Turtle Rock Pushes Advancements in Zombie Shooting With Back 4 Blood

It's been hard not to compareDorsum 4 BloodtoLeft 4 Expressionless. Beyond similar naming schemes, they're both co-op zombie shooters with multiple similarities. Even watchingBack 4 Blood's gameplay reveal from this past Game Awards testify makes it easy to draw comparisons. However, in a new video developer Turtle Stone explains its vision forBack 4 Bloodand how the title volition advance the zombie shooter genre.

WhileBack 4 Bloodvolition still have players fill the shoes of 1 of four survivors, they aren't as rag-tag every bitLeft 4 Expressionless'south. Instead of looking similar they came from all walks of life, this group is seasoned when it comes to blowing zombies to bits. They've lived in the infected earth for a year, and are either tough plenty to not fear the undead or are immune to their virus. In terms of gameplay, this feel manifests in stronger player characters armed with better weapons.

To balance that out though,Back 4 Bloodbesides has stronger enemies. The game mimic'sLeft 4 Expressionless's zombie system, including both common and mutated special zombies. However, there's a wider diversity of undead inBack 4 Claret. Too boomer, hunter, and charger clones, the game likewise has a massive mutated zombie called the Ogre. While this special enemy may seem similar a clone ofLeft 4 Dead'due south tank, this enemy seems much more than threatening. Information technology towers to a higher place crowds of undead, and can rip apart the environment in its pursuit of players.

But the last big gameplay change that Turtle Rock is using to push forward the zombie-killing feel has to do with replayability. The game has what's called a "game managing director" that monitors players over the class of a entrada. By looking at players' wellness, ammo, and weapons, it so choreographs new encounters. With this technique,Back four Bloodsupposedly guarantees that there won't be a slow moment over the class of a campaign.

You can read all nigh our experiences with theBack 4 BloodAlpha here.

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