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  1. Oct 28, 2021
    3
    Bottom line for me is gameplay is not fun.

    Graphics are fine, game runs fine, seems to have enough depth, controls feel fine. But the game is just not fun to play. Obviously this is pretty subjective, but I just do not enjoy it and I love shooters and play a lot of these style of games in coop with my friends. I want to say the problem is the zombies are too fast and spawn everywhere
    Bottom line for me is gameplay is not fun.

    Graphics are fine, game runs fine, seems to have enough depth, controls feel fine. But the game is just not fun to play. Obviously this is pretty subjective, but I just do not enjoy it and I love shooters and play a lot of these style of games in coop with my friends. I want to say the problem is the zombies are too fast and spawn everywhere around you which makes the combat basically spin, spray, and kite, but I don't know if that is the reason I don't like it...
    If you are looking for this type of game, try Aliens: Fireteam Elite. It is very similar in the level of polish etc, but the gameplay is much more fun.
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  2. Oct 27, 2021
    1
    Made an account just to review this - What an amazing disappointment. My core gaming group STILL plays L4D2 once or twice a month just because it's such a fantastic game. This is a lessor game in every single way, but most importantly, the lack of PVP campaign mode is just an unforgivable oversight.

    As others have mentioned there are TONS of 4-player co-op games out there, many of them
    Made an account just to review this - What an amazing disappointment. My core gaming group STILL plays L4D2 once or twice a month just because it's such a fantastic game. This is a lessor game in every single way, but most importantly, the lack of PVP campaign mode is just an unforgivable oversight.

    As others have mentioned there are TONS of 4-player co-op games out there, many of them better than this one. Killing Floor 2, Deep Rock Galactic, Dead by Daylight, the list goes on. What there AREN'T a lot of are 4v4 pvp campaign mode games out there. We haven't found even one decent one since L4D2. That's why Back 4 Blood was so exciting. The lack of literally the only thing that could have set this apart in it's genre is shocking, and I have no idea how it made it out of the initial design process without someone at the table pointing this out. Way to lose literally half your user base right out of the gate, Turtle Rock. Whoever made that design call should be fired immediately, they cost you millions.
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  3. Oct 26, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The biggest gripe I see with this game is “it’s repetitive” - news flash, every game is repetitive. It’s kind of the whole angle of video games. If you’re looking for the next L4D - here it is. The card system took some getting use to, the game could have done a better job at explaining that you’re meant to play through on “Easy” before you attempt higher difficulty….aside from that hiccup, it’s awesome. The story is ho-hum, but after some time with the game I can say the characters are the best we’ve had since OG L4D. The dialogue is varied and hilarious, the gunplay is sharp and the overall gameplay loop is extremely reminiscent of L4D. All that got added were cards (which are a lot of fun at higher difficulty levels) and the round-round “upgrade” mode like you see in any CS game. It actually works pretty well at keeping rounds fresh but stagnates a little when you’re waiting for human players to finish picking their load out. All in all an amazing game. One I was worried about after playing Beta but the amount of polish they managed to add between then and release makes me very hopeful this will be a well supported game. Despite angry community leeches that got it for free just to realize…”Oh no it’s not another Fortnite COD clone! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH”. 10/10 Expand
  4. Oct 25, 2021
    8
    'Back 4 Blood' is still a good game in the first person shooting games with zombie theme. It provides a relatively short and refreshing stimulating experience, but the sustainable development of the game is not optimistic at present. This type of games needs workshop to maintain the development of the player community.

    Review of "Back 4 Blood" Graphic/Art: 8.5 Music/Sounds: 7
    'Back 4 Blood' is still a good game in the first person shooting games with zombie theme. It provides a relatively short and refreshing stimulating experience, but the sustainable development of the game is not optimistic at present. This type of games needs workshop to maintain the development of the player community.

    Review of "Back 4 Blood"

    Graphic/Art: 8.5

    Music/Sounds: 7

    Narrative/Performance:6.5

    Gameplay: 8.5

    Score: 7.8 (+0.2)
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  5. Oct 25, 2021
    0
    i never seen a parody like this game...the graphics is between ps3 and ps4,mechanics gameplay between ps2 and ps3...i don`t understeand how turtle rock and warner bross can launch this **** is worse and fiasco of cyberpunk2077! They not respects the players when launch a crap like this. I swear this is true i swear on my family !!!! I m revolted for this fraud !
  6. Oct 25, 2021
    8
    Solid experience. The areas aren’t very different from each other and the dlc is expensive, should’ve made the dlc free.
  7. Oct 25, 2021
    4
    A very average title, we tried a little of the campaign but found it so mind numbingly boring we didn't continue, so the majority of my play time is in the PvP mode. It's fun, but its got issues, mainly the fact that you maybe only get 1 in 30 games where at least one person doesn't quit (not an exaggeration), There's also no progression if you're only interested in PvP, only someA very average title, we tried a little of the campaign but found it so mind numbingly boring we didn't continue, so the majority of my play time is in the PvP mode. It's fun, but its got issues, mainly the fact that you maybe only get 1 in 30 games where at least one person doesn't quit (not an exaggeration), There's also no progression if you're only interested in PvP, only some half-arsed weapons and character skins, which take around 30 matches to just unlock one at random.

    I would say this game is fun to mess around with friends for a bit, but not worth playing solo. A £50 price tag for this seems incredibly steep, I would say absolutely don't buy at that price, just play it on XBox Gamepass for a month, you'll be bored of it in that time.
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  8. Oct 24, 2021
    1
    This game was such a disappointment that I made an account on this website just to review it. I have no clue why the reviews are so positive from journalism outlets, it's actually confusing, although critic reviews vs User score for this game are almost identical when compared to Evolve, Turtle Rocks' previous dumpster fire, so maybe there's something to that.

    Online is broken on
    This game was such a disappointment that I made an account on this website just to review it. I have no clue why the reviews are so positive from journalism outlets, it's actually confusing, although critic reviews vs User score for this game are almost identical when compared to Evolve, Turtle Rocks' previous dumpster fire, so maybe there's something to that.

    Online is broken on several levels, matchmaking seems broken on a mechanical level but that's just how it feels I obviously can't say that's a sure thing, not to mention the massively overcomplicated "run" system, which seems to have no real purpose for existing other than to ruin your day, making matchmaking very complicated. Single player locks you out of progression so that's a no go, and the bot AI is unplayably bad, unless you intend to do what I tried and just coax them into being cannon fodder for zombies to chew on while you shoot at them, which only works on the lowest difficulty (sometimes). There's this whole card system and lots of other stuff that just leaves you feeling like it's a super ham-fisted MTX / keep you playing / we want to make lots of money and have recurring players kind of thing, because otherwise it just feels forced and purposeless.

    The system of having weapon attachments would be super cool except you can't swap attachments between guns so if you have a bunch of great attachments and find a cooler gun with no attachments you have to make a really un-fun decision in that moment. Oh and also there's this super weird weapon rarity system? It's not explained very well (in fact most of the overcomplicated nonsense was poorly or not at all explained) and also weapons have stats now? Stats that are affected by attachments? And somehow they felt it was good game design to put lengthy stat texts and super small attachment identifier icons with tons of text and numbers into a game where you're supposed to be dashing around while being chewed on by hordes of zombies that are trying to overwhelm you with numbers? Yeah lemme just stop for two minutes and compare these two guns and decide whether dropping these attachments is worth it while the special infected (which can literally spawn in the same room as you because that system is broken too) quickly encroach and surround me and my team of bots, one of which is stuck inside a wall atm. Great game design.

    It really feels like they tried to Frankenstein together Apex Legends, Fortnite, Dead by Daylight, and 7 Days to Die then 6 months before release they remembered this was supposed to be a Left 4 Dead game too and so they tossed in explodable propane tanks and mechanics that alert the horde and called it a day.

    The truly tragic part about this game is that it has all the potential needed to have made the most incredible successor to the L4D series that you could've ever dreamed of as a fan of the series, but that potential was taken and scattered in all the wrong directions. The guns are very responsive, the designs of them are great, the array of them to choose from is great, the graphics aren't really great for 2021 but they're plenty to make you feel immersed and engaged, the attachments are really nice looking and add really fun depth to the weapons, there are lots of levels to play through, and even some interesting takes on old designs like the safe room mechanic, but instead of focusing on making a great L4D game they fell into the exact same traps that have been dragging devs, and the industry as a whole, into a deep deep pit for so long now.

    Instead of making a game that people play because it's fun, that has infinite replay value because it's well made, and that's a huge monetary success because it wasn't made to be a huge monetary success - you get a game that people play because it's systems force them to, that has infinite replay value because they don't want you playing other games, and isn't going to be a huge monetary success for the same reason that chasing clout never really makes you famous.

    On the bright side the guns are fun to use so if you have too much money and not enough sense then maybe that's worth $60 to you. Honestly just go play L4D2 or buy one of the countless zombie games released over the last 10 years because I've played almost all of them and this is one of the worst.

    Real shame, I could be having a ton of fun right now with a game I dreamed about as a kid playing L4D2, but c'est la vie I suppose.
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  9. Oct 24, 2021
    3
    the name sounds like a Chinese fake left4dead. cheap replacement models with the intention of getting money out of players' pockets. A game that brings nothing but frustrated players to the gaming industry.
  10. Oct 23, 2021
    0
    Don't works very well at Xbox, it's hard to even pick upp things even if you look at what you want to pick up... Like ammo, items, weapons and stuff. You have to aim around until it says press a to pick up even... It's total **** and the aim around also fells off.

    And the game itself is total trash, like the infects that is stuck at walls and jump upon you when you are walking pass.
    Don't works very well at Xbox, it's hard to even pick upp things even if you look at what you want to pick up... Like ammo, items, weapons and stuff. You have to aim around until it says press a to pick up even... It's total **** and the aim around also fells off.

    And the game itself is total trash, like the infects that is stuck at walls and jump upon you when you are walking pass.

    Remove those...
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  11. Oct 22, 2021
    10
    Biggest problem with many of these reviews is that people wanted classic Left 4 Dead. sorry pal go back to 2009. If you wanted L4D concept but modernized, this is it done well. The card system and director mutations go a long way. Yeah the story is garbage and so is the voice acting, but lets be real. that's not why you bought this game. Swarm PvP is a nice change, but would've been fun ifBiggest problem with many of these reviews is that people wanted classic Left 4 Dead. sorry pal go back to 2009. If you wanted L4D concept but modernized, this is it done well. The card system and director mutations go a long way. Yeah the story is garbage and so is the voice acting, but lets be real. that's not why you bought this game. Swarm PvP is a nice change, but would've been fun if they kept it for campaign missions as well. The game is tremendous fun and the 60 hrs i have logged have flown by. Difficulty isn't as bad as people complain about. Its about gettin gud. Expand
  12. Oct 22, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is **** .... I'm really sorry but there is no balance , like at ALL, AI is sucking the greatest PP you can imagine like there is a window with broken glass in chapter three ( don't remember exact lol ) and bots are trying to jump in it and stuck there . But not everything is bad . There is good shooting , weapons feel really nice . Can say nothing about story . GG Expand
  13. Oct 20, 2021
    0
    It is similar to Left4Dead in that you have to move through zones and make it to the next safe room.

    Is it an improvement to the original games, meh - no, it isn't an improvement overall. yeah, the graphics are better and the weapons have new skins but there are an equal number of pros vs cons for this game. Pros - card system giving you bonuses vs corruption cards played by the
    It is similar to Left4Dead in that you have to move through zones and make it to the next safe room.

    Is it an improvement to the original games, meh - no, it isn't an improvement overall. yeah, the graphics are better and the weapons have new skins but there are an equal number of pros vs cons for this game.

    Pros - card system giving you bonuses vs corruption cards played by the director (making for a different game each time)

    Cons - crappy solo game, bots get stuck a lot, if you retreat the bots don't follow and prefer to move forward with out you, weapons are not realistic, weapons are bland, infected are bland, the bosses are bland, different times of ammo?, character personalities are meaningless, monetary system for buying weapons? Really? During a pandemic? maybe have one or two people who are trying to profit yes, but having to pick up cash? Stupid! weapons still require you to pull the bolt even if you leave a round in the chamber, there is a huge delay with reloading (such as with the shotgun), no smart ass comments like in L4D and L4D2, no ability to bump multiple dead with the butt of the weapon, loss of everything when you run out of restarts, NO CONSOLE? NO MODS? NO PRIVATE SERVER? Geez. WTF? That's an automatic failure in my book.

    (edit) I have noticed several problems when slipping off an area in to water. You drown instantly? And there is no recovery? This is something I do not like about the game.

    Also the way the maps are setup. Sure it gives you a mix of maps to do what they call a "run", but if you fail a run you have to start it all over again.

    And if you have extra team slots, and you are carrying 2/3 1st aid kits, you can not pick up a different item to fill the extra slot. You either carry 3/3 1st aid kits or you drop the 2/3 items and pick up the one item.

    This is poorly thought out. If I have three slots to carry something then let me cycle through those items by pushing the '3' key multiple times until I get to the item I want. So if I wanted to, I should be able to carry a defib, a bandage and a 1st aid kit. Poorly design.

    There are plenty of things I like, but more stuff I do not like. They really didn't improve the game. They made some interesting changes but they didn't go all out. I expected more.
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  14. Oct 20, 2021
    7
    The game is fun and even better with friends. Back 4 Blood is a more challenging and replayable version of the Left 4 Dead series. I poured hundreds of hours into l4d 1 and 2, but this game makes expert mode feel like a cakewalk compared to this.

    The game is very solid overall, but I am going to reduce the score because of the PvP not being in the campaign.
  15. Oct 18, 2021
    7
    Really fun! Enjoying campaign coop with friends a lot! Story characters are dry but it doesn't take away from the fun gameplay. No campaign versus is a huge miss.
  16. Oct 18, 2021
    0
    Played HALF the campaign on day one only to be met on day 2 with the amazing feature that got rid of EVERYTHING! Yes, EVERYTHING! :D Every single Card...Weapon...Supply Line purchase...and ALL my in-game currency! :D If that sounds like something you would enjoy I HIGHLY recommend this game! :)
  17. Oct 17, 2021
    5
    8/10 - for pre-maid party of 4
    2/10 - for solo and duos
    5/10 - for party of 3
    Average = 5/10
  18. Oct 17, 2021
    1
    Just to save you money go play l4d if you want to shoot hordes of zombies. Or get the game pass ultimate for 1$ and try this out, although I wouldn't say it's even worth the hassle.
  19. Oct 17, 2021
    9
    Truly a Left 4 dead 3 in all but name!

    The graphics and gameplay are top notch and quite similar to Left 4 Dead albeit way more responsive (think CoD or Battlefield) - which is great! Moreover the customizability is a huge improvement over the Left 4 Dead formula and the card system is quite brilliant. Thus far I have not encountered any major issues other than getting stomped the
    Truly a Left 4 dead 3 in all but name!

    The graphics and gameplay are top notch and quite similar to Left 4 Dead albeit way more responsive (think CoD or Battlefield) - which is great!

    Moreover the customizability is a huge improvement over the Left 4 Dead formula and the card system is quite brilliant.

    Thus far I have not encountered any major issues other than getting stomped the first few times playing Veteran; team play is a must for the harder difficulty levels!

    A must buy for Left 4 Dead fans!
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  20. Oct 17, 2021
    0
    Instead of spending $60 on this game like a cheap copy of Left 4 Dead, you can get L4D2 for $11. Also, once you finish the game, you have no reason to return.
  21. Oct 17, 2021
    2
    This game is really bad.

    The story is ridiculous, the characters have absolutely zero personality, the dialogues are very bad (including the farting jokes). I also think that a lot of their sentences are often the same at the same moment. Presumably to explain what you will have to do, even if it fails do to that most of the time. For example, why do the military does not trust the
    This game is really bad.

    The story is ridiculous, the characters have absolutely zero personality, the dialogues are very bad (including the farting jokes). I also think that a lot of their sentences are often the same at the same moment. Presumably to explain what you will have to do, even if it fails do to that most of the time. For example, why do the military does not trust the cleaners, which is what he says at the beginning of Act 2 I think (he was very clear about the fact they they should earn his trust), I don't know (and I don't care).

    The objectives are not interesting,and the same objectives are reused several times in the game, and they are not well explained. They are also bugged, i encountered a game breaking bug in Act 2 when I destroyed the three nests which blocked the progression, including the final bug one, but the game considered that I only destroyed one. Restarting the level did not fix this, I thing I should have quit and restarted the game.

    The objectives are also often totally disconnected from the flow of the game, leading to the player have absolutely zero engagement to do them (except that he must, or he can not continue the level). The characters are 100% engaged, but not the player.

    The Director seems to still be bugged since the Beta. And his way to give challenge is to put several specials of the same type (and make them much more resistant to bullets). Their only tactics is to go to the players in a straight line (from afar if its outside).

    There are a LOT of invisible walls everywhere, some of them are of a special type which don't prevent to cross this invisible line but lead to the immediate death of the player.
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  22. Oct 16, 2021
    7
    Not sure why there are so many poor reviews as this game is a pretty good game overall. It was not designed to be the next Left 4 Dead. I consider it more in homage to than trying to be like. My goodness how many of you "gamers" buy the same CoD game every year with just new paint on it and give it a 10 or 9? This is a solid game and I would buy it if I wanted to play more than justNot sure why there are so many poor reviews as this game is a pretty good game overall. It was not designed to be the next Left 4 Dead. I consider it more in homage to than trying to be like. My goodness how many of you "gamers" buy the same CoD game every year with just new paint on it and give it a 10 or 9? This is a solid game and I would buy it if I wanted to play more than just the solo missions. Played a good 8 hours online with others and the experience was much the same. Not really a fan of the card system but it doesn't take away from the game so all good. If zombie games are your jam give it a try, you won't be disappointed. Expand
  23. Oct 16, 2021
    10
    I'm a old player that played l4d1-2 very active in the past. I also played the alpha and beta from back 4 blood and i love this game. turtlerock got a good game right there. what people still don't get is that back 4 blood isn't a new left 4 dead. It's a fully new game. so don't hate the game dead because you think thats not a new left 4 dead.
  24. Oct 16, 2021
    0
    This is pretty much Evolve 3.0 (same developer). Quick cash grab, aggressive monetization for an AAA-priced game, always online for offline play? no progression for single player, no mod supports. I would not support such a developer in a time where there are many other great coop shooters out there.

    The core gameplay loop is ok at best, but this game would not last without
    This is pretty much Evolve 3.0 (same developer). Quick cash grab, aggressive monetization for an AAA-priced game, always online for offline play? no progression for single player, no mod supports. I would not support such a developer in a time where there are many other great coop shooters out there.

    The core gameplay loop is ok at best, but this game would not last without community-driven content. Sadly the developers take a heavy stance against modding so that they can sell more microtransactions.
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  25. Oct 16, 2021
    7
    back for blood has a very solid game structure, a gameplay that focuses much more on unbridled fun than on the plot but let's go in order.In the initial phase of the game we will hear a tutorial made by a background voice that will explain the backbone of the game : the cards.The cards can be used during the games and they are all of many different types, the latter will allow us to haveback for blood has a very solid game structure, a gameplay that focuses much more on unbridled fun than on the plot but let's go in order.In the initial phase of the game we will hear a tutorial made by a background voice that will explain the backbone of the game : the cards.The cards can be used during the games and they are all of many different types, the latter will allow us to have special abilities and advantages during the game.The cards can be unlocked as you earn the supply points that It can be done during a game. The cards can be divided into DIY decks or already preset by the game and therefore suitable for all styles. In the offline mode I noticed some very cute ia that cover well and are good battle companions. Even the level design of back for blood as a whole convinces by giving a fair challenge between zombie and player. and the level design does its best for a fair challenge the only three types of difficulty (recruit, veteran and nightmare) do not make the challenge easy for everyone.As said at the beginning the game focuses much more on fun than on the narrative that disappoints it too.
    VOTE: 7/10
    "A nice game but it could do a lot more"
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  26. Oct 16, 2021
    7
    Hey gang, very fun game and easily an near perfect score....so why only a 7? Easy,
    Can never find full game lobbies despite cross-platform multi-player on also the A.I on your side is so stupid...only worth it if you have real friends or atleast have a public match of 3/4 being real humans. It's got alot of fun guns to use and the blood shooting everywhere brings back the feels of L4D1(2).
  27. Oct 16, 2021
    4
    Эта игра жалкая пародия l4d. Сырая, багованная, боты застревают в каждой двери, игра имеет большой дисбаланс. В свое время много раз проходил l4d и l4d2 и там не было таких проблем на старте, плюс игра была полностью на русском языке, а тут одно разочарование.Эта игра жалкая пародия l4d. Сырая, багованная, боты застревают в каждой двери, игра имеет большой дисбаланс. В свое время много раз проходил l4d и l4d2 и там не было таких проблем на старте, плюс игра была полностью на русском языке, а тут одно разочарование.
  28. Oct 16, 2021
    6
    The Good
    Gun play feels and sounds great. The game looks very nice and its smooth as silk. I think there's alot of potential.
    The Bad The characters don't have the witty banter. Bots are dumb as a box of rocks. Special infected aren't special and get thrown at you en masse. Can't progress or unlock while playing solo. Private server settings don't save between sessions. Maps
    The Good
    Gun play feels and sounds great. The game looks very nice and its smooth as silk. I think there's alot of potential.

    The Bad
    The characters don't have the witty banter. Bots are dumb as a box of rocks. Special infected aren't special and get thrown at you en masse. Can't progress or unlock while playing solo. Private server settings don't save between sessions. Maps are reused, and most of them are pretty short. Difficulty is unbalanced. Depending on the server you get you may end up with a complete mob warping lagfest.

    It feels like they were going to monetize the heck out of the game, and switched tracks while leaving all the bloated systems in.
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  29. Oct 16, 2021
    2
    I expected 8v8 multiplayer to be like left 4 dead. Instead you survive in an arena and take turns beating the times? Where is the safe houses survival levels like left 4 dead? Arenas will be stale in a month this game will be dead.

    Announce a new game mode asap!
  30. Oct 16, 2021
    5
    el juego está bueno y entretenido, pero hay cosas que arruinan la experiencia. como por ej.: la dificultad es muy artificial en algunos casos y hace que, a veces, sea muy difícil y estar en la dificultad mas baja. Aparte a mi se me borro todo el mazo personalizado con todas las cartas que había conseguido (lo desinstale). En fin, espero que arreglen eso.
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 46
  2. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. Feb 16, 2022
    70
    Back 4 Blood is one of those games that you don’t have to particularly worry about grinding, which is incredibly refreshing. Between grinding for in-game currency for dungeon gear in FFXIV, and trying to level up my weapons in Dauntless, it’s nice to have a game I can jump back into with my friends at any point in time and just play. It’s fast-paced, creative, and just all-around good fun. What’s not to love? The game has been out for a while, but that just means that the developers have had more time to listen to feedback and start fixing some of those bugs that have been bothering players.
  2. Jan 6, 2022
    80
    Along the way, many mutated creatures cross your path. These include not only the classic slow undead, but whole hordes of super-fast and agile, bloodthirsty zombies - called ridden in the game - to gigantic monstrosities that can send you to oblivion with a single punch. Those nine different types of opponents provide enough variety in the challenges to keep the game engaging for hours.
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 30, 2021
    66
    One step forward, two steps back, couple steps to the side with some awkward shuffling thrown in-between – that’s how Back 4 Blood feels compared to Left 4 Dead. Card-based power-up system is the only interesting thing about it. [Issue#256, p.40]