Overwatch

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eXarc_sl said:
This is shaping up pretty nicely. I really just am in love with the idea - it finally breaks the mold of simplistic or 'realistic' shooters with the same mechanics and no imagination. I've always wanted games to move forward at a faster pace in terms of creativity but I understand it's also a business. A big one. So I get it. I think I just wish it was someone other than Blizzard pushing the envelope in terms of this new shooter design, because I just have a weird feeling it's going to get inflated with weird bullshit like most Blizzard games do...
Still, I am definitely looking forward to cool characters with unique abilities and an empasis on fun and creativity in a shooter. Will definitely try this out.
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Did you miss the whole Team Fortress train that has been spawning offspring left and right among F2P shooters ? You know a type of game is established when Blizzard finally gets around to making a game in it.
 
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I havent followed the TF2 style shooters, but a FPS with MOBA style skills seems fairly unique to me, and very fun.
 
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eXarc_sl said:
This is shaping up pretty nicely. I really just am in love with the idea - it finally breaks the mold of simplistic or 'realistic' shooters with the same mechanics and no imagination. I've always wanted games to move forward at a faster pace in terms of creativity but I understand it's also a business. A big one. So I get it. I think I just wish it was someone other than Blizzard pushing the envelope in terms of this new shooter design, because I just have a weird feeling it's going to get inflated with weird bullshit like most Blizzard games do...
Still, I am definitely looking forward to cool characters with unique abilities and an empasis on fun and creativity in a shooter. Will definitely try this out.
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You know who else did this? Team Fortress, I can't help but feel like blizzard said well they took DOTA lets just rip off TF2 and build on it.
 
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That's what Blizzard has always done. They have never pioneered new territory, they've just taken what other people have done and made superior versions of it.
 
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This game still looks highly mediocre. I guess it's not Call of Battlefield Nineteen modpack sold for full retail though. Can't wait to see the cash shop for the lulz though, especially after this was basically marketed to kids.
 
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Palum_sl said:
This game still looks highly mediocre. I guess it's not Call of Battlefield Nineteen modpack sold for full retail though. Can't wait to see the cash shop for the lulz though, especially after this was basically marketed to kids.
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Jesus Christ you're a salty cunt. What about Overwatch was specifically marketed at children? The animated launch trailer? The stylized art? Have you considered the possibility that, while these things don't appeal to you, that doesn't mean the target audience is three year olds?

I mean WoW is highly stylized and clearly aimed at children, right? No self respecting adult would ever play that shitty game right?

Oh wait...
 
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No self respecting adult is still playing WoW.

This game could be fun if every class has a unique movement-related ability.
 
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I haven't enjoyed video games in years.

I'm just here to make sure no women are enjoying them either.
 
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I made the mistake of checking to see if there was porn of this yet.

Rule 34 is apparently more consistent than thermodynamics.
 
Palum

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Dandai_sl said:
Jesus Christ you're a salty cunt. What about Overwatch was specifically marketed at children? The animated launch trailer? The stylized art? Have you considered the possibility that, while these things don't appeal to you, that doesn't mean the target audience is three year olds?

I mean WoW is highly stylized and clearly aimed at children, right? No self respecting adult would ever play that shitty game right?

Oh wait...
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Sorry but there's a difference between stylized and 'Pixar kids movie Overwatch announcement movie'. Not only that, they had to add a fat lesbian SJW character not just because they had done it beforehand but because they were threatened into it. Add to it the slow (fast for Blizzard) but constant advancement of the cash shop as a major factor and this is shaping up to be a heavily commercialized 'experience' like Destiny with all show and little go. I doubt Ill ever look at this game as anything more than a salvaged version of Titan.

Unfortunately Blizzard still remains one of the best devs on the market, they just keep pushing shit lately. I'm sure my disappointment with D3/SC2/Hearthstone/HotS is bleeding over here but it seems they've continuously made games that are at best mediocre compared to their previous generation of games. And after all that time, so far the newest IP offering seems shallow, probably because it is having been neutered/repurposed from Titan.

We'll see...
 
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eXarc_sl said:
This is shaping up pretty nicely. I really just am in love with the idea - it finally breaks the mold of simplistic or 'realistic' shooters with the same mechanics and no imagination. I've always wanted games to move forward at a faster pace in terms of creativity but I understand it's also a business. A big one. So I get it. I think I just wish it was someone other than Blizzard pushing the envelope in terms of this new shooter design, because I just have a weird feeling it's going to get inflated with weird bullshit like most Blizzard games do...
Still, I am definitely looking forward to cool characters with unique abilities and an empasis on fun and creativity in a shooter. Will definitely try this out.
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Umm you have heard of this game called Team Fortress 2, right?

I dont know how anyone can be excited about this game when its one of the most blatant ripoffs in gaming history.
 
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Palum_sl said:
Sorry but there's a difference between stylized and 'Pixar kids movie Overwatch announcement movie'. Not only that, they had to add a fat lesbian SJW character not just because they had done it beforehand but because they were threatened into it. Add to it the slow (fast for Blizzard) but constant advancement of the cash shop as a major factor and this is shaping up to be a heavily commercialized 'experience' like Destiny with all show and little go. I doubt Ill ever look at this game as anything more than a salvaged version of Titan.

Unfortunately Blizzard still remains one of the best devs on the market, they just keep pushing shit lately. I'm sure my disappointment with D3/SC2/Hearthstone/HotS is bleeding over here but it seems they've continuously made games that are at best mediocre compared to their previous generation of games. And after all that time, so far the newest IP offering seems shallow, probably because it is having been neutered/repurposed from Titan.

We'll see...
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I think you just dont like what they've come up with for a while. When you say they've made games that are shit compared to previous generations, that just tells me you want them to only make games you like. That's just not happening so you might want to go back to WoW or Warcraft 3.
 
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Big Phoenix_sl said:
Umm you have heard of this game called Team Fortress 2, right?

I dont know how anyone can be excited about this game when its one of the most blatant ripoffs in gaming history.
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There are many similarities, but Overwatch is pulling from a lot more sources than just TF2. MOBAs and old school movemen-focused arena shooters definitely have some influence from what I've seen.

This is what Blizzard has done for the last decade. They take an already winning formula, refine it, and set the new standard. Why are people still surprised by this?
 
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How many original ideas are there? Every game out there is influenced from previous games. That's how it works. Does anyone think TLOU sucked because it wasn't original? Blizzard makes good games that are heavily influenced from other good games. I don't see the problem here.
 
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