It's no surprise that the theme of persistent survival is heard so loudly in The Last Stand update. Somehow this is about on par with peak season in terms of pain and suffering. Each shot to a zombie's head was a palpable declaration to the virus, and by proxy COVID-19, that is simple and viscerally satisfying you threw all of that at me, but I'm still standing. The cathartic joy was almost electric, being able to feel in control again. Places like amusement parks, shopping malls, churches, and concert halls, places of comfort instead overtaken by hundreds of zombies. The campaign's taking us through places we'd love to return to again. Then the discourse slowly shifted to well-meaning ribs about how weirdly prophetic the interactive storytelling Left 4 Dead 2 was. It started as simple questions, like, “How are you holding up?” or “Are you okay?”

They didn't talk about objectives or when a zombie had them pinned to the floor, but instead just honestly talked. To my surprise, not only did I get a full group of three other players, but they were actively talking. It was a simple cosmetic change that gives all of the game's playable characters surgical facemasks.įor the first time since I got out of college, I reinstalled Left 4 Dead 2 and randomly joined a co-op campaign. While this customer-friendly initiative is quite normal for Valve's storefront, it wasn't until I delved into Left 4 Dead 2's mod workshop that I couldn't really ignore the cultural desire for zombie-flavored satisfaction. Shoutout to Steam user Frankly D Roosevelt for this mod.

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