Thursday, June 4th 2009

Left 4 Dead 2 Announced at E3

And the gamers revolt.  Left 4 Dead (L4D) fans are up in arms this week over Valve's announcement at E3 for a sequel to be released this November.  There isn't much left to say without simply regurgitating the issues the L4D community has with this news, so I'll just post a link at the end.  To summarize, the fans already felt cheated out of much-promised updates and are now facing the prospect of paying $50 for a sequel within a year of the original release.  And to top it off, the L4D2 looks no better than what they expected from the undelivered updates.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=885287

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  • L4D2 is very sudden and I don't want to pay 50 bucks for the game either, what i think should have been done is just a large expansion pack that allows you to use things like frying pans and chainsaws. because that's the only up side I really see coming out of this "new game".
    GeneBit
    GeneBit  Level 23JournalistWeblog CommenterIt's All Relative
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    6/4/2009 6:06 pm
  • I can understand how fans would feel cheated.  L4D doesn't really feel like a 50 dollar game somehow.  There just doesn't seem to be a ton of content.  It's a blast, and it's quality when it lasts, but I can see their points.

    However, when I heard this news, I felt excited and giddy and nothing more.  It wasn't til I heard everyone's reactions that I was like "Hmm, maybe it IS a little cheap."

    I think people would feel differently if not for the fact that Valve seems to show so so much love for Team Fortress 2, with a constant update of maps, items, achievements, etc etc.  L4D hasn't had such updates.  There's the survival pack update which adds one map, one gameplay mode, and expanded VS mode to be playable on all the campaigns (which was kinda cheap that it wasn't that way to begin with).
    Stone
    Stone  Level 26JournalistWeblog CommenterIt's All RelativeAlways Right
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    6/4/2009 11:06 pm

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