plagiarize
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well i do too... grain filters aside, i just have those set to whatever is default... but i'm sure those people criticizing the graphics aren't taking art or number of things going on at once into consideration.chespace said:
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The Official Left 4 Dead Thread
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CajoleJuice
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I also have my grain filter up to max. Pretty sure I used to have it on when I played Mass Effect as well.
chespace said:
The lighting is nice, especially when it comes to enhancing the atmosphere, but what makes the graphics for me is mainly the great animation on the zombies. It's consistently impressive, especially when they get shot and die - perfect mix of ragdoll and animation. The gunplay itself in general is such a huge improvement over the Half-Life series that I almost can't believe it. The four protagonist character models are fantastic, too, especially when you're viewing them in 3rd-person when dead or spectating.
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Just got the 360 version - exciting.
Did any of those guys who started their runs last night at midnight actually finish the game on expert?
Did any of those guys who started their runs last night at midnight actually finish the game on expert?
wayward archer
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Otacon said:
Yes.
And splitscreen online guest play as well, which few games these days seem to support (COD 4/WAW i'm looking at you).
SlasherJPC
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Pimpbaa said:
Wow talk about being an ass...
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Just picked this up and will play some games later. 360 version.
pixel monkey
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slasher_thrasher21 said:
Unfortunately it's guy's like this twat that give PC gamers a bad name. I picked L4D up on my 360 to play on the home theater rig, and downloaded it via Steam for my laptop.
Either way, the game is simply phenomenal and Valve is to be commended yet again.
Just ignore the ignorant haters, and love this Zombiefest.
Brrrrrraaaaaaiiiinnnnnnnssssss.
SanjuroTsubaki said:
I played random co-op games all night last night over Steam since my friends were asleep, and I had an absolute blast. Even when I got into games where people weren't using mics, we still used some natural teamwork (the game facilitates and encourages this in amazing fashion) and everything went very smoothly. Only one game even had anyone dropping out at some point.
Marty Chinn
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Ship, Amazon, ship!!
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StriKeVillain
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I still cannot get Steam to work. I've uninstalled it and it still won't boot up. Can anyone help me out?
YYZ said:
You are not supposed to kill a Survivor in one go. VS is not Team Deathmatch. Each sides has its own ruleset. Survivors still run around with only 3 lifes and without respawn. And you don't even need to kill them all. Just incap them and it is over for them.
Skenzin said:
How did that post happen?
Zeliard said:
Yep its pretty obvious where Valve likes to spend its money in R&D and I love there philosophy as well. The animation, the physics, the Director, the bots (amazing) all in one package is just really impressive.
The VO for the characters is pretty solid as well. Four survivors screaming and yelling for help. Crazy how it all works though. Gotta love that Valve polish this game received.
Yaweee said:
Yeah how can anyone say that Valve doesn't treat their fans well. They reward them in fact. Sure we have to use Steam but I'll take it if its a damn good service (which it is) and I get free content patches for my games. You can bet L4D will receive the same treatment as CSS, DoD and TF2 where they are always adding content.
Facism
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AstroLad said:
I don't know what my 3dmark would be, but my rig is about 3 years old now.
Specs:
Single Core Opteron 144 @ 2.7ghz
2Gigs of DDR RAM (can't remember the speed, but they're value RAM)
256mb 7800GT.
L4D Demo chose every video setting at high/Highest, MSAA/FSAA 2x. Was smooth like buttah. Runs better than TF2, even.
UPS still has my 360 copy somewhere, but going by the demo, the port was done serviceably well. The controls are smooth and responsive, though I wish there was a way to turn off the slight bit of auto-aim.
The graphics suffered the most, which is surprising given how well-optimized the PC version is. The 360 version is simply jaggarific.
I'll probably be playing the 360 version most, so I'll report back once I get it and put some time into the retail build, to see if anything's changed from the demo version.
The graphics suffered the most, which is surprising given how well-optimized the PC version is. The 360 version is simply jaggarific.
I'll probably be playing the 360 version most, so I'll report back once I get it and put some time into the retail build, to see if anything's changed from the demo version.
Held off the horde on the roof on top of the hospital. Took out a couple Tanks and hundreds of zombies, so all's going well until we make a mad dash for the choppa. Then, for some reason, AI Francis decides to cover us and be the last one to make it inside. This gives a Tank just enough time to climb into the chopper with us! :lol
Chaos all over the place and people are trying not to get killed at the end. Thankfully, right before the Tank hits us with a ground pound, Francis finally jumps into the chopper so we can make it to safety.
Chaos all over the place and people are trying not to get killed at the end. Thankfully, right before the Tank hits us with a ground pound, Francis finally jumps into the chopper so we can make it to safety.
bdouble said:
The best thing about the VO in L4D is that it can actually be quite helpful in gameplay terms. The characters automatically yell out where there's ammo and items, where you're supposed to go next, when they spot a Witch/Tank/Smoker/etc. It actually makes it so that it's not as crappy going through a level with nobody voice chatting, though still not ideal of course.
I'm picking up my 360 copy after work, and I can't wait. Played through the demo several times and thought the controls were great. I never even used the quick turn button, never felt like I needed it. You can set different sensitivity for x and y axis, great feature. Graphics aren't the best, but more than seviceable and it ran really really smooth. Anyone worried about the 360 version need not be. At all.
Not free, but they have a Left 4 Dead mouse pad on the Valve Store.
http://store.valvesoftware.com/productpages/accessories/product_L4DMousepad.html
I bit.
http://store.valvesoftware.com/productpages/accessories/product_L4DMousepad.html
I bit.
Cahill said:
Well it doesn't help when posters say they can't find a single redeeming quality and wonder if people only like the game because they're brainwashed and the Valve logo is on it. People aren't gonna defend the PC version after that?
SanjuroTsubaki said:
Friend Only games. Go to the online forum and start making some Steam friends.
Ferrio said:
Or the dude who hates everything.:lol Sees a van: "I hate vans!" Sees a plane: "I hate planes!"
ciccione said:
People don't praise Valve games because they're Valve games, but rather because Valve has this habit of making games worthy of praise. They take a long time to make each of their games, and that shows in the final product. If you don't like it, fine, but don't try to lump everyone in with you. A lot of people do greatly enjoy the game. And I'd suggest you play the PC version before coming to any negative overall judgement on it. Not to knock the 360 version, which I'm sure plays fine, but the PC version is notably improved in some areas.
Ferrio said:
Louis is great. He and Bill are my favorites.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Just played it for about 40 minutes and it was great. No hiccups for me and the game was as fun as hell.Cahill said:
Need mor Live friends so shoot me an invite so we can do some MP. Same handle as GAF.
tzp2gameknight
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So I heard that those people who bought the four pack of the game were given a fifth copy of the game because the game was released late. Would anyone be willing to sell me that extra copy? PM me, thanks!
sublime085
Member
Played the first campaign with three friends and headsets on 360.
SOOOOO GOOOD.
PC elitists can fuck off.
SOOOOO GOOOD.
PC elitists can fuck off.
Damn you Amazon. I would have waited for any other game, but when you ship out my buddies game saturday and plan on shipping mine on the 24th, you suck. This is one game where once 4 of us have it it's going to be every night until we're sick of it. By the time I get my copy they will have played the shit out of it. I may cancel and pay the extra $11 just to play it with my buddies.