Samtemdo8 said:
Hawki said:
Samtemdo8 said:
Hawki said:
Samtemdo8 said:
Hawki said:
Wasn't this coming out in June/July once? Not that I'm complaining. But as it's now releasing in the same month as Doom, well, that will be interesting. Old guard vs. the new guard and all that.
Also:
Samtemdo8 said:
Alright I divorce this game from being a Blizzard game at all. To me it tries to hard to appeal to the Modern Disney loving Crowd and people that hates "Realistic Shooters" like Call of Duty.
It just does not look Blizzard to me.
This is Blizzard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYNCCu0y-Is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_XwzBMTJaM
But of course since it IS a Blizzard game its obviously going to be fun, because Blizzard has never made a BAD game yes even Diablo 3 was not that BAD.
Y'know what was also from Blizzard?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfprIiODjS0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNxg4YXlDiE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlP5EA7XUyg
That's not even including Lost Vikings 2, Hearthstone, or Heroes of the Storm. But, yeah. Overwatch looks a lot like a Blizzard game to me, given its styalized aesthetic that WoW popularized, and the humor that's been present in almost all of their games to various extents. But frankly, the idea of something not looking like a "x" game/book/comic/movie/whatever is one I wish people would drop, at least when x refers to the developer/publisher/writer/whatever (and sometimes even the series itself).
Oh, and Blizzard did make a bad game once. It was called Justice League Task Force.
The thing is its art style is clearly copied from Disney's Art Style. I would not mind if they just used their own Original "Blizz-Like" Style. This is not Blizz-like to me.
I really don't see any of Disney in Overwatch.
Really?
Overwatch Cinematic Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqnKB22pOC0
Modern Disney movies (perticularly Big Hero Six and Wreck it Ralph)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IdMPpKMdcc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87E6N7ToCxs
I watched all three back to back and...I'm really not seeing it. If anything, it shows as many differences between Big Hero 6 and Wreck-it Ralph as Overwatch has from the other two. As far as animation goes, Overwatch has the 2D animation segments, and in its 3D section, has defined models with slick, fast-paced movement. Wreck-it Ralph has the pixel thing going for it and its models look slightly less defined, a bit more abstract and weighty, and a lot more 'gamey' (course its context helps with that). Big Hero 6...can't really say there's anything particuarly noticable about its animation.
Now, maybe an animation student could point out more similarities and differences, but, yeah, can't see anything overly similar between them in regards to animation. It's also noticable that you choose two Disney films that are as close to Overwatch as possible in terms of content, setting, etc., to make your point, as opposed to, say, Zootopia. If we're discussing narrative, themes, context, etc., that becomes a far more interesting conversation, but even then I don't think you'd find any specific similarities between the above examples.
The thing is I could have sited more examples: The Increadibles, Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, and others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZbzbC9285I
That's the trailer for The Incredibles. A Pixar rather than Disney film. Also, again, that distinguishes itself from the others mentioned on this list so far in terms of animation, in that the human facial structure is more angular (akin to Toy Story) and there's a more...down to earth feel, I suppose, in regards to its setting? Compare The Incredibles to Big Hero Six, and you'll see the differences immediately. It also bears mention that The Incredibles was made over a decade ago, and technology has changed since that time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBsg00NnzGg
This is the trailer for Bolt. Haven't seen the film (similar to BH6 and WIR while we're on the subject), and again, I really don't see any animation similarities. If I had to comment on the animation in the film itself, it looks a bit dated, that weird in-between phase between Toy Story (where Pixar hadn't nailed down animating human characters yet) and the 2010s examples. It's also distinguished in that it focuses on animals rather than humans, but even Penny is a long way off from the Overwatch kids. Also getting some Oliver and Company vibes, but haven't seen that movie in full, so can't really comment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S396-fnLldk
And there's Meet the Robinsons which DEAR GOD MY EYES!
Nah, it's not that bad, but from an animation standpoint, it seems to be back even further in the timeline than Bolt, like we have the beginnings of 3D animation, but a lot of 2D feeling (e.g. the backgrounds). Also getting a bit of The Princess and the Frog (moustached guy and frog) and Tomorrowland (the actual location), but when you compare it to 2010s animation, the technology's clearly progressed. If anything, I'm getting a slight Robots vibe, but that's more due to setting and characters. And even that example undercuts the idea of a unified animation style for Blue Sky, when you compare this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9X16KPOgFI
to this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1GRO31ve5Q
So, yeah. This has been interesting, because if anything, it shows how CG animation has changed over the past decade. But claiming that Overwatch is identical to the films listed so far is not only selling Overwatch short, but selling those films short as well.
