Here is some gameplay footage from the Valve E3 booth. It doesn’t look all that different from the first one, the sequel features a new cast, all new weapons, locations, special infected and AI director 2.0. Not to mention, it boasts a significantly different color pallete that contrasts with the first L4D’s dark gritty mood. Valve believes this new content is good enough to put a full blown sequel for however many fans believe otherwise.
Many people seem displeased that a sequel is being announced only 7 months after L4D came out. It seems that Valve went immediately onto the sequel while giving L4D lackluster support which was the survival mode, 2 versus maps for the last 2 campaigns and one small map for survival mode. Steam forums have erupted with angry consumers over this announcement. As a result, a boycott group has been formed currently boasting over 3000 members.
A Steam forum thread currently 85+ pages has a list of the main complaints against L4D2.
- Significant content for L4D1 was promised, and never delivered
- Valve put little faith in L4D1 since they almost certainly started working on L4D2 right after release
- The fact that L4D2 is nearly identical to L4D1 will decimate the community for both games
- The announced date is not nearly enough time to polish content or make significant gameplay changes
- The new character designs seem bland and unappealing so far
- L4D2 is too colourful to fit in with L4D1′s visual aesthetic
- The fiddle-based horde music is extremely disliked, though the differently orchestrated music is otherwise welcome
- L4D2′s release will result in a drop in quality and frequency for L4D1 content, even compared to before
- The community has lost faith in Valve’s former reputation for commitment to their games post-release
Anyways, what do you guys think of all this?
Finally, heres your L4D2 gameplay.
