Similarities in style to TF2?

[jake_]

Is it just me, or are the pictures I've seen so far quite similar to the style of Team Fortress 2?

edit: by style I mean "graphics," not gameplay in general since you can't really tell that from a pic or two.

[BIFF EXPLODER]

i'm guessing its just graphics, i never played TF but i think it doesnt have vehicles and very large maps, a game might be very similar to another, but when u throw in tanks and planes the whole gaming experience changes :)

[Vreki]

Based on the information available, the only thing they seem to have in common is being cell-shaded shooters. And that is not something TF2 invented.
Similarities:
* Graphics resembling Team Fortress 2, cartoon style YES
* Matchmaking system, which will allow players to meet opponents of equal skill-level. NO
* Character customization NO
* Both First-person and Third-person shooter perspectives, depending on the situation. NO
* Three class structure: Commando, Soldier, and Gunner NO
* Free to compete NO
* Levels can get as high as 50+ NO
* Each character has 15 customizable parts, ranging from head to gloves and boots NO
* Experience points will be awarded for doing well that can be used on character upgrades NO (not yet anyway, the TF2 upgrade may change that)
* Achievement system is now Mission system allowing the played to decide what to do NO


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[imported_Cryptik]

Yes but BF:H has small differences on there characters

[Repulse]

EA obviously saw the opportunity and they are taking it, as Vreki said there are quite a few things that are different. I think EA noticed that gamers quite liked the look and style of TF2 and incorporated it a little into BF:H. We can't really be sure until more information on Battlefield Heroes is released.

[Vreki]

Yes but BF:H has small differences on there characters

Well they are both cartoon representations of a stereotypical American hero wearing a WWII style uniform.

Is COD4 a copy of BF2? The soldiers look much alike

[AllFoamNoBeer]

Yes but BF:H has small differences on there characters

They have more differences than similarities.

[imported_Cryptik]

bah the picture of the BF:H soldier will look different as a model

it sucks that we can't play it vika

[AllFoamNoBeer]

We shall see, knowing that this is a free game, I am speculating a lot of servers for the mass number of people who will want to play the game. Hopefully we can find a good Internode server or a Singapore based server. :)

[imported_Cryptik]

and an Internode server in Australia :P

[Repulse]

Is COD4 a copy of BF2? The soldiers look much alike

What a rubbish argument .

[iQue]

What a rubbish argument .

The argument that BFH looks a lot like TF2 is just as rubbish.

[Vreki]

What a rubbish argument .

It is called an analogy, so far we have seen less similarities between Battlefield Heroes and TF2 than can be found between BF2 and COD4.

Hmm, so much talk about TF2, I feel a strong urge to play it again.:)

[jake_]

Based on the information available, the only thing they seem to have in common is being cell-shaded shooters. And that is not something TF2 invented.
Similarities:
* Graphics resembling Team Fortress 2, cartoon style YES
* Matchmaking system, which will allow players to meet opponents of equal skill-level. NO
* Character customization NO
* Both First-person and Third-person shooter perspectives, depending on the situation. NO
* Three class structure: Commando, Soldier, and Gunner NO
* Free to compete NO
* Levels can get as high as 50+ NO
* Each character has 15 customizable parts, ranging from head to gloves and boots NO
* Experience points will be awarded for doing well that can be used on character upgrades NO (not yet anyway, the TF2 upgrade may change that)
* Achievement system is now Mission system allowing the played to decide what to do NO


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I understand and I'm not trying to put either down or create a big argument.

I just noticed they both had a similar cell-shaded design, which I can't recall seeing recently anywhere else than TF2.

I was ONLY comparing design, NOT gameplay.

:)

[Vreki]

I just noticed they both had a similar cell-shaded design, which I can't recall seeing recently anywhere else than TF2.

Most cell-shaded games seems to be for the consoles, but I know XIII was out for the PC too.
Its not unlikely that DICE got the cell shading idea from TF2, but I think most games draw inspiration from their predecessors.

Wiki has a long list of cell-shaded games: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ed_video_games