Check Out Blizzard’s Awesome New Hero Shooter, “Overwatch”

Overwatch is an upcoming first-person “Hero Shooter” game being developed by Blizzard, the company behind Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm and, of course, World of Warcraft. “Hero Shooter” is a term that means a shooting game where there are different characters with different abilities and personalities in addition to the different guns they use. At least that’s what I think a Hero Shooter, as is it doesn’t have a real definition and I Googled it. Last week there was an open Overwatch beta that was being advertised on TV, the internet, and on Taco Bell cups. I took part in the open beta and I have to say, it was an extremely enjoyable experience. Overwatch has teams of 6 compete in objective-based gameplay, whether it be escorting a payload or holding a point in a King of the Hill-style match. Some modes and maps even have a mixture of the two types to create a more unique game. There are 21 heroes to choose from in the latest build of the game and they can be divided into offense, defense, tank, and support classes. Each character plays differently, so playing two different offensive heroes actually feels like you’re… well, playing two different heroes. The heroes have tons of personality and they even interact with each other before the match starts. Depending on their relationships you could have some nice friendly banter or them just expressing how much they don’t like each other. The characters say a lot, and that’s something refreshing in a game where your goal is sh…