AlexMax
09-18-2007, 10:58 PM
Team Fortress 2 was released this morning for preorders of The Orange Box (http://orange.half-life2.com/). Don't let the "beta" tag discourage you, there's no "only one level" nonsense like there was for the CS:Source beta, it's pretty much the full game except they're probably going to patch it a few times between now and October 10th (the official release date of The Orange Box). It's also coming out for the 360 and PS3, but nobody cares. If you've never played Team Fortress before, shame on you (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Fortress_2).
A few facts:
* This game has been ten years in the making. It was originally supposed to come out alongside Half Life. The first one.
* This game has personality, as they say, out the ass. Each of the nine classes has its own unique voice work, charactor animations and animated taunts.
* This game is so very very pretty. And as long as you have at least a Geforce 6 series card or ATI equivalent, you're going to be able to play it in full HDR too.
Death screenshots (You have an option to take these when you die and the camera swings over to the guy who killed you a few seconds after the fact, giving them some time to pull off a taunt and humiliate you up close)
http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/t1155478_doxislookinggood.png (http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i1155478_doxislookinggood.png) http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/t1155477_animegameztoxislookinggood.png (http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i1155477_animegameztoxislookinggood.png)
Charactor videos. These are funny as hell.
Unless it's a farm! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbZOeGyd61E)
I solve practical problems... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i68cEsALWt0)
WHO TOUCHED MY GUN!?!? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY5qJHZCz2I)
More videos.
Team Fortress 2 EA Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaF638MBSAE)
Team Fortress 2 GC Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ozG-YNLNg)
Some guy plays a Soldier on Hydro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQNy9GZ5f38)
A few facts:
* This game has been ten years in the making. It was originally supposed to come out alongside Half Life. The first one.
* This game has personality, as they say, out the ass. Each of the nine classes has its own unique voice work, charactor animations and animated taunts.
* This game is so very very pretty. And as long as you have at least a Geforce 6 series card or ATI equivalent, you're going to be able to play it in full HDR too.
Death screenshots (You have an option to take these when you die and the camera swings over to the guy who killed you a few seconds after the fact, giving them some time to pull off a taunt and humiliate you up close)
http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/t1155478_doxislookinggood.png (http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i1155478_doxislookinggood.png) http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/t1155477_animegameztoxislookinggood.png (http://www.imagehosting.com/out.php/i1155477_animegameztoxislookinggood.png)
Charactor videos. These are funny as hell.
Unless it's a farm! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbZOeGyd61E)
I solve practical problems... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i68cEsALWt0)
WHO TOUCHED MY GUN!?!? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY5qJHZCz2I)
More videos.
Team Fortress 2 EA Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaF638MBSAE)
Team Fortress 2 GC Teaser (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7ozG-YNLNg)
Some guy plays a Soldier on Hydro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQNy9GZ5f38)