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It wasn't the first one released though, so if you had been following you had some context to understand his background a bit further... but otherwise I'm with you, it's probably my most favorite short ^.^
@@HannaHsOverInvested loved Bastion's video so much. He's a non-verbal character with so much personality. Loved how the bird was basically his emotional support service animal.
That anyone, even someone with no familiarity with the game or its setting can get caught up in the emotions of these characters is wonderful to see. It's a real testament to the animators, writers, and musicians that put them together.
Ok there doesn’t seem to be “deeper” breakdowns so here goes as usual. In the story of this game, Overwatch was a group of peacekeepers from all over the world who were hailed as heroes. Similar concept as Team Rainbow. In the past, before the game starts, there was the Omnic Crisis in which sentient robots waged war on humanity. The humans won and that’s why you see in Hero that there’s a bit of racism against the ones that were peaceful. That’s where Bastion from the Last Bastion fits in. He was an Omnic created specifically for war. The rest is self explanatory. Hero is the story of Soldier: 76, who as a player of the game, you know is a man named Jack Morrison, aka the former commander of Overwatch. Now Overwatch was hailed as a group of peacekeepers but had an undercover wing called Blackwatch, which didn’t do things so... Humanely. The former leader of Overwatch was instead placed as the leader of the Blackwatch division and eventually the two men clashed and the headquarters were destroyed and it all became international news as a huge scandal. Seeing 76 say “Old habits die hard” makes sense in that Morrison is, at heart, a lawful good man living life as a chaotic good vigilante. He says he’s not a hero anymore because he believes he failed humanity and must now keep the peace from the shadows. You can actually see Morrison in the Los Protectores poster and later in the next video. He’s the barrel chested blonde guy in blue. The former leader of Blackwatch, Gabriel Reyes, known in game as Reaper, later joins a terrorist organization known as Talon and they’re the current villains of the game along with a second Omnic Crisis brewing. He’s the guy in the skull mask. In the fight he had against Morrison, he died and was brought back thanks to the scientists over at Talon and was given extra abilities like the ability to turn corporeal, teleport short distances, and fly. The game doesn’t just entail people from these different factions, though. Some of these characters are literally just people who are affected by the world and are in the game because... I guess cause they’re relevant? Winston, as you can see, was an experiment run by Overwatch as part of their vision for space exploration. He’s genetically enhanced and was used in tests to see how he would react to prolonged life in space. They had other experiments but they all went berserk and ended up killing the scientists who created them. All except for Winston who escaped his base on the moon and came to earth and joined Overwatch as a scientist. Oh btw, McCree was recruited by Blackwatch when they did a sting on Ashe’s gang.
HannaH's Over Invested they did do an event in game of telling the story of blackwatch and the mission that started the end for Overwatch. Good news is the second game has now a campaign mode so they will tell a story finally in game.
these shorts always get me. even if you arent a gamer or know anything of overwatch , the way it is written and done function like short stories that get you super excited. the characters are strong and they convey emotion very well through this small amount of time. its just like the pixar shorts you mentioned before a main feature.
I have been a fan of Blizzards story telling for at least 15 years now and have been a fanboy of their work every since. the story telling for the overwatch characters is movie level. LOVE THEM
Fun facts: - Bastions are a mass-produced type of omnic made to rush their enemies with little regard for their own safety. It's a bit different for this Bastion due to a programming defect that caused it to "awaken" like humanoid omnics did. - Alejandra isn't directly related to any of the playable heroes, but she does have a role in the Zarya/Sombra comic "Searching". - Winston's favorite food is peanut butter. He treats bananas as little more than health food.
Hey Hannah, thanks for watching these. I haven't played Overwatch in years and I'd forgotten how good these shorts are, especially the first one you watched (the PTSD robot). Bastion is something of an anomaly in that it's not suppose to think or feel and yet clearly seems to have some kind of "awakening" in the woods. The more human robot you see later being beaten up in the alley is an "Omnic" (think Sonny from "I, Robot", mechanical but with thoughts and emotions) but Bastion is only supposed to be a simple robot (like a car production line machine). Blizzard are really good at engaging, emotional cinematic shorts (they did the Diablo one you watched, where they summon Lilith). If you see Blizzard on a short it's a stamp of quality! 👍 (Hope your back is feeling better)
It is much better, thank you! Still doing exercises several times a day but its much better. Yes, SO emotional. They really have a great team telling these stories.
Thats why video games are really great for storytelling because you can just keep adding to that same story and it gets to the point where it takes you weeks to learn every lore
The videos co-exist with the games lore, or massive backstory for short. Every character has a back story. 14:18 The 76 jacket guy is a hero in the game named Soldier:76 and he goes around the world de-constructing gang wars and killing bad people, he also commits a shit ton of crimes but we don’t talk about that
they are stories for each of the overwatch characters. not directly showing game events, but stuff leading up to it. i dont play it myself, but familiar enough with it from friends playing it.
I LOVE your energy! I'm really glad you appeared on my feed. You have such a radiant personality that's full of life and positive energies! And you have a beautiful smile and eyes to go with all of it :3 I'm glad you got introduced to Blizzard cinematics, I'm gonna binge your videos :D
@@HannaHsOverInvested I enjoyed it a lot, thank you very much for the content! I laughed along with you...I laughed at you...I laughed at myself laughing at/with you. There was a lot of laughing, and that is always a good thing ;)
Blizzard's animators are top notch. I honestly think they could make full length movies that people would love. For a bit of context on these trailers they mostly came out before the game launched as a bit of backstory and an introduction to the characters but they are entertaining in their own right. Can't wait to see the next vid.
12:28 hes the former leader of overwatch. Betrayed and overwatch shut down he prowls the streets a punisher of crime and evil. Literally punisher. You can see the video reference this by focusing on his picture on the poster.
Can't wait to see you watch the rest of them! They aren't so much a coherent story, it's more individual backstories to each character, who are in the same universe.
Damn, im jealous. I want to go back in time before i myself saw all these videos and had my first reaction. But im happy that you make it fresh. Really fresh, coming from someone whos not yet one with the g community. Looking forward to future reactions!
I really love your reactions. I prefer watching reactions where its mostly facial expressions with some talking. I am enjoying you watch these overwatch cinematics
One thing that’s cool the flying robot the cowboy saved in one of the first videos you watched is Athena, his computer system that talks to him here. He created a body for her to help them fight.
Damn, I'm so glad you came back to Overwatch :) Can't wait for the next episode ;) Oh and don't worry about the video being just you watching the entire thing, not saying anything. On the contrary, that's the proof you really are into the story and you don't just over-react about everything you see. UA-camrs who act like that are mostly fake and do it for views. UA-camrs like you do it for the sake of the quiality of the videos and that's what Overwatch audience loves ;)
Glad I found your channel. I dont play Overwatch, but I support the community and animations. The short films are so good, I wish they could make movies or a limited show
Glad you're finally doing all of these, makes me happy. The most popular of all the shorts I believe is still "Dragons" (which I think you will include in your next reaction video). As for the previous Overwatch trailer you watched, I believe it is included in this chronological video mashup. I hope you don't edit out your second reaction to it as I want to see it now that you have some context to the world you've been presented so far. Thanks for this!
@@HannaHsOverInvested dang, oh well can't fault you for it. Still glad you're going thru this. When you finally have space on that game trailers list of yours please add Team Fortress 2, all the trailers and game itself were pretty much an inspiration for Overwatch.
Some added context from an avid Overwatch player: The bird’s name is Ganymede and many of Bastion’s skins in game feature it with him. And yes, they are considered best friends. And yes, Bastion’s machine gun in game is that deadly if he’s left uncontested. As for the “Hero” short, the thugs who beat up the omnic robot are a part of a gang called Los Muertos (Alejandra mentioned them briefly at the end), which are a band of dissidents against the government and its policies. The area this short took place in is called Dorado, a prominent Mexican city and one of the maps Overwatch is played on. You also see Soldier: 76 use his Tactical Visor against the thugs, which is his ultimate ability in game. For the “Recall” short, Athena is the game’s announcer for important information (kill streaks, time left on the clock, what map is being played, etc.). The electric gun that Winston uses is his main weapon in the game and the shield he used for testing is his main source of protection. The area this one takes place in is called Gibraltar, another map that is played on. And yes, he isn’t a monkey, he’s actually a gorilla (and a VERY intelligent scientist, like a modern Albert Einstein).
All these shorts are amazing. As for books, if you enjoy fantasy I recommend the Mistborn novels, and if modern/fantasy is your jam, the Dresden Files are enjoyable as well.
You probably had so many comments about this over the last few months, but these are character/lore building videos as the game has no story mode, it's purely PVP. So they build the characters and world through these shorts. The second game they announced on the other hand is supposed to have story, but we'll have to see. But as a long time gamer, and someone who loved the world of Overwatch more than the gameplay, it's really fun to see them through your eyes (in a way), it puts a new light on these videos.
In the game you can play as a variety of heroes, these trailers are showing some backstory to them. For example bastion is the robot with "ptsd" and you can play as him, the same goes for the soldier with the number 76 on his back and the scientist monkey lol. In essence these shorts are just providing a little bit of character and story to the heroes in the game itself.
They were really fun! I The scientist is maybe my favorite. Peanut butter + bananas, he’s a genius. I kinda like how his computer’s name is Athena; and that he uses it to send the ‘call to adventure’ like her namesake would to old Greek heroes.
They got this order wrong. Recall happens BEFORE Are You With Me? Edit: At least I'm sure of it. Unless Winston prerecorded his Are You With Me message to send out if he ever activates the recall protocol. But he's inspired to recall all agents after being attacked and his whole speech about "But look around, someone has to do something!" seems like he'd day that after an event happens to himself as well. He seemed far more passionate about it than if he prerecorded the message.
"How is this to do with the game at all?" All of the 'shooting powers' exhibited by Soldier76 are available in the game. For example, the tri-missile shot he uses. After that when his visor shows that auto-targeting feature allowing him to shot those 3 guys. In all of these videos the featured character uses their in-game abilities.
There was a war between omnics and humans. The french girl and shadow guy (Widowmaker and Reaper) are the bad side. Bastion was a common battle droid, he scanned the memory files from the dead bot in the fields and he now realize his original program and purpose; destroy. But the cutie ganymede open his eyes. Sorry, EYE :D :D
So the Overwatch Shorts are basically to tell you stories of the game's character. To give personality and share the lore of these unique game characters and their world.
Cause in a nutshell, Overwatch the game is just a shooty shoot game. Not much there. BUT. Each character in the game has there own uniqueness to them. A background, a story. Even the places where you shooty shoot has stories in it. Like why am I shooty shooting in this place? Who is this guy that I'm shooty shooting as? What is happening here as I'm shooty shooting? So the short just helps to easily tell people the why and make the character feel more alive and relatable.
Subscribed and making my way through your videos. Love the reactions and commentary. Blizzard has some great cinematics. I wish they would make some full fledged movies out of some of their stories in the pure CGI they use to make these. Overwatch would be a great super-hero flick.
guess poeple already said this but.. Bastion, the robot, was part of the omnic forces, a terrorist organisation of robots that wanted to rules the woeld. Overawtch faught them. But bastion shut down before his attack on the german city eichenwalde which was the town where Reinhardt (the german night character) operated before joining overwatch. Somehow bastion he woke up from his shut down and became nice because of a bird. Later in the story, Torbjörn, one of the original members of overwatch takes care of bastion and gives him a hat, which is why he wares a hat in overwatch 2. soldier 76 is the previous leader of overwatch and he name is Jack Morrisson and he is homosexual which is nice. just like tracer. He's sceptical to the return of overwatch and wants to work alone though. Winston was a member who join a little bit later than the origian cast. But he's the most passionate about getting everyone back together. bastion, reinhardt, torbjörn , soldier 76 and winston are just a few of the 35 playable charcters in overwatch. all these cinematics have atleast one playable character in them, and its usually the main character of the cinematic.
Blizzard brainstorming room be like: "OK so, how about we add a robot right? It can turn into a turret and shoot" "hmm, but it's lacking in story though.." "hmm.." "hmm.." "how about we give it ptsd." "S U R E"
It's a very well executed PR campaign for the game. Most of the first animated shorts were shown before the release of the game to hype it up. The concept is simple yet very efficient. They basically make you learn and care about the different characters you'll be able to play in the game so as to create a connection where there would be none normally. Basically when you get into the game, you have a connection with most of the heroes already and thus you are invested in the game in a way you would not normally be for this kind of game. People normally choose characters based on their abilities and cool factor in typical game of this sort, but here Blizzard created something special. They made people care and bond with characters that would mean nothing in any other game. Even some of the quotes they say in game are tied to their story. And some character interaction are even tied to their relationship in those stories.The power of storytelling is powerful indeed, and Blizzard knew how to get people into this game.
Hannah your so adoreable man 😂😂 *bird pokes screen* Hannah: " are you poking at me 😂😂 Bastion walks off Hannah: " I'm so confused" Bird: " bitch my home is on your shoulder where you going" I've seen these trailers so many times but the amazing thing is through your reactions it was as if the first time. My heart was racing 😂😂 Keep being you Hannah ;* BTW you not talking isn't boring, just seeing your reactions are so adoreable and refreshing for us gamers. Besides, talking through it allows you to miss things and your thoughts shift.
It is a multiplayer game that you play with and against other players. There are many characters you can choose to play and each have unique personalities. The game itself doesn't have a story but the characters you play as are given characterisation through these animated shorts.
Oh yeah, these shorts are more lore-based, but they do incorporate some elements of the heroes' gameplay into them (like Soldier:76's Helix Rifle and Tactical Visor, and Winston's Shield Generator and Primal Rage). The Meet the Team trailers for TF2 were kinda similar, actually, though not quite as lore-based.
There IS a story - Main plot have been told in last peace that you saw in this video above. The thing about these videos is - almost each concentrated on personality of some actual or ex- agent of Overwatch. (Some just disapeared, some been in custody since they are "criminals", Some actually turned criminals... and one way or another they meet once again.) Each video tells either a story about the character himself (how he became who he is), or outlines a situation in which some character can introduce himself and show-off a bit of stuff he's capable (some, be it Mexican Hacker girl, or the Swedish armor-tech girl added some time after the release first game). Basically - the game itself is a confrontation between two teams consisting of these same heroes. Different combinations (and, as a result, abilities) give different results. In the second game, which is due to be released at some point in future (kinda soon), they promised to put more emphasis on PvE content (that is - move actual story (a new war with Omnics (self-conscious robots struggling with people) and Criminal organizations) forward.
@@HannaHsOverInvested We all want :( Blizzard has excellent art specialists... This company is literally famous for it. However, for some reason they do not make any emphasis on it...
A bit of context.....In religion Lilith appears in Hazbin Hotel she is the wife of Lucifer the queen of hell. so Blizzard has adapted that for the game that's about the eternal struggle between angels and demons.
2:26 omg why does everyone who reacts thinks he might kill Ganymede I don't remember the thought of Ganymede dying never crossed my mind for more than a second, and that was when they showed the feather next to the nest (though it looked more like he ran outta fear than died) omg I guess on this nth watch he looks at his gun hand last before looking at Gany 7:09 deciding between your home and your old objective
eventhough you're not gonna guess that was a good guess. all of their short stories for their games are mindblowing great to the point where im questioning how blizzard entertainment is JUST a game company?! they should also be in the movie business with their own cinematic universe. the BCU has a nice ring to it.
The animated shorts are just presenting some new characters or expanding the lore behind the game, that's why all the animated shorts are so differents :)
it's a multiplayer game with ~30 characters to choose from and those videos are backstories of each of them for the most part and/or backstory or the world they evolve in but in the game it's basically 2 teams shooting at each other
I read some comments and seen that no one really said anything about the trailers the trailers are about each of the heros and there background storys they don't have anything to do with game but its a small glimpse in to each heros lifes
The game itself is just a bunch of people playing against each other with no story elements in it. The trailers, and even some comics that can be found on Blizzard's website, are all we got for the story. A lot of the trailers themselves are about where characters are after the Overwatch team disbanded and some provide backstory for certain characters. Some trailers were used to introduce new characters that were added to the game later on.
If you didn't get the message of the first one with the robot (bastion) and the bird. It represents how one can have a past that might be haunting and traumatizing. But Anyone can change and look to the future. The nest represents him building a new life in the forest with the bird. The ptsd the robot still had caused him to destroy what he newly built, almost destroying a new healthy relationship along with it. As he walked toward the city, toward the end of the vid, accepting that he is bad and was built for war, the bird who represents the character who is wholesome and genuine, comes along once again to help him realize he can start again (bringing a new twig for a new nest) he makes the right choice and decides to start again and make a new life with the bird. Your past doesn't fine you, nor should you give up and accept what you used to be and believe that's what you are if you fail. We are all worthy of a new start and change 😁
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The fact that the first trailer had no words spoken and it gave so many emotions and feelings is fascinating .
Seriously!!!!
It's nearly Pixar level
It wasn't the first one released though, so if you had been following you had some context to understand his background a bit further... but otherwise I'm with you, it's probably my most favorite short ^.^
It just stinks that the game has fallen so far down from what it once was.
@@lisforlegend3104 gameplay itself is still fun IMO, but there was so much lore they couldve done tons with :(
"This is so fun and light!"
Me: waiting for PTSD robot to break her heart.
And it did.
@@HannaHsOverInvested loved Bastion's video so much. He's a non-verbal character with so much personality. Loved how the bird was basically his emotional support service animal.
2:29 I dunno why but it was so cute when her and Bastian tilted their heads at the same time😂
I was a little embarrassed when editing because it was totally unintentional...
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@@HannaHsOverInvested to be honest, i think we all tilted our heads then the first time we watched it.
i'm still amazed how blizzard managed to make a barely humanoid looking killbot so relatable.
i was gonna say hahaha
the shorts are character intros for the game that all fit together to make the story
Well, I am loving them!
There is no story
@@bhaal458 ??
@@bhaal458 there is tons of lore tf you mean?
@@snowboardingismylove well technically lore and story are different things. There's still no coherent story. Only characters backgrounds.
"The robot has PTSD?" LMAO
I was so sad haha.
It’s not inaccurate since Bastion is pretty much alive in a way. And you can’t tell me that the robot doesn’t have PTSD.
One of the nicknames for bastion in the Overwatch community is "PTSD bot"
@@tempsinger7418 awwwwwww poor guy.
I'm pretty sure that's the entire point of Bastion's character.............especially in this short....nothing to laugh about
I just start the video and saw: "Last Bastion" and I was like "CMOOOON I didn't want to cry so early in the morning!!"
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 you're welcome.
That anyone, even someone with no familiarity with the game or its setting can get caught up in the emotions of these characters is wonderful to see. It's a real testament to the animators, writers, and musicians that put them together.
They did such a good job. I felt so sad in the ptsd moment.
2:29 that synchronized head tilt.
hahah I was a little embarrassed at that. Totally unintentional.
The bird is a part of Bastion's design in-game. In all of his Epic and rare-er skins, the bird is also redesigned to match his skin.
Ok there doesn’t seem to be “deeper” breakdowns so here goes as usual.
In the story of this game, Overwatch was a group of peacekeepers from all over the world who were hailed as heroes. Similar concept as Team Rainbow.
In the past, before the game starts, there was the Omnic Crisis in which sentient robots waged war on humanity. The humans won and that’s why you see in Hero that there’s a bit of racism against the ones that were peaceful. That’s where Bastion from the Last Bastion fits in. He was an Omnic created specifically for war. The rest is self explanatory.
Hero is the story of Soldier: 76, who as a player of the game, you know is a man named Jack Morrison, aka the former commander of Overwatch. Now Overwatch was hailed as a group of peacekeepers but had an undercover wing called Blackwatch, which didn’t do things so... Humanely. The former leader of Overwatch was instead placed as the leader of the Blackwatch division and eventually the two men clashed and the headquarters were destroyed and it all became international news as a huge scandal. Seeing 76 say “Old habits die hard” makes sense in that Morrison is, at heart, a lawful good man living life as a chaotic good vigilante. He says he’s not a hero anymore because he believes he failed humanity and must now keep the peace from the shadows. You can actually see Morrison in the Los Protectores poster and later in the next video. He’s the barrel chested blonde guy in blue.
The former leader of Blackwatch, Gabriel Reyes, known in game as Reaper, later joins a terrorist organization known as Talon and they’re the current villains of the game along with a second Omnic Crisis brewing. He’s the guy in the skull mask. In the fight he had against Morrison, he died and was brought back thanks to the scientists over at Talon and was given extra abilities like the ability to turn corporeal, teleport short distances, and fly. The game doesn’t just entail people from these different factions, though. Some of these characters are literally just people who are affected by the world and are in the game because... I guess cause they’re relevant?
Winston, as you can see, was an experiment run by Overwatch as part of their vision for space exploration. He’s genetically enhanced and was used in tests to see how he would react to prolonged life in space. They had other experiments but they all went berserk and ended up killing the scientists who created them. All except for Winston who escaped his base on the moon and came to earth and joined Overwatch as a scientist.
Oh btw, McCree was recruited by Blackwatch when they did a sting on Ashe’s gang.
Why is there not a movie of this... Is there a movie of this? If not... Can I be in the movie of this?
Rumours have abounded for while now that a Netflix series may be coming for both Overwatch and Diablo.
Was Bastion made for war ? I think his kind was designed to be a peacekeeper but they were instead used as common soldiers in the war.
@@zombiesatethevideostar1695 please tell me that's real
bc that would be awesome
HannaH's Over Invested they did do an event in game of telling the story of blackwatch and the mission that started the end for Overwatch. Good news is the second game has now a campaign mode so they will tell a story finally in game.
"The robot has PTSD?"
Best description of Bastion i've ever heard
I love that you speak so clearly and for me as a non-English speaking person it is very easy to understand you ;))))
Thank you!! I have been told this before and I appreciate hearing it🙏🏼🙏🏼
You know, it's so fun to watch you react to these and it's not because of what you say, it's because you're having fun, you're excited and so on.
Thank youuuu!!! And of course it's not what I say 🤣🤣 idk what the heck I'm talking about.
these shorts always get me. even if you arent a gamer or know anything of overwatch , the way it is written and done function like short stories that get you super excited. the characters are strong and they convey emotion very well through this small amount of time. its just like the pixar shorts you mentioned before a main feature.
They are done very well.
Goddamn the last bastion has got to be the best blizzard cinematic XD
That robot had me feeling pixar levels of emotion tho
Right.
I loved your reaction when Winston asked “are you with me?” And you “I’m with you”.
2:30 She and Bastion do the exact same head movement it’s amazing
I wrote a paper on the Last Bastion cinematic last year in college and got an A+ for it. 😄
Omg AMAZING!!
that's awesome! I'd love to do something like that
I wanna read that now
The cinematics act as Lore for the game since the game doesnt have a story mode
These stories are like the backstory for the game
I have been a fan of Blizzards story telling for at least 15 years now and have been a fanboy of their work every since. the story telling for the overwatch characters is movie level. LOVE THEM
This trailer is so good. the PTSD on bastion dam. Who would of thought a cinematic with no words, a bird and a robot could be so emotional
Fun facts:
- Bastions are a mass-produced type of omnic made to rush their enemies with little regard for their own safety. It's a bit different for this Bastion due to a programming defect that caused it to "awaken" like humanoid omnics did.
- Alejandra isn't directly related to any of the playable heroes, but she does have a role in the Zarya/Sombra comic "Searching".
- Winston's favorite food is peanut butter. He treats bananas as little more than health food.
4:16 oh shit that’s darkly good!!!! The robot suffers from ptsd breaks!!!!
Hey Hannah, thanks for watching these. I haven't played Overwatch in years and I'd forgotten how good these shorts are, especially the first one you watched (the PTSD robot). Bastion is something of an anomaly in that it's not suppose to think or feel and yet clearly seems to have some kind of "awakening" in the woods. The more human robot you see later being beaten up in the alley is an "Omnic" (think Sonny from "I, Robot", mechanical but with thoughts and emotions) but Bastion is only supposed to be a simple robot (like a car production line machine). Blizzard are really good at engaging, emotional cinematic shorts (they did the Diablo one you watched, where they summon Lilith). If you see Blizzard on a short it's a stamp of quality! 👍
(Hope your back is feeling better)
It is much better, thank you! Still doing exercises several times a day but its much better.
Yes, SO emotional. They really have a great team telling these stories.
"How is this to do with the game at all?"
It's... basically not.
The Last Bastion is such a sad one. Poor guy has PTSD and it gets in the way of his new friends. :(
I've never been interested in playing Overwatch but I would give anything to see Overwatch as a Saturday Morning Cartoon.
The first one you saw here is my wife's favorite she watches it once a month she tears up every time, including watching you react to it :).
I'm so happy you got bastion had PTSD mot people dont catch that
Thats why video games are really great for storytelling because you can just keep adding to that same story and it gets to the point where it takes you weeks to learn every lore
The videos co-exist with the games lore, or massive backstory for short. Every character has a back story. 14:18 The 76 jacket guy is a hero in the game named Soldier:76 and he goes around the world de-constructing gang wars and killing bad people, he also commits a shit ton of crimes but we don’t talk about that
Yea these cinematics are like mini movies. It's understandable if you get lost in them, they've got a lot of love put into them
they are stories for each of the overwatch characters. not directly showing game events, but stuff leading up to it. i dont play it myself, but familiar enough with it from friends playing it.
The recall video is pretty much guerrilla warfare
I LOVE your energy! I'm really glad you appeared on my feed. You have such a radiant personality that's full of life and positive energies! And you have a beautiful smile and eyes to go with all of it :3
I'm glad you got introduced to Blizzard cinematics, I'm gonna binge your videos :D
Thank you sooooo much! That is so nice of you to say! I hope you had fun watching and laughed along with me!
@@HannaHsOverInvested I enjoyed it a lot, thank you very much for the content! I laughed along with you...I laughed at you...I laughed at myself laughing at/with you. There was a lot of laughing, and that is always a good thing ;)
last bastion is possibly the best cinematic blizard has ever done and by the standards of their cinematic department, thats a very high bar to exceed.
Blizzard's animators are top notch. I honestly think they could make full length movies that people would love. For a bit of context on these trailers they mostly came out before the game launched as a bit of backstory and an introduction to the characters but they are entertaining in their own right. Can't wait to see the next vid.
I'm thinking every other week for Overwatch.
12:28 hes the former leader of overwatch. Betrayed and overwatch shut down he prowls the streets a punisher of crime and evil. Literally punisher.
You can see the video reference this by focusing on his picture on the poster.
Can't wait to see you watch the rest of them! They aren't so much a coherent story, it's more individual backstories to each character, who are in the same universe.
I am so impressed at how they convey such emotion in such a short period of time.
This is my favourite game, and i love watching people reacting to the trailers
Damn, im jealous. I want to go back in time before i myself saw all these videos and had my first reaction. But im happy that you make it fresh. Really fresh, coming from someone whos not yet one with the g community. Looking forward to future reactions!
Thank you! And I totally understand that feeling. I have it with so many things.
I remember watching the bastion short live, when it aired. I don't remember crying this much over my favourite hero.
I really love your reactions. I prefer watching reactions where its mostly facial expressions with some talking. I am enjoying you watch these overwatch cinematics
One thing that’s cool the flying robot the cowboy saved in one of the first videos you watched is Athena, his computer system that talks to him here. He created a body for her to help them fight.
Oh cool!!!!
Damn, I'm so glad you came back to Overwatch :) Can't wait for the next episode ;) Oh and don't worry about the video being just you watching the entire thing, not saying anything. On the contrary, that's the proof you really are into the story and you don't just over-react about everything you see. UA-camrs who act like that are mostly fake and do it for views. UA-camrs like you do it for the sake of the quiality of the videos and that's what Overwatch audience loves ;)
Thank youuuu!!!
Yes, it kind of doesn't.
Just as it is with Siege cinematic, it's just cool shorts adding some life to a shooter game.
They are such good story tellers in these shorts.
Glad I found your channel. I dont play Overwatch, but I support the community and animations. The short films are so good, I wish they could make movies or a limited show
Glad you're finally doing all of these, makes me happy. The most popular of all the shorts I believe is still "Dragons" (which I think you will include in your next reaction video). As for the previous Overwatch trailer you watched, I believe it is included in this chronological video mashup. I hope you don't edit out your second reaction to it as I want to see it now that you have some context to the world you've been presented so far. Thanks for this!
😬😬😬 Don't hate me, I did skip through that one a bit because I really wanted to know what happened next in the story.
@@HannaHsOverInvested dang, oh well can't fault you for it. Still glad you're going thru this. When you finally have space on that game trailers list of yours please add Team Fortress 2, all the trailers and game itself were pretty much an inspiration for Overwatch.
Some added context from an avid Overwatch player:
The bird’s name is Ganymede and many of Bastion’s skins in game feature it with him. And yes, they are considered best friends. And yes, Bastion’s machine gun in game is that deadly if he’s left uncontested.
As for the “Hero” short, the thugs who beat up the omnic robot are a part of a gang called Los Muertos (Alejandra mentioned them briefly at the end), which are a band of dissidents against the government and its policies. The area this short took place in is called Dorado, a prominent Mexican city and one of the maps Overwatch is played on. You also see Soldier: 76 use his Tactical Visor against the thugs, which is his ultimate ability in game.
For the “Recall” short, Athena is the game’s announcer for important information (kill streaks, time left on the clock, what map is being played, etc.). The electric gun that Winston uses is his main weapon in the game and the shield he used for testing is his main source of protection. The area this one takes place in is called Gibraltar, another map that is played on. And yes, he isn’t a monkey, he’s actually a gorilla (and a VERY intelligent scientist, like a modern Albert Einstein).
All these shorts are amazing. As for books, if you enjoy fantasy I recommend the Mistborn novels, and if modern/fantasy is your jam, the Dresden Files are enjoyable as well.
I think the Dresden files is going to have to be on the list because its the one most mentioned. I will look into Mistborn too!!
I really like the short lived 'Dresden Files' TV show.
The Mistborn books are excellent
every game and charcter has its own beautiful stories even after all this time gets me everytime
You probably had so many comments about this over the last few months, but these are character/lore building videos as the game has no story mode, it's purely PVP. So they build the characters and world through these shorts. The second game they announced on the other hand is supposed to have story, but we'll have to see. But as a long time gamer, and someone who loved the world of Overwatch more than the gameplay, it's really fun to see them through your eyes (in a way), it puts a new light on these videos.
It's funny you mentioned Pixar, in the Overwatch community people have been wishing Blizzard would partner with Pixar for a movie
They totally should!!!
In the game you can play as a variety of heroes, these trailers are showing some backstory to them. For example bastion is the robot with "ptsd" and you can play as him, the same goes for the soldier with the number 76 on his back and the scientist monkey lol. In essence these shorts are just providing a little bit of character and story to the heroes in the game itself.
Okay cool thanks!!!
So well done these animated shorts!!
Agreed!
Bad Robot: Yeaaaaaa, that's too far anyways.
Good Robot: BUILD A NEST!
Love how that pne guy made the smart call and let go of the rope.
They were really fun! I The scientist is maybe my favorite. Peanut butter + bananas, he’s a genius.
I kinda like how his computer’s name is Athena; and that he uses it to send the ‘call to adventure’ like her namesake would to old Greek heroes.
I am a big Winston fan.
Once again you watched them all! Awesome reactions Hannah :)
Thank you!!
They got this order wrong. Recall happens BEFORE Are You With Me?
Edit: At least I'm sure of it. Unless Winston prerecorded his Are You With Me message to send out if he ever activates the recall protocol. But he's inspired to recall all agents after being attacked and his whole speech about "But look around, someone has to do something!" seems like he'd day that after an event happens to himself as well. He seemed far more passionate about it than if he prerecorded the message.
"How is this to do with the game at all?" All of the 'shooting powers' exhibited by Soldier76 are available in the game. For example, the tri-missile shot he uses. After that when his visor shows that auto-targeting feature allowing him to shot those 3 guys. In all of these videos the featured character uses their in-game abilities.
Seeing you falling in love with Winston made me say: "Omg, and she hasnt seen him as a baby yet. She's gonna cry". It made me giggle.
The sad thing is this game has no campaign meaning there’s only Player versus player
There was a war between omnics and humans. The french girl and shadow guy (Widowmaker and Reaper) are the bad side. Bastion was a common battle droid, he scanned the memory files from the dead bot in the fields and he now realize his original program and purpose; destroy. But the cutie ganymede open his eyes. Sorry, EYE :D :D
I honestly cant wait for the others lol
I'm thinking every other week, alternating with other game trailers. Next week will be Assassins creed cause it won in the poll. What do you think?
@@HannaHsOverInvested Sounds good I think you'll like the assassins creed trailers especially if you like history
I don't play the game, but I always enjoy their videos.
Cause they are amazing!!
@@HannaHsOverInvested Same people that do the World of Warcraft videos. 😃
So the Overwatch Shorts are basically to tell you stories of the game's character. To give personality and share the lore of these unique game characters and their world.
Cause in a nutshell, Overwatch the game is just a shooty shoot game. Not much there. BUT. Each character in the game has there own uniqueness to them. A background, a story. Even the places where you shooty shoot has stories in it. Like why am I shooty shooting in this place? Who is this guy that I'm shooty shooting as? What is happening here as I'm shooty shooting? So the short just helps to easily tell people the why and make the character feel more alive and relatable.
Can't wait for World of Warcraft Cinematics,they are also emotional and you can watch them like an epic movie!
They are on my list! Assassins Creed won in the poll tho 😬😬😬
Subscribed and making my way through your videos. Love the reactions and commentary. Blizzard has some great cinematics. I wish they would make some full fledged movies out of some of their stories in the pure CGI they use to make these. Overwatch would be a great super-hero flick.
I wish they would too!
Man, even after the TF2 community convinced me overwatch sucked (after being an overwatch player), I still cry watching bastions video.
guess poeple already said this but.. Bastion, the robot, was part of the omnic forces, a terrorist organisation of robots that wanted to rules the woeld. Overawtch faught them. But bastion shut down before his attack on the german city eichenwalde which was the town where Reinhardt (the german night character) operated before joining overwatch. Somehow bastion he woke up from his shut down and became nice because of a bird. Later in the story, Torbjörn, one of the original members of overwatch takes care of bastion and gives him a hat, which is why he wares a hat in overwatch 2.
soldier 76 is the previous leader of overwatch and he name is Jack Morrisson and he is homosexual which is nice. just like tracer. He's sceptical to the return of overwatch and wants to work alone though.
Winston was a member who join a little bit later than the origian cast. But he's the most passionate about getting everyone back together.
bastion, reinhardt, torbjörn , soldier 76 and winston are just a few of the 35 playable charcters in overwatch. all these cinematics have atleast one playable character in them, and its usually the main character of the cinematic.
Blizzard brainstorming room be like: "OK so, how about we add a robot right? It can turn into a turret and shoot"
"hmm, but it's lacking in story though.."
"hmm.."
"hmm.."
"how about we give it ptsd."
"S U R E"
It's a very well executed PR campaign for the game. Most of the first animated shorts were shown before the release of the game to hype it up. The concept is simple yet very efficient. They basically make you learn and care about the different characters you'll be able to play in the game so as to create a connection where there would be none normally. Basically when you get into the game, you have a connection with most of the heroes already and thus you are invested in the game in a way you would not normally be for this kind of game.
People normally choose characters based on their abilities and cool factor in typical game of this sort, but here Blizzard created something special. They made people care and bond with characters that would mean nothing in any other game. Even some of the quotes they say in game are tied to their story. And some character interaction are even tied to their relationship in those stories.The power of storytelling is powerful indeed, and Blizzard knew how to get people into this game.
I want to be in the movie. I dont know who I want to be.... but I know there should be a movie, and I want to be in it.
@@HannaHsOverInvested Don't we all ;)
Hannah your so adoreable man 😂😂
*bird pokes screen*
Hannah: " are you poking at me 😂😂
Bastion walks off
Hannah: " I'm so confused"
Bird: " bitch my home is on your shoulder where you going"
I've seen these trailers so many times but the amazing thing is through your reactions it was as if the first time. My heart was racing 😂😂
Keep being you Hannah ;*
BTW you not talking isn't boring, just seeing your reactions are so adoreable and refreshing for us gamers. Besides, talking through it allows you to miss things and your thoughts shift.
hahaha thank you.
The reason these tie into the game is the fact that they kinda express the characters backstory's
It is a multiplayer game that you play with and against other players. There are many characters you can choose to play and each have unique personalities. The game itself doesn't have a story but the characters you play as are given characterisation through these animated shorts.
Oh okay! Thanks.
At 'Hero', you asked how it game works. Soldier 76's ultimate ability is an auto-target :D His wide red scan can target all enemies of your sight.
The cinemtaics kind of show off all the characters abilities and personality
When you didn’t understand the bastion animation it made me sad, it’s my fav!
Did understand? I understood the story I think...
Ive played OW for years and never watched some of these. I need a tissue lol
Just so you know, The reason why bastion shot at the trees is because the wood pecking reminded him of gunshots from a distance.
PTSD bot
4:25 That just made me crack up XD
Awwwww but he's so damaged. That's sad!
These are stories of some of the characters in the game to show you who they are in this world.
Oh yeah, these shorts are more lore-based, but they do incorporate some elements of the heroes' gameplay into them (like Soldier:76's Helix Rifle and Tactical Visor, and Winston's Shield Generator and Primal Rage). The Meet the Team trailers for TF2 were kinda similar, actually, though not quite as lore-based.
I do not wear glasses so that I may see. I wear glasses so that I may see...more. - Chiun - Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Robot: Oops, I did it again.
There IS a story - Main plot have been told in last peace that you saw in this video above.
The thing about these videos is - almost each concentrated on personality of some actual or ex- agent of Overwatch.
(Some just disapeared, some been in custody since they are "criminals", Some actually turned criminals... and one way or another they meet once again.)
Each video tells either a story about the character himself (how he became who he is), or outlines a situation in which some character can introduce himself and show-off a bit of stuff he's capable (some, be it Mexican Hacker girl, or the Swedish armor-tech girl added some time after the release first game).
Basically - the game itself is a confrontation between two teams consisting of these same heroes. Different combinations (and, as a result, abilities) give different results.
In the second game, which is due to be released at some point in future (kinda soon), they promised to put more emphasis on PvE content (that is - move actual story (a new war with Omnics (self-conscious robots struggling with people) and Criminal organizations) forward.
I want a movie of this...
@@HannaHsOverInvested We all want :( Blizzard has excellent art specialists...
This company is literally famous for it.
However, for some reason they do not make any emphasis on it...
A bit of context.....In religion Lilith appears in Hazbin Hotel she is the wife of Lucifer the queen of hell. so Blizzard has adapted that for the game that's about the eternal struggle between angels and demons.
2:26 omg why does everyone who reacts thinks he might kill Ganymede
I don't remember the thought of Ganymede dying never crossed my mind for more than a second, and that was when they showed the feather next to the nest (though it looked more like he ran outta fear than died)
omg
I guess on this nth watch he looks at his gun hand last before looking at Gany
7:09 deciding between your home and your old objective
Hahah bc killing the bird would get me good. That's why I thought that hahah
eventhough you're not gonna guess that was a good guess. all of their short stories for their games are mindblowing great to the point where im questioning how blizzard entertainment is JUST a game company?! they should also be in the movie business with their own cinematic universe. the BCU has a nice ring to it.
They could def be in the movie business.
The animated shorts are just presenting some new characters or expanding the lore behind the game, that's why all the animated shorts are so differents :)
These shorts are providing world building and character development for a game that doesn't have any narrative itself.
It does a great job.
it's a multiplayer game with ~30 characters to choose from and those videos are backstories of each of them for the most part and/or backstory or the world they evolve in but in the game it's basically 2 teams shooting at each other
Okay cool! Thanks!
liked that unison headtilt
I read some comments and seen that no one really said anything about the trailers the trailers are about each of the heros and there background storys they don't have anything to do with game but its a small glimpse in to each heros lifes
The game itself is just a bunch of people playing against each other with no story elements in it. The trailers, and even some comics that can be found on Blizzard's website, are all we got for the story. A lot of the trailers themselves are about where characters are after the Overwatch team disbanded and some provide backstory for certain characters. Some trailers were used to introduce new characters that were added to the game later on.
Okay! great. Thank you for the info!!
If you didn't get the message of the first one with the robot (bastion) and the bird. It represents how one can have a past that might be haunting and traumatizing. But Anyone can change and look to the future.
The nest represents him building a new life in the forest with the bird. The ptsd the robot still had caused him to destroy what he newly built, almost destroying a new healthy relationship along with it.
As he walked toward the city, toward the end of the vid, accepting that he is bad and was built for war, the bird who represents the character who is wholesome and genuine, comes along once again to help him realize he can start again (bringing a new twig for a new nest) he makes the right choice and decides to start again and make a new life with the bird.
Your past doesn't fine you, nor should you give up and accept what you used to be and believe that's what you are if you fail. We are all worthy of a new start and change 😁