I know I'm horribly late on this, but I finally started playing Left 4 Dead. And its so amazingly rad, that only Lucas from The Wizard can tell you how awesome it is.
Usually I'm absolutely abysmal at first person shooters, but it turns out that's because I couldn't care less what happened during WW2 . This game has to be one of Valve's best work.
The architecture and even the small details are stunning. Each level is chilling in it's own way, and the zombie placement is genius. The voice actors did an excellent job of mixing fear with intensity. The range of characters are great too, but I'm pretty sure Valve wanted Zoey to be a guy, but didn't want people calling the politically incorrect card.
The music is pretty great too, and the range of enemies just tie the game together.
I only have 3 complaints:
1. The game is too short. This seems to be a recurring theme in Valve's games, like for example Portal.
2. One odd thing that struck me was that every level is set as a movie. I didn't see the purpose, other than the cinematic ending sequence.
3.The online is pretty spotty with a lot of lag, but you can expect that with any online game.
Overall I give it a 9/10, and if you haven't checked out this amazing game, then you should.
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