Fun, good length, and good design!

This is what I like to see when a campaign is done right. You got a central theme (aquarium in this case), the length doesn't overstay its welcome,.the level design is both visually appealing and easy to get around, and I like the bits and touches here and there like the fish facts and the survivors reactions to things.

Overall a good campaign, slightly long

I liked this campaign. Had good scenery and supplies were plentiful. The length is good though some parts feel a bit long, especially the finale where it's a long walk to the start of the event, so total wipes can be painful. The final map also needs some optimizations from the school building to the last area since many spots had my frame rate take a dive. Lastly, there's an optional door you highlighted in the last map, but it was blocked by unbreakable plywood, so I couldn't get in. Lastly, the survivors should have more interactions/dialogue with each other.

Decent campaign

NIcely designed and I liked the little stuff like making bombs and lock picking. I do wish there was a bit more banter between the survivors and the finale felt quite boring just standing around on a raft picking zombies off. Perhaps there could be a blockade or two that you have to clear as you go down the river to make things interesting.

Captures the RE experience

Having Resident Evil 2 in a Left 4 Dead 2 format surprisingly works well here. It's been a blast playing a classic in a new game and the addition of the original game's music adds to the experience. The length of time used to reach the safe rooms is very long, but I can't completely fault the developer since the maps are staying true to the roots of Resident Evil 2. My few complaints are as follows:

*Keys and other important items needed to progress should have the game instructor point it out. I wound up going in circles a few times not knowing where the Diamond Key was until I double checked a room I had explored previously.

*The part where you have to shoot the platform support beams to kill the tank before he wrecks the cable car shouldn't have been in the game. I don't think it really adds anything exciting to the map and bots won't help you shoot the beams. Perhaps the segment could be replaced with the survivors chatting along the ride.

*The fight against the tank on the lift going to the labs can be exploited if you get the tank to try and follow you into the train car since he can get stuck on the railings nearby. The whole lift should be far bigger since it feels too cramped.

*The screams at the intro needs to be toned down or replaced with something far less loud. I blasted my eardrums when it happened!

*"Brad" has way too much health. Needs to be lowered a bit.

Overall, a good recreation of a classic and a must play.

Pros:

Puzzles are balanced and fun to solve

Maps have that "in progress" look in regards to the test chambers

More dangers compared to the first Questionable Ethics

Cons:

Too many puzzles that use the grenade launcher

Items were a bit too plentiful

One puzzle hard to do in single player

Puzzles plus a running finale don't mix well

Lackluster ending

Conclusion:

This campaign did not disappoint and it was just as fun as the first Questionable Ethics. I liked how all the areas had that "under construction" look, which gave me a deeper look of the facility. The puzzles were quite clever as well and I was never stuck on one puzzle for too long except for one....


One puzzle involves you hitting two timed switches that are in completely separate rooms. Normally, you are supposed to hit a target to let the grenade bounce off and hit the switch, and then you jump on the fan to throw yourself across the room and hit the 2nd switch on the other side. However, no matter what I did, my grenades would never bounce off at the right angle to hit the switch near the fan and I wasted all my grenades trying to do it. I had to go up to the switch itself, shoot it, then use a shot to run to the 2nd switch with boosted speed.


As much as I love the grenade launcher, I got a bit bored using it for every single puzzle. Perhaps you could have used sniper rifles for some of the puzzles and whatnot. I was also a bit disappointed at the ending since all it shows is a growing light that covers the screen as the survivors move up. Perhaps you could show them standing next to a car or using said car to drive away after they reach the surface. I don't know if you can fix this bit, but I had a survivor down outside the finale elevator and as I escaped, she acted like she was getting saved, even though she wasn't with us :P


The campaign is still worth playing and you did a great job on it.

Pros:

*Lives up to the aesthetics of Minecraft
*Things like cobwebs and soulsand actually slow you down like in Minecraft
*Chests containing items
*Gathering parts and crafting them to progress

Cons:

*A bit too easy to be burned by torches
*Kind of easy to get lost in the first map
*Explosions from TNT and Creeper look wimpy

Conclusion:

I played another Minecraft campaign for L4D1 but it pales in comparison to this one. You kept everything true to the nature of Minecraft, even the subtle things like with the Soul Sand. I also liked the little easter egg of the Hatventure guys!

I noticed there was a major FPS drop in the ending safe room for map 2, the map where you end in a stronghold.

I was also hoping The End realm would be used, unless that is coming up for a survival map?

Pros:

*Detailed surroundings
*Good use of custom models and textures and sounds
*Maps are appropriate length
*A good balance in weapons and item placements
*Many side areas to explore for extra supplies

Cons:

*Train too cramped with boxes
*Takes a while for the Tank to show when the music is turned on
*Vent crawling too tedious
*Scavenge finale has gas cans a bit too far apart
*Gas station explosion unexplained

Conclusion:

I adore this campaign. The city areas really felt like a city, especially the elevated subway tracks and I like how you had the optional door that held every special infected inside but also had nice guns behind them. It was pretty easy to find my way around so no worries of getting lost and I like some of the custom signs and graffiti you placed in the maps. While you did have the survivors say some lines in the campaign, you should add a bit more to the maps because it feels like they suddenly don't want to talk.

The tank in the club was a good idea but the wait for him to appear after the horde is summoned is a bit too long. He should either come right away or have the timer shortened. For the finale, you should have the cop speak to the survivors or something so it feels like they are interacting.


Speaking of the finale, after playing it again now I have a major complaint. I don't know if it's the game or you, but the horde is completely overpowering in campaign. survivors hardly get a chance to breathe, even during Tanks and on my repeated play, the gas station exploded without any of us knowing what caused it. Having the whole team die because of it is a HUGE negative for me.

Pros:

-Good recreation of the Metal Gear Solid game
-Cameras that alert hordes!

Cons:

-Possible constant hordes due to special infected setting the cameras off
-Difficult to find your way around the maps due to bad directions
-Explosive barrels in map 2=instant death, even if you are waaaay outside
-No obvious solution to get around the gas/electric portion
-Pointless backtracking in the late rmaps
-A bit too many Tanks in finale

Conclusion:

This campaign has potential, but there's just so many flaws that I felt more frustrated playing than having a good time. The cameras should not be set off by infected since you could be miles away and a horde comes because a Spitter wandered into a camera's view 50 feet away from you. The biggest problem here is the not so obvious solutions and lack of direction. I literally was missing ladders that lead to the next spot until I saw a black arrow pointing at it. Orange arrows would be a better visual aid. The tower section of map 3 was also hard to go by cause we didn't know where to go exactly or if the elevator worked at all.


I know you want to invoke the feeling of danger in the nuclear warhead room, but players will be frustrated when playing with bots since they can easily set the barrels off and kill everyone.

The hall with gas and electrify, I dont know how you do it, but i managed to hug the right wall and bunny hop and got to the box with less than 8 health while my team died. There another way i dont know about?

Bots also have some bad navs, sometimes not wanting to get into some elevators. Also what is the deal with the door shutting out a player on the tower roof? And speaking of that map, it's also annoying for players to get to the roof of the tower, only to be told generators have to be on first and force them to run allllll the way back down to get to them.


Good concepts but too many annoyances prevent this campaign from being great.

Pros:

- Great map and outdoor design

- Items are balanced in distribution

- Use of rain

Cons:

- Frame rates go sluggish by the dam

- Lack of melee weapon variety

- Finale a bit too long and very tedious/boring

- Weapon/ammo spawns a bit too frequent.

Conclusion:

I enjoyed playing through these maps and everything was pleasing to the eye. I didn't feel handicapped at all thanks to how bombs, pills and everything else were placed in the right spots. However, the weapon and ammo spots were a bit too frequent, which didn't give me a reason to worry about ammo. See if you can space them apart a bit more so people can make it to the next cache with just enough ammo. There needs to be more melee weapons since I got sick of seeing frying pans, clubs, and crowbars.

In the lowering the dams part, the frame rate starts to grow sluggish. There a way you can optimize this? The overhead bars on the highway in map 2 should have road signs on them so it feels like a real expressway.

The finale itself was very boring. I literally just held the attack button and swung my club at all the hordes that came my way. Since the finale was in narrow hallways, I didn't have to worry about getting hit on my back or sides. Maybe what you can do is make the trip to the helipad shorter, but still keep the running event and when the survivors get to the top, the horde stops and people can signal the chopper to start the finale, initiating the standard hordes and two tanks fight before the chopper comes.

In the beginning, you put a notice saying the water is poisonous and will kill you. Was that just your view on why survivors die in the water for L4D2? And since you put in rain, see if you can add those storm effects from Hard Rain. Good work on this campaign. I would play again for sure.

Pros:

-Good use of the storm effects

-Use of scripted lines to give the campaign flavor

-Nice use of flooding

Cons:

-Some maps feel too narrow

-Some maps need optimization

-4th map has no supplies in the start of the level

-3rd map has death traps in the water without any signs of it

Conclusion:

I liked playing through this map and the use of the storm and darkness really brought out the atmosphere, but there were some problems that really turned me off. In the 3rd map by the construction site, there are big pits in the water that can kill you if you fall in. There was no sign of it and i fell in at least twice because there were some spots that were safe and others that were not. Adding a danger sign would help avoid this problem.


I know the start of the 4th map is not an official safe house but you really need to add supplies in the house because if everyone is close to death in the last map or has no ammo left, they are screwed here.

I don't know if you can, but the 5th and 6th maps with the apartments feel too much like the start of Dead Center in terms of style. Could use a make over.

Worth playing, just needs a tune up.

Pros:

* Great environments
* Darkness and heavy rain add to the atmosphere
* Item placements are balanced
* Good use of survivor conversations

Cons:

* Way too short

Conclusion:

I enjoyed playing through this campaign. I liked how in the first map you are able to see the finale area, like with The Parish and Death Aboard. The tunnel section and the holdout in the finale were eye pleasing as well. However, this was just too short for me. I completed the campaign in just 20 minutes. You could either lengthen the maps or add more maps. The heavy rain effects really brought out the mood but I think the thunderstorm/low visibility effects would also help.

Pros:

-Nice environments

-Smooth transitions from level to level

-Hallway-like levels make the game run smoother

Cons:

-Some areas feel bland (lack of destruction in the levels, most maps look the same, etc.)

-Too many hazmat zombies=tons of bile bombs

-Players can hold out in the safe room or inside the school during the finale.

-Lack of power items (lasers, special ammo, grenade launcher, chainsaw, M60)

Conclusion:

This campaign is pretty well made and I like how it flowed. Unfortunately, the look of the map feels so generic. There's not many things that indicate the town went to hell. You could add more dead bodies, fires, wreckage, etc. The school itself felt more like a maze than a real school, due to lack of decor like posters, trophies, etc. If you can make the levels look a bit more lively, it would feel fresh.

I know that the campaign is based on getting to an evacuation center and it would involve CEDA, but there's simply too many hazmat zombies, which can lead to tons of bile bombs to keep the horde at bay. Maybe you can find a way to lower the amount that appear or lower the odds of getting a bile bomb from them. I was also kind of disappointed that things like lasers and grenade launchers were not found, although maybe it was your intention. 

One thing you should fix is the finale. People can run back to the safe room or into the school and easily mow down the horde and only come out for a Tank. Close off the classroom by boarding up the windows and have it where the exit door is a shutter that closes down when the finale starts, similar to the one in Dark Carnival.


It's a well made campaign and I like the flow of it and how you go through stores and houses. With some more tweaking, this will be a very fun campaign.

On a side note, in the 2nd map, when you are told the emergency door will trigger a horde, you misspelled horde as hord.

Pros:

Captures the feel of Indiana Jones

Hilarious opening line from Ellis at the start

Cool use of "traps" in the first map

Scavenge event short and sweet

YOU GET TO GO ON A RIDE!

Cons:

Too much bomb items (putting several copies on top of each other)

Not enough pills/shots and melee weapons

The collapsing dungeon bit could use a bit of work

A bit brief in length overall

Finale can be buggy

Conclusion:

I enjoyed this campaign a lot and I like the custom sounds you put it. The car ride was enjoyable and I know it's supposed to be in a theme park, but I think after the gas event, maybe you can have the ride go out of control by speeding up and crashing off the tracks, forcing the survivors to find another way to the level end. Me and my friend finished this campaign in under 30 minutes. Maybe a 4th map can help. And there's also the texture issue with the car's steering wheel.

The finale is also buggy at times. We died once, started again, then when we did escape, we suddenly died, came back to the start, then the game said we escaped, but we couldn't leave the map without quitting

Pros:

A great port of the Half Life 2 maps with no bugs

Weapons distribution are fairly balanced

Nice balance of explosive containers strewn about in the maps

Good running crescendo event for the 4th map

Right balance of difficulty

Cons:

Could use more uncommon common infected

Lack of heavy machine gun in finale

Could use a few more spawn points for bile bombs

Conclusion:

I loved this campaign in L4D1 and L4D2 pushes it even further. I like how you used music from The Passing for this and the weapons spawns have variety so I never got bored. I saw you use the hazmat zombies, but I only saw them for one map. They should appear a bit more often and I also think you should throw in the fallen survivor zombie since it would fit this campaign's theme. The finale should have a heavy machine gun somewhere in order to make it a bit more interesting. I also liked how you changed the escape from a chopper to a train when porting this over to L4D2. Great work!

Pros:

-Very detailed for this type of game (lighting, mood, etc)

-The new paths you go through compared to how you originally went in HL2

-Nice intro for the start

Cons:

-Maps feel too short at times

-Bot refuse to pick up guns and first aid in the start of the first map

-Can be a bit too dark, making it easy to miss ladders

Conclusion:

I enjoyed playing this and the process to get the files into L4D was pretty painless. I liked the feeling of the whole place falling into ruin from the zombies. However, a few things did pull me from the mood. For starters, the AI survivors would not pick up the guns or health in the start of the campaign no matter what I did, so I had to use the console to give them stuff. I do like how you tried to make the linear path from HL2 flow smoothly, but I think you could spread the safe rooms a bit farther apart and cut down on 1 or 2 maps to make them feel a bit longer. While I liked the darkness, some areas were just too dark and I got a bit lost because the ladder I needed to go to was hidden in the darkness. 

Pros:

Very well designed

Flows well

Custom sounds enhance the experience

Right levels of light and dark in areas that need it

Cons:

Could use a bit more supplies (ammo and healing)

Conclusion:

I rarely say this, but this is one of the best campaigns I have ever played. I enjoyed it every step of the way and the custom sounds really brought this alive. I would highly recommend this to anyone. My only gripe is the ammo and medical supplies seem a bit too scattered and it would have been a real pain in the ass to start all over again.