A Sequel or Flop? Overwatch 2 and its Releas
By: B. Inthirath
Overwatch 2, a sequel to the game Overwatch was released on October 5, 2022. The game is available on PC, Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo Switch. When Overwatch 2 got released, it had a rough start.
On launch day, Overwatch 2 already got hated on. The servers of Overwatch 2 were apparently DDOS and thousands of players weren’t able to play the game. This went on for several days and it already caused a negative outlook on the release.
Down to the base of it, the game is still fun in my eyes. Ever since release, I’ve been playing it with my friends and it's been fun. The variety of characters to choose and the teamwork that may or may not be there made the game interesting. However, there are still flaws in the game. There were glitches such as the Bastion’s ultimate and Mei’s wall and it was a problem and the devs removed both of them from the game. Another problem is the battle pass. I don’t really like the battle pass as for some players they have to grind or pay for the new characters such as Kiriko, a support character. The battle pass doesn’t even have any Overwatch Coins so you won't be able to buy the next battle pass for free in the next season. Some people even call this game Overwatch 1.5 because barely anything got changed.
For example, Fortnite. The game was released in 2017 and it is still thriving till this day. The game revolutionized the game industry as it increased the genre of battle royales such as Apex Legends and Warzone. The game was very unique because the game added a battle pass. The battle pass included skins and cosmetics, but importantly also added a currency named V-Bucks into the battle pass. It made buying the battle pass worth it because you are able to buy the next battle pass with the V-Bucks you gained from the previous battle pass. Unlike Overwatch 2, Fortnite doesn’t add playable characters in the battle pass and just cosmetics so it wouldn’t be Pay2Win.
“I really didn't have huge expectations for Overwatch 2 if I'm being honest. I thought it was gonna be more of the same and just be really boring and I'd drop it pretty quickly but surprisingly that hasn't been the case. I’ve actually really been enjoying the game which is a bigger shock than when Hank Schrader found out that Walter White was Heisenburg.” - penguinz0
Overwatch 2, a sequel to the game Overwatch was released on October 5, 2022. The game is available on PC, Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo Switch. When Overwatch 2 got released, it had a rough start.
On launch day, Overwatch 2 already got hated on. The servers of Overwatch 2 were apparently DDOS and thousands of players weren’t able to play the game. This went on for several days and it already caused a negative outlook on the release.
Down to the base of it, the game is still fun in my eyes. Ever since release, I’ve been playing it with my friends and it's been fun. The variety of characters to choose and the teamwork that may or may not be there made the game interesting. However, there are still flaws in the game. There were glitches such as the Bastion’s ultimate and Mei’s wall and it was a problem and the devs removed both of them from the game. Another problem is the battle pass. I don’t really like the battle pass as for some players they have to grind or pay for the new characters such as Kiriko, a support character. The battle pass doesn’t even have any Overwatch Coins so you won't be able to buy the next battle pass for free in the next season. Some people even call this game Overwatch 1.5 because barely anything got changed.
For example, Fortnite. The game was released in 2017 and it is still thriving till this day. The game revolutionized the game industry as it increased the genre of battle royales such as Apex Legends and Warzone. The game was very unique because the game added a battle pass. The battle pass included skins and cosmetics, but importantly also added a currency named V-Bucks into the battle pass. It made buying the battle pass worth it because you are able to buy the next battle pass with the V-Bucks you gained from the previous battle pass. Unlike Overwatch 2, Fortnite doesn’t add playable characters in the battle pass and just cosmetics so it wouldn’t be Pay2Win.
“I really didn't have huge expectations for Overwatch 2 if I'm being honest. I thought it was gonna be more of the same and just be really boring and I'd drop it pretty quickly but surprisingly that hasn't been the case. I’ve actually really been enjoying the game which is a bigger shock than when Hank Schrader found out that Walter White was Heisenburg.” - penguinz0
