Mom and others highlight 8 playable characters in new Back 4 Blood trailer

Dorsum 4 Blood from Turtle Rock Studios is, in many means, the Left 4 Expressionless spiritual successor many players have been waiting for. One cardinal difference though is the amount of playable characters. Instead of only the four you go far Left iv Dead, you get to choose between eight "Cleaners" in Back 4 Claret, which were all shown off in a new trailer released today.

Each of the 8 characters — Holly, Walker, Doc, Karlee, Jim, Hoffman, Evangelo, and Mom — has their ain back story to show players how they all got to this betoken (or every bit the trailer says, "how nosotros all got hither"). They also each get stat bonuses and other perks based on those stories.

For example, Walker is a war veteran who is great with a firearm, so playing with him nets you increased damage and precision kills increase accuracy. He also provides more team health. Speaking of health, there is a literal grapheme named Doc who grants the team trauma resistance and gets a low health heal bonus. Other characters include Holly, the narrator of the trailer and described as the "gum that keeps the team together," and Mom, who's chosen that because "she ever knows exactly what to say." The latter has an instant revive power, and grants the team +ane extra life.

Yous can watch the trailer for the full slate of characters and their backstories, but it'southward filled with some colorful personalities.

Back four Blood is a first-person, co-op shooter that takes place after the outbreak of the Devil Worm — a parasite that turns victims into zombies. There are a few differences between information technology and Left 4 Dead, even though it comes from a lot of the same creators. For instance, in that location is a focus on cleaning out zombie hordes instead of trying to survive. In that location'southward also a the Game Director, which uses a randomized card arrangement to provide variables to any round, including perks that tin can buff your team.

Back 4 Claret comes out on October. 12, 2022 for Xbox Serial X|S, Xbox I, PS5, PS4, and PC.

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Back 4 Blood is a spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead, and we're excited for it. The game is a first-person, co-op zombie shooter that has you lot choosing between eight different characters and contesting the zombie horde.

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