Controlling Genji from Overwatch with a sword? It can be done with a Wii controller.
In recent weeks and months, we have seen players wanting to be especially close to their characters. This goes as far as using special controllers to be as “close” to their hero as possible. In the past, there was a player who controlled Winston with bananas and another who controlled Lúcio with a real turntable.
What is still missing from the list of strange input devices? Right, a sword for Genji!
Louis, a young game developer from Texas, connected a Wii remote to the PC, shaped it like a sword, and configured it with some additional software to be compatible with Overwatch. The result is that he can now represent the sword fighter “in real life” as well. At least during the 8 seconds of the ultimate.
Effective? Probably not. Entertaining? Definitely!
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