PC Game Fun Time

The demo for Left 4 Dead, Valve’s imminent coop zombie survival horror first-person shooter, is now available to the general public through Steam. So log on and download it! It was previously available only to people who had already pre-purchased the game, which frankly seems like a bit of a dirty trick to generate pre-sales to me.

I’ve personally been looking forward to Left 4 Dead because, I’ll admit it, I’m a huge zombie nut. I make it a point to try out every zombie-related PC game that gets released, including Zombie Panic! Source, a pretty good free Source mod that definitely captures the spirit of the zombie, and Stubbs the Zombie, which frankly isn’t that good. It’s just not that fun to play exclusively as the zombie.

I’ll get back to you with my impressions on Left 4 Dead as soon as I’ve had a bit of time playing the demo. I’ll also render my verdict on whether it’s worth purchasing the whole game, which isn’t a given; sometimes the demo pretty much sates any appetite you had for the game.