Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead is a multiplayer cooperative survival horror shooter in development by Valve Corporation based on the Source engine. There are two sides, the Survivors and Infected. Four players control the four Survivors, working their way through campaigns in rural and urban areas, fighting off dozens of the AI-controlled "infected" (fast, 28 Days Later style zombies). On top of the regular zombies, there are four player-controlled "boss zombies" all with unique powers for causing chaos. This mix of the dozens of AI-controlled infected zombies and the boss zombies makes for an entirely fresh co-op experience. Release is scheduled for the PC and Xbox 360 on November 18, 2008 in the U.S. and November 21, 2008 in Europe.[1]



Gameplay Footage

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Game Modes

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SINGLE PLAYER
For those without an internet connection, make your way through the campaigns alongside three AI-controlled Survivor bots. Also recommended for those that like to give people headaches by team killing.

CAMPAIGN
Work together to survive the zombie apocalypse. You and three friends (or strangers) hook up online through Steam or Xbox Live and take the roles of four Survivors battling against the Infected horde and AI-controlled boss zombies. This is pure survival on four different difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Advanced, and Expert.

Campaign mode is the ultimate co-op experience for anybody.

VERSUS
Versus mode is a completely different beast. This mode is aimed at those thirsty for human vs human competition. Four human players play as the Survivors and face off against four human players playing the boss infected. The boss infected players spawn 20 seconds after they are killed in combat, being able to choose their spawn location by walking around as a ghost until they find the perfect ambush spot. This quick spawn time makes Versus mode absolutely brutal to the Survivor team. On top of that, the only place where Survivors are able to respawn is at the next map.

Just like campaign mode, you choose a specific campaign to play through. The first team plays as the Survivors through the first map until they reach the end or until they all die off. The two teams switch spots, so the former Survivors are now acting as the boss infected and the former boss infected are now playing as the Survivors. After the map is completed, scores are tallied based on various factors and the cycle repeats on the next map in the campaign. This continues all the way until the finale map is completed for both sides, at which point the final score is shown and a victor declared.

Versus mode is currently the only mode where human players can choose to play as the boss infected.[1]

Tech Specs

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Minimum:

    * Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64
    * Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
    * Memory: 1 GB
    * Graphics: 128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVidia 6600 or better
    * Hard Drive: At least 7.5 GB of free space
    * Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Recommended:

    * Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64
    * Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
    * Memory: 1 GB
    * Graphics: Shader model 3.0, NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better

Mods?

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What updates are planned for after release, and will the community be able to mod it? - From Valve's Michael Booth in an interview with Firingsquad.com:

We already have ideas for additional missions, features, and content that we hope to ship in future releases/updates to Left 4 Dead. In addition, an L4D-specific update will be made to the Source SDK so members of the community can make their own missions, characters, and L4D MOD content.[1]

YES, MODS

[1]: info from L4D 411


If you pre-ordered (like I did), you should be getting your demo available pretty damn soon!

I can't wait, it looks absolutely stunning
Who else has/is getting this game?

Looks pretty interesting... I may just get a PC copy.  Not sure yet though... kinda tough living off of loans ^^; Still gotta get a Bigger (in terms of specs) computer, too ^^;

http://www.canyourunit.com

Also: L4D Preview demo gets released today, I have my copy pre-loaded, just waiting for them to say OK FINE YOU CAN PLAY IT NOW.

first impressions to come.............all over my screen.

*chuckle* Enjoy then. thanks for the link as well. I'll see if I can run that. there's a few other games on that list i wanna check out too.

oh my god, I have work for another 2 hours and the game was just released. I want to leave now but I can't ;-;

ok, just got my first hands-on of the game and wow it's awesome.
the matchmaker is kinda crappy and I hope they get rid of it or fix it or something but other than that the game is great.

I'll have to play more to work up an actual review with complete thoughts, but...

The game was so good I totally forgot I had chinese food sitting next to me.

ninjabump with the best in-game screenshot I've gotten so far.
this man wins so hard.

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I laughed pretty hard.   Also, MOTHERFUCKING BOOMERS PUKING ON ME GODDAMNIT. 

my favorite moment in the game so far is when a boomer crashed through a door, and I opened voice chat and went "OH YEAAAAAAAAH!"

YOU STARTLED THE WITCH!

game is out in 3 days.  I have it pre-loaded, just waiting. and waiting. and waiting.

If my computer could handle this I would so have an orgasm all over it. ._______.

Is it just me, or does the automatic shotgun have the ability to snipe?

Is it just me, or does the automatic shotgun have the ability to snipe?

you can headshot with anything, they all go boom and splat :3

No like, I was in the subway, and I saw a zombie on top of a train on the otherside of a tunnel, and I shot at him, and his head exploded, it was atleast 40-50 feet away

No like, I was in the subway, and I saw a zombie on top of a train on the otherside of a tunnel, and I shot at him, and his head exploded, it was atleast 40-50 feet away

ah, well umm....maybe you just got lucky and one of the shots from the spread happened to brain him ?_?

oh yeah, I totally forgot.

in b4 zombie mod

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downloading the demo now

So are they going to come out with mods for this that change the zombies back to living people?  Also, it would be great to have a mod for this in a school shooter version.  Boomers = fat guys puking on you, there are the muscled jock users, normal people just running at (or from) you to stop you.  I think it would be fun as shit.

hmm, looks like a nice game
I'll probably get the demo =D


though i'm like against violence and zombie slaughter.

So are they going to come out with mods for this that change the zombies back to living people?  Also, it would be great to have a mod for this in a school shooter version.  Boomers = fat guys puking on you, there are the muscled jock users, normal people just running at (or from) you to stop you.  I think it would be fun as shit.

uh huh...

So.  I've realized just now that EVERYONE I associate myself with is a mod/extra access/some elitist title.  And I am not 

Also, namkcor, I was just saying it would work out well.

you can associate with me <3

EXTRA ACCESS.  And I counted you already.

yes but still <3

Oh fine <3

I don't know if I want to download this game, or wait a year and buy it... hmmm.

game is out, gonna be playing it all week, and if you join my steam group, I'm looking to drop some cash for a server or two for our own use, so if you'd like to donate I'd <3.

http://www.steamcommunity.com/groups/Vorpal_Bunnies