The spotlight was recently put on one Pharah player when they got Play of the Game in a match in Overwatch 2, though the excitement was swiftly cut short when the player accidentally blew themselves up as they went in to secure the team kill. Play of the Game clips in Overwatch 2 have long served as a way for players to show off their best moments to friends, though not every play ends up going to plan.
The Play of the Game feature has been around for as long as the Overwatch series itself has, and has always done much to provide a sense of accomplishment to players that are able to score a multikill big enough for it to be featured at the end of a match. That said, a player's moment of triumph can quickly become tarnished with a sting of embarrassment when things go wrong, and it's not uncommon for player's deaths to also be recorded if they are killed at any point throughout the duration of the clip. Such mishaps are often a source of even greater entertainment though, with one viral clip from the past featuring a Genji player getting Play of the Game for being dead.
This particular clip involving a Pharah and the incorrect application of a high-explosive rocket launcher was captured and shared on the Overwatch subreddit by the user Xechwill. The clip shows them playing as Pharah, diving into combat and picking off the enemy Hanzo before unleashing Pharah's Ultimate Ability to strike down almost everyone else on the enemy team. Unfortunately though, the player got a little too excited as they went in to finish off the enemy team's tank, blowing themselves up with their own weapon after getting too close to their intended target.
Overwatch 2 brought a huge list of new content and changes alike to nearly every aspect of the original game, although the community doesn't necessarily consider every one of these changes to be an improvement. When it comes to raw gameplay, arguably one of the most consequential changes made has been the shift from 6-player teams down to just 5-player teams. While smaller team sizes puts more of an emphasis on teamwork and makes it easier in theory for players to rack up team kills, many fans have reservations regarding the consequences that have come with the changes to tank heroes, who have become more significant in gameplay due to there being only one of them per team now.
Although many players have generally become more comfortable with this alteration to the gameplay formula, there are several other issues surrounding Overwatch 2 at the moment, including poor matchmaking across ranked game modes and shop prices that have been wildly unpopular among fans. While the game is still going strong in its second season, fans are urging Blizzard to better address some players' most pressing concerns.
Overwatch 2 is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.