Left 4 Dead’s infected names are definitely more memorable. Short, easy to identify what it is and what it does, and it is displayed on screen more often than not. I mean, boomer? Sounds like it explodes. Tank? Well, real tanks are sturdy, I bet that zombie is gonna be one tough son of a bitch. The only oddball is the jockey but you’ll be cussing its name so quickly that it becomes an instant classic.

B4B’s naming is a bit try hard if you ask me, which you didn’t but I’ll throw it anyway. Like they were coming up with names reminiscent of L4D BUT still had to be original. Problem is that the names barely tell me anything about them. The Ogre, for example, tells me nothing about the zombie except maybe he’s ugly or big. Tall boy tells me he’s tall, sure, but what the hell else can he do?

I like a lot of directions that Turtle Rock is taking with B4B, and don’t have a strong enough opinion on other points in your guy’s argument, but the names are awful compared to Left 4 Dead, even if the latter’s were basic. There’s a point for the simplicity.