There are games that are built to be something special, but then there are games that became something special. Ones that transcended their original purpose to become something of legend, or even something greater than that. When it comes to online team games, there is one title that is spoken of with true reverence...Team Fortress. Yes, the online battle game from Valve was something special from top to finish, and to this day is praised as one of the greatest online battle games of all time.
Why? Well, it's honestly because it was something unique. Gone were the simple "everyone was the same character" kind of deal, and in came 9 different characters who had special looks, techniques, personalities, weapons, stats, you name it, there was something different about them. The freedom to choose from these 9 classes and then craft your own playstyle to suit what kind of player you were was very unique, and something that players didn't forget.
Now, it may be true that the uber-popular sequel is more stylized and more insane, but if it wasn't for the original Team Fortress, that wouldn't have happened. So why not drop into the original game? Why not try your hand at the title that set the standard for many team multiplayer games to come? Why not see if you are best as a Heavy, a Medic, a Spy, a Demolition man, a Scout, or something else? Why not try Team Fortress? Seriously? Why not try it? What do you have to lose?