Marvel Rivals Is Exactly What Overwatch 2 Should've Been

With the playtest nearing its end, it is clear that NetEase Games have a gem on its hands that could take the hero shooter genre by storm. The title has many of the famous faces from the Marvel universe, with expressive designs and gameplay that seem to be orientated around frantic fun. There are more characters to come, too, and the roster seems like it could be eternally expanded with how vast the library of iconic characters is in the Marvel Universe.

With the money, recognizability of its characters, and the power of the mighty mouse behind it, could be the game that threatens 's reign over the hero shooter genre, especially with the disappointment that is its sequel. 's lack of innovation and changes only serves to make more exciting in comparison, especially with how fun and promising the playtest has been. With more characters expected for launch, could be everything that was meant to be.

Overwatch 2 Season 10 introduces new monetization changes, a creative Mirrorverse theme, along with the game's first new DPS Hero since launch.

brought the hero shooter to the mainstream after its release in 2016, winning the Game of the Year award that year. It went strong for a couple of years before seeing a steady decline with the less inventive heroes, balancing issues that led to Role Queue, and a lack of fun PvE content. Then, Blizzard announced , hoping to revitalize its hero shooter with a sequel, changing the format to five against five and promising a PvE campaign that many hoped for in the predecessor.

also won awards in 2016 for the best Esports, Multiplayer, and studio game direction at the 2016 Game Awards.

Unfortunately, the PvE campaign never came, and the five verses five changes weren't quite as substantial as was hoped for, with Blizzard considering bringing back to the six-against-six format of its predecessor. With the lack of graphical upgrades and new heroes that would have been added anyway, it seems like isn't much of a sequel, lacking in