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Overwatch originally featured 12 characters at its November 2014 BlizzCon convention announcement, [6] but expanded to 21 by the next year's convention. [7] The game is character-driven, and reviewers noted Overwatch 's emphasis on the individual differences between characters in the same role (e.g., between two snipers) as a departure from dominant class-based shooter paradigms.
Overwatch 2 is a hero shooter, where players are split into two teams and select a "hero" from a roster of over 40 characters.Characters are organized into a "damage" class, responsible for offensive efforts; a "support" class, responsible for healing and buffing; and a "tank" class, responsible for creating space for their team.
Cosplay of various Overwatch characters at New York Comic Con 2016. Overwatch 's fan base has been noted to be generally kind and supportive; Daniel Starkey of Wired wrote, "where many fresh games struggle with an endless stream of player complaints and developer-prodding, Overwatch 's community is vivacious and jubilant."
Overwatch characters as they appear in the Zero Hour cinematic trailer (2019) As part of the original game's announcement, Blizzard released an animated "cinematic trailer" for Overwatch on November 7, 2014. [73] [74] They would repeat this to announce Overwatch 2, releasing the Zero Hour cinematic trailer in 2019. [75]
Overwatch is a team-based first-person shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in May 2016. The game, while having several different play modes, generally features two teams of six players each, selecting pre-made heroes from the game's roster, to either attack or defend various objective points on the game's maps.
Overwatch character redirects to lists (39 P) Pages in category "Overwatch characters" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Often considered one of Overwatch ' s staple and most recognizable characters, as well as its most iconic support-class hero, [note 1] Mercy has received a somewhat mixed response from both video game media writers and Overwatch players. A popularly used character in Overwatch, Mercy is "celebrated by general Overwatch fandom". [50]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 March 2025. Fictional character in 2016 video game Overwatch Fictional character Tracer Overwatch character Tracer in Overwatch 2 First appearance Overwatch Cinematic Trailer (2014) First game Heroes of the Storm (2016) Designed by Geoff Goodman Voiced by Cara Theobold In-universe information Class ...