r/gaming 26d ago

I absolutely cannot believe that this picture is now ten years old.

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u/ExpandingOperations 26d ago

The same team who made left 4 dead are about to release a game called back 4 blood. They couldn't use the name for copyright reasons, but it's basically left 4 dead 3. It's in beta right now, you should check it out!

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u/tolbolton 26d ago

but it's basically left 4 dead 3

It's really not. There've been lots and lots of changes made to the gameplay that (for me) broke the perfect formula of the first 2 entries to the series. And I also think the game clearly lacks Valve polish in the engine/visuals department.

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u/sushi_cw 26d ago

I had a hard time even getting into 2, after thoroughly enjoying the first L4D. Too... fast? And the atmosphere just wasn't quite there? Not sure how to describe it.

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u/SlyCooper007 26d ago

Damn, they should have tried to get the license from Valve. Oh well, need to check out the beta if i can get into it.

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u/sorry_I_said_that 26d ago

They tried

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/Thwerty 26d ago

Yeah all their plans include "eventually" so maybe another couple decades. To me it seems they like releasing games with significant new technology advances which is annoying to wait for

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u/snarkywombat 26d ago

Left 4 Dead VR when?

No, seriously. I don't have a VR rig but I'd buy one if they did L4D VR.

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u/Thwerty 26d ago

When you can matrix yourself into the game

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u/Icandothemove 26d ago

The closed beta was last week.

The open beta is right now. You can get into it.

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u/Philosophile42 26d ago

I think that was just for last week. We all have to wait for the official release now.

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u/Icandothemove 26d ago

That was the closed beta.

The open beta opened today.

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u/Philosophile42 26d ago

Oic. My mistake!

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u/DRACULA_WOLFMAN 26d ago

It also doesn't really play like Left 4 Dead. It's fine on its own merits, but it definitely isn't Left 4 Dead 3.

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u/MoeKara 26d ago

Without Versis mode it just isnt a spiritual successor unfortunately. Hopefully they add it in

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u/DesertLlama 26d ago

They added it in for the Closed Beta last week. It's just not as good though because it's a rough Horde mode.

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u/tsh-statham 26d ago

Many of us are very cautious after the absolute p2w bs that was Evolve with its insane amount of dlc. Not sure the team has learned it’s lesson and considering how valve tended to handle things like this with keeping it cosmetic only I don’t have very high hopes