Midtown feels like it came from another era, with a design inspired by the early 1900s of America and New York in particular. You’ll feel this especially when you get into the Grand Central Terminal, with its brown and orange colors and dimmed lig
And then, just when your number is finally called… sometimes it boots you out. Leaving you high and dry, yet you choose to start the whole thing over again. You’ve been waiting for this for a long time, after all – as Mercy says, there’s no giving
Whether you’re a newcomer to the series or a lapsed player who has really missed Athena’s smooth voice declaring “Team Kill!”, Overwatch 2 may have enough to lure even the most discouraged players back into its grips. So give it a shot – who knows, it might surprise
Some situations definitely call for Zenyatta and others where it’s best to pick a different hero entirely. Skilled Zenyatta players know how to take advantage of the game state and stay out of harm’s way. This support can easily top damage charts, but it’s largely dependent on whether the enemy has counter-picked or
Cassidy is a mid to short-range character. As the distance between you and the enemy increases, the damage dealt by his shots will decrease immensely . You’ll still give them a scare if you hit them in the head from far away, but body shots are almost negligible since the enemies can heal it back up eas
I’ve been waiting for Scorn for so, so long, and it’s finally here. Ever since its failed Kickstarter in 2014, I’ve been interested in its body horror world full of slime, bones, and other general grossness. Now, years later, I’m counting down the hours before I get to stick a gun in the gaping wound on my arm and solve some incredibly icky puzz
One of the great things about doing this column is that everyone at TheGamer has different tastes. James is usually powering through a Yakuza game. I’m always playing 50 different things, and promising to get back to some long RPG I started months ago. Jade is usually reviewing a JRPG or three. But not this week. This week, it’s all about Sco
Overwatch has always been a popular game, but the move to free-to-play lifted it into the stratosphere. So now, even if you are a veteran Overwatch player, you will likely experience some queue times that make the first day of the earlier seasonal events look like they were faster than li
I just witnessed Joel swear that everything he told Ellie about the Fireflies was true, which means I’m currently midway through Left Behind, and will be starting up on The Last of Us Part II this weekend. Once I get started with this series, I can’t stop. I also have Scorn, the H.R. Giger-influenced horror game, installed on my PC and am just waiting for nightfall to begin my journey past disturbingly anatomical alien architect
There’s a good reason that Pharah is one of the hardest Overwatch characters, and that’s her dependency on movability and counters. Pharah can be a real nuisance due to her constant evading, explosive damage, and flying, but mastering her balance of fuel and firepower is no easy t
By far the easiest support to use in the game, Mercy’s healing is extremely powerful and efficient , being able to completely save characters with critical health during dire situations. She can also choose to increase damage instead of healing, helping your teammates to perform even better than before. She can be quite mobile, though her mobility relies on having allies around her, and her ultimate allows her to heal or increase damage to multiple allies at o
Overwatch 2 divides all of its heroes into three types of roles: Damage, Tank, and Support . One look at Cassidy and his appearances in the game’s cinematics, and you can tell that he doesn’t belong to the Tank or Support role . Cassidy is one of the many Damage characters present in the g
Another tank character to grace Overwatch players is D.Va. She is not easy to control, but she’s certainly one worthy of mastering thanks to one of her abilities, which negates and eats damage, including other heroes’ ultimate abilit
An often overlooked pick , Echo can be a devastating damage hero with great movement and arguably the most versatility in the game. Echo can copy an enemy hero, giving her access to many skills and ultimate abilities. The difficulty for the player is deciding which enemy to copy at each instance and how Echo’s Duplicate interacts with that hero specifica
Among Tank, Damage, and Support characters, you still have plenty to choose from, and the options will only increase more and more as you play the game. So, welcome to Overwatch 2 Story, take a look and see which character fits your playst
Whether Overwatch needed a sequel is a question that we will consider for the rest of time, but there’s no denying that Overwatch 2 gives you a lot to dig your teeth into. New characters, new maps, new modes, it’s all here, waiting for you to roll up your sleeves and get gamin’. The transition to a free-to-play model has made it easier to jump into the behemoth multiplayer shooter, and thankfully, it hasn’t lost its ch