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E3: ‘Left 4 Dead 2’ Hands On Thoughts
Reset and I had an opportunity to stop by Valve’s private show room at E3 and get our hands on Left 4 Dead 2, which arrives for the PC and Xbox 360 in November. We got to play the first two sections of the campaign, “The Parish”. Hit the break to see how it measures up to the original.
The visuals have been greatly improved and the controls have been tightened up. One of the first things I noticed was the amount of detail that went into visible damage on the infected. Dismembered infected will continue to pursue you until you put them down for good.
The controls feel much tighter than original. There were a few new features we were able to try out in the demo. One was the introduction of melee weapons. I grabbed a frying pan and Reset grabbed the fire axe. The fire axe was pretty effective at chopping through the infected, but it swings slowly, whereas the frying pan was fast, but didn’t really do any damage. All the guns we were able to use were the same as the original but with redesigned look.
One new feature for the weapons is incendiary ammo. These bullets will light the infected on fire. You will have a very limited amount of incendiary ammo, but it will definitely give you an edge over the infected. A new special infected was introduced in the demo as well, the Charger. It looks an underdeveloped Tank in overalls. This guy is fast. True to his name, he will charge full force at you and knock you to the ground giving the rest of the infected a chance to gang up on you. The Witch now walks around while she is crying making it even more difficult to sneak around her.
Bottom line is L4D2 is fun. They took everything you loved about the original and improved upon it. The new content fits right in and doesn’t feel out of place. I loved every moment of it. Words really can’t do it justice, it is something that just has to be experienced. L4D2 will be hitting stores this year Nov. 17 and I will be counting down the minutes until I get chance to play it again.
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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