Is it just my imagination, or does Team Fortress 2 have a lot of the look-and-feel of a certain very popular superhero flick developed by Pixar? I was playing the beta version this weekend (over a 56k modem, no less!) and noticed that the cartoon-like appearance really did help ease any guilt about the massive bloodletting I was inflicting.
Besides allowing us a sneak peak at this game, another nice thing the folks at Valve have done with The Orange Box is allow those of us who are paying and the Half-Life 2 tax by continuing episodes One and Two to "gift" the parts of the Orange Box we don't need to other users.
This is marketing genius, really. I feel good, because I get to play 3 new games and give a gift. The recipient feels good because he gets two new games for free. And, Valve feels good because they've just had someone pay to market their product by word-of-mouth to other potential games. Brilliant! It's a win-win all around!
And the timing... well, tomorrow is the big day for the much-anticipated Halo 3 release... impeccable! Steal some thunder! The taunting antics alone are worth the price of Team Fortress 2, but the precedent-setting graphics and orange box value seal the deal, really. I suppose playing over a 56k modem is just a bonus they threw in for Luddites like me.
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