Left 4 Dead 2 - izigame

Game Info

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game, the sequel to Valve Corporation's Left 4 Dead. The Game builds upon cooperatively focused gameplay and Valve's proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in the original Left 4 Dead. Set during the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic, Left 4 Dead 2 focuses on four new Survivors, fighting against hordes of the Infected, who develop severe psychosis and exhibit zombie-like tendencies. The Survivors must fight their way through five campaigns, interspersed with safe houses that act as checkpoints, with the goal of escape at each campaign's finale.

Name

Left 4 Dead 2

Companies

Valve, Turtle Rock Studios

Released

11/17/2009

Platforms

Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Engines

Source

Type

Shooter

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Reviews

Saturday, September 7, 2024 2:17:02 AM

13 Steam users votes up

Paentimexi

Steam user

The Forever Experience

There will be a TL;DR at the end.

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There’s little to be said about Left 4 Dead 2 that hasn’t already been said.
It’s really one of the purest games that exists.

Such as it is - the cycle of running through these brilliantly designed maps and tussling with the infected has an astonishingly large variance of replayability. Introducing mods only increases to the variety by an incredible factor.

People are still playing this game even when it’s about 15 years old - it’s solid and quality.
There’s no complexity to muddle the objectivity of this simplistic experience: no perks, no in-game shop, no XP grind, no strange narrative, no dynamic weapon tiers, no convoluted story, no cluttered HUD.
It is, by and large, a hyper refined and eloquently designed application - and the core maps are fan favorites for good reason.

PvP is a gamble when it comes to modders, hackers, and cheaters around the planet who have nothing better to do than ruin your fun for stepping in and trying to enjoy this aging experience.
All the same, it’s a beautiful thing once it works out.

I have many fond memories on the 170+ hours I spent on this game on my XBOX, and the 50+ hours I have on my PC at time of writing adds to that more-so with the mods and community to boot.

It’s surprising that such a runaway success didn’t spawn more imitators - but the ones that do often miss the brilliance of the title.

After playing through a bit, you will likely be left wanting more. More weapons, more maps, more enemies. It’s something incredible because no matter how much you enjoy it, you feel a mixture of satisfied and whetted all the same.

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TL;DR
9.5/10
Left 4 Dead 2 is an Exceptional game.
Single player, multiplayer, mods - it has it all. You may wish for additional content, expanded variety, or crave more from something so compact; but the experience will be worthwhile regardless. If this was the only game in your steam profile, you’d still be set forever.