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Did I say that? No. I was expecting something that attacks you from range at least. Something that doesn't involve simply holding down LT if they get a bit close and you run out of ammo.

But there are those zombies that spike you with their tongues or something and then pull you towards them

Show me an FPS game with Variety nowadays. The last FPS that really brought variety was painkiller. Everything else is really the same thing over and over again.

And the witch is no push over. Maybe your playing on hacked gameplay, because ive had the witch outlast 2 full clips of the auto shotty + and grenade going off on her.

Show me an FPS game with Variety nowadays. The last FPS that really brought variety was painkiller. Everything else is really the same thing over and over again.

Most games have out-of-character sequences to break up the gameplay. Some shooters have driving sections for example. This is the same non-stop close quarters combat all the way through. You use the same tactics every time you play. I have other things to spend that ?30/40 on, like a car...

Most games have out-of-character sequences to break up the gameplay. Some shooters have driving sections for example. This is the same non-stop close quarters combat all the way through. You use the same tactics every time you play. I have other things to spend that ?30/40 on, like a car...

How do you get all that from a demo that only gives you 3 sections out of 1 map? You dont even get the play the full map, or even get any part of the story. Dont judge a book by its cover, and dont judge the story and complexity of a game from its demo. The demo is really there to show you how it will run and sort of what it will be like, usually hiding the best for those who purchase it. everyone can have their own opinion, but i normally perfer those who form theirs off of what they have learned from fullly studing the content, not just a quick glimpse.

From what I can tell so far, this game should really only get better with the addition of 4 extra players as zombies, some more weapons, and many many more maps. Plus, we konw Valve is great for keeping a game up to date and full of patches/addons. What you pay for now will only be reaped even more later on. If anyone should steal Sonys moto of you pay for the future, it would be Valve.

How do you get all that from a demo that only gives you 3 sections out of 1 map? You dont even get the play the full map, or even get any part of the story. Dont judge a book by its cover, and dont judge the story and complexity of a game from its demo. The demo is really there to show you how it will run and sort of what it will be like, usually hiding the best for those who purchase it. everyone can have their own opinion, but i normally perfer those who form theirs off of what they have learned from fullly studing the content, not just a quick glimpse.

From what I can tell so far, this game should really only get better with the addition of 4 extra players as zombies, some more weapons, and many many more maps. Plus, we konw Valve is great for keeping a game up to date and full of patches/addons. What you pay for now will only be reaped later on. If anyone should steal Sonys moto of you pay for the future, it would be Valve.

Don't judge a book by it's cover? Demos are supposed to make you want to buy the game! They're supposed to include the best bits of the early part of the game to get your interest. L4D has failed, and that's the end of it.

Valve didn't do a great job of keeping the Orange Box up to date on the consoles, did it? Yeah, they're great at supporting PC games, but the OB was fail on the consoles.

I dont have the demo on my PC anymore but I have a question. In the harder modes do they get rid of the unlimited ammo for your small handgun?

I only played the game for a short time before I had to get back into school mode.

What exactly is the point of the witch?

She is SUPER easy to kill compared to the tank boss...Even on advanced / expert, she cries, I shoot at her, it says I disturbed her, she comes at me, I shoot her again with shotgun....She's dead.

1 shotgun blast?

She's got more health than that.

Edit: Oh yeah, completely forgot about this. Valve released the posters for the "movies"

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Anybody see the problem in the No Mercy poster? :p

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