IGN PreviewIGN VideosWHAT IS KNOWN:
-Set in the American South, with the survivors trying to reach New Orleans from Savannah.
-More story to tie the campaigns together, like how L4D was originally intended.
-Some campaigns/levels are set in the daylight.
-New special infected, one specifically mentioned was a "wandering Witch" that, well, wandered and was a Witch.
-Another is the "Charger", who will slam into you and incapacitate you and/or piledrive you into the ground. He's apparently designed to defeat camping.
-There's another new normal infected. He wears a hazmat suit and is immune to fire.
-Crescendo moments have been redone to make them, y'know, challenging and fun.
-Weapons are basically the same, except their stats might have been tweaked and they have new skins and models.
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MELEE WEAPONS-Incendiary rounds
-New survivors: Nick (Some dude in a suit), Ellis (A mechanic), Rochelle (Zoey Pt.2), Coach (Big guy)
-Five campaigns
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It'll come with the original L4D campaigns-L4D will not be abandoned, it'll still be supported.
-Apparently it'll be full-priced.
-Release date: 11/4
As expected, Valve's shitting out a sequel to a game that didn't need one. Not that I'm really complaining about this, it's an interesting setting and the videos make it seem fun. But I don't think it's enough to justify a new, full-priced release. It's only a few new characters, some dialogue, some new campaigns and some reskinned weapons. Expansion pack, yes. Full game, no.
But there's still at least five months to go before release, still plenty of time to change. As a major, major fan of the first game, I'll be following this.