Sunday, March 12, 2017

The Future of Overwatch's Storytelling

Overwatch doesn't really have a story. Not while you're playing it, anyway, where you might murder a red-tinged mirror of yourself while escorting a talking limousine to an arbitrary point, or find your 'good guy' character fighting alongside an evil goth for no particular reason. It is, for all intents and purposes, utter nonsense, but it's video game nonsense, which we forgive.

Outside of play, Overwatch has a million stories. There's its delightfully unruly headcanon, where unlikely couples end up in bed and the space and time continuum can be be bent into any shape fans want. But there's also its official lore, born from stunning Pixar-esque standalone shorts, that have informed the way we view these characters and their relationships, and moved us in the process.

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