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- WTF are you talking about? Overview / Summary of Battleborn and Overwatch
- Why I don't think it is fair at all to compare the two games
- Why I will be purchasing Overwatch and not Battleborn
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WTF are you talking about? Overview / Summary of Battleborn and Overwatch
So I could write a lot in this section. The main points I want you to take from this are as follows.
- They are both a hero / class based FPS game with teamwork being the most important skill / aspect to have.
- Battleborn plays like a standard MOBA game. Slower paced, methodical game-play with gear and talent systems.
- Overwatch plays like Team Fortress 2. Never played Team Fortress 2? Think Call of Duty but with classes and a huge importance on teamwork. It's fast paced with simple and straight forward map objectives.
Comparing the two games just isn't right...
Watch both of small trailers I posted below. The rest of this section won't make as much sense if you don't watch the short clips, SO DO IT RIGHT MEOW!
It is a pretty common thought or question to have after you watch the trailers to ask which one is better. It is also logical to think that they would play similar enough that if you are interested in the concept of a hero based FPS game, it's probably best to just get one of them.
As I mentioned above, they just play too different to me and it just doesn't feel right comparing them. I saw this short video from a YouTube Creator and while I don't agree with everything he has to say...the overall point he is making I do agree with. You should not compare these games.
The main part that I disagree with is how he made it seem that Overwatch doesn't have much strategy to it.
He stated at one point "...you just load in and start fighting people".
While at a casual level I believe this statement is very true. However, the more skilled you get at playing the game, the more complex it gets, the more strategy really comes into play. Overwatch is a game where you can switch characters as many times as you want in a match (after a death). If the enemy team has a composition that your team is having problems with, you can switch to another character (maybe one with a different role) to counter them. There is so much back and forth that happens at higher levels of game-play. It is extremely rewarding and fun.
Check out this guys video. It is short, to the point, and really sums up this section.
Why I will being buying Overwatch and not Battleborn
It is not because I don't like Battleborn and its not because I think Battleborn is too similar to Overwatch. It is because Battleborn is a match-up of different genres and I don't think that it is fun enough to purchase. In other words, I don't think the fun factor will last long enough to buy.
Let me explain.
I have played A LOT of FPS games in my day. When it comes to multiplayer FPS games, I gravitate to the fast paced ones that have games last about 5 to 10 minutes. There are tons of examples of this - Titanfall, Gotham City Imposters, and the Call of Duty series.
I also have a lot of experience playing MOBA games. I played League of Legends (LoL) for a few years and I am currently playing Heroes of the Storm (HotS) a lot. I love the genre in general but I really enjoy the flavor of HotS due to the quicker pace, more team fighting, and shorter games (20 minutes).
Overwatch is a great fit for the FPS games that I like. It is face paced, it has a high skill cap, there are fun and unique role based characters....it's right up my alley. I was lucky enough to get in the beta and I loved it. Easy purchase for me. I will play the crap out of it.
Battleborn isn't fun enough to me to surpass playing Overwatch in a FPS sense. It also isn't fun enough for me to surpass a standard MOBA game like HotS to me. Therefore, I really don't have much reason to buy or play it. The single player campaign looks fun enough to rent a few times or to buy once it goes on sale...but that is kinda how I feel about it.
Hopefully my point and everything that I wrote to explain it makes sense. If not...ummm my bad?
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