I think because he honoured the sparrow he knew not the robotic guy he became also the fact that as he says it was my duty and my burden that does not mean I do not honour him
@@braithoconnell2495 “you’re not the genji I knew” I think that line implies(like you said) Old genji was carefree and barely and didn’t care about fighting, but current genji is like old Hanzo.
Fun fact: he didn't want to kill him when he jumped at the roof. Hanzo wanted his reaction if he was the same arrogant playboy youth like he used to, that's why he didn't shoot but yeah I laughed at that too :D
i wish we could go back because as much of a chaotic mess and just absolute insanity this game was it was still so much fun and 10x better than it is now especially Hanamura alone I miss this map so much
My family tells of an ancient legend about two great dragon brothers. The dragon of the north wind and the dragon south wind. Together, they are still not on the objective...
6:05 Everyone is saying how "Real life is not like the stories our father told us!" line gets them in the feels. For me it's how Hanzo looks at Genji. He looks heartbroken at the sight of what he did to his younger brother. I'm an older brother to one younger brother as well. Putting myself in Hanzo's shoes I can understand the conflict he has. This cinematic is beautiful at expressing a lot with just the word "Genji".
The animation work on the emotions conveyed by his eyes is just top tier. I always come back just to experience how the short culminates, for me, in Hanzo's gaze when looking at his brother again.
@@kavarrah yeah but literally the whole reason for OW2 won't. We'll get 1 mission like, every two seasons and you have to pay for it. The lore and story was going to be vastly better than what we're gonna get now
Yeah I stopped playing was waiting on that but finding out they canceled it and we’re stuck with the same bs game. It’s just not the same. They had respect and admiration for the community in ow and for ow2 it was cash grabs and no respect. I used to be a top 500 player but I already started taking my leave and just decided that this game isn’t going into the right direction like other games. I’m honestly enjoying not having to feel entitled to grind a game that they don’t obviously care about anymore. They do good animations but besides that things change.
I just love how only Hanzo's dragons (the blue ones) attack him. The green dragon veers off. It's exactly what the story is saying...that Hanzo is punishing himself for killing his brother, while his brother has already found peace.
Literally could have built an empire with just these characters. Coulda been complete full story games on single characters alone. Cyberpunk game with genji woulda been hype
Genji's eyes gives me chills, they're so sad but almost scary, like a ghosts or actual cyborg, he looks like he knows what death feels like and he does, blizzard did amazing with this cinematic
It’s January 2024. For some reason, I wanted to watch this animated short again. What a nostalgia trip. Playing Overwatch back in High School with my buddies 6 years ago are some of the best memories I have. I remember my first set of golden guns, my favorite legendary skins and dance emotes, and hitting platinum in competitive. It was so much fun. I’d honestly give anything to play 2016-17 overwatch again. I haven’t played since 2020. Watching this video feels like visiting the grave of an old friend. RIP OG Overwatch
It literally took me years to realize that the narrator is voiced by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat (1995). Honestly, perfect casting.
definitely the best sound engineering and ambience out of any cinematic they’ve made 1:32 for example, the way the music chimes in, but it lightly fades to a lower volume, serenading with the ambience, the fact this was made almost 7 years ago blows my mind, every small detail is worth sightseeing
I never even realized we actually see a glimpse of Hanzo's swordsmanship when he's fighting Genji using his bow as a melee weapon. He's moving like he's wielding a sword.
@@allie5171Hanzo was the best swordsman in the clan and vowed to never use it again after having to kill Genji with it. Hence why he strictly uses the bow.
@@ericwiggins50 This is true, obviously, but I wonder if he swore off blades entirely as a result. There are a great many traditional Japanese weapons to choose from but many have blades
@@wyattmorey3279Yes, he likely swore off blades in general. The word for sword in Japan can refer to a sword, but it can also refer to a bladed weapon in general. For instance, a kunai could be considered a sword.
@@Kikiyota to be fair, the idea of Overwatch is a that it is all a simulation, while the events (Uprising, Retribution, Storm Rising) are meant to be more like the real thing
I can't believe how good the game was and how interesting the characters were. It is very sad to see the state of the game being so bad these days, basically since overwatch 2 was released. It's like a nostalgic childhood memory, such a great moment, but completely in the past and can never be experienced again.
Heart Gear Like, no hate to Overwatch series, I think they are really great but I think there are some tv shows where the charachter (Not good at english) build up is just as good. But to be fair tv shows are meant to be slow building and this is more of a short film
Yes, that line made me want to cry when I first heard the exchange. The emotion is just so powerful to me, the relationship between them is so genuine and heartbreaking for me, I just want them to have the happy ending they deserve.
Same. Every once in a while I come back to these and ponder how good this game could have been if it had been handled better, balanced better, and made more use of the story and lore it has outside of gameplay.
@@comictitan4509 same, ever since going back and watching all of these; it makes me want a type of rpg style game featuring the original overwatch characters. They have so much personality and history behind them, I can honestly see Hanzo, Genji, Mei, Reinhardt, and many more in a game like Final Fantasy or Monster Hunter.
6:16 this shot is incredible as the lighting highlights Genji’s eyes and allows us to see the reflection on them while it also shows that Hanzo can still recognize Genji just by looking at his eyes
Racist Richard also idk if it’s just me but, even though Genji says he accepts what he has become, I can still see a bit of sadness in his eyes right there
It was. As an former genji main, the nerf hit us hard. The dragonblade nerf was understandable. The animation cancelling wasn't too bad. But the triple jump was too much.
Can u pls explain ? As a fan of these cinematics and having no clue of the game whatsoever , what happened with the franchise ? I see the game is still going but I have no idea about the drama ??
Ah I remember when I got into overwatch. My friend was a Hanzo main. I ignored the warnings that "Genji is hard to play" and set about learning him anyways. That friend, even today, is like a brother to me. Funny how that works
@Obi-Wan Kenobi wait did you buy the game this year or when it came out because you miss so much if you bought this year like scatter Arrow, symmetra teleporter ult, my personal favourite törbjorn old ult and how some players would use the level three torrent on those floating platform on the Russian factory map etc etc those were Good times.
I wonder how it went down tho, Hanzo absolutely obliterated Genji’s entire body. Its like he was merciless and heartless when he was cutting Genji down
@@playboykyo I'm pretty sure genji didn't want to fight his brother hanzo so genji was on the defensive and he must have slipped up and gotten brutally injured that way. Seeming how genji was fighting with aggression in a mechanical injured body speaks volumes of how skilled genji is. But also take into account that hanzo was grieving during this cinematic too. This hasn't been taken from anywhere, and is pure speculation on my part
That is right Hanzo almost got his brother killed until he didn’t know he is still alive. Until Overwatch was able to rescue Genji. (With the intervention of Mercy).
One thing I wanted to double check...in this Hanzo says, "real life is not like the stories are father told us". In the game there's a voice line you can unlock at level 74 where he says, " real life is not like the story are father's told us". ....why.....why did they feel the need to subtly insert some more gayness. Were the Hanzo and Mcree ships not enough.
Absolutely freakin' phenomenal. This is by far the best cinematic from anything ever to me, the way Hanzo looked when Genji took off his mask, everything about this was just amazing. Definitely my two favorite characters lore-wise.
He's not wrong though. Real life is nothing like those fairy tales we've read since we were children. I had to learn that the hard way growing up and I'm still really bitter about it.
Anyone just comes back occasionally because this piece of art is such a sight for sore eyes Edit: Thanks for all the likes guys/girls! Just thought about how this short video had no politics, no agenda pushing, just straight lore and immersive story-telling which are harder and harder to come by each day.
I'm so bummed they were so bad at expanding the OW universe its literally all I cared about with this game, but Michael Chu is finally gone so maybe we'll see hope yet
MemesInABox perhaps, new guards are hired each year. Or that the job shifts change that it would be difficult to try and prevent the next uninvited guest.
@@noobtube1323 Wow I care sooooo much dude. Thank you for your great contribution to society. This information will change the lives of every one. Your a man of great honer
@@inzumakiz Step 1: Git gud Step 2: Get kills and charge ultimate Step 3: RYUJIN NO KEN WO KURAE! Step 4: Unleash the dragon upon your foes Step 5: Profit
There's a balance between an action scene and storytelling, this animated short somehow magically balanced the two out perfectly. The combination of the music, fighting, emotions, and storytelling is phenomenal. Man I wish this was a movie
Guys we all know it should be a ability think about how cool it would be making the enemy see you vanish in a cloud saying I need healing in front of the player
I love the line “real life is not like the stories our father told us”, implying that the narrator is their father. This short is so great, it took me so many viewings to notice, considering how great the storytelling is. To think of their father sitting with them and pointing up at the big dragon painting while telling the story of the two dragons just for their lives to play out in that way is incredible.
I have watched this cinematic like a thousand times for 5 years…And I have not noticed the narrator isn’t Hanzo until now. And now the difference between their voices is crystal clear. This is insanity
He used to be able to get in 8 swings max on an ultimate in the past year or so they made it 7. But sheathing dragon blade at the end doesn’t affect deflect anymore, it used to make deflect end at end of ult if you were using it
Out of every short, none of them ever truly hit me as hard as this one does. The way Hanzo's emotions are handled, the way his expressions change... There's so much care put into it. It gives me chills. Siblings are some of the most important things in life, and the way you value them is like no other. You can tell that Hanzo still struggles with what he's done, even after all this time. Hanzo and Genji's stories are some of, if not the best, of the cast, in my opinion. There's so much emotion and a lot of little things that I keep noticing that bring me back to thinking about it. The way that Genji's spawn room line is "Peace comes to those who wish for it," and the implication that the reason Hanzo can't find peace is because he doesn't deserve it, or the way that Zenyatta tells Hanzo that he sounds like Genji from the past - it's all stuff like that. There's so much emotion between them, that I can't help but root for both of them to make up and finally get to be family again.
Yeah, genji represents the modern day style of japan flooded with technology while hanzo is representative of the past, also showing his past of killing his brother and how long he's lived.
I truly believe that Genji went to Shimada Castle to recruit Hanzo into Overwatch, but he realised that Hanzo still needs to believe in himself, so he didn't.
I think it'd be more touching if he visited just to see him again, no ulterior motive just catch up and make sure his brother isn't still hung up about that whole attempted murder thing
He kinda still did. "The world is changing once again Hanzo, and it's time to pick a side." Overwatch, or Talon. This is somewhat reflected by Doomfist trying to recruit Hanzo in game.
"Perhaps I am a fool to think there is still hope for you." So perfectly encompassing my feelings as overwatch 2 came. Finally closure. The incredible supports disappeared. The 1v1s that were satisfying and challenging...gone. DD friends and lovers from this game. I will forever remember this journey. But where I had hope there came sorrow and now I happily say: Had not played overwatch for 8 months, maybe more. I'm leaving without regrets.
Honestly overwatch is one of the few games that has a good storyline n i believe it could be very successful unlike other video game movies. Not just that the overwatch community loves the lore. Altho, i think a movie wouldn't be enough to talk about everything, and if some characters were left out it would leave some fans disappointed, perhaps a mini series (one with connected episodes n storytelling unlike these animated shorts)
+Trent Vaughn If the game does as well as I think it will, we'll definitely see a feature length film in the future. These are all just trailers to give the movie some exposition and backstory.
+Trent Vaughn Because they have their own fully staffed animation department including pre-production and production consisting of hundreds of employees (based on their recruiting history), or because you think don't? :/
+Trent Vaughn Activision Blizzard just opened their own film studio. they're planning on making several movies and tv-series about their franchises. Overwatch seems like a very likely candidate
I know! Both the storytelling and the animations are better than some actual movies. I love forward to these almost as much as I look forward to new heroes
![Noob To Max With DRAGON REWORK In Blox Fruits [FULL MOVIE]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LnBMOinoOvA/mqdefault.jpg)
Anyone else still watching this every few months because of how amazing it was when it was first released?
jup
here I'm after few months xD
Right here XD
maybe..........
and i dont even play the game
2020 and this still gives me chills
Evri tym
James Kelley me too brother
Mm-hmm
I know right!
yes man
I love how Hanzo mourns his dead brother and once he realises he's alive, the first thing he does is get ready to kill him again.
I think because he honoured the sparrow he knew not the robotic guy he became also the fact that as he says it was my duty and my burden that does not mean I do not honour him
@@braithoconnell2495 “you’re not the genji I knew”
I think that line implies(like you said) Old genji was carefree and barely and didn’t care about fighting, but current genji is like old Hanzo.
Fun fact: he didn't want to kill him when he jumped at the roof. Hanzo wanted his reaction if he was the same arrogant playboy youth like he used to, that's why he didn't shoot but yeah I laughed at that too :D
Family Tradition
@@theclown2664 How do you know that?
Not in an aggressive manner, but did a official say that?
I miss you, old Overwatch.
i wish we could go back because as much of a chaotic mess and just absolute insanity this game was it was still so much fun and 10x better than it is now especially Hanamura alone I miss this map so much
I want to go back to good old hanamura
And not spend another day when the matchmaking puts me in Hanaoka clash which is much worse than 2cp
@@nex5691you know I went off playing it for a while and came back and when You're not getting it every other game. It's not as bad I feel
Same. Im sure alot of people miss it. OW was truly something at its peak.
It’s now back lol
My family tells of an ancient legend about two great dragon brothers. The dragon of the north wind and the dragon south wind. Together, they are still not on the objective...
I N E E D H E A L I N G
Attack the objective! Attack the objective! Attack the objective! Attack the objective! Attack the objective! Attack the objective!
666 LIKES LOL
thegreatcalvinio u got that from the short.
Talan Tube duh where else?
Hanzo : “Do it then, kill me.”
Genji : *”WELL NOW IM NOT DOING IT!”*
Because he will just respawn later?
I’m watching this and now I realize how badass I actually am.
YOU'RE NOT MY DAD!
Reverse Psychology... GOT'EM
Even I enjoy this comment. Though I do wish he had killed me.
I always drop back in and watch this. It’s just too good.
Oh
Same, when Hanzo and Genji use their ultimates it’s just too good
Ay good to see you
Me too
Bruh I love ur videos and I watch this literally like everyday lol it’s just amazing
6:05 Everyone is saying how "Real life is not like the stories our father told us!" line gets them in the feels. For me it's how Hanzo looks at Genji. He looks heartbroken at the sight of what he did to his younger brother.
I'm an older brother to one younger brother as well. Putting myself in Hanzo's shoes I can understand the conflict he has. This cinematic is beautiful at expressing a lot with just the word "Genji".
The animation work on the emotions conveyed by his eyes is just top tier. I always come back just to experience how the short culminates, for me, in Hanzo's gaze when looking at his brother again.
It's been 6 years and this video still gives me chills. This is true art.
same :(
*Avatar The Last Airbender also did these kinds of stories justice too*
Sigma better
Ong bro
Yeah casue there's no lgbt in it
"The world is changing once again Hanzo"
Yeh.. but I'm still here re-watching this
takeshiC1 right when I saw this comment he said it lol
Same
im the 420th liker bow down peasants
yeah world is changing hanzo and so will your skill set
And they still haven't made a movie
You still have a purpose, Hanzo... to guard the payload and stay inside circle...
hahaha. true.
+wilzoon wilson no payload on hanamura
+wilzoon wilson umm no. he is to be somewhere in high grounds sniping players with his arrow dip in salt.
+Veng Ven Omg lmao
+wilzoon wilson and lazily drop arrows onto peoples heads
Honour to all those who came back to this video, after PvE got cancelled... I'm gonna miss the world of Overwatch...
💀💀💀
Do not miss overwatch. Fuel your hatred for Bobby Kotick.
don’t be dramatic. Overwatch still exists
@@kavarrah yeah but literally the whole reason for OW2 won't. We'll get 1 mission like, every two seasons and you have to pay for it. The lore and story was going to be vastly better than what we're gonna get now
Yeah I stopped playing was waiting on that but finding out they canceled it and we’re stuck with the same bs game. It’s just not the same. They had respect and admiration for the community in ow and for ow2 it was cash grabs and no respect. I used to be a top 500 player but I already started taking my leave and just decided that this game isn’t going into the right direction like other games. I’m honestly enjoying not having to feel entitled to grind a game that they don’t obviously care about anymore. They do good animations but besides that things change.
I would give a lot to watch this for the first time again
What? How are you not rewatching this multiple times already, I'm stuck on loop!
NO CAPES
This was my first watch. I bought the game since 1,5 years ago, prehaps. I didnt know about they were brothers until know. That is mindblowing
I would give alot just to see a movie about these two
I just re-watched it after 2 years and it was like seeing it for the first time again... I literally cried
I swear overwatch really needs a series like arcane. Imagine just how incredible Genji and Hanzo's full story can be as a series.
Bro that would be insane
With the lore kiriko added it would be even better, like what was kirikos reaction to hanzo “killing” genji?
@@outbreakperfected5704 yeah it would make it even better
Hanzo killing Genji lore I want to know more
I would pay for that
I just love how only Hanzo's dragons (the blue ones) attack him. The green dragon veers off. It's exactly what the story is saying...that Hanzo is punishing himself for killing his brother, while his brother has already found peace.
WOW. This cinematic is a masterpiece
Amazing detail
I've never noticed that detail
Just like Yasuo and yone from lol
@@mitoroskokoros589 link to video showing that?
seeing how we basicelly lost such amazing stories because of corporate lazinnes is honestly just insanely sad
Literally could have built an empire with just these characters. Coulda been complete full story games on single characters alone. Cyberpunk game with genji woulda been hype
@@M53614 basicelly what league of legends is dokng with arcane and their riot forge games.
@@M53614yup ghost runner is basically a game for genji players haha
Insanely sad. I remember first watching these. Can't believe how creatively bankrupt times are, compared to almost a decade ago.
reminder, it wasnt corporate. it was middle management.
This is still my favourite short. Blizzard has to make a movie. There's literally so much potential.
Violet Edits wtf ur profile pic
Sleepy Af i think he changed or sumething
I don't think they can make a full movie well.
Have you seen the Warcraft movie?
@@ilikepigeons6101 animated
Yas they need to
Genji's eyes gives me chills, they're so sad but almost scary, like a ghosts or actual cyborg, he looks like he knows what death feels like and he does, blizzard did amazing with this cinematic
Honestly it doesn't look like he has skin. That'd be understandable if your entire body was covered in metal and robot parts.
@@Jenna_Talia if you look at the Blackwatch skin it shows he still has some of his body left
urfacegoeshere the dev also confirmed that genji has like most of his body still intact!! ¿
@@fangorie yeah, only things like his jaw and arm got cut-off or extremely wounded to the point that he would need a prosthetic
What do you mean I’m FABULOUS
Hanzo: "i'm sad because i killed my brother."
Genji: "i am your brother."
Hanzo: "I'LL KILL YOU!"
Lel
loll
when he went to shoot genji at the end i lold
Hanzo Logic. ._.
what if genji is a father
#juststarwarsthings
#justoverwatchthings
It’s January 2024. For some reason, I wanted to watch this animated short again. What a nostalgia trip. Playing Overwatch back in High School with my buddies 6 years ago are some of the best memories I have. I remember my first set of golden guns, my favorite legendary skins and dance emotes, and hitting platinum in competitive. It was so much fun. I’d honestly give anything to play 2016-17 overwatch again.
I haven’t played since 2020. Watching this video feels like visiting the grave of an old friend. RIP OG Overwatch
This cinematic is aging like a fine wine
Dude you can play OG overwatch right now
There is a special game mode
Might be your chance to experience nostalgia
I miss running home from school to boot up the Xbox and play a few games before Mom came home.
Remember when Hanzo’s scatter arrow was a thing
i loved dying instantly as orisa at full health
Hanzo had a scatter arrow?
@Scorpkoa007 he actually can one shot a tank w scattah
Scorpkoa007
I was being sarcastic...
The scatter arrow was amazing, and that's why they took it away
Genji : Hanzo
Hanzo: *So anyway, i started blasting*
lmao
Lol
Firing
Owen Henke the joke is from Danny devito
lol
‘My family tells a tale of two great dragons: one independent, the other needs healing.’
And the needs healing dragon always find a way to test the patience of the Angel that saved him once
Yas I've heard that before👏
"ÝoU ŇĘeð h3ãŁIŃğ"
so true
Mercy: I fear no man, but that thing, it scares me
Genji: I need healing
It literally took me years to realize that the narrator is voiced by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat (1995). Honestly, perfect casting.
OMG I KNEW I RECOGNISED THAT VOICE
1 year late but he also voices Shang Tsung in MK11 which is probably my favorite version of Shang Tsung
Yo sow is mayn.
“You dare to lecture me about honor?! You are not worthy to say his name!”
Chills.
Every. Single. Time.
You right.. you right. I got chills
Time stamp 4:44
It’s such a badass line,then using his ult,it’s just perfect
Genji also be like "soo you say I cant speak my own name anymore?"
*laughs in german*
you know I bet when the dragons meet each other in that fight scene they are probably like "aye what's good"
TwistedOrange Gaming underrated comment
Jahhahhahah
“long time no see bro”
"Where've you been bro"
Oink
4:57 the way the music flourishes as the dragons come out gives me chills every time
Oh no it's the Grianch
Same. I'm also sad realizing that with the removal of 2CP, this beauty of a map went with it
definitely the best sound engineering and ambience out of any cinematic they’ve made
1:32 for example, the way the music chimes in, but it lightly fades to a lower volume, serenading with the ambience, the fact this was made almost 7 years ago blows my mind, every small detail is worth sightseeing
Good for them :)
Worse of all its in the actual game, and hearing it is terrifying
I never even realized we actually see a glimpse of Hanzo's swordsmanship when he's fighting Genji using his bow as a melee weapon. He's moving like he's wielding a sword.
In one of his voice lines he says something along the lines of "if you think im good with a bow, you should see me with a sword"
@@allie5171Hanzo was the best swordsman in the clan and vowed to never use it again after having to kill Genji with it. Hence why he strictly uses the bow.
@@ericwiggins50 This is true, obviously, but I wonder if he swore off blades entirely as a result. There are a great many traditional Japanese weapons to choose from but many have blades
@@wyattmorey3279Yes, he likely swore off blades in general. The word for sword in Japan can refer to a sword, but it can also refer to a bladed weapon in general. For instance, a kunai could be considered a sword.
Hanzo: I regret killing my brother
Genji: hello brother.
Hanzo: die Genji
So true
Yet in the actually game they kill each other many times
Genji: Go ahead..I can respawn
Kyoto Genji and Hanzo’s relationship in a nutshell
@@Kikiyota to be fair, the idea of Overwatch is a that it is all a simulation, while the events (Uprising, Retribution, Storm Rising) are meant to be more like the real thing
I need a short where Genji and Hanzo fight side by side. It's been 5 years, we deserve it.
Agreed. Incredible 5 YEARS. We really need it. Seeing that scene is one of my biggest dreams.
@@funnychannel3813 maybe (hopefully) we'll get that in Overwatch 2?
@@paprippa4148 i hope so.
I think it would be cool if they both hunt down the higher ups who told Hanzo to assassinate Genji
@@LazarusGamingandDiscussion sweet revenge.😏😏 It would be very cool.
these 8 minutes have more action and suspense than most movies nowadays.
also the best part is at 4:55
Mega Dragon King agree
and a better developed plot line lmao
Blizzard was always amazing at making cinematics and cutscenes.
+MegaDragonKing true
I can't believe how good the game was and how interesting the characters were. It is very sad to see the state of the game being so bad these days, basically since overwatch 2 was released. It's like a nostalgic childhood memory, such a great moment, but completely in the past and can never be experienced again.
There's more character building in this 8 min clip than some TV shows are able to pull off in 8 seasons.
*cough* walking dead *cough*
so true
Hmmmmmm I'm not so sure a bout that :///
Heart Gear Like, no hate to Overwatch series, I think they are really great but I think there are some tv shows where the charachter (Not good at english) build up is just as good. But to be fair tv shows are meant to be slow building and this is more of a short film
JSL Review this is why Overwatch needs a flipping campaign!!!
Genji is such a nice guy
It was so nice of him not to kill Hamzo
#goodguyGenji
genji is Best Shimada
Genji is bae
Leettle Seester genji is Best Waifu
Zenyatta's voice line to Hanzo "I see within you the same rage that once consumed your brother" still hits harder than any voice line in overwatch.
Yes, that line made me want to cry when I first heard the exchange. The emotion is just so powerful to me, the relationship between them is so genuine and heartbreaking for me, I just want them to have the happy ending they deserve.
What about Rein, "I will be your shield" after watching his short? :'(
“We are nothing alike”
There is one where moira makes mei cry.
man i love overwatch genji trained with zenyatta leading to him finding peace within himself
The emotion in the voice of hanzo when he says “you are not worthy to say his name” is my favorite part of the short. The VAs did such an amazing job
*Hanzo loads scatter arrow*
Blizzard: We don’t do that here
Yare Yare Daze
Heroes of the storm still has scatter arrow LUL
Yare Yare Daze
@@cobyvisto3581 ok boomer
JahJah Lol
It’s been 5 years, I don’t even play Overwatch anymore. But this cinematic is still a masterpiece worth rewatching
bro...ur name
Same. Every once in a while I come back to these and ponder how good this game could have been if it had been handled better, balanced better, and made more use of the story and lore it has outside of gameplay.
@@comictitan4509 same, ever since going back and watching all of these; it makes me want a type of rpg style game featuring the original overwatch characters. They have so much personality and history behind them, I can honestly see Hanzo, Genji, Mei, Reinhardt, and many more in a game like Final Fantasy or Monster Hunter.
@@Mimi-hz5sc dude same man. This has got to be one of the greatest stories/animation ever made.
@@-___-6490 tagget the wrong guy but, i lowkey agree
Genji is green
Hanzo is blue
Put them together
You got brother issues
noice
Good one I like it
ItzMyst lmao so true
Like thor and loki
ItzMyst nice
7 years later and this is still one of the best cinematics in my opinion, not even limiting to the video game genre either.
Anyone else think that Hanzo and Genji's storyline (as well as the Shimada Clan) could merit it's own movie.
Skiddy I don't know why can't it become a movie!
tobi558 Warcraft didn't do too well so I wouldn't count on a movie anytime soon. Decent film, just no one went to see it
Justin Gorinac BUT LOOK AT THIS MASTERPIECE! how can you say it won't be a success?
Yes!
If they made it CGI like this video, it'd work out perfectly. With how popular Overwatch is, it would make sense for there to be a movie. ^^
6:16 this shot is incredible as the lighting highlights Genji’s eyes and allows us to see the reflection on them while it also shows that Hanzo can still recognize Genji just by looking at his eyes
Racist Richard also idk if it’s just me but, even though Genji says he accepts what he has become, I can still see a bit of sadness in his eyes right there
@@HmoobHer559 maybe sadness for Hanzo's suffering lol
@@HmoobHer559 he has a sadness because his brother is letting himself fade away. In front of Genji's own eyes, he sees the husk of his brother.
Wish I could see anything
@@hellborne7995 Very true. 😢
this was gameplay before genji was nerfed
Bevsworld04 the genji nerd wasn't even that bad
It was. As an former genji main, the nerf hit us hard. The dragonblade nerf was understandable. The animation cancelling wasn't too bad. But the triple jump was too much.
Eh I use to main Genji but I main Mccree now. Idt the nerd was that bad
syndra it was utter aids
genji was pretty broken. I understand people dont really get it when their favorite characters get nerfed, but he needed it.
I miss old overwatch. It makes me sad to remember these amazing characters that will never have their stories told due to corporate greed.
Can u pls explain ? As a fan of these cinematics and having no clue of the game whatsoever , what happened with the franchise ? I see the game is still going but I have no idea about the drama ??
I feel the same. Such great iconic characters. And the cinematics are still amazing.
I never did master Genji.
I still don't understand how Blizzard can deliver a better story in 8 minutes than some movies can in 2 hours.
MDPaull cuz it's blizzard
Because Blizzard has a specific targeted fanbase where Hollywood trying to appeal to (make money from) all 6 billions of humans
Ravenpy yes that’s why movies have R rating cause they are for eveyone
Well I mean overwatch was originally planned to be a movie
Quality over quantity
Hanzo loads scatter arrow
Blizzard: HOLD UP A SECOND BUDDY
I need mboy scatter back
The one and only Edgy do it yourself #workshop
Robert Ismail ye
PostItNote *slow down buckaroo*
@@GRNGUY9000 you can get it back in the workshop.
“Only a Shimada can control the dragons... who are you?”
“Reversing personality module.”
FKING LOL'D SO HARD
😂😂😂
😂
team fortress 2 is better by 100x
@@elicook4656 who cares, it looks kinda old fashioned compared to ow obviously and i played it
Ah I remember when I got into overwatch. My friend was a Hanzo main. I ignored the warnings that "Genji is hard to play" and set about learning him anyways. That friend, even today, is like a brother to me. Funny how that works
How did they get their ults so quickly they missed every shot
GD Gaming plays Clash Royale why did you copy someone AND reply to your own comment? *Cough Cough (Cringe) *Cough
LMAO
GD Gaming plays Clash Royale hahahha
True
GD Gaming plays Clash Royale convenience and dramatic effect
5 year later, and this is still the best Short Overwatch ever made. This was what convinced me to buy Overwatch.
Same here mate
Most entertaining? Yes
Best? No, Honor and Glory takes that
@Obi-Wan Kenobi wait did you buy the game this year or when it came out because you miss so much if you bought this year like scatter Arrow, symmetra teleporter ult, my personal favourite törbjorn old ult and how some players would use the level three torrent on those floating platform on the Russian factory map etc etc those were Good times.
Ahhh general kenobi
@@DaddyCommunist ah, those were the good times.
It's a tradition to watch this masterpiece after every new animated short.
amen! periodically watching this again every other month since it came out
same and i also just realized the guy at 1:20 is the same guy in the new kiriko animated short
@@DIE-FRY bro exists just to get beat up every time
So true
It's illegal if u didn't
man i feel like crying every time i see old overwatch content. its like looking at videos of a dead friend or something
Personally I think Genji and Hanzo have the best background story in Overwatch.
agreeed!!
Mei's is pretty good too though!
Agreed.
Black-Spade Gaming Basically explains one of the reasons I’m a Genji main.
I think bastion has
Reinhardt for sure
Hanzo's emotion when he says "you are not worthy to say his name" shows his grief you can tell how hurt he is by what he did.
and yet, he doesn't say his name himself up until he reveals his face to him.
speaks volumes of how he feels about himself over it.
@@gamarleton Also shows that after all that happened he still loves his brother, and hates himself for what he thought he had to do.
I wonder how it went down tho, Hanzo absolutely obliterated Genji’s entire body. Its like he was merciless and heartless when he was cutting Genji down
@@playboykyo I'm pretty sure genji didn't want to fight his brother hanzo so genji was on the defensive and he must have slipped up and gotten brutally injured that way. Seeming how genji was fighting with aggression in a mechanical injured body speaks volumes of how skilled genji is. But also take into account that hanzo was grieving during this cinematic too. This hasn't been taken from anywhere, and is pure speculation on my part
That is right Hanzo almost got his brother killed until he didn’t know he is still alive. Until Overwatch was able to rescue Genji. (With the intervention of Mercy).
The soundtrack for this short is bone-chilling, the end part gives me goosebumps every time.
Definitiv
IKR! SAME!
same
One thing I wanted to double check...in this Hanzo says, "real life is not like the stories are father told us".
In the game there's a voice line you can unlock at level 74 where he says, " real life is not like the story are father's told us".
....why.....why did they feel the need to subtly insert some more gayness.
Were the Hanzo and Mcree ships not enough.
@@TheScarletSlayer Ikr!!
7 years since this came out... still gives me the chills... best cinematic ever
Absolutely freakin' phenomenal. This is by far the best cinematic from anything ever to me, the way Hanzo looked when Genji took off his mask, everything about this was just amazing. Definitely my two favorite characters lore-wise.
Same.. Also i fna
Hi Ardy! :D
makes me wonder who will get their story told next...
Ardy!!
+KipperBill Soldier 76 according to the official blog.
Hanzo : summons dragons
Genji: right back at ya buckaroo
Hanzo: *summons dragons*
Genji: No me
MasterYacine16 more like get reverse card b
He just got Uno reversed!
Prepare for trouble, and make it double
WRONG! ITS: *GIVES UNO REVERSE CARD*
Always choke up on the "Real life is not like the stories father told us! You are a fool for beleiving it!" Just hits right in the feels
Yo they liked your comment
@@Vhanr yeah wtf the only comment they have liked I think
Guy running the OW account was bored lol
He's not wrong though. Real life is nothing like those fairy tales we've read since we were children. I had to learn that the hard way growing up and I'm still really bitter about it.
@@EvelynL.1112 But in universe, Genji and Hanzo's stories almost exactly parallel the legend of the great dragons. So his belief is wrong.
after 8 years.. this still gave me chills..good old days
“Only a Shimada can control the dragons. Who are you?”
“Green cyborg ninja dude.”
LOL XD XD
me saying green cyborg ninja dude in a Japanese accent: greenu cyborgo ninja dood
or "Adaptive circuits engaged - Genji"
Yup right on the money
"Oh, so we're using our made up names? I'm Hawkeye."
Anyone just comes back occasionally because this piece of art is such a sight for sore eyes
Edit: Thanks for all the likes guys/girls! Just thought about how this short video had no politics, no agenda pushing, just straight lore and immersive story-telling which are harder and harder to come by each day.
I'm so bummed they were so bad at expanding the OW universe its literally all I cared about with this game, but Michael Chu is finally gone so maybe we'll see hope yet
They should make a movie
No
Yuppp
Yes. Yes I do.
Tbh I feel like the guards should be more ready for Hanzo if he goes there "every year on the same day" lol
Who keeps track?
He never said at the same time
Perhaps Hanzo kills all the guards and hides their bodies so they never tell
MemesInABox perhaps, new guards are hired each year. Or that the job shifts change that it would be difficult to try and prevent the next uninvited guest.
Soo can some won plz tell me who 1 plz
Imagine having so much potential dropping the ball as hard as they did
"You risk so much to honour someone you murdered!" Gives me chills every time.
Cakesmite that line makes me think genji hasn’t 100% forgiven hanzo
Copied
@@noobtube1323 Wow I care sooooo much dude. Thank you for your great contribution to society. This information will change the lives of every one. Your a man of great honer
@@t-rex4622 someone had a bad day. I was just pointing out that this was copied.
Chase Madison I almost had a stroke trying to decipher this broken English
I think we all can agree that there should be an Overwatch Movie.
Confirm
when i first heard about these animation i thought there was a movie
@Aqwaa_ Only if it's CGI, not live action
@@n202awesome9 Yeah, If it's live action like Resident Evil I'm not gonna see it
n202Awesome of course
"Only a Shimada can control the dragons..."
Echo: Well, Yes, But no
lmaoooo
I’m new to overwatch so I don’t get it
@@CasCake oh ty
Genji Has his own dragon?! I can’t see in my games..
@@inzumakiz
Step 1: Git gud
Step 2: Get kills and charge ultimate
Step 3: RYUJIN NO KEN WO KURAE!
Step 4: Unleash the dragon upon your foes
Step 5: Profit
From this to OW2. My heart hurts
Its just going down in flames
@@Zargex 1:35 blizzard rn
just imagine if blizzard can make a whole movie about genjis backstory
@ThatKazooKid Blizzard could make a whole Overwatch movie if they wanted to
They could also make a story mode but they said I would be like making a new entire game
they could call it Naruto
Overwatch Cinematic Universe like If you want it
CynicalString56 Tch. Typical...Leave that to Moira.
There's a balance between an action scene and storytelling, this animated short somehow magically balanced the two out perfectly. The combination of the music, fighting, emotions, and storytelling is phenomenal. Man I wish this was a movie
Twiggy Tree they should make a full movie or series about overwatch
Twiggy Tree I wish it was too. Someone should give blizzard the idea
Devin van den Berg a lot of people say make a movie but I think if they made a show with the doomfist origin animation it would be incredible
You know if Genji actually had that shadow cloud at the end of the video as an emote that would be the coolest thing ever
huff huff it would probably be a highlight intro,not an emote
A highlight intro for that would be sick
Guys we all know it should be a ability think about how cool it would be making the enemy see you vanish in a cloud saying I need healing in front of the player
so im guessing he like disappears and leaves a feather, then drops down from somewhere? or another smoke cloud? probably better as a highlight
It’d be cooler as a highlight intro or an ability in the game
even 8 years later.... i still find this animations phenomenal, as though it was 8 years ago once again.
Literally never gets old.
“The Dragon Of The North Wind”
“And”
“The Dragon Of The South Wind”
*Together, they are WIND*
Yasuo
Where's East and West tho?
HasaKi
@@fredsonpittsburg9073 so you are a men of culture as well
@@SlendyK Uncle Iroh is the dragon of the West, east has yet to be determined
"...and I've forgiven you. Now, you must forgive yourself."
Such a simple, yet powerful line.
Very wise words...
They’re the Japanese characters, it’s to be expected.
@@Someone-ll1rc what lol
That's the hardest thing. It's much easier to forgive someone else than yourself. Speaking from experience.
I love the line “real life is not like the stories our father told us”, implying that the narrator is their father. This short is so great, it took me so many viewings to notice, considering how great the storytelling is. To think of their father sitting with them and pointing up at the big dragon painting while telling the story of the two dragons just for their lives to play out in that way is incredible.
Bruh for the longest time I thought that was hanzo but now I can hear the difference in their voices
I have this theory that the whole story is generational, and that Sojiro was the survivor/winner of his sibling rivalry.
It is actually confirmed that the narrator IS their father: Shimada Sojiro.
Hence why the narrator doesn't speak after Hanzo says that line.
I have watched this cinematic like a thousand times for 5 years…And I have not noticed the narrator isn’t Hanzo until now.
And now the difference between their voices is crystal clear.
This is insanity
Blizzard will never be able to recapture this magic, all we get now are glorified ads for skin.
imagine being an essential worker on your night shift and Japanese Legolas breaks your phone and shoots you with arrows
Japanese legolas LMAO
Well they're yakuza so... not "average salary man" xD
日本のレゴラ
I laughed too hard at this, LMAO.
'essential worker' hehe, good one.
This 8 minute video was better than almost every large budget film that comes to theatres.
danggggg and true
+Blarp because it's 8 minutes so it doesn't have an hour and 20 minutes more to ruin it. Not really a fair comparison.
+Blarp Was their mother named Martha?
true
+Blarp quite so
The world is changing once again Hanzo. They nerfed us
Genji was nerfed recently?
IDK
He used to be able to get in 8 swings max on an ultimate in the past year or so they made it 7. But sheathing dragon blade at the end doesn’t affect deflect anymore, it used to make deflect end at end of ult if you were using it
@@andrewlittle5924 still a nerf
@@FlyingEbi r/woosh
Out of every short, none of them ever truly hit me as hard as this one does. The way Hanzo's emotions are handled, the way his expressions change... There's so much care put into it. It gives me chills. Siblings are some of the most important things in life, and the way you value them is like no other. You can tell that Hanzo still struggles with what he's done, even after all this time.
Hanzo and Genji's stories are some of, if not the best, of the cast, in my opinion. There's so much emotion and a lot of little things that I keep noticing that bring me back to thinking about it. The way that Genji's spawn room line is "Peace comes to those who wish for it," and the implication that the reason Hanzo can't find peace is because he doesn't deserve it, or the way that Zenyatta tells Hanzo that he sounds like Genji from the past - it's all stuff like that. There's so much emotion between them, that I can't help but root for both of them to make up and finally get to be family again.
I’m glad Hanzo and Genji actually have genuine Japanese backgrounds and styles
Ivory Clegg that’s 1 thing blizzard is amazing at, looking at the culture and everything of the hero there making, it’s so awesome
*Waifu intensifies*
@@gutstheberserkerr lmao
Yeah, genji represents the modern day style of japan flooded with technology while hanzo is representative of the past, also showing his past of killing his brother and how long he's lived.
Thing is Hanzo only speaks in Japanese when he summons his dragons while genji speaks Japanese in half of his voicelines.
6:17 to this day this part always gets to me, makes me tear up a little bit the way he says “Genji” and the music kicks in even more
Same
I'm straight up crying to this short.
brooo same :(( it really touches you
Thought I was the only one 😢
PLs for the love of God put a story mode/campaign in Overwatch. I'll buy the game twice if you guys do. Promise!
+sWooZie I don't think you get "the point" of the game.
+sWooZie or just guard the payload
no
+sWooZie yooooooooo
+sWooZie
no way
So tragic they canceled the campaign we could’ve gotten more stories like this.
Do you think that Genji can change his colours at will? Or does he have to download Razer Synapse and make a profile?
RGB Genji? lol
I use Logitech gear :p
He buys the razor laptop and remove the back, attach it and BOOM
This had me weak lmao
lmfao why is this comment so underrated
Bastion is the hardest character
True
This is my favorite of the ones that have been made.
yeah
@@luluchickenhead7375 same
But the game is dead
Hanzo's dragon flame probably feels cool and Genji's is minty fresh.
chewing gums??
they're delicious
lol
This is how to feels to chew 5 gum
+Orion lmao
This short helped me put aside my anger towards my sister. I hope all who watch this find the strength to overcome their anger like I hope I have.
Hanzo: What happened to you brother
Genji: I just needed healing
Hax stfu with that dead unfunny meme
still funny tho
Omar Dandan genji and mercy are the best characters in the game in terms of everything
@@HSQtr what about the reaper
you have inflicted wounds upon yourself
now you need healing
walk the earth on two feet as I do
I truly believe that Genji went to Shimada Castle to recruit Hanzo into Overwatch, but he realised that Hanzo still needs to believe in himself, so he didn't.
That's quite possible. I like that theory a lot
I think it'd be more touching if he visited just to see him again, no ulterior motive just catch up and make sure his brother isn't still hung up about that whole attempted murder thing
No he just went to forgive him, zenyata makes a comment on this
He kinda still did. "The world is changing once again Hanzo, and it's time to pick a side." Overwatch, or Talon. This is somewhat reflected by Doomfist trying to recruit Hanzo in game.
nah
Watch carefully , genij literally went for two health packs , the one under the bridge and the big one outside .
XD I NEED HEALING
Omfg I'm ded
Omfg 😂😂😂😂😂😂
True
it's cause he needs healing
"Perhaps I am a fool to think there is still hope for you."
So perfectly encompassing my feelings as overwatch 2 came. Finally closure.
The incredible supports disappeared. The 1v1s that were satisfying and challenging...gone.
DD friends and lovers from this game. I will forever remember this journey.
But where I had hope there came sorrow and now I happily say:
Had not played overwatch for 8 months, maybe more. I'm leaving without regrets.
*Hanzo loads scatter arrow*
Me:Wait, that's illegal.
Cristian Sandu Haven’t played overwatch in a while plz elaborate
@@sirdogsgaming9379 they replaced Scatter arrow with the ability to shoot 6 arrows very fast
Sleepless why? Was the scatter arrow weak?
@@_SK23 Either that, or too OP, they also completely redone torjborn
@@_SK23 scatter arrow was too op. Aim it near the enemies feet, instant kill. Deadly against tanks like zarya and reinhardt.
''Only a Shimada can control the Dragons. Who are you?''
''I'm Batman''
B_Rex Gaming lol
B_Rex Gaming Ha ha lol *dies of laughter*
***** Your name tells the story mate, if you wanna die so much drink yourself.
Can I have some? I love the stuff
Cheers!
why doesn’t overwatch just make a dam movie.
Game Fox I hope it happens one day...
Honestly overwatch is one of the few games that has a good storyline n i believe it could be very successful unlike other video game movies. Not just that the overwatch community loves the lore. Altho, i think a movie wouldn't be enough to talk about everything, and if some characters were left out it would leave some fans disappointed, perhaps a mini series (one with connected episodes n storytelling unlike these animated shorts)
@@Joferna Not just Overwatch, I think every Blizzard games has good story than many major blockbusters. WoW, StarCraft and Overwatch
Animated movie, not a live action one!
Beacuse they want good contnet to "Flood?" Eh? Eh? I'll see myself out.
i mean, if my dead younger brother suddenly bust into my house as a cyborg, i’d think i’m tripping lmao.
For real tho😂. I'll be running to my kitchen to grab a Pan
Honestly with everything goin on that would not be the weirdest thing to happen that day.
@@dallins7300 Weirdest thing? Sirenhead became a real thing
i mean, they were in a drug-clan...
The sad thing is, you could tell Hanzo still loves Genji
Okay, does anybody else think Overwatch should go ahead and team up with Pixar to make the most epic movie EVER?!
YES
No, definitely not.
Instead they should just make a movie WITHOUT Pixar. Who needs them anyways, They are good enough animators!
+Trent Vaughn If the game does as well as I think it will, we'll definitely see a feature length film in the future. These are all just trailers to give the movie some exposition and backstory.
+Trent Vaughn Because they have their own fully staffed animation department including pre-production and production consisting of hundreds of employees (based on their recruiting history), or because you think don't? :/
+Trent Vaughn Activision Blizzard just opened their own film studio. they're planning on making several movies and tv-series about their franchises.
Overwatch seems like a very likely candidate
This is still the best storytelling I've ever seen in 8 minutes
in English class I'm using this as 'inspiration' for my story.
I know! Both the storytelling and the animations are better than some actual movies. I love forward to these almost as much as I look forward to new heroes
I personally prefere honour and glory
Cool running into this comment since I subscribe to your channel yesterday
PaperPatriot yup
Man, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has such an amazing voice, it was the perfect choice for the narrator! My all time favourite cinematic :)
Shang Tsung is who narrates this??? I had no idea that it was him
Honestly, we need a movie.
People have been asking about one for years now
Yeah, but Blizzard not see our desires
Ofc we want
ANIMATED MOVIE*
Or a single player campaign