It’s made me feel bad enough to make my first thread post on these forums.
The question is, do I hate him enough that I just want to utterly destroy him via gameplay?
Or do I hate him enough to drop this game entirely? Because this is approaching (if not already) a bridge too far.
The funny thing is, regardless as to what kind of role they would play, I didn’t like the idea of Hammond as a PC when he was thought of as an ape/monkey and I didn’t care for the Junkertown Queen either. But now…good Lord I wish it were the Junkertown Queen or another monkey.
I fear this game is turning into a Nintendo game, which is not what I and many others want to play when they think of Overwatch. We wanted fun and humor, but with lore, rich character development, and a world that had some meaning to it.
This…character, more than any other I feel threatens that. No matter how silly some of the other heroes looked, acted, etc. they never crossed the line where I could not conceivably believe in them as a hero; especially at first glance.
Mei’s Cryo-Freeze is BS, but it doesn’t take away from her as a believable character all around.
The Shiamada bro’s dragons are supernatural, which hints at mythology that we can be familiar with, even if we question it. They also help enhance their respective hero’s character.
The same is true for all the other heroes. They all possess something that makes them standout more that just your standard video game character.
And much of the futuristic technology in the game can at least be conceived as being plausible. And again, things like hard light tech and time travel are stretches, but they don’t detract from either Symmetra or Tracer’s character and as beings in the world they inhabit.
Human, Gorilla, or Omnic, from the first set of heroes to the later ones… Yes, even including Brigitte. They all not only have a part to play in the game, but in the greater lore. And everything, from the comics to gameplay and all else in between, there was this subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) reminder that there are serious matters afoot.
And all of a sudden now…we get the bastard child of a droideka from Star Wars with Hamtaro.
Sigh
Gah, I will give it a chance but the proverbial bar may be too high for this thing to even be tolerable. This is, of course, just my opinion. It may change. Things may not end up being so bad…by I have my fears and doubts. And I know I am not the only one by far.
One last point: I hope to all that is Holy, that it DOES NOT TALK!
Edit: Changed title, as after further thought I think I’ll only be able to hate it when I eventually interact with it. And word has gotten to me that it cannot talk but the MEKA can, so that helps in its favor. Also changed some misspellings.