So, I really really liked L4D when I got it. I played it all the time and had a blast. Everything was solid, the game was dark, it was fun. L4D2 came out and was good, but it has been getting annoying, especially going back to L4D. It seems very slow and the graphics almost seem fuzzy imo. The special infected are not as powerful, hunter pounces dont land, and its hard to get a decent infected combo. The melee weapons also took away from the horde. it just does not seem right. Because of its release, L4D no longer has a lot of players and everyone is in L4D2. It just upsets me that I feel L4D is better but its difficult to get into a serious game. Its hard to explain, but in short, I feel L4D2 ruined what L4D stood for. Was wondering peoples thoughts on this because a few of my friends feel the same way.

I'm terrible at explaining things the first time, but if this doesn't make sense, just ask me to reword or explain myself and I will.

L4D2 is by far the better game. You must have just not played any good games with people or something I dunno. graphis, way better. And while the melee weapons change the way u fight a horde the zombies are stronger so it evens out. The hunter thing was a issue, but it was just a little different cuz its a new verison, when u ge teh hang of it it owns like the rest of them, minus the jockey who is a faggot. lol. But yea imo L4D2 offers a far more expansive gameplay

I know it's not the experience with it, for I have played 50 hours of L4D2 with some pretty amazing players. Maybe it's just that it was too much like L4D and I was bored of it. I unno. I just don't like L4D2 as much as the first one...

I actually agree with Stevo.

I feel L4D2 is the less likable game, I would not say its graphics are better as they are just different in fact the graphics actually seem more cartoon like to me than the first one. The characters are terrible compared to the first group, melee makes the game way to fucking easy, I literally down to such low health that if I were hit I would die and instead I fended off the entire horde with a sword. I think all of the new special infected are completely fucking retarded, from there design to there mechanics. I did like the uncommon common infected (eg. the cops, the clown, etc.) that was a good addition, now many say the multiple pathway system makes it better, and it does but only to an extent as it did not make an impact on me. This whole version seemed way to campy and corny for my taste, that and all the blaring southern stereo types all over the place was just ridiculous, I lived in the south for a year in both georgia and right near new orleans and I never ran into the description of southern life they depict.
Now you also say that you have to play with the right group of people for it to be really good, well honestly a game should be good enough that it does not require you to always have a good group, thats poor game design. I played with random groups all the time in L4D and yeah I ran into some bad but I also ran into alot of good groups but regardless I still had fun in the first game.

thats my two cents on the matter.

I agree with Oni. I played L4D for a long time, it is a spectacular game. The feel of the game was like a horror film (how a zombie survival game of that magnitude should be). L4D2 is like a fucking county fair. The main characters are the worst I've ever seen in ANY franchise. There are no surprises in it, nothing startles you (unless your 5yrs old). It seems that it was literally made to appease the fanboys who wanted a katana - and fail racist stereotypes. And some of the objectives seem pointless and not close to how it would be in RL. Yes i understand that it is a game, but why would they make the first one so life like, and then ruin their image with this POS? L4D>L4D2.

lol you guys make me laugh why does this thread even exist?.... and whats wrong with the characters in this one??? dont like it cause there arnt any white girls?? and i love the southern N.O. theme i visit it a lot and live in FL and i think its awesome

seconded butch, they dont know what they are talking about lolol

It's a fps made to be played over and over I wouldn't want more plot and character development to slow up my shooting crap. Yea, its different, but that doesn't make it "Wrost Gam evar!". Go play the first one if you love it so much. Games progress, if you don't like it, don't play. Just like the nerds that still play cs 1.6 cuz source killed their game or the kids who play tfc instead of tf2

Did anyone seriously see l4d and think wow, I'm gonna buy this for the plot and character development? I couldn't care less if ever character looked identical and didn't say a word.

LOL, I don't play L4D2, it was a waste of $20 imo. No one said it was the worst game ever either Hubage. L4D2 lacks strategy, "omg i has a chainsaw and I'm 1 hit away from being dead brrrrbrrrrbrrr, oh i lived all the way to the safe house". Its too easy, so yeah i can see why ppl like it. You could solo that game if it wasn't for jockeys.

And wow....."Games progress"???? you call L4D2 a progression? ok lets list the upgrades, add more code for some melee, change character skins, and add a few more weapons/levels, then repackage the game to sell for the price of a brand new game.

Should have been an update for L4D if anything. And yes, when i buy a game i expect some content in it, its a survival horror game....... L4D brought a new style of team based game play, what did L4D2 bring? The same style just fucked up? If they were gonna fuck it up and repackage it, they could have at least made the characters giant penis/vaginas.

On a side note....Why the hell would you buy a sub par game that had the same character model and no dialog? Especially with todays standard of games? o wait.....your playing a game from 10 years ago....i forgots.

I sure didnt create the thread butch, but it seems to exist because someone wanted to express there opinion on the second game. Now you posted in it, so obviously you had something to say in response so the thread seems to have some purpose.

Sud Ive played through the game and own it, I think it sucks as a progression and I dislike the theme. Your statement provides nothing for the discussion so why post at all.