Why Was Overwatch (PC/PS4/XbOne/Switch, 2016) So Good?
In 2016, Blizzard Entertainment released their first FPS game, Overwatch. A game that, at one point, practically took the world by storm, winning its share of awards, including Game of the Year for 2016. The game received tons of praise for it’s variety of unique characters, colorful presentation, emphasis on team based gameplay, on top of just being unique in a sea of other FPS games releasing around the same time with the same “space shooter” aesthetic. In 2022, however, the reputation of Overwatch among the gaming community has… changed. While the game still holds a good amount of popularity, opinions on it have become more divisive. Many people felt that the game went downhill as a result of various changes and balancing updates to the characters that, in many people’s view, led to the game feeling a bit too competitive or restrictive in one way or another. And, over the years, this has made me want to look into something. I personally loved Overwatch when it came out in 2016. Wh