Is there anyone else who just can't stop playing this game?

I think I summed it up pretty well in the title.

It feels like a good game. It just plays like crap on my computer, and that has tainted the experience. I think it's a nice CO-OP to play with your friends, but once you get it done once or twice, it's not really as good. You have to play it on the highest difficulty, because otherwise you'll complete it, and then you'll be satisfied - if you're keep on trying to beat it, the fun lasts longer. I don't think the versus mode is going to add much in terms of longevity.

I'm a TF2er, as many of you know. Is L4D going to pull me away? I'll probably get the game, so I can play with friends, but from what I'm looking at now, it's going to be a 1 month hit, and then it will disappear if Valve or the community do not make some *good* maps and additional content. This is the sort of game that will only go as far as Valve adds content, because I don't see hospital or something turning out like de_dust2 or 2fort, a map that's just played over and over. But I was cynical to begin with, so I may have bias. I still think I'm going to remain a TF2er until a game like Battlefield 3, or maybe Quake Live, Battlefield Heroes, or Starcraft II, comes along. I haven't played it *that* much, so my opinion still may change.

This game is broken without friends, period. Actually, to put it in more general terms, it's broken if you do not have a microphone, and everyone doesn't have a microphone. It just isn't as fun if you don't. It's the sort of game that requires teamwork to succeed, and not only that, since its smaller than TF2, it's easier to have teamwork.

So what should you take away from this review? Well, it's definitely going to be a good game. So go download the demo, now. But I can't help but maintain some doubt that this game will be the multiplayer success its predecessors were.

*Edited Post*

So now I've eliminated my choices even further down to Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead. I'll probably get both. I'm just waiting to make sure that there is longevity to these games, that a community forms behind them, they have lasting appeal.

There are some games that still have a chance but it seems like they're not going to be successes. Those include Call of Duty World at War, Red Alert 3, GTA IV, Far Cry 2. The general consensus is that these games suck. So I'm not going to take a chance on them...

I can only afford around 2-3 games in the next few months, and I've made a list of potential choices. Give me your opinions on which ones to get, which ones to definitely not get, and which ones I might like, as a primarily FPS and RTS gamer. Oh...and I LOVE multiplayer.

http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/xruntime/games-im-considering-purchasing/46-8174/

Update: I have removed some of the games, according to the feedback you guys and others have given me.
They include:
- Spore - I hear it gets old quick.
- STALKER Clear Sky - Didn't like the first game, if I buy it, it will be only to admire the scenery. Doesn't run well on my computer anyways.
- Crysis Warhead - Hard to justify paying for a 4 hour campaign, and the multiplayer, I hear, isn't that great.
- Brothers in Arms - I'm not hearing much about it, good or bad, and it doesn't look unique.
- GTA IV - Just doesn't like it's going to appeal much to me. If the online game thrives, only then will I consider it.

Votes:

Far Cry 2 (9)
Left 4 Dead (8)
Fallout 3 (5)
Red Alert 3 (2)