Earlier than Overwatch and Marvel Rivals, there was one other zany, character-based hero shooter that avid gamers adored: Valve’s Group Fortress 2. Group Fortress 2 continues to be a related sport, and has retained a fanbase since its launch in 2007. Actually, the shock launch of a Group Fortress 2 comedian, a full seven years after the final concern, shocked and delighted followers on-line.
Challenge #7 of the continued Group Fortress comedian known as “The Days Have Worn Away” and it opens with a tribute to Rick Might, the voice actor for the Soldier, who tragically handed in 2020. The artwork is completed by Heather Campbell, an artist at Valve who does a wonderful job at humanizing the ridiculous figures that make up the TF2 solid. There’s a Scout with a boisterous household, a newly-married Soldier who refers to his spouse as a roommate, and a terrifying physique horror scene with the Administrator. There’s actually one thing for everybody right here.
Should you haven’t learn the comics, I’d counsel going and ranging from the start. The collection began in 2013, with “Ring of Fired”, and delves deep into the backstory of the primary solid and facet characters like Miss Pauling. As Valve itself places it on the Comics web page of TeamFortress.com, “Over time, the comics have spawned ancillary characters, then assistants to the ancillary characters. Firms talked about in passing grew to become world empires three generations previous. The sport that began as a handful of men in a desert capturing at one another slowly blossomed into essentially the most labyrinthine story in Valve historical past.”
That’s really excellent news, as a result of it means you don’t should play a lot of the sport itself to know this new and thrilling story. Between the comics and the Meet the Group movies, Group Fortress 2 has managed to stay round within the gaming zeitgeist properly previous its prime. It’s nice to see a few of these characters get a contented ending after ready in limbo, and it doesn’t appear as if we’ll be getting any extra comics.
