<![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I work at the Marine engineers beneficial association and I can truly say this game is addictive! There isn't one man in this firm not playing the game in our lunch brakes.

johannabartley

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I can't wait for this game.
:D

Yamster

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @mmesiah:

It's not really Team Fortress if it's realistic. So much for Fortress Forever showing the valve folks whose boss.

mikemil828

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> So Fortress Forever will be released actually before Team Fortress 2? But to be honest, FF is kind of more realistic and Team Fortress 2 has more user-friendly graphics - I mean, they are more cheerful :)

mmesiah

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> good video, but i liked the soldier one better.

"unless it's a farm!"

willyolio

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I don' t need to heap more praise on a pile so already so large...

oh what the heck..
that was great, i loved it! here's hoping they not only make one for each character but include them in some way with the Orange box itself..


brodie123

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Every time I see a new character video, I automatically watch the older ones. Does anyone else do that?

What the hell did Valve do to my head??

Danj3ris: man of many overlooked ideas.

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Team Fortress Classic is the only game I've ever seriously gotten into for a long stretch of time; it's the only game I played for more than a few months.

I have been very excited for a while to see the new one, and with these clips, my excitement just keeps increasing (even though they have almost nothing to do with the actual game). The game looks AMAZING . . . because it's got personality.
Can't wait for that 360 version to hit the shelves . . .


barndawgie

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Really good article on a better version of the game is here: [planethalflife.gamespy.com]

Hand_O_Death

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Well, I'm going to have to get the Orange Box for the 360 now. I used to play either Engineers or Snipers depending on the map. 2fort was *great* for sniping.

scumm_boy

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @Dangeresque: Voiced by John Moschitta, that guy from the FedEx ads.

Jonn

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Bwahahaha!

God I cannot wait for this game! I just finished upgrading my computer: Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (Dual Core 2.6Ghz). 4Gb of RAM. Nvidia 8600. Sound Blaster X-Fi (feel the 24bit/96khz love).

Ever since I got tired of the original TFC, I have longed for a sequel. Finally, the release is near!

PaulMorel

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> holy crappin' fun Batman...I've never ever been interested in live multiplay before this. Its odd that I should be more interested in this than with Half-Life 2. They have presented TF2 sooooooooooooooo well thus far.

InvaderBotGir

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Best one yet.

cannolikiller

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Brilliant.


Need more, want game, can't speak... sentences... gimme.


@jasonng: Because guys in red getting it got cliche thanks to Star Trek.



dv8godd

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> O My God. Hurry hurry hurry. This game cannot get here fast enough. And I agree they would make and awesome sunday morning cartoon.

Dliu22

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> The more I see this game, the more shit I want to throw at unsuspecting people walking down the street just to have a cool theme like these characters.

Señor Cagon

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> *even more fantastic that is!!!

MikeSheehan

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> By far the best publicity campaign I've seen in ages. Helps that the gameplay is fantastic, but whoever Valve hired for the marketing of TF2 are fantastic!

MikeSheehan

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I can tell this is going to be HUGE when it comes out. Hell, it's pretty friggin' big already.

Infradead

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Another great clip.

Btw, it is machinima if it uses the in game engine. It's not if it is pre-rendered CGI.

I don't like the fact that I own HL2 and Episode one and I can't just buy Episode 2 or Portal without TF2. Options is what I wants.

sauvage

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> This isn't machinima anyway.

kiigan

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I came.

*watches it again*

I came again!

Half-Life was my second FPS I'd ever played, immediately after DOOM. It'd been a few years in between the two of them, but I had a pretty decent computer that could run Age of Empires II and Diablo II very well, so I thought 'Half-Life's supposed to be this great game, I can get a GotY box for $40.. let's do it!'

And it was, it was everything everyone had said and more, but after a bit, I got bored with it and decided to try playing online, and I discovered TFC, and there began a love affair that has not abated to this day.

I play engineer. That's what I do. I throw up a level 3 turret as fast as possible, get a full backpack of ammo and metal, and go shotgun first into the enemy troops. If I get hurt, then it's EMP first into the enemy troops, arming the grenade and charging at the enemy. If I'm right next to them when it goes off, I've done my duty of vaporizing both of us.

Sometimes I'd play demo man, especially when there was a grate to be blown up. I'd charge straight there, dumping MIRV grenades in the path of my enemies, and singlehandedly blow a "structurally superfluous new be-hind" in their base walls before going back to engineer. Or I'd play pyro, which was actually the Great Equalizer - 4 napalm grenades in a heavily trafficked enemy hallway = Holy Shit, I Am On Fire And Melting for about 20 seconds of pure comedy. Especially if you could get a couple of them right outside the enemy spawnpoint. Whooo, was that funny. People would get PISSED, and say the naughtiest things... Or if I really wanted a change of pace, I'd play Pacifist Scout, and not even bother shooting at people, just using concussion grenades to knock them out of the way while I charged their flags within the first minute of the game.

God, I love TFC. I missed playing it - somewhere around v.1.80 the giant file sizes became too much for my wimpy dialup connection to bear, and I stopped playing it for quite some time. But now, I've got broadband, and I've got HL2, and I'm GOING to get me some TFC2 action on.

PratzStrike

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I thought I'd hold out til retail so I can get the 3 seperate keys and be able to give away my HL2/ep1 keys to friends, but now I'm thinking screw the friends, get in that beta!

Great stuff Valve! All this talk about Halo 3 and I almost forget I DON'T OWN A 360! TF2 for the win, 6 years late is better than never! Now if only Duke Nukem could pull of something this awesome.

Android8675

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I thought this was up there with the Soldier clip. Brilliant stuff.

But at this rate, can they make one for each class by the time the game is released?

XbhaskarX

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Fantastic. These clips are right up there with the best Pixar has to offer.

SpacePenguinBot

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> That was good... Bring the Spy!

g8or8de

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Honestly, I thought it couldn't get any better after the Heavy Weapons Guy trailer. Valve just keeps proving me wrong! ^^

SmilingPolitely

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Why is it always the blue guys that die?

jasonng

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> That was incredible. The animation, how he rustled around before he kicked the dismembered arm...

Damn you, Valve.

.endejas.

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> "I solve practical problems."

That's the best line, perfect delivery.

ThaiGrocer

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> i'd watch it
plain and simple, that is filled with the funny

EvilJester

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> If they make a full 23 minute an episode 26 episode tv series, I wouldnt consider that merchandising.

My only concievable issue is differentiating the classes on each team from their counterparts. It would be like watching clones fight eachother. But that doesn't mean I still don't want to see ALOT more of the characters and personalities in these videos, and I would love watching them on their epic journy of flag stealing, or whatever.

CrimzinD

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Does anyone know if I gift someone my extra copy of half-life 2, would it also come with counter-strike source? I haven't seen it mentioned so I'm assuming not, but it would be nice since those games were previously sold together.

mrplow1817

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> This is my favorite one so far, I think. Any time you can get someone to mention philosophy and it's funny, that's a good sign.

Thrallok

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I think a movie is more likely than anything. The devs probably want to start working on more games rather than what is basically merchandising.

It still looks very Incredibles... I swear someone from Pixar must have had a hand.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> So far Heavy Weapon Guy has the best line (in my view), "Cry some more! [manic laugher]"

BadByte

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I've been saying I wanted a TV series based off TF2 now since the Heavy trailer. They could easily distribute it over steam. EASILY.
Or put it on tv, though the only channel it would probally do well is on FOX, and their saturday monring cartoons time, thats 4kids, and they tone down all violence and rape everything.

But yes. Tv show = neccesary for survival.


CrimzinD

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @SwapMeet: Yeah but when you watch the videos for this game in 2000 and then the videos for this version, it was worth the wait.

fumar

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @whitey9: Actually you can start playing the beta next monday if you preorder the Orange Box on steam. Otherwise you have to wait until October 9th.

fumar

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @Uncalm: I think the pyro is going to be a fucking schizo. He already plays air guitar with a fire axe...

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Hahahahahahahahaha that was just brilliant.

Witzbold

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Haha! They perfectly shown how you play an engineer. Build your guns, sit back, relax, and start counting up the score. This is looking so fun. I could seriously start watching a cartoon series of this. Gimme more valve! I'm hooked.

kevinyung89

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> They definately pick the right voices. I see the sniper with an Australian accent, the spy with an Ocean's 12 french guy tone, the Scout like a loud-mouthed sports fan always out of breath, demo man is Samuel L. Jackson, Medic could be British, and the pyro like a hyped-up scientist that likes to use big words. Hopefully they make one for each!

FlashIV

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I like the way the Engineer's expressions are as subtle as the best stuff out of Hollywood. And I love this videos. I say bring them on, regardless of any other considerations. Just keep making these things. They've made me very much want TF2.

Mister Adequate

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> You guys realize that other than Duke Nukem Forever, this was the runner up for the Wired Lifetime Achievement in Vaporware? Wow, it's been almost 10 years since TF2 was announced in some fashion. Man, I'm old.

SwapMeet

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]>
I love these videos, but my heart aches for the Pyro to get here.

Pezdispenser

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @Voryn: That was the soldier, I think.

splines

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Anyone else notice that that song he's playing on the guitar is an instrumental version of "Someone Else's Song" by Wilco? Pitch. Perfect. So sold.

Touy

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I'm loving these intro videos and there awesome sense of humor and cleverness. In fact, I honestly didn't think I would even bother checking this game out but after seeing a couple of these videos I might just have to give it a shot :)

lestat730

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I'm pretty sure this video has been on Xbox Live for ages, unless that was a different class on there.

Voryn

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> No words....should've sent...a poet

Mrmoo2002

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Oh god I love these so much. I hope they do all of the classes.

Gouki4u

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I'm just waiting for the demoman vid, was my class back in the day. I'm assuming he will be swiggin' from that bottle of hooch ive seen him holding in the soldier video and some screenshots. Should be a laugh if he is fighting with a gut-full of booze.

SerLevArris

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> These clips made me go from "Wait, there's another one of those Team Fortress games coming out?" to "Wow, I want that thing".

I do sincerely hope for more, and I'll definatley be doing a steam preorder for the beta.

Siegeman

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Oh, does the engie get to set up multiple guns simultaneously in this one? Or is he just babysitting everyone else's guns?

TechnoDestructo

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Oh man, I just want to see all the character class videos. The one I want to see most is the medic class.

DranzerKire

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Hope to god that all of these will be out by the time the Orange Box is.

matt57488

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I am completely right in saying
DO WANT.
DO VERY WANT.

RPharazon

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> im actually looking more forward to this then to Halo3's MP

VenoMuS

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I mean, seriously, how come every time I doubt Valve, they come out with one of these gems? Better yet, why do I ever doubt Valve? This is gold. They need to do the Scout as this super fast talking nerd with a lisp. That would own.

Dangeresque: I know Gundam is dirty but I love 00

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Bring on teh funny!

Raynre

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Oh god... when he kicked the hand and the turret shot at it... XD

madhalifax

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> These videos of TF2 character classes truly are fresh blasts of personality.

@argh: Now that you mention it, snippets from these "Meet The" videos would make for funny commercials for the TF2 part of The Orange Box if it were to be advertised on television.

Draconis

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> These are too great...I've realized that I'm actually more excited about TF2 on 360 than the Halo 3 MP.

Well, not counting 4 player online co-op.

GTgamer

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> OMG! They have got to do the Spy next and the Medic. I just know there's simply more hilarity there. Keep them coming Valve please.


SuperMekman

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> haha i was exspecting him to be scottish but he turned out quite well... least the snipers still an ozzie "right at em, right at em"

STARSBarry

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> i played both team fortress 2 and halo3 the same day at GC and man, did halo feel 3 dull in comparison.
Sure,its a different setting and halo 3 has a full blown campaign and what not all but tf2 was so much more fun and the few (in comparison to the feature set of halo 3) features that where there were so fleshed out in style and gameplay value to every last bit,awesome.
(i played mp mode in both and while in halo 3´s mp mode driving around with all the vehicles was fun nothing seemed to quite port the charme, style and dedication that tf2 has).
I´ll still get halo3, too but yeah, i know tf2 will keep me busy in mp way longer.
The orange (or black) box is really a must buy package, i think it´s wicked what valve is packing into a box there,i hope they sell a ton of those things to make a propper example to other publishers that giving propper value to customers pays out more for the publisher aswell (as most other publishers seem to have converted to:
sell halfway stable single game,then patch the tons of bugs after launch and then get as much money as possible with tidbit feature additions for inflated micro transaction fees. Nothing against patches to fix issues or add features,neither against a propper addition to the game for a small fee, but yeah, you know how the balance pans out these days normally: horse armor ;) ).

tomsamson

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @Dorgort: Haha, nice!

Toasticus

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I am all for many more of these shorts. I sincerely hope they make one for every character in the game. Forget for promotional purposes, just keep making them even after it's come out.

Absent Blue

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @ChickenOfTheSea: Dammit, switch that around.

InsidiousTuna

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @Improbable:

Now he knows how Strong Bad feels.

mrdietsoda

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Oops, so that's where my other comment went off to.

Xaeros

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> O, stout engineer, light my path: how shall I survive the next six days whilst waiting for your arrival in the TF2 beta?

Xaeros

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I want a t-shirt involving a "structurally superfluous new be-hind" somewhere on it.

Psudonym

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> These shorts are easily becoming the most impressive game adverts ever.

argh

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Oh, engineer, help me solve this problem: How will I survive the next six days whilst I wait to play you in the TF2 beta?

Xaeros

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I love the engineer. It was my favorite class to play in TFC. A gun turret placed in a nice little convenient choke point, and me hiding around the corner to take out anybody it might have missed.

Unfortunately, the demo men could always be a problem (pesky grenades). So some backup was always nice.

Doshu

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Team Fortress 2 is definitely one of my most anticipated games coming out this year. I definitely have to go get it when it comes out.

seasponge

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @Improbable: Fingerpicking with left hand, right hand is ungloved.

InsidiousTuna

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> As a person who likes Halo, it's TF2 movies like this that make me think "Halo who?" This FPS is number one on my list.

Custom Reality

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> But how does he play the guitar with those gloves on?

Improbable

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> He reminds me of a Td in Warcraft 3. It's exactly what you do.

Kirbytheslayer: In-Kirby XMB

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I was an engineer on Enemy Territory about 90 percent of the time and it looks like I'll be an engineer on TF2 as well. I can't wait.

qbix

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> If they made a bunch of these and just coupled them all together and charged 10 dollars to see it at the movies i'd go twice.

Mpalm

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Be still, my heart...

InsidiousTuna

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @Vanst: That's what I'm saying. I suck at RTS games, even though I love the creativity and unit variety. I'd be more of an asset to my team with a rocket launcher.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> "AHHHhhhhh... My Arm!"

LOL

FACT.50

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> More please. This one is not quite as brilliant as the first one, not by a long shot but still way better than most television that's not House MD.

SuperMekman

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> @Sabre_Justice: It's actually easier than some of the other classes, as sentry guns function independent of your ping and reflexes. All you need is to know how to place your gun for maximum effect, and how to keep it repaired.

I think of the Engineer class as bringing a little bit of RTS into the FPS world.

Vanst

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I hope for a TF miniseries too!

lilsamuraijoe

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I'm truly speechless at how great this is.

Toasticus

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I love these things.

TOWER_JUNKIE

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> FUCKING AWESOME. When is this being released for the PC? GOD DAMNIT this looks good.

whitey9

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Man this stuff is great. There is so much detail in everything they do.

mahi

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> They keep getting more and more awesome.

The Engineer sounds like a class I'd enjoy but probably suck at playing, as I do with all strategy games. Soldier ahoy.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> Pardon me while I dissolve into a puddle of happy.

Vanst

]]> <![CDATA[Team Fortress 2: Meet The Engineer]]> I like the little counter that goes up every time the guns kill somebody. It's a minor yet very funny detail.

Stormrider

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