Left 4 Dead!

[Jante]

For de som leser gjennom nyhetene på Steam en gang i blant er dette sikkert gammelt nytt, men synes det fortjener en tråd (men for all del, ikke la dette utvikle seg til en samletråd!11). Som noen sikkert har fått med seg utvikler Turtle Rock Studios et flerspiller co-op survival horror-spill til PC og 360; kalt Left 4 Dead. Turtle Rock er mest kjent for deres arbeid med Counter-Strike: Source og Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (urk..), og fra det jeg har lest ser dette veldig lovende ut.

Nylig har det kommet en del nyheter om spillet, som dette intervjuet i Shacknews med Michael Booth i Turtle Rock Studios hvor han forteller mer om den kommende tittelen. Han forteller blant annet om opp til et dusin med potensielle våpen og fire kampanjer ved launch som skjer senere i år, med lovnader om at de skal i likhet med Counter-Strike fortsette å utvikle spillet videre etter det er først utgitt. Her forteller han mer om noen av de forskjellige fiendene som spillerne kan møte i spillet.

SITAT

Michael Booth: The Boomer is a large bouncy fella who is filled with methane gas. So, Survivors need to keep their distance when engaging him, since he explodes when he is shot. He also has a belly full of vomit, which he can projectile onto you, which in turn attracts hordes of common Infected to attack you--another reason to keep your distance when battling a Boomer. For all the Survivors, using secondary fire allows you to whack your attacker with the handle end of your weapon--a "shove" attack. This will throw the attacker(s) back a few steps. Mastering this move in concert with quick shooting is the best way to approach the Boomer. The Boomer's grotesque groaning also gives the Survivors valuable warning when he is lurking nearby.

The Smoker has a 50-foot-long tongue that allows him to pull a Survivor away from his/her group. These "tongue" attacks during an already intense battle can be deadly, particularly if the Smoker is on a rooftop from which he can string his victims up like a hangman's noose. Keeping an eye on your teammates is the best defense against him, along with listening for his constant coughing and hacking.

The Hunter is the most agile of the Boss infected. He can lunge from many feet away and pounce upon his prey. Not only do Hunters move silently, but they also have the ability to cloak, so players must beware of a stealth attack in addition to minding the space overhead.

The Tank, as his name implies, is just a big badass. He has the ability to throw vehicles, rip up concrete sidewalks and hurl the pieces at you, bust through brick walls, and toss Survivors around like toys. The best approach against a Tank is to unload your weapon into him, reload, and repeat. Having the full team concentrate their attack upon him at once will deliver the best result.

The Witch basically wants to be left alone. If players encounter her with their flashlights switched off while moving quietly, she may do nothing at all. If, however, she is disturbed in the slightest she has the ability to scratch the entire team of Survivors to little bits on the floor.[/b]

I tillegg har fansiden Left4Dead411 fått lov til å ta en sniktitt på spillet hos Turtle Rock Studios. Det ser veldig gjennomført og deilig ut, og man får bare håpe at det er like kult som det høres ut som. Slik som her, hvor de forklarer hvordan bare det å overleve et scenario føltes:

SITAT

Okay, so maybe you actually survive until the helicopter arrives. The landing pad is on the entire other side of the roof (pictured above), which means you and your team will have to abandon your fortifications and venture across it. This is a whole different danger, as boss infected will be ready and waiting since you're going into their territory. More than a couple of times we had our dreams of escaping snatched away at the last moment, like the time I was heading toward the helicopter ladder when a Smoker yanked me from the landing pad all the way into a mass of ravenous zombies (it ended badly for me). Once you actually do climb up the ladder and board the helicopter, there is another mounted machine gun waiting for someone. The helicopter takes off, flying around the building allowing you to see and shoot at the infected horde. When you finally have this experience with all four survivors still alive, words can't describe the feeling of victory and accomplishment.[/b]

Jeg gleder meg!

 

[Kyuzo]

Høres unektelig veldig stas ut. Gode coop-spill ligger høyt på lista over bra spillopplevelser.

 

[Jante]

Vet ikke om dette kan kvalifiseres som et nytt emne, så jeg slenger det inn her. En mod får eventuelt flytte dette til et nytt emne hvis de føler at det er nødvendig. Kotaku rapporterer at 1UP har fått et snikktitt på spillet og har også intervjuet en del Turtle Studios folk om spillet. Får se en del in-game action og cutscenes, og AI-en forklares nærmere. Det at det ikke er scriptet men et mer dynamisk opplegg som forandres hver gang er noe som jeg har savnet fra andre FPS-spill. Dette ser unektelig fett ut.

 

[Trench_Rat]

spillet er featuret på nyeste 1up show http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3145462 bring inn zee podcast


edit: beaten like a hated stepchild :




fake edit: er ikke denne smiley'en : lånt/rappet fra SA

 

[Erketor]

Jo, i likhet med mange andre gjengangere her.