Enjoyable, if sometimes a bit rough around the edges

Whispers of Winter delivers on it's premise: a snowy environment. There is a lot of eye for detail, although I wish the exterior areas looked as good as the interiors. The landscapes tend to look very rectangular and brush based, which they didn't have to. That disappointed me a bit. There are a couple of areas that are really dark, which I also disliked, but for the most part, lighting is fine. The gameplay is good and decently balanced. Experienced players may find this campaign a bit too easy on normal mode, but I don't hold that against the campaign. The gauntlet through the harbor was a bit weird, as it broke the illusion of the realism up to that point, through oddly placed planks across boats in a zig zag pattern. I think that is always the trick when creating levels for L4D2; to find a credible excuse for the lay out and the hurdles the players must jump through to get to their goal. I really liked the mall early on in the campaign, because of its huge size and believable lay out. Definitely an above average campaign.