Dave here.

Awhile back, I purchased a collection of games by Valve. The collection of games included: Portal, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, and Team Fortress 2. I posted previously about Portal (with a promise to post again about the game’s ending). This post is about Team Fortress 2.

Team Fortress 2 is an online multiplayer “first person shooter.” Wikipedia says this:

Team Fortress 2 is a team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by the Valve Corporation. A sequel to Valve’s previous Team Fortress Classic, it was first released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on 10 October 2007 for Windows and the Xbox 360. The game itself revolves around two teams, each with access to nine distinct characters, battling in a variety of game modes set in evil genius environments. Wikipedia Article found here.

The art in the game was designed as a cross between Normal Rockwell’s work and Pixar’s, “The Incredibles.” Check out the YouTube video that describes each of the player types:

Here’s the follow-up trailer that actually shows what gameplay is like:

(There are severely better quality videos located at Valve’s site here.)

Also, while you are at Valve’s site, watch each of the “Meet the…” videos. I’ll include the youtube version of the “Meet the Heavy” so that you can get a taste.

I particularly love that each of the classes have very distinct personalities and phrases that they say during gameplay. Okay, okay, one last video that shows some of these phrases. (Can you tell I love playing this game?)