AlthoughBack 4 Bloodis not a sequel to the popular 2000sLeft 4 Deadseries, fans of the series couldn’t help but notice the similarity in gameplay and some of the special zombies that were featured in the recently-released trailer. There was, however, one extremely popular zombie type inLeft 4 Deadthat was not featured in theBack 4 Bloodtrailer.
The newest trailer forBack 4 Blood,produced by the same Turtle Rock Studios that madeLeft 4 Dead, showed a similar gameplay loop toLeft 4 Deadwhere the player taking control of one of a group of four survivors to battle through a horde of zombies. The trailer featured many zombies that possessedsimilar traits to theLeft 4 Deadzombies, and it stands to reason that more may eventually appear.
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Back 4 Blood Zombies
Among those infected featured in theBack 4 Bloodtrailer were the Retch, which is a combination ofLeft 4 Dead’sBoomer and Spitter, and the Bruiser, which is similar to the Charger inLeft 4 Dead 2.Back 4 Bloodwill also feature the Snitch, which appears to be based on acanceled specialLeft 4 Deadinfectedcalled the Screamer. But there was no sign ofLeft 4 Dead’s most terrifying infected, the Witch.
The Witch inLeft 4 Deadwas a type of infected that would cry out and lunge to attack if the player got too close or shone a flashlight on her. The Witch moved at blindingly fast speed and did high damage by slashing at the player with her clawed hands.
The special infected inLeft 4 Deadwere always a challenge for players, but theWitch was the hardestLeft 4 Deadinfectedto defeat. Often, a player’s best strategy was to avoid alerting the Witch altogether rather than trying to take her on. Yet, her wail and the ominous musical cue that played when a player got too close is what made her so terrifying, as it heightened the tension and added to the already scary, dread-filled game. This begs one very important question: willBack 4 Bloodinclude the Witch?
Back 4 Blood Should Include the Witch
Given how memorable the Witch was inLeft 4 Dead, it’s surprising to not see her in thetrailer. It already revealed a bunch ofspecial infected types inBack 4 Blood, and including the new Witch-type infected seems like an obvious choice to help build the hype. In fact, it seems odd that one of the infected types inBack 4 Bloodwon’t at least borrow those horror elements that made the Witch so scary.
There may not be a direct successor to the Witch, but it’s a safe bet that at least some of the new infected will have some type of creepy indicator or musical cue when the player approaches. A decade after the last game, Turtle Rock should pull out all the stops to makeBack 4 Bloodeven scarierthan its predecessor, and upping the ante on the a zombie like the Witcher in some way would do just that.
Of course, it’s still possible that a Witch-equivalent exists inBack 4 Blood, but just wasn’t shown in the trailer.Back 4 Bloodis still in Alpha stage, so Turtle Rock Studios could just be waiting to show her in the future. Nevertheless,Left 4 Deadfans will likely be watching to see if a new version of this popular enemy will be coming to this highly-anticipated title.
Back 4 Bloodis set to release on Jun 08, 2025, for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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