Well I'm not claiming that she isn't, just that she isn't the old "Killing makes me feel alive" thing.Happyninja42 said:
Fucking freaky when you think about it though...
Oh hey, new Overwatch short.
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Fucking freaky when you think about it though...
I dunno... Soldiers report that they get that elated feeling wen fighting combatants and killing the enemy to keep them and their squad buddies alive.erttheking said:
sort of the old "I'm alive and you're not" thrill that Romans used to go for when watching death battles in the Colosseum.
I was very, very disappointed by the backstory of Widowmaker on the homepage.erttheking said:
Because it was first of all a somewhat rehash of Kerrigan, which at that time wasn't that long ago, and secondly a female victim trope.
It was like the writers at Blizzard think women can't be evil or something.
Back then I proposed a rather small change which would avoid the victim trope with the same outcome and just so you know I'm not talking out of my ass here is the post: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.864725-The-female-characters-in-Overwatch-look-pretty-darn-cool?page=4#21611435
So yea I like that the Alive short kind of goes more into that direction.
I'm also pleased that Tracer does not win despite being made the face of Overwatch.
Also if you want to build a villain than he or she has to pose a threat, having them defeat a hero once in a while is what keeps the tension.
As for the game itself... I won't play it.
MP shooters are simply not my thing anymore. If it had a campaign then maybe, but MP only? Pass.
As for the aesthetics. I like it. I like Disney 3D animations as well and this is pretty close.
Huh, I assumed she targeted the anchor on purpose to fool Tracer into dodging the shot, thus hitting her actual target and getting the kill.KaraFang said:
I just re-watched it to double check and ran that scene in slow mo.... Tracer looks shocked that she's fired at her, yes, but doesn't from my viewing trigger blink like she normally does. She actually looks helpless in that scene.TravelerSF said:
When she "blinks" back to the rooftop, she's frantically patting herself down and looks very confused at the time anchors primary energy front port. I think she expected to have been shot... and was very confused as to why she wasn't.
I don't think she blinked herself, I think the time anchor did that itself, maybe due to how it works when the shell hit the centre of the anchor?
I dunno, maybe I'm wrong, but the body language seems wrong...
If you don't consider the "spideehr" bookends to be cheesy then I don't think we're going to agree on this.KaraFang said:
But aside from that there was the, "Trying to crash another party, love?" and "Looks like the party is over."
The exaggerated accents take it well and truly over the line. Over my line at least.
It's not really a criticism, just a matter of taste. Besides, a bit of cheesiness won't kill me.
99% sure that's actually Pharah's mother.
There's in-game dialogue between Winston and Pharah that indicates that Pharah's mum was a founding member of Overwatch. Winston refers to her as "an inspiration to us all" or something like that. However, he does so in the past tense, implying that she's dead. The woman in the picture looks a bit like Pharah, same build, skin tone and hair colour.
Fairly certain Widowmaker wasn't a combatant before she was brainwashed.
According to her bio on the Overwatch website, Widowmaker was the (civilian) wife of an Overwatch member. She was kidnapped and brainwashed into assassinating her husband (after several previous assassins failed), and then defected to the bad guys, where she underwent her transformation into her current form.Zhukov said:
I got the impression that it was implying that she was chosen because she was close to the target and was not someone who would ever be suspected of being a double agent. While it doesn't explicitly say so, it feels fairly strongly implied (IMO).Zhukov said:
I thought that was due to the comic book feel they are going for? IE, the exaggerated- stereotyped -accents and dialogue fitted. I suppose they were "cheese" but personally I found they fit well.Zhukov said:
Maybe it is personal taste.
S'all good.PS - I can confirm they do not say Marie is a civilian, just easier to obtain than her husband. So, if she was just an ordinary Overwatch soldier then she "could" be the sniper. Who knows. (I just think the sniper in Winston's photo looks awesome)
Just rewatched it myself, you seem to be right. Though it still doesn't seem to me that Widowmaker purposefully let Tracer live. Either sheKaraFang said:
A) Aimed at the anchor, somehow knowing it'd teleport Tracer out of the way, thus allowing her to hit the... robot monk guy. This is assuming that her weapon couldn't accurately hit both of them.
B) Aimed at the anchor purely because of her position in air and the trajectory of the bullet, trying to shoot both Tracer and her target with the same shot. This is assuming, of course, that she could accurately hit both of them with a single bullet. I'm not a weapons expert, I don't know which is more feasible.
Overall I don't see them having that kind of relationship. Widowmaker seems more indifferent, and sometimes slightly amused by Tracer, nothing more.
Oh, believe me, I don't see the Tracer/Widowmaker "romantic" pairing myself either. (Although I am in the minority compared to Dev Art and the internet in generalTravelerSF said:
)I do think that this movie may suggest Widow let Tracer live because she finds her a challenge during the chase and it makes her feel alive - She almost seemed amused/fond of her foe. Maybe they're Frenemies? Is that the word? LOL.
Foe-bros? Well, the story is still thin, I suppose we'll get a better understanding of Widowmaker and her relationship with other characters in the future. Biggest question being if she even has any, does she form any sort if opinions about them, or if she's just always focused on the next kill.KaraFang said:Oh, believe me, I don't see the Tracer/Widowmaker "romantic" pairing myself either. (Although I am in the minority compared to Dev Art and the internet in general
I do think that this movie may suggest Widow let Tracer live because she finds her a challenge during the chase and it makes her feel alive - She almost seemed amused/fond of her foe. Maybe they're Frenemies? Is that the word? LOL.
She DOES joke (even if it is cruel) with Tracer that "ze party appears to be over.." when she could have simply shot her. Instead she just slings her gun into a relaxed pose...TravelerSF said:Foe-bros? Well, the story is still thin, I suppose we'll get a better understanding of Widowmaker and her relationship with other characters in the future. Biggest question being if she even has any, does she form any sort if opinions about them, or if she's just always focused on the next kill.KaraFang said:Oh, believe me, I don't see the Tracer/Widowmaker "romantic" pairing myself either. (Although I am in the minority compared to Dev Art and the internet in general
I do think that this movie may suggest Widow let Tracer live because she finds her a challenge during the chase and it makes her feel alive - She almost seemed amused/fond of her foe. Maybe they're Frenemies? Is that the word? LOL.
Oh, and lets not forget the "Au Revior Cherie" and then she slammed her into the wall -she could have killed tracer easily as the british lass was out of it. Instead, she simply leaves smiling.
They have "something" going on. I just dunno what it is.
Immature aside! - I'm going to be VERRA immature and say that if they "were" a couple, the angry sex would be incredible
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melee is not only fun in shadow warrior despite it has best meelee in FPS game. its fast paced old school badass game. and sequel looks even bigger.Bombiz said: