... eh? Because of the 4?

In case you didn't catch it, the number "4" stands for the word "for".

Now that that's cleared up, who's for tea?

HSIAMetalKing:
Now that that's cleared up, who's for tea?

Give me my coffee damnit!

In all seriousness, the '4' is just to pander to the 1337-speak crowd, or to sound a little more exciting... I mean, seriously, 'Left For Dead'?

Though if they added in for instead of 4, idiots wouldn't get confused over what it means.

Stubee:
Serioulsy? what purpose does that 4 serve? Is it because theres 4 characters? I still dont care i nominate it for worst game name ever. Anyone else?

There are four player characters. 4 = for. Get it?

Driv3r, anyone? Impossible Mission? Lava Kroft? Wii (yeah it's a console but it's so bad it warrants yet another mention)

The 4 holds two meanings, the word for and the number 4. Its not that bad, besides who cares as long as the game is good.

Wow...What a great way to waste forum space...

SomeBritishDude:
Wow...What a great way to waste forum space...

As ever, Tryzon concurs, and now regrets taking part in these shenanigans. Perhaps we should return to the endless flame wars and Xbots vs. PSfolk campaigns that blight 50% of all gaming forums?

Seriously though this thread is pointless. More about Resident Evil 4's distinct 7/10 nature and why, why why no-one else notices that 5 or 6 colossi are but clones.

It is a bad title, certainly. It is also a decidedly average game.

However, the most unfortunate game title is Left Behind, an RTS themed on the Book of Revelations. Never has a game's title reflected its sales performance.

Tryzon:
Wii (yeah it's a console but it's so bad it warrants yet another mention)

Yea I don't get what was wrong with revolution, but Wii? What the hell?

There have got to be worse titles out there, what about.... 50 Cent: Bulletproof? Or Work Time Fun (WTF) for the psp? Or Michael Jacksons Moonwalker? I got a million of these.

Stubee:
Serioulsy? what purpose does that 4 serve? Is it because theres 4 characters? I still dont care i nominate it for worst game name ever. Anyone else?

Firstly, who cares - I don't see anyone complaining about the irrelevance of half-life, yes most of us know what a half-life is in chemistry, biology etc., but it doesn't really bear much relevance to the plot as a whole does it? Doesn't change the fact that HL and L4D are both golden gems of awesome gaming...in other words; it doesn't matter.

HomeAliveIn45:
There have got to be worse titles out there, what about.... 50 Cent: Bulletproof? Or Work Time Fun (WTF) for the psp? Or Michael Jacksons Moonwalker? I got a million of these.

So far you have three...that's not exactly a million is it? Also, lmao at the first - Bulletproof, the story of the man who...clearly wasn't as he got shot many times, in quick succession.

Has anyone heard of the RPG "Divine Divinity"
It was a great RPG and all but the name is weird and redundant.

On the 50 Cent subject, is his next game REALLY called "Blood on the Sand"? As far as hilariously bad game ideas go, that has to win some sort of prize, please!

Unless you consider sales the measure of a good game, in which case in will almost inevitably be amazing, not because it deserves success, but because of the infuriatingly popular chavalicious licence. Woot with sarcasm syrup.

Tryzon:
On the 50 Cent subject, is his next game REALLY called "Blood on the Sand"? As far as hilariously bad game ideas go, that has to win some sort of prize, please!

But...Blood...on the...sand! It's....genius!

Pure idiot genius, but sadly the bad kind.

There's a good kind of idiot genius?

On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. I'd definatly say that's worse than Left 4 Dead.
For the Dictionaryless this could mean: On the Rain-Slick Nearly Vertical or Overhanging Cliff of Darkness, or, On the Rain-Slick Situation of Great Peril of Darkness.

It still sounds stupid though, doesn't it?

Oh, and there is such a thing as a biological half-life.

Hell we've already got COD4, DMC4, and GTA4... might as well mix it up and jam that 4 in the middle of the name somewhere.

GT4, it's either 1337 or Gran Turismo 4

Sorry, I just got hit by an extremely odd wave of inspiration.

As far as bad names go, it isn't that awful... Has anyone played "Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninjas"? Now that is a bad name.

Hey Punk! Are you Tuff E Nuff?
Bad Dudes versus Dragon Ninja

You guys are amateurs.

Irritating Stick is much worse.

How about "Nuts & Milk"? That has gotta take the cake.

Wild Woody.

I know I may be pounced and gagged for this, but i thought that the demo for "Left 4 Dead" looked like utter crap. Maybe it was just the PC they used it on, but the environments looked terrible, the weapons had no defining range or power, weird animataions like the melee, and there could be 15 zombies on to you and you would still only lose 20 or 30 health.

Again, it might have just been a beta or the PC they used it on, but you PC and 360 guys can keep it. Sorry, i just really had to get it out of my body system.

And after a while of saying "Left 4 Dead" it doesn't sound right, like when you say "bull" or "breakfast" it doesn't really sould like a word anymore. The same thing happend with "Left 4/For Dead" it doesn't sound right. Anyone remember "Awesome Possum Kicks Mr Muchacho's Butt!!"? Sounds like the crappiest title i've heard.

EDIT: Yes, "Wild Woody" is also a great title.

Fat Princess > All