You have a stamina meter and aim-down-sights, and the zombies (sorry, Ridden) don’t feel physical.īack 4 Blood. It’s more like Call of Duty: Warzone grafted onto a linear co-op cadaver. Sure, it’s not the traditional revival that I wanted from the studio that gave us Left 4 Dead. However, after bashing the Early Access Beta for several hours, I’ve been moved along a few stages of grief into acceptance and consequentially, I’m actually pretty excited about Back 4 Blood’s potential as something completely different. READ MORE: Tim Schafer on his game writing philosophy: “always punch up, never punch down”.I have nearly 500 hours in Left 4 Dead 2 and I still play it on a weekly basis, so I feel like I can tell you with confidence that this is not a spiritual successor, especially in the way it feels to play. This was my conclusion when the Closed Alpha dampened my hopes for the game back in December of 2020, and it still stands. I am once again asking people to play a few hours of Left 4 Dead 2 before they engage in hyperbole and call Back 4 Blood “ Left 4 Dead 3″.

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