playthrough, All or nothing.

LOL expect to be Zombie food CB.....Good luck bro

[ChubbyBanana]

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Yeah. I'm guessing that it will be more nothing than all

As soon as roomate gets done with American Dad and I install this puppy I'm ready. Be looking for ya Pounding!

[Flawless]

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Eurogamer Review - 9

It's an amazing volume of new modes and features for a game that once kept things simple, but it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to see them. Whereas once we treated Left 4 Dead as a stopgap between Half-Lifes, this is no longer a weird little side project with modest expectations, and Valve is confident enough to play around with it, safe in the knowledge that you can trust your players. Left 4 Dead proved it. And whereas that game had a personality, this one is overflowing with it.

Rock Paper Shotgun Review

Left 4 Dead 2 takes an already good idea to the next stage. Every aspect of it is designed around how people play games, and indeed how people played Left 4 Dead 1. Sneaks and cheeky work-arounds are blocked with cunning new techniques, enemies and challenges. The storytelling that was admired before is increased, but without its impeding on your own ability to create narratives with friends. The crescendo events are ramped up, tougher, and often more explosive. And the new modes, Realism and Scavenge have immediately become my favourite ways to play. Alongside the perfectly adequate but comparatively underwhelming beginning with Dead Center, is the enormous smartness of chapters like Hard Rain and Swamp Fever, or the ridiculous inventiveness of Dark Carnival, and indeed the frenzied intensity of the final campaign, Parish, making for an absolutely exceptional time.

IGN Review - 9.0

Whether or not Left 4 Dead 2 is for you really depends on your level of exposure and affinity for the style of hardcore team-focused gameplay Valve is offering here. If you’re still interested in the gameplay, then you’re going to enjoy every aspect of the sequel since it’s improved in all areas, from available game modes to strength of character and personality to replayability and its visual style. After playing, you’ll find it impossible to go back to the first game. Though plenty of other games offer co-operative gameplay against mobs of computer-controlled foes, no other game emphasizes teamwork as strongly as this, and few other games are as satisfying when you’re able to pull through successfully, particularly when competing in Versus mode against four human-controlled boss zombies. If you saw the original and were always curious to try it out, then by all means get the sequel. It is, without a doubt, the better game. Yet despite all the advancements and additions, it’s still very familiar, and something meant to appeal to those who are already sold on the concept. If you’re someone never cared for the game, Left 4 Dead 2 isn’t going to change your mind. Even so, it remains one of the most distinctive co-operative titles out there, and allows for some of the most nerve-searing team-based multiplayer gaming on the market.

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1UP Review - A

Then there are all the little details. Pipe bomb explosions now create a satisfying spray of ragdolls. The individual infected suffer wounds to different locations on their bodies, with visible differences resulting from various caliber firearms, or large gashes in the case of bladed melee weapons. Alarmed cars are more randomized, along with paths through certain areas. Finally, game modes like scavenge provide a quick and furious multiplayer option for when you don't have a whole hour to kill.

It's a lot to catalog. Honestly, it's probably stupid to try. The point is, yeah, there's more than enough to call this a complete sequel. If there was any concern going into this thing, it was that maybe it'd represent a collection of tweaks and touches that'd be better suited to expanding the first game, and there are sure to be a few who hold on to that opinion. Personally, I think this sucker earned the 2 at the end of its name.

Gamesradar Review - 9

Surprisingly, Left 4 Dead 2 is able to out-gore, out-scare and out-explode the original in just about every way. Instead of a very grey, kinda boring cityscape, you’re running through hotels, swamps, plantations, riverfronts, malls, abandoned highways, amusement parks… we could go on. The diversity is staggering and ultimately makes each movie-like campaign more exciting, tense and memorable than the first game.

Gametrailers Review - 8.7

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[sportsdude]

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Yeah. I'm guessing that it will be more nothing than all

As soon as roomate gets done with American Dad and I install this puppy I'm ready. Be looking for ya Pounding!

yeah I said I was going to be on last night but after a long day I was tired as **** and ended up going to bed kind of early, at least early for me that is. I will definitely be on tonight CB, and anybody else who wants to play.

[Brandwin]

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I'm looking so forward to playing this tonight. MW2, move over for a bit.

I hope we can get a group of 8 on tonight for some versus or at least 4 for som co-op. Anyone down to play tonight?

Any feedback from those who picked it up last night?

[ExtremeGamer]

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I will be on tonight...

Looking forward to some zombie killing.

[Brandwin]

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What time do you plan on being around, EG?

[ExtremeGamer]

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I couldn't tell you. 7 or 8 probably.

We're getting our Xmas decorations down from the attic to start the process. LOL

[Brandwin]

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LOL we put our tree up and our lights etc outside, Sunday. Fun times.

[MachoMyers]

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Had this all preloaded ready for me after work today only to find out that Steam is all messed up. Have a work around I'm in the process of trying but I'm not happy right now knowing I may be spending the evening redownloading the entire game.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Got it, didn't realize it was $54.99 for pre-orders. Got the baseball bat DLC as well.

[Phobia]

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Had this all preloaded ready for me after work today only to find out that Steam is all messed up. Have a work around I'm in the process of trying but I'm not happy right now knowing I may be spending the evening redownloading the entire game.

I got it preloaded last night. just waiting to get off work and then it is Zombie killing time

[RunN1st]

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I'll rent this one... Last year's only kept my interest for a week.