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Though the way the leaker describes it makes it sound more like a 3rd person MOBA than a hero shooter.

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[-] Veraxus@lemmy.world 113 points 7 months ago

Valves next game...

SQUEEEEEE!!!!

it's an Overwatch-style hero shooter

My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

[-] sebinspace@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Won’t hurt to give it a shot, but I’ll be cautiously optimistic.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 10 points 7 months ago

This seems reasonably different than the headline implies. It's a hero shooter, in that there are classes based on heroes (like Team Fortress 2 as well). The gameplay is more moba it sounds like. I think I've only played one other moba shooter, and it failed quickly, so that's different already.

It's not a copy of OW, and even if it were it could still innovate. Half Life might be a "Doom Clone", but it did stuff no one had done before. There's plenty of innovation potential without inventing a new genre. Even if you do create a new genre, it's probably still just evolution of existing things. No one ever has an original idea. It's always inspired by their environment.

[-] Veraxus@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

All fair points, and given the way Valve operates (like a free collective) this would only happen if there were some really passionate people leading and working on it.

That said, it’s still a mix of things I just really do not have any interest in. Competitive online game, esports focused, MOBA-like, PvP, hero shooter… that’s a whole lot of hard no-thanks from me.

I’d love some new light-narrative single player and/or co-op stuff from them, though.

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