Left 4 Dead announced - Valve does zombies!

At first I wasn't too excited for this, but after someone didn't send me the scans from a magazine that definitely wasn't this one, I'm suddenly, and for no valid reason at all, desperately awaiting this game.

Was that pushing it?
 
ericms said:
At first I wasn't too excited for this, but after someone didn't send me the scans from a magazine that definitely wasn't this one, I'm suddenly, and for no valid reason at all, desperately awaiting this game.

Was that pushing it?
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No.



I feel the same :)

Except I have a valid reason, it sounds and looks awesome! :D
 
Wow. Another game with.. ZOMBIES ._.
Now, Salad-eating Spacecats would've been something ...
 
Reginald said:
:bounce: to that!

:cheers:
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:farmer:

ericms said:
At first I wasn't too excited for this, but after someone didn't send me the scans from a magazine that definitely wasn't this one, I'm suddenly, and for no valid reason at all, desperately awaiting this game.

Was that pushing it?
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G-Dub said:
No.



I feel the same :)

Except I have a valid reason, it sounds and looks awesome! :D
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:dozey:

Damn Plebians can't wait a few days to buy the magazine and support (my) beloved PCGamerUK
 
Didn't read through this thread at all.

Yes, this is the game I played at Valve like 3 weeks ago ans it's so f*cking cool. Great teamwork in it (we were taking out levels Swat style while covering each others' backs).

The levels are freaking huge and it's pretty much a get from point A to point B. Each level is extremely varied and you never go through the same area twice.

Zombies are tricky to play as because they can't be too overpowered and kill players too easily since it's "once you're dead you're dead".

Now, death is handled a bit differently however. Once you reach 0 hp normally, you are considered "Down" and are stuck on the ground, with 300hp this time, can't move and can only fire your pistol. A teammate needs to come over and revive you. In fact, there are lots of moments where you need to be helped by teammates (by holding +use on them).

For example there are areas where you need to jump from a roof into a window to keep moving. If you miss the jump, you can grab onto the ledge, and you need to get a teammate to successfully make the jump, and then pull you over. It's sweet.

I'll write up more later.

*Edit* Oh, this is pretty much like Zombie Master, but instead of a human player controlling the RTS components, it's run by some overlord AI that judges when, how many, what types of zombies to spawn in based on intensity levels of the player. It takes in your health, hits you get, ammo, etc to judge this... So basically it provides the "perfect" and balanced zombies. Plus, you get to play as 4 sweet zombies which is really tight.
 
...Zombie Master isn't about spawning zombies to make the players have a balanced match. It's about tactically maneuvering zombies as an RTS player to fight FPS players. An automatic bot isn't going to try to crush you into the dirt.

-Angry Lawyer
 
Well I was just basing it off what I've seen and played of L4D... Good luck to ya either way.
 
I know, I'm jumping down people's throats a little. It's not a slight against you. It's just lots of people are making judgements based on what they think Zombie Master might be, when they haven't played it. It's like saying that Team Fortress against large numbers of bots is the same as Iron Grip.

-Angry Lawyer
 
Sounds like something to look forward to.. though I would definitely hate it if I got a pm with scans, so don't do it. K?
 
This game will own your wallet
But Zombine Master will own your MOTHER F*CKING CAT!
 
Well, the Zombie Master team are looking forward to this game's release. We don't see them as competition - they're a different genre. It's all down to whether you want to control the zombies/fight a human-controlled army, or whether you want a co-op game with smart spawning of zombies. There's room for both.

/me prepares THE IDEAS HARVESTER

-Angry Lawyer
 
Damn, this looks fantastic. Sounds even better. :E
 
I would have though zombie master modders would be more angry at this news since it seems very similar. But then again HL2 was always meant for 300 zombie mods. From the magazine shots the models look friggin quality and the map design is solid as expected from the guys that map some great cs:s maps. Now very much tracking this game. When does it release?
 
Why should we be angry? We're more happy that we have another mod to play than anything.
Again, this has more in common with any of the other Coop Zombie mods than ZM.

-Angry Lawyer
 
This sounds awesome. So good an idea. Coop = win
 
I do hope they change the '4' though.
 
Iced_Eagle said:
Didn't read through this thread at all.

Yes, this is the game I played at Valve like 3 weeks ago ans it's so f*cking cool. Great teamwork in it (we were taking out levels Swat style while covering each others' backs).
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You went to Valve!? What, did you just ask?
 
Help me! I wish to not receive a pm with scans! Ya rly!

EDIT: I didn't get scans, so thanks everyone.
 
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Wow. Sounds fun! I'd love to play with my mates online.

I also would NOT like a peek at those scans...
 
PR Sheet:


Turtle Rock and Valve Announce Left 4 Dead

Co-operative Multiplayer Action From the Makers of Counter-Strike

November 20, 2006 - Turtle Rock Studios and Valve today announce Left 4
Dead, a co-operative multiplayer action game from the makers of
Counter-Strike.

"By leveraging its industry-leading AI technology and years of
Counter-Strike development experience, Turtle Rock is building upon the
elements that make Counter-Strike successful and applying them to Left 4
Dead," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. "What
Counter-Strike did for multiplayer action games, Left 4 Dead will do for
co-op games."

Left 4 Dead is built atop the most advanced version of the Source Engine
and introduces version 2 of Turtle Rock's artificial intelligence (A.I.)
technology.

Left 4 Dead will debut on the PC in 2007. More information is available
upon request.


(1600x900)​
 
Eeeeeeeeeargh, I want this so bad I could swallow my face. That "immobilized" feature is something I've wanted as long as I've been dying in games...

Btw, could you please stop not sending scans to not me.
 
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