9 Reasons Overwatch Is The Most Exciting Gaming Franchise In Decades

2. A First-Person Shooter That Couldnt Care Less About Being Gritty

Oooh, grit, eh? Seriousness, bulky space marine-looking dudes and Alpha tango whiskey hoo-ra dialogue - it can be phenomenal. And has been for the past decade.

Granted therell always be a place for the military shooter (something Battlefield 1 is currently proving by flattening Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare into a fine paste), but its time for a change.

DOOM proved you just cant beat a no-reload, 60fps gore-fest, and now Overwatch simply bursts with a refreshingly fun tonality through and through.