Back 4 Blood Reviews
Back 4 Blood is unquestionably a fun multiplayer zombie killfeast but its card system is a bit light on the novelty side of things, and we can't hlep feeling that the game is still a bit of a Left 4 Dead 3.
Review in French | Read full review
Back 4 Blood is an immensely fun multiplayer shooter, with an astonishingly replayable cooperative campaign full of intense periods and challenges that encourage teamwork. The competitive Swarm mode may not have the refined suspense of Left 4 Dead's Versus mode, but it does have a few satisfying moments.
Fun shooting and gameplay as a service are the two pillars that define Back 4 Blood. If you want to spend time with it, you will find it a very enjoyable game for both you and your friends.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Turtle Rock Studios have made a triumphant return to the genre that kickstarted a whole zombie craze so many years ago. That return isn’t perfect though, issues with the controls, missing game modes and bugs have marred what is otherwise an enjoyable zombie killfest. At the time of this writing a few patches have gone out that have corrected most of the larger bugs, but there are still issues with spawning too many special infected at a time and other little issues. While these things can be frustrating, they don’t destroy the fun of Back 4 Blood when playing the game as it’s meant to be. That is playing multiplayer with a group of friends smartly navigating a nightmare filled world.
As a result, Back 4 Blood manages to provide a very fun experience when you play with your friends. I'd say it's a worthy experience for the Left 4 Dead series fans, which is considered the best of its kind. With its card system, competitive mission structure and fun gameplay, we have a game worth checking out.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
People think Back for Blood is a successor to Left for Dead, but in fact, it is more of a hardcore cooperative game such as GTFO than an exciting zombie shooter. The challenging difficulty and unique "card deck" system are good factors that make the game fun, but there is also a contradiction that it is very difficult to feel this fun in a random matching situation where communication is not free. It's a game that gives good fun, but the conditions for the fun are very strict.
Review in Korean | Read full review
At every turn, Back 4 Blood frantically alludes to its superior predecessor, digging its own grave as it crumbles under the weight of blasé characters and overly complex systems.
Back 4 Blood successfully continues what started by Left 4 Dead, and even though there some bumps here and there in the road, everything that matters for a game in this genre is done the right way.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Back 4 Blood is a great successor to Left 4 Dead. Although it has some flaws, the title offers a fantastic experience when playing it with friends, which added to the mastery with which the progression system has been established, make the title an absolute recommended for those who like the genre.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
I so badly want to love Back 4 Blood, but its grindy nature and difficulty spikes out of nothing let it down, leaving you with a bad taste in your mouth. It has potential for those in it for the long haul, accumulating cards and building specialised decks to match the challenge, but right now I just have no desire to go back 4 more.
With Back 4 Blood available on Xbox Game Pass on PC and Console there’s reason to jump in if you’re looking for something new to play with friends. The look and feel is familiar and the action is engaging and chaotic when played with a group. For a while that is. Thanks to the sameness that permeates across most levels and backdrops and the predictability of the pace, it doesn’t take long for this Left 4 Dead spiritual successor to wear a little thin.
While marred by useless bots, an unnecessary multiplayer mode, and some reused assets; Back 4 Blood is an excellent new take on the 4 player co-op shooter genre.
It’s unfortunate that Back 4 Blood does lack some of the personality of Left 4 Dead but I can safely say that Back 4 Blood is nearly everything I wanted in a Left 4 Dead 3 and then some. Hopefully, over time, Turtle Rock will be able to fix the issues that are present and maybe add in more harrowing Infected, erm, Ridden.
Back 4 Blood is really Left 4 Dead 3 in all but the name, providing a worthy successor that is fun to play and stacked with content.
In Back 4 Blood, we have been given a finely tooled zombie shooter, but it lacks the power of the original.
Despite a messy start, this spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead becomes more challenging and characterful the longer you spend with it
Back 4 Blood is a worthy successor to the Left 4 Dead franchise. It maintains the fundamentals of what made the original so addictive and satisfying while adding its own little flair with the rogue-like deck building system. What holds Back 4 Blood from getting a better score is its high price tag and lack of solo play progression.
Back 4 Blood recaptures the spirit of Left 4 Dead while introducing some engaging modern trappings.
On its own, Back 4 Blood isn’t a bad zombie game. I can definitely see people enjoying it with friends. However it’s difficult to give a confident recommendation when it offers such a mediocre experience. Should they be able to balance the difficulty a little better, that could be paramount into improving the game.