Immediately Blizzard Leisure premiered a brand new Overwatch 2 animated quick titled Genesis Half One: Daybreak.
If you happen to’re acquainted with Blizzard’s animation, that the developer’s animated shorts are all the time top-notch. Whereas that is no exception, the type is actually totally different in comparison with what we have seen earlier than. As an alternative of 3D CGI, we get a mode nearer to Japanese anime.
The quick principally tells the story of the start of the Overwatch story, and I’d lie if it does not seem like a cautionary story concerning the present acceleration of synthetic intelligence.
We hear the story of Dr. Mina Liao and the way she created the subsequent technology of Omnics. We additionally see how some had doubts about her work and its goal, whereas others straight-up opposed it whereas society embraced it. Because the title signifies, that is half certainly one of three, so you’ll be able to anticipate extra shorts coming down the road, persevering with the story and offering a glance into the origins of the franchise for many who aren’t acquainted with the lore.
We already know that half 2, titled “Innocence,” will premiere in per week on Thursday, July 13, at 9:00 a.m. PDT. I think about half 3 will come the next week, probably on July 20.
Overwatch 2, which is at the moment in its season 5, is offered for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Sequence X|S, Nintendo Change, and PC. It is free-to-play, so you’ll be able to strive it out with out a buy, however, after all, it has loads of non-obligatory microtransactions to attract income from.
By the way, just a few weeks in the past Blizzard Leisure has revealed the roadmap together with season 7 and past, so we have already got a partial concept of what additional seasons will entail. Season 6 will carry some story content material, which was detailed in a latest video.
