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Don't judge the next Left 4 Dead 2 so soon, say Valve

Richard Walker writes: "In an interview conducted by my good self at last week's Left 4 Dead 2 event near London Bridge, Head spokesman for Valve Doug Lombardi told us that consumers shouldn't be so quick to pass judgement on the zombie shooting sequel until "we've put all our cards on the table."

Clearly Valve have big plans to ensure that both games enjoy a long and happy shelf life with speculation abound that the two titles will be cross compatible."

Natsu X FairyTail5427d ago

better be or I'll be pissed since I'll be buying this.

-MD-5427d ago

What they've shown so far is enough to warrant a 60$ purchase so anything else I've yet to see is just icing on the cake.

Hopefully they have some cool surprises though.

vx5427d ago (Edited 5427d ago )

haha trying to justify the price eh? , da game is DLC game even the graphics are worse than BF1943 which cost $15, da game is max $20 and dat exra $40 iz a joke,,
anyway itz fun to make money out of pps like you cuz you make da life of others much more easier :D

Major_Tom5427d ago

Honestly, it just has crappy graphics on the Xbawks.

KingKionic 5427d ago

lol at the 2 people above.

It`s not dlc.

vx5427d ago (Edited 5427d ago )

itz actually worse than a DLC, diz iz L4D 1 with some changes here and there and rerelease it with da name L4D 2 LOL !! da 1st one not even out for 5months an now day releasing 2 ..oh plz even DLC takes more dan 5months,, but i think they are da most smartest developer..ill do da same thing they did EZ $$$$ they know u guys have no games atm so itz really smart move

Vx_5427d ago (Edited 5427d ago )

this zone is more fun and ppl speak the truth from the heart

-MD-5427d ago

So vx are you a rapper or just an idiot?

Vx_5427d ago

no um V X smart azz cant ya read da name ?! o.O!!

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mrv3215427d ago

If L4D1 mods work on it L4D2 can't be that much ahead of it, I must admit L4D 1 doesn't look too good, it has an old engine and they really should make a new one.

Raf1k15427d ago (Edited 5427d ago )

Yeh the Source engine is getting old but it hasn't stopped Valve making great games. As far as I know there will be a new engine with the release of Half-Life3 which is a long long way off as we've not heard anything about HL3:Ep3 in ages.

edit: Also, I think the petition against L4D2 has led to Valve trying to win over people by making more for the game than was originally planned.
I doubt they would have been trying to make L4D1 content compatible with L4D2 until recently.

Sarcasm5427d ago

I think valve is missing the point.

People aren't really that mad about L4D2, they are mad about not having that content on L4D1.

solar5427d ago

fun games deserve to be purchased. Valve makes fun games. so ill buy L4D2.

evrfighter5427d ago (Edited 5427d ago )

"I doubt they would have been trying to make L4D1 content compatible with L4D2 until recently. "

I would put every cent I have on that statement. The boycott is nearing 40k and no company wants to risk almost $2 million. no matter how small an amount it may seem to most of you. That's just bad business.

One of the MAJOR concerns for the boycott is that l4d2 would split the community. Now what does this statement by Doug tell you?

"We want to have the most elegant way possible to have those who own both (games) be connected with others who own both or to be able to play across (both)." Lombardi states in the full interview due on Strategy Informer later tonight."

Like I said before. These new announcements are the L4D boycott "Doin Work".

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clixx335427d ago

As long as current L4D owners get a discount on this new one, I'll be happy.

-MD-5427d ago

How exactly would a discount work for those of us that bought our copies on the 360?

While I'm all for that I don't see it happening.

Cajun Chicken5427d ago

Hey, d'ya know what's even funnier? On Steam you can play online for free!

Major_Tom5427d ago (Edited 5427d ago )

Lmao!

I don't even wanna bring up what a disaster L4D is on Xbox 360 either, ugh. Not to mention some of the worst players I've personally ever encountered, sorry if that comes off a bit elitist.

HDgamer5427d ago

that's because steam is good. -nod-

Kushan5427d ago

It took steam YEARS to get to where it is today. Long before the Xbox even existed.

Major_Tom5427d ago

Steam relatively has been known for it's ease of use and so forth, the additional crap PC players generally don't care about came with time. The system works, even when it was prehistoric.

Raf1k15427d ago (Edited 5427d ago )

That was uncalled for.
There's really no need to be taking cheap shots. (edit: I know what you said is true but there's really no need for it until some idiot pops along trying to make Live seem even better than it is)

About Steam though, it really is great. You don't need to have purchased a game on steam to be able to download it. I got UT3 and all I had to do was activate it on Steam. Now If I lose the disk I don't have to worry since I can simply download it :D.

I'm not sure if Live or PSN allow you to download the content you've paid for as many times as you like. Please correct me if I'm wrong as I'd like to know.

-MD-5427d ago

"Hey, d'ya know what's even funnier? On Steam you can play online for free!"

That literally has nothing to do with this particular conversation.

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SKUD5427d ago (Edited 5427d ago )

Whatever. Gonna wait till it hits the bargin bin. Just like madden.

ZombieAutopsy5427d ago

dont care if the graphics are the same i just want a new engine, please Valve get off ur asses and make a new one already

TheIneffableBob5427d ago

The current one works just fine. A bunch of games like BioShock 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are using Unreal Engine 2.5 and Quake 3 engine branches, so why aren't you complaining about those?

solar5427d ago

graphics mean nothing. FUN is where its at. kthxbye.

ZombieAutopsy5427d ago

i just feel like its out-dated, im not sure what it is about it. The thing that i guess gets me is you cant zoom in and it just feels old-school i guess you could say. Im not saying i didnt enjoy the game, i would just like to see an upgrade of the engine.

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GamerRN62d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit62d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead62d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica62d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL62d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit62d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash61d ago (Edited 61d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper61d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica60d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer62d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit62d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer62d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit62d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff218362d ago (Edited 62d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer62d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff218362d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper61d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal62d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood62d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff218362d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde62d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Valve Made Left 4 Dead 2 Because The First Game Was A Broken Mess

Left 4 Dead lead Chet Faliszek describes the original Left 4 Dead game as "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it."

Number1TailzFan174d ago

And then couldn't be arsed to make a third game.

If they can add a lot more stuff to a 2nd game in just 1 year why didn't they make a third game a few years later with tons of stuff extra? Because that shows they could've.

I know Source 2 was kind of broken and was a reason they cancelled L4D3 but it seems wasteful to just toss it away.

Don't know what Valve were thinking.. it's like nobody wanted to fix the issues to get going. They certainly aren't the Valve of 2004 that released fun games with pretty cutting edge graphics.

cthulhucultist172d ago

Valve is allergic to number 3 it seems. It would be easier for them to release a Left 4 Dead 2.5 enhanced version instead of releasing a game with "3" slapped on its title.

rakentaja171d ago

They stopped making games a long time ago. Steam brings in so much money that it's really not worth the effort. Nowadays, people only look for faults in games, and spend more time whining on Twitter/X than playing the game anyway. Valve says a big fat no-no.

anast172d ago

Value is the Blockbuster of video games. They have no need to invest in deving a game, when they can make handfuls of cash renting them.

-Foxtrot174d ago

What are they talking about? Seemed pretty alright to me at launch it just wasn't supported the way Valve promised us

They should have just worked on a revamp / massive update to the game but they didn't they jumped straight to a sequel with brand new characters despite having some sort, if small, story about where the original survivors were heading.

I didn't care for the direction they took the sequel, the original games tone and atmosphere was missing in the second game and is still unmatched. Daytime levels, more whackiness, melee weapons where you could attack a Tank with a frying pan...just wasn't the same to be honest and the new survivors just didn't hold up the originals.

Here's my speculation. I think they did a sequel because they didn't want to update a game co-developed by Turtle Rock, they wanted the franchise to be known as a Valve game only and knew if they updated the first one Turtle Rocks name would still linger on it.

shaenoide172d ago

I want broken games like L4D all day long...

GhostScholar172d ago

Well the first game was by far the best

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