![]() ![]() SWTOR taught us how well story-driven experiences work with four player PUGs (poorly). My one concern - aside from Blizzard’s recent scumminess in general - is that it looks you can’t solo the story missions, which could make for an unpleasant experience. There’s a new Toronto map that looks fantastic - TTC streetcars! A Jamaican restaurant! - and if I’m not mistaken I’m pretty sure I saw a red maple leaf badge on the new hero, Sojourn. Oh, yeah, and we’re getting Canadian representation. Finally we’ll get to advance the story and explore this beautiful world Blizzard created. This is what I wanted Overwatch to be from the start. There will now be a story campaign and repeatable co-op missions that sound a lot like StarCraft II’s co-op. Overwatch 2 itself is essentially a huge expansion pack for the original game that fleshes it out to what it should have been at launch. I loved Tracer posting a picture of her girlfriend in the cockpit of her jet. Overwatch cinematics usually are, but this one takes the cake. ![]() Somewhat surprisingly this is what has me most tempted to break my boycott right now.įirst off, that cinematic trailer was bloody amazing. I don’t really feel the need for new commanders in co-op at this point, so I won’t be heartbroken if the new ones are no good, but yeah… this was not a good choice. So after years of people asking for Valerian to be playable in StarCraft II co-op, we instead get… his father, who worked for Amon, the villain of co-op. If they’d announced a permanent end to the faction conflict, or free to play, or an end to the restrictions on flying, I’d be ready to hop on the bandwagon, but as it is I’m on the fence on Shadowlands. Not sure that’s enough to win me back to WoW at this point, though. The only new feature of any note appears to be Covenants, which sound like Legion’s class hall campaigns but fewer in number and therefore theoretically more fleshed out. No new race, class, or even allied races. ![]() On the other hand, Shadowlands appears to be the most unambitious expansion to date in terms of gameplay features. It reminds me of Mists of Pandaria it’s a setting we’ve heard of before, so it doesn’t feel like a total ass-pull, but we know basically nothing about it, so it’s a total blank slate to create new lore and stories. Delving into the afterlife to confront a heretofore unknown threat is daring. I’m not sure how I feel about the new World of Warcraft expansion.įor most of the cinematic, I was terrified they were just going to make Sylvanas the Lich Queen, which would have been the Worst Twist Ever, but then… then things got interesting.įrom a lore perspective, Shadowlands looks genuinely intriguing. But in a world where Diablo III exists, this feels like a step backwards in every possible way.Įxcept the graphics. Honestly, if Diablo III hadn’t happened, this would be an exciting sequel to Diablo II. Take us to Xiansai or Skovos and I’d actually be excited. Just the same moors and deserts every Diablo game is apparently required to have. Oh, yes, and skill points are back, so you rest assured that once again get your build from Google and feel superior to everyone who didn’t! Who needs flexibility and meaningful customization?!?Įven the environments feel painfully uncreative. No returning characters, no indication that they’re picking up where Reaper of Souls’ cliff-hanger left off, no mention of the growing power of the Nephalem, no mention of saving Leah’s soul, no reckoning with Imperius. It feels like they’re basically trying to pretend D3 didn’t happen. I’ll need to wait and see if this really changes my opinion in the long term.īefore I go any further, I will mention I’ve had a terrible week filled with health problems and other misery, so if I’m bit more ruthless in my rantiness than usual, I apologize.Įverything about this reeks of an attempt to appease the edgelord fanboys who didn’t like Diablo III. But waiting until now undermines that sincerity, and so far that apology is not backed up by any action. Allen Brack did open the convention with an apology for their screw-up regarding Hong Kong, and to be fair, he sounded pretty sincere. The reveals so far give me a bit of hope, but perhaps not enough to turn things around for my dying love of Blizzard. But nowadays Blizzard’s games have strayed far from what made me love them, and after they started creeping on female employees’ periods and stomping free speech to appease China’s government, I’ve decided to tentatively boycott future purchases. While it may have had its disappointments before, BlizzCon has always felt a bit like Christmas morning to me. ![]()
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