An Overwatch 2 player published a video from their latest match where they wiped out the entire enemy team as Kiriko but didn’t get the Play of the Game, which is supposed to highlight a game-changing action. Being featured in the Play of the Game at the end of an Overwatch 2 match is the goal for many players, but some cannot obtain it no matter how much of an impact they had on their games.
The Play of the Game is one of the most rewarding features of Overwatch 2. At the end of each game, an algorithm is supposed to determine which play was the most impactful and showcase it for all players to see. The Play of the Game opens with a Highlight Intro of the selected character and presents a game-changing moment from the player’s perspective. While this Overwatch 2 Play of the Game often features multiple kills or the impactful use of an Ultimate ability, it can also highlight an environmental kill or important assists in key moments such as the Overtime.
A Reddit user known as aQuarterChub shared a clip from one of their Overwatch 2 matches where they played as Kiriko and managed to kill the entire enemy team during Overtime, allowing their team to win the game. Despite Kiriko’s initial role of healing her teammates, aQuarterChub had a bigger impact on their game by throwing kunai at their enemies and killing them all one by one. However, once the Play of the Game showed up, they were surprised to see that their game-changing action was not the highlight of the match. To see full video, click here.
In the comments to this Reddit post, other Overwatch 2 players were not as surprised that Kiriko’s action was not selected as the Play of the Game. They noticed that even if Kiriko wiped out the entire enemy team, the kills were too spread out to be featured in the Play of the Game. Kiriko killed her enemies one by one over a 30 seconds time frame, while the Play of the Game clips usually last less than 20 seconds. Overwatch 2 would therefore select another game-changing moment where kills are closer, such as a multi-kill action caused by an Ultimate ability.
Overwatch 2 Plays of the Game not only highlight the best action from a match, but they are often a nice way to recognize players who performed well. However, these clips are sometimes funnier than they should be, especially when things don’t go as planned such as a Play of The Game clip in Overwatch 2 that was cut short by Pharah blowing herself up after a quadruple kill.
Overwatch 2 is out now in early access for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
