New Overwatch Theatrical Trailer

[Paragon Fury]

Don't forget about the announced graphic novel that'll act as the back story to the game's setting.

Is there anything they're doing that isn't being taken from Valve's playbook?

Ah yes, because Valve totally came up with the idea of doing tie-in media to their properties. Nevermind that Blizzard's use of EU material goes back to the 1990s.

Anyway, I liked this trailer. Cheesy, but it's the right kind of cheese given the subject matter, and actually goes into worldbuilding (e.g. showing the omnic-human tensions in King's Row, which was established in prior lore, and showing the successful Gibraltar launch). If I had to nitpick though, what's up with Pharah's scene? Where in late 21st century Earth is trench warfare being conducted? It can't be the Omnic Crisis being depicted (wrong timeframe), and they don't look Arabic (so unlikely to be the Egyptian Army that she was part of), so...yeah.

But like I said, nice trailer.

It was reduced to a lot of old-school crossed with new-school warfare during the Omnic Crisis. People like Pharah and Zayra aren't the norm, they're the exception; most of the fighting was done by regular ol-21st century soldiers and equipment with some futuristic twists.

Someone like Soldier 76 is awesome, but he costs like 8 times as much a a regular boot to train, so you still need those regular boots.

 

[Callate]

Am I the only one who was waiting for a punchline?

"We- are massive collateral damage!"

"We- are well past the warranty expiration on this power armor!"

"Pfft- don't look at me, I'm in this for the opportunity to stab people."

Maybe it's because I just came from watching the Christmas Deadpool trailer, but this level of earnestness- especially expressed towards civilians and infantry-level soldiers who probably aren't even going to appear in the game- just doesn't come off for me.