So now that the X360 and PC demos of L4D2 are out (for preorders/steam purchases), here's a thread to discuss what you think of it, especially against L4D1.

Just so everyone is aware, the Public PC demo is coming November 3rd, and I figure the public X360 demo is coming at a similar time.

Here are my quick impressions, I'll post more later:

+ New special infected are amazing. They are going to make versus play very interesting.

+ Melee weapons are a lot of fun to use. The machete actually cuts zombies open.

+ Every playthrough seems to be a lot more random than L4D1. Gun, item and infected spawns are much more variant each time.

+ Guns no longer spawn in sets of 3, and you can find a single upgraded weapons.

+ Wandering witches are really scary. I was playing on advanced and getting hit by a wandering witch = instant death, no incap.

+ Defibulators are a great alternative to finding survivors in closets.

+ The AI director is way smarter than before.

- You can't see your legs anymore when you look down (PC version).

- The POV seems to have changed, and takes some getting used to.

- Guns like the Magnum take up a huge part of the screen.

- You can't adminster adrenaline on someone, and makes it a pain if you're holding adrenaline and they're holding pills.

- Some of the special infected re-skins from L4D1 aren't so great.

Nice analysis. I'm looking forward to this game.

Does anyone have some impressions they'd like to share?

Surely I'm not the only person here who bought this on Steam or preordered the x360 version.

Believe it or not, this is one of the games I have NOT pre-ordered, though I probably will this weekend. Sadly therefore, I have no impressions to share.

Thanks for sharing yours though!

Ameratsu, it seems you're the only one who cares. =/