Comments on: Left 4 Dead Demo Impressions http://www.breakitdownblog.com/left-4-dead-demo-impressions/ A technical, gaming and current-events news site Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Riyad Kalla http://www.breakitdownblog.com/left-4-dead-demo-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-12173 Riyad Kalla Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:46:12 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/?p=4729#comment-12173 QuizzicalDemon, I thought it was odd as well until I read a bit more about the co-op experience and as it turns out it's this super-tight-nit design, where you almost need to learn how each other play for a bit before the team of 4 is really melding. To simply drop players out and drop new folks back in and drastically change the dynamic of the team and how successful they are. Given that, it makes a bit more sense that Valve took the time to put in a place-holder AI for you so you didn't have to necessarily leave if you had quick tasks to take care of (answer door, each lunch, talk on phone) before jumping back into the game. Pretty cool application of AI in a way. QuizzicalDemon,

I thought it was odd as well until I read a bit more about the co-op experience and as it turns out it’s this super-tight-nit design, where you almost need to learn how each other play for a bit before the team of 4 is really melding. To simply drop players out and drop new folks back in and drastically change the dynamic of the team and how successful they are.

Given that, it makes a bit more sense that Valve took the time to put in a place-holder AI for you so you didn’t have to necessarily leave if you had quick tasks to take care of (answer door, each lunch, talk on phone) before jumping back into the game.

Pretty cool application of AI in a way.

]]> By: QuizzicalDemon http://www.breakitdownblog.com/left-4-dead-demo-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-12168 QuizzicalDemon Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:18:35 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/?p=4729#comment-12168 It sounds good Jigsaw - I didn't know you could play with friendly bots, I somehow had the impression that it was full on co-op. It sounds good Jigsaw – I didn’t know you could play with friendly bots, I somehow had the impression that it was full on co-op.

]]> By: Riyad Kalla http://www.breakitdownblog.com/left-4-dead-demo-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-12141 Riyad Kalla Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:13:43 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/?p=4729#comment-12141 atoms, Agreed... just the way the multiplayer is done so seamlessly, it looks like the replay-ability payoff with L4D is going to be huge. atoms,

Agreed… just the way the multiplayer is done so seamlessly, it looks like the replay-ability payoff with L4D is going to be huge.

]]> By: atoms http://www.breakitdownblog.com/left-4-dead-demo-impressions/comment-page-1/#comment-12139 atoms Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:37:25 +0000 http://www.breakitdownblog.com/?p=4729#comment-12139 nice jigsaw. i only have the resources to get one new game in the near future and this is the one i'm picking up. should be hours and hours of head popping fun with fellow AGErs! nice jigsaw. i only have the resources to get one new game in the near future and this is the one i’m picking up. should be hours and hours of head popping fun with fellow AGErs!

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