L4D2 easter eggs

[capncnut]

There are dozens of easter eggs in L4D2 so I thought it would be fun to make up a little list for reference. If you encounter any that are not on the list, feel free to add them. Most of these were taken from the L4D2 site. Dead Center: - In the first hotel room is a poster of a Boomer. - On the CEDA truck, it reads Disease Emergency Assessment Dispatch, which, if abbreviated, spells DEAD. - The title of the grocery store is 'Save 4 Less', an obvious nod to the title of the series. - Various products scattered throught the level, such as cups and burger boxes, have characters from Team Fortress 2 printed on them. - If any character purposely attacks one of the dummies in the mall, they will chuckle. - A zombiefied Jimmy Gibbs Jr. spawns on rare occasions in the finale. Dark Carnival: - Gnome Chompski makes an appearance in Half Life 2 also, with a similar achievement gained for carrying him during a portion of the game. - Approach the microphone as Coach or Ellis in the concert finale and they will sing into it. Swamp Fever: - A Charger can be seen strung up in the first chapter, taking the shape of the 'Lambda' logo. Hard Rain: - In the Safehouse where you collect the fuel, there's graffiti on the wall written by Chet and Erik. Chet Faliszek and Erik Wolpaw are writers at Valve. - In the same safehouse is a message on the wall which reads: "We are going to the city. Grab Louis and meet us there." A reference to Louis from L4D1 and his catchphrase, "grabbin' pills!" The Parish: - The Jukebox in the bar plays music by Jonathon Coulton and the Midnight Riders. When Coulton's song Re: Your Brains reaches it's chorus, a horde is summoned. -The bus stop signs have 'PWN' on them. Characters: - The symbol on Nick's ring is one of Francis' tattoos from L4D1. - Tanks use the same animation as Dog from Half Life 2. - The dead female from the first level of L4D1's No Mercy, makes appearances throughout the game. Oh, and here's a photograph of the real Coach and Ellis.

[Danny]

in one of the campaigns, i believe the parish, if you have a scoped weapon and zoom in on some tall buildings in the distance you can see zoey, francis and louis fighting a horde, not sure where only seen a screen shot so far.

[capncnut]

You mean this? There's a lot of folks out there who think it's fake. The lack of Louie in the image casts suspicion on the fact that the snapshot might have been taken through his sniper scope from the original game and photoshopped to the Parish finale. Still, it might be real. I may investigate.

[darth los]

Ellis looks too emo for my taste in that pic. He looks like he should be in Fallout boy. Coach looks spot on though.

[capncnut]

Ellis looks too emo for my taste in that pic. He looks like he should be in Fallout boy. Coach looks spot on though. I thought the same about Ellis. It's the two game actors at some expo this year.

[darth los]

I thought the same about Ellis. It's the two game actors at some expo this year. Think they get alot of tail with that line dude? "I'm Ellis from Left 4 dead 2" (silence) Hey, you never know, but you wouldn't think a chick that you would want to score with would know what the fuck a Left 4 dead is. So it might have the opposite effect.

[slickwilly13]

So, when are we getting together to play this some more? My last night of lectures of the semester is tonight. Then I only have 2 final exams to study for.

[clanglee]

I know for a fact that I am getting this for Xmas, sooooo. . .after the 25th its on.

[darth los]

So, when are we getting together to play this some more? My last night of lectures of the semester is tonight. Then I only have 2 final exams to study for. I'm on almost everynight playing either 1 or 2. Send me a friend request and we can run through it.