One of the first things people spot when they meet me is my Overwatch tattoo – given it’s a neon version of Sombra’s candy skull-inspired hack symbol on a black background, it’s pretty hard to miss. I fell in love with Overwatch back in the day because of how each character’s interwoven narratives masterfully came together to create a branching, overarching story. In Overwatch, the characters have souls; souls that I don’t think any other hero shooter has managed to replicate. While Overwatch 2 grapples with its identity and direction, Valve’s Deadlock is primed to snatch its spot as the magnum opus of hero shooters – but to do so it needs, you guessed it, soul.

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