[Game] Left 4 Dead 2 Announced

[Hackel]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/2552/

This time the setting is New Orleans. 4 different survivors, melee weapons, chainsaws, new guns and different ammo types like incendiary rounds. Spotted a few new common infected like hazmat suits and infected with missing limbs.

- 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

Trailer:
http://betav2.gamersyde.com/stream_11137_en.html


Gameplay Footage:

Suppressed Mac-10 with incendiary rounds.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_fireammo_052809.html

Well kiss my grits
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_fryingpan_052809.html

Glimpse of a new infected, 2 new pistols and a hedge maze.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_gardenmaze_052809.html

Smoker in the kitchen
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_kitchensmoker_052809.html

Leaving the safe room
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_kitchensmoker_052809.html

Crescendo event with some axe and SPAS-12 usage.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_alarm_052809.html

Axe usage
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_axeownage_052809.html

Developer Walkthrough
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-left-4-dead/50622

 

[DraKon2k]

Yes why support the first game which still very much lacks content

 

[The Masta]

Valves new cash cow?

 

[slayerduck]

wow, anyone els find this kinda dumb?

Why not work on the current l4d instead of blowing off a new l4d that looks pretty much the same with the same setting. And i hope its not using the hl2 engine again because that would make it even more then same as the current l4d.

Wow, few more weapons and ammo and a few different zombies... why not put that in the current l4d for free? Jeez, this is just about making money.

Or support custom maps with fast DL like KF (from lobby ofc) We dont even need a new L4D because the one there making has nothing to offer besides a weapon skin pack and new levels

 

[Ralfst3r]

Looks cool, but looks more like an expansion pack. Pretty much same gameplay with new weapons and 4 diffirent characters.

 

[Lt_Kettch]

Looks cool but nothing really new except for the chainsaw (where have I seen that already?)

I guess L4D players willl be paying future TF2 updates

Also is this a political statement hillbilly zombies (=racists) hunting black survivors?

 

[Ron]

Looks cool but nothing really new except for the chainsaw (where have I seen that already?)

I guess L4D players willl be paying future TF2 updates

Also is this a political statement hillbilly zombies (=racists) hunting black survivors?

Maybe its a sly dig at the whole Resident evil 5 fiasco some kind of marketing ploy perhaps?, or maybe its a totally innocent decision to base the story around an african american family. Its really too early to tell for sure but let the rumor mill commence.

 

[fiftyone]

Looks kinda "cartoony" to me.

Not impressed by the news at all.

Did I not see Louis as a Zombie getting shot?

 

[Tomcat_ha]

microsoft gave them money to make this basically.

 

[Fedorov]

Axe?, Chainsaw?, who is copying who?

 

[UncleDrax]

Looks cool, but looks more like an expansion pack. Pretty much same gameplay with new weapons and 4 diffirent characters.

I concurr..

I gotta say I won't be getting this if they want retail price for it.. I mean it looks pretty much like a custom-skin mod with some new maps.. why-the-f would I pay $49 USD for that?

If they price it smart, then I do reserve the right to buy it.. but otherwise I'm colored 'meh'

 

[Dillinger]

I'll buy it, hands down. Though I gotta say, the new survivors look a little cartoony? And not sure how I feel about a daytime map. Seems light on atmosphere from the trailer.

 

[SiC-Disaster]

Zombie apocalypse isnt over in a night, nor does the world freeze in time untill the zombies are all dead
I've been wanting a daytime map for a zombiegame for a long time now.

 

[Rak]

Mhh this is more like an expansion, doesn't worth the name in my opinion. If they charge ~45€ for this again, then I'll call this epic fail.

 

[SheepDip]

I agree with most of the comments in this thread...

If it's full price on release then I'll not be purchasing it until it's like

 

[Gregs2k2]

Free Weekend jobbie for me. I wasn't that impressed with L4D anyway.

 

[PUTZ]

Wow, few more weapons and ammo and a few different zombies... why not put that in the current l4d for free? Jeez, this is just about making money.

duh..

 

[Pycckuu]

I was reading some comments on the internet and saw one guy post this, and it pretty much covers how I feel about the news.

Thank you so much for this podcast/interview. I

 

[BananaMuffin]

Wow. I bought the game thinking that they would extend the gameplay and add more campaigns, but instead all they have done so far is add survival mode. Where the hell are the campaigns? Now they're releasing a L4D 2? I feel like I payed $50 for a beta. Not going to buy L4D 2.

 

[Mahnsikir]

Hmm bit of a surprise really...not really excited about it either, while valve are completly within their rights to release a sequel to a very sucessful game, I dont see how this is going to be a big enough improvment over the L4D a game which already I can only spend 1-2hours only every few months before getting bored and wont even think about playing it again for ages, last time I loaded it up I lasted about 10mins, even if it was just an free addon with new maps etc I doubt it would hold my attention beyond one or two campaign playthroughs. This is unlike other games that even after their initial playthrough I can pick up again a few weeks or months later and play for hours without getting bored.

I can only hope this is Valve being sneaky and its actually being released as part of the beige box alongside Episode 3 and Portal : Cake Edition or some other quirky little game. Actually I'd rather just have EP3 (with Black Mesa source released just before it for extra goodness).