cutnshut said:

was gonna get the original Left 4 dead as well but from what i've read 2 is the new improved version.

Hmm, I actually still like the first Left 4 Dead a lot more than the second one. Well, actually, I kind of take the whole thing as a package deal and somewhat consider them one game in my mind. So it just depends on what level I am in the mood to play rather then what game I am in the mood to play that dictates which game I put in my console. The only thing that really sets one apart from the other to me is the lack of melee weapons in the original. It is hard to play the second one, then go back to the first one and not have them anymore.

I actually liked a lot of the dynamics as well as the finales from the first game better than those of the second. The second is nice because they mixed things up a bit more, rather than fighting off an onslaught while waiting for a rescue vehicle to arrive every finale in the first game, you get to do things like collect gas cans to fuel up an escape vehicle in the second, or run across a zombie infested bridge as fast as you can to get to the escape vehicle on the other side. But ultimately, I still find myself going back to the original game's finales and being surprised over and over again how much better they "work" than those of the second game. They just have a certain feel to them and are fun and challenging at once. The L4D2 finales just don't have that same charm to them. To me personally, they often feel more like a chore than a challenge.

I also like the team mate AI far better in the first game, where they are usually quick to come to your aid, in the second the characters have a tendency to stare at you as you are being strangled/mauled by a special infected.