reminder:Turtle Rock just got Tencent'd.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211217005008/en/Tencent-Acquires-Turtle-Rock-Studios
It's not just that they have better animations but that L4D (more so 2) has a gore system for the common infected that is STILL unrivaled to this day. The only thing that comes close in recent memory is Doom Eternal's but even then when you blow away 80% of a Cyberdemon they get all glowy instead of gored so you can't really appreciate it.The UI looks so much worse btw
I played L4D2 a couple times and that's the extent of it so I don't really have much else to add. Not surprised L4D/L4D2 have good animations, Valve seems to always make sure extra effort is put in on animations because it adds so much to believability of characters.
What's the zombie in the middle?
When I was young, if I wanted more weapons, more zombies, more maps, more survivors... I just downloaded a bunch of Workshop mods for free.
They also lost out on having Valve's primo concept artist, Moby Francke, do work for them after they cut ties post-Evolve. Shame too, his ethos as a character designer is second-to-none.
Stark and simple, doubly so compared to B4B.
Accidentally stumbling on this thread lead me to look up B4B's character designs. I cannot believe this passes for acceptable commercial designs these days:
Is it a zoomer thing I can't understand?
What's the deal with THAT facial expression btw? I keep seeing it on video game characters but I'm p sure I never saw that expression on a human being irl.
When I was young, if I wanted more weapons, more zombies, more maps, more survivors... I just downloaded a bunch of Workshop mods for free.
Try L4D1 if you have access to it, just to see how it feels compared to the sequel. I think it was better in terms of visual style and presentation, and the weapon viewmodels were more appropriate for playing on a monitor, while those in L4D2 look like they were made for the consoles version. The latter did add various interesting twists to the gameplay, but they feel almost distracting in proportion to the length of the campaigns.
Not so much for the survivors/special infected since there are 8 of them at most at any given time (9 if you count the witch), but they do for the horde which the video shows a little bit when they talk about how they used different textures over the same models to make them look different without having to have completely different models for each one.
Tunnels of Terror Expansion Coming April 12
Tunnels of Terror will be coming to Fort Hope on April 12th, 2022. Here's a little sneak peek on what to look forward to!
When Tunnels of Terror arrives on April 12, you can jump into an all-new co-op activity known as Ridden Hives, where you can explore seven different dungeons full of labyrinthine tunnels below the depths of Evansburgh that are infested with a new Ridden type, Warped Ridden. To claim exclusive loot and rewards only offered in Ridden Hives, players must outmaneuver and overcome the daunting new Warped Ridden, including the landmine-setting Urchins, monstrous Shredders, and damage-dealing Rippers. The new Warped Ridden variants are also playable in PvP Swarm mode.
The upcoming expansion introduces two new playable Cleaners – Sharice, an axe wielding firefighter, and Heng, a tough as nails, no-nonsense restaurateur.
Also included in Tunnels of Terror are eight exclusive character skins, seven new legendary weapons, 12 new weapon skins, new cards, and more. The expansion will coincide with the release of the No Hope difficulty setting, a free update adding an extra level of challenge for elite players.
Please note, all playable content included in the Tunnels of Terror expansion will be accessible by all players in a party as long as one player in that party has purchased the expansion.
Additionally, there will be no microtransactions of any kind, cosmetic or otherwise, added to the game as part of this expansion or any future content update.
I almost thought this was satire until I looked at the image. Well, at least the developers figured out what was missing in their game: old chinese men and a female firefighter. My only hope is she has sayings like "I'm putting you out." or "I'm on fiyyyyaaa!"
