It might sound simple but it’s a timeless formula that still makes for a great cooperative PvE experience – with a slight competitive edge thanks to the scoring system that tracks several statistics. Thankfully, Back 4 Blood sticks to the original design of short, intense sessions between each safe-house, ensuring failed runs are never a major setback.
To spice things up, you might need to complete a simple objective (interact with something or carry an important MacGuffin) and sometimes there’ll be a dramatic finale that requires you to hold a point for several minutes. You team up with three other people (or bots) before running and gunning through branching, ridden-infested corridors to the next safe-house. Small details in the environments still do a decent amount of storytelling, but Back 4 Blood has a structured campaign, with multiple briefings in safe houses or on-the-fly radio updates.ĭespite the time that’s passed since L4D2 launched, describing the basic gameplay loop almost feels redundant as it’s been repurposed for successful titles like Vermintide 2 and World War Z. To its credit, it has an actual three-part structure to the campaign – think rescue, rearm, and fight back – but I still preferred the discrete scenarios with more unique dialogue in L4D and its sequel. There are less genuine interactions, few fleshed-out backstories, and very little connection to any of the locations you fight through. Personally, I found none of the characters as fleshed out or memorable as in L4D and L4D2. If you’re a fan of ‘90s or early ‘00s action movies, you might enjoy it more. Unfortunately, the move to an experienced group of “cleaners” – all of them quirky archetypes we’ve seen before, working for a generic military man – does not make for compelling dialogue or interactions. Of course, these ridden share many similarities with the L4D roster, down to their behaviours and weaknesses (such as being drawn to noise and weakened by fire). Unlike L4D, Back 4 Blood picks up sometime after the initial “collapse” as the remnants of humanity – slowly rebuilding – are hit by a sudden resurgence of the “Ridden”, parasite-ridden humans and terrifying mutations. The bulk of the storytelling is handled in-game – through briefings in safe houses, dialogue between the protagonists, comments about the locations they pass through, and environmental storytelling. The Game Director is constantly adjusting to player actions, ensuring exciting fights, extreme gameplay diversity, and tougher legions of Ridden - including mutated boss types up to 20 feet tall.As with Turtle Rock Studios’ prior games, the overarching narrative and several flashy cutscenes quickly fade from memory. Both sides come with unique weapons, abilities, and specialties.Ī new "rogue-lite" Card System creates different experiences each and every time, putting you in control to craft custom decks, roll different builds and undertake more demanding fights. Switch between playing as a Cleaner with special perks and the horrific Ridden. Strategize against an ever-evolving enemy bent on your total destruction. Play with up to 3 of your friends online or go solo and lead your team in battle.Ĭhoose from 8 customizable Cleaners, one of the immune survivors, and a range of lethal weapons and items. With humanity's extinction on the line, it's up to you and your friends to take the fight to the enemy, eradicate the Ridden, and reclaim the world.įight your way through a dynamic, perilous world in a 4-player co-op story campaign where you must work together to survive increasingly challenging missions. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of civilization. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise.
0 kommentar(er)
