Summary
Many in the gaming community have long drawn comparisons betweenOverwatch 2and Valve’sTeam Fortress 2, but the two worlds will soon collide as Robin Atkin Downes, voice actor ofTeam Fortress 2’s Medic, is doing a podcast with an actor fromOverwatch. Fans ofOverwatch 2have had a lot of content to dig into after the sequel launched in early access late last year, thoughTeam Fortress 2has also enjoyed its first major update in years after its Summer 2023 update dropped in July.
ThoughOverwatch 2andTeam Fortress 2are only loosely similar in terms of mechanics and style, similarities between the two massively-popular FPS titles have been pointed out since before the originalOverwatchwas released. Both games pit two teams against each other in a battle to complete certain objectives, with each title featuring its own roster of unique playable characters. ThoughOverwatch 2features a much longer list of heroesto choose from, some of the fundamental gameplay elements between the two games follow the same principles, with every playable character featuring their own set of weapons and abilities and careful team composition being a key to success.
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Though the manybold changes thatOverwatch 2has made to its gameplay loopover the years has driven the game’s experience to be something quite different to that which is offered byTeam Fortress 2, the foundational similarities seen throughout the two games' history has brought both communities together to some extent. A recent tweet from renowned voice actor Robin Atkin Downes, the voice of the Medic inTeam Fortress 2, had fans excited about a potential crossover between the two character-based FPS titles. The actor tagged bothOverwatch 2andTeam Fortress 2in the tweet and used the term “Uber Healing,” which references bothTeam Fortress 2’s Ubercharge andOverwatch 2’s healing mechanics.
TheTeam Fortress 2voice actor later followed up with another tweet, announcing a collaboration between himself and the voice actress ofOverwatch 2’s Mercy, Lucie Pohl, on Streamily. This event is labeled “Medic meets Mercy TF2 x Overwatch 2 crossover signing” on the site, and will feature the two voice artists doing a crossover signing in a livestream scheduled for August 30th at 11pm PDT on Instagram. Fans may recognize countlesssimilar events organized by theTeam Fortress 2voice actorin the past, though whether this is one-off event or a sign of greater things to come is yet to be determined.
After all,Overwatch 2seems eager to dive into crossoverswith other franchises, with the game’s collaboration withOne-Punch Manbeing a prime example of this. The crossover saw a number of new themed cosmetics come to the game, leaving many players eager to see similar collaborations take place in the future.
Overwatch 2is available in early access on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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