Left 4 Dead Demo Dated, Cinematic Released 30
Valve has announced that their upcoming horror game Left 4 Dead will have a demo available for play on November 11th. They've also released an impressive four-minute cinematic to show off the game's theme. Left 4 Dead is set to launch on November 18th, and if pre-order numbers are any indication, it will be even more popular than the Orange Box. CVG put together a short survival guide for dealing with those troublesome Infected, and Firing Squad did an interview with Turtle Rock Studios' Michael Booth, in which he mentioned that they want to be able to track stats through Steam so players are able to build a "reputation."
Looks fun but, (Score:1, Interesting)
This looks fun, but not $50 fun. If I remember correctly, it only has 4 levels? It just seems like a glorified zombie panic.
Re:Looks fun but, (Score:5, Interesting)
This looks fun, but not $50 fun. If I remember correctly, it only has 4 levels?
The selling point is in everything apart from the actual physical level being dynamic.
Those 4 levels spread out over 20 maps, so it could be relatively sizeable all in all.
I can see how I'll enjoy an hour of hectic zombiefest many times over a few months time. Which seems to justify the price. I haven't preordered yet but I suspect as the "pre-order only" demo date approaches I'll be sorely tempted.
Re:Looks fun but, (Score:2, Interesting)
Preorder-only demo? Isn't the point of a demo to let you see the awesome gameplay (at least from the POV of the developer) and sell the game to you rather than tell you "hey, you'll get to play more of this when we finish it but thanks for the money!"?