http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/ A games writer in the UK who also sometimes tries to make things. Tue, 22 May 2012 00:46:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126428 Floodkiller Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:52:57 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126428 Yes, same as getting the Stashe Whacker achievement. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126427 Hetnikik Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:01:14 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126427 If one person gets the Gnome to the end does everyone playing get the achivment? http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126426 Pentadact Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:34:28 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126426 I still haven't got it, if you want to join me tonight. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126425 EGTF Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:52 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126425 It appears my victory was bittersweet. Now that the game has opened up to the rest of the UK, it seems to have wiped wiped all achievements from my L4D2 profile. I'm going to have to get that stupid fecking gnome across the entire level again.
I'm going to have to get that stupid fecking gnome across the entire level again.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126420 Pentadact Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:17:53 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126420 Hurray! Was hoping someone captured that. I have about 300 high res shots, but they're all tinged with the sadness that I had to leave early. On the plus side, it was a very good badminton game I left for. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126419 EGTF Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:11:19 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126419 Fraps broke, meaning I had to printscreen shamefully so the images aren't crystal clear. Tom didn't manage to have enough time to stick out with it to the end sadly, but we managed to carry the little grinning sod all the way. I can rest easy. http://snipurl.com/tav8h http://snipurl.com/tav98
http://snipurl.com/tav8h
http://snipurl.com/tav98]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126417 Glen Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:35:03 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126417 @Verde - see EGTF's comment above, you have to get 750points in the shooter carnival game to get the gnome. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126416 Verde Flash Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:33:56 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126416 I couldn't find the gnome... http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126415 Mr Chug Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:35:56 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126415 Just managed the run with the gnome. There was a panic at one point when a teammate threw it into an area we couldn't get to by mistake, but luckily a tank showed up and wiped us out. We respawned to find him watching us from the pile of boxes we put him on while we recovered from the coaster. Proudly cradling him as I jumped onto the chopper was one of 'those' gaming moments, up there with last time I carried a gnome through an entire game. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126412 Verde Flash Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:56:53 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126412 I'm sure going for that achievement, since Little Rocket Man has been my favorite achievement from any game ever. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126411 Pentadact Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:27:40 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126411 Absolutely, that's my job for tonight. Anyone wanna join in and help me? http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126409 EGTF Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:48:09 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126409 I really do hope you go for the Guardin' Gnome achievement in l4d2. It's the only one I personally care about getting myself. You go to the carnival, play the shooting game near the start and get over 750 points on it to unlock the gnome from his cage, then carry him through the entire level jumping onto the helicopter at the end with him in your hands. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126324 FunkyLlama Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:27:18 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126324 If you prefer fullscreen, the stuttering issue can also be fixed by setting the max frames to render ahead setting in the driver control panel to 0. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126323 Nonomu198 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:55:44 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126323 Now that the demo's public I tried it. I'm glad I didn't preorder, the demo stinks. I've had no fun whatsoever, it's so moderately boring. There was nothing exciting or new, and the zombies are just sort of there. They don't scare me, they hardly touch me. Playing on hard mode, as in many bad games, only made me more vurnarble to the zombies (and made some more of them), which didn't add any excitment, just posible frustration of being 1-hit-killed. I hate the weapons, mostly their sounds. The freaking pistols piss me off. I'm not a fan of the graphics either, why is the hud so bulky? All in all, it's subpar.
All in all, it's subpar.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126320 Ludo Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:20:21 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126320 You're totally right about the guns. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126318 you're a dumbass Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:21:40 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126318 thx http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126309 DoctorDisaster Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:35:24 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126309 I've had two great spitter attacks where she separated the group, even making it difficult for us to see each other. Once was in the middle of the running finale and man, that was bad. Two of us got to the tower and look around and oops, the other two are still trapped in one of the chain-link corridors in the middle of a mob. Personally, I think it's a good thing when two people can talk about the same game and have totally different stories to tell. It's just a shame that your story seems to be boring so far. I will admit that the beefed-up AI seems to be more noticeable with the established infected. From what I can tell, the devs just taught the computer the best combo attacks from L4D1 versus mode. Smokers especially seem to be escorted by a puke or a pounce as a general rule now, which was more or less unheard of in the old campaign mode. The newbies do feel like a bit of a blank slate tactically. @Tyshalle That's odd -- I found the AK to be a particularly solid choice. You trade the accuracy of the M-16 for way more punch. Even I, a habitual boomsticker, found it incredibly useful in areas like the running finale. It definitely blurs the line between shotties for short range, autos for accuracy (the latter half of which has always been pretty preposterous), but I think that's what I like about the wider selection. The choices in this game are less obvious, and that makes me more inclined to experiment, which will keep the game fresh in the long run.
Personally, I think it's a good thing when two people can talk about the same game and have totally different stories to tell. It's just a shame that your story seems to be boring so far.

I will admit that the beefed-up AI seems to be more noticeable with the established infected. From what I can tell, the devs just taught the computer the best combo attacks from L4D1 versus mode. Smokers especially seem to be escorted by a puke or a pounce as a general rule now, which was more or less unheard of in the old campaign mode. The newbies do feel like a bit of a blank slate tactically.

@Tyshalle That's odd -- I found the AK to be a particularly solid choice. You trade the accuracy of the M-16 for way more punch. Even I, a habitual boomsticker, found it incredibly useful in areas like the running finale. It definitely blurs the line between shotties for short range, autos for accuracy (the latter half of which has always been pretty preposterous), but I think that's what I like about the wider selection. The choices in this game are less obvious, and that makes me more inclined to experiment, which will keep the game fresh in the long run.]]> http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126306 Tubby McChubbles Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:16:07 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126306 the spitter had an amazing moment for me. we were running across the tower to turn off the alarm, and the spitter spat (obviousl0 but it landed next to the button, forcing half the team to wait, and the other half to jump off the tower. I love the game so far, and have no probles other than one or two bugs that kinda wierdme out. http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126272 Tyshalle Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:58:39 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126272 It's less the variety that I have a problem with and more the fact that none of the new weapons feel solid. The AK is hugely inaccurate from what little time I had with it. I forget what the other one that I saw, the three-shot burst gun felt the most solid but it's basically useless if you're surrounded by a horde. The silenced uzi is terribly inaccurate, and even the pistols feel worse (though I'll admit that might be in my head). http://www.pentadact.com/2009-10-29-the-left-4-dead-2-demo-is-here-and-subpar/#comment-126270 AlphaTM Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:37:05 +0000 http://www.pentadact.com/?p=1129#comment-126270 I don't understand what you mean by the new weapons being horrible, man. I think they're all good depending on your playstyle. I mean, in L4D, the only choice you had were "so you want fire or an explosion?" or "do you want an automatic weapon or a shotgun?" You picked up pills if you could find them. You picked up another pistol without a second glance. Now, there are loads more options. Do I want two pistols, or a melee weapon, or a Desert Eagle? Do I want an AK or and M16? Do I want to heal or play god? Do I wan- ad infinitum. This is even accelerated moreso with the grenade laucher (Not in the demo like half the content). Really, this is going to be a much more varied game than L4D ever was.