Overwatch's Omnics Are Shallow Storytelling

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Published on May 22, 2023 8:00:14 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLebxDFSDxU

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Overwatch 2 (2023)

Duration: 44:58

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If this video is mildly scuffed bc I had to cook it up in 4 days between 10k words of writing for school, no it isn't :) anyways, let's talk about the Omnics! Recognizing that Overwatch's Omnics are presented as an analogy for a lot of real-world issues is some Media Literacy 101 stuff, but let's do some Media Literacy 102 and explore why it's so, *so* badly done. Along the way, this video is going to have to touch on a lot of serious topics in order to fully explain the issue with Blizzard's choices, and while I welcome a healthy, respectful debate in my comments section, I moderate it carefully. That's especially true for sensitive topics, and this one fits the bill - this channel is not a place for you to have your heated gamer moments, and just because your fave might let racism slide in the comments because that's still engagement, I don't need engagement that bad.

This was the first members' choice video for May! I'm very glad it got picked, and after how much love the topic got in the comments I wasn't super surprised that it won. The second members' choice video for May, as mentioned in the video, will be coming out later than originally planned - I'm expecting sometime next week, but it comes second to schoolwork and this video's already thrown off the schedule pretty hard. I appreciate my members for being understanding, and in the future, I'll work on planning things better.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction
02:19 - Channel Update Stuff
05:22 - Part 1: Who're The Omnics?
16:30 - Part 2: Who're The Important Omnics?
28:41 - Part 3: Uh Oh Blizzard's Racism Analogy is a Flop :(
36:05 - Part 4: Why This is Shallow & How to Make it Better
43:32 - Conclusion

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