Back 4 blood release date update#

It can track you much more effectively than other types and its ability to burrow and move quickly makes it a formidable foe in large group engagements. Able to burrow underground and sporting a horrifically fleshy and centipede-esque visual design, it can spew organic bombs that will act both as mines and projectiles. The Sentinel is the newly introduced Ridden archetype and it’s an interesting addition. You can find whistles to summon Jeff throughout every level and it’s as stupidly fun as you can imagine. Her ability also allows her to summon Jeff, a friendly Tallboy that will rampage into the hordes instead of your frail human skeleton. Equipped with a bow that has unlimited ammunition, he was popping skulls with gleeful sadistic pleasure. Rossko was a big fan of the new cleaner: Tara.

Nothing is wholly groundbreaking, but it comes together much more rewardingly than previous acts. Basically, it’s everything we’ve wanted Back 4 Blood to be from when it was first conceived. It nails that old-school Left 4 Dead feeling of chaos while having a bit more of its own personality etched in. It culminates in a mission-long final confrontation with a boss inside a giant football arena, involving missile launchers, fending off hordes and a final desperate dash to escape. We revelled in setting masses of the zombified creatures alight while holding our ground for a dam to lower. While the mission setups are standard, the locations, environments and level designs feel like a big step up.

Objectives and tasks are the same as we’ve come to expect – defend yourself for x amount of time, set 3 bombs while not getting savaged etc. What’s cooler than mashing dozens of mutated heads next to a giant T-Rex?! The locations are much more vibrant and visually appealing, which does wonders for wanting to progress through the levels.

In one standout mission, you savagely decimate hordes of Ridden while taking in the sights of a science museum, filled with dinosaur exhibits and a superb space set-piece. Over the 5 levels you head upstream on a ship complete with mounted minigun. The cleaners are tasked with finishing off the last of the Worm cult/mutation… thing, going on. Rossko joined me once again for more Ridden slaying action and destruction, with both of us concluding the hour-long campaign feeling satisfied and remarkably impressed. Let’s talk Act 6 – the latest 5-mission romp added with this expansion.

Back 4 blood release date update#

As an added bonus, Turtle Rock have released a new PvE mode titled Trials of the Worm as a free update for all players, just to sweeten the deal. Launching with a new campaign act of 5 new missions, a unique enemy variety in The Sentinel, a new cleaner in Tara, a wealth of new cosmetic outfits and weapon skins, it delivers a hearty set of novel content to blast and smash your way through.