The Pacing Feels One-note Instead of the Chaos That Left 4 Dead Conjured

“The Pacing Feels One-note Instead of the Chaos That Left 4 Dead Conjured”

PC Gamer US Edition|April 2022

Wishing BACK 4 BLOOD would commit to its sillier side

- By Ben Tyrer

“The Pacing Feels One-note Instead of the Chaos That Left 4 Dead Conjured”

The shadow of the past looms large over Back 4 Blood. Hell, just in case it wasn’t clear that this was intended to be a Left 4 Dead follow-up, the team at Turtle Rock studios even follow the same naming convention by putting a number in the title. Perhaps it’s an early sign that this new take on zombie slaughtering was always going to struggle to carve out its own identity.

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Special Report- Stacked Deck - Monster Train, a deckbuilding roguelike that firmly entrenched itself as the crown prince to the kingly Slay the Spire back in 2020, was the kind of smash success you might call Champagne Big.

Monster Train, a deckbuilding roguelike that firmly entrenched itself as the crown prince to the kingly Slay the Spire back in 2020, was the kind of smash success you might call Champagne Big. Four years later, its successor Inkbound’s launch from Early Access was looking more like Sandwich Big.I’m not just saying that because of the mountain of lamb and eggplants I ate while meeting with developer Shiny Shoe over lunch, to feel out what the aftermath of releasing a game looks like in 2024. I mean, have I thought about that sandwich every day since? Yes. But also, the indie team talked frankly about the struggle of luring Monster Train’s audience on board for its next game.