Looks like November is sizing up to be a big month for sequels. With the November 10th release of Modern Warfare 2, and now the November 17th release date of Left 4 Dead 2 (it will be a Xbox 360 and PC “exclusive”). Although the game was brought up briefly yesterday morning during Microsoft’s press conference, it wasn’t until later in the day that Valve dropped more details for us to drool over.
First, the sequel will feature melee attacks! Something that was sorely missing from the first Left 4 Dead. Available melee weapons will be the following: A frying pan, complete with awesome cartoony sound effect when bounced off a zombie skull. An ax, that the players can swing high or low, depending on if you want your zombie foe to suffer leg less and bleeding out, or if you want to be a sweetie and make it quick by taking the head off. A baseball bat, which is useful in getting you through hordes of undead. And last but not least a chainsaw. A gas powered zombie mangler!
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The sequel will also feature four new main characters. First there is the aptly named Coach, who is a football coach from Savannah, Georgia. Then there’s Rochelle who works for a cable news network out of Cleveland. Next there is Ellis, a southern mechanic. And finally we have Nick, who is a conman and a gambler.
Left 4 Dead 2 will also bring new Special Infected to go along with the cast from the original Left 4 Dead. Not much has been mentioned about those yet. But we do know of one, seen in the Left 4 Dead 2 trailer called The Charger. He’s what looks like a nasty looking half breed of a Tank and Common Infected. A real sweetheart.
To tie everything together there will be four new campaign settings. All taking place somewhere in the southern United States and eventually ending up in New Orleans. And what a perfect backdrop for the final campaign. A city that was built below sea level and has to bury their dead above ground. Things could get interesting!
I’m really looking forward to this sequel. I know a lot of you out there are too. What other improvements/additions do you guys want to see in the follow up to the original?
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