Left 4 Dead intro cinematic blows minds, eats them

by Griffin McElroy { Nov 1st 2008 at 12:00PM }

We're sure that following whatever events that may have transpired last night, your avarice for zombie-related media is at an all-time high. After all, Halloween is arguably the official holiday of the undead, next to Zombie Abraham Lincoln Day, which is only observed in certain parts of Illinois. To slake your thirst for those shambling brain-eaters, we've posted the opening cinematic for Valve's upcoming co-op survival sim, Left 4 Dead, after the jump.

We should warn you, it may increase your anticipation for the title to a level that causes you to begin feverishly working on a time machine with which to jump to the game's November 18 release. If you don't have the funding or free time for such an ambitious project, you'd be wise to skip ahead.

Tags: left-4-dead, opening-cinematic, valve, zombies

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

Bowser the Baptist @ Nov 1st 2008 12:10PM

And there was me thinking Halloween was for Jesus lovers.

Nice to see BigDownload have a youtube page. There does seem to be some activity.

sifer2400 @ Nov 1st 2008 1:44PM

im so excited im gona smoke my bong lol

Bowser the Baptist @ Nov 1st 2008 1:51PM

Marijuana is for people who are too scared to take heroin; drugs are for people who are scared of life. You disgust me.

ryan @ Nov 1st 2008 2:02PM

Bowser has a point. :D

Obie @ Nov 1st 2008 2:02PM

Bowser, you're totally killin' mah buzz dude!

FluxWaveZ @ Nov 1st 2008 2:33PM

Gaming's my drug.

Bass Masterson @ Nov 1st 2008 5:43PM

Publicly decrying recreational drug/alcohol use is a desperate cry for attention from the loser who nobody invites to parties.

Cellien @ Nov 1st 2008 6:15PM

Drugs are for the weak.

Vidikron @ Nov 1st 2008 8:03PM

Sure, they can be, but the same can be said of games or anything else in which people like to bury themselves.

Sackolantern PSN ID: johnnynumber5 @ Nov 1st 2008 9:23PM

People that use drugs are still people. They have just lost themselves and use drugs as a way to hide from their actual feelings and thoughts. They are not weak people ... they are just people. I am talking from experience as someone who has went to the depths of hell and came back out the other side unscathed.

The problem with drugs is that eventually there will never be any amount that is enough. What starts off as recreational turns into your best friend and worst enemy. In fact, they change your brain in such a way that you can't quit without the help and support from your loved ones. At a certain point you have to take opiates just to feel what you think is normal.

I laugh when people say Marijuana is a gateway drug. The fact is any drug or drink that you start with is your gateway drug.

Certain people that have a genetic pre-disposition to addictive behaviors usually end us as the ones the worst off. There are people that use drugs and alcohol recreationally without ever having an urge or impulse to keep going and going ... Addictive behavior and pre-disposition are not the only prerequisite to drug abuse. If you look you will see it everywhere from food addiction, dvd, game and shopping addictions. Some people (good people) some times do bad things but it doesn't make them weak. Going through what I put myself and family through has given me more resolve then ever before.

I'm 26 and have been clean and sober from all drugs and alcohol for nearly 3 years. College was the killer for me because of all the parties and no supervision.

Bowser the Baptist @ Nov 2nd 2008 4:51AM

I can't marry to cover another man's sins.

Bowser the Baptist @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:02AM

Once again I'm in sheer admiration of your indefatigability, Johnny Boy.

I'm 22 and a good friend of mine, someone who's the same age, is about to do 6-9 months for dealing brown (heroin). I guess I just overacted to that first comment. Somehow, it reminded me of my failure to act, first and foremost, as a friend and do the right thing. But I shouldn't have raged; it's awfully weak.

Also my second job I see these kids dabbling in this same shit. Sometimes I feel it's my place to step in and say something, and sometimes I do. But mostly I keep silent and let them 'live'. I guess it's not really my place to judge.

Cubfan786 @ Nov 1st 2008 12:15PM

HOLY $H!T

Poke4Christ @ Nov 1st 2008 12:15PM

"Son we just crossed the street"

Classic.

xgarryx @ Nov 1st 2008 3:16PM

agreed.

J @ Nov 2nd 2008 11:10PM

The old white guy called the black guy "son."
RACISM!~!!!!!!!!!

jk =\ just waiting for the new heavy rain footage to fully download. thanks for tolerating.

SAND @ Nov 3rd 2008 10:25AM

The racist white guy doesn't call black people "son", he calls them "boy"

J @ Nov 3rd 2008 8:20PM

ohhh... ur right, thanx for the correction.
u see, i wouldn't know :)
well it was meant to be a stupid comment anyway. ;P

Avarice @ Nov 1st 2008 12:16PM

They can climb fences now? Great, I need to revise my zombie defense plans again.

Shmil @ Nov 1st 2008 12:54PM

simple, run a current through your fences

WRE @ Nov 1st 2008 1:18PM

Yeah, because electric fences worked SO well for Jurassic Park.

Obie @ Nov 1st 2008 1:52PM

Jurassic Park?......ZOMG Zombie Dinosaurs!
I better trademark that bitch!

DemonGSides @ Nov 1st 2008 1:57PM

Dino Crisis beats you.

Derek W. @ Nov 1st 2008 3:32PM

Just copy Robert Neville...

Hashbrown Hunter @ Nov 2nd 2008 7:40AM

So...butterflies? Why of course! That's the perfect defense against a massive undead human army out for your flesh and blood. Why didn't I think of that?

joeybeast @ Nov 2nd 2008 12:51AM

Must resist temptation to pre-order.

Jack the Ripper @ Nov 1st 2008 12:19PM

Damnit, I need this to be a Ron Perlman movie right the Hell now.

JaggedToaster @ Nov 1st 2008 12:19PM

Oh my god. That was amazing. My anticipation just grew 200%.

holyice7 @ Nov 1st 2008 12:30PM

Yeah, that's all I can say.

Oh my God...

*anticipates*

GANNONSMASH @ Nov 1st 2008 5:03PM

That's not the only thing that just grew.

DWells55 @ Nov 1st 2008 8:49PM

Gannonsmash wins.

Joystick Hero @ Nov 1st 2008 12:28PM

Time machine? I've already got that covered.

Incidentally, the game IS as great as you'd think it will be.

MowDownJoe @ Nov 1st 2008 12:29PM

GREAT SCOTT!

Megadanxzero @ Nov 1st 2008 1:03PM

1.21 Jiggawatts!?

Markez @ Nov 1st 2008 4:11PM

That's heavy.

Stevo @ Nov 1st 2008 4:43PM

All these comments are amazing. Plus 1 to all of you.

wickedpheonix @ Nov 1st 2008 10:56PM

EIGHTY-EIGHT MILES PER HOUR?!

Hashbrown Hunter @ Nov 2nd 2008 7:49AM

Sorry, this one isn't from the good old doc, but I had to include it anyways:

"Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain."