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Bladeforce on 21 November 2009

Hey there's been loads of game expansions that have been the same and bigger than the main release. Command and Conquers come to mind straight away



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ZenfoldorVGI on 21 November 2009

Amen. Double standards about this game are based upon its release date and not its content.



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starcraft on 21 November 2009
wholikeswood said:
Article could have been a quarter of the length if it hadn't repeated the same sentence in different variations over and over and over.

And I'm not convinced, either. Played both (the first for weeks, the latter just for a couple of days now) and I don't see any significant leap.

New campaigns, new modes, new characters. These are things that DLC has provided for years now.

I'll remain in the cynical camp for now.

The article has a name for people like you.



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cr00mz on 21 November 2009

i dont see why they couldnt just delay L4D one year and release it this year with all the extras that L4D2 has.



noname2200 on 21 November 2009

Leaving aside the L4D2 issue, I question the wisdom of directly and deliberately insulting one's own customers.

Oh wait, this is gaming "journalism." I forgot who the real customer is here.



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wholikeswood on 21 November 2009
starcraft said:
wholikeswood said:
Article could have been a quarter of the length if it hadn't repeated the same sentence in different variations over and over and over.

And I'm not convinced, either. Played both (the first for weeks, the latter just for a couple of days now) and I don't see any significant leap.

New campaigns, new modes, new characters. These are things that DLC has provided for years now.

I'll remain in the cynical camp for now.

The article has a name for people like you.

Great, couldn't give two shits.

It's my a posteriori opinion and I won't change my stance just because someone doesn't like it and wants to insult me for it.



Hephaestos on 21 November 2009

i'm convince the author of the article has a complex about being an idiot and need to call others this to reasure himself... that or he has tourette...



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psrock on 21 November 2009

I'm an idiot



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Rob6021 on 21 November 2009

I haven't played 2, but I bought 1 and thought it was sorely lacking in content for a full priced game. Didn't play it enough last year to fall for that again this year. I think most of this resentment comes from the fact they didn't do much for the first game, not whatever the 2nd game turned out to be.



 

Reasonable on 21 November 2009

One - it's a sequel in relation to L4D (although I think both are a little light on content while loving the concept)

Two - the anger was clearly coming from the release of a new game only 12 months later, remembering that the title is predominately online - i.e. folks were worried the community for L4D would die and that Valve were forcing them to shift to L4D2.

Personally, if Valve had released L4D2 such that you could use all assets from L4D in it - i.e. play same levels, etc. - then I doubt there would have been much trouble.


Anyway, I'll pick it up a bit later, still playing Uncharted 2, MW2, AC2 and R&C plus of course L4D.



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