Back 4 Blood begins in the wake of “a catastrophic outbreak where most of humanity has either been killed or infected,” Turtle Rock teases at the game’s FAQ. Is there a story? Sure - at least, as much of one as anybody could need to justify jumping into the middle of a zombie wave and start creating FPS chaos. New in Back 4 Blood is an 8-player PvP “Swarm” mode that pits your squad against unfriendly online competition in three-round matches, though campaign versus mode - a fan favorite from the original Left 4 Dead - won’t be coming to B4B, either for the Open Beta or the finished game. Just like Left 4 Dead, Back 4 Blood is a multiplayer experience, meaning you’ll be part of a four-player cooperative team in the main campaign mode (and yes, the game provides three AI teammates to round out your squad if you just want to hop in fast and set out by yourself). Boost your health, stamina, and ammo if you want to rush in and tank away, or hang back in a medic role with cards that bump your first aid inventory while expanding your support range with deeper pockets for grenades.Įither way, you won’t go it alone. Loading out is a key new part of the B4B experience: a new deck-stacking card system allows you to decide from the start which perks you’ll need to craft your character’s playstyle. Zombies in Back 4 Blood are known as “the Ridden,” and it’s your job to survive alongside your teammates (y’all uninfected humans are known as the “Cleaners”) long enough to take them out, one frenzied horde at a time. Turtle Rock is the same team that developed Left 4 Dead in the first place, and anyone who’s spent hours trying to survive in L4D will almost instantly feel right at home in B4B - even as the new game, whose lack of a lore connection to its spiritual predecessor doesn’t at all obscure its shared DNA - brings a couple of new tricks to the table. Interactive Entertainment are behind Back 4 Blood, which is set to arrive for PC and consoles this fall. Turtle Rock studios and publisher Warner Bros. Wanna drop some zombies for free this weekend? The Open Beta for Back 4 Blood is in full swing, bringing the spiritual successor to the Valve-published Left 4 Dead (originally launched in 2008) into the 2020s to clean up in the messy aftermath of a new, but definitely no less deadly, apocalyptic outbreak. ![]() We'll even throw in a good old-fashioned board game every now and then! ![]() Check in each Friday for news (and occasionally even views) on everything from sprawling RPGs to Metroidvania platformers to the latest in VR and free-to-play. Welcome to The Week in Gaming, the place where we pause each week to take a look at the video game news beats both big and small that you might be missing - while also taking a peek around the corner at what's ahead.
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