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Beyond the Worlds · review

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Top reader May 27, 2025 · 2 min read
5 /10

It's actually pretty well done, but it doesn't know if it's trying to be an homage to Heroes of the Storm, or be its own thing. You can't do both. Fans of HotS can enjoy the first half geeking over the familiar characters and setting being brought to life. The characterization is great for Stitches, Gazlowe, Nova, and acceptable for Valla. We get to see them battle in a couple arenas, with Dragon Shire really being brought to life. The fights are decent, and we get to see some moves used by the game characters. It is an unofficial work, and it's easy to enjoy itfor what it is. The underdog story is pretty cool as long as they keep it close to the original game.

But then, the writers decided they wanted to do their own thing. The second half takes place outside of the setting of the game, and basically is a bunch of drama and talking and no gameplay and minimal fighting between characters. This kind of shift could work for a standalone project, but absolutely fails for an homage project. We still see game characters, but they are no longer characterized like they are in game, and basically become bland exposition dumps.

Animation is good, full CGI. Music seems to rip from other sources, but is combined well. Pacing is poor, with everything feeling very slow. There are a lot of CGI sequences which feel like they drag on way too long, and excessive amounts of flashbacks, which makes it hard to watch even at 1.5 times speed.

I'm putting Mixed Feelings because I think fans of HotS should watch the first half of the series, but then skip the rest.

Mark
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