After spending some solid time with Left 4 Dead 2, it’s quite apparent that this game is nothing to boycott. In fact, those doing so are really depriving themselves of an extremely improved version of Left 4 Dead. I’d go as far as to say that Left 4 Dead should be boycotted, not the sequel game. Valve has improved upon the original Left 4 Dead tenfold, but is it worth the price tag?
If you have gotten your hands on Left 4 Dead 2 and have played just smidgen of the Dark Carnival campaign, you have probably heard of the band Midnight Riders. I don’t know if it’s THE Midnight Riders or just Midnight Riders, but the point is, the band is mentioned throughout the campaign as one of Ellis’ favorites. He goes on and on with his lengthy diatribes while he’s getting eatin’ up by zombies about how awesome the band is. Hell, you even get to take on a zombie climax event on one of their stages with pyrotechnics and everything!
I was recently popping around on the internet and saw a new website for the Midnight Riders seen here. The site is actually owned by Valve Corporation and is one of their 198 domains. The site is legit. We don’t know in what context yet, but it is legit. When you head on over to the site you can see that down below the riders we are given the menacing message “Coming Soon”. Is this Left 4 Dead 2 DLC already in the making? Are we going to be able to play as the Midnight Riders through the campaign? Will this be a whole new set of campaigns telling the story of the Midnight Riders and their escape to freedom? We will find out soon, and we will keep you informed at Loot Ninja.
I’m personally hoping that at least there will be a sequence of getting on the band’s tour bus only to find zombie groupies wanting to have sex with you. That would be awesome! Hey, don’t judge me! Things still work down there even if they are flesh eating zombies. I got some flesh……IN MY PANTS!
It’s that time of the year again – the big holiday push of games. On the top of my radar (aside from Dragon Age) is Left 4 Dead 2, and much like last years Left 4 Dead, Valve is giving those who pre-ordered the game early access to the demo on October 27th, at least for PC owners. Xbox Gold members can check the game out on November 3rd, and Silver members on the 10th of November.
The demo shows off the Parish level, the new boss infected, and a number of new weapons – so it should be a decent way to gauge if the new features are worthy of a new numeral slapped on the end of the games name.
Left 4 Dead 2 launches on November 17th on Steam and November 20th in stores – and those two dates can’t come soon enough.
Liked the original Left 4 Dead but thought it was missing something? Iconic zombie killing weapons like a fire axe or baseball bat? How about a larger variety in weapons? No? What about a shopping mall?
The final two campaigns of Left 4 Dead 2 have been “leaked” by a Taiwanese site, and if the above poster is any indication, Dead Center takes place in a shopping mall. The other campaign, Hard Rain, looks like it takes place in an industrial complex and there may be some sort of precipitation involved.
At any rate, a mall campaign is exactly what I wanted to play in the original game – is there really anything more awesome than killing zombies in a mall?
Coming Soon!
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