l4d1 vs l4d2 which is better?

[The real one!!]

just asking

[Sean]

left 4 dead

[The real one!!]

but 1 or 2

[supersand]

l4d2 is superior, it even has l4d1 survivors and maps.

l4d1 is more atomspheric but L4D2 gameplay is much better

[Sean]

Originally posted by suika:

l4d2 is superior, it even has l4d1 survivors and maps.

l4d1 is more atomspheric but L4D2 gameplay is much better

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[ADVANCED SUIT SPIDER-MAN]

So I'm in the mood to go fly around the forums and answer questions like yours, and for this particular one, as somebody who has over 5,000+ hours in L4D2 when I played competitively everyday (actually I still do every now and then),

Left 4 Dead 1 was the better game. The game's core mechanics and atmosphere was simply much more difficult than L4D2's ever was. It's due to It's difficulty that not only made the game a lot more fun but it was also, for It's time, an esport-certified game. After researching about L4D games myself back when I had only 200 hours, the biggest prominence of competitive L4D's history was actually L4D1 in 2009. Google search this on your own. I'll start you off with "Rotoblin".

Survivors were much more difficult to play and so was Infected, especially Infected . You have only 3 infected types that is now considered meh in L4D2: The Hunter, Smoker and Boomer. You actually had to work together, but It's a lot easier to solo in L4D2 in Versus.

Due to L4D1's success, Valve hurried and rushed off Left 4 Dead 2 with three more Infected and although they were great ideas, It no doubt made Infected much more easier to play and Survivor less intimidating to play as. The game's mechanics changed obviously and the way It was meant to be from a really difficult game to the point where It was just arcadey.

Do not get me wrong, L4D2's still an alright game, but L4D1 was more of a competitive game than L4D2 could ever be. L4D2's had It's moments here and there in the competitive scene but It slowly became a dead game because the difficulty was never the same anymore. It used to be from coordinate with the hunters you had, to "PULL SOMEBODY AND ILL CHARGE HIM OFF".

I hope this was a detailed answer for you and something to think about when differentiating between Left 4 Dead 1 and Left 4 Dead 2, despite how much they have in common when there's a lot of deeper things that should be taken of note.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t8n3A7ZQF0

[majin]

Originally posted by Pinochet:

Originally posted by suika:

l4d2 is superior, it even has l4d1 survivors and maps.

l4d1 is more atomspheric but L4D2 gameplay is much better

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nope thats pretty much true. but i wouldnt say that l4d2's gameplay is ''better''

[Stark Raven]

Left 4 Dead feels much better and has a lot more overall polish, makes it more fun to play for me. It also has fewer instances of the AI Director actively trying to screw you over.

Left 4 Dead 2 has more stuff, but in many cases it's quite sloppy. Such as the Left 4 Dead ports, those are pretty damn slipshod.

As far as quality, Left 4 Dead is better. As far as quantity and user customizability, Left 4 Dead 2 is better.

[Emerik]

lets look on the bright side. if u smoke crack, and play either game... u wont know the difference.

[Sean]

Originally posted by _21 thug:

Originally posted by Pinochet:

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nope thats pretty much true. but i wouldnt say that l4d2's gameplay is ''better''

extra guns and shiitty jockys and chargers doesnt make l4d2 a better game.
mods might provide an argument, but when it comes to the base game it will always be l4d>l4d2

[supersand]

Originally posted by Pinochet:

Originally posted by _21 thug:

nope thats pretty much true. but i wouldnt say that l4d2's gameplay is ''better''

extra guns and shiitty jockys and chargers doesnt make l4d2 a better game.
mods might provide an argument, but when it comes to the base game it will always be l4d>l4d2

I didn't like L4D1 much mostly because of the infinite shove. It is a better game but the shove is just broken in L4D1. That and the online is pretty dead compared to L4D2.

[💞 lilmama 💞]

Left 4 dead 2.

[noodles]

basically
L4D1 was better.
but if you have to pick between one of them. pick L4D2 simply because L4D2 has the L4D1 campaigns. also the workshop.

[FUHRER KING BRADLEY]

Lfd1 is nostalgia.

[gru]

I do love both of the games but I prefer left 4 dead 2. It's nice with addons and such. But I really loved that left 4 dead 1 coop mutation. It was really fun since it felt like I was playing the original game to a degree.

[Brandon]

I prefered L4D2 because it has many types of supplies, workshops and more.