Overwatch is similar Team Fortress 2 in a lot of ways. 2 teams of heroes with unique abilities face off trying to hold various points on a map. While every Overwatch character is different they're divided into 4 basic types. Offense, defense, tank, and support.
There are player upgrades but they're all cosmetic which is nice as it keeps things balanced. This is something that Team Fortress 2 actually doesn't do. I mean to say that the upgrades in TF2 are mostly cosmetic but the fact is you can unlock new weapons. It's true that TF2 tries to balance these unlockable weapons but being able to further customize your play-style is an advantage.
The graphics are beautiful and the Overwatch world is inherently interesting. I will say that based on the trailers I've seen it doesn't make a ton of sense though. Some of the heroes seem to be "good" characters and others are "bad" yet the teams are a mixture of both and there isn't really a particularly good reason for attacking or defending the objectives. Not that this really has to make sense.
Ideally the team ends up being fairly balanced but it did seem to me that the offense characters were the most popular. My personal favourite character was Tracer. She can die fairly easily but zipping around the map is a pretty fun way to play the game. I also appreciated Pharah; flying around launching rockets at unsuspecting opponents was cool. I had picks for the other 3 class types as well; Bastion for offense, Roadhog for tank, and I liked Lucio for support (not that I really liked playing support that much).
Overall it's a very well put together game that I expect will continue to grow and could very easily move into esports. I'm on the fence about purchasing it though. This is the kind of the game that'll take a pretty big time commitment to get good at and I would want to play a game like this with friends. If they had split-screen on the PS4 I would definitely invest but it seems that they have no plans for that. It's a very good game though and it seems pretty well-balanced considering how different the heroes are.
