Last night was another fun campaign of Left 4 Dead with M.Roman (Demotros), W.Curry (Squillis), and Curry’s brother (BaczandeR). We ran through the Death Toll campaign in just under and hour and a half, and luckily everyone had a voice setup going, so we could talk throughout. This morning I even went so far as to create a group for those of us who play together, and named it Left 4 Yo Moms. Helllllooooooo fifth grade!
Anyways, the kicker of last night’s game was a bit of ‘life imitating art’ at the very very end of the campaign. Three of us are on the rescue boat, ready to head out to sea and safety and Roman was making his way, fighting through the horde of zombies. We are of course, laying down cover fire to make it easier for him – this is a team effort, right?
Well, tell that to Curry – he apparently dealt Roman a crippling blow by shooting him ( at that point, you’re firing wildly, it happens ). Usually, you’d just take some damage, but when your health is low enough, you’ll end up lying on the ground, incapacitated but still able to shoot. I’m sure we would have gone back to get him, had we the chance – the boat just took off.
The funny part is that Rooster Teeth – the madmen behind Red vs. Blue – apparently had foreseen this outcome, and gave us this:
