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[Nicolada]

D'aww, that was a sweet short. So well animated, and it really solidified Mei as one of my favs (yes, I like shooting icicles at people).

 

[Terareflection]

Not bad, but where's my damn Zarya short!

Yep.

Honestly, this was cute, but rushed. no one gets to be mourned. :/ Best short is still Bastion's.

 

[racketpunch]

Mei mourns for less than 30 seconds.

She cold as ice!

 

[chaobreaker]

It would be cool if almost all the origin shorts all end with Winston's pre-recorded message.

Mei mourns for less than 30 seconds.

She cold as ice!

Timelapse.

 

[Verder]

mei is super adorable .

idk why peeps are so cold to her

 

[RecRoulette]

Fun short, don't like Mei at all but it was well done.

Really thought she was asleep for longer than 9 years though.

Edit: Also if you played the snowball fight you know that Mei is an absolute savage, not to say she doesn't have her reasons though.

 

[Blues1990]

<3

Mei owns.

Indeed. This was my favourite moment from the montage segment from the short.

 

[Silvawuff]

Poignant. Perfect.

Makes me want to get back into OW.

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Fun short, don't like Mei at all but it was well done.

Really thought she was asleep for longer than 9 years though.

Edit: Also if you played the snowball fight you know that Mei is an absolute savage, not to say she doesn't have her reasons though.

"I put a rock in this one"

 

[Dreavus]

Fun short, don't like Mei at all but it was well done.

Really thought she was asleep for longer than 9 years though.

Edit: Also if you played the snowball fight you know that Mei is an absolute savage, not to say she doesn't have her reasons though.

Me too, I could have sworn it was like 20 years or something, just going by 76's apparent age between the two skins (although the younger him could be more of a "him in his heyday" thing and not necessarily right when OW collapsed). I do remember reading that they wanted to avoid giving exact dates on all that stuff in general to maintain some mystery.

A lot can happen in 9 years though so it still kiiinda works.

 

[RecRoulette]

"It costs 200,000 dollars to fire this weapon, for 12 seconds"

"This, is a bucket"
"Dear god"
"Theres more"
"NO"

"Kill me"
"Later"

Thats just a small sample of quotable stuff i still see to this day among TF2 players old and new. And thats from the shorts, not even mentioning the comics or in-game stuff.

OW tries to make its characters fun too with the unique voicelines in-game but the outside media never reflects that.

I don't even play TF2 and never plan to but I LOVE those shorts. Pretty sure I wouldn't care about these too much if I wasn't into Overwatch.

 

[HiiiLife]

T H I C C

 

[bigpumbaa]

TBH it's just nice having my hispanic-ass last name (Torres from Spain who is real frozen and dead) in marketing for a video game that features a Japanese non-sexualized woman and a fucking moon gorilla.

I know this doesn't seem like much, but Overwatch really makes me feel... represented in a way most games do not.

And I appreciate it.

Also - god is she adorable. These characters man.

They don't just nail "diversity," they feel genuinely different and likable from so many different angles. I mean, think about it, we all loved "The Plan" and that's about two sociopathic killers/robbers - one of whom at least is super into robot genocide politically.

Love it. Love Blizz. Love you all.

 

[JohnMatrix]

I quit playing Overwatch a few months ago but damn I still love the characters and the art style

Overwatch movie please

 

[I-hate-u]

In light of the Lawbreaks crowbcat video, the cast of Overwatch is the reason it rose over the rest of the shooters.

It got the same genesis as SF2.

 

[jotun?]

I wish HER pod had malfunctioned

 

[Human Trashcan]

TBH it's just nice having my hispanic-ass last name (Torres from Spain who is real frozen and dead) in marketing for a video game that features a Japanese non-sexualized woman and a fucking moon gorilla.

Mei is Chinese

 

[Bombless]

Perfection.

Loved this short! Make more of these Blizzard, MORE!

 

[DerpHause]

Starts a comp match. Bitches choose Widow and Hanzo immediately.



Pharrah is the worst gaming character ever for me. No respect for that piece of trash or the people that play her.

Honest question, why the Pharrah hate?

Also why the Pharrah player hate while I'm asking. The characters so far as the game itself is concerned are about being useful and that she certainly is.

 

[Yukinari]

I don't even play TF2 and never plan to but I LOVE those shorts. Pretty sure I wouldn't care about these too much if I wasn't into Overwatch.

I just realized hours later i completely misquoted Meet The Heavy after praising it and ive played TF2 for like 7-8 years.

I feel so stupid for noticing it just now.

 

[KazenY2J]

Cute!

 

[Yarbskoo]

That was cute.

Obviously not on the same level as the TF2 shorts, but still cute.

 

[Jaraghan]

Cute!

Found my new Xbox profile picture. Thank you.

 

[finalflame]

That was cute.

Obviously not on the same level as the TF2 shorts, but still cute.

You're right, there's no way the TF2 shorts could ever be this good.

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Need more screen caps for a phone wallpaper!

 

[rulerk1]

Cute!

lowkey uncanny valley tbh

 

[Crossing Eden]

lowkey uncanny valley tbh

Refer to this post.

 

[breadtruck]

Messy-hair Mei needs to be a skin, ASAP

 

[macfoshizzle]

that was boring as hell

 

[Ionic]

When will we get a hero shooter with promotional videos that combine the superior visuals of the Overwatch shorts with the superior writing of the TF2 shorts?

 

[SDBurton]

Awesome short. When are we going to get a Mercy one though?

 

[Akainu]

I would say it's problems with the model specifically and not the animation as that part is good and nuanced:

I mean how she reacts to everything with that same weird ass smirk.

 

[Snacks the sober sea lion]

In light of the Lawbreaks crowbcat video, the cast of Overwatch is the reason it rose over the rest of the shooters.

It got the same genesis as SF2.

It's made by Blizzard, dude.

Personality would have helped a lot if it wasn't made by Blizzard, but all the game needed was to be made by Blizzard.

 

[Alienous]

4/5 cryogenic chambers failing catastrophically just because? What kind of writing is that?

 

[Crossing Eden]

I mean how she reacts to everything with that same weird ass smirk.

Yea I still wouldn't think that would be s noticeable if her face actually contorted a bit more realistically. There's so few gifs ITT btw.

I mean how she reacts to everything with that same weird ass smirk.

Blizzard writing.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

Damn Blizzard CG is still top notch. I know losers have a knee jerk reaction to Bolt when they see Mei, but I think it was really cute to show how she got Tangled up in this situation. Was really neat to see her create those Frozen platforms with her ice gun too. Haters should just Let It Go.

Ducktroll likes the troll character. Surprise surprise.

 

[HiiiLife]

Mei is Chinese

He tried.

If only it was the Genji and Hanzo short instead.

 

[Grisby]

Hey, that was pretty good.

The writing isn't the best and they have to work in some emotional moments in a short run time, but I think it turned out good. The scene with Mei doing her mad scientist thing and the aurora borealis was nice.

Yeah, this might be my favorite short.

 

[bananas]

<3

 

[Mr. Smiley]

when the fuck did this junkertown short come out

 

[LiK]

Indeed. This was my favourite moment from the montage segment from the short.

Mei confirmed left handed and yet she uses the gun on her right hand. I guess she's ambidextrous.

 

[falconxcrunner09]

Soldier 76s is still the best one. Meis was pretty ehhhhhh

 

[bananas]

Mei confirmed left handed and yet she uses the gun on her right hand. I guess she's ambidextrous.

A lot of left handed people wield firearms with their right hand.

 

[Blues1990]

when the fuck did this junkertown short come out

Monday of this week, which you can view here.

Mei confirmed left handed and yet she uses the gun on her right hand. I guess she's ambidextrous.

Huh, good eye.

Yeah, I think it's fair to say she's ambidextrous.

 

[LiK]

A lot of left handed people wield firearms with their right hand.

What is this skill. I want it.

 

[Grisby]

Really felt like this could have been a scene from a movie too. Definitely more substance than most of the other shorts.

A lot of left handed people wield firearms with their right hand.

Yep, I do.

To clarify, I feel like it's easier/faster to assume a proper firing stance by leading with my right (even though I'm left handed).

 

[JHall]

A lot of left handed people wield firearms with their right hand.

I'm right handed and I shoot left handed.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Monday of this week, which you can view here.

Ah man they're making shorts for in-game assets now? And good lord the animation in that is so good:

 

[Celcius]

Really enjoyed this video.

 

[Ricerocket]

It was alright, best parts are bed hair Mei. Remember that she will put an icicle through your brains when she has too, not so cute then.

Wish we got more of Junkrat and Roadhog after the teaser they put out on their Gamescon preview stream.