Overwatch 2 beta is a complete failure and worse than the original – Reader’s Feature
A reader is unimpressed by the beta of Overwatch and argues that instead of fixing anything it only deepens the problems with the original.
Just recently, Blizzard was showing off how Overwatch 2 has broken its record for concurrent views on Twitch. What they didn’t say is that the reason they were so high is that everyone had tuned in to get a free key to the beta and once that ended the number of viewers fell by 99% (literally, it went from 1.5 million to 15,000). That establishes that nobody wants to watch Overwatch 2, so let me explain why they should also forget wanting to play it.
Five years ago Overwatch was the biggest game around and I loved it. The characters were great, the action was great, and there was a lot of strategy to it and a constantly changing meta. It just feels tired now though, as the number of new characters has slowed to a trinkle and so have the new ideas. In that sense it’s the perfect time for a sequel to freshen things up but the overwhelming impression from Overwatch 2 is that it doesn’t feel like a sequel. It’s closer to being a demake.
New character Sojourn’s big gimmick is that she’s good at sliding. That’s it really. Her only other distinguishing features are that she has quite a big gun and a really boring design, and I can’t believe she’s being used as the first new character for Overwatch 2 0 because if she’s a sign of things to come then we really are in trouble.
Overwatch 2 doesn’t feel like a sequel, it doesn’t even feel like a DLC expansion, it just feels like an above average sized patch, with a new character, a few new maps, and minor revamps for the existing line-up. This isn’t the full game, admittedly, so presumably more is to come, but I wouldn’t presume too much given how
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