Wait a second, what kind of checklist is that? We'd have blown some of that coin on important things, like crates of ammo, health kits, and totally convincing military surplus garb for just the right veneer of wholesome veteran mixed with fringe survivalist.
Left 4 Dead TV spot upsells the zombocalypse (bring friends!)
by Christopher Grant 
on Oct 30th 2008 2:44PM
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Wait a second, what kind of checklist is that? We'd have blown some of that coin on important things, like crates of ammo, health kits, and totally convincing military surplus garb for just the right veneer of wholesome veteran mixed with fringe survivalist.
Reader Comments (49)
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 2:48PM (Unverified) said
Wasn't someone whining the other day about people calling the zombies in this game zombies? The ad says that they are zombies.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 2:50PM (Unverified) said
If it walks like a zombie, if it talks like a zombie, if it eats people like a zombie..it's a zombie.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 2:51PM (Unverified) said
HAHA here is Anticrawl's post!
"What does zombies have anything to do with this game? You fight the infected in this game, you can tell they aren't zombies because they run."
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"What does zombies have anything to do with this game? You fight the infected in this game, you can tell they aren't zombies because they run."
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 2:53PM darkinchworm said
Anticrawl knows about the scientific properties of a zombie.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:09PM (Unverified) said
LMAO! Yeah I remember that stupid little argument. I couldn't believe what I was reading. Rules for zombies, thats rich!
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:25PM Haggard said
The idea of Romero's walking zombies is that they represent a slow, oncoming force; an unstoppable wall of fate.
Of course, running zombies are fine too since L4D wouldn't be very fun without them. I bet someone still makes a 'realistic zombie' mod though..
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Of course, running zombies are fine too since L4D wouldn't be very fun without them. I bet someone still makes a 'realistic zombie' mod though..
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 4:33PM (Unverified) said
Didn't you hear what the guy said?
"Call these freaks whatever you want!"
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"Call these freaks whatever you want!"
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 7:00PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
FUCK YOU GUYS. THEY AREN'T ZOMBIES. THEY HAVE THE RAGE VIRUS!!!
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 2:59PM (Unverified) said
It's weird, but I have a five or ten minute commute to work to Redmond, WA, and there are TWO billboards for this within 200 feet. They're those rotating kinds, but still, every once in a while double the left 4 dead billboards...
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 8:37PM einhanderkiller said
I'm guessing that's because Valve are based in Bellevue, Washington.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:16PM (Unverified) said
Indeed, great ad. You know whats a horrible commercial for a sweet new game? Resistance 2. Man those commercials are turrible, just plain turrible, as Sir Chuck would say.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 4:08PM Rax Dakkar said
Agreed. It's to the point, stylish, and tells you everything you need to know about the game if you didn't know it already. It's also not annoying, something way to many ads are these days.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:13PM SirDigby337 said
valve defiantly has the best facial animations in the biz
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:14PM (Unverified) said
Great song too. That's "Grounds for Divorce" by Elbow, for the curious.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:20PM (Unverified) said
I would like to know this as well, 4 player co-op is cool, but I would much rather have 2 player local.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:22PM (Unverified) said
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:31PM Keithustus said
Okay, 1-2 splitscreen local, 2-4 versus by system link, and up to 4v4 over XBL? Yes?
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 8:31PM Dr Stabbingworth said
Sigh...
I know they limit local co-op to 2 so that the screen isn't all mashed up, but seriously, some people have nice large TVs/projectors and playing 4 people on one screen is not a problem. Hell, breaking up my 110" screen into 4 people is bigger than most people would get playing single player.
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I know they limit local co-op to 2 so that the screen isn't all mashed up, but seriously, some people have nice large TVs/projectors and playing 4 people on one screen is not a problem. Hell, breaking up my 110" screen into 4 people is bigger than most people would get playing single player.
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:25PM (Unverified) said
Nice spot, Valve really knows how to
do good marketing.
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do good marketing.
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:28PM Keithustus said
Is this just a web ad or really being shown on TV? Call me impressed if they're using the thumb-bitten-off logo on broadcast TV.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:32PM baby sea tuna said
Ever watch an episode of Supernatural? Or Bones? The logo is pretty tame after some of the stuff I've seen on those.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 5:36PM (Unverified) said
I saw the entire Dead Space trailer on TV last week.
This is nothing compared to that lol.
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This is nothing compared to that lol.
Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:28PM Jawmuncher said
Anyone else noticed the guys eyes when the zombie hand goes through the door. They get so big it's hilarious.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:31PM (Unverified) said
Shit, I want that spot without voice over, only gameplay and the song!
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 3:47PM silverwolf761 said
Between this and the amazing TF2 character/Sandvich ads, Valve is the undisputed King of awesome videogame advertisements that I actually don't mind watching.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 6:23PM (Unverified) said
Now thats a TV Spot! Way better than the Gears of War 2 spot...
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 5:15PM (Unverified) said
cool commercial. Wish i knew how to make something like that!
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 7:07PM (Unverified) said
I can't believe Valve is spending 10 million dollars to advertise a FOUR HOUR GAME. I admit I love all of Valve's other games and I'm sure this will be fun too, but there is no way in hell I'm paying $60 for FOUR hours of gaming. Claiming it has replayability is bullshit. I canceled my preorder as soon as I found this out. SCREW YOU VALVE.
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Posted: Oct 30th 2008 9:42PM (Unverified) said
Yes, I mean come on, 4 player coop and versus multiplayer has NOTHING to do with replayability.
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 12:44PM (Unverified) said
Hey retard, I've read EVERY review that has been out about this game -- that is how I know the game is only about 4 hours long. I even said in my comment that I'm sure the game will be fun. I'm just not paying full price for half a game (if that). How about working on your reading comprehension before you talk smack?
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 4:01PM silverwolf761 said
So you've read 0 reviews then? Since, you know, the game doesn't come out for almost 3 weeks....
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Posted: Oct 31st 2008 6:51PM (Unverified) said
"reviews", "previews", whatever. Is everyone here as dense as you guys?
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Posted: Nov 1st 2008 11:50AM (Unverified) said
Hey it was the other douche (aside from yourself) that started talking about 'reviews', I merely responded at a level of ignorance he could understand.
Oh and you don't have to worry, I wouldn't waste my time playing a game with some star wars loser like yourself, so fuck off!
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Oh and you don't have to worry, I wouldn't waste my time playing a game with some star wars loser like yourself, so fuck off!
Posted: Nov 21st 2008 2:23PM (Unverified) said
"If it walks like a zombie, if it talks like a zombie, if it eats people like a zombie..it's a zombie."
But they DON'T walk like a zombie, they run, climb, and jump. They DON'T talk like a zombie, zombies grunt and moan, these guys scream and yell. And finally they DON'T eat people like zombies. They punch, kick, and claw at you.
So....maybe they're not exactly zombies then? Zombie-like sure, but not zombies.
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But they DON'T walk like a zombie, they run, climb, and jump. They DON'T talk like a zombie, zombies grunt and moan, these guys scream and yell. And finally they DON'T eat people like zombies. They punch, kick, and claw at you.
So....maybe they're not exactly zombies then? Zombie-like sure, but not zombies.
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