B4B was the evolution that the L4D franchise needed for a 3rd game. Unfortunately, Darwin was out sick when B4B was in development and the evolution was botched as horribly as possible.
Deldris
joined 10 months ago
Back 4 Blood - ✋️
Left 4 Dead 2 - 👈
Maybe not a "standard," but I've noticed a huge rise in open-ended narratives. Dwarf Fortress, Wildermyth, and Stellaris are all fantastic games, but sometimes I really want something with a solid narrative and a definitive end where the game is really over. That style of narrative seems to have almost completely disappeared from gaming, in both the AAA and Indie scenes.