In recent years, a game has been released that helped to redefine and clarify what a “Team-Based First Person Shooter” is. Overwatch is coming up on its one year anniversary, on May 24th, and since then, it’s made waves in the gaming world. Tens of millions have played it, and for good reason. There areContinue reading “Team Fortress 2 and Overwatch: The Team-Based FPS Formula”
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Five of the Best: First-Person Shooter Games!
Okay, being honest, I feel First-Person Shooters have received a bad rep, among game genres. When you think of FPS games, odds are you don’t think much of the in-depth story, of the complex gameplay. They have created controversy regarding violence, spawned the stereotype of the vulgar, angry 12 year old, and, honestly, tend toContinue reading “Five of the Best: First-Person Shooter Games!”
Overwatch: Diagnosing the Widow and the Reaper
Today, we’re going back to Overwatch for another look at the two most aggressive, murderous, and evil characters in the game: Widowmaker, and Reaper. These two are the closest things we have to recurring antagonists, and it’s clear that their desire for violence and bloodshed is extraordinary. Widowmaker’s profession as an assassin, and Reaper’s willingnessContinue reading “Overwatch: Diagnosing the Widow and the Reaper”
My Top 22 Overwatch Heroes! The Top 5
Finally to my personal top 5 Overwatch Hereoes! It’s been fun thinking about and comparing these guys, and they all have such GREAT design, GREAT personalities, and everything else that goes with it. But, these five, all in all, have wormed their way into my mind the most, and for good reason, I’d think. SoContinue reading “My Top 22 Overwatch Heroes! The Top 5”
My Top 22 Overwatch Heroes! 10-6
Alright, getting into the top 10, let’s go. Once again, I am not judging by gameplay mechanics, I am mostly judging based on character design and backstory. What kind of personality do they have, does it make sense, is it unique? These are the kinds of questions I’m asking in judging these heroes, and asContinue reading “My Top 22 Overwatch Heroes! 10-6”
My Top 22 Overwatch Heroes! 16-11
Back at it again, continuing the countdown of my top 22 favorite Overwatch Heroes! We’re gonna get right into it, but I’ll just go over the criteria I’m using here. I’m judging the characters primarily by backstory and personality, rather than specific gameplay elements. It’ll be more on their design as a fleshed-out character, ratherContinue reading “My Top 22 Overwatch Heroes! 16-11”
My Top 22 Overwatch Heroes! 22-17
Overwatch. The most recent big gaming phenomenon, boasting well over 20 million separate players, it’s been universally lauded as one of the best team-based shooter games in recent years. On that note, it’s been specifically noted to be a spiritual successor to Team Fortress 2, based on gameplay, its colorful world and style, and specifically,Continue reading “My Top 22 Overwatch Heroes! 22-17”
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