Overwatch - Origins

Feedbot · Nov 9, 2014

Overwatch - Origins
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
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Chris Metzen is the lead creative director on Overwatch.
Bill Petras is the Art Director of Overwatch. He was the Art Director for World of Warcraft in the past.
Jeff Chamberlain is the VFX supervisor on Overwatch. He worked on the Heart of the Swarm, Wrath of the Lich King, Mists of Pandaria, Diablo III: RoS, and other Blizzard cinematics.
The art in the game is high quality but still has the Blizzard style.
The art should be vibrant, edgy, with silhouettes, as well as feeling handcrafted and detailed. Readability of the art is important.
Overwatch uses a new engine with new technology.
There was a partnership from day 1 between the cinematic team and the game artists.
Torbjörn was the first character that they modeled.
Pharah came from the idea of having a hero with a jetpack and rocket launcher. The original nickname was Rocket Dude. Exploring the story and personality of the character helped to refine the concept to what we see today. The team then worked on finding the right voice actor for the character.
Creating these heroes was a very team based process.
Warcraft started out very simple and then added in new characters, story, and art over time. Overwatch is starting from the same place, a simple beginning and lots of potential for the future in terms of story and characters.
The team wanted Tracer to be the centerpiece hero, as everyone on the team loved her.

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