What Overwatch Used to Look Like

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[@nickel]

How many hours would you guess it took to make Overwatch?
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[@kanikan2368]

ohnickel 1,000,007 hours

[@arafluko3487]

2.65 seconds

[@David-sh8xn]

24 x about 5 years

[@nelgoose9972]

283 82 hours.

[@carliemusic1904]

I think over two years

[@gabrielfung77]

I love how almost all of these characters went through major changes but then we have reaper who was always reaper

[@jeremygarcia25]

He is bad ass

[@handsyeyes]

nothing can change perfection

[@viol3tmoon]

and tracer who was always tracer

[@dunnoreally1060]

death has always been coming i guess.

[@streakie655]

Reaper had a pacman phase he collected souls/balls after he elim someone

[@stinky.404]

My life will never be complete until Mama Hong is in game

[@bonerma]

Oml YES

[@totallynotmatt7407]

*m a n s l a u g h t e r*

[@merrillm7666]

Mama hong is roadhog

[@jasperhughes2399]

GodlyBathroomTiles lol but no she actually is mei

[@nlove7710]

We need her

[@prodbytmd]

Overwatch be like:
Jetpack cat?
NAH!
A little Hamster inside a Killer Ball Machine?
Sure :)

[@mingalo2620]

A hamster in a ball makes more sense, since hamsters already are tied to balls when we think about them. The character becomes more interesting since it's something that we can recognise and the backstory that they made for him it's pretty convincing

[@robinbanks485]

Shaco it off it’s called a joke

[@mingalo2620]

@@robinbanks485 Sorry I didn't realize
Jokes are usually funny

[@robinbanks485]

Shaco it off
Just taking lots of time in a comment to a joke is meh to me

[@mingalo2620]

Whatever man
I don't care

[@LoganHunter82]

Blizzard 2015: "JetPack Cat is too far beyond this scope of Overwatch so we thought we'd left it out"
Blizzard 2018: "Here's a intelligent hamster with a mech that turns into a wrecking ball and drops proximity mines. You're welcome!"

[@pipperoonie]

Lol

[@8redo603]

wrecking ball has a bit better story than just a cat With a jetpack

[@nikitherowboat5892]

Stolen

[@skullylad]

An*

[@cetadel6597]

Wrecking Ball. Online.

[@NamAim1991]

Wow, spec ops' stealth was so good that we couldn't even see her concept art!

[@radicalbeast1675]

Minzerta lol

[@jaca6861]

Minzerta I thought I was going crazy or color blind

[@Swaggalicious]

Lol

[@SomaCruz666]

sombra erased it

[@maciej9143]

Soma Cruz more like some bra

[@cjoemex]

mama hong became mei? she does slaughter men.

[@emskiee5330]

...And she looks Asian

[@archologyzero]

Mama Hong became MAMA HOGGGGG

[@bkptemp8550]

shes still a possibility to this day if you didnt know

[@Flopshop123]

@@archologyzero road hog was already there with mama hong

[@trevbomb1229]

Akasuki Akemi
Actually in an interview, Jeff actually talked about Mama Hong being added to the game.

[@cowgrlbebop]

"animals were too far beyond the scope of overwatch" lmao and now we got hammond

[@mattc9067]

F u

[@noahallyn2234]

That isn't what they said at all. "Jetpack cat" was too far beyond the scope of Overwatch -- not all animals.

[@Hellokomorebi1104]

I think the reason they held off on Hammond or a Hero like him is because they wanted to get a feel for what the audience would enjoy before releasing something that could hurt the popularity of the game in it's earlier stages. People seemed to really like Winston from the beginning, so it was pretty easy to keep him around. Not to mention, he really isn't in the same league as Hammond, in my opinion. Hammond seemed more campy and cartoony when he was first announced as opposed to how Winston seems. Idk. These are just my personal thoughts on the matter. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@Spring_ Wind Actually, Tracer is.

[@GLITCHER248]

@@trickytreyperfected1482 nope

[@sohailstarpower8658]

1:09 damn they planned Somba way earlier than I thought, she is spec ops look at her kit

[@dndnddnjejsirn7349]

Nah shit sherlock

[@fagtaglia3718]

Who's Somba???? 🤔🤔🤔

[@smeaglesmegg1243]

@Dndnd Dnjejsirn
You can’t say ‘nah shit Sherlock’ it sounds awful. Just say:
*No shit Sherlock*
When you replace ‘no’ with ‘nah’ it doesn’t make sense. Learn yo’ grammar.

[@saintedcat3140]

@@smeaglesmegg1243 that a bit hypocritical "yo'"

[@Honest-King]

@@smeaglesmegg1243
Where the fuck is grammar in nah when it isn't a real OFFICIAL english word ...

[@ianhguthrie]

I pray that one day they add Mama Hong to Overwatch

[@rosetea550]

We need Mama Hong

[@brandonphelps7623]

Please no

[@iggyhaha]

Oh Hell NO!!!!

[@vivt.9619]

Wtf is up w her eyes tho, like wyd blizzard

[@littlebiglsteele4158]

manslaughter is the only ability mama hong requires

[@bugjams]

I hope they eventually give Hanzo a gardener skin so he can shoot a giant caterpillar again, and a ballet dancer skin for Reaper.

[@crab7252]

Alex Baldwin lol

[@john02222]

Yes

[@loib]

"kemushi yo! waga teki wo kurae!"
"diee die-da-dieeee"

[@xhaled5488]

Alex Baldwin lol, and could reaper say t-pose instead of die

[@FilthyNobeard]

Those should be April Fools skins or something.

[@thisisargus7188]

Wow, I don't know Genji has a glowing pixel minecraft sword as a weapon

[@IAMTHESTORM445]

Emerald Mod

[@billyblood8993]

_"I need healing"_
*minecraft chomping sounds*

[@daisuki-]

On my feed 6y later. It’s so crazy to see what this game started as, and what it used to be. I started playing in s4 of ow2, so this was very enlightening for me.

[@necondaa]

I started playing during the Overwatch 1 beta on PS4 & I have been playing ever since & it still amazes me looking at the early stages of OW

[@bambampewpew32]

Ow1 was 1000x better u missed out :(

[@bambampewpew32]

​@@necondaa lmao Dec 2016 for me but same

[@bad_noob1221]

​@@bambampewpew32people say it was better cause it was fresh and new. Which is understandable. But modern is much more balanced and polished and overall better it just doesnt get the love anymore

[@ayzix-polytopia3854]

@@bambampewpew32Overwatch 1 was too chaotic 2 is better

[@checkitimawesome]

That truly is the greatest death blossom animation ever

[@SuperSnaige]

Recommended 2024.. ight

[@tacticalmilk1386]

yup

[@itz_officialyt8722]

Real bro

[@stachu5049]

It's cool watching in 2024 and seeing how Iris became Echo and Jugernaut became Mauga

[@PhuzzyBond]

Iris = Echo from Reunion?

[@adamatemymuffin9783]

exactly what i thought

[@wolfae2837]

She is at the very least the inspiration

[@grenadeout562]

Which could also mean tjat Echo is Iris-that weird eye that's connexted to Talon and Overwatch.

[@deva7979]

Thats what I thought

[@jaykuanmedina1257]

I was just about to post that comment she looks just like IRIS

[@darkpine4825]

After the Ashe overwatch short came out I realized that “iris” is actually “echo”. I guess not all ideas were scrapped 😃

[@cetadel6597]

We want Mama hong

[@Merayu0]

My fevorite lines in the chatlog are "that door isn't a door" then someone says "fucking AGAIN!?".

[@shadava]

Łukasz Nowak when??

[@crimsonclaw6337]

​@@shadava in the chatlog when Reaper got added

[@megasweetness9353]

WE WANT MAMA HONG

[@missparadox4455]

MegaSweetness yeah, she sounds very interesting!

[@loib]

either mei or hog. mei because chinese, hog because name

[@deltawave5180]

MegaSweetness what if mama hog was roadhog

[@sock4904]

MegaSweetness y e s s s

[@DavidSmith-gb8ev]

MegaSweetness yassssss someone agrees

[@clickbaiter8388]

At 23:00 when Jeff says "do you guys wanna see overwatch?" He sounds depressed and sucidal

[@latieraeve]

That's just him.

[@squishybrick]

The guy who announced overwatch looked like he hadn't slept in 3 days.
Jeff comes on looking like he literally got out of bed 15 minutes ago.
.. .. Just how hard were they working on this game, lol

[@lisdmon6538]

well considering what it looked like 23:30 vs the gameplay announcement..... VERY hard. theres about a month difference between the two

[@khawarparvez7679]

Half of the game devs looks like this

[@ultimatesaiyan6627]

I'm glad that the game ended up being overwatch and not another mmo

[@popopoop360]

UltimateSaiyan66 and mmo would be better if it was made buy blizzard

[@para-mortr]

I didn't believe that Blizzard was the one to make a good shooter

[@mochaexpress5419]

So Reaper is the only one to keep his original name?

[@BanishedSilentShadow3318]

because I'm the coolest.

[@popopoop360]

I think Winston too

[@pennywisethedancingclown775]

Phillis Hannah l The Mind Bender also Mama Hong

[@shadava]

Reaper, I love you

[@Kneraa]

Julious Lucas did you even pay attention?

[@George-li1yv]

Watching this makes you realise how much work goes in to creating games.
Also I want Mama Hong

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

She's already in the game: Mei. And she can still do quite a bit of manslaughter.

[@SupaRush]

Look at "Iris" 4:03 she is the exact looking character teased in brand new CG Overwatch mini movie "Reunion" for McCree.. wonder how many more of these concepts might make final release.

[@MsSimon247]

She won't be hero number 30 tho, Jeff already disproved that, but he said she will be among the next six heroes they will release..

[@mrbaguette8745]

Isn’t her name echo in the Cinematic

[@TogaKai]

Athena

[@smarties6681]

@@TogaKai not athena

[@zheli4918]

Look at that, you were right.

[@smughatkid9981]

*It used to NOT have toxic players*
*_Ahem..._* *Season 7*

[@rizia6329]

/ Daddy Jeff \ with a pinch of salt

[@pillarofgrass1370]

lol

[@heatnongt]

Dear Daddy Jeff, I have sinned today and I have come to pray for forgiveness from you O' Lord. Please bless us with your wisdom and your almighty power. Amen Dad

[@donuberry7654]

/ Daddy Jeff \ Jeff seem to have had some pretty sweaty armpits at the end

[@chaosmage0394]

/ Daddy Jeff \ nani!?

[@xMikey69x]

I wanted to main Mama Hong

[@Scribblescrabbly]

3:43 I want MAMA HONG next!

[@Skaftholu]

At 9:19 when you talk about the floor tiles freaking out, that's actually called "Z fighting". Basically it means two textures are "fighting" for dominance on the Z axis, so they flicker back and forth. Just a fun fact.

[@luna_skye_22]

Huh, never heard it by that term. I've always known it as "texture clipping". Learn something new everyday :)

[@uwansumfuklemmesmash1622]

Lmfao mama hong, roadhog without the mask??

[@tobiasthegamecat1930]

Can we have Mama Hong in overwatch please

[@loib]

mama hog***

[@dylanmonteloyola2970]

I'd also like to see her 'Manslaughter' ability

[@loib]

DazzleDay its called blizzard

[@alexeru6154]

I need mama Hong in the game

[@Asterioito]

I´m watching this 6 years after you made this video and it just feels like a video from today! Wow!

[@mocha5999]

Got recommended this 6 years later, Overwatch has really changed for the worst.

[@caplikeomar5818]

it's the mama Hong meta for season 17

[@KaJ917]

Season 13 and still waiting

[@conradschroder7786]

so reaper was one of the heroes that was made to begin with and didn't change

[@donuberry7654]

randomletters: g2qwflgvkugvlreaiu he did change a bit but there isn't much to balance/change for him

[@donuberry7654]

randomletters: g2qwflgvkugvlreaiu yeah I just realized most of the starting heroes barely changed

[@echonath4827]

watching this now is crazy echo wasnt out

[@user-ks1nb2kj6r]

Fun fact
This video was 6 YEARS AGO

[@apple_3224]

I knooow its crazy to think that at that time they were already like the game had evolve a lot and already had a nostalgia with the changes and then, here we are, 6 years later, with a lot of new characters and things, seeing this video

[@itsyoshinori8645]

I really want Recluse to be in the game

[@WheeInDisBeech]

Toxic Art saaaaaame

[@cryptidangel7842]

Same

[@justinshepherd3098]

Toxic Art And luc

[@sock4904]

Screw that!!!! I want mama hong!!!

[@sock4904]

Lol

[@_Dr.Wil_]

Every game is a roblox copy before it is completely designed

[@matlacking]

Dr Wil roblox is just leaked gameplay from the test phases of games

[@Voizic]

or roblox is just the barest of games as there was no drastic change from its early stages lol

[@saberwow]

Bro But it's not a game? It's a platform in which the users make the games.

[@fulookin6701]

Not truen’t

[@Wasel-bk1ub]

Dr Wil except for roblox

[@Fl0yd-]

Spec ops was so OP in the photo .. you couldn’t even see him.
No wonder he never made it to the game

[@realchiknuggets]

Sombra

[@sweetvalentinee]

seeing really early concept art first heros that we now have ow like echo is pretty damn cool

[@mega_master_official]

I wanna see Mama Hong. She's like a Snorlax to me.

[@just_adriall]

The thing that has changed the most is probably jeff. Goddamn.

[@dvostreaming3336]

That’s what I said.

[@blightedcrowmain8236]

I want the real reaper,
I said the REAL reaper,
12:00 perfection

[@TheJanry23]

Mama Hong is Roadhogs mom confirmed Roadhog is Chinese illuminati! confirmed

[@junemsp6804]

Jan Ray makes sense

[@antonemilmathiasen9892]

110%

[@boofeater]

To quote the chat log
Someone- “that door”
Them again- “isn’t a door”
Them again- “Geoff”
Geoff- “fucking AGAIN!!?”

[@realchiknuggets]

that's someone else. later you can see a message from "ggoodman" which is Geoff

[@ashlynmiller8919]

Blizzard give us Mama Hong..,,,

[@celenefernandez6237]

Ashlyn Miller lol

[@ThoughtShift]

M a n s l a u g h t e r

[@mgusan4937]

Mama Hong Probably mei cause off the manslaughter thing xD

[@xaniel3104]

YES!!!

[@conejo5465]

Jeff wanted 50 classes?!
29/50
21 more classes to go

[@aboulfouff7815]

31/50 now

[@ILoveChicken2021]

Can’t believe this got recommended to me 6 YEARS after this vid got released, who’s with me?

[@mossup-]

Just popped up on my recommended too, excellent video, sad times now though ☹

[@sakareeh]

Same

[@katherinegalindo6560]

Recluse could be the junkertown queen. The art here and the posters in junkertown look similar and her having a mech in the concept are could be the mech that she would fight with in the junkertown arena

[@meandmy10mastersword]

Moma Hong confirmed for hero 27

[@thejackarmyyjb6899]

Samuel Reaser no

[@nytro8027]

Mama Hong confirmed for hero 29

[@yanicmaurer6669]

Mama Hong confirmed for hero 30

[@redmadness265]

18:06 Mmm I miss the little heads up warnings on the right

[@jackattackstopmotion3244]

It’s funny to see characters that weren’t out be shown in the video like Echo who used to be the iris

[@bambampewpew32]

Lmao I just came to the comments to say that

[@ohIneedaminutetothinkaboutthis]

If only one day they'll add mama hong

[@samvimes9510]

I'm still mad we never got Mama Hong.

[@zeeb02]

JETPACK CAT!

[@hazeltree7738]

Zapplabob Jetcat

[@Saboguin]

This actually shows me that there are still a bunch more hero concepts that could be part of the game in the future and I can’t wait.

[@ScarletSM]

IRIS became ECHO.

[@bleujaye]

So jet pack cat is not the style of overwatch, but a genetically engineered gorilla from the moon is?

[@seal7835]

And a hamster

[@khawarparvez7679]

And a hamster with mech

[@Venom_Hp]

I want mama Hong

[@Moikuri]

Tears to my eyes, what have you done to this game...

[@Anna94320]

Watching this today makes me so sad...

[@Shdw-zu9ee]

Mercy is thick !
also Genji was a Grill !!!

[@Toaster-jr5eo]

Psyblade was more thicc.

[@rosetea550]

Genji probably was a very nice grill.
Cooking all those burgers.

[@whitejester]

Brit looked better to fuck

[@thejackarmyyjb6899]

Yeah I used to grill burgers with genji

[@ittybitties685]

Excuse me, Mama Hong is *T H I C C*

[@Andy-wt6ym]

Mama Hong is the best hero!

[@toad1864]

She looks thicc as hell too.

[@8bitadamantium306]

Monokuma her plus hog made junkrat

[@kevalinehdusail6751]

She looks like something from Kung fu Hustle

[@Gorilla_Chaos]

*Mama Hong used M A N S L A U G H T E R*

[@faehame]

Is she Shsl Mama?

[@ShadowEliminator_Aigis]

Iris became Echo in today's age. They also had recently given us a Hero called Venture which seems to have a similar design to Brit. 3:59
Maybe perhaps, bit by bit, these heroes designs may be added in later seasons. Hopefully Mama Hong lol

[@supergertrude61]

I want mama hong 😂

[@Roy33_]

3:53 that Iris hero looks like echo tho😮

[@idan4584]

I love the hero *MAMA HONG* LETS GO BOIS

[@jonnategesjo538]

Hi

[@bluenebula6474]

Everyone says they were first but actually nickel was first

[@nickel]

ay

[@Ken-bu8jl]

It says 2 replies but there’s only one

[@BrandonBreakfast]

3:59
*I wonder who iris turned out to be*

[@thunderbolt4127]

Such a great game I wonder what this game will be like in 6 years

[@slayyixing4143]

I kinda want MamaHong to be in OverWatch

[@Bryan-po5sj]

Mama hong... what the hell

[@ack922]

KiraZ Wait... What if she was the original roadhog and they just changed it up

[@celenefernandez6237]

Clorox Bleach lol

[@estoylaroca]

You can see original Roadhog in the lower left part. Looked the same.

[@neitherworld]

Hey! When going forward, here's some game design vocab you might want to include:
- you mention the floor "Spazzing out", this is called Z-fighting! it occurs when two planes are fighting over the same space and the engine can't decide which one should be on top
-you also mention tracer's "white squares" - these are called particles! so it was a particle placeholder they were using.

[@somethingcricket8619]

When genji is named hanzo 👌😂

[@muchosonido]

it’s so cool that many years later, Iris became Echo

[@oatmeal0]

If Genji swung his blade as a primary weapon back then, what was his ultimate?

[@oliverj2561]

Your name is nickel, oh nickel, and today you wanted to show us what Overwatch looked like in its development.

[@altairr8957]

Oddessey wow how long did it take for you to come up with that joke

[@oliverj2561]

Altairr not exactly a joke

[@m-news1934]

Are you giving him a mission briefing?

[@TheRealDonkeyKong64]

Genji used to be a girl?

[@siegmacdrem3259]

Zealos The First yep he was a trap

[@lxn_ni1814]

nah he was a roblox character

[@lxn_ni1814]

LAMB SAUCE LOCATED nah minecraft doesnt have tiny blocks nor diffrent shapes clearly roblox

[@appleface304]

3:10 I think the ability set for Troy in the upper right corner was the inspiration for Brigitte. A flail, a shield, and a charge which is now a shield bash.

[@VibeDPyro]

Genji was a girl in the first game...

[@UhNaanEMoose]

Honestly Winston could probably be alright with a one or half second stun on jump pack

[@oriokin]

Anon E. Moose *hour

[@deathpresent101]

Ehhh Idk about that.

[@johnseidle655]

As a Winston main (200+ hours) id say that would make him super op lmao

[@TheWiggleTuff]

Winston is already strong as heck

[@justinshepherd3098]

Anon E. Moose Agreed

[@TheSithAndTheFith]

Mama hong

[@unsubme2157]

Biggietasty you got mei

[@thedarkermoon7914]

4:07
Me:Echo!
Ohnickel:*nope iris*
Me: :O

[@prod.vikoxz]

Iris became echo

[@mscaprison4400]

I love the way reaper looked when doing his ult

[@jonnategesjo538]

Hi

[@TizziQ]

This video was wonderfully informative, I didnt see this, so this was super interesting. LOVED IT!

[@nickel]

+TizziQ thanks man :)

[@TizziQ]

I am fine with that, I enjoyed the video, he condensed it down to something that I could enjoy, while still getting caught up on what I missed.

[@fgg419]

Who else watching this when Iris, aka Echo is out?

[@lordhelix3252]

hey guys its me 6 years later. Anyoen else think phreak might be junkrat/JQ? attract sounds kinda like it could be jagged blade. Also, rumble looks like the orisa egyptian skin. Interesting how Echo's design barely changed but it took so long before we got her

[@darkshadow0125]

Aw he looked like he was about to cry in stage ❤️

[@TheBoydo89]

Give me Mama Hong Blizzard

[@ccricers]

Gotta imagine that Reaper was made the 2nd playable character here because he dual wields guns like Tracer. While his animations were still janky it was probably easier to modify the rig from Tracer than to make a brand new one.

[@Theod0401]

When all the different hero’s came up around 4:31 you can see roadhog bottom left corner

[@canovanthecanman]

Sure enough

[@Fr00stee]

I think overwatch needs more techy, futuristic heroes like in the concept art

[@nickel]

When did you 1st hear about Overwatch?

[@msstyler847]

From a youtuber called zombey in the beginning of 2016

[@kwikiwii]

ohnickel when it came out, but i didn't care about it then, lol

[@toastie9941]

i was browsing youtube at like 3 and found a youtuber called zylbrad i fell in love wit OW *this was in about like august last year*

[@pillarofgrass1370]

muselk made his first overwatch video and i got interested and stuff

[@venus6655]

When I heard it killed Battleborn(the game I wanted) I decided to get it

[@W3lol1]

Would smash og genji concept

[@914.Bdotty]

3:20 reaper: *AM I A JOKE TO YOU*

[@JisMortal]

It’s cool to see that genji’s “perch” ability made it in the game as the assasin hanging in the wall in Retribution. That so sick

[@bobevens117]

MAMA HONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nicholasbell7848]

We want mama hong

[@DavidReyes0224]

Man. Watching this in 2024 is suchhhh a trip!

[@nickel]

Which of the concept heroes would you like to see make it into the game?

[@maddoxbellrose7679]

ohnickel mama hong

[@WitheringAurora]

I would like to see "...Endyl" or "...Ermind" Their concept arts look great to me. And their potential based on their appearance is insane.

[@swordmasterfelix3309]

ohnickel
Iris

[@justjokay4980]

Yes! Mama Hong! All day, everyday!

[@thecrazyotaku1013]

Deffinatley Tara