Back 4 Blood - Tencent buys Turtle Rock

Anything to do with games at all.
User avatar
Garth
Emeritus
Joined in 2008
Location: Norn Iron

PostBack 4 Blood - Tencent buys Turtle Rock
by Garth » Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:37 am



Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned into terrifying creatures bent on devouring what remains of civilization. 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.

User avatar
Qikz
#420BlazeIt ♥
Joined in 2011

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Qikz » Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:45 am

Cannot strawberry floating wait for this. I've been waiting years for this! :D

The Watching Artist wrote:I feel so inept next to Qikz...
User avatar
Wedgie
Member
Joined in 2008

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Wedgie » Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:50 am

Qikz wrote:Cannot strawberry floating wait for this. I've been waiting years for this! :D


Same. left4Dead was the one of the rare Online MP games I’ve played.

Image

Denster wrote:My phone messaged me yesterday after i'd encouraged him to download and play the RESi demo.


Super Intelligent Phones Are Here!!!! We are dooooomed!
User avatar
Zilnad
Member
Joined in 2019

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Zilnad » Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:52 am

Would be great if they included couch co-op again but I doubt it.

User avatar
Photek
Member
Joined in 2008
Location: Dublin

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Photek » Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:12 am

Not sure I'm on board with the LDS but I guess all games have it now so....

Image
User avatar
OrangeRKN
Community Sec.
Joined in 2015
Location: Reading, UK
Contact:

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by OrangeRKN » Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:21 am

Finally a spiritual successor to Warhammer Vermintide

Image
Image
orkn.uk - Top 5 Games of 2023 - SW-6533-2461-3235
User avatar
Frank
Member
Joined in 2009

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Frank » Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:37 am

Are there any co-op games that have bothered to even try and do more than four players? Something like this you'd think would be reasonably easy to do (like... just scale the size of the horde to how many players are actually playing? Then you could have an actual "solo" experience and not "solo with three potentially useless AI players") Why are developers still sticking to restrictions that were only there in the first place because consoles only had four controller ports?

You'd think with a whole new generation developers would be more willing to branch out a bit, but clearly not.

Image
User avatar
Zilnad
Member
Joined in 2019

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Zilnad » Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:43 am

I'd argue that you can't really make this into a solo game. So many, if not all, of the special infected in L4D were designed with co-op in mind. For example, the smoker was there to specifically separate individuals from the group. I completely understand wanting to play solo, I prefer solo games myself, but I feel like this is a game that would be genuinely hurt by designing it to accommodate solo play.

User avatar
Frank
Member
Joined in 2009

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Frank » Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:48 am

I'm actually after a co-op game that you could play with like... seven people :shifty: Literally the only one we've got in our rotation is Human Fall Flat, and as good as that is, there's not a lot of replay value once you've done *everything*

Image
User avatar
OrangeRKN
Community Sec.
Joined in 2015
Location: Reading, UK
Contact:

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by OrangeRKN » Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:51 am

Frank wrote:I'm actually after a co-op game that you could play with like... seven people :shifty: Literally the only one we've got in our rotation is Human Fall Flat, and as good as that is, there's not a lot of replay value once you've done *everything*


Try playing with the filters here: https://www.co-optimus.com/games.php (sounds like you want co-op campaign with at least 5 players)

Image
Image
orkn.uk - Top 5 Games of 2023 - SW-6533-2461-3235
User avatar
Photek
Member
Joined in 2008
Location: Dublin

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Photek » Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:57 am

Frank wrote:I'm actually after a co-op game that you could play with like... seven people :shifty: Literally the only one we've got in our rotation is Human Fall Flat, and as good as that is, there's not a lot of replay value once you've done *everything*

DayZ :shifty:

Image
User avatar
Frank
Member
Joined in 2009

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Frank » Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:57 am

Farming Simulator :datass:

Image
User avatar
Memento Mori
Member
Joined in 2008
AKA: Emperor Mori

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Memento Mori » Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:14 am

The shooting always felt flat to me in Left 4 Dead. Looks the same in that trailer.

User avatar
Jenuall
Member
Joined in 2008
AKA: Jenuall
Location: 40 light-years outside of the Exeter nebula
Contact:

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Jenuall » Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:44 am

They need to get Take That to reform in order to do the theme song for this.

User avatar
VlaSoul
Member
Joined in 2018
AKA: Vtheyoshi

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by VlaSoul » Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:54 pm

Frank wrote:I'm actually after a co-op game that you could play with like... seven people :shifty: Literally the only one we've got in our rotation is Human Fall Flat, and as good as that is, there's not a lot of replay value once you've done *everything*


minecraft

or grand strategy/4X games until you all inevitably turn on each other as the desire for conquest outpaces sustainability

Image
was Vtheyoshi on (S)ONM. V I was, V I remain
sig made by the venerable Krik
User avatar
Cheeky Devlin
Member
Joined in 2008

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Cheeky Devlin » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:40 am

Closed Alpha starts Thurday for four days.



Game looks good, but that card system is just waiting for WB Games to take the piss with micro-transactions.

User avatar
Qikz
#420BlazeIt ♥
Joined in 2011

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Qikz » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:51 am

Cheeky Devlin wrote:Closed Alpha starts Thurday for four days.



Game looks good, but that card system is just waiting for WB Games to take the piss with micro-transactions.


What the hell, this is saying the video is age restricted and I need to enter a credit card or scan my ID into google to confirm I can watch it? :lol:

The Watching Artist wrote:I feel so inept next to Qikz...
User avatar
Cheeky Devlin
Member
Joined in 2008

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Cheeky Devlin » Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:12 am

Qikzmas wrote:
Cheeky Devlin wrote:Closed Alpha starts Thurday for four days.



Game looks good, but that card system is just waiting for WB Games to take the piss with micro-transactions.


What the hell, this is saying the video is age restricted and I need to enter a credit card or scan my ID into google to confirm I can watch it? :lol:


:lol:

What are they playing at?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lumGdJ2rJiQ

It does appear to have an age-restriction on it that requires you to sign-in to watch. strawberry floating weird.

EDIT: There's a gameplay stream tomorrow apparently as well.
Gameplay Showcase Livestream 12/17 at 10:00AM PST.

User avatar
Cheeky Devlin
Member
Joined in 2008

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Cheeky Devlin » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:46 am

Speaking of the Alpha, I have two keys available to the first two people to ask for them in this thread.

User avatar
Zilnad
Member
Joined in 2019

PostRe: Back 4 Blood (Left 4 Dead successor) - PC, PS + Xbox - 22/06/21
by Zilnad » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:14 pm

Is the card system similar to the recent Battlefront games? If so, that's killed any interest I had in the game. I'm out.


Return to “Games”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Bertie, Christopher, Garth, Godzilla, Monkey Man, PuppetBoy, Seven, Xeno and 377 guests