This is not a simple story DLC, "Overwatch 2" official: the plot is close to a 3A-level work

At the beginning of the month, the doctor wrote in the article "Rather than calling it Overwatch 2, it is better to call it a large-scale story DLC. Players: How to sell it?" ” shared with everyone that Blizzard officially announced “Overwatch 2” at the carnival, and also released the first wave of story videos and actual footage. At that time, many players believed that in a game that focuses on PvP competitive confrontation, it would be more appropriate to call it "Overwatch" story DLC by enriching the existing PVE content, while calling it "Overwatch 2" would be a bit unworthy of the name.

Recently, the doctor noticed that the official developers of "Overwatch 2" accepted an exclusive interview with the official PS4 media. They revealed some content, including the map of "Overwatch 2" and the new heroes, and emphasized that The game will not be just DLC, but will have story content closer to a AAA level work!

"Overwatch 2" chief story designer Michael Chu said: Although it is not yet possible to reveal how many heroes there will be in the game, what can be confirmed is: "Overwatch 2" will have more heroes than the first generation. There are many heroes, they have their own skills and effects, and they can all play a role in the game. Currently, players can only see two new heroes from the trailer, one is Sojourn, the former "Overwatch" captain; and the other is Echo.

Designer Aaron Keller mentioned: “Each story mission in Overwatch 2 will have a related animated movie, and the map is nearly twice the size of a regular map. The effects will also be more complex, such as weather, explosions, etc., which are the focus of the game.” Director Jeff confirmed: “Overwatch 2 will not be just a DLC, it will be closer to a 3A-level work. New work. "

It can be seen from the above expression: "Overwatch 2" is made to satisfy the player group attracted by the game's world view and story. The doctor previously wrote in the article "Making money by opening boxes?" "Overwatch" Becomes Activision Blizzard's Sixth "Billion Dollar Game"" has already introduced to you that "Overwatch" has become one of Blizzard's "signature" games. Then its world view has great commercial value and is worth exploring. This is how "Overwatch 2" was born. You must know that "Warcraft" was a success before, and the reuse of its world view gave birth to the classic game "World of Warcraft"!

In addition, the official also revealed an interesting fact about Mercy: Mercy was designed by Geoff Goodman, and the design idea was to hope that "Overwatch" would be more than a simple shooting game. At the same time, the original design was centered on flight and beams, and there was also a male version, even called the "Stinger". Later, in order to fit in with the story, it evolved into the current angel.

Although we are looking forward to "Overwatch 2", unfortunately, in this exclusive interview, the official still did not reveal when the game will be launched and how it will be sold. In the game market, the doctor has seen many PVE games that have added PVP content in order to release numerical values. However, it is rare to see games that focus on PVP and specifically develop PVE version content. This is like Riot saying that it is going to develop "League of Legends 2", and the content is to use the characters and skills of "League of Legends" to experience the plot of Valoran.

Let's wait and see, if the effect is really good, Riot Games might do the same!