Left 4 Dead/Shout Out: Difference between revisions

* If Louis' clothing change from a sweater and combat gear to a [[Shaun of the Dead|white dress shirt and a red tie]] doesn't clue you in...

* The Passing has a bunch of graffiti:

"[[Dawn of the Dead (film)|Roger, went to the mall --Francine]]"<ref>The 1978 version.</ref><br />

"[[Dawn of the Dead 2004|Went to save my dog. If not back in 15 minutes, everyone drop everything and come save me. --Nicole]]"<ref>The 2004 version.</ref><br />

* The first game takes place in Pennsylvania, starting in Philadelphia and moving outwards from there. George Romero's movies were all set in Pennsylvania.

* One of Zoey's numerous film references:

* There are countless shout outs to zombie movies ranging from things Zoey says to a room where you can see the remains of a zombie killed by a lawn mower.

* The messy [[Chainsaw Good|lawnmower]] scene in Blood Harvest is a shout out to the zombie movie ''Braindead'', which was directed by Peter Jackson.

* The campaigns themselves are a homage to the entire zombie movie genre. Each campaign is presented as a movie, with a theatrical poster at the beginning and a credits sequence at the end. All in-game graphics are shown under a subtle film grain filter, and musical cues are used to highlight certain situations. Various zombie movie tropes are played with. And of course, the placement of enemies and items being controlled by an AI ''Director''.

* A brilliant reference to a completely non-zombie movie:

* Even though it's ostensibly from a fictitious school, Louisiana gamers may appreciate that Coach wears [[wikipedia:LSU Tigers|a purple and gold shirt]].

** Fun Fact: Purple, gold and green are [http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/mgcolors.html the official colors of Mardi gras] and LSU adopted them.

* The Dead Air campaign features a shout out to Nietzsche. [[Nietzsche Wannabe|A man spray-painted "God Is Dead"]] (a phrase made famous by Nietzsche himself) on the walls at several points before he apparently killed himself.

'''Francis:''' "God's dead, huh? Well, join the damn club." }}

* Upon picking up an SMG, Louis might say, "This is just like in ''[[Counter-Strike]]''!"

* Sometimes when Zoey picks up a shotgun, she will say "[[Evil Dead|Groovy.]]"

** Usually triggered right after Francis does; he has a similar line:

* One scene in the trailer for Left 4 Dead 2 shows Coach eating a chocolate bar and another scene has Nick make fun of Coach by trying to convince him to go up the stairs faster saying that the escape helicopter is made out of chocolate. This could be a possible reference to [[Punch Out|Doc Louis]] who also had a heavy preference to chocolate.

** Note that the chocolate bar Coach is eating was a "chocolate helicopter." Just look on the box by Rochelle which says "choco Heli" and mentions something about blades.