Team Fortress 2

Lately I’ve been looking for a game to fill the first person shooter void that call of duty just hasn’t been filling as of late.  In my search I happened to stumble upon a game known as Team Fortress 2. Not only has this game passed my expectations, it has succeeded it in almost every way and become one of my top 10 games of all time

Team fortress 2 is a different game compared to other first person shooters such as COD and Battlefield. Instead of picking you guns and changing your equipment, you can choose between 9 different classes that each have their own special talent. Each class plays radically different, and each is good for its own special situation. Have a lot of enemy players that like to group up? The Pyro can do the job easily burning his enemies down with his flamethrower. Playing on a map with long viewpoints and chokeholds? Snipers the best pick for racking up some headshots. This is where the game exceeds the most, with the different classes proving to be fun and challenging in their own special way.

One of the other features that separate’s this game from other shooters is the weapons and maps. Most first person shooters have a somewhat limited selection of guns and maps, but this is where tf2 really shines. Since the game is developed on steam (The Facebook of the gaming community), people from all around the world can put forth their ideas for new guns and maps.  Talented animators can then put time and effort into making those guns and maps come true, and if the ideas are original and good enough, the game developers will put those items in the game. This is beneficial because it bands the gaming community and the game creators together more, and makes it a better experience for everyone.  This also keeps the game fresh, with new guns and maps constantly being added to keep the game modern and up to date. They also do special events around holidays and events that turn tf2 into an almost completely different game for that time.

It turns out looking for a new game to play proved to be quite beneficial, with Team Fortress 2 becoming one of my favorite games I’ve played yet. If you want to get out of the mainstream rut of COD and Battlefield, Tf2 is the perfect game to start with.