Patreon: / leadheadyt Discord: / discord Second Channel: / porkbrain Twitter: / leadheadyt The music in this video is from the Left 4 Dead 2 OST by Mike Morasky.
Ellis was obviously my favorite for absolutely zero biased reasons.
@Psychopatz
2 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@mikhailbolodo1597
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, there's Keith!
@bakedcod8812
2 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, it's his buddy Keith
@NDelta24
2 жыл бұрын
Damn Buddy Keith .Ellis friend :skull:
@PancakemonsterFO4
2 жыл бұрын
Ellis says Trans Rights
@krooton729
2 жыл бұрын
Best line in the whole series: “Hey, Captain Bill, there’s a boat!” “Francis, that’s a car!”
@KusanaG11
2 жыл бұрын
"And you're an idiot."
@MorbidMindedManiac
2 жыл бұрын
AND IT’S ON FIRE
@tgnm9615
2 жыл бұрын
"Say Bill is an idiot in Japanese" "Francis is an idiot (in Japanese)" "Nice"
@Emm1lyn
2 жыл бұрын
_Francis, that boat's underwater._
@James.Banleck
2 жыл бұрын
Cheeseburger apocalypse AUUUHGGE
@Yourlibrarian
2 жыл бұрын
I remember my friend almost crying in the opening scene of L4D2, because he was scared. Then that fear diminished when he picked up a pistol and fire axe. I’ll never forget him yelling “I’m the fireman, and you just got SMOKED!”. Ah, good times.
@orenges
2 жыл бұрын
how old was he??
@aldrichhf35
2 жыл бұрын
@@orenges probably like 5 or 7
@OsnoloVrach
2 жыл бұрын
actually badass
@alexandredesouza3692
2 жыл бұрын
@@aldrichhf35 If he were an adult, I don't know if that would be very funny or very sad.
@SakisLio08
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexandredesouza3692 sad, that would be really sad, i would slap him.
@EveBatStudios
2 жыл бұрын
As a game developer I'm studying the heck out of this concept. I want my games to bring people together socially in positive ways so badly. Searching for the best ways to encourage those positive interactions and discourage the negative.
@critziel7225
2 жыл бұрын
I wish you all the luck and inspiration in the world, but remember playerbase changed videogame market, not leader companies
@therightmanforthejob9394
2 жыл бұрын
@@critziel7225 can you plz expand on what the last part of that means? Not disagreeing I just don’t understand what you said
@onyxfay3800
2 жыл бұрын
You have a great vision for your games! I'm excited to see how you bring people together in positive ways through your work.I can't wait to see what you create next.
@Adnub
2 жыл бұрын
Be sure to check out Guild Wars 2 too. It's an MMO, but that game's design choices really encourages players to give eachother a hand. Really sets it apart from the others and probably the reason why it's the only MMO that I actually like.
@EveBatStudios
2 жыл бұрын
@@Adnub I really appreciate this kind of suggestion! There are a lot of gaming experiences that I missed out on and if anyone else seeing this has other suggestions of this caliber I'm very open to that!
@Duck0fDoom
2 жыл бұрын
I joined a random game of expert ‘The Parish’ a couple of days ago. It was going fine but the Rochelle player was struggling a bit; killed themselves with a Molotov by ‘accident’ twice. Eventually she teamkilled everyone and left. The rest of the game, up to the bridge, we kept getting Rochelles who were either griefing & TKing, resulting in a kick, or ones that were legitimately trying but kept getting downed or falling off the bridge, halting everybody’s progress, causing us all to die trying to save her, thus resulting in a restart. In my 300+ hours I’ve never had to restart the bridge that many times. Me and these two strangers would call this run the ‘Rochelle curse’ between every Rochelle drop out, saying ‘the curse continues’ on every restart or ‘break the curse!’ when one sole survivor was almost to the helicopter. After the sixth or seventh go at the bridge, another Rochelle quit, so I said ‘fuck it, I have an idea’ & capped the Rochelle bot in the safe room. The three of us ran the entire bridge, with several people joining and leaving the dead Rochelle slot throughout, and we all made it on the first try. l wish I’d recorded the replay, it was the greatest bridge I’d ever played.
@MamaBearKS
2 жыл бұрын
This is why I love this game, as much as you can suffer and deal with the pain of players like these, it makes for amazing memories that you'll love for years after. Left 4 Dead is one of those games that never stops giving you amazing moments and memories, no matter how many years you drop then return back to the game.
@Masaki-1334
2 жыл бұрын
Rochelle is a curse.
@Code_Null
2 жыл бұрын
Me happy now.
@Polomance862
2 жыл бұрын
There's only two kinds of Rochelle players. 1. The trolls or angry players who don't want to be her. 2. The gods who could speedrun the level, or carry the whole team to the end.
@BreadCrumbGuy
2 жыл бұрын
I counted, and there were exactly 3783 zombies that died in this video just like it said at the end. Lead's attention to detail always astounds me!
@Corebrom
2 жыл бұрын
8 sec into video and the madlad counted already
@jameslantzke5484
2 жыл бұрын
it was literally just uploaded how bro
@ACMaNNeN99
2 жыл бұрын
It was released early for patreons
@groovygray3210
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, Nice dude!
@BreadCrumbGuy
2 жыл бұрын
@@jameslantzke5484 I'm a patron, I just copy and pasted my comment from the early upload onto the new one
@carlosfcunha
2 жыл бұрын
At my previous job we would always play L4D at the end of the day on fridays. My boss would say that she could find out a lot about an employee’s character by how they played, if they would help or just run in front of everyone as if they’re playing alone and leave everyone to die. I miss her and my other boss, her husband. They were good people.
@HoriaM29
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly that sounds like a great boss. She definitely knew her shit.
@pillowmint4622
2 жыл бұрын
that sounds like a great JOB, honestly.
@ToxicBastard
2 жыл бұрын
Why is my workplace not like this
@madheretic4423
2 жыл бұрын
W Boss.
@tarwin
2 жыл бұрын
Just started watching. But already yes. Best. Still have so many good memories of sitting in a dark room with 3 other mates yelling "help help help".
@CSM100MK2
2 жыл бұрын
You just want attention
@tarwin
2 жыл бұрын
@@CSM100MK2 can't tell if that was a joke. Will take it such. Haha.
@Swigbro
2 жыл бұрын
I remember me and my buddy screaming and laughing everytime the tongue thing (I forgot the name guys, forgive me) got me cuz I was a newbie and when I would shoot the witch before he gave me the go signal. Fun times.
@0sac
2 жыл бұрын
Y'know in like a movie where one of the characters is straggling behind and in serious danger, then one of the other characters is like "you go ahead, ill deal with this" or something, and you think to yourself 'wow what a sense of relief and gratitude that person must feel getting out of that situation'. Left 4 Dead lets me be THAT character, especially when playing with newer/more easily scared players, I love it! Why yes I am a Bill/Coach main, why do you ask?
@flintfrommother3gaming
2 жыл бұрын
Why are there mains of characters in L4D2, it has no benefits, and you can mod them to be another characters with addons.
@0sac
2 жыл бұрын
@@flintfrommother3gaming it was more just a funny way of saying they're my favourite to play because of their personalities, voicelines and general design, there is no gameplay difference
@sterpogamer7958
2 жыл бұрын
u should try 4+ player custom servers if you ever come across one. they are very chaotic due to increased specials & misc plugin stuff. unbalanced chaos + many players has had lots of unique teamplay. that is all bye
@ToxicBastard
2 жыл бұрын
@@flintfrommother3gaming Because you want to be your favourite ofc
@cinemalazare4850
2 жыл бұрын
@@flintfrommother3gaming 1: you can identify as a character in left 4 dead which makes the character feel special 2:cuz valve is better at moddeling characters then some random person in mom's basement wow suprise
@myautobiographyafanfic1413
2 жыл бұрын
Left 4 Dead is like comfort food gaming. The fact that that makes it anomalous makes me think we're doing gaming wrong.
@pillowmint4622
2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU! the fact that it's also considered anomalous that you're practically forced to work together to get past even the first segments of a map is also a surefire sign that we're doing multiplayer wrong.
@starwolfcyberlight4546
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of games that are multiplayer feels like just multi-player with stronger enemies. Teams you are supposed to be with are just basically marked allies because you can simply destroy one team if you're good enough and that team can just leave you to fend for yourself if your bad also they can handle themselves. Multiplayer is supposed to be a team-based game and helping each other if one teammate dies everyone will fall. Also the sense of cooperation and team bonding when attacking zombies feels good because you're giving your team some sense of purpose and patting each other's back.
@AppleIsDoingFine
2 жыл бұрын
I love that anyone could play left for dead and have fun really do wish valve would make more games like this again
@jackkennerley5329
2 жыл бұрын
i wish it too, but sadly i believe people are no longer interested in casual coop in the same way. Competitive games are more addictive, so i dont believe its as economically feasible for a large company to make games the same way valve did any more.
@IamaPERSON
2 жыл бұрын
@@jackkennerley5329 well, there’s a game called Vermintide 2 that might peak your interest. It’s like Left 4 Dead2, but in a grim dark fantasy setting, and rats.
@qwellen7521
2 жыл бұрын
@@jackkennerley5329 Try Deep Rock Galactic - the real successor to LD4.
@jackkennerley5329
2 жыл бұрын
@@IamaPERSON I love vermintide, but it’s a game produced by a small studio. What I mean is we’re not going to see games like vermintide or l4d2, produced by big studios who will be able to take those games to the next level
@jackkennerley5329
2 жыл бұрын
@@qwellen7521 it didn’t really click for me, doesn’t have the same charm imo
@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106
2 жыл бұрын
The opening about how reliant modern gaming has gotten on UI elements is exactly why I like Insurgency Sandstorm. The game actively encourages you to watch your corners and check your surroundings rather than just staring at a minimap for half the game. Of course it has a map, but by using it you don't really see fatal funnels, flanks and the like.
@PyroFTB
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love that I:SS is in limbo between arcade and milsim. Not as hardcore as milsim, but too realistic for arcade.
@LucasSantos-si4nd
2 жыл бұрын
Same, also I see this with Onward, a VR game. You need to take your time, use tactics, and support your team as otherwise you will fail.
@spacewargamer4181
2 жыл бұрын
@@PyroFTB Sometimes that's the best
@greeninja7293
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who plays a LOT of versus, I completely agree with your emphasis on the importance of the saferoom door bar. That one sound effect always gets everyone's attention, being very audible at a long distance for special infected to hear. That bar drop always signifies that the game is about to start, without anyone typing or saying a word.
@ZodiacEntertainment2
2 жыл бұрын
"r?" (saferoom bar drops) "r"
@VamshiOhgs
2 жыл бұрын
Even after a decade later there aren't that many games which can capture the true co-op feeling that this game did so effortlessly, it's a gaming experience that everyone should witness for them atleast once
2 жыл бұрын
Deep Rock Galactic is really good too.
@VamshiOhgs
2 жыл бұрын
@ Oh yes that's one of the better co-op games that has released in recent times
@jesustyronechrist2330
2 жыл бұрын
Most co-op games nowadays are just "games you can play with friends". The only interaction you can do with each other is seeing the other's avatar and having more damage output. THAT'S LITERALLY IT.
@triopical6884
2 жыл бұрын
Barotrauma exists.
@garedbi
2 жыл бұрын
In a similar vein, Deep Rock Galactic is amazing simply because of how nice the community is
@DUKEHadToDoItToEm
2 жыл бұрын
That's a good joke. I've never seen a game filled with so many testosterone lacking 120lb zoomers who will kick you the second you do something they don't like or don't do something they're demanding of you
@HoriaM29
2 жыл бұрын
@@DUKEHadToDoItToEm You commented again on a comment mentioning DRG. Do people like you just like to shit on the thing that's popular at the moment? I mean you do you, but it seems you're hating on the game more because of stubbornness instead of actual criticism.
@galaxcsy
2 жыл бұрын
@@DUKEHadToDoItToEm You commented the exact same thing on another reply about DRG lmao.
@jamiesadf5829
2 жыл бұрын
@@DUKEHadToDoItToEm i didnt mention it in the other thread but i may as well here. What the fuck is with the extremely specific description? My guess is that the people who are seething and backseat gaming are people exactly like you.
@doctorsmiles4530
2 жыл бұрын
@@DUKEHadToDoItToEm I don't know man, I just play with friends or occasionally host servers meant for low level players to get the hang of it. Sorry you had a bad two games. Wait, I'm getting a strange feeling I've been here before..
@WoddCar
2 жыл бұрын
I have many good memories of me screaming at friends in this game as they shot the gas cans around my feet as the tank was barreling down the street to kill us
@tmtmtg
2 жыл бұрын
This video is super accurate to the Left 4 Dead experience, I may not have the most hours in this game but it is definitely one of my favorites just because of how I've gotten to connect with friends
@psychicrupture1874
2 жыл бұрын
I remember the first week I ever built my pc I got with my group of friends who already had their pc’s and instead of playing the newest or most graphically advanced games, I booted up l4d with them and played custom maps for hours These things feel like a rite of passage
@chestnut4860
2 жыл бұрын
Well shit, is it too late now
@pauliewalnuts5868
2 жыл бұрын
@@chestnut4860 bro the last 30 days the average player count is 16k its definetely not dead or too late
@starwolfcyberlight4546
2 жыл бұрын
@@pauliewalnuts5868 Same as tf2, the game maybe old but If the game is good and simple it will still be played for decades.
@yogipratama3583
2 жыл бұрын
@@chestnut4860 many still playing
@nativeam25
2 жыл бұрын
Hey when was this, because this was an advanced game at the time of release if your not being a karen about other games. I play it every now an then & my fiance plays it ( first time ) with me.
@fisherman3178
2 жыл бұрын
Left 4 Dead has some great memories attached to it for me.
@xxitjixx
2 жыл бұрын
I still make friends through left 4 dead to this day. To just being a generally laid back teammate to those not as good as me in expert, to giving them pills and making them the priority, makes people so happy and its made me so many friends.
@Ralofguy
2 жыл бұрын
for me the greatest strengths of l4d2 are the tricks you can learn and vocalizers. it's not really that fun to be going through the same campaigns over and over with randoms who don't talk but man when i do strike gold finding a guy who knows how to use a vocalizer (for reasons other than death scream), i could finish every single campaign in the game with 'em. not to mention all the tricks you could potentially learn and use. also not really related but i love to test people on dead center by standing on the stairs near the gun store to see if my teammates will throw me the cola or just painfully make it all the way around just to put it in themselves
@Malam_NightYoru
2 жыл бұрын
I do not scream when i die, i probably moan, but it's 100% correct!
@TheDemonChara
2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of one time I was playing. Bill: "You know who goes around filling cars with gas? [Cuts off the voice line here] Francis."
@rolf_dk
9 ай бұрын
you my guy just told everything i do XD. if i dont wanna talk in chat or vc with people. i use the vocalizer too say sry when i hit a teammate. and other things. and yes the dead center cola part is also true. i cant even lie.
@-Raylight
2 жыл бұрын
Left 4 Dead is still a masterpiece, a timeless one I wish Valve would care more for their amazing old games like TF2, L4D, Portal
@randomtexanguy9563
Жыл бұрын
good thing they care about TF2 now and the The Last Stand update came out 2 years ago, not counting small patches which are bug fixes and exploit patches
@pravkdey
2 жыл бұрын
I think the 'next' great social MP is Deep Rock Galactic. It's gameplay is pretty fun and randomly generated and the difficulty can be tweaked from someone's first game to a pro twitch God. Totally worth it imo
@altairgame
2 жыл бұрын
Same, it's literally Left 4 dead and Minecraft without the craft. It's insane how simple, dynamic and flexible the co-op mechanics are
@Bruno-cb5gk
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, bought it a few weeks ago and already have almost 100 hours in it.
@Carcosahead
2 жыл бұрын
bots meh
@Wizuu0274
2 жыл бұрын
The Abyss Bar is unironically one of the greatest ideas for building camaraderie a developer could've had. It gives you awesome buffs, but the greatest part is just staying for like an hour straight drinking gimmick beers and fucking around in the Space Rig. It's also incredibly tightly and well designed. Deep Rock is fantastic.
@MizeKa
2 жыл бұрын
Shame that I never got the multiplayer working between friends in steam, and me in the gamepass
@berganera125
2 жыл бұрын
One thing to add is that valve back then made Lfd with almost 200 employee ranging on almost every aspect including psychology team dedicated to understand how a player or zombie interacts with their environment. While nowadays hundreds of employee are doing the same thing on a big game company due to bad game direction or planning
@wolfMetall
2 жыл бұрын
As some here already mentioned Deep Rock Galactic (DRG) has taken L4D's co-op elements and added space dwarves and procedural map generation with an amazing lobby room. Highly recommend trying it out. Still doesn't achieve the almost flat learning curve of L4D but it is also a conscious design choice.
@JoelNotSoPsycho
2 жыл бұрын
I adore the feeling of the last ditch run to the escape with my friends. watching one of my friends get caught out is so dramatic it feels like the end to a film. which incidently is like the whole theme of L4D. GOATED games.
@LameLoura
2 жыл бұрын
I have always admired playing L4D online because of how you have to learn and adjust to other random players in every game. You really get to know them during the gameplay. Coach kicks asses this game... Nick in this game usually friendly fires you so don't get close to him etc. And it is kinda fitting with the game story as well.. It's not like any of the L4D survivors know each other. They are complete strangers that are stuck with each other. .. not unlike how you play this game online.
@FortunateFox_
2 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget when I played as a charger and bricked by friend's PC when I hit him
@altairgame
2 жыл бұрын
Oh man, prepare for Left 4 Mine aka Deep Rock Galactic. It's the most valve like game in recent years. It has the most dynamic, simple and flexible co-op system in current gaming
@pillowmint4622
2 жыл бұрын
I looked it up, and deep rock galactic was released in 2020. it took us THAT LONG to successfully capture the "work-together-or-die-together" gameplay of left for dead, which came out in 2008!?!?
@doctorsmiles4530
2 жыл бұрын
@@pillowmint4622 I know right? At least its here now, and Ghost Ship have done excellent with the DLCs and updates. Seriously the gold standard of additional content!
@pravkdey
2 жыл бұрын
Left for Rock, returned for Stone!
@quandaviousvonheadsonzingl6453
2 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend hates most video games. I couldn't get her into almost anything besides the Sims But then I showed her Left 4 Dead and it's the only shooter she enjoys. One of the best couch multiplayer games ever.
@marreco6347
2 жыл бұрын
I'd just like to take a moment to appreciate how awesome Valve's credit songs are. I love Half Life's end song, but my God, all of these outros for l4d are golden
@neoncaelestis
2 жыл бұрын
i really hope more modern devs take ideas from left 4 dead 2, being more simple and just focusing on fun above all else
@ZioskamiTV
2 жыл бұрын
when you bring up stuff realted to rochelle anf nick in the video, i have the exact oppisite picture of the characters in my head, not for any characterization or personality reasons but the way me and my friends play the characters, my friend plays nick almost exactley oppisite to what you decribe usually happens, as well as any time rochelle is played by the bot it almost seems like she is activley a detrement finding bizarre ways to get the team killed or what seems like actual refusal to help the rest of the team, so me and my friend have a very antagonistic view of Rochelle
@switch317
2 жыл бұрын
While I agree with what you said regarding Nick, if you've ever heard his voicelines when he revives someone incapacitated or with a defib unit, you can tell that he still cares for the team.
@curioplays
2 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile playing rainbow six siege is like a “ being hate crimed by a 12 year old” simulator
@ihaveaplan.ijustneedmoney.9777
2 жыл бұрын
I've moved on to Vermintide 2 a long time ago, but I will always hold L4D to the highest regard as the pioneer of the genre.
@AtheistOnTheEdge
2 жыл бұрын
I've been playing L4D2 since the day it was released. Giving pills to people when they're struggling to get to a safe room, saving people from a smoker with a shot from a sniper rifle from the other end of the map, helping noobs get achievements, these actions make me feel good about myself. I know it's just a game, but for people who for whatever reason don't socialize much, this game fills a hole in their lives.
@leoisforevercool
2 жыл бұрын
You might be interested in knowing that Valve came up with Left 4 Dead when fighting hoards of Counter Strike bots that were armed only with knives
@joao34386
2 жыл бұрын
I find that intro section very interesting, cause Left 4 Dead can be just as complex and imposing. Emphasis on “CAN” - a great thing about the game is just how flexible it is: You don’t ever have to do anything a specific way in order to progress or have fun, it’s gameplay and mechanics are so simple that a beginner can pick them up with ease, but the simplicity also lends itself to many advanced things. You said every special infected needs teamwork to counter - but there are reliable methods to defend yourself from every single one of them. It’s quite a contrast if you compare someone’s first playthrough to a competitive match. There would be very jarring and stark differences, but both would have one thing in common: They’d show people having fun. L4D has amazing versatility in it’s simplicity, the game can be as simple or advanced as you want and it won’t take away from the fun in the slightest.
@WhatDoesDStandFor
2 жыл бұрын
"The music in this video is from the Left 4 Dead 2 OST by Mike Morasky." I heard some Halo ODST, don't lie.
@BrimBlam
2 жыл бұрын
Had a friend trying to get me into some modern games, and then I keep going to TF2 like a brainworm of simple, crazy fun
@ken.7019
2 жыл бұрын
The start of this video speaks with me on a spiritual level, I need more casual games that are more about the people im playing with rather than the game itself.
@punnyperson4663
2 жыл бұрын
I actually got back into l4d2, mods just make it even better, cause turning everything into payday themed and just gunning down a dozer charger as jacket as a cloaker hunter beats jimny nick to death, it's just so good, chilling isn't it?
@senshi_dev_art
2 жыл бұрын
To me, Left4Dead is the best zombie apocalypse experience, you can't be alone or survive alone and it makes you build trust on other players, the same way you'd have to if it was all real and you'd feel betrayed if someone were to left you for dead, I like COD zombies, being the power house that can survive hordes of millions of zombies alone, but Left4Dead will be forever, the best zombie experience ever.
@matthewentwistle8284
2 жыл бұрын
I really wish I can play L4D2 with my close friends. It's just so hard to convince them to play it.
@fusrosandvich3738
2 жыл бұрын
Trying out stupid steam workshop mods is a good reason I find.
@matthewentwistle8284
2 жыл бұрын
@@fusrosandvich3738 That's a genius idea! I might show my friends videos of the mods. That might convince them.
@13ShoU37
2 жыл бұрын
What’s their reason? Mine just don’t like pve, only into crackhead shooters against real people. I’ll never understand
@TheXtrategaxd
2 жыл бұрын
@@13ShoU37 play versus and beat his ass
@spoonsareoccasionallymadeo5728
2 жыл бұрын
Picked up l4d2 about a year or two ago and MAN, wether it's with randos, friends, or even solo, i always have a fun time. And the mods... Oh, the mods... Two words, "Splash Mountain" man, that was a blast.
@olivermensinger6022
2 жыл бұрын
Thank god for mods on PC. They give the game practically endless replay ability.
@eleonoralovesyou
2 жыл бұрын
your videos give me such comfort, especially now that i know you are just like me, its so nice to listen to the videos, i feel like we are friends talking about our experiences and you are telling me a story. im scared of being alone so watching your videos really helps calm me when i am alone. lots of love!
@MamaBearKS
2 жыл бұрын
Left 4 Dead was how I met my long time friend of 11 years, He's my best friend and recently we met up irl and had the best week of our lives, Left 4 Dead 2 is one of the best games for meeting new people and my second favorite game of all time
@nkanyisoinnocentkhwane3752
2 жыл бұрын
This makes me think of (comparing Back 4 Blood with Left for Dead 2) how disappointing modern sequel/reboots can be. Phenomenal sequels like Psychonaughts 2 seem few and far between
@TheMegaBlack123
2 жыл бұрын
You should try Deep Rock Galactic. I think it captures that old school charm of cooperative game play
@hairyhobbittoes6423
2 жыл бұрын
ROCK AND STONE
@TheMegaBlack123
2 жыл бұрын
@@hairyhobbittoes6423 ROCK&STONE TO THE BONE
@somethingwitty2747
2 жыл бұрын
ROCK & STONE YEEEEAAAH
@altairgame
2 жыл бұрын
*Drinks a beer while flossin on the dance floor* Rock and stone!
@Habiyeru
2 жыл бұрын
Another thing I love about Left 4 Dead is just how easy it is to get a custom campaign going with total strangers. Just download a custom campaign, host a local server, and set the game to public, within ten minutes or so, you'll have a full lobby. Some people might have ping as high as 200, but even then, the game is still very playable. Tanks Playground, The Bloody Moors, Warcelona, Yama, Wan Li, Suicide Blitz, and many more are all amazing experiences I've gone through with complete strangers and I've made a few friends from the hour or two we spent surviving together.
@HoriaM29
2 жыл бұрын
Another game that achieves this positive social gaming aspect equally, if not even better than L4D, is Deep Rock Galactic. I would highly urge you to check it out, you'd definitely love it. From the friendship through adversity by trying to survive hordes of enemies together, to literally cheering in unison with your teammates, to the funny dialogue during gameplay, to drinking beers and dancing and kicking barrels around, to the environmental storytelling of the "safe room" equivalent, it pretty much does everything L4D does, and then some. A lot of the points you make in the video are directly echoed by Deep Rock Galactic's design choices. Seriously, like I just had an epiphany how similar these two games are in their social aspects.
@UsingGorillaLogic
2 жыл бұрын
This is what Left 4 Dead got Right 4 Dead.
@CaymenLeP
2 жыл бұрын
I like your voice! It’s made so much progress in such a short time, I can’t wait to hear how you fair in a year
@juke37024
2 жыл бұрын
Using the rabies soundtrack in the background tickled my immersion bone. Such a completely underrated part of L4D2. So good to listen to. 2,500+ hours and counting, 100+ submissions to the L4D2 workshop. It definitely is the ultimate social game.
@LuxiusVT
2 жыл бұрын
Wtf, I literally searched KZitem for a left4dead video by leadhead yesterday, only to be surprised you hadn't made one. And here you are today. Absolute hero!
@risingSisyphus
2 жыл бұрын
lead, have you tried Deep Rock Galactic? I feel like it's one of the best co-op experiences out there atm
@kelemonopy
2 жыл бұрын
Rock and Stone!
@wolfMetall
2 жыл бұрын
@@kelemonopy Did I hear a Rock and Stone?!
@HoriaM29
2 жыл бұрын
ROCK AND STONE
@galaxcsy
2 жыл бұрын
ROCK AND STONE
@francogodoy5574
2 жыл бұрын
ROCK AND STONE
@starless_void
2 жыл бұрын
it's the middle of the night, and after finishing this video i felt the urge to listen to "Save Me Some Sugar". i remember it being one of my favorite tracks from the game, and holy, it's better than i remember. too bad i'm anxious as all hell and high water AND unapolegtically queer, making it practically impossible for me to play L4D coop anymore.
@anjapaints
Жыл бұрын
i know the lobbies are filled with immature incels, but you can always play with me ! - sincerely a fellow queer l4d2 enjoyer
@ondeondeon
Жыл бұрын
you guys ever want to play l4d together? I wish I had people to play campaigns through but I'm scared of gamer audience.
@swagit4174
2 жыл бұрын
I still played it till today. Such a masterpiece
@MaddyBee
2 жыл бұрын
So glad the algorithm pointed me to your videos! Really been enjoying watching through them
@MaddyBee
2 жыл бұрын
Ps, really likes your voice in this video 😊
@TTHBLOX_
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who only this year started playing l4d 1 and l4d2. Yeah i agree. I love it. Even if i have nobody to play it with
@reySRB
2 жыл бұрын
I mean. there is still plenty of active players out there
@gavynrogers2048
2 жыл бұрын
I think you would like deep rock galactic! Feels like L4D but even better imo
@Flingus435.
2 жыл бұрын
Been loving the new videos and format
@Goob_V10
2 жыл бұрын
I firmly believe that your team-playing abilities in Left 4 Dead is the ultimate judge of character.
@p4nt3r74
2 жыл бұрын
"Lois.." "Lois." "lOiS" its not lois dammit its getting on my nerves
@kyleh.mccloud2393
2 жыл бұрын
Love this video to death, Left 4 Dead 2 has wormed its way into being my favorite Valve game. I started making custom campaigns in 2019 after 10 years of playing and I still adore this game more and more every time I play it. Your points about the safe rooms and the graffiti are dead on and exactly what I like about them. Side note, as a modder, I'm almost positive that graffiti in official campaigns is not randomized. I think it could be technically possible to achieve, but I'm pretty sure Valve never bothered.
@zaywoe2311
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and the eko reference is crazy to me, love the attention to detail almost exactly yet more precise then how I’d put it.
@Di3mondDud3
2 жыл бұрын
"Hey Zoey! The pilots over here in case you wanna shoot him again!" "He was a zombie, Francis!"
@ADurXD
2 жыл бұрын
Somehow, I don't know how, but somehow every single one of your videos always manages to make me cry, girl. Thank you so much for these emotional spots of comfort.
@mushroompoet
2 жыл бұрын
I don't usually physically cry, but I feel the exact same way
@Ibebum
2 жыл бұрын
Valve launches a game every 10 years, but everytime they launch one it becomes the best game of the decade.
@lilithnease8018
2 жыл бұрын
Great video girl! I haven't really thought of L4D2 in this context before but I really relate to what you outlined in this video. I've definitely grown closer with my friend Amber just playing together and having each other's backs. Great job with this one!
@SleepyMatt-zzz
2 жыл бұрын
I love playing L4D because it's one of the few games me and my wife can play together, with one exception. She used to refuse playing because zombie games would give her nightmares... And then we started using mods.
@TheOsamaBahama
2 жыл бұрын
Left 4 Dead never needed a progression system to be a great game. That's what modern games don't get. Modern games have a lot of unnecessary gimmicks to try give more depth to the game and keep people engaged. Meanwhile, Left 4 Dead goes straight to the point and provides a great experience that makes you keep coming back. There aren't thousands of stats, weapons and skills to unlock. It's a simple game, easy to get into, but with a good learning curve that provides more depth in the strategies that you can use. You don't need a progression system because you improve as a player.
@kalechips4564
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Have you tried risk of rain 2? It fills the same niche of social interaction among hordes of enemies in my brain. My only complaint with it compared to L4D is that you don’t have everything available immediately, so a character you’d really enjoy you might not get until you’re 15 or so hours in
@galaxcsy
2 жыл бұрын
Hmmm to me ROR2 has a much steeper learning curve than L4D2
@sleepshouter5017
2 жыл бұрын
I am so glad you made a left 4 dead video lol, I couldn’t wait to see your analysis on this game. Everything you’ve said is spot on. Most of my friends on steam I made playing left 4 dead. I’ve played hundred of games in my life but ever since the first left 4 dead came out, it has been the ONLY game I’ve never gotten bored with, specifically because of this social aspect. I like to socialize with people, and at any time when I’m feeling lonely and there’s nobody to talk to, I can count on left 4 dead to give me that opportunity to socialize. Even if nobody else has a mic it’s fun to talk to them just to see how they’d respond with either text or by using their character’s voice lines. Also because of how teamwork-oriented left 4 dead is, you automatically feel affection towards your teammates when they save you, give you pillz, or just stick by your side when a horde is inbound. By the end of a campaign, you inevitably want to send a friend request to your teammate because how can you not after what you’ve just been through together. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten into conversations with teammates that we ended up getting so deeply involved with, that we would end up just sitting in the safe room talking, not even playing the game anymore. Left 4 Dead’s simplicity also promotes friendship rather than greed because there really isn’t anything to steal from others. Hardly anyone is going to be a dick to you because there’s little to nothing to gain from it. Most online games are designed around working towards being better than other players by giving players who spend more time with the game better items and such, encouraging selfishness amongst their communities. Why should I benefit you when I can benefit myself? Left 4 dead has nothing to work for, you just play the game as it is and as it always will be. Anyways I could go on and on but the point is Left 4 Dead is an amazing game and Lead Head, you couldn’t have shined a brighter light at what makes it so!
@C4DeadCharge
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see another video from you ❤️
@badger297
2 жыл бұрын
Well said. This was beautiful. L4D wasn't that game for me. It was halo 3. But I love everything you said here
@Kirbylover489
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. This problem is literally why I play deep rock galactic.
@Freedomerider
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Leadhead, haven't watched the video yet (gotta get off work first) but I just wanna say thank you! For being a huge inspiration for me! Your content is amazing, and I get excited for every upload! (You go girl!)
@WintrBorn
2 жыл бұрын
I have so many hours in that game. It was a family thing, too. My daughter was 6 or so and was fascinated by the barrel fire in 2, my eldest was 14 and helped carry us in a tourney when a tank downed my husband, myself, and a rando, making it to the safe room. We had so much fun over the years playing.
@baller42061
2 жыл бұрын
I love your confidence in just being who you are You are a huge inspiration to me Nothing but respect Leadhead
@Solhurst
2 жыл бұрын
I don't know if this’ll mean anything to you but, your transgender transformation gives me strength to be myself too. Thank you Leadhead for making me feel safe to be myself.
@gorilmod9667
2 жыл бұрын
great video sis, helped me focus while modding/coding :)
@technologytim02
2 жыл бұрын
This is another really awesome video! Thanks for the great content :)
@Richard-iv3ii
2 жыл бұрын
Personally, coach is more motivating than you described, as I play him alot and motivate my team. Same as with bill, but he is less motivating.
@gatokal
2 жыл бұрын
Why did she say Louis like that
@rebelScience
2 жыл бұрын
Love your work!
@290coolkid
2 жыл бұрын
the ironic part is that pc versus is now super sweaty and your teammates will quit if you arent good enough
@adeeta5701
2 жыл бұрын
She just made me want to buy this lol
@ogresoungs
2 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear a good Female game Reviewer
@AnAbsurdExistence
2 жыл бұрын
babe wake up, new leadhead video.
@programmerindonesia44
2 жыл бұрын
I play left4dead with friends and never get bored even though I play on the same map many times I think left4dead is the most fun game
@de-ment
2 жыл бұрын
Comment going off the intro: Sadly, in an age where the appeal of Da Big Moolah in E-sports has motivated a lot of aspiring entrepeneurs and businessman assholes into trying to profit off the gaming industry as much as possible; games are taking this massive downards spiral quite identical to your average influencer-tier YTber, ykno; relatable to millenials, easy for kids, very simplified... The COD mindset of "pick up and play" but also trying to sneak in a "sink in hours on end, spend all your money" mentality coming from the previously driven-into-the-ground-by-aspiring-entrepeneurs-and-businessmen, mobile games sector. The idea of a meta plays a role in this. See, metas are made for people who want to play good but don't necessarily want to spend time getting good, they're no-brain strats spread around by streamers and alike to people who pretend they dont want to spend a lotta time in the game to get good but in the end will only end up spending even more time, losing track of time in their power trip of using the most OP items in the game. And the way the devs make money offa this is that they either make said meta item idiotically hard to get for newer players, letting them put it behind microtransactions aswell as in-game progress, or they will release new content for said meta item and the mindless meta player will fall for it for their love for said item (i.e. a paid skin for an OP gun in a game). There no longer is soul remaining behind games, and these aren't necessarily exclusive to AAA titles, it's more accurate to say what's popular on twitch and YT. The gaming industry is dying and the only good games are either indie titles that get litte to no funding and get developed really slowly or are games from reputable companies that release a title every 5 or more years (or slightly bigger indie teams but tbh as I've followed the progress of many indie teams, they've become considerably more and more moneyhungry/lazy/corporate, in a bad way, and I've simply lost trust.). Addition going off the actual video: FUCK YOU NICK'S THE BEST CHARACTER
@DaimyoD0
2 жыл бұрын
I cannot imagine someone getting upset that the boss they're fighting has a health bar. How is that overcomplicated and metagame driven? I genuinely like this video, and agree with your thesis. But I can't imagine putting useful UI elements in the same category "clunky storefronts and advertisements." Especially because the boss shown in the clip associated with that line, the Ogre, is an optional fight at that point of the map. Knowing how much health it has left could be very valuable to making decisions on whether to run for cover or go ahead and fight, right? Am I missing something here?
@blmao5150
2 жыл бұрын
nah dude The health bar ruins immersion and tension. Fighting the tank in left 4 dead on high difficulties was stressful especially when all your other teammates are incapacitated because you don’t know how much more health the tank has left. Shooting the ogre in back 4 blood is just so boring just watching a red bar slowly drain.
@joao34386
2 жыл бұрын
@@blmao5150 It also adds more advanced skill to the game, like learning which weapons deal how much damage, estimating the tank's HP based on how many shots have been fired, and based on that when to time reloads or in Versus whether to hold position, fall back, or push the tank, which enemies to prioritize, etc. All of that strategy pretty much goes out of the window if you could just see how much HP the tank has.
@blmao5150
2 жыл бұрын
@@joao34386 ^ This too
@coolguy9648
2 жыл бұрын
My favourite moment playing was: "I'll go ahead" **Opens door** **Sees giant zombie monkey** **Closes door** "N O P E NVM"
@jimbo01738
2 жыл бұрын
i love your videos so much. i get a smile whenever i see you videos pop up in my notifications
@sunorcio3901
2 жыл бұрын
you got me with this one, i strongly feel immersion is often neglected and that many games get stuck in a void trying to fill checklists not appealing to any niche neither allowing new ones
@Naptha415
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video!!! Keep it up I love your stuff
@ArtamisBot
2 жыл бұрын
I like that we can hear you smiling in your narration more. 💚
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