For Real!? (73/90)

I'm watching a friend play Left 4 Dead 2 right now. I may join him in a bit seeing as how the Left 4 Dead series is one of my favorite games to play on the PC. I'm not really into realism, but Left 4 Dead gives me something that most other 1st person shooters don't. A reason to cooperate with my teammates. Valve does a good job with their 1st person shooters in my opinion. Especially their multiplayer games. In games like Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2, cooperating with your teammates is key to your success.

For instance, in Left 4 Dead,  Valve made the game impossible to play through the levels by yourself. If you get stranded from the rest of the group, you will most likely be killed. Seriously. The zombies in that game can fully incapacitate the survivors so fighting the zombies by yourself is completely insane. Every time a "special infected" attacks you and gets a hold of you, the odds are, you won't be able to defend yourself. Some of the special infected can keep you in their grasp until you die. Sucks doesn't it? Well, that's what teammates are for. You got zombies on your face? No problem. Your teammate will probably get that. Help, you've fallen and you can't get up? Well someone's gonna make you stand back up. You see where this is going, right?

Cooperation in video games is something that stands out for me when it comes to first person shooters or any multiplayer game. That is why I can't really get into video games like Call of Duty and Halo where almost no teamwork is required. Some people can probably argue, but in the end, the player who is better than everyone else always ends up on top. And I think that has become a common stereotype with gamers who do play 1st person shooters (thank you Halo/CoD [annoyedface.jpg] where you have some dicks attack less experienced players and forming elitist groups. Video games aren't supposed to be about being the best on your server. Video games are meant to be fun and interactive, not something that you get pissed off at.

That concludes today's blog. I have work tomorrow at 6am so ...... F#@&
I guess I'm not playing Left 4 Dead today :(