Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2

The Woods by Pyschedelic Troubadour, Valve Port l4d1
Nicky Grimes 16 Dec, 2023 @ 6:54pm
Nicky Grimes's Review of "The Woods"
Full solo walkthrough is available on Youtube. Link

Thoughts
- My current question is: Is this the actual map itself being ported, or is it an old port brought into an updated engine?
- Certainly a long trek.
- Nicely decorated trees.
- The path isn't complicated to walk through. The trees literally pave the way for you.

Cons
- Rescue closets are almost non-existent. A bot died, and despite the cabins having ample medkits and spare weapons, there wasn't a room they could respawn in.

Finale Notes
1) For those who were confused as I was (or have Game Instructor turned off), the radio is on the floor next to the weapons table.
2) The boat "leaves" after you stay on it for a few seconds. This may be on purpose to ensure all survivors are safely boarded.

Suggestions
- Adding saferooms to the supply cabins and throughout the path.
- "Checkpoints" of sorts when you reach halfway or at least a quarter of the path. Backtracking to find weapons and relying on the pistols weren't pleasant. I have custom scripts installed that allows the common and special Infected to drop weapons as needed.

Conclusion
This isn't so bad! I thought it was a nice breather compared to playing Questionable Ethics: Remake. If you need to turn off your brain and walk idly along, there's no shame in that.

Props to the author and the porter.