[L4D2] The Passing

Nanor

Nanor

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December 14, 2009 - Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the first game add-on for its co-operative zombie thriller, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2), is in development and targeted for release in early 2010.

Dubbed "The Passing," the first game add-on for L4D2 brings the original Left 4 Dead (L4D1) Survivors down south for a meeting with the L4D2 cast, while delivering new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay for the PC and Xbox 360.

Targeted for release in early spring, "The Passing" takes place just after the Dead Center campaign of L4D2. Set in a small town in rural Georgia, players assume the role of the L4D2 Survivors as they meet with the L4D1 characters.

In addition to the new co-operative campaign and associated narrative, "The Passing" will include new arenas for Survival, Versus and Scavenge mode and introduce a new co-operative challenge mode of play. The Passing will also include a new "uncommon common" zombie class, melee weapon, and firearm.

"The Passing will become the most important campaign in the Left 4 Dead story, as all the Survivors are being called together in one campaign," said Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing at Valve. "It will also be a huge offering of new gameplay content, with something new for every game mode plus a new uncommon common and weaponry."

Exclusively available for the Xbox 360 and PC, L4D2 sets a new benchmark for co-operative action games. The title adds melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaws, frying pans, axes, baseball bats, and more.

With the AI Director 2.0, L4D's dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players' performance. The result is a unique game session custom fitted to provide a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience each time the game is played.

Finally, with new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the original, featuring more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, new Survival maps, and the new competitive game mode, Scavenge.

Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing is targeted for release in early spring for the PC and Xbox 360. Pricing will be announced closer to launch.
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Thoughts? I think it'll be pretty sweet to meet up with the L4D1 survivors and maybe they'll even attempt to integrate some story?

Frankly, what I'm hoping for is some versus improvements. Why can't we play as common infected while we wait to spawn? :mad:
 
Xarlaxas

Xarlaxas

Active Member
Looking forward to it, there should also be a chance for Survivor vs survivor games. >:3

Playing as common infected while one waits would be fun too, they really should implement it.
 
Wol

Wol

In Cryo Sleep
mmmm. Some Zoey / Rochelle lesbian action maybe *-) .... lol.

Sounds interesting. Nice to see some more updates so soon after release.
 
Wol

Wol

In Cryo Sleep
Anyone heard anything more about this?

As far as I've read, its free for PC, and meant to be coming out end of march.....

Its currently nearing the end of march....
 
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Gombol

Guest
Odds are it will just be another game, like L4D and L4D2 were seperate.

'Cause i cant see people willing to download a whole canpaign on the 360.
 
Wol

Wol

In Cryo Sleep
Gombol said:
Odds are it will just be another game, like L4D and L4D2 were seperate
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... eh?

Not sure if I've got you here, but lets play a little game anyway:

Crash course was to L4D1 as The Passing is to ....

1) Doughnuts
2) Monkey testicles
3) L4D2
4) Michael Palin
 
Dragon

Dragon

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wol said:
... Eh?

Not sure if i've got you here, but lets play a little game anyway:

Crash course was to l4d1 as the passing is to ....

1) doughnuts
2) monkey testicles
3) l4d2
4) michael palin
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2!2!2!2!2!
 
G

Gombol

Guest
Wol said:
... eh?

Not sure if I've got you here, but lets play a little game anyway:

Crash course was to L4D1 as The Passing is to ....

1) Doughnuts
2) Monkey testicles
3) L4D2
4) Michael Palin
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Had a whole argument to say against your...Flawed logic. But i cba to post it 'cause ill get an admin on my ass for some of the stuff in it.
 
Wol

Wol

In Cryo Sleep
Gombol said:
Had a whole argument to say against your...Flawed logic. But i cba to post it 'cause ill get an admin on my ass for some of the stuff in it.
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Flawed logic?

As far as I see it, crash course was announced as free DLC for the PC version of L4D1, and that The Passing was announced as free DLC for the PC version of L4D2.....

Why would they release The Passing as another game when its just one campaign of DLC lovelyness?

I'm intrigued to know what your argument was. Feel free to just **** out the rudeness :p
 
G

Gombol

Guest
Wol said:
Flawed logic?

As far as I see it, crash course was announced as free DLC for the PC version of L4D1, and that The Passing was announced as free DLC for the PC version of L4D2.....

Why would they release The Passing as another game when its just one campaign of DLC lovelyness?

I'm intrigued to know what your argument was. Feel free to just **** out the rudeness :p
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Well, quite frankly, its said "Cost yet to be determined", so it could be released as a seperate game like L4D1 and 2, you never know with games developers. Might even be renamed to "L4D3" at the last second.


And no swearing, just general rudeness.
 
G

Gombol

Guest
Wol said:
Interview with Chet Faliszek

If you read the bottom, it sounds like that the PC version will be free, and the xboxness will cost, but because hes in an interview with xbox people, he doesnt want to get lynched!

I was wondering if anyone had heard anything more on top of this at all.
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Fair enough. Ill shush then. :3
 
Wol

Wol

In Cryo Sleep
My bad anyway. I thought I'd posted that link along with my original post a few days ago. Seems I missed it out!
 
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