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- [Alyssa] "Overwatch 2" PvE
is better than I expected,

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but is it worth your money?

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After Blizzard walked back
what was promised in 2019,

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like skill trees and
customizable hero abilities,

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players were skeptical
about what the PvE mode,

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which drops during "Overwatch
2: Invasion" on August 10th,

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would actually bring.

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Would it just be a regurgitation

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of older "Overwatch 1" PvE modes?

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And with a $15 price tag,
would it even be worth it?

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Well I played all three
"Overwatch 2" story missions

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and here's how it went.

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The three missions available
in this first batch

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of PvE content are set in
Rio, Toronto, and Gothenburg.

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Each mission has its own,
smaller pool of heroes

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to choose from that relate
to the story at hand.

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And yes, they chatter
quite a bit during fights

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so you'll get some more
beloved character interactions.

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- [Reinhardt] Now we're
talking! Ha ha, yes!

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- [Alyssa] Each mission also
has unique gameplay elements

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and enemy types.

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In one, you'll protect a ferry

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from a swarm of tiny, skittering Omnics.

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In another, you'll help escort magma cores

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to power up turrets

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to take down a gigantic,
mecha-sized Onmic.

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Toronto even has a horror element to it

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that is genuinely disturbing.

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Altogether, it feels like
a proper, fleshed-out take

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on an "Overwatch" style campaign,

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not just a bolted-on addition.

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And the different difficulty levels

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provide quite the challenge.

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We couldn't even get
through Toronto on hard,

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though we had a bot on our squad.

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I was surprised by how
much bespoke work has gone

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into these PvE missions.

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The maps are enormous as far
as "Overwatch" standards go,

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there are new damage mechanics

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that let you shoot the limbs off Omnics,

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and the enemy AI is so much more varied

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than in other "Overwatch" PvE modes.

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But is all of this worth $15?

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Value is up for debate here, guys.

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And I'm honestly torn.

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It's undeniable that there's
been a lot of hard work

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and love put into this.

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But whenever "Overwatch"
releases more story missions

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aside from this first batch,

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you'll need to fork over some more cash.

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Only time will tell if players will want

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to shell out money each time

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Blizzard adds new story missions,

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but I can say with
confidence that they are,

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at least, very well done.

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