Thanks to the kind folks at Valve I was able to get my hands on Left4Dead a day early, which really wasn’t that early as it turned out that 2 others from our community had the game last night as well.  After a straight two hours of game play I can farely say that Left4Dead has fully exceeded my expectations.  My only recommendation thus far is if you play on any mode other than normal is it’s imperative that you have a full squad of 4 players to play with.  Read more after the jump…

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These impressions come from DarthYoda19 from the Off Topic Gamers.  Thanks Darth!

So if you listen to Major Nelson’s podcast or subscribes to his Twitter or generally are a game geek, you heard about the NXE preview program. I was lucky enough to be drawn as a tester of the New Xbox Experience. It is pretty cool and I am really enjoying all the features. I am hear to set some of the rumors straight about NXE.

How does it download? SIMPLY! On the 19th of November, once connected to XboxLive, the user will be prometed to update their system

Are the Avatars childish like the Mii’s? NO! First, the Avatars are NOT childish and are NOT a distraction on the “dashboard”. Secondly, if anything they are underutilized at the moment. I hear there are more clothing options coming in the future, including professional sports license (football, baseball, and hockey jerseys). Right now the Avatars are generic and not unique to the person themselves.

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Okay so this isn’t a review because the game isn’t released yet but the demo is and it was launched yesterday on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

In the demo you can play cooperatively with 3 of your friends, each taking the role of one of the surviving four humans left in this city.  The demo starts you on a rooftop at a weapons cache and you must make your way from safe zone to safe zone.  Each time I played the demo the experiance was different thanks to the AI director who ensures that your experiance matches your play.

The demo is chaotic and frenzied, the infected come from all over.  There are different varients of the infected as well each with unique characteristics in how they interact with you.  The demo truly has some scary moments, in particular the Witch.  If you hear a woman crying, beware that close by is a witch and if disturbed she will do some damage to you and your crew.

Unfortunately the demo is so short that it is going to leave you wanting which I am sure are the intentions of the developers.  I have heard mixed reviews on this game, mostly from people whom I knew probably wouldn’t like it however I must say that my appetite for zombie survival was only fueled by the short demonstration of this beautifully crafted game.  It may actually pull me away from Fallout 3 for awhile.  Oh Teh Noz!