Top Ten Reasons To Play Overwatch

The buzz about Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch has reached a fever pitch, especially since the game entered into closed beta. Overwatch was first revealed last year as a squad-based first-person shooter. However, one of the things that made the game interesting and unique is that the characters within Overwatch all have their own abilities and attributes. This ranged from characters zipping through the different maps with lightning fast speeds while others are able to reverse time, slipping past opponents and avoiding bullets.

Blizzard is expected to announce Overwatch’s payment model and some of its release details come BlizzCon 2015 this weekend. The game’s in very limited closed beta at the moment, so it’ll be awhile before more gamers will get to play it. The game may even be released for the PS4 and Xbox One, judging from recent revelations. For now, let’s take a look at our ten reasons as to why you should be eager to pick up Overwatch when it becomes available.

It Topped Titan

You might have recalled Titan, the MMO video game title Blizzard was previously working on before Overwatch. Sadly, we’ll never see what Blizzard was attempting to do with Titan but it looks like the best portions from that game made their way to Overwatch. During a panel, Blizzard’s senior vice president of story and franchise development, Chris Metzen, stated that the development team couldn’t quite figure out what Titan truly was. He went on to say that it was like six games combined under one giant ambitious title.  After several attempts to make Titan a successful MMO the development team decided to drop the game and put their focus on a new title. If you’ve been actively watching the development of Titan then we doubt you’ll want to pass on the game which topped the sleeping giant.

Customization

 

It was recently revealed through datamining the Overwatch client that the game will feature some customization options. We’re still unsure just what these options will be but according to what was discovered within the client, there will be progression for players to go through in order to unlock various skins, weapons, trophies, avatar portraits, among other items. Additionally, it seems that players will also be granted the ability to customize their heroes visually within the game through skins and even animations. We’re interested in seeing what aspects will officially be available to change up within the game and if it will play any effect during gameplay.

Kill Cam

Kill Cams are an awesome way to brag about the last kill and it’s becoming a staple in several video games lately. The same can be said about Overwatch as each death comes with a kill cam showing the opposing player’s point of view after gunning your character down. This will serve as a great starting point for new players to even veterans as they can see how they were killed off exactly.  Players will also be given the chance to learn a better technique when playing a certain character or even see how other players handle various weapons.

Diverse Character Abilities

Another key point that makes Overwatch an awesome first-person shooter is the diverse character choices. There are a total of eighteen heroes so far for players to choose from each follows one of four roles within the game such as offense, defense, tank, and support. However, one of the more interesting aspects to these heroes is that they each character comes with their own unique abilities such as the reversing time, becoming invincible, or a quicker way to maneuver throughout the map.

Great Cooperative Gameplay

You’re likely aware of the overall gameplay of Overwatch now but if not, this is a team-focused first-person shooter. Teams of six players will go into battle where they must work together on taking out the opposing members while also completing objectives. While there’s likely to be more game modes added into Overwatch, currently there are only two available which are Payload, a game mode where one team must deliver a vehicle to a specific location before time runs out and Point Capture, a mode that focuses on one team trying to capture points around the map.

eSport

We just mentioned how Overwatch is completely awesome for cooperative gameplay so naturally we can see this game reach a big audience with tournaments and as an eSport. With an already massive fanbase that is continuously growing, we don’t think it will be too long into the video game life-cycle before we start to see a real eSports growth.  Even the development studio is already showing high hopes and commitment in bringing Overwatch as the next big crowd competitive title where teams will have to adjust gameplay strategies based on what character heroes are being played within the match.  

Closed Beta

Overwatch entered its closed beta on October 27, 2015, and since then players who have had access to the game have been giving the title an overwhelmingly positive response. Players praise the diversity of characters that allow gameplay to be unique and fun with each match. While not all of us have access to Overwatch quite yet, it’s nice knowing that players who do are thoroughly enjoying the gameplay. We’ll have to wait in order to join the rest for the time being.

Console Release

Overwatch at the moment is only officially confirmed for PC, but a console release may not be completely off the table. There’s been rumors and speculation that Overwatch may see a console release as the game director, Jeff Kaplan, has made mention during a Blizzcon panel last year that Blizzard would absolutely love to see Overwatch become available on whatever the game could be played on. However, even more recently a leak was discovered through a piece of HTML which stated that Overwatch would be available on PC and consoles. This wouldn’t be too off the mark for Blizzard Entertainment as we’ve seen the development team release Diablo 3 on PC and consoles. New information, released by GameInformer through their parent company GameStop, reveals that the game will indeed be heading to consoles.

Additional Heroes

We talked about the hero character choices earlier in this list. There’s a total of eighteen hero characters to choose from now, all of which have their own unique abilities and attributes to them. What will make the game continuously new, fresh, and diverse is that more character heroes will constantly be added after the game launches. You can safely bet that these new characters will have their own interesting aspects and attributes as well.

Play of The Game

You may have seen similar features when a game match ends. Oftentimes the game will showcase the last kill and reveal just who managed to earn their team the winning point.  Within Overwatch is a Play of The Game feature which showcases the best play within that game match. Blizzard has made mention that they are working to make this feature more adaptable in order to really recognize some amazing plays throughout the game.