Quoting from, the charger evolved over the course of its development. Originally the spitters’ spit was bright orange, instead of the bright lime-green color used in the final version.

He might as well survive the apocalypse in style! This concept gradually evolved into the riverboat gambler.” Special Infected & The Fallen Survivor There was an idea that here in the lawless world of the infected, this escaped convict, sick of wearing prison clothes, had taken the effort to loot a very expensive white suit from an abandoned clothing store. “The writers originally devised a biography for a convict character. Source: Developer commentary / Quoted from: Nick’s character model didn’t change at all, but his backstory was completely different in the concept stages of development: The final survivor in Left 4 Dead 2 is Nick. That outfit was later changed to baggy tan pants, a grey and blue sleeve shirt, and a blue hat with a red cross on the front (Note: That blue hat, in other screenshots, shows a tow truck on the front instead of a red cross). Very early on, Ellis wore blue jeans, a green hat, and a grey shirt. In the beta her shirt was a bright orange T-Shirt, whereas in the final version, her shirt was a pink Depeche Mode T-shirt.Įllis, on the other hand, received significant changes over the course of his character development, more than any other character. Rochelle also received a color change as well. Left 4 Dead 2’s survivors changed solely in terms of color scheme and back-story.įor example, the developers changed coach’s shirt from a yellow & turquoise color scheme in the beta to a purple & yellow color scheme in the final. The survivors changed (somewhat) over the course of Left 4 Dead 2’s development, but didn’t change as much as the survivors from Left 4 Dead 1 had. Most of the images are from IGN.com and the beta & leftover item images are from The Survivors: In a nut shell, most of the concepts that weren’t incorporated into the original Left 4 Dead were incorporated into Left 4 Dead 2.ĭisclaimer: What is documented in this analysis is quoted from. Left 4 D ead 2 remained largely the same over the course of its development with very few changes made until the game’s release. Left 4 Dead 2 was built from the ground up and used material and ideas from the development of the original Left 4 Dead.

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