Left 4 Dead 2

[[AK]Bribo]

Purchased this last night. Played through the first campaign with Hylander and Nuts. Crap load of fun. Builds on first release but adds a lot of new ranged and melee weapons as well as unique specialty items. I'll be on again tonight for round 2.

[[AK]Hylander]

It was a blast. I think the additions they added to the gameplay bring some nice variety to how you go about things. On some of these maps - I'm thinking the defib may be a must have.

I'm not 100% sure about tonight yet.

[[AK]Bribo]

On some of these maps - I'm thinking the defib may be a must have.

Considering there is no longer any respawn if you die the answer to your thinking is a resounding YES.

[[AK]Hylander]

No doubt. I want to try that realism mode at some point as well if we can get 4 of us together to try it out.

The fire/smoke effects are amazing, as is the rain. It really adds to the ambiance of the game.

[[AK]Bojan]

Thinking about grabbing this for the Xbox this go around.

I expected alot more modding for the PC and was a little disappointed.

[[AK]Squidly]

You should've bought Borderlands. At least they're up front about the nature of the mutants.

[[AK]Nuts]

ZOMBIE TRUTHIENESS IS PARAMOUNT TO MY SANITY!

[[AK]Squidly]

ZOMBIE TRUTHIENESS IS PARAMOUNT TO MY SANITY!

There's truth in that text wall.

[[AK]Bribo]

The only truthieness I require is that it's fun to play.

[[AK]Nuts]

Played through the maps today with some pubbers. Very nice changes. The rain/flood/storm while retrieving gas cans was cool. Easy to get lost in the swamp. Running up and down the roller coaster track was a nice twist. The bridge at the end of Parish was cool.

Overall they took all the spookiness out of it. No more sneaking around quietly. Just too many dead and too many never-ending hoards.

[[AK]Hylander]

Bribo and I did the amusement park with 2 pubbers. The final scene with the concert stage was pretty damn fun!! Lights, fireworks, music, zombie mania, and jumping into the helicopter.

[[AK]Bribo]

I like the fact that they don't have a lot of ammo piles laying around. You have to make decisions on your weapons. Example: I have this nice AK-47 with a laser sight but I'm nearly out of ammo. I just found an auto-shotgun which is full of ammo. Hmm.

Definitely more challenging than L4D. Normal seems like Advanced. Maybe this is just due to the newness of the levels and infected but I think they may have cranked L4D2 up a notch or two.

L4D2 = WIN.

[[AK]Hylander]

Bribo,

I think the "director' which adjusts the scenario (difficulty) on the fly based on the teams performance may also have something to do with it.

In Left 4 Dead 2, the Director has been improved to encourage more participation by players, forcing players through difficult gauntlets to reach the extraction point. It will also have the ability to alter elements of the level such as placement of walls, level layout, lighting, and weather conditions, making each play session unique. The Director will now reward players for taking longer or more difficult paths through each episode by providing more useful equipment, such as incendiary ammo, along these riskier paths.

[[AK]The Beast]

Can't wait to play this. Going to pick it up when I return from the Thanksgiving holiday, as Tuesday is probably the only night left that I'll have free for gaming between now and then.

[[AK]Rocks]

ok Iam ready to play this, anyone on tonight?