Left 4 Dead References in Games

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0:00 Team Fortress 2
1:31 Dead Rising 2
1:40 Portal 2
1:52 Payday: The Heist
2:45 Minecraft
3:13 Resident Evil 6
3:48 Super Time Force Ultra
4:09 Zombie Army: Trilogy
4:33 Dead by Daylight
4:55 Dying Light
5:47 Back 4 Blood
6:32 Overwatch
6:42 Far Cry 5
6:50 Dota 2
7:27 Roblox
7:44 Dead by Daylight (again)
8:17 Logorama
8:37 Breaking Bad
9:08 A Haunted House
9:24 The Cabin in the Woods
9:48 Message
10:00 Outro
#Left4Dead2 #Valve #TeamFortress2

[@jokinghazard2312]

Fun fact, not only do breaking bad characters talk about left 4 dead and resident evil, but in one of the resident evil movies, some characters mention that breaking bad is a masterpiece of television. This creates a paradox.

[@lookitsash5765]

I'm pretty sure the movie was Resident Evil Vendetta I do remember the line "breaking bad is a masterpiece"

[@w.2738]

This does not created a paradox, because they were talking about re4

[@jokinghazard2312]

@@w.2738 resident evil vendetta features Leon Kennedy, the main character of resident evil 4. This means they take place in the same universe, therefore paradox

[@w.2738]

@@jokinghazard2312 As long as re vendetta is not in breaking bad it's not paradox

[@Enders1]

pretty sure sonic 06 and sonic all stars racing are in breaking bad too

[@systemical1]

Fun fact: There was supposed to be a campaign based on "The Cabin in The Woods" but it never happened.

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

@Quandale Dingle MGM, the studio behind Cabin In The Woods went Bankrupt.

[@AYOUBrse]

and how did you know

[@smugplush]

@@AYOUBrse Source: Trust me bro

[@CraftedPGN2]

He made it up

[@gyoofyloowkin]

@@CraftedPGN2 yall are dumbasses, check on wikipedia. they did file for bankruptcy in 2010

[@FilthyCasualty]

1:07 I’m pretty sure “Ain’t got time to bleed.” Is a line from the movie Predator. Louis says it because he’s a walking reference generator. It’s not really a L4D reference.

[@weskintime4177]

Good thing somebody recognized it

[@key0777]

But don’t you think L4D made the reference to the movie and TF2 used that same reference in reference to L4D using it?

[@funny_void]

this is supposed to be a left 4 dead 2 reference video also i think valve made the achievement for the l4d reference valve bought left 4 dead 1 / 2 so valve meant the achievement for the louis voiceline

[@JunoHoslow]

"Just like csgo" -Louis

[@cumsock8070]

@@funny_void wdym valve bought L4D? They made it

[@oh3681]

The fact that badger knows that the "zombies" from l4d2 arent actually zombies but infected

[@preimmerr732]

So same shit?

[@dustlicker3]

@@preimmerr732 undead vs diseased

[@preimmerr732]

@@dustlicker3 hmm okay ty

[@normaefird9579]

Zoey in the passing LITERALLY calls them zombies

[@pt.r]

​@@normaefird9579who doesn't see people behaving like zombies and then doesn't call them zombies? Also throughout the game they're called infected

[@NoVIcE_Source]

damn even in breaking bad they literally directly talk about a valve game 😳

[@JetpacktheSpartan404]

Walter Freeman

[@systemical1]

@@JetpacktheSpartan404 Jesse Freeman

[@starstorm5338]

Eli White Gordon Pinkman Kliener Fring

[@mastertheboi]

Eli Fring Skyler Vance

[@SomeBreadDish]

Hank Calhoun

[@robinverkroost1912]

There is a reference you missed in Dying Light. There is a bakery you can find called Left 4 Bread. In the DLC "The Following", you can also find a letter in a postoffice that directly names that same bakery.

[@digital7852]

The left 4 bread bakery is also in the main game, in front of one of the safe zone sin the slums

[@Theheep]

You can find the letter in the side quest “going postal” which also MIGHT be a postal reference

[@smgeezus7186]

I know it's probably been mentioned to death at this point, but: The clown at the carnival in Zombieland is a reference to Left 4 Dead having zombie clowns and dark carnival, both of whom have a squeaky noise made upon death. It's also been rumored that this was supposed to be a direct reference to Left 4 Dead and that it was supposed to tie the two universes together, much like "The Cabin in the Woods" Easter egg, however the deals for this were never fully realized, leaving these Easter eggs as the remnants of what could have been.

[@elfasto2255]

zombieland was supposed to be a l4d movie at some point

[@AlienFan25]

I do remember hearing that from awhile ago. I remembered they said they wanted to connect Left 4 dead and zombie land together but didn't get the rights. Interesting stuff back then.

[@jjthejetplane9414]

@@AlienFan25 dang 😭😭😭

[@SirPembertonS.Crevalius]

Didn't expect a L4D2 reference in Overwatch.

[@alexthebox]

There is also cricket bat right behind

[@adlertolentino8256]

Being a very popular game, i love that it has so many references in any different games

[@RodinRaskol]

Not only in games, but also in movies and in a show

[@DripDragonhead]

..I was NOT expecting Breaking Bad to reference L4D..

[@theloosedonk5645]

At 00:56 the signs for airboat tours also say "c17" the starting city of half life 2 and "borealis" an aperture science ship sought for by the combine and rebels (still in half life 2)

[@noclick]

yeah but this isn't a half life video

[@theloosedonk5645]

@@noclick ah yeah i mistook this for a valve games reference video, my bad

[@voicelessscooby]

It also literally says "freeman"

[@pootisbirb6821]

Left4Dead will never die. Heck even in a PC cafe I frequent always has at least 3 rows of students all screaming at each other while playing L4D Lan

[@DONKFORTRESS6956]

probably because it the most fun you can have with your friends online

[@elitewolf3730]

In Payday 2 there's a heist DLC pack that has No Mercy heist from Payday The Heist and in the hall way with the locked door you use a saw that's inside a stuffed bear there's a Witch behind a locked door. Might be in Payday The Heist too.

[@shikakouro7139]

6:37 The paddlebat is also a reference, as it's also a melee weapon in L4D2

[@feverdreams17]

Which is also a reference to Shaun of the Dead, I think.

[@nightowl9894]

What the fuck is a paddlebat?

[@feverdreams17]

@@nightowl9894 It's a thing in Britain for Cricket the yuse flat bats for the sport.

[@shikakouro7139]

@@nightowl9894 the wooden bat with a paddle like board, that some of the characters in the game even refer to it as a paddle bat? I'm aware it's a cricket bat, but in game they always say paddle bat...

[@nightowl9894]

​@@shikakouro7139 You can call a cricket bat a paddle bat, just as you can call a baseball bat a roundbat, but you would not be correct to do so.

[@DaRealBruner]

There are actually quite a few community contributed (UGC) items on the Roblox catalog based off of Left 4 Dead, such as the medkit, Ellis's hat, and Bill's beret. There's also a frying pan item officially uploaded by Roblox which closely resembles the frying pan from Left 4 Dead 2 which I think at one point used the same hit sound from Left 4 Dead 2 and Team Fortress 2.

[@Pluvillion]

It’s not “based off” from the games. They *_are_* from Source. Especially Nico’s Nextbots and Evade, the whole place is _littered_ with Source assets it’s insane Valve hasn’t noticed yet.

[@reetial]

@@Pluvillion valve does allow for their assets to be used.

[@DaRealBruner]

@@Pluvillion The accessories I am talking about are *not* directly ripped from Left 4 Dead, they're modeled after Left 4 Dead assets. I'm not talking about models directly ported from Source games that any user could upload to the site for anyone to use in their games, I'm talking about accessories that players can wear across all games uploaded by select users. Do some damn research before you try and call someone out on something.

[@Pluvillion]

@@DaRealBruner - interesting. Most of them are usually models from Source. I haven't seen an item that is modeled itself.

[@joao34386]

@@reetial It’s not that Valve hasn’t noticed, they’re just super lenient with others using their assets as long as it’s not re-selling them or infringing copyright ownership. They’re basically the opposite of Nintendo. As a matter of fact, Valve actually encourages people to use their assets in creative and fun ways.

[@DmanTheCabbage]

I'm pretty sure the Tf2 bot name: "ZAWMBEEZ" is a reference to Half Life 2. The way the male citizens/rebels call out headcrab Zombies

[@locosword3985]

I like how some of these are just based off the Frying pan, it’s so iconic from Left 4 Dead that people just accept it as a reference in other games.

[@SparkyTheWise]

Some exclusive L4D charms as you missed in dbd. There was also an entire find the gnome event for gnome chompski.

[@keatonwastaken]

There is one reference you missed between a couple of games, the "Z-Genocidest 2: Episode 2" achievement that's originally a reference to Dead Rising in L4D appears with similar styles in both Dead Rising, Dead Island and Prototype.

[@InkingSituation]

I've been waiting for this since the Team Fortress 2 cameos came out

[@Whoisthis-fn1ux]

I love how b4b even did some l4d1/2 references

[@Whoisthis-fn1ux]

But i hate the game so much

[@DoorP3]

Oh god you username scared me for a second

[@Whoisthis-fn1ux]

Oh haha

[@mistahl5350]

I'm surprised there weren't more references in B4B, considering the devs started the work on L4D before Valve took over.

[@revive5446]

There's a reference in payday 2. On one of the heists you can find little action figures of the special infected.

[@nitroreality182]

It's counterfeit

[@gamingsquid6725]

Also, on the no mercy heist, if the power goes out you could find a witch crying in one of the closed off rooms

[@amicosayshi865]

@@nitroreality182 They're also on Panic Room

[@havoc3-243]

If you ever do a Portal references video, include CoD: Modern Warfare 2's "Companion Crate" title card obtained by letting teammates collect your Care Packages.

[@canaluludorel5838]

Or Glenn mentioning playing portal in twd

[@voltfox2466]

- Dad, why did you name my sister Rose? - Because your mother loved roses - Ok, thanks dad - No problem, *One Man Cheeseburger Apocalypse*

[@mr.brightside_]

8:39 i love this

[@Monkforilla]

Amps them up like they been smoking da schwag! 😭

[@djblinboy]

Now, that was a lovely video. Even better than old weapon showcases, reload videos. Its so much above than the avg. noclick quality. I enjoyed it, so much.

[@TheMagnumDon]

seeing the Survivors doing karate shit in Resident Evil is extremely visually appealing

[@gamingwithlizardsd6478]

6:42 BOYS I THINK WE JUST FOUND KEITH (THE FRIEND ELLIS IS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT)

[@haveyous]

He's fucking dead RIP keith

[@jkmenttonet1478]

Awesome video. I'm guessing Payday 2 wasn't included its because it has the same easter eggs like in the first.

[@Oswaldo_Godoy]

there is a reference in payday 2 that isn't in the first in the safe house nightmare heist, you can hear the witch crying and if you pick up a mask and it's not the correct mask, the game plays a witch jumpscare and downs you instantly like the witch does in L4D

[@WalterSmith098]

@@Oswaldo_Godoy and in the no mercy mission there is a room with a witch that jumpscares you if you look at it.

[@specsamhain_909]

There's a Left 4 dead refrence in Unturned (You can find bill's Beret in the game) Major edit: I made a mistake. it's actually on the item description, where it says "Bill's", refering to the character Bill from L4D, there is no item called "Bills Beret"

[@night4251]

what's the difference between his beret and a normal beret though?

[@Vxertzu]

This is my first ever video I’ve seen by this creator. The video is so well put together and honestly surprised me with some of the Easter eggs (Referring to overwatch and Dota2). Amazing video friend! You deserve a lot more views on this video in my personal opinion.

[@greenishshinyhelmet4271]

So that is the reasons why l4d had a huge legacy and impact.

[@acfreak55]

Undying just says like every L4D campaign there is as his voice lines lol.

[@intermarchefrance5356]

Another reference, in Unturned, you can find military berrets which the description always are " Bill's "

[@sheacorduroy5565]

There was an official Comic made for the zombie army trilogy crossover. Can’t remember the name off the top of my head, but it basically involving the L4D2 cast magically teleporting into the ZAT universe lmao, with barely any further elaboration.

[@itzrandomgamez6254]

9:24 we were so close to having a left 4 dead movie

[@ItzW4t3R]

In the movie "Hardcore Henry" you can actually see a poster of the l4d1 game in one of the rooms Henry goes into.

[@blmao5150]

Just shows how iconic left 4 dead 2 is and how much love the characters got. Everything in back 4 blood is just mediocre and forgettable, no spark.

[@clarkwolfang9779]

Left 4 Dead started the entire genre though. I don't see how the heck Back 4 Blood has anything to do with it.

[@zackoleson6766]

@@clarkwolfang9779 because the studio behind back 4 blood put l4d in every part of there advertising and then dropped the ball hella hard

[@bowgart5567]

I lost faith in b4b after i found out that not many devs that worked on b4b worked on l4d

[@leeriley7373]

I didn't even realize that the frying pan was a left 4 dead reference I thought it was just a joke weapon

[@GrayFox_74]

“I ain’t got time to bleed” is a good damn Predator reference.

[@MetalBro]

There's a lot more content in Dead By Daylight that references Left 4 Dead. While Bill is his own playable character in the game, 3 of DBD's original characters have cosmetics that they cosplay L4D with. Jake Park got a Francis set, Meg Thomas got a Zoey set and Dwight Fairfield got an Ellis set. All 3 of these characters also have red shirts with the L4D1 logo. Each cosmetic piece for these characters have quotes from L4D characters. There are also two charms you can wear like little key chains on your survivor or on the sacrificial hooks if you're playing killer. These are the L4D logo and the News Chopper 5 helicopter.

[@guydudebro]

There is another payday2 reference that you missed. In the counterfeit heist in one of the rooms there are a bunch of l4d special infected action figures on the floor

[@conn0rized292]

5:47 There's also a Zombieland reference on the board. It's where Tallahassee finds a truck full of guns. "Thank God for rednecks!"

[@zeitgeistlime]

i do like the new editing style, keep it up!

[@Gang3rs]

There is a few that i think is a strench but really like this overall. This shows that L4D series is truly legendary.

[@oriionkekg]

There is also a reference in game called unturned. After finding green Beret, and looking into it you'll see "bill's" In its description

[@justrandomdude6174]

In Dying Light there is also reference to l4d and it's bakery named "Left 4 Bread"

[@seaI.]

In Dying Light, there is an abandoned store near the Tower called Left4Bread. I swear to God.

[@danielramazanow6745]

They are a plenty of charms in DbD - gnome , helicopter, boomer etc. L4D2 shirts foll all legacy characters if you entered l4d steam group & own a l4d copy BTW , there was an entire Tome dedicated to Bill.

[@dillmen101]

god i love how well put together this is, Best channel keeping Valve related games alive and discuseed

[@JamenRodgers]

6:40 forgot to mention the cricket bat as well. Definitely nostalgic smacking zombs upside the head lol

[@speismissing]

in a game called Unturned, there's a Soldier's Beret and the description of it says "Bill's"

[@grin1323]

What a nice editing!

[@grassfur1950]

The New Editing Style looks great!

[@diablocountach4296]

Fun Fact In Drake & Josh, Drake tells Josh about a ambulance what came from the Hospital Mercy when Josh accidentally runs over Oprah.

[@bluedemon2783]

In two of the Halloween maps from Payday 2 you can hear the Witch's sober song and in one of them if you interact with a certain baby mask her model will make an appearance and insta down you.

[@allezgamingforever]

Since you made a video about Left4Dead and have something to share to my friends about the franchise I adore I'm going to subscribe to you my guy. P.S. I still play L4D2 to this day after more than a decade of release.

[@Sierra19204]

Hey noclick! You're awesome! Love you❤

[@mitkodimtrov3914]

I love your videos man

[@greatstaro9255]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPER HELPFUL man!! Thank you

[@ChaseMC215]

Grtting Ellis' hat and the frying pan is easy since they are always available once you purchased L4D2, but Bill's Cap is unobptainable outside of trading or the marketplace, as it was a pre-purchase bonus you would get if you pre-purchased the game on Steam or from GameStop before the November 27th 2009 launch. The frying pan and Ellis' Cap were also made as pre-purchase bonuses but were later made available once you bought the game.

[@midoritranslationchannel]

Yet I haven't see any Back 4 Blood reference appears in any other games. This is proven Left 4 Dead is a masterpiece, and it will be remember forever.

[@joaomanuels643]

Uhhh because the game is recent and every one hate it? (And a good part of this hate is pretty nonsense)

[@dirtyshinobii]

Imagine comparing a 13 year old game to a 1 yr old game in references

[@BearableMonk075]

1:03 some hidden stuff C17: city 17 half life 2 reference Borealis: portal reference

[@darwolf6986]

6:00 is another reference, not just those 2 notes. The "Thank god for rednecks" one is what ellis says when talking about the car in the Dead Center campaign

[@destinygutierrez5882]

Nah, pretty sure that's a reference to zombieland

[@darwolf6986]

@@destinygutierrez5882 I'm sure, but what I mean is since Ellis also said it and its with a bunch of other notes from L4D franchise I was assuming it would be a reference to that as well.

[@lordhirluinthefair1307]

In dead by daylight there is also an achievement called "left for dead" showing bill sitting on the ground

[@Whurlpuul]

I like how while making this video you remembered some dead by daylight stuff and instead of going back to add those to the original segment you decided to add a part saying "shit I forgot some stuff" I think that's really funny

[@AustinnD]

in hardcore henry. in the scene when henry jumps in the apartment of the two people smoking weed, multiple games can be seen including left 4 dead and other valve titles like half life.

[@GeZz.]

0:46 "Oher references" lol .. okay, okay.. nice vid tho! :D

[@BRiMtheBot]

I had no clue about the Cabin in the Woods L4D references, that's really cool!

[@speedy_von_gofast]

3:15 On a side note, the Left 4 Dead characters alongside the "No Mercy" Mercenaries mode are exclusive to PC

[@Michelle_._]

It's a really tiny, barely a reference, but... in "the walking dead" season 4, episode 3 ‘Isolation’, when Tyreese walks up to a window, you can faintly hear a Witch cry. Need headphones and max audio but its there, unmistakably.

[@lmqdeez7100]

You're about to hit the 100k congratulations:)

[@MischaGL]

2:45 The Skin Packs were also available for the ps3

[@Guppygupperslol]

2:13 Fun Fact: There was a theory about payday’s timeline taking place before the zombie apocalypse/outbreak in l4d (also in mercy hospital you can find the witch from l4d)

[@Bone_Incidents]

Sad to see that majority are direct references, which sometimes aren’t even references they outright tell you what they are doing with the left 4 dead idea. I think a refrence would count as a character from a zombie survival game casually saying “is that a boomer?” Even though such enemy doesn’t exist in the game.

[@hackersource4634]

I thought in Payday: The Heist there was a room in "Panic Room" that had like Medkits from Left 4 Dead. Also a Room in the "No Mercy" heist where you could find the witch but I havn't seen either of those. But in "Counterfeit" you could find figurines in one of the childrens rooms of the infected from Left 4 Dead.

[@Adm1TT]

Another reference in dying light. One of the store signs says "left 4 bread". And in Portal 1, where one of GlaDOS's cores is growling like the common infected

[@2groovey]

Theres also another subtle one in Tf2, When scout hit an enemy with the sandman ball one of the lines he shouts is "Ding Dong!" Referencing the Church guy in l4d 1 "No body rides for free DING DONG" & "Ding Dong DING DONG". And if you think thats a bit of a strech.. Well Nathan Vetterlein Voices both Church guy and the Scout.

[@Zaseneos]

There is in Payday The Heist. In Counterfeit heist, there is some figures that look like Left 4 Dead Zombies and the Tank, Hunter, Smoker and the Boomer in one of the rooms.

[@richardavelino7383]

Loved the vid.

[@xxmlgtwinkiegamerxx7916]

in the Dead by Daylight section, you forgot to add that the characters Meg thomas, Dwight fairfield, David king, Ace visconti, and Claudette morello all have cosmetics that reference some of the left four dead cast

[@Dachecap]

0:42 Other references ❎️ Oher references ✅️

[@ARWINGx1]

4:12 I'm pretty sure it happened AFTER this one was uploaded, but the L4D1 & L4D2 survivors were added as (free) DLCs for Zombie Army 4 too.

[@reetial]

Fun fact, in the Halloween safehouse nightmare heist for payday 2 the witch is referenced and you could even see the witch through the door

[@Zemtie]

in hardcore henry, when henry jumps through a window theres a left 4 dead poster on the wall

[@eyeblech2001]

There is also a game Reason 2 Die in Roblox, it got discontinued because the creator got depressed. It had special infected and missions similar to l4d. Even maps very similar to l4d ones.

[@jaxanimationstation]

I think it was in Payday but there was a jump scare Easter egg where if you look through a door there’s dead zombies in it, then a witch will jump scare you

[@voicelessscooby]

Also in payday, in the counterfeit heist, there's a kids room with figurines of some infected

[@COLOREDLESS.]

This new edit style looks very nice and the music is good

[@rau1488]

Missed Payday refrences: Theres Left 4 Dead infected toys in one of the rooms of the heist Counterfeit. And in No Mercy there is a door with a window and if you peek through it the witch jumpscares you.

[@sosig9738]

Definetley my fav Video!

[@ScrumpyMann]

0:30 This is also a reference to what the Engineer shouts in the MVM when the tank is driving

[@TitoAnima]

FINALLY!!!!!! Thanks Man, that such a good vídeo.

[@abalam596]

you miss one in dead rising 4 frank big pack there is a trophy called Left 100,004 Dead 2

[@TheOnlyZeroFox]

I remember wanting to main dwight in dbd, cause my Xbox 360 broke months ago so I couldn’t play l4d2, I look at his outfits and see my main, Ellis as an available alt

[@JustBox1]

bro bill is going everything in the afterlife

[@chadder3001]

cant wait for the casper video on l4d references

[@itsfuckinggrevious639]

Both AMC "the walking dead" and breaking bad" shows did a valve game refrance

[@paintedpig3021]

There is another reference in Dead Rising 2/ Off the record, in the Americana Casino an outfit called the "White Leisure Suit" can be found that looks very similar to Nick's Suit

[@EclipseEngCorp.]

DAMMIT FRANCIS, ATLEAST YOU HAVE TO LEAD YOUR SHOTS WITH THESE ZOMBIES