Killing Floor - Co-op Survival Horror

[Azvareth]

Killing Floor is an online co-operative survival horror shooter from Tripwire, the guys who did Red Orchestra. The game itself is stand-alone, and has its roots as a UT2004 mod, said mod has now been remade by a proper game company.

 

 

 

Basically, you and your team of 6 get attacked by waves of increasingly powerful "specimens" (failed military experiments) until a final boss battle, with 5 non-linear maps to choose from. Steam Achievements count towards perks for different character classes, so there's a tiny bit of RPG in the game, too. It looks like a more brutal L4D, although I haven't really played the original mod so I can't tell you for certain! For 15 bucks though, I'd say it's worth the gamble.

 

 

 

 

 

Available 14 May 2009 on Steam,

 

http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/

 

$19.99 or $14.99 if you preorder now

 

 

 

Official site

 

http://www.killingfloorthegame.com

 

 

 

Trailer

 

http://store.steampowered.com/app/5243/

 

 

 

 

 

From the Steam page:

 

 

 

- Cooperative gameplay for up to six players against multiple waves of specimens

 

Persistent Perks system, allowing players to convert their in-game achievements into permanent improvements to their character's skills and abilities

 

- Over 40 Steam Achievements, including Dignity for the dead for killing 10 enemies feeding on dead teammates' corpses and Hot Cross Fun for finishing off 25 burning enemies with a Crossbow

 

- Slow-motion ZEDtime to better watch those crucial and violent creature deaths, even in multiplayer

 

- Solo game mode for offline play

 

- Nine different monster types trying to eat your face off, armed with everything from teeth and claws, to chainsaws, chain-guns and rocket-launchers

 

- 12+ weapons for the players to chose from, ranging from knives and fire-axes to pump shotguns, rifles and a flamethrower

 

- Equip your team with welders, medical tools and body armor to help your odds of survival

 

- Choose which Perks to play with to best balance out your co-op team against the horrors

 

- Open, non-linear play areas: choose when and where to fight or run; weld doors closed to direct the monster horde down alternate corridors

 

- Fully-configurable, allowing players to change the difficulty level, number of creature waves, or even set up their own favorite waves of monsters

 

- Support for Steam Friends and other Steamworks features

 

- Includes SDK for the creation of new levels and mods

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum:

 

o OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista

 

o Processor: 1.2 GHZ or Equivalent

 

o Memory: 512 MB RAM

 

o Graphics: 64 MB DX9 Compliant

 

o Hard Drive: 2 GB free hard drive space

 

o Sound: DX 8.1 Compatible Audio

 

 

 

Recommended:

 

o OS: Windows 2000/XP/Vista

 

o Processor: 2.4 GHZ or Equivalent

 

o Memory: 1 GB RAM

 

o Graphics: 128 MB DX9 Compliant with PS 2.0 support

 

o Hard Drive: 2 GB free hard drive space

 

o Sound: Eax Compatible

[Dizzle229]

After your Mount and Blade thread I made up my mind to play any game you mention. Going to try this.

[Orpheus]

Holy [cabbage] this looks awesome, more zombies :D

[Pie Naple]

Looks pretty horrible to me. I know with it being online the physics and graphics have to be turned down a bit for pc, but still. Slightly like LEft 4 Dead eh? I don't really like the graphics or the dismemberment. But we'll see what it turns out to be once it comes out ^^

[Nadril]

Looks pretty horrible to me. I know with it being online the physics and graphics have to be turned down a bit for pc, but still. Slightly like LEft 4 Dead eh? I don't really like the graphics or the dismemberment. But we'll see what it turns out to be once it comes out ^^

 

 

 

It was a UT2004 mod, the hell did you expect?

[Azvareth]

Looks pretty horrible to me. I know with it being online the physics and graphics have to be turned down a bit for pc, but still. Slightly like LEft 4 Dead eh? I don't really like the graphics or the dismemberment. But we'll see what it turns out to be once it comes out ^^

 

 

 

It costs $17 whereas L4D cost $49 upon release. Obviously it won't feature Euphoria physics and Crysis like graphics. And yes, it is quite similar to L4D in that it's a zombie survival FPS game and it has co-op. Actually, L4D is based on Killing Floor. The Shrieker and Boomer that was planned for L4D in the beginning were taken from Killing Floor, for example.

 

 

 

Has anybody else pre-ordered it?

[Pie Naple]

Looks pretty horrible to me. I know with it being online the physics and graphics have to be turned down a bit for pc, but still. Slightly like LEft 4 Dead eh? I don't really like the graphics or the dismemberment. But we'll see what it turns out to be once it comes out ^^

 

 

 

It was a UT2004 mod, the hell did you expect?

 

 

 

I understand that, 'tis why I didn't go on saying other bad things about the game before i actually try it ^^

 

 

 

And seeing as another company just used the engine to make the game, you'd think they'd try to make it different?

 

 

 

Like let's take Gears of war for example. Doesn't look anything like Unreal Tournament but both use the same engine? (Same engine, maybe different versions). So i mean, the company that made Killing Floor, could have at least tried to make it a bit more different ^^

[Azvareth]

E: It would appear that I'm the drunk one. Reading comprehension what's that.

[Nadril]

Looks pretty horrible to me. I know with it being online the physics and graphics have to be turned down a bit for pc, but still. Slightly like LEft 4 Dead eh? I don't really like the graphics or the dismemberment. But we'll see what it turns out to be once it comes out ^^

 

 

 

It was a UT2004 mod, the hell did you expect?

 

 

 

I understand that, 'tis why I didn't go on saying other bad things about the game before i actually try it ^^

 

 

 

And seeing as another company just used the engine to make the game, you'd think they'd try to make it different?

 

 

 

Like let's take Gears of war for example. Doesn't look anything like Unreal Tournament but both use the same engine? (Same engine, maybe different versions). So i mean, the company that made Killing Floor, could have at least tried to make it a bit more different ^^

 

 

 

Are you high? Gears of war was made using the unreal 3 engine. Lets do a comparison.

 

 

 

[hide=Gears of War][/hide]

 

[hide=Unreal Tournement 3][/hide]

 

 

 

lolwut?

 

 

 

If the game started as an unreal tournament 2004 mod it will look a lot like, gasp, unreal tournament 2004.

[Pie Naple]

Looks pretty horrible to me. I know with it being online the physics and graphics have to be turned down a bit for pc, but still. Slightly like LEft 4 Dead eh? I don't really like the graphics or the dismemberment. But we'll see what it turns out to be once it comes out ^^

 

 

 

It was a UT2004 mod, the hell did you expect?

 

 

 

I understand that, 'tis why I didn't go on saying other bad things about the game before i actually try it ^^

 

 

 

And seeing as another company just used the engine to make the game, you'd think they'd try to make it different?

 

 

 

Like let's take Gears of war for example. Doesn't look anything like Unreal Tournament but both use the same engine? (Same engine, maybe different versions). So i mean, the company that made Killing Floor, could have at least tried to make it a bit more different ^^

 

 

 

Are you high? Gears of war was made using the unreal 3 engine. Lets do a comparison.

 

 

 

[hide=Gears of War][/hide]

 

[hide=Unreal Tournement 3][/hide]

 

 

 

lolwut?

 

 

 

If the game started as an unreal tournament 2004 mod it will look a lot like, gasp, unreal tournament 2004.

 

 

 

I know that, thing is - see how gears and UT are one 3rd person other 1st? That's what i meant for Killing Floor. I meant they could have at least changed the gameplay controls/added something new to it like 3rd person in gears or what not. But of course, i don't know if they did or not since I haven't tried the game yet :)

[Azvareth]

I know that, thing is - see how gears and UT are one 3rd person other 1st? That's what i meant for Killing Floor. I meant they could have at least changed the gameplay controls/added something new to it like 3rd person in gears or what not. But of course, i don't know if they did or not since I haven't tried the game yet :)

 

 

 

Haha holy [cabbage], there apparently is nothing wrong with my reading comprehension and I was correct in my last post. You don't appear to have played either the original Killing Floor nor the new one, so how would you know that they haven't changed anything? Furthermore, how would you know whether or not they should change anything? The original Killing Floor received nothing but praise and stellar reviews when it was released in 2005, so it's quite acclaimed already. Tripwire even hired the original maker of Killing Floor to work on the new one.

 

 

 

Oh, and according to him there's been plenty of changes made to the gameplay.

 

 

 

 

 

... Wait, why the hell are you bringing up GEARS OF WAR all the time?! Not only is Gears of War an awful [bleep]ing game, but it's not even based on a mod! Hell, it's not even done on the same goddamn engine as Killing Floor. It's like comparing GTA with Halo. Jesus christ I hope you're a troll, nobody can be this dumb.

[Pie Naple]

I know that, thing is - see how gears and UT are one 3rd person other 1st? That's what i meant for Killing Floor. I meant they could have at least changed the gameplay controls/added something new to it like 3rd person in gears or what not. But of course, i don't know if they did or not since I haven't tried the game yet :)

 

 

 

Haha holy [cabbage], there apparently is nothing wrong with my reading comprehension and I was correct in my last post. You don't appear to have played either the original Killing Floor nor the new one, so how would you know that they haven't changed anything? Furthermore, how would you know whether or not they should change anything? The original Killing Floor received nothing but praise and stellar reviews when it was released in 2005, so it's quite acclaimed already. Tripwire even hired the original maker of Killing Floor to work on the new one.

 

 

 

Oh, and according to him there's been plenty of changes made to the gameplay.

 

 

 

 

 

... Wait, why the hell are you bringing up GEARS OF WAR all the time?! Not only is Gears of War an awful [bleep] game, but it's not even based on a mod! Hell, it's not even done on the same goddamn engine as Killing Floor. It's like comparing GTA with Halo. Jesus christ I hope you're a troll, nobody can be this dumb.

 

 

 

Wow, someone expresses their opinion and what - EVERYONE has to disagree and flame eh? No i haven't played either, i was just giving an opinion and from what i've seen in the video it looked just like your average shooter. No i am not a troll, I don't think I'm stupid and just because I don't know enough about something doesn't mean you can just jump in and flame.

 

 

 

Now for what i meant as being something different, let's look at Dead Space. Great survival horror, not very fast paced but also DIFFERENT from other survival games. The environment, the atmosphere, the enemies - It's just different to whatever else i've played. Now I don't know Killing Floor very well as you have figured, but from the video it just looks like a "Run in, shoot, keep running" sort of game, much like L4D. Just my opinion.

 

 

 

Oh and next time, please don't just jump to conclusions that someone like me is some stupid "troll". Everyone has their opinion and i have given you mine.

 

 

 

P.S - Nadril - I've seen you [bleep] about in other posts on here, and it appears you've started off the same thing here. I don't want to know how amazing you are at gfx, gaming whatever you want. Just try to tell people they're wrong more constructively, rather than just "[bleep]ing". Really not expected something like that from a senior member.

[Azvareth]

Wow, someone expresses their opinion and what - EVERYONE has to disagree and flame eh? No i haven't played either, i was just giving an opinion and from what i've seen in the video it looked just like your average shooter. No i am not a troll, I don't think I'm stupid and just because I don't know enough about something doesn't mean you can just jump in and flame.

 

 

 

Now for what i meant as being something different, let's look at Dead Space. Great survival horror, not very fast paced but also DIFFERENT from other survival games. The environment, the atmosphere, the enemies - It's just different to whatever else i've played. Now I don't know Killing Floor very well as you have figured, but from the video it just looks like a "Run in, shoot, keep running" sort of game, much like L4D. Just my opinion.

 

 

 

Oh and next time, please don't just jump to conclusions that someone like me is some stupid "troll". Everyone has their opinion and i have given you mine.

 

 

 

P.S - Nadril - I've seen you [bleep] about in other posts on here, and it appears you've started off the same thing here. I don't want to know how amazing you are at gfx, gaming whatever you want. Just try to tell people they're wrong more constructively, rather than just "[bleep]". Really not expected something like that from a senior member.

 

 

 

Sure you can have your own opinion, but your opinion on this is pretty dumb, hence why people are calling you out. Maybe you should read up on the game before criticising it, since it's not at all like what you just described. Sure, there is shooting - but, you know, "shooter" games usually entail a lot of that. Basically, you and your 5 friends fight off waves of different types of zombies until you get a boss, after you have killed that boss you and your friends have X amount of seconds to re-organise. During this cooldown period you and your team should barricade yourself, weld together doors etc. to direct the zombies in a better way, making them easier to handle. There is also a Trader NPC on every map, to whom you can sell weapons and stuff you've picked up, and when you have enough money you can buy new weapons, stock up on ammo, armour etc.

 

 

 

And then you get a new wave of fresh zombies, this time harder... maybe they're invisible... maybe they have chainsaws... maybe they have rocket launchers. You and your team always need a backup plan if something goes wrong, which is what makes it exciting. You can't complete the game, the zombie waves will never stop coming, so the point is to hold on for as long as you possibly can. You (probably) get more skill points to spend and abilities the longer you survive. Those things are in the game anyway.

 

 

 

Also you comparing a huge multi-million dollar game project like Dead Space... to the remake of an arcade-like mod is rather amusing. They are two entirely different kind of games.

 

 

 

 

 

E: Also there's slow-motion.

[Nadril]

The funniest thing is that Dead Space was not a unique game at all. Instead it simply grabbed bits and pieces from great survival horror games, added in a great twist (shooting off limbs) and made an amazing game.

 

 

 

And please, I was just comparing artistic styles since they seem to be such an importance to you. I was trying to tell you that both of the games look pretty much exactly alike.

 

 

 

 

 

P.S - Nadril - I've seen you [bleep] about in other posts on here, and it appears you've started off the same thing here. I don't want to know how amazing you are at gfx, gaming whatever you want. Just try to tell people they're wrong more constructively, rather than just "[bleep]". Really not expected something like that from a senior member.

 

 

 

what?

[Pie Naple]

Okay everyone my apologies for not understanding the game, just telling you what i think

 

 

 

The funniest thing is that Dead Space was not a unique game at all. Instead it simply grabbed bits and pieces from great survival horror games, added in a great twist (shooting off limbs) and made an amazing game.

 

 

 

And please, I was just comparing artistic styles since they seem to be such an importance to you. I was trying to tell you that both of the games look pretty much exactly alike.

 

 

 

 

 

P.S - Nadril - I've seen you [bleep] about in other posts on here, and it appears you've started off the same thing here. I don't want to know how amazing you are at gfx, gaming whatever you want. Just try to tell people they're wrong more constructively, rather than just "[bleep]". Really not expected something like that from a senior member.

 

 

 

what?

 

 

 

You, on that RS Credit cards thread.

[Azvareth]

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/features/4 ... eo-Preview

 

 

 

Here's a bunch of gameplay videos! The animations are a bit iffy, and the voice clips will probably get old real fast, but man, when things get hectic with zombies coming from everywhere, it looks fun as hell! I'm really loving the weapons too.

 

 

 

So has anybody else pre-ordered? It's released tomorrow, so if you want -25% off, order quick!

[Bloodstain]

Looks mediocre at best to me

[Azvareth]

Okay managed to play some today, and this [cabbage] is great! It's scary, fast-paced and the maps are great. There's one map where you're in a kind of test facility, and it's got human bodies floating around in glass tubes, and dissected bodies laying on operating tables. Running around, the atmosphere on most of the the maps is quite eerie and creepy... and then you turn around and you see a zombie with [bleep]ing chainsaw hands running towards you. Jesus christ.

 

 

 

Also, some clarification. The "matches" do end. There's, I think, 7 or so "waves" of zombies you must kill before you've "Survived" the map. You have a counter at the top telling you how many zombies you need to kill before that wave is over. After you're done with a wave, you get a 1:30 minute break (around that mark anyway) to run to the Trader, stock up on ammo, new weapons (if you wish) and body armour. You get more money the more zombies you kill. You can drop money to give to your team mates though. Then you re-organise with your team, and decide where to go. Each wave gets you increasingly harder zombies as well. At the 7th wave, you have just 1 zombie to kill, the Patriarch. This zombie is huge and has a goddamn machinegun! It takes quite a lot of firepower to kill him even on Beginner difficulty. And while trying to kill him, you still have to fend off all other zombie. There's one zombie that's more or less invisible until she's close enough to start ripping at you, and she makes these creepy noises (but you can't bloody see her!). Ugh, quite unpleasant that one.

 

 

 

This is not like in L4D where you can take quite a lot of hits from zombies. When you get hit, your vision gets really [bleep]ed up for a couple of seconds, and you don't have a lot of health at all even on Beginner difficulty - so if more than one zombie surrounds you and starts pouncing at you, you're more or less dead. Makes for a lot of "JESUS CHRIST DIIIE!" situations when you turn around and see a bunch of them lugging towards you, since they can come from pretty much anywhere.

 

 

 

The Perk system. When you get into a server, you can choose which of your different "classes" you wish to play as. They are: Field Medic, Support Specialist, Sharpshooter, Commando, Berserker, Firebug.

 

 

 

I've only tried the Sharpshooter class. And the way the system works is that you level your class up, and you get certain "perks" in the game. For example, Sharpshooter does increased headshot damage (or something like that) and uh... a bunch of other things I don't remember! To level up the Sharpshooter from 0 to level 1, you had to do 30 headshots with one of 3 different weapons. After each level-up the "perks" are increased.

 

 

 

Here's a list of the weapons:

 

 

 

    * Knife

   * Fire Axe

   * Machete

   * Chainsaw

   * 9mm 92FS Beretta (Can be dual-wielded)

   * .50 Desert Eagle (Referred to as the Handcannon; Can be dual-wielded)

   * Combat Shotgun

   * Double-barreled Hunting Shotgun

   * .44 Winchester Lever Action Rifle

   * 5.56mm SA80 Bullpup Assault Rifle with an EOTech sight (Referred to as the Bullpup)

   * Crossbow with a telescopic sight

   * Flamethrower

   * L.A.W Missile Launcher

 

 

 

 

 

And of the different "Specimens" (zombies)

 

 

 

Clot: Weakest and most numerous of the specimens. An unarmed, basic melee attack enemy and cannon fodder for the tougher enemies.



Bloat: Resembling Valve's Left 4 Dead Boomer infected, an obese, slow moving unit which can vomits toxic goo. Can be seen wielding a machete. Dissolves into a pile of toxic goo upon death.



Crawler: An arachnid-like creature in appearance, it can pounce and crawl along surfaces. Though fragile, it can be dangerous in numbers.



Gorefast: An advanced form of the Clot wielding a long blade attached to its arm. They are faster and are a serious threat up-close.



Scrake: Slower than the gorefast, but equally as dangerous wielding a chainsaw for a hand. Unlike the other specimens, the Scrake is clothed.



Stalker: A fast, near-invisible specimen which makes a lot of surprise and sneak attacks. It can be easily spotted by the Commando Perk.



Fleshpound: A fast, short-tempered specimen with large, metal-[bleep]ed clubs for hands. The red bar on its chest indicates how close it is to going into a berserker frenzy.



Siren: The Siren emits a incredibly-loud screech which is highly damaging to everyone within the area of effect.



Patriarch: The toughest and final specimen which needs to be defeated in order to win. Regarded as a super specimen. He carries a chaingun into battle, moves very fast and has a variety of highly-dangerous attacks, presenting the greatest challenge a player will face. He's the only specimen that can talk.

 

 

 

 

 

And uhmm... I guess what I'm trying to say here is you should BUY THIS GAME

[Nadril]

I might get it, who knows. Haven't really bought a game in a while. :lol:

[Kiriyama]

Dual-wielding Desert Eagles?

 

 

 

Are they Androids, or do they just have mechanical wrists?

[Azvareth]

Dual-wielding Desert Eagles?

 

 

 

Are they Androids, or do they just have mechanical wrists?

 

 

 

People need to stop complaining about this. I know you weren't complaining really, but some gun nuts at the official forums sure are going "wahh MY IMMERSION!" - in a game that has biomechanic chaingun-wielding zombies.

[Azvareth]

Man, a lot of usermade maps are coming out already, and the SDK has only been out a few days. Also, people have figured out how to get servers to allow up to 60 people on them now, and the zombie spawn adjust to that, so you get a lot of zombies. Was on a server with 16 people, we had to kill ~900 of them, it was great. And unless you stick together, you're screwed, so you need to pay a lot of attention to where people are going, as well as the zombies coming from everywhere. Ahh, so much fun!

 

 

 

Also ZED-Time is the best thing ever to be in a multiplayer game. Slow-mo!

 

 

 

edit: WINK WINK!

[Azvareth]

Just a heads-up, today's Steam Holiday Sale has -75% off Killing Floor ($5.99). So for those who haven't picked this up yet and like co-op FPS games, this is a steal. They've apparently added new weapons, perks, maps and fixed most of the bugs since my last post as well. And they seem to continuously release new patches for the game.

 

http://store.steampo...d.com/app/1250/

[Nadril]

Broke down and grabbed it tonight.

[Azvareth]

Broke down and grabbed it tonight.

 

Hit me up on Steam if you wanna murder some zombies later. I haven't played in forever though.