It is the battle royale format where you land with 20 three-person or 30 two-person teams, depending on the mode you pick. It is all about the last person standing. You choose your character, each with their own playstyle. Be a supportive shield character like Gibralter or be a sniper with Vantage. There is a role to fit any

In the absence of playing any actual games in Overwatch 2, I had a decent amount of fun staring at its menus as the search time for a match moved into the double digits. There was a weird smugness to seeing the years of work I put into the first entry immediately reflected in the updated client, which to me looks slicker and better presented than anything that came before it.

Plants vs. Zombies went a long way from a defense strategy game to a third-person shooter, yet it worked out. Garden Warfare 2 lets you be plants or zombies, and your team must overcome the enemy, whether they are a plant or the und

There’s also the porn. Oh my goodness there was so much porn. Overwatch porn hit harder than Tory austerity in a low-income council estate on the outskirts of Birmingham. I suppose it’s a testament to how much we loved these characters that fans were able to create detailed animated films of their main being drilled into oblivion. I respect that dedication, yet it also highlights how blatantly sexualised so much of the cast was, with many of their designs intentionally drawing in the male gaze with conventional body types and poses drawing our eyes to very specific parts of the body. Most of the girls were clearly designed by dudes. \

While Winston was recruiting new agents, someone codenamed Soldier: 76 was raiding former Overwatch 2 Freja Guide bases to salvage technology. It was later revealed that Soldier: 76 was actually Morrison and he had survived the explosion. Morrison joined Winston along with Genji, Reinhardt, Brigitte Lindholm, Echo, and Angela Ziegler after saving Paris from Null Sector. Lucio and Sojourn would also join Overwatch shortly after, officially sparking the second iteration of the global strike team. With the rise of attacks across the globe, the people of the world need Overwatch now more than e

The Overwatch 2 battle pass is clean and simple. I’m surprised Blizzard didn’t decide to push the boat out or try something new with its implementation of the mechanic, because what we have here is rather basic and predictable. Some tiers have more than one reward hidden away inside them which is cool, and the variety of cosmetics is quite incredible and makes great use of the extensive hero roster, but what you’re working towards is very clear.

Although the styles differ in some areas, mostly in their gameplay, noticeable similarities can be drawn between Team Fortress 2 and Overwatch 2. Besides both being sequels, the cartoony and stylish art styles match well. Both also have roles certain characters fall into, making it the perfect game to play in between sessions of Blizzard's hero shoo

Overwatch 2 is a very iterative sequel, and thus many of its menus will feel very familiar to those who spent time with its predecessor. Because of this stylistic choice I’m going to work through the highlights and point out all of their biggest draws and flaws before deciding on an overall score for the entire package. Yes, some serious science has gone into this idea.

Losing a tank opened the door for major, much needed reworks to a lot of heroes. Tanks like Reinhardt and Orisa now have more utility and survivability since they have to tank for the entire team, while shield breakers like Bastion get to take a step back and fill a different role. I’m not suggesting that every character is perfectly balanced now, but I see so many improvements already. It’s hard not to be excited about the new Overwatch meta. A shakeup like this was never going to happen without a title cha

While the Orbiters in these shots seem easy to eliminate (the Tracer player on Route 66 guns down multiple of these bots with just a few shots), their role is not clear and could be more objective-focused. ( All this said, it's nice to see these two maps brought back for Overwatch

Fortunately, the hero gallery is still a breeze to navigate and has been updated with new portraits for each character. Actual models are used this time around instead of stylised drawings, and I’m still not entirely sure which of them I prefer. I’m sure they’ll grow on me.

Overwatch 2 might be the first sequel in history that players of the original begged the developers not to make. Through a small handful of gameplay changes and minor visual updates, it just barely manages to justify its own existence. It feels like it’s Blizzard’s attempt to restructure the monetization into a more profitable, industry-standard model, which people have rightly pointed out benefits the publisher, but doesn’t actually provide any value to the players. At first blush, Overwatch 2 comes across like a dark tulpa of the original - a product designed to increase profits and engagement without offering anything that meaningfully increases enjoyment. Within the broader context, Overwatch 2 follows this year’s Diablo: Immortal as just another anti-consumer title from a mega corp that used to actually care about its fans and reputation. There’s never been a particularly good answer to the question "Why does Overwatch 2 exist?", and I don’t anticipate there ever will