Back 4 Blood

 PlayStation 5
User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 221 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 94 out of 221
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 221
  3. Negative: 92 out of 221
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  1. Ishi123
    Jul 24, 2023
    0
    Gunplay is good, gameplay loop is fun. You keep no cards, weapons or attachments you earn in game after hours of play. 0/10.
  2. DennisTorres01
    May 15, 2023
    0
    This game is horrible one of the worst games ever to play in cooperative, very bad indeed besides being a crappy game on high difficulties it becomes too stupid even to play with three friends,,,,,,one of the worst cooperative games of all time , for myself the worst ever
  3. jppgarcia
    Feb 8, 2023
    0
    after beating the game and trying out max difficulty, i can finally say...

    this game sucks ass and i regret the time i wasted on it
  4. Bibikelis
    Feb 2, 2023
    0
    Не понравилось от слова совсем, играли с дркзьями и это полный шлак , не интересно не понятно , как то замудренно все слишком
  5. pedrimu777
    Feb 1, 2023
    1
    El juego es muy malo, para mi es lo peor que he jugado en años, historia lamentable.
  6. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    4
    Answer: 75 characters is between 10 words and 19 words with spaces included in the character count. If spaces are not included in the character count, then 75 characters is between 12 words and 25 words.
  7. vjkratky
    Oct 5, 2022
    0
    This game is boring and annoying, with a ton of lag issues one year after the launch, its ridiculous. The game got really cheap and besides my knowledge about the issues in this game, I decided to try it with a group of friends. Oh boy I was wrong... The card system is stupid, you need to **** research what cards are best and play with meta builds.. I just want to shoot **** zombies, itsThis game is boring and annoying, with a ton of lag issues one year after the launch, its ridiculous. The game got really cheap and besides my knowledge about the issues in this game, I decided to try it with a group of friends. Oh boy I was wrong... The card system is stupid, you need to **** research what cards are best and play with meta builds.. I just want to shoot **** zombies, its ridiculous. The special infected are boring bullet sponges that respawn every ten seconds. Every minute a horde spawns with two or trhe **** tallboys (even the recker is a bullet sponge). The bosses are a joke, they are all mediocre bullet sponges. The cleaner have the worst dialog of any game I played (this was the first time I need to mute voices of characters(+1 for that option)), they are not real pearsons, have 0 facial impressions. The "history" is laughable, its simple, full of the cliches of any zombie apocalypse media, it could be good, even with cliches, but the struct its so bad, the writing is ridiculous bad. The swarm mode its only there to say "yes we have pvp", because it would be to much bad press with they did not have any pvp mode. There is no keyboard + mouse support ONE YEAR after the game release, this game costs 60$ for the default edition wtf... Seems like they are fixing the game until this day, but after a couple of matches, u never leave that fealling that your are playing a beta game, its not polish at all. The explosion and molotov effects are bad as its was a student project. The gore and death animations are the simplest you il ever see in a game, speaking about animations, wtf its the cleaners animations... When somene is haging by a ledge, you need to help him to get up, but in the animation he just get up alone, you do like a encoraging speach to him get up hahaha. If the game was free, its would be not worth, because your time its not free. I really waited for this game, hyped as hell, trs was one of my favorite studios before evolve, but man, this game is heartlesss, souless, its just a easy money grab, from pearson who keep lying about beeing the makers of left 4 dead. Dudes, maybe u gave the first ideia, maybe you where there from the start, but u guys did the game with the STUDIO, there where a lot of pepople envolved, responsible for the masterpiece that it become to be, stop being a **** lyears, grown your studio in your own merits. Evolve and B4B taught us what you guys are capable of creating… Expand
  8. DennisTorres
    Jun 5, 2022
    0
    Poorly optimized, bad graphics, crap servers without a doubt the worst purchase I've ever made in a video game, and this game is horrible and to make matters worse, the same gamplay, games like this shouldn't be released so weak that they are
  9. JPanCaKe
    Apr 29, 2022
    0
    Garbage game. Lies about patch notes and still extremely unbalanced.. trash game do not buy.
  10. krasnysoldat38
    Mar 30, 2022
    4
    Just play L4D2 like a normal human being. This game is dead, no players to match up with.
  11. ACE-of-Time
    Feb 11, 2022
    0
    Pegou o hype do left 4 dead que é amado por tantos fãs, mas esse jogo é asqueroso, é pior que o left 4 dead em todos os aspectos, tem um sistema ridículo de cartas fisica estranha, a unica coisa legal é o gráfico... um lixo! Não recomendo a ninguém.
  12. MrSoziopath
    Jan 15, 2022
    1
    Das Spiel ist ziemlich Langweilig! Die Charaktere sind alle katastrophal. Die Karten im Spiel machen es einem sehr schwer. Als l4d fan eine miese Enttäuschung.
  13. LiveFox
    Jan 9, 2022
    0
    Without Valve, Turtle Rock studios cannot create a AAA gaming experience. They have no concept of what makes a horror game scary, nor did they take the time to reflect on what made Left 4 Dead so successful. Incredibly weak game. Very lazy and uninspired.
  14. KimochiSenpai
    Dec 6, 2021
    4
    Doesn't deserve full AAA price.
    Runs well, looks decent, way too many poor design decisions, poorly balanced rosters, terrible difficulty scaling. Most players still stuck playing the base difficulty. Developers seem to not care based on the lack of patching.

    Should have been a F2P thing with a battlepass and characters sold seperately, then at least they'd be motivated to balance their game.
  15. crawft
    Nov 26, 2021
    1
    The game is dogsh!t. Nothing positive to say. Waste of money. Where is innovation in the gaming industry? Definitely not here.
  16. Harryik
    Nov 20, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Проблема в том что очень дёшево продаете эту игру. Думаю вам надо повысить цену а то почти даром отдаёте.… Expand
  17. MaLTRaiN
    Nov 10, 2021
    0
    After last patch, this game is unplayable on harder difficulties. And devs don't listen. Good bye B4B.
  18. lurch
    Nov 9, 2021
    1
    Awful game. Wave after wave of bullet sponge enemies run at you while your guns feel like pea shooters. Impossible to shove groups of zombies away from you making movement and escape impossible. Zombies come from all angles. Unable to remove weapon mods. Random gear system is annoying and the card system also feels like another big chore. Buy on a large sale only
  19. Eluxi
    Nov 4, 2021
    3
    Honesty not a bad game it just lacks a story and content just feels like bare bones of a game
  20. hivetyrant36
    Oct 23, 2021
    4
    It feels to me the developers really don't understand guns or the damage each one does. Some guns are weaker than they should be and others stronger.
    Multiplayer is cool but seems rather one sided.
    Left 4 Dead did this way better. At best this engine is jank.
  21. Badger2012
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    Complete garbage. This is no where as near as good as L4D2. How they have the audacity to price this game so high is beyond me. Buy World War Z Aftermath which is a million times better than this, or save your money for one of the truly next gen titles. This game is an embarrassment.
  22. Loose_Canon22
    Oct 22, 2021
    3
    If you like shooting zombies and that's it, then this is the game for you. If you want a game that offers more than just pointing and shooting, then this is not the game for you.
    This game is worth £15 at best. The story can barely even be classed as that and the levels are exactly the same only with a slightly different skin.
    Exceptionally disappointing
  23. Bzone
    Oct 20, 2021
    0
    Very expensive for a very mediocre game. Not much content and it simply doesn't feel polished. Did I mention it's expensive for what you get?
  24. Mrblank1
    Oct 19, 2021
    0
    Being as this is a spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead, the fact that they left out split screen, which is basically the only way I played Left 4 Dead, has ruined this before I even played it. Then they took progression away for single player. If you didn't want people to play solo or with friends at home why did you not make it online only.
  25. DTM12NY
    Oct 17, 2021
    0
    the game is utterly dog **** typical wanna be zombie army and tries to be realistic but is so bad. the cards are so terrible and useless you mind as well do the game without them. overall the game is worth $20 peace.
  26. Jniels
    Oct 17, 2021
    3
    Story is absolutely pathetic and completely forgettable. Zero character or plot development whatsoever. Graphics aren’t terrible, but certainly not as crisp as they should be for a next generation title. Missions get stale very quickly. I have yet to try the veteran or nightmare difficulties due to a lot of talk about how broken and unbalanced they are in terms of difficulty, but for aStory is absolutely pathetic and completely forgettable. Zero character or plot development whatsoever. Graphics aren’t terrible, but certainly not as crisp as they should be for a next generation title. Missions get stale very quickly. I have yet to try the veteran or nightmare difficulties due to a lot of talk about how broken and unbalanced they are in terms of difficulty, but for a majority of the recruit difficulty, and with no real side objectives, you and your team are able to literally run through entire missions in a mere matter of minutes if you have enough stamina cards equipped…

    If you are looking for a mindless linear FPS with no real strategy or story development where you’re just running and gunning for minutes at a time, get this. If you’re someone who enjoys thoughtful gameplay, exploration, and a rewarding story, stay far away…    … Expand
  27. Kells_ExE
    Oct 16, 2021
    1
    Solid Meh.

    The Games way too hard on recruit mode, overwhelming enemies and it's insanely easy to just die. i love hard games and always wished Left 4 Dead was harder but this game takes the cake you're thrown into a game with terrible AI who sometimes completely fail to kill even a single "Ridden" the game is a stain on the reputation of left 4 dead and definitely needed another    Solid Meh.

    The Games way too hard on recruit mode, overwhelming enemies and it's insanely easy to just die.

    i love hard games and always wished Left 4 Dead was harder but this game takes the cake you're thrown into a game with terrible AI who sometimes completely fail to kill even a single "Ridden" the game is a stain on the reputation of left 4 dead and definitely needed another year or two in development.

    not to mention match making is broken, you can't continue run in match making.

    Certain gun types like pistols,smg's and rifles need a big buff as they can't handle anything but common "Ridden"

    avoid this game until it's £15 don't buy at full price like i did you will regret it.    … Expand
  28. Cinecam
    Oct 14, 2021
    2
    Bought it and started playing only to be extremely disappointed when my wife sat next to me and tried to play. A game that could have been good, but lacks local co-op. Such a waste of money. Seeing it as a “spiritual successor” to Left 4 Dead, and that it was all about co-op play, I didn’t suspect they would leave out couch co-op. This is the only way my wife and I play games, and it’s sadBought it and started playing only to be extremely disappointed when my wife sat next to me and tried to play. A game that could have been good, but lacks local co-op. Such a waste of money. Seeing it as a “spiritual successor” to Left 4 Dead, and that it was all about co-op play, I didn’t suspect they would leave out couch co-op. This is the only way my wife and I play games, and it’s sad that we can’t enjoy this one together like we did with the Left 4 Dead games. If you’re looking for fun co-op, play something like “It Takes Two” from a developer that listens to their fanbase. I wish I could return this game since we will never play it now.… Expand
  29. Maedhros
    Oct 14, 2021
    3
    Game is extremely commercial. Must have ps plus to play! Card system is unnecessary and a nuisance, detracts from gameplay. Characters are flat and insincere, with terrible voice acting which decreases game immersion. Graphics are better than original L4D, but still terrible for this generation. Controls feel heavy and sluggish. Truly an inferior experience for those who fell in loveGame is extremely commercial. Must have ps plus to play! Card system is unnecessary and a nuisance, detracts from gameplay. Characters are flat and insincere, with terrible voice acting which decreases game immersion. Graphics are better than original L4D, but still terrible for this generation. Controls feel heavy and sluggish. Truly an inferior experience for those who fell in love with the original games, and a complete let down. You've been warned.… Expand
  30. liferebooted
    Oct 14, 2021
    0
    Made the mistake of buying this game digitally on ps5. I wanted to love it from all the media I saw, I didn't get to try the betas. Over the 3 hours of gameplay I've put into it its caused my ps5 to just shut down as if the power cord was ripped out 4 or 5 times. Sony refused to give me a refund say it's doesn't qualify as faulty since not enough people have complained with this sameMade the mistake of buying this game digitally on ps5. I wanted to love it from all the media I saw, I didn't get to try the betas. Over the 3 hours of gameplay I've put into it its caused my ps5 to just shut down as if the power cord was ripped out 4 or 5 times. Sony refused to give me a refund say it's doesn't qualify as faulty since not enough people have complained with this same issue. They basically stole $65 from me.… Expand
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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. PLAY
    Nov 17, 2021
    80
    The main game is a beautifully balanced blast of team-shooter perfection. Who needs a story when the action is this good? It’s only let down by unnecessary PvP. [Issue#8, p.82]
  2. XGN
    Nov 8, 2021
    80
    Turtle Rock Studios has once again created a fantastic co-op shooter with Back 4 Blood. The game is good when playing solo, but amazing when playing with three friends. The gameplay, characters, and card system make the game dynamic and create another dimension for us to enjoy. These things are so great, making the cookie-cutter story and the repetitiveness of the environments just a bit more painful and unfortunately, these elements hold the game back.
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  3. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Nov 2, 2021
    85
    Back 4 Blood is a great game when played with other people, truly evoking the spirit of Left 4 Dead for a new generation of gamers. This time there’s the incentive of a progression system to keep players coming back, although the Corruption Cards don’t always make those repeated playthroughs as unique as they should. For those wanting to play on their own, it would be best to wait until the game has been patched to include single player progress. Hopefully that shouldn’t be too much longer.
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