Highlights
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Overwatch 2’s latest 3D animated short, “Control,” delves into the backstory of Season 12’s new hero Juno, delighting fans.
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Fans were surprised and pleased with the release of “Control” after not having a 3D animated short for Overwatch 2 since August 2023.
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The positive response to “Control” has given Overwatch fans renewed hope for more engaging story content in the future.
supervision 2 has just released “Control”, a 3D animated short that tells part of the story of Juno, the new hero of season 12. This charming cinematic was a surprise for players, since it has been approximately a year since supervision 2 released his latest.
season 12 of supervision 2dubbed New Frontiers, has officially landed in the first-person shooter. Although the seasonal update added tons of content to the game, one of the most exciting parts is Juno, a new support hero and the second character added in 2024. supervision 2 shared his backstory in narrated comic form shortly before its release, and while it was a great story, many fans were disappointed that he didn’t get any kind of cinematic or animated short film.
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Little did they know, supervision 2 I had one ready for Juno all the time. “Control” is a new 3D animated short that tells the story of the Martian exodus from his home planet. After an emotional moment before leaving, Juno discovers a problem with her ship: a piece of rock is blocking one of her thrusters. She begins to panic when she damages her equipment and almost runs out of air on a spacewalk, but her mother manages to calm her down, allowing him to fix her ship and begin the jump, promising to find a way to save the space. cologne. The short ends with Overwatch contacting her when she enters Earth’s atmosphere, promising to send an agent of hers to meet her after she crashes on Dorodo, as seen in the supervision 2 map.
“Control”: Overwatch 2’s first 3D animated short of 2024
Last year, Blizzard released “A Great Day,” a 2D animated short starring Mauga and Talon, in December, but the last 3D animated short was “Calling,” the Sojourn cinematic that precedes Overwatch 2: Invasion in August 2023, although technically parts of LE SSERAFIM’s “Perfect Night” music video from October could also qualify. Before that, “The Wastelander” and “Kiriko” introduced some of the new heroes to supervision 2It will be released in 2022, but there were several years where there were no 3D cinematics. During supervision 1At its peak, it would release at least two such animations a year, one at BlizzCon and one at Gamescom, so it’s fitting that “Control” debuts alongside Blizzard’s big return to Germany’s premier gaming convention.
All Overwatch and Overwatch 2 cinematics
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Film |
Heroes |
Date |
Game |
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Cinematic trailer |
Tracer, Winston, Reaper, Widowmaker |
November 2014 |
supervision |
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We are watching |
Pharah, Reinhardt, D.Va, Soldier: 76, Mercy, Tracer, Genji, Winston |
December 2015 |
supervision |
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Remember |
Winston, reaper |
March 2016 |
supervision |
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Alive |
Widow maker, tracer |
April 2016 |
supervision |
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Are you with us? |
Winston |
May 2016 |
supervision |
|
dragons |
Hanzo, Genji |
May 2016 |
supervision |
|
Hero |
Soldier: 76 |
May 2016 |
supervision |
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The last bastion |
Bastion |
August 2016 |
supervision |
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Infiltration |
Shadow, Reaper, Widowmaker, Zarya |
November 2016 |
supervision |
|
rise and shine |
mei |
August 2017 |
supervision |
|
Honor and Glory |
Reinhardt, Brigitte |
November 2017 |
supervision |
|
Shooting star |
D.Va |
August 2018 |
supervision |
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Meeting |
Cassidy, Ashe, Echo |
November 2018 |
supervision |
|
Zero hour |
Winston, Mei, Tracer, Genji, Reinhardt, Brigitte, Echo, Mercy |
November 2019 |
supervision 2 |
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The wasteland |
Queen Junker, Junkrat, Roadhog |
June 2022 |
supervision 2 |
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Kiriko |
Kiriko |
October 2022 |
supervision 2 |
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Vocation |
Dwell |
August 2023 |
supervision 2 |
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perfect night |
LE SSERAFIM D.Va, Kiriko, Brigitte, Tracer, Sombra |
October 2023 |
supervision 2 |
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a great day |
Mauga, Reaper, Shadow |
December 2023 |
supervision 2 |
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Control |
Juno |
August 2024 |
supervision 2 |
Needless to say, the response to this animated short has been quite positive. After layoffs at Blizzard this year and the apparent death of PvE in supervision 2many fans feared they would never see another animation from the game again. This charming cinematic has given many players renewed hope to see more story content like this in the future.
supervision 2
Overwatch 2 is a free-to-play, always-on and ever-evolving team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate fight on the 5v5 battlefield. Upgrade your railgun and disrupt the field battle as Sojourn, or hand over your ax and turn heads as Junker Queen. Fight to take control of a robot and move it towards the enemy base in the new Push mode. Take the fight to new destinations around the world in iconic locations such as New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there’s always something new to play.
- Franchise
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supervision
- Released
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October 4, 2022
- Multiplayer
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Online multiplayer
- Engine
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proprietary engine
- JERS
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t
- How long to beat?
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35 hours
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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n/a
- X|S improved
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n/a
- Cross Save
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Yeah
- Cross-platform play
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PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S