Team Fortress 2 is so 'incredibles'
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Jul 19th 2006 at 2:25PM }
Valve released this teaser trailer for Team Fortress 2 today. The game is definitely funked out with a Pixar-esque twist. Now couple this with what we saw in the Portal peek yesterday, throw in HL2 with Episodes 1 & 2 tacked on, and Valve looks to be on the verge of releasing an uber-impressive package for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 -- and hopefully in time for the holidays. Happy, happy. Joy, joy.
A note from Valve PR: All the footage shown in this trailer was created using Source. Some of the effects, namely depth of field and motion blur, were applied via post-processing features built into the Source engine technology.
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Dracula Jones @ Jul 19th 2006 2:33PM
Oh man, I was a huge fan of the TFC mod of HL1. I thought it was way better than CS. The art direction in this version looks amazing!
K2Valor @ Jul 19th 2006 2:35PM
This looks very fun. Can't wait for HL2!
The ZeroCorpse @ Jul 19th 2006 2:39PM
Consider me there! This looks like it will be a blast!
jc @ Jul 19th 2006 2:40PM
Wow, this took me all the way back to TF on Quake using gamespy over a 33.6 modem...
This can't come soon enough.
boylie @ Jul 19th 2006 2:40PM
holy crap! i didn't even like the original team fortress but i'm totally psyched for this version. the new art direction totally complements the kind of gameplay that game offers (from what i played of it anyway). gg valve, gg.
MasterInsan0 @ Jul 19th 2006 2:49PM
Wow. There's no better way to say this other than "awesome."
I hope the gameplay keeps up with the graphics, because you know a Counterstrike-esque game packaged in cartoony graphics would be a flop. It just wouldn't feel right. So, let's hope they get the sort of crazy, frenetic gameplay to go along with the crazy graphics.
JPRacer @ Jul 19th 2006 2:52PM
Wow, if this all done in real-time I'm really impressed. And yes, this really look like The Incredible meet TF.
I just hope EP:2 will be better than EP:1 (EP:1 was not bad... maybe my expectation were too high).
Will @ Jul 19th 2006 2:54PM
This Will Be So Awesome! Anyone who has a problem with this don't bother posting because there's no point in complaining. Just don't play it.
The graphics will be so fun and I'm sure the level designs are going to be unbelievable. Valve has done it again and this time they went all out.
big hose @ Jul 19th 2006 2:54PM
Holy shit -- awesome. I'm going to buy it.
Sep @ Jul 19th 2006 2:56PM
Droooling, droooling, drooo .... I nearly pass out while looking this. As a fan of TFC I am completely amazed. ;))))
dsub @ Jul 19th 2006 3:01PM
this looks amazing.
Probot @ Jul 19th 2006 3:02PM
Sadly, I can just see a Jack Thompson press release brewing.
"Valve is styling their ultra violent video games after popular children's movies. It's the same thing the tabacco companies once did with cartoon characters in their advertising. They're trying to coerce our children into associating Pixar-style animation with violence. It's reprehensible and Valve should not be allowed to publish this game."
It doesn't make much sense, but that's how his logic works.
Jose @ Jul 19th 2006 3:02PM
I really love the stylized graphics of this game (from what they've shown so far). It's not uber realistic but video games don't have to be. Mark of Kri didn't look super realistic, it couldn't have, but what it lacked in realistic scenery and character models it made up with it's own unique style. If the gameplay is there, this will be boat loads of fun.
Chris D'Angelo @ Jul 19th 2006 3:02PM
this is amazing. valve is my hero. their engine can do anything. Why doesn't everyone use it and drop that awful unreal engine already
Hoffer @ Jul 19th 2006 3:06PM
Funny how I was reading on some other forum about TF2. Everyone was complaining about how the game looked too cartoon like and they wouldn't play it. They wanted realistic.
I like it when things get shaken up. People complained about Zelda: Wind Waker being cell shaded, but I thought it was awesome!!
TF2 looks cool and I really look forward to it.
GSI @ Jul 19th 2006 3:06PM
I wonder how long until the babies start whining about this not being "more realistic" and start calling it "kiddie."
Eric @ Jul 19th 2006 3:07PM
I want this. Now.
Franky Digital @ Jul 19th 2006 3:14PM
I agree with the mass-majority here: the new look is absolutely fantastic, and will help to seperate TF from the more tranditional (see. boring) stylings of its brothers-in-arms.
Padriac @ Jul 19th 2006 3:21PM
Wah Wah it's too kiddie. I only feel like a man when the fictional characters I control wear butt-ugly body armor and cause unrealistically large amounts of blood to spew out, not unrealistically small amounts.
Question: are "mature" games really more juvenile than games like this? They seemed to be adored by 13 year olds, and thus I say: yes, yes they are.
Baboon @ Jul 19th 2006 3:24PM
@ Probot
Shhhhhh... dont speak it's name, it will hear you. And we dont want that.
Brian @ Jul 19th 2006 3:26PM
Hell yes. This trailor looks fun as hell. Let's hope it turns out!
Drew Koscelek @ Jul 19th 2006 3:31PM
I have been patiently waiting for a new Team Fortress for years now. I played TFC religiously throughout high school on my crappy dial-up computer. The art direction is going to take some getting used to, but the most imporant aspect of the game will be the gameplay. That was what made TFC, and it will make this game too.
I cannot wait.
Tesla @ Jul 19th 2006 3:34PM
Dissapointing new art direction but I will still play it because Valve is good at producing multiplayer fun. I attempted to play TFC the other day but all the servers are mostly bot filled :(
On a side note due to the decision on the art for TF2, Wind Waker cell shaded was crap. Twilight Princess looks and I bet will play much better.
Todd H. @ Jul 19th 2006 4:01PM
Is there any word if this is all pre-rendered? Or real-time graphics?
Todd
http://www.proxbox360.com
Negative_Illusion @ Jul 19th 2006 4:17PM
This game can't drop any sooner. LET'S GET IT ON WITH THE KILLING!!!!
Geist @ Jul 19th 2006 4:18PM
It's a shame I don't really enjoy these types of games, because this looks like it could be fun to play, at least, from a style point of view.
l33tness @ Jul 19th 2006 4:18PM
i love it
this new art direction is so fresh and new compared to all the super realistic games that have been dominating recently, and as long as it plays as well as it looks, i'm definately going to get it
GSI @ Jul 19th 2006 4:39PM
Wind Waker was crap yet it sold really well...hmm...yea that makes sense.
/sigh
It's kinda pathetic that people will hate on a game for the only reason b/c it doesn't resemble eveything else in the crowd.
Jay @ Jul 19th 2006 4:51PM
"Funny how I was reading on some other forum about TF2. Everyone was complaining about how the game looked too cartoon like and they wouldn't play it. They wanted realistic."
I wasn't in that crowd! on the visual side I don't care for anything without good art direction, and this has it. by the frikkin bucket loads. I never upgraded my system for smoother HDR, but I will upgrade to get this looking at it's best. I cannot wait.
Night Elve @ Jul 19th 2006 4:53PM
I need it so badly, it looks awesome.
I hope my BFG 6600 GT can handle this.
Yogi @ Jul 19th 2006 4:56PM
Looks somewhat similar to evil genius but on a bigger scale.
J Ron @ Jul 19th 2006 5:12PM
Some of my fondest memories from college was playing the original TFC.
zax @ Jul 19th 2006 5:31PM
umm.. this pretty much owns... if it has funny blood and gore i'm never gonna stop playing.
shibby @ Jul 19th 2006 5:36PM
I've long yearned for someome to make a game that would bring back the fun of Mods like Chaos Quake.
Hope they have lots of humorous traps, weapons and sounds that match the pixar look. This could be a really fun title.
Realism is a bore. Don't we play games to escape it after all?
arena08 @ Jul 19th 2006 5:37PM
looks fantastic.
mercatfat @ Jul 19th 2006 5:53PM
this is the best character design in a non-Tim Schafer, American-made title in the last few years.
totally awesome.
Will @ Jul 19th 2006 6:24PM
Who's worse: the person that doesn't like a game's particular art style, or the person that doesn't like someone else's opinion of a particular art style?
Seriously, some people here need to chill. Personally, I love the look of the game. I can completely understand if someone wants a different style, though. More often than not, I'd prefer something to look realistic as opposed to having more "style", the same way I prefer realistic paintings to abstract or impressionist paintings.
We all have our opinions, and that's great. But let's not go crazy bashing other people's completely subjective opinions on a particular art style.
(And please, don't go crazy applying these comments to yourself. Most people are fine. There's a few, though, that are all uppity about others not liking the style.)
GTgamer @ Jul 19th 2006 6:34PM
It looks absolutely incredible (pun not intended). It's been awhile since I've been addicted to an FPS, but I'm actually kind of psyched about this. It's got awesome style so far, that's for sure.
Killer Instinct @ Jul 19th 2006 7:18PM
Sweet. I hope they show us a gameplay trailer soon :)
Dane @ Jul 19th 2006 7:49PM
The Sniper looks like Hunter S Thompson
fhqwhgads @ Jul 19th 2006 8:03PM
I was on the fence about the new TF2, but after seeing this I'm definitely excited about it. I might even upgrade my PC so I can actually play it! :)
That, and Fotress Forever..
GSI @ Jul 19th 2006 8:09PM
I have no problem not liking certain styles. What irritates me though are the people who say "Oh ______ is crap!" and then don't give a logical reason why they hate something. All they know is that they hate it.
Jacob @ Jul 19th 2006 8:29PM
I have been waiting for this for a long time... Is about time and it looks so far that they got it right.
Uchendu Nwachukwu @ Jul 19th 2006 8:43PM
Now all we need is a Source version of 2fort, and we're all set. :thumbsup:
Andrew @ Jul 19th 2006 11:13PM
Seriously, this looks sweet. The campy, over the top style/graphics are very well done. If it plays like TFC and looks like this, it should be great. The sniper is classic...
Tesla @ Jul 20th 2006 10:00AM
Just to clarify for rabid fanboi GSI who doesn't think that people are entitled to opinions against his beloved Nintendo and probably won't even read this, I will list a few reasons why Wind Waker sucked (compared to every other Zelda out there). To counter your arguement, just because a game is different than the rest of the crowd, doesn't make it a great game.
I admit compared to many other games Wind Waker is decent. Now compared to the rest of the Zelda series, it is a dissapointment. Here are a few of the main points that instilled my dissapointment.
1. It was more of a boat sim than a dungeon crawler.
2. Not only where there less dungeons but the vast majority of them where more simplistic to the much superior designs in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. 3.I don't consider a one or two room hole on an island a dungeon.
3. The collection quests got repetitive even for a Nintendo game.
3. Tingle (need I say more?)
n8dogg @ Jul 20th 2006 10:26AM
God this looks freakin' great. Team Fortress wasn't much of a realistic game to begin with (using a rocket launcher to shoot yourself up a wall???) so I feel like stylized art is a much better direction for the series.
Plus, I'm a huge fan of Pixar films. This will be great.
GSI @ Jul 20th 2006 2:42PM
So b/c I happen to love Wind Waker I am automatically a "rabid fanboi." Uhhh right...did your mommy help you with that one?
Tesla @ Jul 20th 2006 4:36PM
No GSI, you're a rabid fanboi for taking offense at my differing opinion of a game.
It's a shame that you resort to bashing someone else's opinions and think that everyone should agree with you on likes and dislikes. You say you don't care if someone doesn't like something and should back up the claim. Now that I've done that that you don't seem to have any valid points to retort with. Ponder it while you sit at your computer wondering why you've been called a rabid fanboi for defending a game that someone else dislikes even though you think it's the best thing since sliced bread and you think everyone else should too.
BTW, your mom helped me with that one.
GSI @ Jul 21st 2006 9:40PM
Had you made those points from the very beginning then none of this would have happened in the first place. I responded that way b/c people (most likely you included) bitched and complained about how the game looked before even trying the damn thing.