The main story is there to set up a series of real cool story beats, with little regard for whether they make much sense. Right now, World of Warcraft feels like everything is set up around those big moments in the form of cinematics and cutscenes. Sure, it’s super cool when the small cast of heroes fights the bad guys and fires off both rockets and one-liners, but it’s also a “sometimes food.” But the main narrative feels like it’s held together around a few big moments that can be easily clipped into gifs. There are fantastic stories in the game, like Zandalar’s quests, or the zone of Revendreth. Playing World of Warcraft right now can be a little rough. It’s like Blizzard is learning all the wrong lessons from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Overwatch, on the other hand, is stuck in the past - we won’t get to see the actual Overwatch organization in action until Overwatch 2, which currently does not have a release date.īoth settings have a comic book-y vibe, bigger-than-life characters, and action-packed cinematics. World of Warcraft : Shadowlands is a narrative mess that recently culminated in a big reveal centering around split souls, rewriting reality, and villain monologuing. Part of this is almost certainly that I’m getting older and less patient, but a big part of it comes from the games themselves. But over the past few years, I’ve become frustrated. I love the pulp and drama of their settings, the polished cinematics and bold characters.

I’ve been a fan of Blizzard games since I was a kid.

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