Super Buu Wrote:For those who don't know what this is: new game by valve that focuses on co-op gameplay. You play as one of four survivors and basically you've gotta go through levels whilst dodging the zombie horde. There are several 'boss' zombies with special powers, like the smoker who can latch onto people with his long tongue and drag them in, the boomer who explodes in a shower of bile (which attracts dozens of zombies should you accidentally get it on you) and the witch, who won't attack you unless you disturb her by getting too close or shining light on her (but should she attack she will KEEL you motherfucker, just KEEL you).

It is set up to be something like a movie, and there is an 'AI Director' who basically controls the pacing, where zombies, weapons and health items appear, etc. Sometimes you will get attacked by a gigantic horde, after which you might progress to the next area with relative ease ... then the music starts to build up again until you stumble upon another gigantic group. It's set up to make the levels different each time you play through them.

There is a versus mode where extra players can take the role of the boss zombies, respawning around the map and generally making things shit for the survivors.

I can't be bothered to explain everything else that's sweet about this, so look it up if you wanna.

The demo is available for download now and the official release date is November 18th. If you pre-order it on Steam it's 10% off the price.

If you're not excited as hell for this game, watch the opening movie:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/left4dead/video/6200402/left-4-dead-official-movie-1?hd=1

I am playing on PC, by the way.

Super Buu Wrote:Zombie Master is completely different from Left 4 Dead, but very cool in its own right.

I think I've been playing this too much. The other day I was walking through a car park and an alarm went off, my first thought was "fucking pubbies ...!"