First things first, I had an account that had over 3000 hours on this game that's now gone. I'm no pro, never have and probably never will be, but this game has given me so many good times that it would be a crime not to rewrite my review!

Team Fortress 2 is... a way of life.

OK, let me explain, Team Fortress 2 is the OG Class Based Shooter that everybody loves, You play as 1 of 9 mercenaries for RED or BLU (Companies that practically rule this game's world). Nothing's different between these 2 companies other than their aesthetic of RED being warm and wooden and BLU being cold and industrial. Your goal as a mercenary is simple, Complete objectives, this can vary from Capturing a Briefcase (Capture the Flag), Pushing a Payload or stopping the enemy team from pushing the payload (Payload), Defend your company from Killer Robots by destroying them in waves (Mann vs Machine), Capture or Defend control Points (Attack/Defend, Control Points), and a bunch of other stuff.

Of course, that's all surface level stuff, when you delve into the abyss that is Team Defense Fort Part Two you find a whole community of people that keep this game alive!
It has your standard Game where you do objectives, but it also has Custom Game Modes, an Economy, Friendlies, an Official Comic Series with deep and entertaining lore, God tier Memes, Basically if I had to describe Team Fortress 2, It would be an FPS Themed Internet Simulator (Similar to VR Chat I would guess). As anything, this game is Better with friends.

Let's get to the PRO's and CON's shall we?

PRO'S:
-Gameplay is Solid, It's not perfection, but it's pretty close!
-Graphics and Art Style are great and have it's own charm
-Practically all the stock weapons are perfect and all the various other weapons are not necessarily direct upgrades to stock and add a bunch of styles of gameplay,
-All Classes are fun to play, Easy to pick up and are entirely skill based.
-Objectives are simple to figure out.
-Awesome Lore
-Character Customization with cosmetics that have no tactical advantage whatsoever.
-A FUNCTIONING ECONOMY
-A Sweet Community which keeps this game alive!

and now...

CON'S
-Very Confusing for New Players (Since the Tutorial is practically Worthless)
-Obtaining Weapons is either through Achievements, Random drops, or trading. (Especially ones that are practically necessary like the Ubersaw or Sandvich)
-Being a F2P is worthless in this game and often looked down upon nowadays, You have to buy something from the MannCo Store to become Premium (Psst, Get Mann Co Keys! They're totally worth it!)
-Random Crits
-Communication is Absolutely Necessary.
-Valve neglects the crap out of this game, even though it makes them the big bucks!
-Heavy Update is still not out...

Overall:
hat game gud, go play now.

I give this game 9 Gold Pans out of 10

Rest In Peace Rick May, the voice of The Soldier.

EDIT: Yes, Valve is combating the hackers in this game, which is weird since it's not in their character to do so.