Left 4 Dead Preview at 1UP.com

[Hectic Glenn]

An almost story written preview has been put up over at 1UP giving us a good idea of what to expect from Left 4 Dead. Here is a snippet of it:

In a car-strewn street not far from the train yard, we requisition a police cruiser's rifles, lick our wounds, and help the longhair who has no more medicine of his own. Music that means "boss battle" starts up and someone says, "That's the Tank," when a giant, steroid-ripped and grunting, rages our way. Player-controlled--up to four other people populate a server's "Boss Infected" slots--it pushes and presses and hurls cars without wheels and whose creaking parts clap on their hinges.

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[br]Read the entire preview on the the 1UP.com websitehttp://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3157481&sec=PREVIEWS. Also, notice the preview introduces a possible release date - 20th April

 

[DigiQ8]

it says release date : 20th April =\

 

[Hectic Glenn]

Good point Digi! A slow morning for myself I must say. Fixed & many thanks.

 

[DigiQ8]

<3

now on topic, no way the game will release on April
tho i hope so but i hope they dont rush it

 

[Narvi]

Hmmm. Not much new info. Apparently the game is linear, with a few options on how you go about the map.

 

[WhiteZero]

April? Damn, that sooner than I expected.

Lets pray that doesn't get pushed back.

 

[Zannovere]

Wow 2007 is gonna be an awesome year.

New NIN Beside You In Time DVD tomorrow, and Cd in april. L4D in april and countless other games to look forward to (Halo 3 ).

 

[Dodo]

Lets pray that doesn't get pushed back.

uh... pray all you want. The game is gonna be pushed back till they consider releasing it for the PS3, ...
Then they'll push it back even more till it's canceled. <3 Valve.

-dodo

 

[Mess]

1up.com's image compression makes it look like a ps1 game... so grainy

 

[hool10]

uh... pray all you want. The game is gonna be pushed back till they consider releasing it for the PS3, ...
Then they'll push it back even more till it's canceled. <3 Valve.

-dodo

Wrong. From what Iced_Eagle has said and multiple previews, it's in heavy play testing stage. It will not be released for the PS3 either.

 

[Rapstah]

Wow 2007 is gonna be an awesome year.

You fail.

EDIT: Actually i fail, i was 100% sure it was 2008

They could actually pack this into the Black Box and make it even more interesting.

 

[JimmehH]

1up.com's image compression makes it look like a ps1 game... so grainy

I think that's an in-game film grain effect. Check out the DoD: Source videos.

 

[Zannovere]

You fail.

EDIT: Actually i fail, i was 100% sure it was 2008

They could actually pack this into the Black Box and make it even more interesting.

No really, 2007 is gonna be good. Especially compared to 06.

 

[knut]

Is the 360 release still looking the same as PC, then? I have my doubts it will come out April, but whichever.

Then they'll push it back even more till it's canceled. <3 Valve.

Ah yes, just like Half-Life 2. Damn I wish that game had been released!

 

[hool10]

You fail.

EDIT: Actually i fail, i was 100% sure it was 2008

They could actually pack this into the Black Box and make it even more interesting.

2x fail. :| Episode 2, Portal and TF2 are shipping with the black box. The orange box contains the same stuff but with an improved (graphic wise) HL2 and Episode 1.

Is the 360 release still looking the same as PC, then? I have my doubts it will come out April, but whichever.



Ah yes, just like Half-Life 2. Damn I wish that game had been released!

Who said it was coming out for consoles?! They said it's a possibility in the future......maybe.

 

[poullos]

April? Damn, that sooner than I expected.

Lets pray that doesn't get pushed back.

This is not a valve game. It's Turtle Rock. Let's all hope they haven't heard about Valve's time

 

[Jintor]

I think you're forgetting the word 'Turtle'...

 

[Narvi]

You guys are completely forgetting about CS: Condition Zero.

 

[knut]

Who said it was coming out for consoles?! They said it's a possibility in the future......maybe.

Quite a few places, actually. Here, the mods here, Wiki, gaming sites...

 

[hot564231]

Who said it was coming out for consoles?! They said it's a possibility in the future......maybe.

An interview with GameSpot.

But it would be coming out later in the year with probally less buggy code and more content (the content part might be wrong).

 

[Mr-Fusion]

I think you're forgetting the word 'Turtle'...

THIS JOKE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR LAUGHTER.

Yes condition-zero was thrown around many a developer over the 4 (5?) years of development.

Left for Dead will be released in 2009. Mark my words. Mark them well. Get a red hot metal rod and brand your forehead "2009 - Left for Dead". Do it now.