15 Iconic Video Games That Almost Turned Out Completely Different

2. Team Fortress 2 Started Out As Super-Realistic, Gritty Military Shooter

Yes, ANOTHER gritty realistic take on blah blah you know the rest. It made sense back in 1999 when the world of multiplayer was yet to beg Call of Duty and Battlefield for mercy, instead marvelling at the wonders of titles like Counter-Strike and making for quite the business opportunity if you could get in on that sweet "Charlie Alpha Bravo, HUH!"-style of gameplay. Luckily Valve realised this sort of thing's appeal only goes so far, and completely rejigged both the aesthetics of the game and its overall tonality to the well-rounded, loveably animated and downright hilarious version of TM2 that went on to win many awards and the adoration of thousands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KPIPIleULo