From Blizzard Entertainment, legendary designers behind the Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo franchises, comes Overwatch - a title that, in spite of it's flaws, is so full of life at launch, that it's hard to not be swept up by how great it looks, and how much fun it is to play.

is an intimidating game. It serves up frantic online competition without meaningful single-player modes to act as a reprieve from the disappointment of testy teammates. It cultivated an obsessive, mouthy fan base before it was even released.

The Warcraft movie might not be getting great reviews, but at least Blizzard can take comfort in the response that Overwatch is getting. Once again Blizzard has taken a genre and made it its own, fusing the fundamentals of an online first-person-shooter with elements of a high-class MOBA.

Blizzard's foray in the class-based shooter realm finally arrived to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Does Overwatch live up to the hype and overcome a perceived lack of content Absolutely, and the future appears bright for the developer's first new IP in years.