After a report fromBloomberg’s Jason Schreierrevealed thatOverwatch 2’s PvE mode has likely been cancelledwith no hope of returning, fans of the series have been left reeling.
In reply to a meme lamenting the state of Overwatch 2, this dev leaked some details aboutwhat they worked on in the story mode:
“I worked for like a month on this shot,” they said of the video clip used in the meme. “I would later go on to work on several scenes for the campaign mode in game. None of which will ever see the light of day. You would see Zenyatta standing on his own two feet, and they killed Reinhardt at some point in the story.”
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When asked, this developer was willing to talk about other story beats andanimated short ideasthey had that were ultimately shot down by upper management.
“I pitched 2 shorts, one with a friend where we proposed Lucio’s concert is crashed by null sector bots and he springs into action but unable to save someone. At the end, Zenyatta shows up and they start talking, implying Lucio learns healing powers from Zenyatta.” Fox explained.
“I pitched a Zenyatta short that pits him against Sombra who would hack his machinery and cause an extensional crisis internally, causing him to question his sentience and general purpose and existence, eventually overcome by tranquility powers.”
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Fox claimed that both of these pitches were rejected, though that doesn’t mean these story beats won’t be revisited in some other form of Overwatch media in the near future.
Carver Fisher is Dexerto’s Deputy US Editor. His expert coverage areas include Gaming and competitive Esports, where he’s covered League of Legends extensively. He also has bylines at Elo Entertainment and Inven Global. Contact him here: carver.fisher@dexerto.com
