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Posted on: Mar 20, 2008
Left 4 Dead
WORDS BY: Dan Amrich
ROLLIN’ UNDEAD 20s
That uncertainty is what makes the game so special. Nothing is scripted in Left 4 Dead — the world is at the mercy of a really, really good programming algorithm. “There’s a ‘Director’ sitting behind the whole game — think of him as a dungeon master,” explains Faliszek. “It’s never the same game twice. You start playing, and he’ll decide, ‘This is too much intensity’ — you’ve had things die right in front of your face, or you’ve gone down. And then it will determine when to spawn the next creatures, so the survivors can get a breather and regroup. Really, the game is about staying together the best you can in moments of chaos. And if you survive those moments, we reward you.” If you don’t survive those moments, you’re not completely out — the Director chooses a locked room as your respawning ground, and the remaining survivors will need to find and rescue you when they pass by.
Each campaign can be completed in under an hour — and if that sounds slight compared to Dead Rising or Resident Evil, consider that L4D is made to be replayed. “People like to say, ‘Oh, it’s only this amount’ — they like to put numbers on stuff,” says Scott Denton, who, like many Valve employees, has many responsibilities but no title. “But when you look at how people really play, those things aren’t quite the same. On [Counter-Strike map] ‘DE_Dust,’ your average match lasts, what, three minutes? It’s not like you say, ‘I beat it in three minutes.’ That’s not how it works.”
The invocation of Counter-Strike is core to understanding what the development teams (plural — see sidebar) are trying to create. “A lot of the stuff that’s in Left 4 Dead, we learned from all the years of building Counter-Strike,” adds Valve’s PR maestro, Doug Lombardi. “[That game] was unapologetic about being somewhat brutal to players — one shot and you’re out. And I think that Left 4 Dead has a similar unapologetic style about it. If you go rogue, your chances of making it are really, really low.”
PREV
Thu, 09/03/2009 - 14:19
Posted by kingJ
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left 4 dead is the best game yet to come to xbox 360 it will be the best game in the world other than gears of wars 2
Tue, 01/13/2009 - 13:17
Posted by fudnuter1qaz
I'm fudnuter1qaz and i have also been a fan of zombie game like deadrising!!!! So when the demo came out i played it 24-7. so when I got the game I was playin it like crazy, but not i want more, like more multiplayer types and a new bliz style, when you just run in a gaint open area with hords and hords of zombies just attacking you. I would love that.
Mon, 12/15/2008 - 13:19
Posted by MrSayomaki
MrSayomaki
i am suprised this hasnt een done before...i am a zombie geek if you will and i love the old and new skul films. i think its gonna be sweet..a bit like the dwn of the deadremake...BRING ON TE HORDE =]
Mon, 12/15/2008 - 13:19
Posted by MrSayomaki
MrSayomaki
i am suprised this hasnt een done before...i am a zombie geek if you will and i love the old and new skul films. i think its gonna be sweet..a bit like the dwn of the deadremake...BRING ON TE HORDE =]
Mon, 08/25/2008 - 11:00
Posted by N_Plus
i love 28 days to lol. i think they are doing a level that is underground in a subway station. kindof like that part in 28 weeks lol "am i one of them now?"
Fri, 05/23/2008 - 23:55
Posted by Crazyguy73
This game luks more fun than licking a toad...
in a gud way
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 06:59
Posted by vam95
i agreay wiv Bikano it sounds gud but the graphics luc abit hmmmmm...how shud i put it....SHIT.
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 03:26
Posted by Ninja_penguin89
woah this looks awsome cant w8 4 it and also geek24 get a life u cant spell and u waste pages like on the gta IV second look review
Wed, 03/26/2008 - 16:10
Posted by geek24
shut up a hole u live wit yo momma
Tue, 03/25/2008 - 17:17
Posted by Bakino
This game is going to be sweet!
although the graphics could use a boost
Mon, 03/24/2008 - 17:36
Posted by chewbacca15
that kid needs to work on his spelling although i dont disagree with him
Sun, 03/23/2008 - 15:12
Posted by geek24
hmm...... a co-op shoter+vale= =-). ever since
team fortres 2 i was com vens that vale can make a good old co-op shoter.plus half life
had zombies so it's not like thay havent esploered that relm before but it's proble get
a 9.5 p.s i want half life 2 epsode:3
Sun, 03/23/2008 - 00:54
Posted by tnarg94
Love the "28 days later" series. I have always wanted a game where the zombies were charging at you. I hope the game is just as scary and as fast paced as the movies. The only thing I'm worried about is if Valve were to work on it for to long and the game would get screwed up. That would make me cry. Like the A.I needs lots of work on so that the zombies aren't running in to walls or your A.I partners don't run out in to a running mob of zombies. Can't wait to play this with my friends.
Sat, 03/22/2008 - 10:00
Posted by NateyPoo546
This game looks awesome man! The Source engine is at its finest right here. The HDR Lighting is look as good as usual, the character models have that stunning Half-Life 2 realism, and their hair....wow, the best hair yet. I can't wait for this game. All I can think this game is gonna be like is, Dead Rising meets Half-Life 2 meets Counter-Strike Source. VALVE OWNS ALL!!!!!!
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 19:07
Posted by HereticPreacher
oh boy, another game where can bust some caps in zombie ass. Alright!
Fri, 03/21/2008 - 04:44
Posted by Crusaderman83
Can't wait for the sweet 4 player co-op action!