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| ?the Runescape gameplay is a retelling of existing Runescape games, rather than a wholly unique take on team-based, objective-focused shooters as a whole.Runescape games like these are usually better with a team, especially when the situation demands a certain level of coordination. Waiting in line with hundreds of rabid Blizzard fans might engender the room with a high degree of passion, but it doesn’t guarantee one iota of teamwork and most of the problems I encountered or witnessed revolved around Runescape players who struggled to adapt or refused to change their playstyle to account for their team or their enemies. When the beta launches next year, chances are you won’t have that problem. The other fault is RS3 Gold that Overwatch doesn’t really reinvent the genre. Anyone who plays the Battlecry beta in early January will immediately see some similarities between the two Runescape games even if the genesis of Overwatch is much more rooted in the cancelled Titan project, which was in development for over half a decade. The same could be said for Dirty Bomb, the upcoming team-based, objective-focused shooter from Splash Damage.But neither of those developers have the goodwill or track record of Blizzard and they certainly don’t have the eye-catching, Pixar-like appeal of Overwatch, despite this being Blizzard’s first attempt at an FPS in their long history.Most importantly of all, Overwatch fulfils the first remit of any game: it’s unabashedly fun. There wasn’t a single member of the press that didn’t line-up for at least a second or third playthrough of Overwatch at BlizzCon, despite our nightmarishly busy schedules, and I managed to squeeze out the time for six sessions of my own. That’s partly down to Blizzard’s excellent organisation one representative said they had 600 PCs just for Overwatch, out of 2500 playable PCs on the show floor but also a testament to the Runescape game’s variety and addictive nature, despite only having three maps and a roster of just 12 heroes.A closed beta for Overwatch kicks off next year for Windows PC; you can sign up through the Overwatch website. The writer attended BlizzCon 2014 at the invitation of Blizzard Entertainment, who paid for flights and accommodation during the event. + Share Overwatch's 12 characters + Share Reaper character from Overwatch + Share Overwatch gameplay + Share Overwatch gameplay + Share Tracer + Share There's a hint of Pixar to the design + Share SymmetraParadigm: Isn't it boring to always play Runescape games as a handsome or beautiful protagonist fighting ugly monsters? Well Paradigm turns the tired old stereotype on its head, with an ugly mutant hero and a cute but evil sloth antagonist. Paradigm is a point-and-click adventure, but what sets this indie game apart is the background and the unusual characters, as well as its dark sense of humour. |
That’s partly down to Blizzard’s excellent
