@Ben Nelson funny how you think what some 'movie critic' says matters while ignoring the audience rating of 76%. I wonder why that is? And yet again, there are hundreds of well received movies with no sequel. Keep trying. In other words, say "im a degen sheep with no thoughts of my own' without saying it
@Chris Pirillo Is Eboola Funny how you ignore the critical rating which is 20%. I wonder why that is? And yet again, if it was that successful why has blizzard not made another movie since then? In other words, "Say "I'm a mindless fanboy" without saying it.
i think the animated shorts being only shorts is what makes it good so it would take way more time and money if it becomes a show ..and i dont think Netflix is the patient kind
I don't know if anyone else pointed this out, but the guy without the mask who wants to "call for backup" is the same guy from the "Dragons" short, who attempts to call for backup but instead gets an arrow through his phone. I'm telling you, the animation team really does just go hard.
@MinsungsWifey nah nah His ultimate is call for backup. It temporarily disables mercy's resurrection, and extends respawn delay. Downside is he becomes more vulnerable, as 25% of his current (not overall) health is split between nearby allies. , and he'd be in the support class. His phone is one ability. Slightly boosts his defense,And if successful, targeted enemy becomes more vulnerable to enemy attacks, while targeted ally receives increased status boosts. His second ability is hostage negotiation. When he runs off, he has the chance to trample an enemy, who's stunned temporarily, and dragged along. Deals about 15 damage. Main weapon is a pistol for close range, and he carries a box of Band-aids or bandages.
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This is amazing and made me cry. Especially at the end, when her mom cries from happiness because her daughter just agreed to move in for some time. And I'm living in another country, away from my mom right now..
@Angelo Blue lmao oh I wonder why would teen girls watch something with girls and not boys? Why is tf2 better when it's made for teen boys tf2 tryhards
@PurpleJive I found out I am an INFJ (which is both a blessing and a curse) and Kiriko's personally is awesome. Aside her having powers, she looks like she's fun to be around. When she gifted the little girl that Fox plushe to see her face light up reminded me of a girl that took in a puppy to his new forever home I cared for a while.
5:48 Dude, the "Kanezaka is under my protection" scene is cold. Literally perfection bro. Had goosebumps watching this scene. It's so cool and badass. The look, the hand signs, the music, the angle, the expression. Loved it.
Man these guys know how to make me pumped, cry like a baby, then laugh, then cry again. And all in a cinematic for a new character in a video game. Fricken awesome.
Does anyone that knows JSL have an idea of what Kiriko's namesign is a mix of? I know they tend to be personalized, and all I can guess is it's a play on a Japanese letter/syllable for "K"/"Ki" and a fox! I'd love to know more.
@HiroThatDemon From my personal point of view as a japanese, 子 was often used as a name in 30-60 years ago. Originally, when it comes to person's name, 子 implied “from begin(一) to end(了)“ rather than "child" and felt like noble and elegant. However, 子 is not used much as a name these days. As it became more common name, fewer people felt it had special meaning. Now, it feels like traditional, feminine and old-fashioned in additions to the above meanings. Her beautiful default clothes is just how I could imagined it by her name!
@Reb In game it is expressed in katakana but in her short it does use the kanji form, and I mean no disrespect by this but in all those names you listed 子 still retaims it's meaning of child, unlike in english names Japanese names will have some meaning, when you see 子 in a name it will usually mean child of previous kanji
sometimes 子 means child, but in this case 子 is just a common KANJI character appeared in female’s name and it does not have any specific meanings.(e.g. 優子yuko, 久美子kumiko, 桃子momoko) As a side note, ”Kiriko” is expressed in KATAKANA (キリコ) in the game.
ok so to answer your question, her name is written like 霧(kiri)子(ko) kiri means mist or fog and ko means child, so her name would roughly translate to child of fog/mist
Love the look of pure delight on Akari's face at 7:50. Completely captured the joy of a child that not just got saved by her hero, but learned that magic is real. It's tough to see because she's running out the bottom-left corner, but the fraction of a second that it's on screen is priceless.
I love this cinematic. In the beginning of the fight scene, Kiriko fights like a ninja. You can see many similarities in her movement to Genji. Of course because they have the same teacher. But when the old man is shot something changes, as Kiriko engages the Kitsune Rush, it's clear that she also changes fight methods, with more spins and wall jumps. Very animal-like motions. I think it's the Fox Spirit itself taking over her body and mind. And it's the Fox spirit that states that "Kanezaka is under my protection", not Kiriko. Also, when her friends rise, it's clear they are not themselves either. In the game, when Kiriko engages Kitsune Rush she exclaims "Let the Fox Spirit guide you" but what's really happening is not guidance, but possession. So cool.
And the craziest part is that they didn’t only do it for the fighting. Granted the fight is a diffrent breed of animation but even the smaller conversations are clues to explain everything in a way so that it doesn’t feel forced, even tiny mini movements with their facial reactions show so much detail its beautiful
These animated shorts are so unbelievably good. The visuals, the music... hits me in the feels every time. This team needs to make the Overwatch movie. Don't let anyone else do it Blizz!
0:07/6:56 Those piano notes... 0:50 That Kiriko learnt sign language makes a *positive* difference. 5:30 That _palpable_ grief... 5:48 _"That...was...a mistake."_ -- Robot, "Lost in Space" (1998) 5:52 Oh *snap...!*
Bro, I didn’t even watch a feature-length movie to develop a connection with Kiriko or any of the other characters, but I’m cryin’, that’s quality content all around right there!
I’ve watched this several times and I can tell if anyone at the ow team cares about their work and ow in general it’s the animated short team. I hope we keep getting many more of these
God I love Overwatch, it's so much more than just a game and it hits all the checkmarks for me! Representation of all kinds of people Fantastic stories and world building and one of my favorite things if not my favorite is that it brings people together 😄
Nobody talks about the fact she’s legit one of the strongest in the verse, like only being able to tele to teammates is a balance thing, she has the ability to heal, appear anywhere within an unspecified range, increase the speed of those she helps, and has at least decent super strength, like I’d say sig is the only one stronger and that’s because black holes are busted
I love the little details related to the sign language. Particularly as to how sometimes non-deaf characters will communicate in sign language anyways to include the deaf child in the conversation, how nice.
I'm still waiting for Sojourn's cinematic.....I'm trying to be patient sense I know it's in the works(clips of it have leaked) but I'm getting a but irritated considering there's not even a ballpark date if when it'll be done
@Grieving General Those are all unrelated to what they commented on, they aren't kissing the boots of blizzard it is a great game in those aspects, but yeah I do agree with your problems.
"just a normal support" >is the only character in the game that can teleport through walls >only character with 3x headshot damage >is the only support that can wall climb, Lucio has to have edges and jump a million times to wall climb >only support that can cleanse negative effects
@Connor Robinson I think you minimized one of the most important parts of her kit, which is the ability to teleport huge distances through walls on a short cooldown. She's the best healer bar none to rescue a flanking dps. Pop in with any flanker, throw one or two crits on non-tank targets, and port back out before you get punished. Pull that off and you can swing a fight offensively from a support role without using an ult, which is pretty sweet. I think if Sojourn wasn't so strong this would work even better. Like you said, Zen can swing fights too, but in a different way. I think Zen is strong, but he just dies so easily, being the only support without ANY self-preservation tools.
@Connor Robinson I mean. She gets zen's ultimate on her E key, and the best ult in the game going away besides. She's not just a sidegrade, she's class A broken.
I mean, if your aim is above average, she's kinda just a Zenyatta sidegrade. For her primary, She trades his ability to charge a burst for better per-shot damage, and trades "mag" size for reload speed. Ofuda trades Orb's slow passive healing for faster active healing, and her Suzu can be used to counteract pushes and ults more often than Iris can (albeit with a lot more timing involved). And finally, her ult helps make up for the lack of discord by buffing the entire team for most of the fight you used it. (Not a perfect 1-1 trade, 'cause discord is rlly good, but still good in it's own ways) Also Zen floats and has the Sparta Kick, and Kiriko can teleport to teammates and climb walls. So Zen players have to know positioning and plan for it, and Kiriko players have a bit more freedom of movement.
It doesn’t feel like I’m watching overwatch animated shorts anymore, it feels like a new era of animations. Like the good era of animation keep it up 🦊
I come back to watch this periodically because of how good it is. And I'm a little curious: does anyone know what the song is that happens when Kiriko rages out at 5:52?
@TheValiantZero You think all companies aren’t corrupt like this? or maybe they’re better at hiding it. Sexual harassment? It’s obvious how they view women from how they’ve created 90% of their characters and sexualised them. And politics, I would put my input in this but I’d be seen as psycho but symmetra’s “Order through chaos” line 🌚 freemasonry all I’m going to say
I don't know what to call this, emotional blackmailing or emotional hostage takeover? There is no word for that.. but it is manipulation and I don't like manipulation.
i would love to make animated films like this. i have been learning blender for almost two years now, and i have just enrolled in a character animation course.
for your kind information blizzard has been doing this for over 5 years, unlike riot. i started playing this game after getting fed up with the toxicity, cringe, lack of fun in riot tailored games like valorant(and league). the team is unrated, and the character buildup lore buildup in ow is far better than riot cinematics. Honestly, Blizzards animation team is underrated and has been doing it for quite some time, since overwatch 1's glory days.
overwatch supports have the best storytelling and short for their backstory. Not that other roles have bad stories, supports are just so attaching for some reason
I've never played overwatch, but I have to say this is really watchable. I ended up getting captivated by it and watching all the way to the end. Something about the Japanese designs which fit really well with this type of work, perhaps because it almost feels like a 3D anime. Kiriko is very pleasing to watch.
I frequently come back to this animated short and it makes me tear up/ cry every time. Everything about this story is so amazing and sweet. The little details, stellar animation, and characters truly make it so interesting and engaging. I love this so much!
I loved this more than the short for the first Overwatch. You all should totally make a full length feature film for Overwatch; there was so much heart in this.
As always touching and humorous. Each time a little masterpiece, a little story about generosity and kindness. I love each and never get tired of watching!
Some of my favorite things about video games are the cut scenes. We criticize unskippable cutscenes but I feel it has just turned into cut scenes that you don't want to skip and even would want to watch on it's own. This is some of the finest animation work you can find anywhere. Maybe one day the team that works on this will join the ranks of Arcane.
I love how the duality of the fox spirit and ninja come out in this short, in her personality and in her hero design in game. Super loving and caring for others but also sassy and fearless. Does 3x headshot damage but also empowers her team with kitsune rush and suzu. 10/10 one of the best heroes they've released from top to bottom.
@Newman Boomin this is a small part of an article explaining why they are a terrible company “For over a year, Activision Blizzard employees have protested against the company's poor handling of ongoing sexual harassment allegations. Now, an anonymous Jane Doe has filed yet another lawsuit against the gaming giant for sexual harassment, gender discrimination and sexual battery, among other complaints.”. There’s more but this comment is already pretty long
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