Left 4 Dead

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  1. johnhickton-burnett
    May 6, 2009
    7
    i love the graphics and when you hit an infected it shows but im thinking a mutated strain of rabbies usually rabbies would shutdown alot of your organs other than that it was an amazing thrill ride of blood and gore i got it for christmas and still cannot stop playing it.
  2. AlexC
    Jul 2, 2009
    7
    I give this game a 7 for many reasons 1st love the team work in the new surrival mode its wonderful very good graphics play it 20 hours in two weeks the only reason i didnt give it a 10 is some tweaks they need to put on 1st everytime i click quit it doesnt quit it crashes so i have to control+Alt+Del evertime 2nd when your playing with people theres no cancel button enough of the bad I give this game a 7 for many reasons 1st love the team work in the new surrival mode its wonderful very good graphics play it 20 hours in two weeks the only reason i didnt give it a 10 is some tweaks they need to put on 1st everytime i click quit it doesnt quit it crashes so i have to control+Alt+Del evertime 2nd when your playing with people theres no cancel button enough of the bad stough good game love it big fan and still play it but,,,,,single player dont know why they have it cause its boring im actually not excited for the new one cause its going to be the same stuff with different levels very good game not worth 49.99 more like worth 29.99… Expand
  3. tysonw
    Aug 6, 2009
    7
    Well lets start of saying i got this game for 20 dollars back in june. its fun for many hours i was addicted to it for several weeks. good graphics, fun multiplayer, i actually feel like im in a zombie apocalypse. sounds great right. the problem is when u get to the lows of the game. lucky i pick it up for 20 online, cause if i paid any more i would be greatly disappointed. the lack of Well lets start of saying i got this game for 20 dollars back in june. its fun for many hours i was addicted to it for several weeks. good graphics, fun multiplayer, i actually feel like im in a zombie apocalypse. sounds great right. the problem is when u get to the lows of the game. lucky i pick it up for 20 online, cause if i paid any more i would be greatly disappointed. the lack of content makes this game one a 1 month thing for me. single player is terriable .ai does not react at all to the fact there are zombies everywhere. well with honestly at all. . i didn't i would ever see such bad in award winning game . the next worst has to be cod world at war. the new one is coming out in a couple of months and im very disappointed it will probably have a 40+ dollar price tag on content that has been promised but will not be delievered for the first one =(. i frown upon making promises and breaking them. which means i probably will wait a couple months to get lfd 2 in the bargain bin for 20 dollars. give it a couple weeks after release. i don't blame people for not supporting lfd2. anyways sorry about venting. but overall this game is fun, enjoyable mulitplayer. but is ruined by ai and lack of content.… Expand
  4. sevologyK.
    Jan 25, 2009
    7
    I am someone who has played this game for hours upon hours, and I have to say that it is a semi - disappointment. I cannot give this game anything above 8 even though I'm not saying it's a bad game. The content is just extremely limited and if you were to run through all the levels without zombies you'd get a sense of how small the levels actually are. Quite the opposite of I am someone who has played this game for hours upon hours, and I have to say that it is a semi - disappointment. I cannot give this game anything above 8 even though I'm not saying it's a bad game. The content is just extremely limited and if you were to run through all the levels without zombies you'd get a sense of how small the levels actually are. Quite the opposite of what valve had written in their game description, boasting about the huge levels. Finding a decent server to play on takes a while due to the general lack of players, unstable dedicated servers, and getting connected to lag-infested servers across the world. They tried to get rid of repetitive play by supposedly introducing an AI director, which spawns zombies and guns at different locations every time you play, but it really doesn't help out. Repetition tends to be alright for most multi-player gaming (like counterstrike), but it's unacceptable for a game like l4d since it's a freaking co-op game. The biggest problem I have with this game is the price that it was sold for. Valve really took advantage of the community by charging $50, releasing a game that can be completed in the same hour range as portal. The biggest disappointment would probably be the versus gameplay. I have never played anything more stupid in my life. Survivors generally have a huge advantage over special infected, and you'll find yourself dying often until you get a tank. If you can't kill them with the tank, chances are they'll win the level. They really should have focused on making the maps larger and introducing vehicles for this game, instead of making the special infected playable. It's fun puking on the survivors as a boomer for the first 5 minutes, then it's just monotony and boredom. By writing this review I am not saying this is a bad game, but it is without a doubt, a VERY INCOMPLETE game.… Expand
  5. CorvinousV
    Jun 14, 2009
    7
    A great game on its own merits, and entertaining the first time through the single player. Obviously however, the multiplayer is where this game really shines. Despite the different game modes, and the ingenious devices that promote a cohesive team, the excitement all wears off pretty quickly. The lack of variety stifles the game. The 16 maps, all grouped into quads of 4 called campaigns, A great game on its own merits, and entertaining the first time through the single player. Obviously however, the multiplayer is where this game really shines. Despite the different game modes, and the ingenious devices that promote a cohesive team, the excitement all wears off pretty quickly. The lack of variety stifles the game. The 16 maps, all grouped into quads of 4 called campaigns, seem small after a few hours of play, and very repetitive. Valve was late releasing a map kit for L4D, and only showed a modding community the love after announcing L4D 2, killing anyone desire to mod the game, and smashing any hope of getting additional content for it. The game is fun however, and is worth getting when it hits the 10 dollar bargain bins.… Expand
  6. ChristopherB
    Aug 8, 2009
    7
    L4D. I say its a fun game to play due to the Co-op campaign. But Ill give it minus becouse the little choice of guns. Graphics are good 8/10, sound is good. Storyline 5/10. Whell the storyline is like all the other campaigns on L4D, all you have to to is to get extract from the "hot-zone" and then your done. Wich made me abit borred after a while. But if you love zombies you really shouldL4D. I say its a fun game to play due to the Co-op campaign. But Ill give it minus becouse the little choice of guns. Graphics are good 8/10, sound is good. Storyline 5/10. Whell the storyline is like all the other campaigns on L4D, all you have to to is to get extract from the "hot-zone" and then your done. Wich made me abit borred after a while. But if you love zombies you really should get it for 30 bucks from Steam.… Expand
  7. SeanM.
    Nov 20, 2008
    7
    Great game with not enough content. I hope my money helps them add more content for free. More levels.. More weapons... More types of bosses... Would be nice if there were more players allowed per game. How about a vehicle.
  8. Ricox
    Dec 30, 2008
    7
    This game is really good, I got it on christmas... Firstly, I tough it's gonna be perfect game, when I played 2 days.. I changed my mind, it's full of exploits and glitches... Altought the game is intresenting in my opinion, it still needs story and more campaings... I would rate Versus mode with 9, it's great, just it needs more maps, as there are only 2 campaings. ThisThis game is really good, I got it on christmas... Firstly, I tough it's gonna be perfect game, when I played 2 days.. I changed my mind, it's full of exploits and glitches... Altought the game is intresenting in my opinion, it still needs story and more campaings... I would rate Versus mode with 9, it's great, just it needs more maps, as there are only 2 campaings. This game is way too expensive, but it's somehow worth it.. If valve is going to patch it, then this surely will be great game. They're contiously giving little fixes to it, so it's not so bad.… Expand
  9. manuels.
    Oct 16, 2009
    7
    The game is not bad, unfortunatly i got bored too quickly, after only a week, I stoped playing and came back to COD4. The reason behind this is probably the fact that I purchased the game almost a year after his release, after a year, most of the players lost their interest and i found actually hard to find a server with 3 players to start a campaign.
  10. KC
    Mar 3, 2009
    7
    it's fun for the first two or so times, but it get's repetitive thereafter from the lack of variety in enemies, maps and of course the weapons, which are really basic and plain to say the least. The versus mode online offers some redemption but that's about it, the plot is too thin, and did i mention about the limited weapons?
  11. AegisK
    Apr 29, 2009
    7
    A great game for FPS lovers, Left 4 Dead is a great blend of fast paced action, gripping action sequences and great design. However, the game is let down wi th a lack of content, ridiculously stupid AI, buggy levels and more exploits than your average beta release. The single player modes are quite simply, a pointless feature. It is neigh on impossible to complete any of the "movies" on A great game for FPS lovers, Left 4 Dead is a great blend of fast paced action, gripping action sequences and great design. However, the game is let down wi th a lack of content, ridiculously stupid AI, buggy levels and more exploits than your average beta release. The single player modes are quite simply, a pointless feature. It is neigh on impossible to complete any of the "movies" on the expert campaigns. Whats worse, with the new "survivor mode", world rankings simply haven't been included because of the large number of exploits and bugs in each of the 16 maps, with all but 1 taken from the 4 poorly produced "movies" the game has to offer. Great to play with friends as a team, but its not much different than counterstrike with the same flat appearance. The game also has a lack of strategic weaponry, lack of matchmaking options, and if you want to pay the hefty price of £28 for the game... you'd be better waiting till its at least below £20. Newer players to the FPS genre are also recommended to avoid this game, as the community seems to have adopted a no new player attitude.… Expand
  12. Hykernotimportant
    Nov 19, 2008
    7
    Its very awesome.I mean its one of the best games ever made.fast-paced action,best graphics,4-player coop where you can play with your friends etc. but theres 2 pullback and thats why I give it a 7 1.the demo was only available for 1 week before the game and if someones thinking of ordering it he cant try it out 2.the game is very expensive.Like,you watched a lots of vids and you liked Its very awesome.I mean its one of the best games ever made.fast-paced action,best graphics,4-player coop where you can play with your friends etc. but theres 2 pullback and thats why I give it a 7 1.the demo was only available for 1 week before the game and if someones thinking of ordering it he cant try it out 2.the game is very expensive.Like,you watched a lots of vids and you liked the game,plus everybody says its so good,so you want to try it out in the demo but you cant and then I say oh,okay,and you buy it but then you dont like it.And valve doesnt takes back the money.so you wasted 50$ on it. it was a huge problem that a game looks good and its expensive,but theres no demo I'll still give it a 7 because I think it may worth 50$ but for someone else it maybe won't be so good I think the 7 is fair enough.… Expand
  13. MichaelWheeler
    Nov 24, 2008
    7
    If you've ever imagined yourself in a good, old fashioned zombie film, then now is your chance. L4D is the ultimate tribute to the zombie horror genre that George A Romero is so famously recognized for. The game has everything you need, the characters, the zombie types, even the cheesy script and music are present.
    Gameplay is fast and fun and set in a variety of locations. There    If you've ever imagined yourself in a good, old fashioned zombie film, then now is your chance. L4D is the ultimate tribute to the zombie horror genre that George A Romero is so famously recognized for. The game has everything you need, the characters, the zombie types, even the cheesy script and music are present.
    Gameplay is fast and fun and set in a variety of locations. There are fantastic finales to each campaign and each one can take you hours to get through. Anyone who says that the game is too short is obviously playing on easy mode... Try expert guys.
    The weapons in the game are good although diversity throughout the different campaigns would have been nice. There just aren't enough weapons here and technically two of the stronger guns are just upgrades of the shotgun and uzi.
    Graphically the game is strong, especially when you have hordes of 30+ zombies charging at you. The steam engine has really been taken to the next level with L4D.

    Although L4D has alot of replay value there definetally isn't enough content. As i've said before there aren't enough weapons (You'll have encountered every one by your second level of play) but there also aren't enough characters. Having just 4 people to a game creates a nice balance and keeps the scenarios tense, but this atmosphere is broken slightly when your character dies and the exact same one is rescued from a side room minutes later. More boss zombies would also have been nice that could have been interchanged at each boss fight, hence allowing the director greater control of what was spawned. At the moment you always know which levels a tank is going to appear in. More boss zombies would keep the players on their toes. The number of user interactions are fairly small aswell. You can't share ammo or all of your equiptment with other players or give them guns. More interaction would have been very nice...

    Overall L4D earns a 7 from me. It's an excellent game but perhaps not good enough to empty the servers of css. Hopefully the modding community will show some great new media for the game in the near future.    … Expand
  14. BLout
    Nov 26, 2008
    7
    I don't know why some of you vote. All you guys need to vote here are a 0 a 1 a 9 and a 10 because those are always your only choices. Extremely awesome or shit.
    Anyway. The game has pros and cons, but like ALL multiplayer games you need a good team that works well together or you end up with n00bs that run away from you and do their own thing. If you have a group of friends that    I don't know why some of you vote. All you guys need to vote here are a 0 a 1 a 9 and a 10 because those are always your only choices. Extremely awesome or shit.
    Anyway. The game has pros and cons, but like ALL multiplayer games you need a good team that works well together or you end up with n00bs that run away from you and do their own thing. If you have a group of friends that play well together you will have an awesome experience. Don't expect to just play with anybody and expect them to back you up the whoule time.
    Steele X... You gave it a zero to balance it out?? You should stick to some Sesame Street games or something.    … Expand
  15. JohnHoward
    Dec 22, 2008
    7
    OK,OK,OK,OK What happened?? 7 inst a bad score, but i was expecting a perfect 10, the demo i was like AWESOME, shooting zombies, no prob shooting zombies with friends SUPACALAFRICKINAWESOME, but then what happens when your friends cant play with you?? you get a shit whole of a game that's what. But the team co-op managed to get this up to a 1-2 to a 7 that's how great it is. But OK,OK,OK,OK What happened?? 7 inst a bad score, but i was expecting a perfect 10, the demo i was like AWESOME, shooting zombies, no prob shooting zombies with friends SUPACALAFRICKINAWESOME, but then what happens when your friends cant play with you?? you get a shit whole of a game that's what. But the team co-op managed to get this up to a 1-2 to a 7 that's how great it is. But maps needs to be varied, it usually plays like this. Like maybe a map where, you can drive, or meet other survivors that arnt jerks and alert the horse. To sum this game up its like Running into a Brick wall, no matter how much it makes you laugh eventually your gonna get knocked unconscious, SO this game is fun for like 1day… Expand
  16. Annette
    Dec 23, 2008
    7
    Overall, this is a pretty good game. Who doesn't want to blow the heads off of countless zombies? One of the cons, however, is the storyline. There is NO plot at all. You see the beginning movie, and thats it. After you are rescued from Mercy Hospital, you end up in Riverview. It gives you no reason to really be there. So, if you are looking for hardcore zombie-fighting action, this Overall, this is a pretty good game. Who doesn't want to blow the heads off of countless zombies? One of the cons, however, is the storyline. There is NO plot at all. You see the beginning movie, and thats it. After you are rescued from Mercy Hospital, you end up in Riverview. It gives you no reason to really be there. So, if you are looking for hardcore zombie-fighting action, this is your game. If you actually want a purpose for fighting them and want a nice storyline to keep you hooked, go somewhere else.… Expand
  17. danm
    May 21, 2009
    7
    Not at all worth the hype. This game is as shallow as a puddle in the desert. I literally after playing the game for an hour thought "wow, this is seriously it?" Spraying at an endless bunch of idiotic zombies? A monkey could play this game well, and by the looks of things it seems like about 90% of the people who play this game are monkies. All glitz and glam, absolutely not substance Not at all worth the hype. This game is as shallow as a puddle in the desert. I literally after playing the game for an hour thought "wow, this is seriously it?" Spraying at an endless bunch of idiotic zombies? A monkey could play this game well, and by the looks of things it seems like about 90% of the people who play this game are monkies. All glitz and glam, absolutely not substance whatsoever.… Expand
  18. DerekTarnawa
    Nov 23, 2008
    7
    Left 4 Dead was one of the games I was really looking foreward to upon release; The same cannot be said at this point though. Left 4 Dead is very fun and entertaining for just running around and blowing zombies up, but after playing it for a few hours, I had already finished the storyline. Unfortunate as that may be, it can last for a while with the co-op playability. Still, as cool asLeft 4 Dead was one of the games I was really looking foreward to upon release; The same cannot be said at this point though. Left 4 Dead is very fun and entertaining for just running around and blowing zombies up, but after playing it for a few hours, I had already finished the storyline. Unfortunate as that may be, it can last for a while with the co-op playability. Still, as cool as this game should have been, I just don't think it's worth paying $49.99. If you played the demo and you ended up playing that mission thousands of times, then maybe you should buy it. Anyone else should use that cash to buy Call of Duty 4 or World at War.… Expand
  19. B.Phried
    Dec 12, 2008
    7
    Version: December 5th 2008.
    This is a very fun game the first time through, mowing zombies is fun, and the finales are fantastic. My biggest problem is that even with the AI director, this game starts to get very "samey".
    The AI director paces the game fantastically, places objects in strategic places so you can't use the same strategy twice, but the problem with a game like this    Version: December 5th 2008.
    This is a very fun game the first time through, mowing zombies is fun, and the finales are fantastic. My biggest problem is that even with the AI director, this game starts to get very "samey".

    The AI director paces the game fantastically, places objects in strategic places so you can't use the same strategy twice, but the problem with a game like this is that though the levels are just as repetitive in competitive online shooters, a coop shooter doesn't have the same unpredictability as playing against a real player (though versus mode on TWO campaigns are available.)

    When playing on versus mode, you are playing against real people, although there isn't much difference between human players and ai players.

    My main complaints should be solved when map making is supported by default.

    Other complaints include:
    -very small (sometimes useless) arsenal:
    Although five weapons means that you can pick up and play very easily, but a small arsenal means that there isn't very diverse, especially when two of the weapons or simply upgrades of a previous tier and one weapon is almost useless in most situations.

    -No browser:
    How are we supposed to sort through custom maps with no way to choose which server to join (without using console commands). should be fixed soon though.

    on an end note:
    Buy this game, just don't buy it yet. If you can find this game for $-30 then go for it, otherwise wait a few more patches until all the basic problems are fixed.    … Expand
  20. Dylanmc12
    Mar 26, 2011
    7
    L4D is a "Co-Op" Game. Not like those other Co-Op titles where your team is a bunch of galooting **** making no difference when you leave the group and finish the level on yourown.

    This gmae says "NO! I'm going to have boss-battles that prevent you from splitting up because they stun-lock you into poistions stopping you from moving and getting your **** chopped off and you need your team    L4D is a "Co-Op" Game. Not like those other Co-Op titles where your team is a bunch of galooting **** making no difference when you leave the group and finish the level on yourown.

    This gmae says "NO! I'm going to have boss-battles that prevent you from splitting up because they stun-lock you into poistions stopping you from moving and getting your **** chopped off and you need your team to help!" What's weird is that if this was tried in any other FPS/Co-Op game, it would fail, Recklessley, but here it runs smoothly and perfectly.

    You have hord attracting zombies, leaving you to the mercy of your team.
    You have the hit and runners, causing your team to quickly get it off you and kill it before it strikes again, ECT ECT.

    Half of the time you'll be walking back and forth, and occasionally sitting down on a box in a locked cupboard because you died. Whenever you die you're sent to a small cupboard where you must wait....and wait... and wait...Weaponless and itemless waiting for your team to help.

    True survival horror Crowd Based madness.
    However it gets a bit repetetive though, but maps are often updates/added, so they're basically spoon-feeding you the same thing but with a different flavour.

    Worth the $12 dollars on steam.    … Expand
  21. grandpajoe6191
    Nov 8, 2011
    7
    Okay gentlemen, what you see here is a FPS zombie killing game that is actually addictive and entertaining (and funny) at the same time. "Left 4 Dead" made me play the single player and the multi player for hours and hours non-stop. The single player, inspired by movie scenarios, is very innovative and fun. The multiplayer is also a big hit for the game. With 3 other partners, you can goOkay gentlemen, what you see here is a FPS zombie killing game that is actually addictive and entertaining (and funny) at the same time. "Left 4 Dead" made me play the single player and the multi player for hours and hours non-stop. The single player, inspired by movie scenarios, is very innovative and fun. The multiplayer is also a big hit for the game. With 3 other partners, you can go out and whoop those **** zombies anytime!! A great must-play!! Hurray for Valve!!!!



    Note: The game gets boring after a few months.    … Expand
  22. JoseRochaPT
    Sep 20, 2011
    7
    The best bot-massive horror FPS ever made ! Obviously I'm not even comparing it to the second version, but it really is a little something ! Obviously there are some things to be improved like the Aim, the Weapons, The Zombie Inteligence and the way zombies appear.
  23. suneater
    Dec 17, 2012
    7
    An immersive co-op zombie apocalypse with a natural story telling method. Effectively creates tense atmosphere with dense environments & environmental effects, varied & believable environments ranging from an airport to a farm, and a memorable musical cue system for when zombies attack. My major gripe is the lack of post-release support considering the developer. Sadly, the community forAn immersive co-op zombie apocalypse with a natural story telling method. Effectively creates tense atmosphere with dense environments & environmental effects, varied & believable environments ranging from an airport to a farm, and a memorable musical cue system for when zombies attack. My major gripe is the lack of post-release support considering the developer. Sadly, the community for this and it's sequel are really bad and you will need a group of 4 friends if you want to play this. Although relatively short, this is an outstanding co-op experience and is still worth picking up if your friends are playing it.… Expand
  24. Krizuwe
    Jan 22, 2014
    7
    Un gran juego de zombis donde cooperar y entenderse forma parte de la victoria, es divertido y entretenido. El juego engancha mucho la verdad pero a lo largo de las misiones éstas se vuelven repetitivas, siempre es hacer lo mismo y los enemigos finales siempre son los mismos, por lo demas, gráficos, doblaje al español y jugabilidad el juego es muy bueno, por ello lo recomiendo sin lugar aUn gran juego de zombis donde cooperar y entenderse forma parte de la victoria, es divertido y entretenido. El juego engancha mucho la verdad pero a lo largo de las misiones éstas se vuelven repetitivas, siempre es hacer lo mismo y los enemigos finales siempre son los mismos, por lo demas, gráficos, doblaje al español y jugabilidad el juego es muy bueno, por ello lo recomiendo sin lugar a dudas.… Expand
  25. Ramiro1992
    Mar 29, 2015
    7
    This game is ONLY to play online, single player campaign is a disaster, voice acting is very poor, and the AI IS LAUGHABLE AT BEST. Very mediocre gameplay, but very good graphics, and the plot is just ok.
    This game does not deserve more than 7, the game fails in the single player mode, full of bugs and glitches, the AI is one of the worst i have ever seen along with counter strike, they    This game is ONLY to play online, single player campaign is a disaster, voice acting is very poor, and the AI IS LAUGHABLE AT BEST. Very mediocre gameplay, but very good graphics, and the plot is just ok.
    This game does not deserve more than 7, the game fails in the single player mode, full of bugs and glitches, the AI is one of the worst i have ever seen along with counter strike, they don't even bothered in make a good friendly and enemy AI.

    Good (+):
    - Storyline
    - Graphics
    - Music
    - Ambientation
    - A good ammount of gore

    Bad (-):

    - Laughable AI, a total disaster.
    - Very Short campaigns.
    - Not a good variety of weapons
    - Poor voice acting
    - Bad gameplay and bad controls.
    - No replay value.

    Play Resident Evil or Killing Floor Instead.    … Expand
  26. tsakiym
    May 18, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I do not have to say anything. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it.................................… Expand
  27. russiangamer
    Jan 18, 2021
    7
    Первое, о чём хочется сказать - играйте в ко-опе, так как именно в нём количество положительных впечатлений увеличиваются в разы: забавные ситуации, в которую попадаете вы с друзьями, переход с крика "меня схватили, сзади, сзади!" на шёпот, когда вы видите ведьму... И много-много всего того, что погружает вас в игровой процесс.
    Ситуации… Замечательнейшая вещь есть в этой игре – умный ИИ.    Первое, о чём хочется сказать - играйте в ко-опе, так как именно в нём количество положительных впечатлений увеличиваются в разы: забавные ситуации, в которую попадаете вы с друзьями, переход с крика "меня схватили, сзади, сзади!" на шёпот, когда вы видите ведьму... И много-много всего того, что погружает вас в игровой процесс.
    Ситуации… Замечательнейшая вещь есть в этой игре – умный ИИ. Ум этот проявляется в следующем: вам очень легко проходить уровень - вот вам побольше врагов; сложно - поменьше. А также этот ИИ спавнит припасы в совершенно разных местах, зомби-боссов раскидывает тоже совершенно случайно. В общем, скриптов в игре очень мало, что замечательно, ведь это повышает реиграбельность.
    Локации отлично проработаны, ощущается талант разработчиков.
    Также есть очень весёлый режим сражения: друг играет за зомби-боссов, вы - за выжившего.
    Единственное, что огорчило - маленький арсенал, который со временем набивает оскомину.
    Ещё спорным является то, что в игре в принципе нет сюжета. Так, связанные парой реплик персонажей наборы уровней. Правда в ко-опе на это совершенно наплевать, а вот ценность одиночного опыта понижает в разы.
    Очень хорошая игра, которая, видимо, не стареет.
    7.5/10    … Expand
  28. DeletedContent
    Apr 5, 2016
    7
    Okay, so by the score I've given, you probably want to crucify me, but please hear me out. This game is the first zombie game of this kind to incorporate the hordes of unique zombies and a squad of players against all odd-... oh what, that's Killing Floor. So yeah, while the game is innovative, it didn't start the genre like people thing, sort of like how people credit COD4 for startingOkay, so by the score I've given, you probably want to crucify me, but please hear me out. This game is the first zombie game of this kind to incorporate the hordes of unique zombies and a squad of players against all odd-... oh what, that's Killing Floor. So yeah, while the game is innovative, it didn't start the genre like people thing, sort of like how people credit COD4 for starting off the modern FPS from WW2, when Battlefield 2 did the same thing 3 years earlier, and COD4 just drew inspiration (as a matter of fact, BF2 was inspired by the Desert Combat mod for BF1942, which technically makes most modern military FPS inspirations of inspirations of inspirations). But back to Killing Flo- I mean L4D. The gunplay is really neat and satisfying, though the weapons can sometimes feel really stiff and the lack of any sort of sights or zoom-in option is kind of annoying in my opinion (noticing a trend here Valve; it was fine for Half-Life and TF2, but it can get annoying in a game like this). The animations are also kind of stiff and the outlines on objects now look laughably outdated, but the textures still hold up for the most part.

    But lets tackle the immediate, the games biggest strength and greatest weakness: the core gameplay loop. This loop is as addicting as it is mind-numbing, and it depends on your style. If you get easily bored by repetition in gameplay, then stay as far away from this game as possible. If you LIKE this sort of repetition, then go ahead and get the damn game. You WILL be happy with your purchase. Ultimately, I managed to squeeze out around 50 hours of gameplay before I got bored and took a long break from the game. The reason I couldn't last as long here when compared to other horde-mode survival games like PAYDAY 2 or Killing Floor is due to the lack of permanent progression. The two games I just mentioned have skill trees, which give you something to work towards from match-to-match, and even when you reach the max level (or in the case of KF, the max level of each class), there is still loads of experimenting to be done with skills and the like. L4D lacks that sort of thing; each new round is a fresh start and the only skills that you retain through the hours are those embedded your head, not in code. Another problem I have with this game when compared to its competitors is the lack of weapons. There are but a few weapons in the game, though to be fair they all play pretty differently (L4D2 fixed this somewhat with new guns, and I'll be reviewing the two games like one, because L4D2 is less of a new game and more of a rehaul pack). However, this lack of initial content is somewhat remedied by the same sort of thing that allowed Half-Life to become the greatest FPS of all time and what allowed me to clock over 1000 hours into Minecraft over around 4 years: MODS!!! The modding community for L4D, while not as substantial as for other Valve games like HL2, is still very very large. These mods add at least 10 extra hours, from making the Tank zombies into giant Kool-Aid men, to all-new maps, weapons, and even the occasional character re-skin or new zombie type. Also the characters are awesome.

    Conclusion: A repetitive, but addicting horde game with a lack of initial content and a "sequel" with the same issues, which is partially remedied by mods which can double the gameplay time. 6/10 without mods, 8/10 with mods. Also, don't get it on consoles, though I'm pretty sure that's a given for a Valve game.    … Expand
  29. Aginagala
    Nov 5, 2017
    7
    A fresh and fun take on zombies in video games as the franchise was seemingly becoming over used and boring this game made it fun again, pure zombie killing fun. You'll find yourself playing 'one more game' more times than you care to admit as this game still to this day has a gigantic fan base with full lobbies even now outshining modern zombie and normal shooters. Moreover a fun andA fresh and fun take on zombies in video games as the franchise was seemingly becoming over used and boring this game made it fun again, pure zombie killing fun. You'll find yourself playing 'one more game' more times than you care to admit as this game still to this day has a gigantic fan base with full lobbies even now outshining modern zombie and normal shooters. Moreover a fun and witty campaign make this game fun for whatever gamer you are.… Expand
  30. teenageSpirit
    Mar 20, 2020
    7
    "The battle is won, time for war ..."
    (c) Bill, “No to mercy”

    I bought it in the summer of 2019.
    There is something interesting to the game, but here's how I could supplement the plot with several campaigns because the game takes 3 hours to complete.
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#6 Best PC Game of 2008
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008
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#10 Most Shared PC Game of 2008

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 58
  3. Negative: 0 out of 58
  1. IGN
    90
    There's absolutely no doubt that Left 4 Dead is one of the most social and exciting multiplayer games that we've ever played. It's almost pitch perfect in how it captures the tension and the action of a Hollywood zombie movie.
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  2. GameSpy
    90
    The inventive and highly entertaining competitive multiplayer mode just adds to the experience, and we're looking forward to seeing what Valve's got planned for the game's future. Out of all the titles that have shaped the Year of Living Cooperatively, this may be the best experience of them all.
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  3. IGN UK
    92
    One of the finest zombie games ever made, and one of the finest co-op games ever made. The potential for everything to go so, so wrong without warning, or conversely to pull off the most spectacular escapes against all odds, means this is an online shooter you can tell your finest anecdotes about without boring everyone else to tears.
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