In the Reinhart cinematic, his handing his hammer to his boss hits even harder when you consider he's basically giving up his main weapon, his only weapon. He's literally saying "No more glory-hounding, I will be their shield." And that when his shield fails, he tries to cover the few survivors with his own body. It's a hell of a statement, and a hell of a lesson for his players...
You missed the transition of shadows as Mei was sat in front of the cryo chambers, implying she sat there for hours. She didn't exactly get over it quickly.
I have a weak spot for Old Soldier type characters. It's the delivery here. Just tired, sad, but already made up his mind. It's between him and 76 for me, no one else really comes close.
I just realized that Winston saved Mei by broadcasting that recall message, which prompted the computer to wake her. And as some chatter pointed out, she was mourning at least for several hours based on the shadows.
it's a tragedy they gave up on fleshing out the universe. The cinematics and lore really made overwatch something special. It could have been so much more if not for all the problems behind the scenes.
Agreed. You can tell the devs had plans, but everything was just put on hold because Bobby Psy-Kotick wanted to play at being the owner of a sports league.
Overwatch has so much material for animated series or even movies when Blizzard stops shitting the bed and learns to actually properly use its own IP’s properly.
Quick little lore drop: Widowmaker’s husband worked for Overwatch but she was kidnapped and experimented on to become a living weapon, she escaped but the experimentation corrupted her and she murdered her husband while he was asleep and went back to finish her experimentation. There’s also a voice line between Soldier 76 and Widowmaker that goes: Widow: “Was the Lily on Geráds grave yours?” Soldier: “You know we were close” Widow: “Not close enough to know he preferred Roses”
It's a shame it got tainted with the faults of Blizzard. As far as I know, the developers who actually made the game confirmed that the Overwatch development team itself was like, the ONE part of Blizzard where the kind of abuse that was endemic to the company *actually* wasn't tolerated.
@@Sparksparky1 Eh, personally I think the major cause of the death of the franchise was the management's decisions to literally starve the game of content to focus on the Overwatch League. After a while they just... stopped releasing updates, then kinda crammed everything they'd been working on into Overwatch "2" (which was literally just one big patch). Ultimately it was 100% on Blizzard management.
I don't think they really care for the old castle, as all they had there is bunch of guards. No lieutenants, no bosses, no equipment or infrastructure. Just token security.
Mei didn't get over the other scientists deaths quickly, they just show the passage of time in a very subtle way, like in the Winston one where he is recording the video you see the time of day change when she is sat crying you can see the shadows on the floor move as time passes, nice detail but it does make it seem she got over it quickly if you don't notice it
The story cinematics for characters that were released in the first two years of Overwatch almost got me to play the game despite never having played a game like this before. That's how good the cinematics are. Never did cause I was told numerous times I should play it on a PC, and I still don't have one.
They are so.. Astoundingly good its absurd, like... It is quite baffling with all the great story its not a show or movies! These are so, so much better than the games its ridiculous! Certainly at this point, when they have completely ruined the game The lore is still strong i would argue, and the Cinematics stand on their own 💯☀️👍 one million percent! I still regularly watch reactions to them They game may not be worth it anymore, but the vids? Definitely, absolutely are!! Straight Pixar Disney and more quality at times. No cap.
"I have been called, I *must* answer. Always." is my favorite line from any of the cinematics. He's still trying to live up to being the man Balderich knew he could be.
Widowmaker's backstory is actually so damn sad and tragic. in her former life, Widowmaker was married to Gérard Lacroix, an Overwatch agent spearheading operations against the Talon terrorist organization. After several unsuccessful attempts to eliminate Gérard, Talon decided to change its focus to his wife, Amélie. Talon operatives kidnapped her and subjected her to an intense program of neural reconditioning. They broke her will, suppressed her personality, and reprogrammed her as a sleeper agent. She was eventually found by Overwatch agents, apparently none the worse for wear, and returned to her normal life. Two weeks later she killed Gérard in his sleep. Her mission complete, Amélie returned to Talon, and they completed the process of turning her into a living weapon.
"I have been called, I must answer...always." Is one of my favourite tropes in media. It almost always signifies someone who is at their core is humble. Even Reinhardt, who is loud, boisterous and larger than life is someone who would likely gladly give his life for a single innocent person with not one person acknowledging his sacrifice. It doesn't matter he was betrayed, it doesn't matter if the world sees him as a bit of a corny joke, it doesn't matter that his battered body is barely holding on. He has been called to help those who need it. And he *must* answer.
13:18 I don't know much, but here's what I know: Reaper was a part of Overwatch (you can see him on a photo earlier, he stands showing his back), a leader of Blackwatch (a part of Overwatch, which sorted out, well, dirty works). Those two group always had issues, but when the influence of Overwatch had become weaker, Blackwatch started "a civil war" within the organization, which was the reason why those group collapsed. Gabriel Reyes (a real name of Reaper) was fatally injured and Moira saved him by making him the mist we all know. So when Talon ask to join them, Reaper agreed.
From what I remember black watch didn’t really cause a civil war which lead to the Petra’s act, what happened was black watch was supposed to do like undercover scuffed stuff but there was drama between Jack (soldier) who was the leader of overwatch and Gabriel (Reaper) who was the squad leader of black watch about some of the stuff they were doing. Eventually the head of black watch was assassiated by his wife (widow) who was brainwashed by talon and the black watch was like uh uh fuck that and went to get revenge but ended up causing an explosion which wasn’t exactly covert so people found out about black watch and a bunch of their scuffed missions got exposed so overwatch as a whole got shut down, idk how or when reaper joined talon tho
Gabe got mad about what happened to his friend. Real mad. He told the Blackwatch team they would follow orders and do a stealth extraction, even as Cassidy wanted desperately to go on the actual attack. And when they had the target, Gabe blasted him out of a window at full volume. This set off a running battle with Talon through the streets of Venice... this black mission turning into a dangerous spectacle got Overwatch clamped down on by the UN, and was basically the penultimate strike on the deepening wedge between Gabriel and Jack (Soldier 76). On the last day of Overwatch, Gabriel and Jack fought as Overwatch HQ blew up around them, both assumed lost in the event until Soldier 76 came onto the big scene and Reaper was identified. And their history goes even farther back, with both being products of the same super soldier program, but Jack getting a more stable later iteration while Gabe eventually needed Moira to "Fix" his treatment.
to explain overwatches cinematic universe, its basically the entire world is represented, which is why the cast is so diverse, but there ARE some main plot points: old overwatch: a group of ex mercinaries, most of them are retired, or off doing other things, they had a sub-division called blackwatch which genji, moira, reaper(previously reyas), cassidy) all fell into, and they all delved into more...shady stuff, but after blackwatch was outed for their shadier antics, overwatch as a whole got targeted. new overwatch: winstons desire to bring back the name "overwatch" led to him recruiting a bunch of new and old faces to help save people again. talon: we don't actually know much about talon, but they are the big oppressive force. null sector: the creators of the "omnic crisis" a "God program"(sentient supercomputer) called anubis took over a bunch of omnics and declared war unto the world. null sector now, follows ramattra and other null sector leaders causing chaos, a second villain group that is working with talon. these are the prime four things you need to know about overwatches lore...but theres a LOT of stuff not related to either. iris: someone omnic monks like zen worship, said to give omnics sentience. junkers: borderlands. thats basically all you need to know, a bunch of scavengers lost their homes due to the omnic crisis, creating a home of omnic hating dirty people who love scrapping for the title of "king of the junkers" deadlock gang: cassidys group of bandits, ruled by ashe. thats all we kinda know about them. vishkar: using stolen tech by lucios father, vishkar is a sketchy company, designed to try to improve life, but has odd connections to talon. shimada/hashimoto clans: a group of magic(?) users who harness the power of the dragons. uhh...yeah, those dragons are actual magic, theres prob a better explanation, but thats the "Canon" we have been given about how kiriko's and likely the shimada dragons work. these are the "Bigger" lore aspects that aren't exactly tied to overwatch or talon. this isn't even touching on the smaller stuff, but these are the main story points to understand overwatch and its world building.
Jack Morrison enlisted in the United States military when he was eighteen. His bravery and work ethic earned him the attention of the "soldier enhancement program" so he is like Captain America but with a gun and more willing to kill. After the downfall of Overwatch he became a vigilante and now saw no reason not to kill all those who see saw as bringing Overwatch down.
In the Widow cinematic, if someone’s in my secure channel and telling me to get my VIP client out of there while not identifying themselves, I’m assuming it’s a trap. I’m definitely not taking their word for it immediately which is exactly why that guys tells the rooftop teams to check in and confirm what’s happening
There are so much details in the Reinhardt cinematic that make it incredible Like Rein says "die with glory" twice in answer to his master's line, but you can clearly see that it's only the second time that he understands the real meaning behind the words, then he gives his hammer meaning he's giving up on his reckless nature to go save his squad this time, Balderich's little smirk after this interaction and his little shoulder movement in relief when he understands he passed his coin (and his whole legacy, probably) to the right person... Then Balderich gets rid of a whole army of omnics who are clearly too strong for him while being damaged enough to know he's not getting out of this castle alive and probably poisoned (looks like it) and still finds the energy to die on the throne, because "dying in glory" means fighting until your last breath And the last line straight up means "I still haven't forgiven myself for this moment and I'll do whatever it takes so my master's death won't be in vain, so I must continue fighting to save lives" because that's what "living with honor" means It's like they weren't just saying their motto out loud for fun. It's like Reinhardt finally understands that his master was commanding him to live with honor, so he accepts his sacrifice and asks him to die with glory, because he values him as a great warrior, but also as a friend. And because Balderich honored his side of the deal and "died with glory", Reinhardt now has no choice but to "live with honor" and going back to Overwatch. It's just beautiful. And it's why brig doesn't understand why he's going back to Overwatch, because she's too young for this and he wants to preserve her as long as possible, but you can bet that he knows he will one day have to teach her the true meaning behind these words just like he learnt them from his master. It's just crazy how they can tell all that from one single 40 seconds interaction. And it's the reason why it's my favorite cinematic all games combined. Also the overwatch coin that Rein put on the throne's arm is also there in the map along the armor
"The Last Bastion" is my favorite short ever. It has this Ghibli-esque feel to it when Bastion is in the forest, very peaceful where he is traveling to his destination yet observing nature with curiosity and respect, then I feel a bit of The Iron Giant in it when he switches to his gatling mode and when his bird buddy comes back at the end. I'm reminded of Hogarts' quote "Guns kill and you are not a gun. You are what you choose to be." I just can't express how much I like this short. Every single one of them is fantastic on its own, but this one has just a special place in my heart...
Sad thing is you can't even play the original Overwatch anymore and what's worse is that the developers can't seem to do anything but make poor decisions that are running Overwatch 2 into the ground.
What I recall of Widowmaker and Reaper’s motivations was she was kidnapped and brainwashed by Talon to murder her husband, the former leader of Overwatch and now lives for the thrill of the hunt, and Reaper getting caught doing black ops murder stuff was the reason the public demanded Overwatch be disbanded, so he ended up working for Talon but it’s unclear if he’s a double agent or loyal to them
This has got to be the BIGGEST COINCIDENCE I have experienced yet, cuz the video suddenly stopped and started loading exactly at 57:34, I checked my WiFi and it was disconnected for having bad connection. It felt like she actually hacked my phone through the screen 😆
With Bastion (robot) the lore is that his model had an AI programming that was made to constantly evolve. Bastion was dormant, but his programming kept going until he eventually developed a personality similar to that of a young child, hence his curiosity.
Love the cinematics for OverWatch specifically between genji and Hanzo. A tale between Brothers growimg up in a strict family. If the roles were switched? What would play out?
1:05:30 Actually, if you look closely at the background, there's some changes in the environment shadows and her sitting position which i feel like was supposed to show time passing while she was crying. So i believe she supposedly cried for hours but it's probably too subtle to notice and that's why it looked like she accepted their deaths so quickly.
So sad how they had this awesome world and how the old team tried to build it. And now the new team dosent give a F about it. The timeline dosen't make any sense anymore new characters are just random OCs that were never even hinted at. I could go on and on...
5:30 ngl I wanted to see this kid come back in some shape or form. I always thought he could be a new hero, maybe him and his brother would work like ashe and Bob. Meh just a desire from years ago.
You're not wrong. I absolutely GET why it was changed, but if they hadn't changed it I doubt many people would even know what went on. Hell, I still find myself slipping and saying McCree occasionally. It was just so tied into his character.
@@ThePhenomenalEX I still see merch like the nerf gun or the badge that still says mcree. I get that it was originally made before the name change but its just so typical of blizzard to only bother with changing the stuff that requires the minimal level of effort.
I mean. They just couldn't keep giving the person light though either. Keeping a popular central character in your name the name of a known assaulter.. To put lightly, is also not great.
An easy fix would have been to have him change his name when he joined Overwatch. Have him start out as Jesse McCree during his days wiþ þe Deadlock gang, þen change his name to Cole Cassidy to symbolize leaving his old life behind.
There are a few cinematics missing. Shooting Star, Reunion, The Wastelander, Kiriko, Calling and A Great Day Character trailers for OW2 characters are also pretty fire, highly recommend for a potential part 2
I got into Overwatch around the Blackwatch Event, and was so impressed by the Co-op mission, looking forward to see what would become of the game's PvE... eheheh... heh...
25:00 Basically, after Overwatch offically broke up, some of the less ethically galvanized members turned to lives of crime. Since neither the vigilantes nor the criminals have a stronger claim to the name, both sides are technically Overwatch. The whole plot is basically Luca Turilli beefing with his former bandmates over the Rhapsody trademark.
I always like to point this out! On the scenamatic with Genji and Hanzo. Hanzo brought out a feather as a tribute, it is a Sparrow feather. The cool thing about that is Genji nickname when he was young is Sparrow (Evident with the Sparrow skin in game and additionally with Genji dropping the feather when he jutsu out of there). That means, to me atleast, even though there's this big fight and misunderstanding between them, their brotherly love with one another transcends all of that. MANNN I LIKE THIS LORE OF THIS GAMEEEE
I have never played Overwatch but I love these cinematic trailers and the Dragons one is my favorite. Brothers-to-enemies is a badass story trope when done right and this did excellent for how short it is.
7:55 this part of the cinematic where monke be intellectual with inner monologue going *"Uuuuunnnngabungaaa? Hmmm unga... Bungawundunga... AHA! UNGABADUNGAWANGA!!!"* is like me, fr. I love tinkering with little components & seeing what works & what doesn't. So fun. Edit: a'ight. I'll say it before anyone gets weird about it or gets teasy over it 😆 this is my 1,000,000,000,000,000¹⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰% my favorite overwatch moments in my whole life. I'm a tinkerer & thinker by heart; yeah, yeah, despite my temper, depression, & fkd up ways of dealing drunken beatings to ma-fkrs that act like OFFline Tw∆tter freaks, or Karens, Kevins, or (if kevin is straight up married to karen) brads bc I don't have a single shred of time or tolerance for smoke (think of my temperament as if you faced the Corporal from Black Iron Prison in Callisto Protocol - zero tolerance & mercy, & I'll make you feel pain for minutes minimum), in spite of all that, 👏🏼 I 👏🏼 FOCKING 👏🏼 LOVE 👏🏼 TO 👏🏼 TINKER!
38:00 I can't look at 76 and see anything other than Cable. He's such a love letter to 90's Todd MacFarlane comic book designs, even among the cast of Overwatch.
1:18:49 In fact everything on that map revolves around the commander's remains. In the description of the official trailer for the Eichenwalde map it says the following: "The site of one of the most famous battles during the Omnic Crisis, it was here that the leader of the Crusaders, Balderich von Adler, and a handful of his best soldiers made a last stand against an advancing automaton army. Outnumbered and outgunned, They were ultimately slain during the resulting combat. However, thanks to their valiant efforts, the German military was able to push back the omnic offensive and win the fight.
On this map, one team must escort a battering ram to Eichenwalde Castle to reclaim Balderich's remains from their current resting place, while the opposing team does everything in its power to thwart the keep from being breached"
1:04:30 it’s not that Overwatch forgot about them, but rather that *very* shortly after being disbanded the Overwatch HQ was blown up by Reaper, who was at that point also a member of Overwatch (or rather their spec-ops unit named Blackwatch). The reason nobody could ever retrieve them is because the information about Ecopoint: Antarctica was destroyed alongside the HQ.
38:14 he’s was actually part of a super soldier program. It’s why he’s so athletic despite being so old. And in that program. Was his best friend. A man who would eventually. Become reaper.
The Reinhardt cinematic hits me hard. I love the man and see where he realized it wasn't about the glory or the mission. It was about being a crusader, the DEFENDERS of Germany. To echo his mentor to his engineer about how he must answer. Always.... Also, nice touch on rewatch. The outfit leaking blue fluids(When he realizes his mentor will die here) I interpret as the noble leader showing Reinhardt the right path. Aka, a blue blood. I was a Rein main for all of OW1 that can play any tank, yet when it was time for the man to roll out. If team stayed in position, we often rolled them over. My MMR wasn't high, merely average I'll admit. The satisfaction from playing him, Symmetra(all forms) and Ana(Mercy, but hide and team revive anyone could do prior) made me a fan until I was quickly tired of OW2. A shame they wrecked it
Nice to see you react to these. The trailers are honestly the best part of the game, as sad as that is. If you're interested in more lore, consider watching the character intro shorts as well (mostly for the new characters added, but Tracer and Soldier have one too). They're not as visually stunning as the cinematics (for the most part, Doomfist's short is very cool), but they are interesting character- and story-wise.
Blizzard has repeatedly pointed out that making long form content at the quality level of their cinematics is not financially feasible, since costs don't just scale in a linier fashion it goes up exponentially as you get more and more stuff that needs to be redone or scrapped the longer it gets,
A reminder that Soldier 76 is a 2020 kid, meaning whenever he says lines like "Was'poppin" he's not trying to be hip, he 's just saying stuff from his generation.
Honestly my favorite part of the trailers is how they reflect in game , reins mentor final resting point is at the last point of the castle , hanamuras final point still has signs of genjis and Hanzos duel
21:25 Alicia: *"ANT, YAH HAFTA ANDASTAND!!"* Ant: "I'll give it a pass." Me: *[Drops a Doom Slayer Hellbreaker bonk on both of y'all]* _"NNNNNNNOOOOO HORNIIIII ORRR THE ENNNAAABLEMENNNT OFFF IIIIIIIIIIIIT, _*_RIIIIIIIIIIP ANND TEEEAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!"_*
OMG, I would KILL for you to watch the origin stories! They are basically trailers that delve deeper into specific characters backstories and how they came to be. They are really cool in my opinion!
small note on the mei cinematic and you saying that she got over the deaths of her colleagues real quick, if you pay close attention you can see the time passing as she grieves by the passing of the pillar's shadow behind her. She is there for hours.
10:30 so that was my favourite deck, Jaina with traps and fireballs. I guess I am old and I haven't played in many years because that looked like home to me.
As someone that has gone through traumatic stuff. Overwatch cinematics hit HARD. So many tackle death, ptsd, and survivors guilt. The people that wrote them know their stuff well. And tbh. They've probably been through some shit.
If you do want specific backstories, like the backstory for Soldier 76 like you mentioned, there are also Origin Story videos for a lot of the characters that are all like 1-3 minutes max, and there are a lot of compilations and playlists of those as well. Some of them have crazy production quality that slip into anime territory.
As I stated when the Bastion one first came out, it's just the Iron Giant's story condensed, and done very well. It's once again, what if a gun had emotions.
fun fact with winston he is voiced by crispin freeman hes voiced a lot of characters my favs he voiced is holland novak from the anime eureka 7, thomas nerstein from digimon data squad and recently voices professor friede from pokemon horizons
Unfun fact about Tracer, she carries a lot of guilt over Mondata's death. In OW1, she had a pre-match voiceline where she wonders if she should have died instead.
If you're interested in learning more about the deeper lore behind the characters, there's actually another set of trailers (besides the cinematics you're watching here) called the origin stories. They're not animated like the cinematics, but they do a great job of introducing the different characters, their backgrounds, and what their goals are. Honestly, they're pretty underrated and often get missed by fans because of how flashy and cool the cinematic trailers are in comparison. Highly recommend checking them out if you're interested!
In the Reinhart cinematic, his handing his hammer to his boss hits even harder when you consider he's basically giving up his main weapon, his only weapon. He's literally saying "No more glory-hounding, I will be their shield." And that when his shield fails, he tries to cover the few survivors with his own body. It's a hell of a statement, and a hell of a lesson for his players...
But big hammer tho?
it changed a lot of players style, going from an all attacker, to making sure the team is safe first... i would know, coz i was one of them...
@@spyro257 We all really just took a ride along with his character development lmao
You missed the transition of shadows as Mei was sat in front of the cryo chambers, implying she sat there for hours. She didn't exactly get over it quickly.
Yeah, the lighting shift was kinda subtle.
I didn't even notice that the first time around!
Honor And Glory is hands down my favorite OW cinematic. "I have been called. I must answer, always." is such a powerful line.
I have a weak spot for Old Soldier type characters. It's the delivery here. Just tired, sad, but already made up his mind.
It's between him and 76 for me, no one else really comes close.
Yeah I know most people say Dragons is best, but I agree.
Between their second handshake, and that line at the end... gets me every time
As a tank main the Reinhardt cinematic hit so hard, his "I will be your shield" voice line got a whole new meaning.
I just realized that Winston saved Mei by broadcasting that recall message, which prompted the computer to wake her.
And as some chatter pointed out, she was mourning at least for several hours based on the shadows.
it's a tragedy they gave up on fleshing out the universe. The cinematics and lore really made overwatch something special. It could have been so much more if not for all the problems behind the scenes.
Thankfully the lore on the wiki can still be read for fun
Agreed. You can tell the devs had plans, but everything was just put on hold because Bobby Psy-Kotick wanted to play at being the owner of a sports league.
Thankfully there have been a plethora of short stories, comics and novels in the last few years to give us lore enthusiasts something to digest.
Overwatch has so much material for animated series or even movies
when Blizzard stops shitting the bed and learns to actually properly use its own IP’s properly.
I would like to clarify it’s just cinematics that they aren’t releasing. The lore is still being fleshed out, give Overwatch: Declassified a look
Quick little lore drop: Widowmaker’s husband worked for Overwatch but she was kidnapped and experimented on to become a living weapon, she escaped but the experimentation corrupted her and she murdered her husband while he was asleep and went back to finish her experimentation. There’s also a voice line between Soldier 76 and Widowmaker that goes:
Widow: “Was the Lily on Geráds grave yours?”
Soldier: “You know we were close”
Widow: “Not close enough to know he preferred Roses”
I remember when Overwatch was loved. That was a good memory from another time
It's a shame it got tainted with the faults of Blizzard. As far as I know, the developers who actually made the game confirmed that the Overwatch development team itself was like, the ONE part of Blizzard where the kind of abuse that was endemic to the company *actually* wasn't tolerated.
Then a combination of culture war critic fans and blizzard drama ended up destroying the franchise
@@Sparksparky1 Eh, personally I think the major cause of the death of the franchise was the management's decisions to literally starve the game of content to focus on the Overwatch League.
After a while they just... stopped releasing updates, then kinda crammed everything they'd been working on into Overwatch "2" (which was literally just one big patch). Ultimately it was 100% on Blizzard management.
Overwatch itself is still golden
the game and game play and everything was ruined by Blizzard who sees itself as a money factory not a game developer
@@Sparksparky1 Nothing about culture war. Blizzard's bad reputation helped a bit, but it was mostly OW2.
"I know you come here every year, on the same day"
And yet their security is THAT sparse?!
I don't think they really care for the old castle, as all they had there is bunch of guards. No lieutenants, no bosses, no equipment or infrastructure. Just token security.
Maybe they had a heavy hitter in reserve and that's who the walkie talkie dude was trying to contact but Genji got them first,
Mei didn't get over the other scientists deaths quickly, they just show the passage of time in a very subtle way, like in the Winston one where he is recording the video you see the time of day change when she is sat crying you can see the shadows on the floor move as time passes, nice detail but it does make it seem she got over it quickly if you don't notice it
The story cinematics for characters that were released in the first two years of Overwatch almost got me to play the game despite never having played a game like this before. That's how good the cinematics are. Never did cause I was told numerous times I should play it on a PC, and I still don't have one.
I feel sorry that you never got to experience Overwatch "1". The game is shell of itself because corporate greed and MONEY.
They are so..
Astoundingly good its absurd, like...
It is quite baffling with all the great story its not a show or movies!
These are so, so much better than the games its ridiculous!
Certainly at this point, when they have completely ruined the game
The lore is still strong i would argue, and the Cinematics stand on their own 💯☀️👍 one million percent!
I still regularly watch reactions to them
They game may not be worth it anymore, but the vids?
Definitely, absolutely are!!
Straight Pixar Disney and more quality at times.
No cap.
Too bad the game is in a horrible state right now. Playing tank sucks and nobody wants to, support is being dragged down with it too
@@dragonforcegaming6973 Yeah. I started getting back into it and then they dropped "2" and it just ruined my drive to play.
@@Dznts1234 Yeah, not to mention, the matchmaking has been so lopsided lately. Either getting stomped or stomping, not much competitiveness.
There's a Widow voiceline when she kills tracer "At least you took the bullet this time"
"You're ever feeling angry, just go touch grass. Nature heals." Sage words from Ant right there.
the writers were the only ones left who actually cared about this game
And then they were fired by Microsoft
Nah, the devs cared too, but management kept interfering and forcing them to implement stuff and then changing their minds about it.
"You literally watch anime for a living"
Actually she IS anime for a living
if you're gonna react to overwatch trailers then you should also react to tf2: meet the tea
Since when did they add tea to the game? (don't change it its funny)
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As an Overwatch player, I couldn't agree more!
@@flingkong24 I wont change it just cuz you asked
"I have been called, I *must* answer. Always." is my favorite line from any of the cinematics. He's still trying to live up to being the man Balderich knew he could be.
Widowmaker's backstory is actually so damn sad and tragic. in her former life, Widowmaker was married to Gérard Lacroix, an Overwatch agent spearheading operations against the Talon terrorist organization. After several unsuccessful attempts to eliminate Gérard, Talon decided to change its focus to his wife, Amélie. Talon operatives kidnapped her and subjected her to an intense program of neural reconditioning. They broke her will, suppressed her personality, and reprogrammed her as a sleeper agent. She was eventually found by Overwatch agents, apparently none the worse for wear, and returned to her normal life.
Two weeks later she killed Gérard in his sleep.
Her mission complete, Amélie returned to Talon, and they completed the process of turning her into a living weapon.
"I have been called, I must answer...always." Is one of my favourite tropes in media. It almost always signifies someone who is at their core is humble. Even Reinhardt, who is loud, boisterous and larger than life is someone who would likely gladly give his life for a single innocent person with not one person acknowledging his sacrifice.
It doesn't matter he was betrayed, it doesn't matter if the world sees him as a bit of a corny joke, it doesn't matter that his battered body is barely holding on. He has been called to help those who need it. And he *must* answer.
13:18 I don't know much, but here's what I know: Reaper was a part of Overwatch (you can see him on a photo earlier, he stands showing his back), a leader of Blackwatch (a part of Overwatch, which sorted out, well, dirty works). Those two group always had issues, but when the influence of Overwatch had become weaker, Blackwatch started "a civil war" within the organization, which was the reason why those group collapsed. Gabriel Reyes (a real name of Reaper) was fatally injured and Moira saved him by making him the mist we all know. So when Talon ask to join them, Reaper agreed.
From what I remember black watch didn’t really cause a civil war which lead to the Petra’s act, what happened was black watch was supposed to do like undercover scuffed stuff but there was drama between Jack (soldier) who was the leader of overwatch and Gabriel (Reaper) who was the squad leader of black watch about some of the stuff they were doing. Eventually the head of black watch was assassiated by his wife (widow) who was brainwashed by talon and the black watch was like uh uh fuck that and went to get revenge but ended up causing an explosion which wasn’t exactly covert so people found out about black watch and a bunch of their scuffed missions got exposed so overwatch as a whole got shut down, idk how or when reaper joined talon tho
Gabe got mad about what happened to his friend. Real mad. He told the Blackwatch team they would follow orders and do a stealth extraction, even as Cassidy wanted desperately to go on the actual attack. And when they had the target, Gabe blasted him out of a window at full volume. This set off a running battle with Talon through the streets of Venice... this black mission turning into a dangerous spectacle got Overwatch clamped down on by the UN, and was basically the penultimate strike on the deepening wedge between Gabriel and Jack (Soldier 76). On the last day of Overwatch, Gabriel and Jack fought as Overwatch HQ blew up around them, both assumed lost in the event until Soldier 76 came onto the big scene and Reaper was identified.
And their history goes even farther back, with both being products of the same super soldier program, but Jack getting a more stable later iteration while Gabe eventually needed Moira to "Fix" his treatment.
to explain overwatches cinematic universe, its basically the entire world is represented, which is why the cast is so diverse, but there ARE some main plot points:
old overwatch: a group of ex mercinaries, most of them are retired, or off doing other things, they had a sub-division called blackwatch which genji, moira, reaper(previously reyas), cassidy) all fell into, and they all delved into more...shady stuff, but after blackwatch was outed for their shadier antics, overwatch as a whole got targeted.
new overwatch: winstons desire to bring back the name "overwatch" led to him recruiting a bunch of new and old faces to help save people again.
talon: we don't actually know much about talon, but they are the big oppressive force.
null sector: the creators of the "omnic crisis" a "God program"(sentient supercomputer) called anubis took over a bunch of omnics and declared war unto the world. null sector now, follows ramattra and other null sector leaders causing chaos, a second villain group that is working with talon.
these are the prime four things you need to know about overwatches lore...but theres a LOT of stuff not related to either.
iris: someone omnic monks like zen worship, said to give omnics sentience.
junkers: borderlands. thats basically all you need to know, a bunch of scavengers lost their homes due to the omnic crisis, creating a home of omnic hating dirty people who love scrapping for the title of "king of the junkers"
deadlock gang: cassidys group of bandits, ruled by ashe. thats all we kinda know about them.
vishkar: using stolen tech by lucios father, vishkar is a sketchy company, designed to try to improve life, but has odd connections to talon.
shimada/hashimoto clans: a group of magic(?) users who harness the power of the dragons. uhh...yeah, those dragons are actual magic, theres prob a better explanation, but thats the "Canon" we have been given about how kiriko's and likely the shimada dragons work.
these are the "Bigger" lore aspects that aren't exactly tied to overwatch or talon. this isn't even touching on the smaller stuff, but these are the main story points to understand overwatch and its world building.
Oh the days long gone, a time long abandoned.
What a sad tale, once promise abundance
now reduced to a shell of what could’ve been
In the Mei cinematic, she actually spent two time skips crying. We see it because the shadow on the ground moves twice as she's balled up
Jack Morrison enlisted in the United States military when he was eighteen. His bravery and work ethic earned him the attention of the "soldier enhancement program" so he is like Captain America but with a gun and more willing to kill. After the downfall of Overwatch he became a vigilante and now saw no reason not to kill all those who see saw as bringing Overwatch down.
my dumb thoughts
girl: "You saved me, why"
76: "Monkey"
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"You know what, I don't remember this trailer. I've only ever seen one trailer and it's the one where Tracer's inside of a museum."
DUDE!
I honestly love how ant sarcastically makes fun of every single cliche moment, meanwhile Alicia is so fully invested and loves every corny line.
In the Widow cinematic, if someone’s in my secure channel and telling me to get my VIP client out of there while not identifying themselves, I’m assuming it’s a trap. I’m definitely not taking their word for it immediately which is exactly why that guys tells the rooftop teams to check in and confirm what’s happening
There are so much details in the Reinhardt cinematic that make it incredible
Like Rein says "die with glory" twice in answer to his master's line, but you can clearly see that it's only the second time that he understands the real meaning behind the words, then he gives his hammer meaning he's giving up on his reckless nature to go save his squad this time, Balderich's little smirk after this interaction and his little shoulder movement in relief when he understands he passed his coin (and his whole legacy, probably) to the right person...
Then Balderich gets rid of a whole army of omnics who are clearly too strong for him while being damaged enough to know he's not getting out of this castle alive and probably poisoned (looks like it) and still finds the energy to die on the throne, because "dying in glory" means fighting until your last breath
And the last line straight up means "I still haven't forgiven myself for this moment and I'll do whatever it takes so my master's death won't be in vain, so I must continue fighting to save lives" because that's what "living with honor" means
It's like they weren't just saying their motto out loud for fun. It's like Reinhardt finally understands that his master was commanding him to live with honor, so he accepts his sacrifice and asks him to die with glory, because he values him as a great warrior, but also as a friend. And because Balderich honored his side of the deal and "died with glory", Reinhardt now has no choice but to "live with honor" and going back to Overwatch.
It's just beautiful. And it's why brig doesn't understand why he's going back to Overwatch, because she's too young for this and he wants to preserve her as long as possible, but you can bet that he knows he will one day have to teach her the true meaning behind these words just like he learnt them from his master.
It's just crazy how they can tell all that from one single 40 seconds interaction. And it's the reason why it's my favorite cinematic all games combined.
Also the overwatch coin that Rein put on the throne's arm is also there in the map along the armor
That first trailer was the literal first reveal of overwatch to the world. It set the hype train to turbo speeds
"The Last Bastion" is my favorite short ever. It has this Ghibli-esque feel to it when Bastion is in the forest, very peaceful where he is traveling to his destination yet observing nature with curiosity and respect, then I feel a bit of The Iron Giant in it when he switches to his gatling mode and when his bird buddy comes back at the end. I'm reminded of Hogarts' quote "Guns kill and you are not a gun. You are what you choose to be." I just can't express how much I like this short. Every single one of them is fantastic on its own, but this one has just a special place in my heart...
I've never played overwatch for a few reasons. But I always enjoyed the cinematics. And roasting them a bit.
3 PARTS? Hell yeah overwatch may be ehhhhh but i still love the cinematics
Sad thing is you can't even play the original Overwatch anymore and what's worse is that the developers can't seem to do anything but make poor decisions that are running Overwatch 2 into the ground.
What I recall of Widowmaker and Reaper’s motivations was she was kidnapped and brainwashed by Talon to murder her husband, the former leader of Overwatch and now lives for the thrill of the hunt, and Reaper getting caught doing black ops murder stuff was the reason the public demanded Overwatch be disbanded, so he ended up working for Talon but it’s unclear if he’s a double agent or loyal to them
This has got to be the BIGGEST COINCIDENCE I have experienced yet, cuz the video suddenly stopped and started loading exactly at 57:34, I checked my WiFi and it was disconnected for having bad connection. It felt like she actually hacked my phone through the screen 😆
With Bastion (robot) the lore is that his model had an AI programming that was made to constantly evolve. Bastion was dormant, but his programming kept going until he eventually developed a personality similar to that of a young child, hence his curiosity.
Love the cinematics for OverWatch specifically between genji and Hanzo. A tale between Brothers growimg up in a strict family. If the roles were switched? What would play out?
“I wonder what the motivation is for Reaper and Widow”, that is stuff you’ll need to read the comics for… or else look up a video on them.
23:00, Tracers booty did cuase some PROBLEMS when ghe game first came out.
10:14 AHW HELL NAW!!! ALICIAAAAA *_THAT'S GROSS!!!_* That's old UI Hearthstone & none of us Stonies wanna see that shi! 😆😆😆😆
1:05:30 Actually, if you look closely at the background, there's some changes in the environment shadows and her sitting position which i feel like was supposed to show time passing while she was crying. So i believe she supposedly cried for hours but it's probably too subtle to notice and that's why it looked like she accepted their deaths so quickly.
So sad how they had this awesome world and how the old team tried to build it. And now the new team dosent give a F about it. The timeline dosen't make any sense anymore new characters are just random OCs that were never even hinted at. I could go on and on...
5:30 ngl I wanted to see this kid come back in some shape or form. I always thought he could be a new hero, maybe him and his brother would work like ashe and Bob. Meh just a desire from years ago.
In hindsight i think they should have left casidy named mcree, because now everytime i see the new name im just reminded of why they changed it
You're not wrong. I absolutely GET why it was changed, but if they hadn't changed it I doubt many people would even know what went on. Hell, I still find myself slipping and saying McCree occasionally. It was just so tied into his character.
@@ThePhenomenalEX I still see merch like the nerf gun or the badge that still says mcree. I get that it was originally made before the name change but its just so typical of blizzard to only bother with changing the stuff that requires the minimal level of effort.
I mean. They just couldn't keep giving the person light though either. Keeping a popular central character in your name the name of a known assaulter.. To put lightly, is also not great.
Also not forgetting what happened is not necessairly a bad thing. The victims sure won't forget
An easy fix would have been to have him change his name when he joined Overwatch. Have him start out as Jesse McCree during his days wiþ þe Deadlock gang, þen change his name to Cole Cassidy to symbolize leaving his old life behind.
There are a few cinematics missing. Shooting Star, Reunion, The Wastelander, Kiriko, Calling and A Great Day
Character trailers for OW2 characters are also pretty fire, highly recommend for a potential part 2
22:09 ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Smooth as Silk. 💎 g15. Kill an enemy with a scoped headshot while airborne as Widowmaker in Quick or Competitive Play
I got into Overwatch around the Blackwatch Event, and was so impressed by the Co-op mission, looking forward to see what would become of the game's PvE... eheheh... heh...
25:00 Basically, after Overwatch offically broke up, some of the less ethically galvanized members turned to lives of crime. Since neither the vigilantes nor the criminals have a stronger claim to the name, both sides are technically Overwatch. The whole plot is basically Luca Turilli beefing with his former bandmates over the Rhapsody trademark.
I always like to point this out! On the scenamatic with Genji and Hanzo. Hanzo brought out a feather as a tribute, it is a Sparrow feather. The cool thing about that is Genji nickname when he was young is Sparrow (Evident with the Sparrow skin in game and additionally with Genji dropping the feather when he jutsu out of there). That means, to me atleast, even though there's this big fight and misunderstanding between them, their brotherly love with one another transcends all of that. MANNN I LIKE THIS LORE OF THIS GAMEEEE
God I love when content creators react to these, they're so good and it's cool to see people be surprised at just _how_ good they are.
Hanzo didn't regret his actions. He literally said it was his duty and his verdict but that doesn't stop him from honoring his memory.
Not even a second on screen and Ant coming in swinging😂
I have never played Overwatch but I love these cinematic trailers and the Dragons one is my favorite. Brothers-to-enemies is a badass story trope when done right and this did excellent for how short it is.
The ReinHart cinematic is easily one of the best/my favorite of all the cinematics
What’s funny is that Genji is only stronger than Hanzo because of his cyborgs enhancements.
I like how the 2 of them were more emotionally invested with the robots than the people
You should also react to the origin story videos, they’re much shorter.
7:55 this part of the cinematic where monke be intellectual with inner monologue going *"Uuuuunnnngabungaaa? Hmmm unga... Bungawundunga... AHA! UNGABADUNGAWANGA!!!"* is like me, fr. I love tinkering with little components & seeing what works & what doesn't. So fun.
Edit: a'ight. I'll say it before anyone gets weird about it or gets teasy over it 😆 this is my 1,000,000,000,000,000¹⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰% my favorite overwatch moments in my whole life. I'm a tinkerer & thinker by heart; yeah, yeah, despite my temper, depression, & fkd up ways of dealing drunken beatings to ma-fkrs that act like OFFline Tw∆tter freaks, or Karens, Kevins, or (if kevin is straight up married to karen) brads bc I don't have a single shred of time or tolerance for smoke (think of my temperament as if you faced the Corporal from Black Iron Prison in Callisto Protocol - zero tolerance & mercy, & I'll make you feel pain for minutes minimum), in spite of all that, 👏🏼 I 👏🏼 FOCKING 👏🏼 LOVE 👏🏼 TO 👏🏼 TINKER!
38:00 I can't look at 76 and see anything other than Cable. He's such a love letter to 90's Todd MacFarlane comic book designs, even among the cast of Overwatch.
1:18:49 In fact everything on that map revolves around the commander's remains.
In the description of the official trailer for the Eichenwalde map it says the following:
"The site of one of the most famous battles during the Omnic Crisis, it was here that the leader of the Crusaders, Balderich von Adler, and a handful of his best soldiers made a last stand against an advancing automaton army. Outnumbered and outgunned, They were ultimately slain during the resulting combat. However, thanks to their valiant efforts, the German military was able to push back the omnic offensive and win the fight.
On this map, one team must escort a battering ram to Eichenwalde Castle to reclaim Balderich's remains from their current resting place, while the opposing team does everything in its power to thwart the keep from being breached"
1:04:30 it’s not that Overwatch forgot about them, but rather that *very* shortly after being disbanded the Overwatch HQ was blown up by Reaper, who was at that point also a member of Overwatch (or rather their spec-ops unit named Blackwatch). The reason nobody could ever retrieve them is because the information about Ecopoint: Antarctica was destroyed alongside the HQ.
38:14 he’s was actually part of a super soldier program. It’s why he’s so athletic despite being so old. And in that program. Was his best friend. A man who would eventually. Become reaper.
The Reinhardt cinematic hits me hard. I love the man and see where he realized it wasn't about the glory or the mission. It was about being a crusader, the DEFENDERS of Germany. To echo his mentor to his engineer about how he must answer. Always.... Also, nice touch on rewatch. The outfit leaking blue fluids(When he realizes his mentor will die here) I interpret as the noble leader showing Reinhardt the right path. Aka, a blue blood.
I was a Rein main for all of OW1 that can play any tank, yet when it was time for the man to roll out. If team stayed in position, we often rolled them over. My MMR wasn't high, merely average I'll admit. The satisfaction from playing him, Symmetra(all forms) and Ana(Mercy, but hide and team revive anyone could do prior) made me a fan until I was quickly tired of OW2. A shame they wrecked it
22:22 *_SORRY WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT???_*_ HOW WOULD YOU RECOGNIZE THAT, 'LICIAAAAA!!!????_ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fun fact those glasses that where crushed in the first one belonged to the gorilla (winston's) dead best friend who basically raised him as a father
Nice to see you react to these. The trailers are honestly the best part of the game, as sad as that is. If you're interested in more lore, consider watching the character intro shorts as well (mostly for the new characters added, but Tracer and Soldier have one too). They're not as visually stunning as the cinematics (for the most part, Doomfist's short is very cool), but they are interesting character- and story-wise.
Still upset they never ended up making a Overwatch show at their peak popularity cause now other than animations I have no interest in Overwatch 2.
Blizzard has repeatedly pointed out that making long form content at the quality level of their cinematics is not financially feasible, since costs don't just scale in a linier fashion it goes up exponentially as you get more and more stuff that needs to be redone or scrapped the longer it gets,
A reminder that Soldier 76 is a 2020 kid, meaning whenever he says lines like "Was'poppin" he's not trying to be hip, he 's just saying stuff from his generation.
Man, overwatch fell off so hard, like from the top of Mt Everest to the bottom of the Mariana Trench
Meanwhile TF2 just banned a ton of its bot hosters and botters so we thriving lmao
But sucks what Blizzard did to OT
Honestly my favorite part of the trailers is how they reflect in game , reins mentor final resting point is at the last point of the castle , hanamuras final point still has signs of genjis and Hanzos duel
21:25 Alicia: *"ANT, YAH HAFTA ANDASTAND!!"*
Ant: "I'll give it a pass."
Me: *[Drops a Doom Slayer Hellbreaker bonk on both of y'all]* _"NNNNNNNOOOOO HORNIIIII ORRR THE ENNNAAABLEMENNNT OFFF IIIIIIIIIIIIT, _*_RIIIIIIIIIIP ANND TEEEAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!"_*
OMG, I would KILL for you to watch the origin stories! They are basically trailers that delve deeper into specific characters backstories and how they came to be. They are really cool in my opinion!
small note on the mei cinematic and you saying that she got over the deaths of her colleagues real quick, if you pay close attention you can see the time passing as she grieves by the passing of the pillar's shadow behind her. She is there for hours.
It nice to see Ant doing more reactions with Alicia again ever since the JOJO series, brings me back to the early days of the channel two years ago
There's some great "origin" story videos they did, too, and one goes into Soldier's backstory.
10:30 so that was my favourite deck, Jaina with traps and fireballs. I guess I am old and I haven't played in many years because that looked like home to me.
So glad Honor and Glory made it into this part of your reaction, as that and the Dragons are my two favorites.
Dead ass when Soldier said "you don't get off that easy" at 39:00, I was distracted and heard "you don't get off, Daddy's here"
I've literally seen so many people react to the Overwatch cinematics that I thought this was a repost for a second lol!
52:14 That awkward moment when your wardrobe is almost entirely Black & Purple 😳
You know why Winston's voice is so good? Cuz its Crispin Freeman
As someone that has gone through traumatic stuff. Overwatch cinematics hit HARD. So many tackle death, ptsd, and survivors guilt. The people that wrote them know their stuff well. And tbh. They've probably been through some shit.
ALICIA you should watch all the overwatch hero's origins!! they are pretty quick
Watching all these cinematics again takes me back when fans were still putting the pieces of lore together in the Overwatch universe. 🤗
If you do want specific backstories, like the backstory for Soldier 76 like you mentioned, there are also Origin Story videos for a lot of the characters that are all like 1-3 minutes max, and there are a lot of compilations and playlists of those as well. Some of them have crazy production quality that slip into anime territory.
1:05:54 You can see the shadows passing while she is sitting down. She stayed there for hours.
As usual, Ant is the funniest guest on either channel, glad to see him!
As I stated when the Bastion one first came out, it's just the Iron Giant's story condensed, and done very well. It's once again, what if a gun had emotions.
Cant wait til she gets to the TF2 cinematics, bonus points if she watches the piemations ones as well
They really should've just made an Overwatch TV show. These shorts are the best part of the game by a wide margin
fun fact with winston he is voiced by crispin freeman hes voiced a lot of characters my favs he voiced is holland novak from the anime eureka 7, thomas nerstein from digimon data squad and recently voices professor friede from pokemon horizons
The glasses break explains his rage after seeing the Dr scenes
"I would never use a tire swing in my living room."
Uh, imagine getting railed in a tire swing. You'd totally use it all the time.
Unfun fact about Tracer, she carries a lot of guilt over Mondata's death.
In OW1, she had a pre-match voiceline where she wonders if she should have died instead.
This is such a bittersweet nostalgia.
The comics are also neat. Junkrat and roadhog got betrayed by an employer so they hung him off his skyscraper and blew it up
If you're interested in learning more about the deeper lore behind the characters, there's actually another set of trailers (besides the cinematics you're watching here) called the origin stories. They're not animated like the cinematics, but they do a great job of introducing the different characters, their backgrounds, and what their goals are. Honestly, they're pretty underrated and often get missed by fans because of how flashy and cool the cinematic trailers are in comparison. Highly recommend checking them out if you're interested!
14:02 Reaper: "if you want something done right"
Alicia! You should absolutely do the Overwatch Hero Origins. They're great