@@jlupus8804 His Twitter is active but he's put a "2017-2019 RIP" tag on it, so I'm guessing he's gone defunct with this TH-cam project. A shame... I loved that he was one of the few to actually take a critical look at why people love L4D and I was looking forward to more stuff.
Turtle Rock, too, it's just that the majority of the staff ended up joining Valve after the split. Only a few people who worked at Turtle Rock stayed when it separated.
WHY is NO ONE talking about how the entire L4D concept was COPIED from the Garry's Mod Zombie Survival community. For like 4+ years prior to L4D's announcement, G-Mod users made custom maps and played co-op zombie missions. The G-Mod Zombie Survival Community had over 20+ servers, each with unique maps. The popular map layouts and themes were copied by L4D and improved. The G-Mod Zombie Survival community was stoked for L4D to be released. Myself and almost everyone else played L4D after its launch and were impressed. The G-Mod Zombie Survival Community quickly disappeared. Half Life 2 (Engine) --> Garry's Mod (Sandbox) --> Zombie Survival Community (Genre) --> Left 4 Dead (Franchise)
@@KK-rt9yethe reason nobody talks about It is because It didn't, the developers had been developing the game back when they were Still developing counter-strike source ie before Garry's mod First version came out.
While the game itself was fun as hell, to be honest its the characters I remember the most, they weren't generic "army" guy squad with military equipment like a lot of "coop" shooters, they were survivors and exuded personality, even the "army guy" Bill was unique in his own right, still remembered, and even people who weren't into L4D can notice him at a glance and the same goes for other characters as well, for the most part.
Sorry, 4th guy just logged in, had to do it to you. If there's any comfort in it, the 5th guy is waiting to be on the team for the 19th times in a row.
L4D2 is the only game I play. I play on Steam and have about 200 campaigns. I can play it forever I think. It has a real feel to it that no other game has. Other games feel like games. With this game I feel like my survival is really on the line. I wish they'd make a third one. With so many campaigns to replay it will never die or get old, but I'd love a new one.
while Valve wont make L4D3 it was announced that (i think turtlerock.... if im correct) said they will make "Back 4 Blood" wich is going to be like L4D. hopefally.
@@leehunter1246 a day usually 20 thousand to 30 thousand play daily so.... Yeah there are new games from 2018 with only 2 thousand players a day so its very much so popular and played heavily lol
Excellent video but I think you missed a good detail: the introduction video. Left 4 Dead 1 intro teaches a lot about the mechanics (car alarms, "Louis: Run or shoot?" "Bill: both!" Implying the heavy emphasis on constant movement while dealing enough damage to run), special infected (Hunter punishes Louis because he ran away from the group) and I think they also added the audio cues and themes when the horde and special infected appear. Sadly, L4D2 skips this for a more action focused introduction.
L4d2 intro imo had the purpose to introduce new characters, environments and especially the new special infected. I think it would have been pointless to reintroduce those game mechanics all the players already knew about.
No l4d2 does show stuff like: New gore Jockey Mudmen Spiter Charger Clown Hazmats Smoker And mechanics like: Jockey jumps on head and controls Spiter spit acid Charger grabs surviver and pound him Hazmat zombies are immune to fire Smoker grabs players and drag them And the gore system was introduced Edit: this from the trailer
Left4Dead: Pills here! (Here buddy, lets' win this!) TF2: MEDIC!! (I really don't need the heal, just spamming "E") Overwatch: I need healing. (B*tch you better heal me, you better follow me, I better not die or else I'm blaming you!)
Thank you so much for making this. I've always praised the L4D games for their excellent design but no one has ever highlighted why it's captivated people for so long after it's release.
Yeah exactly, the clip he cuts to about the witch is from my perspective and if you look the witch is Hitler because I don't know why. I usually just reskin or change the music like how my tank music is "Are you ready for a miracle?"
Another cursed thing (don’t know if it’s in the new update) but sometimes a line will play during death toll that is using the original voice actor from the beta
I love how it promotes staying together as a team. Unless you have flawless, godlike aim and awareness of your surroundings, it’s really ill-advised to run off on your own. One pinning Special is all it takes for you to regret leaving your team. While it isn’t impossible to run off on your own, it requires your full attention and the best you have to offer.
The entire L4D concept was COPIED from the Garry's Mod Zombie Survival community. For like 4+ years prior to L4D's announcement, G-Mod users made custom maps and played co-op zombie missions. The G-Mod Zombie Survival Community had over 20+ servers, each with unique maps. The popular map layouts and themes were copied by L4D and improved. The G-Mod Zombie Survival community was stoked for L4D to be released. Myself and almost everyone else played L4D after its launch and were impressed. The G-Mod Zombie Survival Community quickly disappeared. Half Life 2 (Engine) --> Garry's Mod (Sandbox) --> Zombie Survival Community (Genre) --> Left 4 Dead (Franchise)
@@KK-rt9ye and all MOBA's like LoL and DotA came from StarCraft. Everything is borrowed or recycled in some way. I wasn't aware of that, but that's dope that Garry's Mod had that. My favorite right now is Vermintide 2, looking forward to when I have enough $ for Darktide eventually too. IMO Fatshark evolved this style/genre of gaming, even with their stupid DLC and cash grabs.
I like how he said its NEARLY impossible to play left 4 dead without teamwork cause you still have some people that are able to speedrun campaigns on realism mode completely by themselves lol
This may sound silly, but this game has helped me in difficult situations many times already. Seriously, shooting zombies with friends is one of the best ways to cure your depression :)
Still playing this masterpiece to this day, the replayability is nothing short of insane. Probably the most replayable game ever, especially with mods and custom maps.
Very informative video. Left4Dead was literally a game that made me love first person shooting but after a while, experience many notable lessons such as team work and welp, hopefully effective planning
I have been playing this game since release and still am to this very day with friends! Nice video man, I have always felt the amount of work that was put into this game was underappreciated.
Yep, haven't stop playing since 2008, both L4D1 and 2 will always be two of my most favorite games. Thanks for taking the time to make this video, I enjoyed the quality commentary.
But they didn't do the same to the second game because they wanted to try something new instead of a grey depressing aesthetic but instead a more bright, comedic and Badass/kickass feel and it works
@@SchazmenRassir i dont blame you, but with the fact how the first game only tells the story of how the country have fall apart in just a few weeks and only provide a small story for the characters (the comic kinda redeems it) before the sacrifice dlc which is pretty much exist with l4d2 making them less interesting than in the second game.
I started playing this game in high school, now I'm almost halfway through college. I have more than 1000 hours in the game and a lot of my friends in high school thought I was so crazy to be so obsessed with Left 4 Dead 1. Everyone always brought up the 2nd one but I always loved Left 4 Dead. In fact, it was so much my favorite game, my friend asked me to Homecoming with a Left 4 Dead poster. I love this game and still play it sometimes!
@@cursorkitty I didn’t bring it with me, but he did to it at a classroom assembly. He was an exchange student from Hong Kong and the poster said “Don’t Leave me 4 Dead, Homecoming?” It was very sweet and we are still friends to this day :)
woah woah woah. woah. at 0:25 you say turtle rock studios made left 4 dead. this is not true. even more so at how terrible back 4 blood was. Turtle rock studios had like 3 people work on the game itself. Left 4 dead is made by valve. Not the creators of evolve.
I remember when i was young . 10 yrs ago , me and my bestfriends finished this game with so much passion, we shout , we get knocked down from the the chair , we stand on the chair because of so much fear hahaha wow those golden days thanks Valve! cant believe thats was 1 decade ago just wow
because Valve weren't involved like the last time that is why B4B is soulless garbage Valve were the ones who carried L4D Turtle Rock were just the guys with the Idea only 6 Devs from Turtle Rock worked on L4D the rest of the all Devs were Valves Turtle Rock are the creators of Evolve they are not the creators of L4D as they claim
Amazing video. One thing I would like to add is the music in L4D. If you pay attention it can notify you when a horde is inbound, what infected has spawned in etc. Really engaging players one step further
This was the game along with L4D2 where i met so many of my friends on steam. The amount of hours that we put it all trying to get every achievement, the absolute terror and even the masterful plays during versus mode. The list goes on and on. I never once had a bad time playing this game.
@@Dairypapi1 Thinking of playing games like left 4 dead, halo, and games like that with my little brother and friends. Me and my friends/brother still play online together, and have lots of fun but not really the same since I moved away. I probably shouldn't have typed a paragraph when I just woke up and I'm getting ready for work.
@@the_more_you_know_8452 damn. I wish everyone went back to the 360 and ps3 for just one day. It would be fun everyone playing together again like in the old days. I actually still play the 360 to this day. It's the only console I bought and owned.
launch day l4d: 4 survivors of zombie apocalypse shooting endless zombies today l4d: 4 anime virtual youtubers shooting different monster from minecraft god i love this game!
Not sure why this showed up on my recommendation feed, but this video highlights what B4B did not do for sure. Hard to believe that is a turtle rock product tbh.
What a well made and accurate video! I was playing L4D2 with my friend just yesterday, introducing her to the second installment after beating the first L4D! Keep it up man! I hope your video will show others that this is a good game, and will enjoy as much and as long as I have!
Leading players on a string through GAMEPLAY is the next gen innovation I keep looking for in games. Sadly, studios keep thinking that pretty pictures are all it takes.
The music thou, the MOST nerve-wracking moment I ever had in games is when the ending music starts playing as someone start screaming at me "TANK'S FULL, GET IN!!!" as zombies started screeching
It's so weird to me that no one ever seems to talk about VS mode when talking about what made left 4 dead great. I always found it had the perfect balance of the AI director and humans combining to give an additional sense of menace as the humans and the special infected were so much fun to play.
I mentioned it in another comment but I did originally mention VS mode but it went over many of the same rules and guidelines as the campaign. Made it feel repetitive, so I had to cut it.
Left 4 Dead was amazing. I didn't even play it much. I had it on the 360, and played in for maybe 9 hours in my entire life, but I remember. I remember it as an adrenaline filled frenzy. It's been years, longer than most college degrees, but I remember the fun.
The TheBestPlayerEver has joined the game TheBestPlayerEver Rush alone Smoker incap TheBestPlayerEver TheBestPlayerEver : help me you f*cking NOOB other team : but you far away TheBestPlayerEver left the game Smoker killed coach survivor minus 1 survivor : wth
I played Left 4 dead 1 and 2 for the longest time, and to be honest. I don't think i'll stop anytime soon.. Sure there will be long breaks from the game but after a while i'm bound to go back and play it again.
You can observe the importance of using light to guide the player in some custom campaigns that make the same mistake TRS originally did. I've played several maps before that took forever to find my way through because everything was lit. Light had no meaning and there was no difference between the correct path and a side path. It's a really basic yet crucial lesson all map makers should adhere to.
@@chasny4588 Nah I just looped DeadSpace 2 in because of it's PvP multiplayer it kind of created a survival horror Co-operative experience also so I mentioned it.
Don't get me wrong, this is my favorite game and I still play it to this day, but this whole "STAY-TOGETHER" design is a bit overrated. Once you're fluent with the mechanics and know the maps, you'll notice that you're capable of beating the maps even solo, except the parts when you die to bad RNG and general inconsistency with the SI. Smokers immediately pulling you right after a bullshit spawn, jockeys that will ignore your M2 50% of the time even when your timing seems perfect, hunters scratching you for 40 hp even though you knocked them back, the list goes on. Special infected being able to spawn at any moment behind any wall is pretty fun most of the time, but sometimes the spawns get so stupid that it just removes any tactic from the equation. It's like, you're not supposed to go alone, because a hunter will spawn behind a light pole and pounce you at the exact moment when you're trying to block a jockey. Technically you can just get attacked by 3 SI out of nowhere during a horde, so the optimal strat is basically to stick to melee against common infected, so that you always have a full clip against SI, which doesn't sound like good design at all. Again, I genuinely consider L4D the best zombie shooter, but this video just repeats stuff that has been said about the game ages ago, rather than a relevant analysis.
Omfg I HATE expert hunters... Such assholes they are. Especially on Last Man on Earth. You get pinned in that mode (on expert) there is a 90% chance you are dead...
Don't forget the flabby backhand slap from a charger when they charged into a wall and they stumble around in which they SHOULDN'T be able to do anything, bam 20 damage, or was it 15 or expert. But yeah, those 40 damage hunter scratches were just ridiculous, you knock them back, you see them stumble backwards and without any animation you hear a scratch and get 40.
It’s super overrated. I said this in another comment; diehard fans of the game act as though playing the game is like journeying through the jungle in Vietnam worrying about the cong coming from the trees Praise is definitely in order but the depth and difficulty of the campaign game is vastly overstated imo
@@charleswashington3973 Difficulty is laughable at best, the only way any semi experienced players get killed on realism expert is if the spawn director completely fucks them over. The biggest threat are your teammates hitting you on accident for your entire hp in one shot. Completely agree with you, it was an amazing game, i still play it, but every time i get back i notice more and more stuff i get frustrated with. Game is aging fast
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Core Ideas you should do No more heroes next also know as the best game on the wii so Underappreciated
how can you confirmed that it never dies
Hey Core Ideas, are you still alive?
@@jlupus8804 His Twitter is active but he's put a "2017-2019 RIP" tag on it, so I'm guessing he's gone defunct with this TH-cam project.
A shame... I loved that he was one of the few to actually take a critical look at why people love L4D and I was looking forward to more stuff.
Remembed By Bill , Jim French!... :-'( :'-')
Turtlerock and Valve were the backbone of making Left 4 Dead as solid as they are
**Looks at Back 4 Blood**
Maybe just Valve...
Turtle Rock, too, it's just that the majority of the staff ended up joining Valve after the split. Only a few people who worked at Turtle Rock stayed when it separated.
WHY is NO ONE talking about how the entire L4D concept was COPIED from the Garry's Mod Zombie Survival community.
For like 4+ years prior to L4D's announcement, G-Mod users made custom maps and played co-op zombie missions.
The G-Mod Zombie Survival Community had over 20+ servers, each with unique maps.
The popular map layouts and themes were copied by L4D and improved.
The G-Mod Zombie Survival community was stoked for L4D to be released.
Myself and almost everyone else played L4D after its launch and were impressed.
The G-Mod Zombie Survival Community quickly disappeared.
Half Life 2 (Engine) --> Garry's Mod (Sandbox) --> Zombie Survival Community (Genre) --> Left 4 Dead (Franchise)
@@KK-rt9yethe reason nobody talks about It is because It didn't, the developers had been developing the game back when they were Still developing counter-strike source ie before Garry's mod First version came out.
@@KK-rt9ye 4+ years? Gmod dropped in 2006 dude
While the game itself was fun as hell, to be honest its the characters I remember the most, they weren't generic "army" guy squad with military equipment like a lot of "coop" shooters, they were survivors and exuded personality, even the "army guy" Bill was unique in his own right, still remembered, and even people who weren't into L4D can notice him at a glance and the same goes for other characters as well, for the most part.
They were iconic to say the least.
I actually like L4D1 survivors than the L4D2 ones
So the opposite of Back 4 Blood?
He's the *only* military dude. That's a part of it too. He doesn't blend in, nobody blends in.
Francis, Coach and Louis are the most iconic to me. Francis is so funny with him always complaining and hating everything.
@@g80gzt Even the military shrugs bill off in the comics because he's an old veteran.
This game is NEVER not fun. Everytime I boot it up and play a match, everything seems fresh and brand new to me. Nothing in it ever gets old.
Cept team killas
That's another thing, it has a good community (other than those bastards that kick you in versus mode)
Same! You described my feelings for this game perfectly.
@zendri Nah been playing this game since third grade and I’m a sophomore now thats just your opinion😂
@zendri ...
Love this game with a passion.
It's so good! It wasn't until this video, though, that I truly appreciated it
Deadchannel same 💙
Deadchannel my guy😘
Me too. I've been gaming, nontop, since the Atari 2600, and L4D2 is my favorite game of all time.
Facts it’s a huge part of my childhood and when I bought a pc I knew I had to buy left for dead with mods it’s so much more fun
agreed
Hi zach!!!
I always run into your comments lol
Howdy, Zackazz.
Bruh only 4 replies
@@RavenGaminghaven1 Make that 6
When you automatically get kicked for no reason at all.
✅✅✅❌
I hate that too
Man, that still pisses me off.
I legit want to kill anybody that does that...
Im sure there was a reason ya casuals
Sorry, 4th guy just logged in, had to do it to you. If there's any comfort in it, the 5th guy is waiting to be on the team for the 19th times in a row.
"Witch can't killed by a single player"
*Grabs shotgun*
*walks up to witch*
*1 shot later*
*Witch is dead*
Nearly impossible*
but you need your team to watch your back when killing witch :)
Not if you know how to do it correctly, and they don't need to watch you in expert because either you mess up or do the crown correctly.
You can't shotguns witches in realism, you have to do workarounds it
You can still crown them with melee
"It forces you to cooperate with your teammates"
Rushers: Sounds good, doesn't work
And they get caught by hunter...
Karma charger
Honestly, everybody needs to rush *together* as if the slower the game, the more zombies are spawned
@@YesIAmPitri True, but it leans more on teamwork imo. I'd say it's like 25% rushing 75% teamwork.
@@doublechindoge7 yee
As someone that has played L4D for many years, I greater appreciate this video. It was really good.
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it!
Same
L4D2 is the only game I play. I play on Steam and have about 200 campaigns. I can play it forever I think. It has a real feel to it that no other game has. Other games feel like games. With this game I feel like my survival is really on the line. I wish they'd make a third one. With so many campaigns to replay it will never die or get old, but I'd love a new one.
Hot damn, that's some dedication but I can definitely see why!
while Valve wont make L4D3 it was announced that (i think turtlerock.... if im correct) said they will make "Back 4 Blood" wich is going to be like L4D. hopefally.
BACK 4 BLOOD!
BACK 4 BLOOD!
Do people still play this online? If so I would get internet just for that. Waiting L4D 3
@@leehunter1246 a day usually 20 thousand to 30 thousand play daily so.... Yeah there are new games from 2018 with only 2 thousand players a day so its very much so popular and played heavily lol
Excellent video but I think you missed a good detail: the introduction video.
Left 4 Dead 1 intro teaches a lot about the mechanics (car alarms, "Louis: Run or shoot?" "Bill: both!" Implying the heavy emphasis on constant movement while dealing enough damage to run), special infected (Hunter punishes Louis because he ran away from the group) and I think they also added the audio cues and themes when the horde and special infected appear. Sadly, L4D2 skips this for a more action focused introduction.
@@donqon Yeah!. L4D is one of those games made with such love and dedication from another era. Plus, you earned yourself a new subscriber
L4d2 intro imo had the purpose to introduce new characters, environments and especially the new special infected. I think it would have been pointless to reintroduce those game mechanics all the players already knew about.
so much this ^^^
sometimes i dont know why L4D2 is viewed as a black sheep
@@Sanshahashattan you lied he has zero 0_0
No l4d2 does show stuff like:
New gore
Jockey
Mudmen
Spiter
Charger
Clown
Hazmats
Smoker
And mechanics like:
Jockey jumps on head and controls
Spiter spit acid
Charger grabs surviver and pound him
Hazmat zombies are immune to fire
Smoker grabs players and drag them
And the gore system was introduced
Edit: this from the trailer
Left4Dead: Pills here! (Here buddy, lets' win this!)
TF2: MEDIC!! (I really don't need the heal, just spamming "E")
Overwatch: I need healing. (B*tch you better heal me, you better follow me, I better not die or else I'm blaming you!)
True
Thank you so much for making this. I've always praised the L4D games for their excellent design but no one has ever highlighted why it's captivated people for so long after it's release.
Thx wrex
still playing this game in 2019
Same
Sowjet Mobile Infantry same 💙
same and I've been playing this since the day it released.
It is that good.
@@eamixtures2295 same.
Sucks how VS has no mods no HD packs
I can't imagine playing L4D2 without mods anymore
My friends and I are the opposite; we don't want to play on modded servers, period. There's no way to tell if the server owner is cheating.
Heisenberg I think he means harmless workshop mods like reskins and sound replacements
Yeah exactly, the clip he cuts to about the witch is from my perspective and if you look the witch is Hitler because I don't know why.
I usually just reskin or change the music like how my tank music is "Are you ready for a miracle?"
I feel ya, my tank music is The Prowler's theme from Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse and I have a few character reskins and such
i need the survivors as raptors otherwise it feels unnatural
Everybody, chant with me!
BACK! 4! BLOOD!
BACK! 4! BLOOD!
BACK! 4! BLOOD!
BACK 4 BLOOD!
BACK 4 BLOOD!
Did somebody say World War Z? Earthfall? Vermintide?
BACK! 4! BLOOD!
@HunterwithaMedkit Why'd you say that?
BACK! 4! BLOOD!
BACK! 4! BLOOD!
bill's outfit is a little comical to me but the original survivors hold a special place in my heart. Especially Francis.
we don't deserve francis, he's a god
@@LocNguyen-wn2tz he's indestructible
@@bruhbruhbruhbruh12 "good thing im indestructible!"
@@LocNguyen-wn2tz the best thing I had ever heard Francis say
@@jughead1357 we cant deny that
2892 hours, yeah I'm a fan.
2877 hours here!
2560 hours here. God this game never gets old.
Those are rookie numbers. You gotta pump those numbers up! I have 4200, no regrets
Just hit 14k hours
3,000 hours B)
Random thing but in the No Mercy poster zoey has 3 hands holding the pistol
Goddammit why must you remind us of the cursed three hands Zoey
Cursed
the most classic cursed image, it's been a while
Another cursed thing (don’t know if it’s in the new update) but sometimes a line will play during death toll that is using the original voice actor from the beta
@@nono7117 Beta Zoey's voice after summoning the rescue too
0:25 wrong.
Turtle rock worked on L4D with only 6-7 devs. Valve did all the hard work.
But here is something Turtle Rock did make! Evolve.
Exactly. Really wish people would stop saying it's Turtle Rock's game. It's Valve's.
You gotta appreciate how clean the UI is in this game, while at the same time, keeping the gameplay deep and engaging.
I love how it promotes staying together as a team. Unless you have flawless, godlike aim and awareness of your surroundings, it’s really ill-advised to run off on your own. One pinning Special is all it takes for you to regret leaving your team. While it isn’t impossible to run off on your own, it requires your full attention and the best you have to offer.
Quite possibly the best game ever. Literally a story-driven game with the story being directly impacted by gameplay. It just works.
The entire L4D concept was COPIED from the Garry's Mod Zombie Survival community.
For like 4+ years prior to L4D's announcement, G-Mod users made custom maps and played co-op zombie missions.
The G-Mod Zombie Survival Community had over 20+ servers, each with unique maps.
The popular map layouts and themes were copied by L4D and improved.
The G-Mod Zombie Survival community was stoked for L4D to be released.
Myself and almost everyone else played L4D after its launch and were impressed.
The G-Mod Zombie Survival Community quickly disappeared.
Half Life 2 (Engine) --> Garry's Mod (Sandbox) --> Zombie Survival Community (Genre) --> Left 4 Dead (Franchise)
@@KK-rt9ye and all MOBA's like LoL and DotA came from StarCraft. Everything is borrowed or recycled in some way. I wasn't aware of that, but that's dope that Garry's Mod had that.
My favorite right now is Vermintide 2, looking forward to when I have enough $ for Darktide eventually too. IMO Fatshark evolved this style/genre of gaming, even with their stupid DLC and cash grabs.
Not getting 3 sorry
Jayden Santiago (͡ ͡° ͜ つ ͡͡°)
screw you Gabey boi, Turtle rock studios is making a new Left for Dead inspired game without you called "Back 4 Blood"
Lol is it cause you can't count to 3 Gabe?
We might not get 3 but world war Z is a good alternative until Turtle Rock release their new game.
no, but we got ''back 4 blood'' on the way :)
I like how he said its NEARLY impossible to play left 4 dead without teamwork cause you still have some people that are able to speedrun campaigns on realism mode completely by themselves lol
Left 4 Dead isn’t a game that will be remembered. It’s a game that will never be forgotten.
Turtle rock? You mean valve
This may sound silly, but this game has helped me in difficult situations many times already. Seriously, shooting zombies with friends is one of the best ways to cure your depression :)
That's not silly at all. Anything that helps one get through tough times should be praised.
Me: kills a Boomer
Everyone else in the 1950s:
_unsettled tom meme_
"Witch can't be killed alone"
Survivor with a molotov and a bind key:
"Allow me to introduce myself"
It's not Turtlerock, it's valve, the only remnants of team working on L4D in Turtlerock are about 5-6 people
Thank you for making this! The points of the video are excellent, and everything was just structured so greatly. Thank you again, and keep being you.
anyone else really love this guy's voice? It's nerdy but in an adorable way. Just makes him charming.
@HitSpaceBar That's okay. We don't think less of you for it.
That's gay
He sounds like he's 14
Soooooooo that's kinda weird
he has a lisp
@HitSpaceBar you know it is babe ;)
Still playing this masterpiece to this day, the replayability is nothing short of insane. Probably the most replayable game ever, especially with mods and custom maps.
Excellent video, just an update from the future: Valve built this game, not turtle rock
Very informative video.
Left4Dead was literally a game that made me love first person shooting but after a while, experience many notable lessons such as team work and welp, hopefully effective planning
Actually coach has a special ability: the fact that chargers pound him 1 second slower
Fr??????????????
@@sircumference9691 wut
@@a.k8185 is that actually a thing🤔
@@sircumference9691 it is.
@@a.k8185 coach is fatter it makes sence
I have been playing this game since release and still am to this very day with friends!
Nice video man, I have always felt the amount of work that was put into this game was underappreciated.
Thank you! Glad someone else felt the same way I do.
"being a one man army isn't gonna fly"
*that is unless you're Khomchik.*
EXACTLY
@Speedrunner Dark or anyone else who is even slightly above casual level.
Khomchik cheats I used to think he was epic too but it’s very obvious he’s rather shit at the game.
Bill, Francis, Louis:
Zoey: *_[ D E A T H S C R E A M ]_*
Yep, haven't stop playing since 2008, both L4D1 and 2 will always be two of my most favorite games. Thanks for taking the time to make this video, I enjoyed the quality commentary.
Honestly, I still prefer the aesthetic and zombie designs of the first game.
But they didn't do the same to the second game because they wanted to try something new instead of a grey depressing aesthetic but instead a more bright, comedic and Badass/kickass feel and it works
@@aldrichhf35 Yes, I know. Just saying I prefer the original. Hell, I never liked he plastic-y look the zombies had in 2.
@@SchazmenRassir i dont blame you, but with the fact how the first game only tells the story of how the country have fall apart in just a few weeks and only provide a small story for the characters (the comic kinda redeems it) before the sacrifice dlc which is pretty much exist with l4d2 making them less interesting than in the second game.
@@aldrichhf35 True and agreed, but that has nothing to do with the appearance of the game, heh.
4:54 when the name of your ally is the popular word but forbidden word to search on google.
I started playing this game in high school, now I'm almost halfway through college. I have more than 1000 hours in the game and a lot of my friends in high school thought I was so crazy to be so obsessed with Left 4 Dead 1. Everyone always brought up the 2nd one but I always loved Left 4 Dead. In fact, it was so much my favorite game, my friend asked me to Homecoming with a Left 4 Dead poster. I love this game and still play it sometimes!
Did you ever go to Homecoming with a Left 4 Dead poster?
@@cursorkitty I didn’t bring it with me, but he did to it at a classroom assembly. He was an exchange student from Hong Kong and the poster said “Don’t Leave me 4 Dead, Homecoming?” It was very sweet and we are still friends to this day :)
woah woah woah. woah. at 0:25 you say turtle rock studios made left 4 dead. this is not true. even more so at how terrible back 4 blood was. Turtle rock studios had like 3 people work on the game itself. Left 4 dead is made by valve. Not the creators of evolve.
"Left 4 dead is made by valve. Not the creators of evolve."
A joker of culture, I see.
I remember when i was young . 10 yrs ago , me and my bestfriends finished this game with so much passion, we shout , we get knocked down from the the chair , we stand on the chair because of so much fear hahaha wow those golden days thanks Valve! cant believe thats was 1 decade ago just wow
Brilliant video wish there was more high quality content about left 4 dead on TH-cam like this.
Thank you so much! I did notice there was a slight shortage of L4D video essays.
It’s a shame they couldn’t get the same magic for back 4 blood
because Valve weren't involved like the last time that is why B4B is soulless garbage Valve were the ones who carried L4D Turtle Rock were just the guys with the Idea only 6 Devs from Turtle Rock worked on L4D the rest of the all Devs were Valves Turtle Rock are the creators of Evolve they are not the creators of L4D as they claim
What an awesome video. The outro was great too, sounds like it was written by a great guy. You've earned a subscriber
Thank you! I was incredibly worried about how that would come across. I don't do them almost at all because it feels weird.
@@CoreIdeas lmao, that honestly makes it better. Probably wouldn't feel as sincere if you did do it often. Keep up the good work lad
You said that all players are equal but how can that be true? cuz Bill is op af
Zoey's the one with the smaller hitbox, tho
@Avast - Anti mendigos Zoey and Rochelle too OP valveplsfix
Coach and Louis are op cuz they can say the n word
*tank music*
Francis is op cus he is indestructible
Amazing video. One thing I would like to add is the music in L4D. If you pay attention it can notify you when a horde is inbound, what infected has spawned in etc. Really engaging players one step further
Where’d you go guy ?
This was the game along with L4D2 where i met so many of my friends on steam. The amount of hours that we put it all trying to get every achievement, the absolute terror and even the masterful plays during versus mode. The list goes on and on. I never once had a bad time playing this game.
Well done man, good structure and pacing.
Thank you! Worked hard to make sure the pacing was on point.
"The game circles around co-op with the whole team"
*Khomchik has entered the chat*
nah, that guy's a cheater
Loved this game, remember staying up all night playing split screen with my brother
You're comment actually made me sad
@@the_more_you_know_8452 I know I'm late but why?
@@Dairypapi1 Thinking of playing games like left 4 dead, halo, and games like that with my little brother and friends. Me and my friends/brother still play online together, and have lots of fun but not really the same since I moved away. I probably shouldn't have typed a paragraph when I just woke up and I'm getting ready for work.
@@the_more_you_know_8452 damn. I wish everyone went back to the 360 and ps3 for just one day. It would be fun everyone playing together again like in the old days. I actually still play the 360 to this day. It's the only console I bought and owned.
launch day l4d: 4 survivors of zombie apocalypse shooting endless zombies
today l4d: 4 anime virtual youtubers shooting different monster from minecraft
god i love this game!
Not sure why this showed up on my recommendation feed, but this video highlights what B4B did not do for sure. Hard to believe that is a turtle rock product tbh.
Great vid dude! This was super interesting. Never see video essay posted about this game.
Thank you! Hopefully you learned something new.
Core Ideas Rest in Peace
Still alive, just out of the game
What a well made and accurate video! I was playing L4D2 with my friend just yesterday, introducing her to the second installment after beating the first L4D! Keep it up man! I hope your video will show others that this is a good game, and will enjoy as much and as long as I have!
of course this gets recommended after back 4 blood happened
Leading players on a string through GAMEPLAY is the next gen innovation I keep looking for in games. Sadly, studios keep thinking that pretty pictures are all it takes.
Great video as always!
Thank you!
Tank and Witches are impossible to kill by a single player.
Witch shotgunners and Tank Run vets: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*
great video! happy to see this game getting the "youtube gaming video essay" attention it deserves!
#waitmyass
sikay ikr lol i love l4d2 so much i play on steam haha hbu
The music thou, the MOST nerve-wracking moment I ever had in games is when the ending music starts playing as someone start screaming at me "TANK'S FULL, GET IN!!!" as zombies started screeching
I'm stoked for back 4 blood
Same here! I just hope they learned from their mistakes with Evolve.
@@CoreIdeas spoiler: they didn’t
It's so weird to me that no one ever seems to talk about VS mode when talking about what made left 4 dead great. I always found it had the perfect balance of the AI director and humans combining to give an additional sense of menace as the humans and the special infected were so much fun to play.
I mentioned it in another comment but I did originally mention VS mode but it went over many of the same rules and guidelines as the campaign.
Made it feel repetitive, so I had to cut it.
@@CoreIdeas Ahh, I'm glad it not being talked about was deliberate rather than an accidental oversight.
I always play this name no matter what! it's in my soul for years now. :D
I remember playing this game so much as a child, it made me obsessed with zombies and all that at the time
Still playing after all these years. Ive made some great friends on xbox live from this game, some that came to my wedding. Best game ever
that's very wholesome
Excellent video, very well made. :)
Wow, played this game for years and never even noticed the lighting stuff. Incredibly effective design.
And that's how I got stuck in this game for 10 years lol
The design of Left 4 Dead will aid me in my plan to redesign the Scary Random Room Network.
L4D2 is one of my favorite games ever
Oh absolutely! The opening cinematic gives me chills every time.
@@CoreIdeas Indeed, i always stick around to watch the opening as it sets the mood before the game starts.
4:42
That right there is genuine cry of panic and fear.
Man I love this damn game.
I’m downloading the l4d bundle right now
Me too bro🤣
just get L4D2 it has everything the first L4D have and more don't throw money on the original L4D
@@Ashraf-Hrira i got the bundle that only costed $4 on the December sale
@@Unluckylachie well that is far more cheaper good for you I hope you enjoyed the game
@@Ashraf-Hrira I am thanks
This was a pretty solid video, well done man.
Appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed it.
"Being a one man army isn't gonna fly"
Tool-Assisted Speedruns: Allow us to introduce ourselves
I feel like you should talk about FEAR 1, if you haven't already. It's a perfect blend of atmosphere and survival horror and fast paced shooting.
And none of this carried to Back 4 blood
Left 4 Dead was amazing. I didn't even play it much. I had it on the 360, and played in for maybe 9 hours in my entire life, but I remember. I remember it as an adrenaline filled frenzy. It's been years, longer than most college degrees, but I remember the fun.
9:09 nah, just Valve
The best part is you can refresh your gameplay from the community workshop
The TheBestPlayerEver has joined the game
TheBestPlayerEver Rush alone
Smoker incap TheBestPlayerEver
TheBestPlayerEver : help me you f*cking NOOB
other team : but you far away
TheBestPlayerEver left the game
Smoker killed coach
survivor minus 1
survivor : wth
Ok...laugh arriving in 10-12 business days
2 years ago, i watched this vid and loved it. i wanted to rewatch but couldnt find it but at last, im back
Turtle Rock didn't make l4d
Like 4 people out of a few hundred lol
Technically not a lie....
I played Left 4 dead 1 and 2 for the longest time, and to be honest. I don't think i'll stop anytime soon.. Sure there will be long breaks from the game but after a while i'm bound to go back and play it again.
Ah fuck i found another dead in the dust Channel. Fuck.
You can observe the importance of using light to guide the player in some custom campaigns that make the same mistake TRS originally did. I've played several maps before that took forever to find my way through because everything was lit. Light had no meaning and there was no difference between the correct path and a side path. It's a really basic yet crucial lesson all map makers should adhere to.
Well, one character has ability to do something. That's bill because he's the only guy who can be sacrificed.
every character can be sacrificed, it's just that bill is the canonical sacrifice
As someone who watches Matt Colville hearing turtle rock studios and seeing Phil on another channel was awesome.
Best wishes to TRS on Back 4 Blood.
I love how the infected have unique designs to let you know who they were before the outbreak unlike the common infected in l4d2.
I love co-op shooters.
Resident Evil 5 DeadSpace2 and 3,MassEffect3 Borderlands, Warframe
I used to enjoy CoD Zombies.
Could never get into CoD zombies myself but everything else is great!
@@chasny4588
Nah I just looped DeadSpace 2 in because of it's PvP multiplayer it kind of created a survival horror Co-operative experience also so I mentioned it.
I HAVE BEEN PLAYING THIS AGAME SINCE I WAS 8 AND NEVER REALIZED THE LIGHT GUIDANCE MOTIF WOOOOW
Don't get me wrong, this is my favorite game and I still play it to this day, but this whole "STAY-TOGETHER" design is a bit overrated.
Once you're fluent with the mechanics and know the maps, you'll notice that you're capable of beating the maps even solo, except the parts when you die to bad RNG and general inconsistency with the SI. Smokers immediately pulling you right after a bullshit spawn, jockeys that will ignore your M2 50% of the time even when your timing seems perfect, hunters scratching you for 40 hp even though you knocked them back, the list goes on.
Special infected being able to spawn at any moment behind any wall is pretty fun most of the time, but sometimes the spawns get so stupid that it just removes any tactic from the equation.
It's like, you're not supposed to go alone, because a hunter will spawn behind a light pole and pounce you at the exact moment when you're trying to block a jockey.
Technically you can just get attacked by 3 SI out of nowhere during a horde, so the optimal strat is basically to stick to melee against common infected, so that you always have a full clip against SI, which doesn't sound like good design at all.
Again, I genuinely consider L4D the best zombie shooter, but this video just repeats stuff that has been said about the game ages ago, rather than a relevant analysis.
Omfg I HATE expert hunters... Such assholes they are. Especially on Last Man on Earth. You get pinned in that mode (on expert) there is a 90% chance you are dead...
Don't forget the flabby backhand slap from a charger when they charged into a wall and they stumble around in which they SHOULDN'T be able to do anything, bam 20 damage, or was it 15 or expert. But yeah, those 40 damage hunter scratches were just ridiculous, you knock them back, you see them stumble backwards and without any animation you hear a scratch and get 40.
@@Patrick_The_Pure The AI special infected literally cheat xD
It’s super overrated. I said this in another comment; diehard fans of the game act as though playing the game is like journeying through the jungle in Vietnam worrying about the cong coming from the trees
Praise is definitely in order but the depth and difficulty of the campaign game is vastly overstated imo
@@charleswashington3973
Difficulty is laughable at best, the only way any semi experienced players get killed on realism expert is if the spawn director completely fucks them over. The biggest threat are your teammates hitting you on accident for your entire hp in one shot.
Completely agree with you, it was an amazing game, i still play it, but every time i get back i notice more and more stuff i get frustrated with. Game is aging fast