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[Back 4 Blood] from the developers of L4D, Out Now and on Game Pass!
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I think there's room to improve on B4B but fundamentally this is what I meant upthread when being critical of the game. It's a half step to something as great as L4D. Pick any one aspect and L4D1/2 did it better somehow. The flow of the game, map design, character design, voice work, music, tone, overall atmosphere and just plain how fun it is to play. I wanted so dearly to love B4B but I can't lower my standards from the Valve games after I sunk 1000+ hours into them.
The part that hurt the most about that is the Versus mode bit. I loved Versus in L4D, it was what held my attention long term with the game.
All but one of my friends and me have abandoned b4b yet we will still get together for campaign or versus in l4d2 every now and again. Some of the fan made campaigns are REALLY well done. The lack of user made campaigns is what kept the longevity for us. Sadly b4b suffers in this area. L4d2 wins as the game that has been on my hard drive the longest and the game 1st install when I build a new PC.
Yeah if they added this ability to build your character a certain way into L4D then I'd 100% make the switch.
Edit: Just went through the first act, and yeah, I like how the missions have varied objectives.
Some of the new cards have been kind of brutal.
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? ~ Mario Novak
I never fear death or dyin', I only fear never trying.
This game had such a weird rollout. It seemed like the gaming sites were full of hype, then had mostly positive things to say with the review versions of the game, and then totally 180ed and tore the game up after release.
e: Ah you mentioned after their review.
Uhhh... It's kind of like L4D. They're fine but they don't use items so it might actually make it harder. If you post here I'm sure someone will join you.
IMO: 3 bots > 2 bots and 1 bad player (aka running ahead, not helping, etc) though.
And hey, maybe someday they'll add local co-op to B4B!
Honestly I'm pretty sure it's doable with 2 players and 2 bots. You will always have 4 characters playing though. So if there are 3 players there will be 1 bot. At that point it's probably ideal because of their accuracy and I'm pretty sure they have unlimited ammo.