Left 4 Dead remains the high watermark for co-op shooters. Atmospheric‚ varied‚ and able to encourage teamwork without clunky or intrusive extra mechanics‚ it’s testament to the very best of Valve’s game design principles. Both L4D and Left 4 Dead 2 succeed at subtly‚ almost invisibly making you want to work together. It’s not about combining skills‚ abilities‚ and unique moves - you want to help each other because you love the characters‚ and because the drama and presentation are so intense‚ you get an intrinsic need to escape and survive. Now‚ 15 years later‚ Chet Faliszek‚ one of the co-creators of Left 4 Dead‚ as well as Portal 2‚ the Half-Life 2 episodes‚ and CSGO‚ returns with independent studio Stray Bombay and a new co-operative FPS. This is The Anacrusis. Continue reading The co-creator of Left 4 Dead just released a new co-op FPS game