Reviews VideoGame / Team Fortress 2

Actually there is an offline practice mode. Or is your complaint about there not being one for every map?

Actually there is an offline practice mode. Or is your complaint about there not being one for every map?

Oh, is there? Sorry about that.

Edit: So there is. Failed a spot check there. How embarrassing.

No problem. Just go out, practice some more, and have fun!

No problem. Just go out, practice some more, and have fun!

"(I don't know whether it was just my computer or Steam)"

Apparently it's the game size.

Good review, I really liked your "Pros", since a lot of them were creative things I would never include to add in a review (like the "On the Bright Side", and the "Ding's"... I just want to look at your cons: 1.) Tutorial was way too long and offered no decent/new information on how to play or non-combat things - I agree, the tutorial kinda sucks, especially since it only lets you practice stock weapons. Better to learn the fundamentals of the game in a real server. 2.) Lots of people playing, so lag becomes an issue: This is probably just your computer. I don't have any problem with lag so long as I get into a server with a good latency. 3.) Colour scheme is very much based on red and can become boring: You wrote this only a couple months ago, so I'm surprised you have this problem. Yes, the older maps all take place in New Mexico, but a lot of new maps have shaken up the colour scheme a lot (cp_manor, koth_king, cp_coldfront, koth_viaduct, mvm_mannworks). 4.) Maps are mostly the same: I bounce from game mode to game mode to keep things fresh. 5.) Achievements can get in the way of some numbers on the HUD: Achievements on the HUD are optional. 6.) I felt that Valve were very pushy with their paid for merchandise: Good God yes. This is the one point I strongly agree on. Ever since they opened up the store they've been leaning heavily on people to get them to use it. At least there aren't any pay-to-play maps out there yet. 7.) Set up time between matches take about a minute (or a minute and a half) which can get irritating if you're on the defending team: On the defending team this is a godsend. It allows you to actually prepare a defense. On the attacking team, though, unless you're building Uber all you're doing is sitting around.