Left 4 Demo: A Pre-Order Bonus

if i could preorder it on steam , i would.

"Pre-Order Demo Bonus?" Can't they just make video games anymore and just put the stupid things on the shelf and be done with it? 

Drebin and anyone else who hasn't watched some straight gameplay footage, I'd check out the dev walkthroughs from E3, in 3 parts:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36844.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37046.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36847.html

He is playing it single-player, so the AIs follow him around, which they generally do decently.

Those wondering why this game is so special--I've not played it--but the consensus in the media is that with each player being individually relatively weak,
the teamplay aspects of this are far greater than that of say, Gears or Counter-Strike.  Think Aliens (movie) but with zombies.

As for the preorder bonus, that's a great way to know whether to keep your preorder or not.  If you don't like the game, cancel the preorder.  This is much better than when the demo arrives a month or two after the release date, which to me screams "please try our game out, we need money."

hmmm, 10% off and ability to play the game right now? Thats all I needed to hear.  Gonna go preorder on steam right now.  Not that I wasn't planning on buying it anyway... there's really no reason for me not to

I think I will wait 5 extra days to make my mind up about this game and then I'll just buy it instead of joining in with this stupid pre-order scheme, that Valve have put together.

Killername, the release date for the game (not talking about the Demo but the full version) was pushed back two weeks... that was my point. Why push a release date for a Zombie game away from Halloween if it already is so spectacular? Does that make any sense?

So keep up with the name calling and blissfully ignore the tea leaves. I hope you are right and the game rocks.

I preordered to take advantage of the $5 off deal at Gamestop.  Early access to the demo could be nice, but I like saving cash more.

Lame.
I was hoping a little better incentive from Valve.
Oh well, not gonna stop me from playing this game.

I saw this last night on Steam and it almost pursuaded me to pre-order, but..... nahh, I'll wait 'til the game comes out so I can enjoy it fully. This is the most anticipated game this year for me, and I also can't wait 'til the initial rush is over for it so Valve can start throwing some damn teasers for Episode 3 which I'm so anxious to play.

I need to play the demo because right now, its a source mod, made some levels, made some zombies..................... thats pretty much it, no where near enough content for my money.

I might be wrong, there might be a story, there might even be alot of content that i'm not seeing and i hope this is the case, but i've got to imagine that i'm not the only one who feels like this and will avoid the game.

EDIT: especially now that call of duty world at war now has a zombie mode.

Stoked for L4D.  The demo is probably just to get the ol' "word-of-mouth" running around the internets.

It's a stupid pre-order bonus. Actually I find I get screwed out of most of the bonuses I'm supposed to get to the point where I've stopped bothering with pre-orders altogether. I really do like the box art so I'm inclined to pick up the retail version instead of my typical Steam "strategy". So in a combination of not getting a bonus (LBP), shitty bonuses and ample supply of the product you want... what's the point?

got my pre-order in

I'm still not sold on this game. Shooting zombies that charge at you over and over? Is that really 'fun'?

Most companies take no money from you until the game is shipped. You could preorder and wait for your demo a week early, then have 2 weeks to cancel instead of the regular 1 week. Strange 'bonus' to be shouting about.

The fact that the heritage of this game lies with Half Life and Portal gets me in this games corner, although not enough to preorder with all the other games coming out. I think I will wait until the GB review is up before deciding!

MasturbatingBear, it is a up to 4-player co-op zombie shooter made by Valve, the people who brought you Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, and Portal...
That line there pretty much sells the game itself, but if you're not convinced, go over to gametrailers.com and take a look at some gameplay footage, it's really cool looking stuff.

Look it up on youtube there is a cumulative hour or so of recorded gameplay out there i'm sure. I will be getting it as not only does it look fun, but it's produced by valve, which has never gone wrong and has in fact turned out many, many innovative or at least highly enjoyable games.

I also do not know what this game is, like at all. Seriously, I have only heard its name mentioned sometimes. I am assuming its a shooter otherwise it wouldn't be so hyped?

"Or are you so busy fiending for Left 4 Dead that you'll take what you can get, when you can get it?"

This.

good thing i pre-purchased it the day it was available on steam.

U to use indeed.

Maybe I'm one of few? But I'm actually really excited for L4D. Gonna hopefully get a 360 this weekend and then get me and my friends set up with L4D to play together. I've never played a Valve game that I haven't enjoyed and I hope that won't be changing anytime soon. But yea, just a demo before the release sorta sucks. Maybe if they threw in a severed hand like on the cover I might be happy :P

Im still not excited for this game. A demo might have made me think about buying it.

I totally agree.

I, straight up, have never seen gameplay of this product.