WARNING: LOWER YOUR SPEAKERS WHEN VIEWING FOOTAGE.
No, it is not a screamer, moving on.
So during Labour Day, I've chanced upon a fun map for the popular shooter Left 4 Dead 2, which is based on the epic battle in Helm's Deep from Lord of The Rings.
Call me a nerd, but a mix of my two favorite things? Hell no am I going to pass this opportunity up.
So, I gathered a few stalwart players and jumped into the match. Within minutes, we were similary standing on the exact wall where Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas once stood against a whole army of Orcs.
But we have guns, they didn't.
The realization that a grenade launcher would do the job much faster just dawned upon him.
So. We begin.
0:00
I decided on an automatic sniper rifle, since I am obviously on a goddamn high wall, and a fire axe. (Yes, I was influenced by Gimli, /nerd)
I'm sure he was a big fan of sniper rifles too.
3:05
Well, looks like they're finally breaking through, after the flames and explosions and the hail of bullets, and the middle section of the wall giving way suddenly doesn't help at all.
Who did the royalty hire to build their walls anyways?
Please, nothing can break this wall apart from a horde of raving zombies! Nothing to worry!
6:00
We shifted from the walls down to the ground, where they were coming through the breach. Constant molotovs and pipe bombs helped lessen the tide, but the tanks were being a bitch and all.
Soon enough, the map told us to fall back. And usually if the map tells you to do something, it's in a way and tone similar to Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2 to young John Connor.
Also bears a striking resemblance to Dwayne Johnson.
8:13
Ah, so we have to hold the front gate. Sure, no problem, I bet we can hold it for hours, just like in the movie.
11:11
Dammit. Oh well, I bet no one can hold a sturdy wooden gate for a lengthy period of.. 3 minutes.
I swear the gate was like this. True story.
13:46
Great, the map won't open the door that leads to the keep, and we're fighting tooth and nail with the horde, not to mention the jocks seem to keep picking on me because of the gym jokes I made before the battle.
Point taken.
Oh well, I'll get rescued soon though, I have faith in my teammates.
16:34
Trust me, Coach lasted for 40 seconds against two tanks in that way. I blame my sucky recording skills.
Yes, I got pummeled to death by a bunch of zombies, while Rochelle got slammed off the keep's compound and straight into a Hunter.
Lol.
Well, let's see how long they can last.
22:14
Mmhmm, a full 6 minutes. The end was pretty laggish because on how big Fraps records it's raw footage, and I had to stop recording or ruin the whole game.
But I should have probably recorded anyway, they were overrun 1 minute after I stopped recording.
FINAL TIME: 23:16
Of course, we replayed the map trying to get a better score, but we never got above this. Apparently, the map ends at 40:00 where Gandalf would ride out in the plains to save our asses and kick huge zombie butt.
But hey, at least I got to explore the beauty of Helm's Deep,
With guns blazing.
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