OVERWATCH

Overwatch

Yeah can't wait to play a-genji. I have a one month vacation soon after the launch...



It's more addicting than cocaine. Not that I've tried any.

E: This Widowmaker on top 1st tho:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kU159JMcnE
That shot on Zarya is unreal.

It already ended, sadly. It ran between the 5ᵗʰ to 10ᵗʰ of this month. The game will be out on 24ᵗʰ. It's definitely worth giving a shot.

I hope they'll make it able for people to play it for some sort of trial period for free, because a lot of people have changed their opinions about the game after trying it out. (For better.)


I've been hyped since the first official announcement, but I've been following the general reception as well and a lot of people who've been skeptical and people who've said they're not particular fans of the genre have said they've had tons of fun with the game and they didn't expect to enjoy it as much as they did.

I think part of the reason is that even if it's an FPS arena game of sorts, there's still so many different characters and roles that you're likely to find something fitting your personal play style amongst all of them.

All characters don't require super fast reactions or good aim. You can play support and heal your team, set traps, or turrets, or you can play a disruptor and use beam weapons to freeze your enemies or shoot them with tesla beams.

There's also "tank" characters that are often better at close range and can withstand more damage, their role being to soak the damage and protect the rest of the team.



I don't generally like MOBAs much because without proper coordination with the rest of the team I feel I can't affect the game enough, and usually they require you to always play with a group of friends to be enjoyable.

Somehow it feels a lot more balanced in Overwatch, though. Individual plays can have big impact to the game and there is possibilities to carry your team. The mechanics built to support communication are good, too. There's quick shortcuts for important call outs and a built in voice chat.

One of the best things is not being locked to a single character selection for the entire round. Upon respawning, or at the team spawn zone you can always switch character when you like, and some characters hard counter others, so you can always change approach if you find your team struggling in certain point of the match.

There is a lot of characters to choose from and they're surprisingly different, while still very polished. It feels entirely different playing a melee range guy with a rocket powered hammer, than say, a roller skater who has a healing and speed aura for your team, and an ability to knock enemies back.

You can play a robot who can transform to a minigun sentry, or an ape that can leap around the map with a short range tesla cannon. And that's just a few of the bunch.

And Graphically it's super stylish and immersive too. The characters bring a lot of personality and flavor to the game. They exchange comments with each other during the match and you can customize them with outfits, sprays, emotes, and different intros that occur if you manage to pull off the play of the game. (At the end of the round there will be a replay of the most game affecting play. It's really cool to be featured there for rest of the players to watch.)