Why I'm glad Overwatch's fun new horde mode is just for Halloween

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There's no question Junkenstein's Revenge, Overwatch's new Halloween-themed horde mode, is good fun. Compared to the Brawl modes that Overwatch has had before, this is night and day, an introduction to the potential of Blizzard's multiplayer hero shooter as a co-op player versus the computer kind of game. But I'm happy Dr. Junkenstein's Revenge will soon go away.
It isn't because I don't like it. I do. I love how you're forced to choose from only four characters. It plays perfectly on their strengths and weaknesses, making them feel like conquering heroes yet fragile against the odds.
I love the production values. I love how Blizzard has made this feel like a new mode even though it's only really a Brawl on a portion of the Eichenwalde map. It's been stirred in a cauldron, spookified, with eerie music and ominous narration, and there are cinematic cutaways when important things happen - like bosses spawning.
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