http://www.l4d.com/I came in here to check the TF2 topic and post the GoW2 thread, I figured I'd see if there was any L4D discussion going on and there isn't so hey what the fuck is going on?
Left 4 Dead is an upcoming game by Valve, the same guys that brought us all TF2, Half Life etc. You and your buddies take control of 4 characters left behind in the face of ahorde of zombies. It's a zombie survival game that features multiplayer action. 4 other players can also take on the role of 4 zombie characters for VS action.
The aim of the game is that the four survivors must cooperate to help each other through infected parts of the city to safety. When players are playing as the infected, they must cooperate to stop the survivors from reaching safety.
The main thing that is attracting me to this game is the promise of REAL teamwork. Team Fortress 2 for instance, advertised real teamplay, and in a sense that's true. But there are also times when you can walk into the enemy base, practice pipe bomb jumping for five minutes. Head back to your own base to grab some health. Have a liesurely explore and nobody will really notice. The selling point of this game is, if you don't work as a team. You will die. If you do something wrong, the rest of your team WILL know about it.
Apparently the teamwork kick is that you require the other players to help boost you up walls, and they then require you to pull them up to reach higher locations. Revive downed team mates and cover multiple angles of zombe oppression at a time. I tihnk the game looks pretty cool and I'm definitely looking forward to it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_4_Dead#Team_coordination_and_communication
