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Might I add COD 5, Fallout 3, Dead Space and FarCry 2 in the mix? Dead Space is great because the weapons are handmade, Farcry has large worlds, and Fallout 3 you can target different body parts, right?
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Far Cry? Talk about "yawn."
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@1: COD5 is a carbon-copy of COD4.

Fallout 3 is not a shooter--its review will be up soon.

Far Cry 2 is fine, but again, not worth my money/time compared to the original. You can set fire to landscapes; whee. For a massive, open-world game, I've found Fallout 3 more compelling (but, again, that's not a shooter).

And in Dead Space, the weapons aren't the only things cobbled together from other parts... the gameplay is as well. Not awful, but again, nothing compared to these two for what they get right.
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I played the L4D demo this morning before work... it totally freaked me out. I loved it.
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Tetris Party is the only game I currently need.
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I've been playing the Left 4 Dead Demo, and just from what I've seen, I'm right with you. I found myself wanting to go back over and over, just to see how things would be different this time. And unlike most games, I found it more enjoyable on harder difficulty levels. On "Expert" the game felt like a real horror movie... not like most games where you know your character is gonna make it to the end because that's how it's scripted... but knowing that some of you are NOT going to make it out alive.

One of the best moments I had playing last night was when I died. We were all low on health, but close to the end. We were gonna make it out! Then something grabbed me from behind and snap... NO NOT ZOEY!!!!!!

Good times.
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I can't wait till the multi-player fad passes, but I don't really think it ever will. Nothing seems less fun then having to work with other people to play a game.

But then I feel the same way about the FPS fad.

Give me an old school RPG. Fallout 3 is pretty close to what I want, though I am ambivalent on real time combat.
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I've been so bored with the recent shooters that I've let my Live account lapse and have been replaying GTA: San Andreas.
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Everyone I know is lined up for their WotLK copies right now.

Well, except for one who got it a day early ...
10
Good reviews, I had origionally thought of skipping over L4D, thinking it was just another repetitive serious sam meets zombies shooter. Off to download the demo :)
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I'm pretty sure Simcity for Iphone will be game of the year.

http://img.slidetoplay.com/20081008/simc…
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@10: You were on to something there with that Serious Sam thought. SS was my prime mental example of a modern game that tried to be like Doom, cuz it threw a ton of enemies at you, but the feeling is totally different in L4D. Much weightier, much more threatening.

@6: In the final product, I had a very similar experience with dying at the last second as the rest of the team left me to die. At the end of the first campaign, we all needed to get into a helicopter; trouble is, I got out of it to help a straggler survive, running up and dealing a few helpful shotgun blasts. He thanked me by getting on the chopper and sending it off without me. It was an accident, but that doesn't change my grudge.
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thanks for saving me $. i was going to get deadspace.
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A good, cohesive group in L4D is easy "goty" material. The two-stage demo is still tons of fun -- I can't wait until the full thing comes out.
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@13 Dead Space is quite good, if you're into the horror genre. However, if you have friends with which you can play L4D, then pass it.
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I haven't played an FPS since Goldeneye in high school. I've attempted to play Halo and the rest of 'em but never got into the games and figured my FPS days were over. However, I ran the Left 4 Dead demo with Sam on the Xbox last night and again on my computer this morning. I LOVED IT! Golob can arm wrestle me for a crew spot if Sam goes to Valve again.
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Have to admit, the deadspace commercial is nice.

Anyone know if that Shattered Mirror game is any good?
18
Deadspace's ending was lame.

Fallout 3 has been amazing thusfar.

I got my wow expasion today. Can't use the key till midnight
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@13: Most people I know love Deadspace. I haven't played it yet.

@17: Mirror's Edge? I played the demo and I kind of hated it. Reviews have been mixed. It seems like a "love it or hate it" or "love parts, hate parts" sort of thing.
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I happen to know that Jonah played the default campaign on Casual, so his assessment is worthless. GOW on Casual is like taking a 3 hour walk, on your couch.

Co-op on Insane is where it's at.
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@20: I made him play on Normal for a little bit of the co-op campaign, which was unspectacular enough. He switched back to Casual, though? I can't even imagine what that mode's like. Do the Locust give free footrubs at every checkpoint?
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Left 4 Dead looks good, but I never played Left 3 Dead.
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Why are you spreading lies, Hecht? I played the first level on caz. The rest was on normal. I think.
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Left 4 Dead is indeed game of the year so far.

I have never had this much fun with online co-op. The director system ensures no 2 games are exactly alike. Tons of content to explore. Solid gameplay mechanics. Atmospheric and immersive. Awesome enemies....

This game kicks ass.
25
Oh my God. GoldenEye multiplayer swallowed so many hours of my teenage years... to this day, 4 players / proximity mines / Complex is a work of art.
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Gears of War 2 against L4D? theres no comparison, L4D takes the cake, for the fact that neither of them really have a storyline, but the gameplay of L4D kicks more ass, screw Gears... its more repetitive than anything else out there I can think of.
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Plot plot plot if i wanted to just shoot a bunch of crap I'd go to an arcade this game is a waste of money if you have a brain. Not surprising that people like this seeing how they like "special editions" and think gas should be more expensive instead of alternative fuels made cheaper. Are you people insane or did you get too many immunizations?! wow
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if you want a plot get an RPG or Fallout3, why does a FPS need a plot?

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