I bought the game 3 years ago and gave it back after 2 hours. Now on sale i bought it again and have, like you, a very different, positive experience
@offender03 күн бұрын
Their latest DLC release at the start of December only boosted the player count to 6.5k. Checked SteamDB - a 24 hour peak of 18.6k players is not bad at all however this boost is because of the Steam Winter Sale. Prior to all of this, the game was only getting a peak of 2.5k players. Hopefully it'll retain some of those players.
@sanswithoutsans3 күн бұрын
There's only two things that are negative that I have to say about Back 4 Blood as it right now. 1. The playable characters are really annoying, and most of the dialog is pretty cringy. 2. The developers abandoned the game not even a year and a half after launch, just like Evolve. I can't in good conscience continue to support any ex-turtlerock studio developers when they fail to deliver on launch, spend months trying to give us the game they promised, then abandoning the game when the profits aren't as high as they expected.
@PandasticVoyageКүн бұрын
At launch, we played all the way up to the very last level and got stuck. It was just my brother and I + 2 bots, and the bots were very bad back then, as was most of the weapon/card balancing. It was a fun (but difficult) slog up until that point, and we were forced to hang it up. I've been thinking of revisiting the game to see if we can finish it this time after all the tweaks and additions they've made to the game. Great video, bud! We'll be following in your footsteps soon.
@FeverSensei2 күн бұрын
When compared to L4D2 it’s worse in a lot of ways, them stating to be the successor to that series was shooting themselves in the foot before they even got started. Now when B4B is taken by itself and you look at it as it’s own thing there’s actually a lot of fun to be had especially with friends as the character builds and deck system adds a ton of different ways to go and cater to how you want to play it’s satisfying when you have a build that feels “just right” for what you want to do. If the game is on sale for dirt cheap I’d say it’s definitely something worth trying at least once for a night with the boys and just chill, while it’s not even close to the greatness of the L4D series and not worth full price, on its own it’s fun and that’s ultimately what matters.
@megotodesu43692 күн бұрын
Huh weird. For me it might be better than l4d... I believe that people who says l4d was better is just too hung up on nostalgia... Don't even start about mods. For me vanilla is more important and if a game is only good because of mods than, its not really good in the first place. B4B is fun and challenging much like you said. I played with my friends and enjoyed it. The game looks good. The modern aesthetics feels nice. Feels kinda like cod ngl. L4d is good but is just way too old for me gameplay wise. Maybe i just dont like the wonkyness of csgo's movement or valve's engine. TF2 is good but cs has always been meh for me.
@FeverSensei2 күн бұрын
@ That’s completely fair, B4B has a lot going for it and I can see others preferring it to L4D as it’s core systems and how strong you can be add a ton of cool factor and dopamine while still having a difficult game they get that right despite what others may say. I personally just think L4D’s atmosphere, level design and very intentional detailed aspects (even the movement) stand out so much and are so memorable it goes past nostalgia that even as latest as a couple weeks ago had some fun playing L4D2 with some buddies for a night. B4D hasn’t had that kinda staying power tho yeah it’s different for every person and every friend group so I can see both sides and honestly that variety is a good thing for us gamers as this genre of zombie coop campaign shooter, despite being such loved genre there really isn’t that many games like them out.
@juliogaltoniКүн бұрын
@@megotodesu4369having to make a build when its zombie game where you have to survive is stupid
@thadisturbedone160619 сағат бұрын
@megotodesu4369 imo the characters in b4b are worse, the fact that you need cards or a certain character to counter some of the enemies of the game is dumb unlike l4d where for the most part you can counter most of the specials if you're good ready for it. The gunplay in b4b was better though and I didn't play it but that last dlc looked really cool
@kuyaemjayplays3 күн бұрын
I'm having fun with friends at the moment, but I don't think its something we'll do cooperatively in the future. We just have to finish the campaign.
@oddgoblin1400Күн бұрын
I like back 4 blood. Haters on this game are so strange to me
@juliogaltoniКүн бұрын
Why are we strange ? Since when releasing an unfinished game and yet having the nerve to call it a l4d sequel is okay ?
@oddgoblin1400Күн бұрын
@juliogaltoni They never called it a left 4 dead sequel. And I find it strange because the game has always been fun to me. I played sense release without encountering many bugs. Deck building and strategizing with the team is fun. There's not many games like it that are made as far as I know of. The game has a variety of playstyles that are very customizable. If you like athletic shooters you can be fast and mobile, you can be a DPS, tank, scavenger, bomb expert, money bags, medic, EMT, team buffer, etc build. The experience is very customizable
@thadisturbedone160619 сағат бұрын
@@oddgoblin1400 they kept saying from the creators of left 4 dead like valve didn't carry the development of left 4 dead. That being said at least in my opinion at launch the game wasn't fun, after they gave everyone all the cards it was better but still not good imo, the gunplay is nice and the set pieces in the campaign are kinda cool
@oddgoblin140016 сағат бұрын
@@thadisturbedone1606 True that it was shady to say it's from the same developers. Whoever's responsible for advertising that made a mistake. Did you play with friends? It's more fun with people you know. The thing that I enjoy most about the game is the strategic aspect of it. It's design is suited for intellectuals. The thing I disliked the most was that there's no versus campaign mode. Still there's not many games made like it so I appreciate it for the unique experience it offers. I don't mind it that the game feels arcade-ish in design compared to left 4 dead because the trade off for that is more depth and variety to the experience.
@juanarmslite5 сағат бұрын
same here despite being flaws
@NelsonSwampWorldTour2 күн бұрын
Are the bot squadmates improved?
@C0d0ps2 күн бұрын
Yes everything but max difficulty they’re better than humans
@sashapinesnguyenhienhoa80036 сағат бұрын
It good for solo play but for some reason in multiplayer they are so bad
@nicholasdelaney1407Күн бұрын
I remember when I first played Back 4 Blood and when I played the game on Veteran difficulty, I was almost always getting killed, and it was a miracle if I managed to complete a chapter on Veteran difficulty and not a single AI survivor dies...
@DeRealNiko3 сағат бұрын
me and my friend bought it and disapointed how short the camepain are and locked behind dlc
@busdrivertedd9833 күн бұрын
Not too long ago, there were stunt performers who added a Project Gobi 2 to their resume, which makes me believe thats a B4B sequel because that game's codename was Project Gobi. As someone who was a big fan of the game throughout it's lifecycle and played it from launch all the way until they announced they were moving onto their next project, I really hope that the sequel is even better than B4B
@juanarmslite5 сағат бұрын
Imagine if they never said "from the creators of critically acclaimed Left 4 dead" and its different from the left 4 dead
@BusinessMan1619Күн бұрын
I was curious if the game had improved since it's currently on sale for for the holidays. Thank you Sir for this review.
@rogueshade2663 күн бұрын
Is there an offline experience with actual progression now?
@underweightwes32853 күн бұрын
You can play by yourself now. And you do still earn rewards. It’s great.
@C0d0ps2 күн бұрын
Yes
@oddgoblin1400Күн бұрын
Theres a youtube video comparing l4d2 and back 4 blood, but all if the back 4 blood footage is from the beta. Totally biased video with tons of views giving the worst impression possible for the game.
@dummykeir17172 сағат бұрын
Outdated KZbin video that had millions of views are the worst
@XxgoodbudsxX2 сағат бұрын
Back for blood is trash though soooo
@justsoki73673 күн бұрын
i don't know where this video is going beyond 5:02 BUT i sure hope you had at the end the same experience as i did. This game is fucking amazing ESPECIALLY if you have 3 friends
@CloseToTheMetal4 сағат бұрын
I had a blast on single player, ngl
@quickzach10 сағат бұрын
I'm legitimately surprised this game actually turned into something decent. After an extremely frustrasting launch I gave up on this game too like yourself. I really though TR would just walk away from the game, props to them for that. But man, 3 freaking years to get it right? Took em long enough.
@NSNS-kl8yx3 күн бұрын
Complaining about the difficulty really? The game isnt that hard -__- and a game being hard shouldnt be a compliment anyway very grindy though
@thadisturbedone160619 сағат бұрын
At launch the difficulty went from so easy that I fall asleep during the match to so hard that if you have an ai on the team it felt impossible, at least until they changed the card system a bit
@oddgoblin1400Күн бұрын
You can play solo and still get achievements. Idk why it was in training mode for you
@HotSizzleTV_3 минут бұрын
I still play it. It’s fun why not the game is good. Nothing will ever be as good as left 4 dead 1,2 nothing will. But hey this game is alternative to it.
@sashapinesnguyenhienhoa80036 сағат бұрын
I still dont like how the dev do balance change it just way worse over time at least the bot are pretty good in solo but multiplayer one just way worse some how
@ZmokeYouOfficial3 сағат бұрын
I was able to pick this game up on the Xbox yesterday, it was $3 for the ultimate edition haha 😅
@TheGrim653 күн бұрын
Just bought it and actually enjoy it.
@Neves75612 сағат бұрын
No User Mods = No Good
@OCDGamerКүн бұрын
I came just to answer a question, no
@Papascorch79693 күн бұрын
Mabye ill go back and try cus i played a long time ago and it just felt meh all around and i got to like chapter 3 or whatever it was so i never beat the game but what annoyed me was that it would spawn in mutiple of the same enemys like other games where for example dark tide or vermintide when it spawns a ton of specials u can deal with em farley well but this game if it spawned mutiple grabbers u just get screwed over so easy and they dont really make sounds to give u a heads up its just oh shit like 5 big armed guys outta nowhere and im grabbed i miss the old music in left for dead for special spawns it helped u out and let u think of your next move
@ar-sh3010Күн бұрын
Combat gameplay feels numb in b4b, l4d2 is another thing i think its because of source engine anyway i didn't enjoy b4b at all.
@bas9193 күн бұрын
I finally tried it a few days ago because of the big discount. Actually had fun and completed up to about half of Act 2. Reloaded the game again yesterday, save just got wiped-there was no change whatsoever to my PC, not even a single update of anything. Both local and cloud saves are gone (other PC where I also played and progressed some of it also lost even its own local save). I was planning just to finish the whole campaign and forget about this game. But no, it had to bug my save in some way, and get it completely removed. Uninstalled.
@megotodesu43692 күн бұрын
You can actually start a new campaign but skip ahead the stages ya know.... choose the act and click choose starting point or whatever. On recruit you can choose any stages but on other dificulties its a bit limited but still there at least... uninstalling because you lost your progress seem crazy to me because this game isn't really about the story imo...
@smokncho772 күн бұрын
@@megotodesu4369You are 100% correct
@C0d0ps2 күн бұрын
The only can pick whatever stage of any chapter that you want I’ve never heard of anyone losing their save file Just start a new run This game is a rogue like zombies game
@Togone015 сағат бұрын
Gonna have to check it out again I brought it when it dropped downloaded it then got for 2hrs then uninstall an haven't looked back since lmaooo
@justinp91703 күн бұрын
I loved Evolve but they killed it with the micro transactions and the grind. And they never got around to balancing the asymmetrical gameplay. Back 4 Blood dropped lacking much in terms of content. I guess they were hoping that the card system would mix things up enough to keep gameplay fresh (and to a certain extent it did). And I agree that the easiest difficulty did make you sweat more than necessary.
@Whires3 күн бұрын
the title made me think they went back on abandoning this game
@troyl200Күн бұрын
I'm never playing this game. I'm not encouraging unfinished launches. L4d workshop puts this game to shame.
@POVgames2 күн бұрын
I just bought it on the $3 sale since at launch it had everything I’m never going to lower my standards for: always online, denuvo, and no mods. It’s the okayest, most mid game I’ve ever played in my life, it has a lot of contradictory game design philosophies, but I’m enjoying it.
@allensandmi57292 күн бұрын
Back 4 blood is a good game imma be honest but it isn't good for me to come back to just knowing the servers are kinda dead
@C0d0ps2 күн бұрын
You can play offline or with friends that’s what I do in 2024 it is a lot of fun Just using discord and blasting zombies If weed is legal then it’s great, Sweden doesn’t allow any drugs though
@FreakingLombaxСағат бұрын
It's never been bad....People just killed it prematurely cause "DUURRRR IT'S NOT L4D, DURRRR"
@Pieceofcandy3 күн бұрын
Idk, I played the game on launch and didn't abuse any broken builds and played on vet/nightmare. I think it's skill gap tbh. It was just grindy for the cards and the movement felt like trash (slow heavy) which is why I quit.
@ernest98683 күн бұрын
lets assume that it is a skill issue. you have 4 randoms, all of them inside the lower 25% of skill. if they cant reliably beat level 4 at the lowest difficulty, then it probably is too hard. you were playing on vet and nightmare so youre probably pretty good, but there are different difficulties to choose from for a reason. Easy mode should be doable by the worst players
@sharkk1273 күн бұрын
I tried the game about a month ago, it was horrible, and the cutscenes were so horribly optimized
@chrisnotpratt19032 күн бұрын
Well, isn't that just the biggest lie I've heard.
@sharkk1272 күн бұрын
@chrisnotpratt1903 really? The cutscenes were stuttering horribly and a lot of the reviews point that out
@C0d0ps2 күн бұрын
I haven’t stuttered a single time in 50h I bought it for 5$ and will probably play it for 250h more
@thousandyoung7 сағат бұрын
It was always Garbage Kid. It's overrated to this Day. The only interesting thing was the Card System but that's it. The Characters are as Cringe and Uncharismatic as it gets. The Idiots also put Shitnuvo and Easy Anti Cheese Malware on it to seal the Coffin. This Game never got a Soul. The Classic Mediocre Slop you get on the Lowest Bargain, beat it and forget it even existed. Never support TurtleClowns ever again. Get some Self-Respect instead of Consoomer Copium. They couldn't even beat a 16 year old Dinosaur of a Game. If you want to try it don't buy it, just look for other Sources. Don't give TurtleClowns a Cent.
@luner_x49972 күн бұрын
i wish i never got the game
@oddgoblin1400Күн бұрын
Too difficult for you?
@NateSmokesEm3 күн бұрын
I’ll save everyone the trouble…..no it’s not!🤣
@yoshikagesori3 күн бұрын
different people have different opinions.
@smokncho772 күн бұрын
It's a good game. The theory crafting for the cards alone adds so much replay value
@C0d0ps2 күн бұрын
It’s worth it 5$ for full game with skins Can play offline with amazing bots outside of max difficulty Can also be played online with friends but you get rewards no matter what
@C0d0ps2 күн бұрын
@@smokncho77 Same here I love the cards and the roguelike version of l4d2
@fisherOD2 күн бұрын
They made the game good and abandoned it damn.
@C0d0ps2 күн бұрын
I heard they might make a second game so maybe it will be good from the start
@fisherOD2 күн бұрын
@ hopefully
@juliogaltoniКүн бұрын
The game was never good when it launched now its just mid
@fisherODКүн бұрын
@juliogaltoni riiight so you play something else right?
@freakincrod45 минут бұрын
Calling Evolve boring makes me question your credibility