I remember being too scared to play this one. This is probably my first "horror game." When I first encountered the Witch, I Alt+F4'd so fast and my friend DM'd me wondering what happened. LOL.
The cast of characters are so memorable, iconic voice performances. The gameplay loop makes replaying stages again and again so much fun. It was different than other "wave based survival" experiences on the market. It had campaigns spanning multiple stages, characters commenting on what they saw, how they felt. It required getting from "Point A to Point B" alive. All while managing resources and sticking together.
One of the ALL TIME GREATS for Co-op zombie shooters.
Unfortunately(?) there's no real reason to revisit this one as L4D2 has the entirety of L4D1's content in it. (mostly.)
Still, a huge leap forward for multiplayer co op and will go down in history as evergreen.
The cast of characters are so memorable, iconic voice performances. The gameplay loop makes replaying stages again and again so much fun. It was different than other "wave based survival" experiences on the market. It had campaigns spanning multiple stages, characters commenting on what they saw, how they felt. It required getting from "Point A to Point B" alive. All while managing resources and sticking together.
One of the ALL TIME GREATS for Co-op zombie shooters.
Unfortunately(?) there's no real reason to revisit this one as L4D2 has the entirety of L4D1's content in it. (mostly.)
Still, a huge leap forward for multiplayer co op and will go down in history as evergreen.
A classic. Varied enemy types, varied Survivor personalities, varied weapons and varied maps that each gave a whole lot of replayability. Not to mention it played extremely well on the hardware at the time, and isn't one to ask for too much processing power. It was definitely a forerunner in the sea of zombie saturation. When you look back at it in a sea of other great 4-player co-op games... you might not find it especially compelling. But it's the times I had playing the game at the time that stuck with me.
I've ran through this game twice solo and it's a good experience still! There is no reason to play this as l4d2 is just this game plus more (minus legs) but it's still a fun romp. The thing I missed the most was the enhanced gore from l4d2. Killing zombies in this game is kinda stale if you're used to the second game.