"Left 4 Dead" Catch All

Quintin_Stone wrote:

You guys make me want this day 1.

Oh yeah, like you, of all people, wouldn't be buying a friggin' zombie game on day 1.

Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.

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Saw this over on Kotaku and Joystiq.

Ranger Rick wrote:

Oh yeah, like you, of all people, wouldn't be buying a friggin' zombie game on day 1.

Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.

I've very much gotten out of the habit of getting games the week they're released. This one was originally "gauge community interest first".

That is an awesome box cover. Reminds me of the commercial for Creeper(?) Theater or Chiller Theater they had on TV when I was a kid. It had this green hand/arm that would punch out of the earth(a grave) and grope around... always freaked me out.

Love the bitten off thumb. Too cool.

I have a good friend that's actually preordered this game for me. I was initially dubious but I get increasingly thankful with every passing day.

Irongut wrote:

That is an awesome box cover. Reminds me of the commercial for Creeper(?) Theater or Chiller Theater they had on TV when I was a kid.

Reminds me more of the SAW film advertising.

Can you guys pre-order it? Because i've checked online over here in the UK and on the Steam store and i can't even pre-order it - let alone see a product to pre-order... i'm hoping that there isn't going to be a delayed EU release... that would suck donkey balls...

Koning_Floris wrote:

...and those nice brains I will lick from the floor!

You really shouldn't eat brains you find on the floor--you don't know where they've been! I mean, you might pick up a nasty infection, er, another nasty infection.

- Alan

I love the dark green. It definitely stands out from the rest of the box arts

The cover picture would correspond to the title much better if it was a left hand.

EvilDead wrote:

The cover picture would correspond to the title much better if it was a left hand.

Genius!

EvilDead wrote:

The cover picture would correspond to the title much better if it was a left hand.

I'm surprised it isn't. I'd expect that sort of symbolism by this point. Maybe they're trying to make some sort of point about how right handed people are just as evil?

EvilDead wrote:

The cover picture would correspond to the title much better if it was a left hand.

Everyone knows that zombies are ambidextrous - no opposable thumbs. This is why it works!

New character Model.

Valve said that they want distinguishable silhouettes like they have in Tf2.
http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=10406&game_id=4084

Is it just me or do those guns look really tiny in his hands? I can not wait for this game... just in time for my LAN party as well at my new house! Woohoo

I think I'm probably okay to say that the new character models work very well, and allow the game to be less obtrusive with the glowing silhouette thing for teammates since the player models are now more distinct from the zombie hordes.

TempestBlayze wrote:

New character Model.

Valve said that they want distinguishable silhouettes like they have in Tf2.
http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=10406&game_id=4084

If you clicked on the drawing of the girl you go to a gallery of sketches of the old designs compared to the new ones.

Is it me or does Franics look like John McGinley, Dr. Cox from Scrubs?

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Vector wrote:
TempestBlayze wrote:

New character Model.

Valve said that they want distinguishable silhouettes like they have in Tf2.
http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=10406&game_id=4084

If you clicked on the drawing of the girl you go to a gallery of sketches of the old designs compared to the new ones.

I like the old version of the Biker Francis....it reminded me of Tom Savini.

And now I am reminded of a girl I knew that tried to sleep with Savini. And mentioned like every 20 minutes that she was a "trom-ette." I think she stole my aviator's cap.

I still prefer the old models.

Duoae wrote:

I still prefer the old models.

Agreed. All of them, especially Old Man and Biker Guy.

I like that the black guy is no longer homeless. Other than that I preferred the old models.

Francis' new look reminds me a bit of Jayne Cobb from Firefly. I guess I'm a minority in liking the new look better. They look like actual people now. In my opinion the old look was muddy and indistinct, and all the characters looked like fairly generic mercenaries.

Shea wrote:

Francis' new look reminds me a bit of Jayne Cobb from Firefly. I guess I'm a minority in liking the new look better. They look like actual people now. In my opinion the old look was muddy and indistinct, and all the characters looked like fairly generic mercenaries.

You're not alone. I like elements of the new look. That's why I like that Lewis looks like an office worker rather than a hobo. I do prefer the old Francis and am relatively indifferent to the old guy. I prefer the new look Zoey though despite looking like Evangeline Lily.

This coming from an artist first and gamer second:

If you are paying more attention to the character models rather than shooting the damn zombies, then you are doing it wrong.

cartoonin99 wrote:

If you are paying more attention to the character models rather than shooting the damn zombies, then you are doing it wrong. :D

Agreed. And again, in practice, the new models work really well.

This is what I think about the new models:

Black guy looks better now, because someone must have a job when this mess broke out. also if he was homeless why does his have a big key ring with tons of keys?

Biker dude: Liked the old one better, maybe it is just the render but he looks more like a biker guy. The new one looks like a lamer faux-rich guy who purchased a Harley on the weekend because his wife really likes leather-chaps.

Old Guy: Like the newer one better but he seems British now so it doesn't fit with the green beret hat.

Girl: WAY better, she doesn't look so FFXXIIIXXICISX style anime crap. She looks like a punk rocker girl.

Pharacon wrote:

This is what I think about the new models:

Black guy looks better now, because someone must have a job when this mess broke out. also if he was homeless why does his have a big key ring with tons of keys?

I don't get this homeless thing going on in the comments. I never thought he looked homeless.... I mean, he's wearing a nice coat and boots.

Old Guy: Like the newer one better but he seems British now so it doesn't fit with the green beret hat.

People in the British army do wear berets though i get what you're saying. It looks like the guy out of 'The good life'.

Girl: WAY better, she doesn't look so FFXXIIIXXICISX style anime crap. She looks like a punk rocker girl.

I think you need to take another look. Either at the picture or those games because the old girl looks like a different style Alyx...nothing anime about her...

Is there/will there be a "Catch-all" thread so we can set up matches for day 1? It's only four months away.

Lex Cayman wrote:

Is there/will there be a "Catch-all" thread so we can set up matches for day 1? It's only four months away.

This would be it.