Synopsis
For the first time in recent years, Blizzard Entertainment has finally announced a new game project that is original, with nothing to do with Orcs, blue-skinned Elves, or "BlablablaCraft". And it's not about an army of demons destroying an unknown small town either. Their latest game project is called Overwatch. Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer online shooter game, featuring a unique visual style and a game concept full of intense fighting and combat action. From its external appearance, Overwatch looks very charming. This game appears as a game that focuses on PvP between teams, which at first glance has similarities to the Team Fortress 2 concept made by Valve.
Blizzard describes Overwatch as a game full of classy action. All battles in Overwatch are set in a futuristic world. It is said that in an era of global crisis, an elite force was gathered to maintain world peace and was called Overwatch. After many years, Overwatch's influence on world peace diminished, and in the end the group was disbanded. Even though Overwatch is now just a legend, the world still needs new heroes who can maintain peace forever. And this is where your role begins.
The battle in Overwatch involves two teams, each consisting of six players. Each player can choose a hero character that can be customized, starting from their appearance style to the types of special abilities they have. According to the developer, each game map presented in this game is inspired by real-world locations such as England, Japan, and even exotic regions such as Egypt.
The fighting mechanism is presented in the form of squad-based combat where both teams try to defeat each other. This makes Overwatch similar to the concept of other multiplayer online battle arena games, because each character has different skills, roles, advantages and disadvantages. There are many variations of characters that you can find, for example attack type characters who can usually move quickly and efficiently kill enemies, but don't have strong enough endurance. Meanwhile, the type of character who is strong in defense is very useful for guarding important areas, as well as receiving enemy attacks to save other team members. Support character types also appear unique, with the ability to heal other players' health or fly across the battle arena to monitor the opposing team's movements.
For the time being, Blizzard Entertainment has announced two game modes, namely Payload and Point Capture. Payload is a mode where one team has to carry a bomb and deliver it to a certain area before the time limit runs out. Meanwhile, Point Capture is a game mode where each team must try to control predetermined areas and protect these areas from attacks by the opposing team.
In connection with this multiplayer game concept, Overwatch will not feature a single-player game mode. Blizzard explained that this game does have an interesting narrative storyline, but the storyline and relationships of each character can only be discovered when fighting against other players in the arena. Certain locations on the game map also hold hidden mysteries and secrets that add to the lore in the world of Overwatch.
As previously explained, each character has unique abilities that influence how you play. For example, a character named Reaper can use two shotguns and is able to hide in the dark. This unique ability can be used to attack enemies without being noticed, or even protect yourself from nearby threats. The role that each character has also greatly influences the course of the game. Regardless of whether you play as an Offense, Tank, Support, or Defense type, each character will not be able to complete the mission alone without help from his friends. This system encourages each player to establish good cooperation within their team.
These very different class variations also help you choose the appropriate playing style. Can't shoot the enemy accurately? So gadget friends can choose Support which only needs to set deadly traps in strategic areas to defeat the enemy. Don't like frontal combat? Gadget friends can choose the type of character who is able to sneak in secretly, steal territory belonging to the opposing team, and even kill without being noticed. The character you choose can be replaced with another character at any time during the game.
This system is designed so that each player has the freedom to determine the most suitable playing style. Overwatch appears as an unexpected step from Blizzard Entertainment. This game may appear as Blizzard's first attempt to compete in the competitive FPS world. Looking at its development so far, Overwatch appears very promising and has great potential. The only hope for Overwatch is: hopefully this game will be able to display new innovations. Don't just be a copy of the FPS games that are currently popular.
Minimum PC Specifications
CPU : Intel Core i3 or AMD Phenom X3 865
OS : Windows Vista/7/ 8/10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Video Card : Nvidia GeForce GTX 460, ATI Radeon HD 4850, or Intel HD Graphics 4400
Memory : 4 GB
Hard Drive :5 GB
Recommended PC Specifications
CPU : Intel Core i5 or AMD Phenom II X3, 2.8 GHz
OS : Windows Vista/7/ 8/10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Video Card : Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or ATI Radeon HD 7950
RAM : 6 GB
Hard Drive : 5 GB
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