Hey everyone,Throughout my time on this forum, I have occasionally seen players stating that BfN is similar to the game Overwatch from Blizzard Entertainment. You know, such as PvZ: BfN = PvZ Overwatch and all that stuff. Well, you know what, players? I completely and utterly agree with this. I play Overwatch as well and I have noticed obnoxiously similar features to both games.For those players who do not know what this game is, "Overwatch is a multiplayer team-based first-person shooter developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment." (reference from https://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Overwatch_Wiki.)So, anyways, I am going to see if I can tell you some mechanics that are similar between the two games (Overwatch and BfN):Objectives and payloads.The Overtime and how it works.Character selection screen.Character classes.Shields.Some primary weapons and abilities.Team based games.Character variety.Waiting time before a match or round startsSpawn areas.Anything that anyone wants to add? Also I have reworded this post!

@TheSprinter85 How many people actually like the changes to Cactus and Captain Deadbeard from GW2 to this game? Not saying I don't like them, in fact, there's a reason why I play Widowmaker, but I know people who would like to see legendary upgrades that revert sniper primaries to their previous form.

The problem that I have with BfN’s take on of Overwatch is that they did not do this very much in GW2 and before, they were very different games. Now, in BfN, the devs suddenly decided to change the game drastically to make it more like Overwatch. I find that such a weird change, not necessarily for the better. I have noticed this ever since I started playing, the more I played BfN, the more similarities I noticed, until I thought it was finally time to make a list ... !Also, thanks for your responses!

@TheSprinter85 I don't mind borrowing mechanics from other games as long as they are properly implemented and integrated in game. BfN desired to be more teamwork-oriented and took some inspiration. It's not like Overwatch has monopoly on shields, turrets and invisibility. I think only one of our snipers should have charge attack and Engineer/Junkrat parallel should not be that obvious. Too bad some good and relatively rare gimmicks dind't make it like Snapdragon's liquid fire or barricades/map triggerable features.

@stukapookaI hear you. In both GW games and BfN, we have 'Capture the taco stand' and 'capture the secret cabin'. In OW, it's 'capture point A'. I can barely tell OW maps apart without seeing specific things like Cherry Trees on Hanamura, in GW 1, 2 and BfN, all the maps have their own flavor, even if some are similar to each other, no one is going to mix Tourist Trap Island with Peachy District!All these games share some similarities for sure, and some of the OW/BfN parallels are more blatant than others (engineer and Junkrat is a big one). I do like BfN more than OW, that's for sure. But I liked it better when the GW games stood out further from the pack.

I uninstalled OW for many reasons and the game isn't exactly king of the world as it was either. It's been handled badly, Blizzard has changed Mercy and Symmetra so much that it reminds me of WoW and reinforces why I've never understood the love that company has, they couldn't balance a check book, much less a competitive online shooter. BfN DOES feel like OW in some ways, the snipers especially feel like Widowmaker. I don't mind Snipers being like they used to be in GW1 and GW2 or like in BfN with the charge shots, but if they brought variants back, I'd say they'd have to return to the GW style or that last Zen Cactus shot is REALLY going to hurt.The Engineer definitely reminds me of Junkrat and both characters are just random spammers, which is likely why I don't like BfN engineer all that much. I pretty much agree with your list @TheSprinter85 as I was 235 or so in OW before I left that toxic cesspool for good.@stukapookahit a lot of points I have to agree on. GW2 came out just before OW and I've always preferred it, I had I think 300 hours in OW (I can't check as I uninstalled all acti-zard products), and over 2400 in GW2. I prefer Paladins and TF2 over OW, and the GW games even more.

Similarities Between PvZ: BfN and Overwatch!

23 Replies

Fork_x_Spoon
5 years ago
@TheSprinter85 How many people actually like the changes to Cactus and Captain Deadbeard from GW2 to this game? Not saying I don't like them, in fact, there's a reason why I play Widowmaker, but I know people who would like to see legendary upgrades that revert sniper primaries to their previous form.
stukapooka
Legend
5 years ago
@TheSprinter85 Personally, I can't stand overwatch and hate its influence on bfn and gaming forever (overrated game made by an overrated company that admits the best part of their game comes from other games). Reinhart works and citron dosent because hes a melee unit who can't regenerate health underneath his shield or sprint away.

Scientist has just become diet tracer but they also cant decide of they want him to be a healer.

Cactus and deadbeard felt more effective when they werent widow clones and widow herself is just diet team fortress classic sniper.
Bfn problems feel the same as Overwatch's for me in that after five games I quickly felt like I had seen it all and the map design did not feel rewarding to its class design with characters as flat as a run over piece of paper.
TheSprinter85
Hero
5 years ago
The problem that I have with BfN’s take on of Overwatch is that they did not do this very much in GW2 and before, they were very different games. Now, in BfN, the devs suddenly decided to change the game drastically to make it more like Overwatch. I find that such a weird change, not necessarily for the better. I have noticed this ever since I started playing, the more I played BfN, the more similarities I noticed, until I thought it was finally time to make a list ... !
Also, thanks for your responses!
benn1nat0r
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@Fork_x_Spoon I like the changes made to snipers a lot, but I would also love to see a legendary upgrade that makes them deal less damage and only let them zoom in a bit, but removes the black overlay and increases the close range damage a bit.
Iron_Guard8
Legend
5 years ago
I uninstalled OW for many reasons and the game isn't exactly king of the world as it was either. It's been handled badly, Blizzard has changed Mercy and Symmetra so much that it reminds me of WoW and reinforces why I've never understood the love that company has, they couldn't balance a check book, much less a competitive online shooter. BfN DOES feel like OW in some ways, the snipers especially feel like Widowmaker. I don't mind Snipers being like they used to be in GW1 and GW2 or like in BfN with the charge shots, but if they brought variants back, I'd say they'd have to return to the GW style or that last Zen Cactus shot is REALLY going to hurt.
The Engineer definitely reminds me of Junkrat and both characters are just random spammers, which is likely why I don't like BfN engineer all that much. I pretty much agree with your list @TheSprinter85 as I was 235 or so in OW before I left that toxic cesspool for good.
@stukapookahit a lot of points I have to agree on. GW2 came out just before OW and I've always preferred it, I had I think 300 hours in OW (I can't check as I uninstalled all acti-zard products), and over 2400 in GW2. I prefer Paladins and TF2 over OW, and the GW games even more.
shurikeninja
5 years ago
@Fork_x_Spoon I like it.
shurikeninja
5 years ago
@TheSprinter85 Is this list satire? Like are you poking fun at the people who say this game is like Overwatch? "Soldier 76 can sprint", "Widowmaker's Infra-Sight reveals enemies", "Sombra and Night Cap can turn invisible". I can't tell if you're joking or being serious.
Multiwarfare
5 years ago
@TheSprinter85
what's Overwatch? well I know it's a game of some sort and that's about it.
stukapooka
Legend
5 years ago
@Multiwarfare An overrated diet team fortress two/classic made by blizzard who before the hong kong controversy was treated like the jesus christ of game comapanies.
stukapooka
Legend
5 years ago
@Iron_Guard8thank you, when overwatch released I felt like I was taking crazy pills as everyone was praising that shallow * with its boring maps, lore, and unbalanced lazy characters and acted like it was some kind of revoultion for the industry when its literally a glorified reskin of another game (the devs even admit this) and every time I see bfn reference it I die a little inside.

Blizzard devs poured gasoline on the fire with all their crappy balancing changes and pandering to stay relevant (hey balancing is actual garbage but soldier is gay so play our game).

Say what you will about 2018 battle royale and the fortnite trend but I'm glad they finally deleted overwatch from relevance.