Upcoming double feature: Overwatch and TMNT....oh yess

The busy month of may is about to go into overdrive for me. Between those 2 games releasing on May 24, I'm honestly not sure which one I'm more excited for.

Mega stoked for TMNT, as big fan of those games decades ago when I was a younger, I always enjoyed the TMNT games. I remember the NES ones, they even had TMNT2 in a movie I think(was it The Wizard with Mr Savage.....I forget lol), anyways, TMNT 1986 is one of my favorite old school coop op games.

Now, we are getting a full retail release with 4 player online coop from Platinum games, the same dev that produced the excellent Transformers Devastation. So yeah, very eager to see their take with the TMNT game, I hope they dont mess it up! . Below is a random preview I searched for, a bit of info on the game.

Then there is Overwatch, apparently servers go live a bit earlier on Monday 7pm EDT, enjoyed the beta....looking forward to that as well.

Anyone getting either? Which one are you most excited for? Honestly, since I already played OW, I'm more excited for TMNT at this point. Just some good old school coop action.

http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/19/11269398/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutants-in-manhattan-gameplay-platinum-games

After bringing us a not-so-great take on The Legend of Korra and a slightly better riff on Transformers nostalgia, it's no shocker that Platinum Games is back for a third swing at licensed games. But if our demo at this week's Game Developer's Conference is anything to go by, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan may be Platinum's best and most confident licensed game yet.

The TMNT franchise lends itself to co-op, so Platinum has built a game with many recognizable elements from its other action titles but with a new four-player framework. The game is positioned as a brawler — not unlike the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle quarter-munching arcade games of old — but it has a more strategic element in each turtle's ability to equip and use special moves that then go on cooldown. Comboing these moves together with your teammates will allow you to pull off more damage, which will be a necessity in the game's tough, lengthy boss fights.

It also features an interesting mission structure. The turtles are unleashed in a larger open-world area, of which we are told there are several throughout the game. The game pulls from a list of possible missions to send the turtles on within that area at random, meaning each playthrough will be a little different. Once they've completed enough of these side missions, the boss fight to finish out the mission opens up.

In the video above, you can watch us, along with the game's producer and director, play through an early level. We finish off a couple of sub-missions and then go on to fight Bebop, a difficult battle where we need to pull together our various abilities in order to eke out a victory.

You also get to witness some of the game's incredible charm, including a move that forces enemies to dance and another where Michelangelo turns his nunchaku into a baseball bat and knocks an enemy out of the park. Hard not to crack a grin, at the very least.

Actually I'm getting both of those games, I'm more excited about Overwatch though

@doubalfa: Getting both as well, plus Monday I'm off work so its going to be a hell of a weekend for me.

I'm impressed with how Blizzard is handling the launch, letting retail disc buyers get the game and install 1 day earlier, allowing the servers to go online a few hours before midnight. It's their first major release on consoles for a new IP, and looks like they are making their entrance with style.

The TMNT game is going to be based on the movie though, isn't it? Last I saw, that incarnation wasn't getting much love.

@Starshine_M2A2: Possibly, wouldn't be surprised.... I'm not sure honestly and that could very well be, but for me it's a done deal because it's so rare to get a TMNT game like this, and the fact that it's done by Platinum and I just recently finished another one of their games(Transformers) which I thought was superb, I have very high hopes for this game. Hopefully I won't be disappointed, but I got a good feeling about this one.

Can't say i'm excited about either really.

Can't wait for TMNT, its gonna be amazing. I feel like only old school co op fans would appreciate the fact this new TMNT Is 4 player co op , and it looks promising. Platinum is probably in my top 5 devs, period. They have the some best games out there, hands down. I played on Overwatch on the ps4, it was pretty fun. TMNT is where it's at though.