I think this is the first time that someone’s incessant fanposts on Tumblr have made me want to try a vidya game, but I am almost tempted to give TF2 a shot
I am surprised you didn’t tag me to this post.
Man, I don’t do multiplayer shooters. Ever. I think the last ones I did were a little Halo 2 with college friends, and then old Goldeneye on the N64 with middle school friends. I just don’t like it.
But man, TF2 is amazing. It looks good. It controls well. Every class has distinct advantages and disadvantages and 2-4 different versions of those depending on your loadout, and more than ANYTHING, it’s a game that encourages teamwork.
Like… one player moving to medic can shift a game so much. One player moving to sniper and taking out the opposition’s heavies. One to engineer, setting sentries at chokepoints and teleporters to keep your team on the front lines. One demoman laying traps on the point. One scout circling behind to take out opposing snipers or capturing a point from behind. One spy just wreaking all kinds of havok and keeping them paranoid and distracted. One good rocket-jumping soldier ruining their day because NO ONE LOOKS UP. And of course a good pyro who can either support their team or go full kamikaze and wreck a group so easily.
It’s just an amazingly designed game and I’m so hooked.
And the best thing is that it’s Free to Play, you get different weapons both through random drops and by getting achievements, and the stock loadouts are still some of the best. (The best soldiers and scouts I’ve seen, for example, still use stock primaries.)
haha cuz I knew you’d see it anyway. -.^
I love so many things about Valve and their game creation culture and it seems like the TF2 fans have picked up on that. hence the appreciation. maybe I’ll see if Jake wants to play with me soon.