10011 wrote:
ZippyTheSquirrel wrote:
Left 4 Dead 2 announcement makes me a sad camper.
Left 4 Dead 1 has been out all of eight months. I hope that by "sequel" they mean to the Xbox version and expansion onto PC.
It seems like an extended expansion to me. Set in the US South with 4 new characters, new special infected, new weapons (including melee weapons), new maps. They also said that it will release with more maps for campaign and versus at launch. Oh, and Survival mode will come built-in at release.
Additionally, they're boasting an improved AI Director 2.0 that will be able to control weather and environment and map characteristics. Made it sound as though the new maps won't be entirely linear, maybe multiple paths to choose.
"Set for Nov. 17 as an Xbox 360 and PC "exclusive", the game will add melee combat, deeper cooperative gameplay and new weapons, including a chainsaw, frying pan, axe and baseball bat.
The game will make use of AI Director 2.0, which Valve says will take the game's dynamic gameplay to the next level. That means the ability to procedurally change weather, world objects and pathways and "tailoring" enemy population, effects and sound."
Mm-mm, there was some interview where it was confirmed that it will be a sequel at full retail price because of all the new changes. Im annoyed, but I can understand why, for a game that was designed for the Xbox, since they couldnt keep updating the game like TF2 for their precious console players.
