Update November 17, 2016: Inspired by the original video, a source film-maker has animated Overwatch’s voice actors on the Blizzard campus with their characters.
Perhaps best of all, this SFM video makes the best bit – the Symmetra bit, we all agreed while you were out – even better.
For the full lowdown on Overwatch patch 1.5, just click that link.
Original voice actor Jonny Cruz is, as you might expect, a rather large fan:
@ifysnotfunny @AshleyOshley @michelemorrow oh yeahhhh. This is so dooooopeee!!!! Fans coming through with some serious love!!
— Jonny Cruz (@JonnyCruzzz) 17 November 2016
It’s created by Greatdictator, an SFM creator who has been working with the tool for a good few years. More of his work over on his YouTube channel, including a bunch of Overwatch / TF2 crossover, if that’s your deal.
Original story November 8, 2016:Overwatch’s Lucio is pretty cool, right? Well his voice actor, Jonny Cruz, is actually way more cool, and he may have just won the internet with a single post.
He just put a video up on Twitter, showing him messing around with the Overwatch cast, all in-character, at BlizzCon. It’s the best thing I’ve seen today.
The footage shows Cruz getting booped by Sombra herself,Carolina Ravassa; he exchanges quips withAnjali Bhimani, voice actress of Symmetra; and he even propositions D.Va, portrayed by the impossibly high-pitchedCharlet Chung.Keith Ferguson’s appearance as Reaper at the end might be my highlight though.
Here’s the video:
Lúcio runs into Overwatch Characters. @PlayOverwatch @matthewmercer @SilverTalkie @CaraTheobold @carolinaravassa pic.twitter.com/7rfchgJtrA
— Jonny Cruz (@JonnyCruzzz) 8 November 2016
Now watch it again, because it’s brilliant.
If that’s not enough Overwatch for you, you can see game director Jeff Kaplan talk about all the changes in patch 1.5 below.