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Do I even need to say anything about this? I mean, yes its probably one of the better zombie games besides like.. Resident Evil or even Zombie Panic Source mod for HL2.

But really, all you do is move to one area, shoot, move to another, shoot, fight tank, member dies so revive him/her, shoot, move to next area, shoot. repeat.

Now granted, this is how most FPS games are layed out. You know, the ones without eginuity or idea or innovation. Run Shoot Repeat.

Like really, this game might as well be called "Random mouse clicking game" cause what do you do when a horde of zombies are coming at you? Sway the mouse back and forth and click like crazy. (Yes there are 2 types of grenades that ATTEMPT to mix it up, but essentially thats all you do)

Here's a very common situation:

You go into a house or a shed, you see ammo littered around and the game is telling you to hit a switch. Now, take a wild guess what happens when you pull that switch.

"Oh jeeze, um.. a horde zombies WONT come and try to eat our brains?"

WRONG!

The game is sooo freaking predictable, that its stupid. It's the equivalent of going "DON'T GO IN THERE!" at a stupid horror movie.

"Oh hey guise, theres a radio here and I dunno what to dooooo.. durrr maybe I should press it and hope that zombies WONT come this time? WHOOPS Here they come.. sorriess"

It's so repetitive. And theres only 4 maps (at the time I wrote this) to do this all in.

And dont tell me "oh.. but that teamwork really stands out and totally makes the game!" cause it doesn't. It just boils down to whoever has pills or medpacks and giving them to players who need them. 85% of the time, that's it. You might as well be playing with bots.

A good zombie game REQUIRES suspense. You need to feel like you are going to get eaten alive. You have limited ammo and you need to get to a rescue point. You stick together and hope for the best. You know.. like ANY zombie movie or MOST zombie games?

Now look at Mouse Waving Game. You run through maps, there is no suspense or frightening parts if you played through the map already, the game gives you full ammo at times. And worst of all. Zombies KICK you to death.. not eat. KICK you or CLAW at you.

So with only 4 Maps to play on, and the game is around $30-40. You are paying for $5-10 per map.

Imagine this. Imagine if Team Fortress 2 (not that I'm saying it's better) came with 4 maps. Would it get repetitve as hell? Yes. But does teamwork matter in that game? Yes. (Yes i know the SDK is coming or is out.. its the fact that they released the game with 4 levels)



So lets just review what you do is Left 4 Dead.

You pick up guns, move to an area, shower zombies with bullets by waving your mouse randomly. You see a "special" zombie. You kill it. Repeat for an hour or so.

Versus mode does not sell the game. Sure, being a zombie can be fun. But playing it is no different than campaign other than the usual "Oh hey, you are my friend and a zombie, I so pwned you haha you suxorz"

Also, the achievements... are useless. That is all.

I'd love to know how people love this game SO MUCH. It's not the second coming of Jesus, it's NOT the best multiplayer game ever nor is it the best team one. So what is it? What makes this game soooo addictive to play 4 maps over and over again for months on end? This formula has been done WAYYY better before and the only reason I picked this game up is to play with friends.

Please.

Tell me.

I MUST be missing something.

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the_simian
the_simian Feb 18 2009, 7:19am says:

Happy birthday, man!

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the_simian
the_simian Feb 10 2009, 4:56pm says:

Cool drum machine you're making! reminds me of fruity loops!

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the_simian
the_simian Feb 6 2009, 12:35am says:

Hey man! How your DAW/ MIDI controller hunt going along?

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Bunnyjen
Bunnyjen Feb 3 2009, 2:41am says:

HEHE thanks...I didn't really know, Tobe did the latest news. I've been too poorly to do anything. :(

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Bunnyjen
Bunnyjen Jan 28 2009, 9:05pm says:

lol hi :P

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Crux_Borealis
Crux_Borealis Jan 13 2009, 2:43am says:

No problem :)

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Crux_Borealis
Crux_Borealis Jan 7 2009, 3:55pm says:

Found another one :P
Native Instruments Kore Player Native-instruments.com This is pretty much like that Independence Free I told you about except it is smaller in size and probably easier to use (can't test it out properly because my keyboard has suddenly stopped working :/). It also might be even more versatile because there are additional sample packs (something like those Toontrack EZXs). There is even a free one out there! I'd say this one is worth getting too as it's really good for its size... and price :D

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King_Lionheart
King_Lionheart Jan 5 2009, 10:20am says:

Hello,

we are currently working on a Stargate mod for Call of Duty 4. Wonder if you wanted to help us? We could definetely use your experience!

Greetings,

King Lionheart

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Crux_Borealis
Crux_Borealis Jan 4 2009, 7:47am says:

The best one I've found so far is the one that comes with Independence Free. IF is a free sample library that can be downloaded here: Yellowtools.us
It is pretty big but definitely worth the time needed to download it if you're in need of some nice samples. It includes basses, drums, guitars, synths and more.

Now some downsides: at least the distorted guitar sounds weird and what's up with sampled synths? They sound nice but there are some real, even free synths available around the net that have all those knobs and buttons that can be automated. The drums are pretty cool but of course no match for commercial samplers. Then again there is some exotic percussion as well.

Then about the main thing (I guess :P), the bass. It sounds better than any other free one I've tried (to be honest, it sounds great in my opinion) and it can even imitate cabinets. Also optionally you can use fret noises but it seems to add them to random places, even where they make no sense. I'd say it's a good choice for anyone in need of a free bass, provided that they are completely fine with E-tuning.

I happen to need lower tuning for (technical?) death metal kind of stuff, so search continues.

PS. In case you want to give it a try... The site at least used to require a registration. However, they never have charged me anything so I believe it is free.

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Bunnyjen
Bunnyjen Nov 20 2008, 2:24pm says:

hi :P

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