Peek at Left 4 Dead 2's first poster/level: The Parish
by Christopher Grant 
{ Jun 1st 2009 at 8:29PM } 
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Check out the first "poster" artwork for one of Left 4 Dead 2's five levels, titled "The Parish." It's good, fitting nicely into the game's New Orleans setting but ... well, we're not sold on the subtitle. "This time it all goes south"?
How about "The Parish: Pray for survival" ... or "The Parish: Kneel and slay"? No? Not working for you?
Gallery: Left 4 Dead 2
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Jun 1st 2009 8:32PM
Gyoooodammnn! That is awesome! I hope they make these available for purchase too, like the last ones.
The Dark Wayne @ Jun 1st 2009 8:33PM
Big fat black guy only marginally approaches Bills awesomeness.
THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Jun 1st 2009 8:38PM
"I hate these new characters." I want Francis.
grover96 @ Jun 1st 2009 8:39PM
Francis hates the south...that's why he's not there
THE WICKER MAN (BWF) (GT: Dalek Prime) @ Jun 1st 2009 8:42PM
Francis hates that you feel that way. The mechanic reminds me vaguely of the scout. It would have been funny of valve to do a non-toon version as that character.
Obie @ Jun 1st 2009 9:06PM
To be fair, when I first saw the L4D characters I didn't care for them, in the end I wish I knew them in real life. I am certain that in the sequel the characters will grow on us too.
chispito @ Jun 1st 2009 9:07PM
The guy in the suit looks like Matthew McConaughey to me.
Spartan @ Jun 2nd 2009 3:16AM
If they had kept Bill and Francis I would go wait in line from NOW!
"You shoulda seen the other hundred guys"
giantenemycrab @ Jun 1st 2009 8:33PM
too soon rabble rabble rabble. I can't wait!
Kenny Powers Fastball (PSN johnnynumber5) @ Jun 1st 2009 8:33PM
My brother and I were going back and forth if this should be a new game or if it should have been an expansion. I'm still not sure but unless they add lots of new features that it's necessary to sell it as a sequel. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens with this one.
Kenny Powers Fastball (PSN johnnynumber5) @ Jun 1st 2009 8:35PM
oh and that poster is pure tits ... as in it's awesome.
ANyone else watching the Ubisoft conference? James Cameron has ben rambling for like 20 minutes now. Show the damn game ... sheesh.
carg0 @ Jun 1st 2009 8:35PM
damn you, Joystiq!
stop being so thorough. i just started playing catch up with today's news...
mezzanine @ Jun 1st 2009 8:39PM
The new characters are okay, except for that Fred Savage looking asshole. I hate him.
grover96 @ Jun 1st 2009 8:40PM
Francis hates him too.
cuteSAVAGE @ Jun 1st 2009 8:51PM
Which one's Fred Savage? Guy on the right is a total Scott Weinger. I want to say the one on the left is Mark Strong...
mezzanine @ Jun 1st 2009 10:32PM
Your Scott is my Fred. Let us agree to disagree.
Zertoss @ Jun 1st 2009 8:46PM
The Parish: Kill all dem zombie mufuckers YEEEEEEEEHAW! Oh fuck WIATCH!
The above is an actual quote taken from a friend and fellow Texan, who has a hilariously thick southern drawl. All of my friends have taken to screaming "Oh fuck WIATCH!" because of him.
gamedude420 @ Jun 1st 2009 8:51PM
problem is people in new orleans don't talk like that, if anything we have many people witha more brooklyn ny accent
bill51 @ Jun 1st 2009 8:51PM
Parish being a "county" in Louisiana, thus the "going south" subtitle.
MechaGamerX @ Jun 1st 2009 8:51PM
No witch-on-human female action, no buy.
DiL @ Jun 1st 2009 8:52PM
man every other game released by valve takes forever. episode 2 released 2 years ago and they still havent made 3. left 4 dead just out last year and they're already finishing up a sequel?! If valve didnt make such good games i'd be so mad...
lanceyami03 @ Jun 1st 2009 9:35PM
this is VALVe not failvision. Creating games is an artform and not a pimping business.
DangerMouse @ Jun 1st 2009 9:00PM
Uncle Phil?
chispito @ Jun 1st 2009 9:09PM
Ooh, good one.
Gibbeynater @ Jun 1st 2009 9:19PM
That's it, I am SO making Uncle Phil my main.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 1st 2009 10:14PM
Pillowed mounds of Mash Potatoes.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 1st 2009 10:15PM
I meant Pillowy mounds of mashed potatoes,aw fuck it I'm failing today.
THMercury @ Jun 1st 2009 9:05PM
I think the subtitle is good actually. it has a double meaning.
tbascoboy @ Jun 1st 2009 9:12PM
Parish, like a county, but in Louisiana . Come on :-P
Obie @ Jun 1st 2009 9:14PM
ZOMG! All the way on the right the scout from TF2!
BONK!
Ihavepants @ Jun 1st 2009 9:44PM
Damn, beat me.
Sly, King of the First Isle of inFamous [PSN SniperChameleon] @ Jun 1st 2009 9:46PM
the resemblance is scary.
Mr Freeze (Rehabilitation FTW) @ Jun 1st 2009 9:18PM
The big dude looks like Rick Ross
Obie @ Jun 1st 2009 9:50PM
Now I wanna get the new bat and go DOINK!
lanceyami03 @ Jun 1st 2009 9:52PM
(insert benny hill music here)
Fuzunga @ Jun 1st 2009 9:57PM
I will be thoroughly upset if the black dude doesn't scream "RELOADIN'!" in some manner or the other.
Nmaster @ Jun 1st 2009 10:03PM
Pillowy mounds of mashed potatoes...
Amoveo @ Jun 1st 2009 10:32PM
I for one wish that they had just supported the original Left 4 Dead. I'm sure they're not using a new engine for this so why not release it as an expansion? I'm afraid that Valve is starting to turn into some other game developer who releases sequels every two years and thats not cool.
gundamfan @ Jun 1st 2009 10:45PM
The guy in the suit looks just like Edward Norton. Perhaps the mechanic is his alter-ego?
Blank-Mage @ Jun 1st 2009 11:49PM
When you have insomnia, nothings real.
Quiggy @ Jun 1st 2009 10:51PM
Remind me again why this is a new game and not an expansion/major DLC pack?
ill trooper @ Jun 1st 2009 11:01PM
...How about "The Parish: Now You're Gonna Fuckin' Get It, Asshole Zombies"
Maybe pushing the 'Rated M' a little far? We can work with it a little, tone it back.
Koweanboi @ Jun 1st 2009 11:27PM
Only if Scarface knew about the infected...
Mike @ Jun 2nd 2009 12:03AM
nice!! especially Reginald VelJohnson, he hasn't had enough work since Family Matters.
geoff0011 @ Jun 2nd 2009 1:43AM
They put Bob Sapp in!?
Arnold @ Jun 2nd 2009 8:41AM
Fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap....
Eric @ Jun 2nd 2009 11:10AM
What's wrong with the subtitle, "This time it all goes south"?
I mean (while not as good as "Their flight just got delayed. Permanently"), for the first poster, since the game is set in Louisiana, I think the subtitle is perfect. It has the same cheesy double entendre as the previous posters ("going south" meaning "getting worse," and "going south" as in, you know, the new setting), and it has a B-movie ring to it.
Again, I'm not saying it's the best...but it's appropriate, I think, for what they're trying to convey in the first unveiling of the game and its new setting.
Brian @ Jun 2nd 2009 6:19PM
The Guy in the Suit Looks Like Chuck Palumbo from WWE.