My review of the upcoming game (coming out on November 17), Left 4 Dead 2 (the demo).

Okay, so I got on Steam after school, and I turned on Steam. I check the Steam Updates, and there’s nothing new, so I get bored already and listen to music. Suddenly, I remember an old Steam account I used to use a lot. So I reset the password on it and logged back in (the last login was almost 400 days ago). I get a bunch of new Steam Updates, as well as an offer to download the Left 4 Dead 2 demo, so I do, obviously. I then logged into the other account and also got the offer to play it, so here’s how it all went for me:

I’m just going to start off by saying that the graphics and details in the game are much better than the original L4D. My computer actually struggled to play on default settings, which hasn’t happened since…well…Crysis.

• Visual: As I just said, the graphics have greatly improved, that, or my computer’s gotten slower over the months. Everything looks crisper and cleaner looking. There’s also some neat effects with melee weapons, like the machette. If you kill a zombie with it (usually by removing a limb or two) your screen gets splattered with blood, similar to that of Gears of War, only not quite as annoying.

• Gameplay: It’s very basic, very much like the previous L4D. It’s your simple, linear, point and shoot sort of game. I was fine with it then, and I’m still fine with it now.

• Sounds: The sounds in L4D2 are what I’d expect from any other game. No sounds seem out of place or like they’re being used incorrectly. I do quite enjoy the sound when you hit a zombie with the guitar.

• AI: The AI has greatly improved in the game. I’m not saying the AI in L4D wasn’t good originally, but L4D2 has even better AI. Although I do have to admit, the AI teammates can be sort of stupid. While playing for only a short amount of time, the AI actually would go ahead in the level without me, while I still killed zombies (although that might just be a glitch). Also, Coach is awesome.

• Online: The whole house has had iffy connection all day, so I was lagging quite badly. I couldn’t finish a full game. So I guess I don’t have anything to say about this one.

Overall: The game is very much like the first one, but with some minor changes that make it worthy of being a new game, instead of just a very large expansion pack. I haven’t played around with it too much, but from what I’ve seen, it’s been very impressive Although, I think I’d rather spend my money on getting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (no hate, please).

One Response to “Left 4 Dead 2”

1. Benje says:

   November 4, 2009 at 5:37 pm

   Damn, I wish I could kill a zombie with a guitar. :c

   Anyway, nice review, I’ll probably rent the game or something.