Team Fortress 2 Revealed

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July 13, 2006 - Speaking at EA's annual summer press event, Valve's Gabe Newell revealed -- at long last -- Team Fortress 2. Not only did Newell confirm that the title will be included as the multiplayer component of Half-Life 2: Episode 2, but a first glimpse of the class-based shooter showed a surprisingly stylized look reminiscent of campy 60s spy films -- an approach used in titles such as No One Lives Forever and XIII.



Just prior to announcing the game, Newell said that one of the major advantages to working with episodic content and the like is that the team is able to take numerous risks that it normally might not on a multi-year project, like a wildly unique art style. Team Fortress 2 features just this, what with its characters looking like a cross between an action figure and a cartoon character. They're obviously 3D, but their textures are draw flat, giving them something of a mix between a plastic and hand-drawn look.

On top of this, the characters have been designed in a very exaggerated way, be it a ginormous mustache, oversized arms, pencil thin bodies or whatever. In other words, Team Fortress 2 looks nothing like what we've seen before, and fortunately that's an extremely good thing.

The teaser for the multiplayer-centric game focused almost solely on its nine character classes, which include the Spy, Heavy, Scout, Demolitions, Engineer, Medic, Sniper, Soldier and Pyro. Each was basically given a few seconds to mug for the camera before we got a few quick composite photos at the end before the logo splashed again. While it wasn't gameplay footage, what we did see was all done in-engine, though not live.

This was just a first peek -- stay tuned for more on Team Fortress 2 as news comes in.

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Hmm!

 

[Athan]

So, something they're calling TF2, but with even worse graphical flaws than TFC, wonderful.

Ok, ok, so I always say gameplay matters more, so let's wait and see what that's like.

-Ath

 

[Jimmae]

the images / vids on the links off that page were all from 2001..
is the new trailer out anywhere?

 

[KevinUK]

I would feel better if TF2 was a stand alone product, makes it sound a bit dodgy being a free thing bundled with Episode 2.

 

[Yaka]

horse shit, from the title pic with all the chars on its looks like theyve gone opposite to what was shown in 2001/1999. guess its all we can expect after all they did bring out Total Fucking Crap mod for HL engine.

valve should stick to what they do best decent single player games and dare i say improve counter strike as well

 

[Tom]

I haven't been disappointed by anything Valve has made, so I look forward to it

 

[SAS]

I nearly posted a news article about Teamfortress 2, but having done it 3 times. Twice during BW, once at GAME I just know somethings going to happen and it will be put back 10 years .

I'll chew on my sock if I ever see TF2 avaliable to buy.

 

[KevinUK]

Yikes, seen the pic?
http://www.halflife2.net/news//1152917265_Team_Fortress_2_Group_Photo.jpg

I hope its good!

 

[ECA]

If you can't bunny its going to be shit and in all likelihood its gonna be shit anyway.

 

[Tom]

If you look at that picture, it seems as though its all in a miniature world

 

[TdC]

Yikes, seen the pic?
http://www.halflife2.net/news//1152917265_Team_Fortress_2_Group_Photo.jpg

I hope its good!

looks a bit like Toy Story 3

 

[Maljonic]

looks a bit like Toy Story 3

That's what I was going to say. At least the scout doesn't look like Rimmer anymore.

 

[D0LLySh33p]

I'm looking forward to it

 

[phazey]

i bet it'll be out before DNF.

 

[Ch3tan]

Prey this year, tf2 next and dnf the year after.

 

[TdC]

tf2 next and dnf the year after.

ooh mr optimistic