Back 4 Blood: Survive the zombie apocalypse with these tips
Turtle Rock Studios’ Back 4 Blood, the unofficial successor to the original Left 4 Dead co-op zombie shoot ’em up franchise, is playable right now by way of the Back 4 Blood beta. Players that picked up a Back 4 Blood preorder or were lucky enough to be given a code after registering their email are flooding into the game right now, and something many people are finding out is that in many ways, Back 4 Blood can be quite difficult — especially when the game is being played on the tougher difficulty modes. If you’re struggling to get through Back 4 Blood’s levels alive, though, don’t worry. We’re here with some helpful tips and tricks that will help you make it to the safe room in one piece.
Take things slow and steady
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Instead of prioritizing speed, it’s better to slow down and clear each area of the levels carefully and strategically. Not only will this allow you to identify and neutralize threats you would otherwise miss, but you’ll also end up finding more healing items, ammo, grenades, and weapons that you can make use of. These supplies can be a huge help when the going gets especially tough, so finding and picking them up is valuable.
Always stick together
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Note that this doesn’t mean you need to stay right on top of each other the whole time; in fact, it’s better to spread out a bit so that everyone in the team can use different firing angles and won’t all get caught by area-of-effect attacks some of the special infected use. Just make sure that you’re all in each other’s lines of sight and can help each other if need be.
Use your sidearm to save ammo
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Sidearms have a ridiculous amount of spare ammo and are great for killing small hordes of basic zombies, which makes them perfect for spamming down enemies between each level’s more complex arenas. Don’t be afraid to use one when there’s not a lot of high-intensity action.
Use the environment to your advantage
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There are also plenty of useful items you can find in the environment that can be used to manage the horde, too. Gas tanks and canisters can be thrown and then shot to blow zombies to pieces, and both barbed wire fencing and wooden planks can be used to fortify a structure and slow incoming enemies down. Sometimes you can even find a mounted minigun that you can rip the undead to pieces with.
Pick cards that suit your playstyle
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Keep in mind that you won’t always get to use these cards, as the cards you’re able to use from your deck at the start of each level are randomized. That being said, having a lot of the same type of card in your deck increases the chances you’ll be able to pick one that best suits your gameplay style while playing.
Your thoughts
What do you think of our tips? Are there any that you’d like to suggest? Let us know. Back 4 Blood is available to preorder for $60 on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One consoles, PS5, PS4, and Windows PCs. We think that Back 4 Blood is everything a Left 4 Dead fan could ever want, and we believe it just might end up becoming one of the best Xbox games when it officially releases Oct. 12, 2021.
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