Valve Canceled Fairy-RPG to make Left 4 Dead & Why Valve rocks

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Stormrider^

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Before Valve came up with the idea of Left 4 Dead, it was working on a game that it really wasn't proud of. Gabe Newell refers to a previous Valve "action fantasy sort of role playing game" featuring fairies that was so bad, it drove the studio to create their co-op zombie shooter instead.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.228449-Valve-Canceled-Fairy-RPG-to-Make-Left-4-Dead
http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/26/valve-were-making-a-fairy-rpg-before-left-4-dead/

This example could show why Valve is one of the world's top developers. It can look at itself and see when it's making a blunder, and even admit it to the world. With that, I agree.
What do you guys think? Would you have preferred a Fairy RPG instead of L4D? ;)
 
I think it's cool to see that Valve was willing to spread off into a different direction.

Also, Valve didn't come up with Left 4 Dead, Turtle Rock did. Valve purchased Turtle Rock in January of 08, about a year after Left 4 Dead was announced.
 
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