ElBoxyBrown
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New Overwatch Animated Short: "Rise and Shine"
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Would you play a MP only game if it had no lore and unique characters?
Leafhopper
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Not sure how some people say this proves that the team that makes these can make a feature length movie. It's pretty but that's kinda it. I liked the short but, let's not assume or expect movies.
Pretty much.
Millions of people play Call of Duty.
Fff
Pretty much.
Millions of people play Call of Duty.
Fff
I'd be fine with traditional animation. Something in the vein of the Doomfist short.
My main problem is the short didn't even allude to any of this and it seemed like one of the big interesting problems she was facing.
Hierophant
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To address the writing issue, Blizzard should hire Chet Faliszek and Eric Wolpaw lmao
Really good short tho, my favourite one so far
Really good short tho, my favourite one so far
Leafhopper
Banned
omg.
Even battlefield 1 has a story component attached. Overwatch feels like we only got the MP spinoff from the main game.
ScottSullivan
Member
Great short, I love playing as her too. Mae is indeed, bae
Hierophant
Banned
Pyjama mei skin please
Skateboard P
Member
Mei is bae
Thank you Blizzard for making her so thick
Thank you Blizzard for making her so thick
Hierophant
Banned
Actually can't wait until they have one for every hero
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
I would say it's problems with the model specifically and not the animation as that part is good and nuanced:
the model's face is just....flat I would say, the crucial part that these films seem to miss is that the modeling team seemed to straight up ignore muscle groups. And thus they're missing that tension that REALLY sells any given expression like a smile, or grief.
vs:
This short is definitely their best effort at nuanced animation tho.
they've come a long way from this:
Nocturnowl
Member
I can't help but think she went through a lot to get a portion of Winston's motivational speech that doesn't actually help her get outta there.
Hopefully this leads to more fanart that doesn't depict Mei as extremely thin but somehow with incredibly large breasts and hips:
yeah, she is filled out, but that don't doesnt mean having an axnorexic waist like some idealized hourglass
I dunno if robots recovering from PTSD, scientists seeing the decaying corpses of their colleagues, and agents witnessing their personal political heroes killed in front of them because they failed to stop an assassination attempt is exactly lighthearted in tone.
DoctorFling
Member
Wouldn't this make more sense for a villains origin? "Overwatch forgot about me and all my friends are dead as a result, fuck Overwatch"
Mei would be a cool villain, pun fully intended
Mei would be a cool villain, pun fully intended
Gentleman Jack
Member
Isn't that basically Symmetra's backstory?
BTW that Murloc mug is on sale at the blizzard store lol.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
maybe a Junkrat short will break the mold. If there'sanyone who shouldn't get a porcelain doll face, its him.
Leafhopper
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ArchedThunder
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I neeeeed jammies Mei and her original winter gear as skins, PLEASE BLIZZARD!
It's about the depiction. These things aren't shown in any kind of detail or nuance that would be particularly out of bounds of your typical modern Disney film. They're decidedly mature themes if you give them any significant thought or dive into fanon, but at the same time I'd have no ethical hang-up with showing any of the official shorts as they are to my five-year old nephew. On top of that, Overwatch as a governmental entity or idea is a pretty positive depiction for humanity in general; gathering a bunch of ragtag people of all races, genders, sexualities and creeds under one banner. Then on the gameplay level-- I mean, look at the events and customization options. I don't get Orwellian existential dread when I see Soldier: 76- one of the more tragic and dour heroes- dressed up as a barbecue dad complete with socks and sandals combo.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Bedhead/pajama/v1 freeze gun Mei is 100% going to be a legendary skin, as well.
InfiniDragon
Member
Hopefully this leads to more fanart that doesn't depict Mei as extremely thin but somehow with incredibly large breasts and hips:
Let's be real though, Mei is still quite idealized for her body type, Blizzard's waifu game is just strong enough to still include some variance in their near perfect knockouts. XD
This video was adorable. Finally getting to see casual Mei was great.
One short has a genocidal, emotionless killing machine responsible for the deaths of countless innocents.
The other features Bastion.
Leafhopper
Banned
Oh god lol.
Huh, didn't know that was an acutal thing. My friend needs a new mug, and since she plays a lot of Warcraft/HOTS, I'll get one for her as a surprise gift.
Yep, I'm definitely calling that. I do hope Snowball's High Five becomes an emote, as it's super cute. I wouldn't be shocked if the ECO-Point Antarctica map will be updated with the mugs near each station.
KLoWn
Member
Lmao.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Hopefully this leads to more fanart that doesn't depict Mei as extremely thin but somehow with incredibly large breasts and hips:
Giolon
Member
You also said they were childish, which is the part I was responding to. Most of the shorts are quite dark, some explicitly, others implicitly. I don't think "all my friends are dead" and "I'm going to die here when this place runs out of power" is childish. It may not be the most sophisticated examination of the human condition, but that's never been Blizzard's approach.
Death Penalty
Member
I don't think this is true.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
It's not.
l2ounD
Member
No, BMO is Niki Yang and Mei is Zhang Yu.
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