Left 4 Dead Zombies Will Rip Your Face Off

While most of you are anxiously awaiting WofLK this year, Left 4 Dead is probably my most anticipated PC title besides Spore.  Survival zombie horror, mixed with co-op style gameplay, fast paced Counter Strike like gun fights, and it is being developed by Turtle Rock and Valve.  Call me sold. 

Here are some new videos courtesy of IGN via EA's Spring Break event today:



(you can see a couple more videos at the IGN site)

A few notes from the videos.  I really like the "wallhack effect" that you get with your teammates.  The co-op aspect of this game is a must, and ditching your team will only get you rolled.  Being able to see their locations through walls will be a big help.

I do like the fact that the zombies are more of the "Dawn of the Dead" remake sort, than the rage infected "28 Days Later".  They aren't constantly rushing around, and swarming you, though they are fast and quick, they don't seem to smell you.  It seems they have to have a line of sight before they rush you.  Plus they aren't impossible to kill.  It seems to take a varied amount of bullets to kill them which is also a nice bonus.  Melee attacks also seem to work quite well.  I am sure the "boss zombies", like the Boomer featured 53 seconds in on the 2nd video are going to be a bit harder to kill.

Being able to see your teammates statuses on your own hud is another cool feature I like.  If they are taking serious damage you can see it happen live even though they may not be on your screen, and you can rush to save them.  The automated voice commands seem to work pretty well to notify you of what is going on around you.

This game looks like a top tier FPS game.  I can see myself having a lot of fun with this.