Overwatch (2016)

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  1. Hellion
    May 27, 2016
    4
    Pass on this. Nothing new except maybe the art style of the game is pretty good. Should have been a free to play game with the option to pay for the skins. Needed a single player mini campaign or something to add some story for each character. Multiplayer matches are quick and for the most part fun but it's get pretty boring quickly.
  2. Selaznog
    May 27, 2016
    4
    The game looks fantastic but became repetitive after about 4 hours, there is no single player, and not a lot of content. This game reminds me of Team Fortress 2 the only difference is TF2 is free to play.

    This game should be free to play, not worth the base price of $40 in it's current state.
  3. filippo333
    Mar 6, 2018
    4
    Update: I've lowered my initial rating to 4 as the matchmaking is now horrendous and Blizzard have made extremely controversial balance changes to the game. It's now not worth picking up until Blizzard fixes the game IMO.

    I'm not entirely sure what to think of Overwatch. It's a competitive shooter with an insane level of love and polish (like virtually all Blizzard games). Underneath    Update: I've lowered my initial rating to 4 as the matchmaking is now horrendous and Blizzard have made extremely controversial balance changes to the game. It's now not worth picking up until Blizzard fixes the game IMO.

    I'm not entirely sure what to think of Overwatch.
    It's a competitive shooter with an insane level of love and polish (like virtually all Blizzard games). Underneath however it just seems to be an underwhelming TF2 clone, defend or attack an objectives and level up.

    The leveling up is pointless too as you just get appearance packs. You don't actually get to customize your load-out or anything like you can with Team Fortress.

    I think I'll be trying out Battleborn again once the majority of the technical issues have been fixed. Right now I believe Overwatch is absolutely not worth the asking price and you should wait unless competitive shooters are really your thing. Overwatch doesn't try to do anything innovative or different for that matter compared to similar objective based shooters.

    Is it fun? Yes, when your team is playing with the correct heroes.
    The caveat: You will be utterly annihilated if just one or two people from your team play the wrong characters.

    It's a very unbalanced game by design it seems, I can see what Blizzard were going for but in practice matches simply revolve around playing the correct character more than actually playing well. Heroes which aren't defenders cannot do much good on their own which is to be expected but requires complete team co-operation which is an unrealistic expectation unless you're playing with friends.

    I don't recommend this game unless you have friends you're willing to play and co-operate with.    … Expand
  4. CharlieAB
    Oct 15, 2016
    4
    Overall, the game is OK. It's basically a MOBA FPS. There are different roles: Tank, Healer/Support, and Damage. Fun for awhile, but the matchmaking system is inherently flawed. A 50/50 Win Loss ratio is coded into the game. No matter how well you play, your fun can be ruined by bad teammates or folks leaving the match early. Blizzard will have their hands full keeping this one freshOverall, the game is OK. It's basically a MOBA FPS. There are different roles: Tank, Healer/Support, and Damage. Fun for awhile, but the matchmaking system is inherently flawed. A 50/50 Win Loss ratio is coded into the game. No matter how well you play, your fun can be ruined by bad teammates or folks leaving the match early. Blizzard will have their hands full keeping this one fresh & relevant for the average player.… Expand
  5. Sephet
    Aug 3, 2017
    4
    An overpriced Team Fortress 2 gone wrong. Overwatch is an extremely casual game that fails at being casual. Remember those awesome World of Warcraft fights where you would spend several minutes dealing damage to an enemy who's behind magical barriers that negate incoming damage and under constant healing from his ally to the point where he cannot die, while your team does exactly the sameAn overpriced Team Fortress 2 gone wrong. Overwatch is an extremely casual game that fails at being casual. Remember those awesome World of Warcraft fights where you would spend several minutes dealing damage to an enemy who's behind magical barriers that negate incoming damage and under constant healing from his ally to the point where he cannot die, while your team does exactly the same thing and everything feels boring but you keep going because you have to, until one team runs out of mana and the fight is finally over? Overwatch is basically that, but switch the "running out of mana" part for ultimate abilities that take zero skill to use effectively and may turn the tide of a match. It may be fun for a while but the gameplay is broken and simply doesn't have what it takes to build a decent competitive scene. And then there's the community, which is more toxic than that of an actual MOBA.… Expand
  6. Namloc
    Jun 15, 2016
    4
    Server Tick Rate (how often information is gathered) is 20, (competitive games need to be 60 to 100+)
    so for example, you’ll find yourself dying when you’re clearly already around the corner on your screen.
    Matches feel arcade mode, extremely short and underwhelming I didn't care that i'd won, i never felt invested in my teams goals as the match was almost over before i had a chance    Server Tick Rate (how often information is gathered) is 20, (competitive games need to be 60 to 100+)
    so for example, you’ll find yourself dying when you’re clearly already around the corner on your screen.

    Matches feel arcade mode, extremely short and underwhelming I didn't care that i'd won, i never felt invested in my teams goals as the match was almost over before i had a chance to care.

    No single player content (Battlefront, Titanfall etc got shredded for skipping campaigns, why is Blizzard exempt from the same criticism?)

    The loot drops feel pointless, not tradable like in Dota/CSGO.

    If Overwatch was released as F2P or say $20, it would have been “good” value, and with future content it’d have been interesting (maybe) but at full AAA price and more missing content than not...

    I’m super stoked I was able to get a refund from Blizzard.    … Expand
  7. drymedar
    Jun 7, 2016
    4
    The absolutely horrible matchmaking system and a community that completely refuses to communicate (while at the same time consistently emphasizing how this is a TEAM game) completely ruins this game. Most games are so badly matched that one side is completely dominating and the experience just isn't fun, for the losers or the winners. Planning to play this casually? Don't.
  8. Mordread
    May 24, 2016
    4
    The game is alright. It feels like a mod for Quake 3 (Graphics, gameplay, feel, sounds). The physics feel weak, the character movement is so arcade it is hard to explain and the game requires very little skill. I played a few games but found myself struggling to have fun. The game has no progression and requires little skill or tactics. All the modes are basically see who clicks first toThe game is alright. It feels like a mod for Quake 3 (Graphics, gameplay, feel, sounds). The physics feel weak, the character movement is so arcade it is hard to explain and the game requires very little skill. I played a few games but found myself struggling to have fun. The game has no progression and requires little skill or tactics. All the modes are basically see who clicks first to win.
    You destroy enemies extremely quickly and the hit boxes are ridiculously big. I consider my decent at shooting games (not amazing) but I also couldn't miss a headshot. I also have good latency so I won the click first battle more the times.
    The characters also feel quite flat and have no character.
    All in all it would be alright for 4 or 5 hours of fun for $5, but at over $10 I cannot recommend this game.
    I think this game has been targeted for children (under 12 or so) at which point I can see it being fun, but for anyone a bit older the game will likely be a bit boring.    … Expand
  9. Muuvinki
    Aug 6, 2016
    4
    Stay away from this game. At first it may look like a really fun game but its all lies.
    Matchmaking system is absolutely worst I have ever seen in fps game EVER.
    Classes feel very unbalanced and certain heroes are nearly useless compared to other characters. What really makes this game even worse is the horrible playerbase. Most of the people that play this game have near 0 experience    Stay away from this game. At first it may look like a really fun game but its all lies.
    Matchmaking system is absolutely worst I have ever seen in fps game EVER.
    Classes feel very unbalanced and certain heroes are nearly useless compared to other characters.

    What really makes this game even worse is the horrible playerbase. Most of the people that play this game have near 0 experience in competitive multiplayer games and they can just jump right in without any qualifying or test before them. This makes teams unbalanced, unskilled and outright annoying.

    Maps are too small and offer almost nothing but straight attack in one straight line or one or two entry points to defend for the other team. This game ain't worth 40$ because it offers nothing but suffering all the time.    … Expand
  10. jdotjdot7
    Jun 17, 2016
    4
    Overwatch, the video game disappointment of 2016.

    The game is clunky, hitboxes are terrible, there is video evidence shown how the hitboxes count literal misses as "headshots." The hero design is terrible, every hero has what amounts to an instakill. This is put in the game to help make the game accessible to every skill level. Some heroes have literal aim assist to help them (you    Overwatch, the video game disappointment of 2016.

    The game is clunky, hitboxes are terrible, there is video evidence shown how the hitboxes count literal misses as "headshots."

    The hero design is terrible, every hero has what amounts to an instakill. This is put in the game to help make the game accessible to every skill level. Some heroes have literal aim assist to help them (you can watch "arrows" curve towards their target. Numerous characters barely even have to aim. The game is "accessible." In addition to that, 4 (yes... 4) heroes have the ability to completely deny damage (as in remove it entirely), and all of the abilities to do so are on a ~6 second cooldown. That's absolutely ludicrous design for an FPS, it punishes good aim!

    Map design is bad... Many maps have small choke points some with only a single entrance, all of them are easily locked down, this turns the game into a meatgrinder until either the attacking side manages to eventually break through or the game ends (TONS OF FUN!)

    Matchmaking is forced 50-50. You can cheese the system by leaving games you're losing but despite being an incredible player, your W/L will tend to 50/50 regardless unless you're in an organized team, this is because it tries to even you out by putting you against far better teams if you're above 50-50.

    Dev response time is slow, this is Blizzard we are talking about...

    20 Tick servers because "E-Sports" (Blizzard will never understand that concept)

    Content is limited, 2 game modes and a small handful of maps, all revolving around high stress objective based gameplay and it's highly unlikely any more will ever be added.

    Overall an "okay game" that was hyped up way too much and is definitely not worthy of a "skill based" disclaimer.    … Expand
  11. Strxex
    Mar 26, 2017
    4
    Huge lack of hero diversity, way too slow new hero releases means you will see have very frequent mirror match ups. Ranked need a soloque as most 5 or 6 man stack will dominate soloque players. Game feels bland as everything revolved around a choke point and lack of diverse strategy.
  12. johnangel
    Jun 8, 2016
    4
    Not enough content , overpriced and micro transactions plus a broke hit box drug this game to below average status.
    I would not recommend this game to anyone looking for a competitive fps but if you look for a fun pvp game and you have a few hours to play every month and don't mind gambling with loot boxes overwatch is for you.
  13. Goncas2
    May 26, 2016
    4
    Will get boring in the first week. Almost no content. You are paying 40$ for a F2P game. Seem to like overwatch? go play tf2 instead. It has much more content and it's free.
  14. vreynauld
    Jun 17, 2016
    4
    - Minimal content for the price tag - 12 maps, 21 characters (many with a lot of skill overlap), 2 game modes.

    - Low skill ceiling, boring after a couple dozen hours once you've learned all the characters' tricks. - Built in wallhacks and aimbots engineered as "abilities" and marketed as "gameplay mechanics". - Loot box lottery; gambling style mechanics designed to push sales of    - Minimal content for the price tag - 12 maps, 21 characters (many with a lot of skill overlap), 2 game modes.

    - Low skill ceiling, boring after a couple dozen hours once you've learned all the characters' tricks.

    - Built in wallhacks and aimbots engineered as "abilities" and marketed as "gameplay mechanics".

    - Loot box lottery; gambling style mechanics designed to push sales of loot box microtransactions.

    - Terrible character balance leading to mandatory picks and/or mandatory stacking in games, especially in higher level play once people have learned how to avoid the lesser balanced characters.

    - Horrible map design which favors defending teams allowing them to hold choke points directly outside of their base easily while attacking teams have to run 10+ seconds back from a spawn point after waiting 6 seconds to respawn. Additionally, defending teams get a 60 second head start which allows them to easily camp the initial attacking team's base with impunity.

    - 20Hz tick rate and predictive "favor the shooter" netcode that leads to lots of cheap deaths and kills. Turn off your kill cam unless you like to rage.

    I scoff at the very notion that this will ever be a competitive shooter. We're already watching competitive outlets outright ban maps like 2 Control Point and community map voting rules have effectively banned King of the Hill maps. No custom servers, no server browser... this is a casual game through and through, designed solely for people to pick up and play a few matches then put down. If ever anyone needed proof of this, just look at how Blizzard was quick to address an animation cancel for Widowmaker that promoted skill. (Third post time is a charm, I guess.)    … Expand
  15. TsukasaHiiragi
    Jun 11, 2017
    4
    :Cash Grab: Warning - Blizzard don't care about the consumer base, they only care about blatant cash grabs, OW has had nothing but controversies regarding these boxes, Jeff Kaplan's main thread reached nearly 5000 replies all full of disappointed and angry players, Blizzard ignored everyone clearly showing that they don't care about the players.

    I got Overwatch after some peer    :Cash Grab: Warning - Blizzard don't care about the consumer base, they only care about blatant cash grabs, OW has had nothing but controversies regarding these boxes, Jeff Kaplan's main thread reached nearly 5000 replies all full of disappointed and angry players, Blizzard ignored everyone clearly showing that they don't care about the players.

    I got Overwatch after some peer pressure from friends, one of the reasons I was against getting it was because of major hacker problems. Guess what, It still has hackers problems! But the thing is; it doesn't really matter that much on open play or bot matches because you can still have fun, just don't expect to win every match.

    Now for Ranked matches, hackers should be dealt with but it seems alot fall though the cracks because of the way the characters, and skills work. Is there a lot of hackers in the game? Yes, in fact its fully of hackers but there are also a lot of highly skilled players who have been playing since the game launched and being able to tell the difference between them is near impossible sometimes. You can blame Blizzard here for allow net cafes (PC Bangs) in Korea for this problem - they recently banned 20,000 accounts? But since they can create an infinite amount of accounts and smurf accounts it really compounds this problem especially if they don't get banned quick enough.

    One of the things I don't really like is that fact the match making system is obviously worthless, it just doesn't work. I'm a level 15 currently, a new player...so why am I'm being placed in matches against level 300s? This absurd matchmaking is one of the reasons why I'm deducting points, in a game that is 90% Competitive PvP - a proper matchmaking system is important and Blizzard fluff'd this.

    Next problem is the absurd and overpowered characters, some characters are so WTF overpowered it isn't even funny, and other characters are almost pathetically underpowered. But most of the time, it isn't going to matter that much at least when your enjoying the game.

    I like the idea that you can get some decent stuff from loot boxes without paying, and the MTs don't effect gameplay at all, which is kinder rare these days for FPS games.

    Another problem is that, honestly? There isn't very many maps, limited variation - it seems they added a few new game types called "The arcade" which I haven't tried yet, but I'm going to assume if they use the same match making system then for new players, it is going to be a waste of time and will be frustrating.

    The Co-op feature vs Bots is something I feel like I'm more able to enjoy the game, and I wish more game modes was available. Finally, it seems a lot of the reviews have compared this to TF2 and honestly, I saw that immediately when I first played the Route 66 level, the color and style felt almost like a rip off - another issue is that with this 50/50 win/loss ratio, getting placed into a good team and being carried, winning several matches...then being placed into a team with wildly different levels then losing then next few matches.

    In hindsight, Overwatch isn't a bad game, not worth $60 and I feel bad for anyone who paid full price at launch and regretted it, I paid $40 for the GOTY edition and looking back, I feel like I should have just got the basic version and saved $10....however, I'm okay with my purchase and this game is something I can have fun with, new players though I don't recommend binge playing because you could quickly get bored with the repetitive maps, and loses due to poor match making.

    Another major issue is the fact that getting skins, especially with the current "anniversary" event is way way too hard, or way too expensive. The fact that you could easily spend $100 on loot boxes and STILL not get the particular skin you want says how offensive the micro transactions can be.    … Expand
  16. Levin
    Jul 6, 2016
    4
    The attempt is not bad. Its a game based on tons of fun and interesting characters. Each character has unlockable tags they can spray on walls, voicelines, victory poses, skins etc. It has quite a few levels to play in and the graphics are really nice. A great game then, by the sound of it? Well, not quite. Balance is a huge issue, matchmaking another. Level design is also poor. GameThe attempt is not bad. Its a game based on tons of fun and interesting characters. Each character has unlockable tags they can spray on walls, voicelines, victory poses, skins etc. It has quite a few levels to play in and the graphics are really nice. A great game then, by the sound of it? Well, not quite. Balance is a huge issue, matchmaking another. Level design is also poor. Game design also has its flaws, but not terrible. When matchmaking throws you into a fight, alone in your team against six in the opposing team, the round ends in just seconds and you are punished with a defeat in your "season", whatever that is... then you are left with that odd feeling (is this the beta? I paid money to play this). This is not Blizzards courtyard, yet. Once Overwatch 2 or 3 hit the shelves, I think that those might be really good games.… Expand
  17. acidcritic
    Aug 6, 2016
    4
    Il gioco si presenta bene. Il gameplay ha un buon potenziale e lo stile è bello e piacevole. Se fosse gratis oppure fornito di più mappe, modalità ed eroi sarebbe almeno positivo.

    Invece costa 40 euro, ha pochi eroi, poche mappe, il peggior sistema di matchmaking che io abbia mai visto (semplicemente non lo ha), le competitive sono un caos totale, il bilanciamento è inesistente, i bug e    Il gioco si presenta bene. Il gameplay ha un buon potenziale e lo stile è bello e piacevole. Se fosse gratis oppure fornito di più mappe, modalità ed eroi sarebbe almeno positivo.

    Invece costa 40 euro, ha pochi eroi, poche mappe, il peggior sistema di matchmaking che io abbia mai visto (semplicemente non lo ha), le competitive sono un caos totale, il bilanciamento è inesistente, i bug e i glitch sono talmente numerosi da rendere il titolo oltremodo frustrante e come se non bastasse l'hitbox di gioco è folle e totalmente da riscrivere.

    Gratuitamente si trovano titoli più completi e meglio gestiti di questo, che attualmente presenta per lo più l'impossibilità di farsi match decenti, con fin troppi giocatori che fanno che diavolono vogliono senza la possibilità di segnalare la loro poco sportività e impegno nel teamplay.

    Non essendo un fps (e chi scrive il contrario non ha capito nulla sia del gioco che del mondo dei videogiochi), ma un MOBa la coordinazione fra personaggi è essenziale. La non esistenza di un servizio per la segnalazione di pessimi giocatori od un sistema per consigliare ad altri quel determinato soggetto, ogni partita è solo pura anarchia.

    Sconsigliatissimo.    … Expand
  18. Vile-Okami
    Jul 12, 2016
    4
    Competitive mode is complete garbage and the rank is solely chosen based on if your team is retarded or not. Game has very little content and gets boring fast.
  19. Clinnger
    Jun 20, 2016
    4
    Overwatch is overhyped, but it's a fine game. If it wasn't for the low 20hz server refresh rate, terrible servers at 140+ ms ping, surprising Roadhog doing a Hook on you while you're behind a wall or corner and getting pulled only to see yourself die.

    Not to mention; the player base is toxic as it could get, if you're a positive player, and have a nice attitude, good luck, as you'll be    Overwatch is overhyped, but it's a fine game. If it wasn't for the low 20hz server refresh rate, terrible servers at 140+ ms ping, surprising Roadhog doing a Hook on you while you're behind a wall or corner and getting pulled only to see yourself die.

    Not to mention; the player base is toxic as it could get, if you're a positive player, and have a nice attitude, good luck, as you'll be offending those brats that you're friendly with.

    There are just too many annoyances from characters; they're diverse, fantastic! Are some well-balanced? Yes! But some... are just too **** overpowered and beyond annoying!

    Widowmaker has no sway on sniper-mode, deals too much damage still and you can't even hear her ultimate which is seeing through walls.

    Tracer; the most annoying **** character you can play as, being way too **** mobile and obnoxious while dealing a **** of damage in a short manner of time.

    If these things were fixed, Overwatch would good. But as it stands, it's just a **** cheap Team Fortress 2 with craptastic servers. I'm not even joking around here, this is a horrible mess of server management, and even for a first-person shooter, where you need high reflex, you're only gret with "Favor the shooter", where you die by hiding behind a wall, only to see that you got shot by another player who lagged his **** out.

    Got to stop these "Favor the shooter" too, this is just beyond dumb and unforgiving.    … Expand
  20. niaccurshi
    May 31, 2016
    4
    Take TF2, shine it up, take the game mechanic du jour (MOBA style abilities and "ultimates") and then mash it all together in a game that costs more than TF2 ever did. Whut?

    Yeah, this game has potential, it has promise, but it also has a lot of problems too. Character balance is awful, fans of the game will tell you that it's an amazing game where being able to change your character    Take TF2, shine it up, take the game mechanic du jour (MOBA style abilities and "ultimates") and then mash it all together in a game that costs more than TF2 ever did. Whut?

    Yeah, this game has potential, it has promise, but it also has a lot of problems too. Character balance is awful, fans of the game will tell you that it's an amazing game where being able to change your character means it's a constant game of rock paper scissors. That is until you realise that half a dozen characters in the game are both rock and paper, or scissors and rock, or even all three, when played by someone with a modicum of experience.

    Half objective based team shooter, half team deathmatch, the game shines when it is played like the former and results in pure frustration and anger because 2 or 3 people playing it like the latter can ruin any real sense of strategy or territorial control.

    But then the game clearly isn't set up to be a game of tactical nuance. Spawn times are almost non-existent meaning defenders are constantly able to defend, and maps are so poorly designed that they're either too open or too narrow.

    But ultimately (no pun intended?) what kills it for me are the one-two combos that many characters have that are nigh on impossible to counter without one of those rock and paper characters I previously mentioned. Roadhog's Chain and point blank shotgun blast will kill almost anyone in one shot after dragging them (with no counter and a stun) to right infront of him. McCree can stun you in place with a flashbang, unload his 6 shooter, roll for instant reload and shoot you for 6 against straight away. Mei only has to start hitting you with her stream of ice and, unless you have some kind of "escape" ability, you're going to be toast as she freezes you in place and then lines up a headshot while you can do nothing and kills you.

    This game is touted as supposedly being about being a "Postive" FPS, where people aren't downvoted or reported, where people are encouraged to commend people for achievements, where everyone gets "elimination" stats for having taken part in a kill. But at it's core it's a devious deathmatch game which rewards trolling behaviour by one player against another.

    But fans will tell you that there is depth and skill to this game, which may be true for Blizzard fans that have come from outside an FPS environment. For those of us that have been playing the genre for 20 years aren't seeing anything fundamentally new here, and what is new (the MOBA ability elements) are hamfistedly introduced without care for what makes MOBA games work... that good positioning and ancillary item use can counter and lessen the effects of people's abilities and ultimates, something entirely not present in this game.

    Over-hyped, this game could be mindless fun, but it's not even that right now.    … Expand
  21. zimmer600
    Aug 19, 2017
    4
    Giant compilation of stolen other people's ideas, in general nothing new, as in all games from BLIZZARD, the game has already found its inadequate fans who compare most of the shooters with this piece of ****
  22. tboy123
    Jun 3, 2016
    4
    This game has that typical Blizzard feel, well made and looks good. There are some balance issues, only two game modes (hardly), some balance issues, match making issues, server issues (lack of servers), drop rate is crap (I am level 32 in the game and got ONE legendary skin and maybe 3 purple--one being coins) and no campaign.
    This game is hardly worth the $40 asking price on PC and    This game has that typical Blizzard feel, well made and looks good. There are some balance issues, only two game modes (hardly), some balance issues, match making issues, server issues (lack of servers), drop rate is crap (I am level 32 in the game and got ONE legendary skin and maybe 3 purple--one being coins) and no campaign.
    This game is hardly worth the $40 asking price on PC and certainly not worth the ridiculous $60 price on console.
    Maybe once they patch it and the price on console drops a bit, consider picking it up. It is fun.    … Expand
  23. WiLdEcaRd
    May 25, 2016
    4
    Nothing more then a RIP-OFF by AAA Corp,desigh to be f2p changed to b2p by artificially created hype on twitch.As one of first beta player's i was bored to tear's after one week.Now after 5 month nothing changed and they want me to pay 60 euro for this joke of a unfinish low quality do highly polish game? well not this time activblizz corp.See you on 90% sale !
  24. AX10
    Jul 27, 2020
    4
    Pocas veces me indigna tanto la manipulación de la prensa para beneficiar una compañía. Overwatch es un juego que compré de salida porque la prensa hablaba maravillas y salte de los MOBAs hacia un Hero-Shooter por la promesa de un juego balanceado, donde cada personaje cumplía un rol específico y que tenia unos mapas bien diseñados que le daban vida la la estrategia dentro de cada partida.Pocas veces me indigna tanto la manipulación de la prensa para beneficiar una compañía. Overwatch es un juego que compré de salida porque la prensa hablaba maravillas y salte de los MOBAs hacia un Hero-Shooter por la promesa de un juego balanceado, donde cada personaje cumplía un rol específico y que tenia unos mapas bien diseñados que le daban vida la la estrategia dentro de cada partida. Pues me encontré con un completo y absoluto caos. Todo al revés de lo que prometían. Este juego es un desastre como eSport.… Expand
  25. DWBOSS
    May 25, 2016
    4
    It's pretty and polished, but the gameplay is **** garbage. If you're one of those people that doesn't mind dying over and over to attacks you can't counter (aka ultimates, op heroes), then you'll have fun with this game. Anyone that likes balanced, skill-based gameplay will not.
  26. Cphyr
    May 25, 2016
    4
    Biggest contender on the most overrated game this year. The map count is super low, the selection of heroes big. If that mattered it would have some content. BUT "hey guys, we gave everyone 10 skills, we have some heroes!
    Not enough, we need
    more heroes! Okay lets tripple the heroes with one third of the skills. Awesome idea, pump 30 mil into marketing so people think it has content!    Biggest contender on the most overrated game this year. The map count is super low, the selection of heroes big. If that mattered it would have some content. BUT "hey guys, we gave everyone 10 skills, we have some heroes!
    Not enough, we need
    more heroes!
    Okay lets tripple the heroes with one third of the skills.
    Awesome idea, pump 30 mil into marketing so people think it has content!
    Yeah!
    we will rock these morons who buy this ****
    let's just tell them dlc is free
    lmao that will not work
    we are blizzard, they will believe any crap"    … Expand
  27. jerkface910
    May 26, 2016
    4
    This game is a crime, pure and simple. This is MAYBE $20 worth of content being offered at full price. After an opening scene lifted whole cloth from 'The Incredibles', you're tossed right into the game, which is essentially an arcade FPS. There is zero character backstory. There is zero character progression. You can unlock things for characters (skins, dialog options, etc) but you do soThis game is a crime, pure and simple. This is MAYBE $20 worth of content being offered at full price. After an opening scene lifted whole cloth from 'The Incredibles', you're tossed right into the game, which is essentially an arcade FPS. There is zero character backstory. There is zero character progression. You can unlock things for characters (skins, dialog options, etc) but you do so with random loot boxes. If you stick with a favorite character you will not unlock items for that character any faster. If you thought 'Evolve' and 'Rainbow Six Siege' were small games, then you'll be even more annoyed with this.
    The most galling part is that the character design and core gameplay are really well done (hence the 4). They couldn't have spent time on a story mode like in a fighting game, where you play through matches with bots to get each character's backstory? Nope. Supposedly Blizzard has already announced free DLC for this game, hopefully it's, I don't know, maybe the option to select what type of match you want to play? Right now your only option is zone capture or moving zone capture. Definitely not worth $60.    … Expand
  28. pepper170
    May 28, 2016
    4
    I'll keep this review strictly to pros and cons. I have about 50 hours played total across the beta and the game, and these are my thoughts of its current state - subject to change, obviously.

    CONS: -Incredibly fun and addicting -21 unique characters with satisfying and rewarding abilities -Decent difficulty spectrum, something for all types of players too -Heroes are pretty    I'll keep this review strictly to pros and cons. I have about 50 hours played total across the beta and the game, and these are my thoughts of its current state - subject to change, obviously.

    CONS:
    -Incredibly fun and addicting
    -21 unique characters with satisfying and rewarding abilities
    -Decent difficulty spectrum, something for all types of players too
    -Heroes are pretty balanced against each other in a vacuum (HOWEVER, the game isn't a vacuum. See below)
    -Beautiful game design, smooth operation
    -Great and easy to use group feature

    CONS:
    -Horrible, horrible, horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE map design. Perhaps some of the worst maps ever made into a shooter game can be found in Hanamura, Temple of Anubis and Volskaya Industries. These maps are comically easy to defend, and require a level of total and complete team competence to attack that is all but unheard of in a pub setting.
    -Similarly, cheese defense is way too easy and way too effective. Yes, heroes like Bastion and Torbjorn may be counterable in theory, but actually going out and breaking their line of defense on the game's atrocious maps is perhaps the hardest task I've ever come across in a video game
    -Overtime is similarly a very poor design. Losers become winners and winners become losers because of it. Often times in the control point modes, a team will hit 99% but they will not win because of their defenses finally cracking during the game's ludicrously rewarding overtime.
    -20 tick servers are awful, you will get hit around corners a lot
    -Because of the issues above, the game is about as competitive as a game of catch
    -low amounts of content but I'm not scoring on this because it's definitely going to change as the game evolves

    Overall, I give overwatch's current state a 4/10. It isn't anything spectacular and is plagued by a number of nuisances that just aren't suitably beatable for pub play. That being said, it's a great amount of fun and it will definitely stick around for a while.    … Expand
  29. Aethel
    May 29, 2016
    4
    The concept is great. What came out of the concept is great, but the lack of a future and content is what I have a problem with. The game is fun for 25 hours then you start seeing the same maps over and over again (just like a CoD game, you get the same game modes and the same characters and you just get bored. I can see them adding new characters and you might go into the game and haveThe concept is great. What came out of the concept is great, but the lack of a future and content is what I have a problem with. The game is fun for 25 hours then you start seeing the same maps over and over again (just like a CoD game, you get the same game modes and the same characters and you just get bored. I can see them adding new characters and you might go into the game and have fun with that specific character for 20 minutes until you realize everyone is playing that character. So then you'll get bored again. Oh and the net-code is horrendous.

    Positives: Great game, fun to play with friends, haven't found any "proper" bugs

    Negatives: No future (maybe map releases and game modes but it will get boring after a while), **** net-coding and you have to rely on teammates that you might not know.    … Expand
  30. Naxinima
    May 29, 2016
    4
    Pros:
    -Fun for playing 1-2 hours a day.
    -Art is too good. -Good lore. -Good heroes. Cons: -Repetitive: its just 1 game mode and they sell it like 3. -Unbalanced: tanks dealing more damage than damage characters. -Lack of content for prize. -No progression at all: a level 2 player will play exactly the same as a level 348. -0 strategy: 75% of the time you will just making hubbub    Pros:
    -Fun for playing 1-2 hours a day.
    -Art is too good.
    -Good lore.
    -Good heroes.

    Cons:
    -Repetitive: its just 1 game mode and they sell it like 3.
    -Unbalanced: tanks dealing more damage than damage characters.
    -Lack of content for prize.
    -No progression at all: a level 2 player will play exactly the same as a level 348.
    -0 strategy: 75% of the time you will just making hubbub in objectives.
    -Horrible netcode: basically they made this game so that people with bad connections could play too, this leads to horrible servers where people with bad internet connections have more advantage than you.
    -0 reward after playing: and im not talking about the boxes. When you finished playing this game nothing has changed, you haven't learned anything from your last match, you haven't improve anything or get some skill; is just repeating the same process over and over.    … Expand
  31. IcKY99
    Jun 1, 2016
    4
    $40 Is too much for this game with a f2p model, im going back to Tf2

    CONS -little game modes, only payload and koth which you can play in TF2 for FREE -no single player/pve -no ranked at launch -all character items are locked and randomized so that you have to grind levels for a chance to get USELESS items like sprays and voice clips (90% for a hero you don't play) -2 Hours in and    $40 Is too much for this game with a f2p model, im going back to Tf2

    CONS
    -little game modes, only payload and koth which you can play in TF2 for FREE
    -no single player/pve
    -no ranked at launch
    -all character items are locked and randomized so that you have to grind levels for a chance to get USELESS items like sprays and voice clips (90% for a hero you don't play)
    -2 Hours in and you will experience all the game has to offer

    PROS
    -heros provide unique experiences
    -game is fun with irl friends, not so much with randoms in quick play
    -arcade mode is fun

    If you want Overwatch for free just install TF2 on steam, you will have a better time for no money    … Expand
  32. Kornyous
    Jun 4, 2016
    4
    Overwatch without any doubt has many aspects that makes it a great game. It has great graphics, smooth gameplay and excellent quality of music and sounds. However, I am bound to mention that many aspects of the game are lacking in respect to the price of the game.

    As many other reviewers have said, this is a multiplayer-only game. The big issue and the elephant in the room is the    Overwatch without any doubt has many aspects that makes it a great game. It has great graphics, smooth gameplay and excellent quality of music and sounds. However, I am bound to mention that many aspects of the game are lacking in respect to the price of the game.

    As many other reviewers have said, this is a multiplayer-only game. The big issue and the elephant in the room is the pricing of the game. I really do not feel I received in fun the $40 I invested in the game; further, Blizzard disrespectfully decided not to refund the purchase even though I bought the game a day before.

    Despite the graphics, sound, and game-play, Overwatch is a lacking game in matters of:
    -Story: (giving a short background for every character in a Multiplayer-only game is as useful as waiting for a shoe to sing).

    -Matchmaking: I understand this feature will be added in the near future, but the fact is that this aspect should have been done before the game was made public.

    -Campaign: This would give light to the story behind each character, and I hope they bring it in the future (for free)

    In short, Overwatch is a BETA game released to the public as a whole game for $40 or more. For the playable contents of the game it deserves an 8.0. However, since half of the game is non existent, I will give it a 4.0. The fair price for this game is not $40-$60. It should be $20-30.    … Expand
  33. zandaa29
    Jun 5, 2016
    4
    Honestly the game was very fun maps and characters feel unique. But if ur like me and have zero friends to play with do not bother getting the game unless you love losing to OP characters and worst matchmaking. Game should have stay F2P. They need to balance this game OP characters quick. Hanzos BS arrow hitbox/ damage angers me every time I get killed but wait here's the best part theyHonestly the game was very fun maps and characters feel unique. But if ur like me and have zero friends to play with do not bother getting the game unless you love losing to OP characters and worst matchmaking. Game should have stay F2P. They need to balance this game OP characters quick. Hanzos BS arrow hitbox/ damage angers me every time I get killed but wait here's the best part they don't even need to aim to one-shot u. save yourself the hassle and rage and 40$ better game out there… Expand
  34. Myon-Neutrino
    Aug 4, 2016
    4
    Nothing special... That blizzard typical design, animation and character style has become more and more redundant over the last years The gameplay mechanics aren´t innovative, there were other games before who did the same job more than well. I don´t like the simple maps, the ugly graphics (old and obsolete casual gamer rigs compatibility) and the fact that this game doesn´t offer too muchNothing special... That blizzard typical design, animation and character style has become more and more redundant over the last years The gameplay mechanics aren´t innovative, there were other games before who did the same job more than well. I don´t like the simple maps, the ugly graphics (old and obsolete casual gamer rigs compatibility) and the fact that this game doesn´t offer too much variety, the gameplay itself is somehow monotonous. I´m clearly not the target for this game.… Expand
  35. Twixar
    Jun 18, 2016
    4
    It's essentially HotS in shooter form
    the matchmaking is awful, one bozo on your team will ruin the next 30 minutes of your gameplay, the only difference being this game isn't free and instead of either spending hours grinding to unlock characters or paying a ridiculous fee
    you can do the same with cosmetics if a game cost 40$ cosmetics should be unlock-able in the base game without    It's essentially HotS in shooter form
    the matchmaking is awful, one bozo on your team will ruin the next 30 minutes of your gameplay, the only difference being this game isn't free and instead of either spending hours grinding to unlock characters or paying a ridiculous fee
    you can do the same with cosmetics
    if a game cost 40$ cosmetics should be unlock-able in the base game without spending hundreds of hours playing the base game for one cosmetic item
    its a below average shooter and thats why im giving it a 4    … Expand
  36. KamKant
    Jun 24, 2016
    4
    The game lacks alot of depth and game modes, developers have promised they will add ranked but they shouldn't have to add it over a month after initial release when the game is 59.99€ that's just ridiculous.
    Also one of the most toxic communities in a game that iv'e ever played.
  37. Ezlome
    Jul 4, 2016
    4
    Veamos.... Overwatch un FPS con toques de moba que no es para tanto, las mecánicas tienen su aquel (siempre depende de la gente que toque en el equipo), el precio... bueno espere su tiempo para que pusieran el competitivo y no el precio esta muy desorbitado, la variedad de contenido.... no opinare ya que se supone que pondrán mas (pero actualmente es tan escaso como el agua en elVeamos.... Overwatch un FPS con toques de moba que no es para tanto, las mecánicas tienen su aquel (siempre depende de la gente que toque en el equipo), el precio... bueno espere su tiempo para que pusieran el competitivo y no el precio esta muy desorbitado, la variedad de contenido.... no opinare ya que se supone que pondrán mas (pero actualmente es tan escaso como el agua en el desierto), como punto final, y más que nada pensamiento es que el juego se esta (quizás no se la palabra correcta pero bueno) sobre valorando, si profundizo mas, seria que lo ponen demasiado alto para lo que es.

    (Con el paso del tiempo actualizare esta critica y según yo aconsejo que no lo compréis tan rápido que esperéis un par de muchos, muchos meses) Que tengan una vida feliz.    … Expand
  38. Alex_Sleppyhead
    Nov 19, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es muy repetitivo te cansas fácil de el, si tenemos en cuenta los 40 o 45 dolares que te cuesta el jugo. para mi el juego no lo vale por lo menos no a ese precio.… Expand
  39. 1hellspawn
    Sep 3, 2016
    4
    Overpriced, overhyped, little content.
    Extremely unbalanced and dumb characters.
    Amateur, unprofessional and dumb AF hitboxes.
    Very unpleasant to solo players, literally unplayable and very much frustrating.

    Game is fun when you just start and are learning. Once you're done it is extremely frustrating and anti-fun.
  40. Nyakuya
    Dec 31, 2016
    4
    - Sale 60 dolares y el contenido que tiene vale 20 o como mucho 30.
    - Los personajes estan muy disparejos en cuanto a poder. Hay algunos personajes que te matan de un soplido y otros que no te hacen ni cosquillas. Hay personajes que tienen mucha defensa y otros que son muy blanditos.
    - No han agregado prácticamente nada desde que salió el juego. - Tras jugar un par de partidas, se    - Sale 60 dolares y el contenido que tiene vale 20 o como mucho 30.
    - Los personajes estan muy disparejos en cuanto a poder. Hay algunos personajes que te matan de un soplido y otros que no te hacen ni cosquillas. Hay personajes que tienen mucha defensa y otros que son muy blanditos.
    - No han agregado prácticamente nada desde que salió el juego.
    - Tras jugar un par de partidas, se vuelve monótono y repetitivo, pues los modos de juego son pocos, y los personajes limitados en cuanto a estilo de juego.    … Expand
  41. Keitom
    Dec 21, 2016
    4
    Its a good game with some bugs but what i hate of this game is that the servers are ruined and the game its so so so so so so so so so so so so so overrated they only like ass and ****
  42. Nikey17
    Apr 2, 2017
    4
    Whilst the game certainly has potential, Blizzard's sloppy managing makes this a repetitive and unsatisfying game. The lack of hero and map variety is horrendous, making every game feel the same. I sincerely regret the fact I payed €40 for this whilst I did kind off enjoy some 30 hours spent, it's not worth it, and the fact that the company selling the game in an (in my opinion) unfinishedWhilst the game certainly has potential, Blizzard's sloppy managing makes this a repetitive and unsatisfying game. The lack of hero and map variety is horrendous, making every game feel the same. I sincerely regret the fact I payed €40 for this whilst I did kind off enjoy some 30 hours spent, it's not worth it, and the fact that the company selling the game in an (in my opinion) unfinished state for full price is ridiculous. Oh don't forget the horrible matchmaking/servers, clunky interface and constant crashing (like most Blizzard games).… Expand
  43. Diugo
    Nov 30, 2017
    4
    Fun with friends but starts to become really boring after a few matches. I just can't get myself to play overwatch more than an hour a week. and that's not something good in my opinion.
  44. eNVyous
    May 3, 2017
    4
    Overwatch has the potential to be a good game. But there are SO many things wrong with it. For one, the lack of content. Within hours of playing Overwatch, the lack of maps and balanced gamemodes will start to grate on you, since it's practically the same match over and over and over and over, unless you play the Event gamemode, which is still restricted to once a year. Maybe it's even aOverwatch has the potential to be a good game. But there are SO many things wrong with it. For one, the lack of content. Within hours of playing Overwatch, the lack of maps and balanced gamemodes will start to grate on you, since it's practically the same match over and over and over and over, unless you play the Event gamemode, which is still restricted to once a year. Maybe it's even a one-time thing in general! This is something that Team Fortress 2, another class-based shooter, does very well. All gamemodes and all maps are playable from the get-go, aside from the Halloween maps, because, well... Halloween. Mann vs Machine, the TF2 equivalent of Overwatch Uprising is available all year long, with a free and paid matchmaking system, where you can have a chance of earning an Australium weapon, which is gold-plated, and sell it for a high price, even thousands of dollars in some instances. Overwatch has none of this. Sure, it has lootboxes, but after a few lootbox openings, you'll start to get duplicates more and more frequently, and you basically lost money for stuff you already have. Team Fortress 2 is also guilty of this, but at least you can get your money back if you sell it on the Community market or in-game trading system.

    Now, onto gameplay. Overwatch is repetitive as hell. The meta will almost always take place, especially in Competitive play. There's no variety in match-ups, unless someone decides "I should be Sombra or Symmetra and lower my team's expectations but actually turn out to be good. The meta is also extremely not fun to play against with anything BUT the meta, and that's how no-variety matches are born.

    But why are those specific heroes chosen to be in the meta? Because they're much stronger than others. And this leads me to my next point. Overwatch is unbalanced. Take Roadhog for example. His hook used to be guaranteed death for anyone under 250 health, being able to hook people behind walls and objects. A year later, and it was fixed. But it's still really, REALLY, strong. Not as strong as it used to be, but strong enough to the point where it's frustrating to play against, especially if a skilled Roadhog player's playing. Bastion, Hanzo, Symmetra, Genji, Ana, Reinhardt, Tracer and many more are extremely strong and not fun to play against, while heroes such as Winston, McCree and even Zarya (without a competent team) are left in the gutter.

    My next point is about the skill ceiling of Overwatch. To put it bluntly, it's very low. For one, Tracer's mobility and dodging capabilities are all thanks to her boost skill and rewind skill, which replenishes her health as well, which is frustrating, annoying and unfair in all senses of the words. Comparing Team Fortress 2's Scout, who requires health pack placement knowledge, mobility mastering and quick instincts, Tracer's MUCH easier to play and master. Another comparison, between Medic (TF2) and Mercy (Overwatch) may look as if they are the same, but Mercy has her flight skill, in which she can float over to an ally and heal them safely, whereas Medic has to constantly stick around his team while simultaneously trying not to get his Ubercharge dropped by being killed while also simultaneously trying to keep his teammates alive. Also, Overwatch is much more easygoing. When you get killed, your Ultimate charge remains the same, whereas Medic gets his entire Ubercharge meter drained whenever he dies, except if he uses the Vita-saw. He retains a maximum of 20% ubercharge. Some weapons also have damage/boost/hype meters that require to be filled up (such as the Soldier's banners) which drop down to 0 as soon as you die. Overwatch has some semblance of skill to it, but it's not enough. One button press and you're in the air as Pharah. Simultaneous button presses and a LOT of practice, and you're in the air as Soldier (TF2).

    Now let's talk about hackers. Both TF2 and Overwatch have problems with hackers, but only Overwatch's has the capacity to shut down an entire match just because something isn't going correctly. On the other hand, Team Fortress 2's VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat) system isn't doing very well, either. So my opinion on this topic stays neutral. There will always be cheaters.

    And finally, replayability.

    Overwatch DOES have some replayability and I'll give some credit to it for that, but Team Fortress 2 has a much larger replayability spectrum. I've currently put in over 1.5 thousand hours into TF2 and I've barely started to grow tired of it, whereas I uninstalled Overwatch within the first 40 hours.

    Although, Overwatch does have better optimization and graphics compared to TF2, which I will also give credit to it for that and is the only reason why I didn't give it a 2 instead of a 4.

    As I said in the start of my review, Overwatch has the potential to be a great game and it already is, for some players but it's just not enough for all of them.

    4/10    … Expand
  45. PerformedTiger
    Jul 6, 2017
    4
    Cons:
    it has less content than i expected
    It's underwhelming for the price tag
    It actually ripped-off a lot of Team fortress 2 (I'm looking at you torbjorn)
    Pro's:
    It's pretty fun to play
    Balanced game play

    ps: sorry if my english is bad
  46. fukoverwatch
    Aug 6, 2017
    4
    I have owned the game since it came out, and it has become utter crap. I see hackers in more than 10% of games, utterly destroying the game. It wasnt good enough to start to be worth playing with this many hackers. GG
  47. Tenebris
    Sep 20, 2017
    4
    A game that looks good from the outside, but the more you play it, the more its many flaws stand out.

    -Poor balance. The game is probably in the worst state it's ever been. Between new problems like Doomfist's instant kill, overbuffing Mercy and DVa, and longstanding problems like Pharmercy, Hanzo's scatter and certain characters just being perpetually OP (76) or UP (Sombra) with few or    A game that looks good from the outside, but the more you play it, the more its many flaws stand out.

    -Poor balance. The game is probably in the worst state it's ever been. Between new problems like Doomfist's instant kill, overbuffing Mercy and DVa, and longstanding problems like Pharmercy, Hanzo's scatter and certain characters just being perpetually OP (76) or UP (Sombra) with few or no changes, it seems like Blizzard doesn't have a clue what to do. Though given their history with Starcraft and WoW, I guess this should not come as a surprise.

    -Terrible matchmaker. It's been over a year and I'm still pretty sure this thing just enforces 50% win rate. Also in non-comp modes be prepared to get matched with players hundreds, often thousands of levels about you, because evidently there's not enough new players.

    - Waiting for game: be prepared to wait typically 2-6 times longer than the estimated time even during peak play times. Maybe there's just not that many people playing the game? I usually see the same 10 people over and over too, even after leaving at match's end.

    - Maps: You can't choose which map you want to play on, and even if you could, the majority of them are just slight variations on TF2's Dustbowl, with or without a payload.

    - Character variety: Have fun getting reported for playing an off-meta hero in Quickplay. Mystery Heroes sounds fun, but since there's no limits it generally comes down to whichever team gets 3 D.Va's or something FotM. Deathmatch seemed like a breath of fresh air, but you probably won't stand a chance unless you're using one of a handful of characters with low-skill instant kill moves (Doomfist's right click, Hanzo's Scattershot, McCree's flashbang).

    - Dumbs down a lot of typical FPS things for casuals: No fall damage, infinite ammo, very little self-damage, visible enemy health. Most heroes are very easy to use with low skill ceiling.

    - Press Q to Win: You can play like garbage on attack the entire game, but plenty of ults can easily kill most of the enemy team or simply force them off the point, making for an easy win.

    Add that all up with the repetitive feel of the game (In under a dozen hours, you will probably see just about everything the game has to offer), and I think giving it a 4/10 is still a little generous. Blizzard is slow to add content, and mostly we just get events with limited-time game modes and skins.    … Expand
  48. ljfrench
    Sep 27, 2017
    4
    Trying desperately to win a game, playing as Bastion, shooting everyone. Enemies are camping our spawn, I'm shooting everyone, using my ult, etc. Suddenly it appears I've crashed back to menu. Nope, "Removed from the match due to inactivity". BS.

    AND it kicked me from the group.
  49. WinterSilence
    Nov 16, 2017
    4
    Невозможно играть из-за отсутствия нормальных серверов. Система репортов не работает.
  50. MinehDerp
    Nov 25, 2017
    4
    I would like to say something before this review, I love the game, the animation, the game play, the characters, almost everything! Though there is one major thing I find horrible is...

    The matchmaking, it is atrocious! You are constantly thrown in to games where the match is one sided, ending in your defeat. And worst of all, you can't get out of it! You just keep on losing and losing    I would like to say something before this review, I love the game, the animation, the game play, the characters, almost everything! Though there is one major thing I find horrible is...

    The matchmaking, it is atrocious! You are constantly thrown in to games where the match is one sided, ending in your defeat. And worst of all, you can't get out of it! You just keep on losing and losing until you've practically smashed your computer with a hammer and thrown it off of a two-story building! Competitive is even worse! You'll get paired with the worst players on the planet, and then get bronze and be mocked for it.

    Some tips I have on countering the never ending losing streak, is to play vs. ai, or play custom games. playing vs ai can be assuring because you can actually win. And obviously custom games are just pure fun.

    Like I said, I love this game, but the horrible matchmaking has lead me to giving this game a 4/10 (also junkrat led me to this, he's op Jeff)    … Expand
  51. FuzzyBadger
    Jan 18, 2018
    4
    Before reading ALL OF IT, it is a biased approach to the game (And other FPS games), read it with that in mind please.

    Overwatch is a take on the FPS genre create by Blizzard. It is meant to give a fast, exciting, and teamwork orientated environment. However, this review is on my experiences with the game, tossed in with very personal opinions. This 'rant' (you can say) is for a smaller    Before reading ALL OF IT, it is a biased approach to the game (And other FPS games), read it with that in mind please.

    Overwatch is a take on the FPS genre create by Blizzard. It is meant to give a fast, exciting, and teamwork orientated environment. However, this review is on my experiences with the game, tossed in with very personal opinions. This 'rant' (you can say) is for a smaller and fresh audience to the fps genre (Like I am).

    This game has a learning curve that is not present with other non-fps games (Well, obviously, let me touch on it a bit more). If you are new on the fps genre, you are probably aren't aware of the most basic (And in my case, hard to learn) fundamentals of fps games. Checking your flanks, having steady aim, strafing, all while the game is so fast-paced, that you forget about it (or have difficulty, I was on a controller, I rather prefer keyboard). This can lead to other fps veterans to kill you on the spot with your predictable movements. Things like this can affect your mind, while getting frustrated on why it isn't working out.

    Another aspect I want to dig into is the mental strength you require. If you are starting this game as your first fps, you have a massive cliff to climb. While you struggle with the basics, you are, to say it bluntly, a very likely burden for your team. This leads to losing, which happens a lot when starting, possibly flattening your confidence. This can lead to negative emotions.

    Lastly, frustratingly playing the game with no visible enjoyment. Play this as your first FPS game can be like dealing with an annoying associate of yours. You can do so much, then before you know it, it can lead to a severely toxic atmosphere. This was me dealing with it myself (along with others playing the game).

    Overall, Overwatch is a game that was born from an idea from Blizzard. It can be a hard and frustrating experience. Don't get this wrong, at times it is a rather fun game; it is just very difficult to squeeze out its enjoy-ability in the over-competitive, skill-lacking mindset of people like me. I hope you get some great insight out of what I have wrote.    … Expand
  52. Aspromixy
    Oct 22, 2022
    4
    the first part of me could not tighten, very fast gameplay, the game could not lure me, a couple of hours and I got tired of it
  53. BulgarianCritic
    Aug 31, 2019
    4
    At the start overwatch was really fun and had a interesting gameplay but year after year with barely any updates or new heroes and even if they updated the game it usually broke the balance of the game and made it **** i can say that Jeff Kaplan butchered this game and everything great that it had was destroyed by the decisions of the top.Long queue role time, bad matchmakingAt the start overwatch was really fun and had a interesting gameplay but year after year with barely any updates or new heroes and even if they updated the game it usually broke the balance of the game and made it **** i can say that Jeff Kaplan butchered this game and everything great that it had was destroyed by the decisions of the top.Long queue role time, bad matchmaking ,unbalanced heroes and for 1 year we only had 2 new heroes released and there is barely any lore that u can stick to.From a pretty ok game it became a pretty meh game you will find it better to buy some other mp game than this… Expand
  54. Garbageman111
    Feb 18, 2019
    4
    Absolute unbalanced garbage that rewards low skill ceiling trolls. Don't play this if you want to be rewarded for skilful play
  55. MerleXs
    Mar 23, 2019
    4
    Эта игра портит всё впечатление из-за своего токсичного и отбитого комьюнити.
  56. foofaloop
    May 26, 2019
    4
    Overwatch is a game that you can definitely have fun with, but I feel that you need friends who play as well for that and that playing solo is not all that rewarding. It doesn't really help that the game is structured like it should be a free to play game which makes some aspects less rewarding.

    At the time of writing this review Overwatch has more or less had its moment in the    Overwatch is a game that you can definitely have fun with, but I feel that you need friends who play as well for that and that playing solo is not all that rewarding. It doesn't really help that the game is structured like it should be a free to play game which makes some aspects less rewarding.

    At the time of writing this review Overwatch has more or less had its moment in the spotlight and interest around the game has dwindled. I wouldn't expect animated shorts from the game anymore honestly given how little weight the game's lore seems to carry.

    Overall this is a game that will likely lose its luster pretty quickly and isn't really worth it in my opinion if you don't have other people to play it with.    … Expand
  57. rosaxios
    Dec 16, 2020
    4
    After its launch in 2016 I spent almost every night for 2 years playing Overwatch. I made good friends and really enjoyed it at first. But the reality is blizzard never invested that much content into the game. It was suppose to be a new esports thing, but didn't have hardly any teams until 2019ish.
    Overall overwatch had great potential, you can see it in the mechanics, the story, and how    After its launch in 2016 I spent almost every night for 2 years playing Overwatch. I made good friends and really enjoyed it at first. But the reality is blizzard never invested that much content into the game. It was suppose to be a new esports thing, but didn't have hardly any teams until 2019ish.
    Overall overwatch had great potential, you can see it in the mechanics, the story, and how well made the characters are. But you can also see that someone in Blizzard didn't give a **** to properly roll it out.
    Playing the game is frustrating because everything relies on how involved your team is. and sometimes they literally don't give a **** Even in competitive mode. I've never received so much harassment, or seen so much vitriol in a online game before. And I've been online for a very long time. Hell I've been better treated by teammates in League for crying out lout.
    Unless you get a heavy discount for this game. Don't bother. This is coming from someone with more than 1500+ hours played. Wish I had quit after the first 100 or so; might actually have some good memories tied to it then.    … Expand
  58. Lizarino
    Aug 22, 2019
    4
    A great game but is ruined by the toxic playerbase.
    The game heavily lacks content, events are the same every time, temporary and boring.
  59. Wil_FF
    Aug 1, 2020
    4
    Great game if you have patience enough to lose dozens of times. It's not satisfying when you win 3 matches and then loose another 7. For me, playing Overwatch was stressful, so I gave up.
  60. Poochingus
    Nov 14, 2019
    4
    Probably one of the biggest let downs I have personally endured. I played since launch, and it became clear that the developers didn't care much about the game. I look at other games with a purely multiplayer aspect and wonder where all the money is going from lootboxes. TO start, most games like this are at least free. LoL, TF2, DOTA2, SMITE, and more. Then on top of that you can't justProbably one of the biggest let downs I have personally endured. I played since launch, and it became clear that the developers didn't care much about the game. I look at other games with a purely multiplayer aspect and wonder where all the money is going from lootboxes. TO start, most games like this are at least free. LoL, TF2, DOTA2, SMITE, and more. Then on top of that you can't just outright buy cosmetics which isn't a good feeling.

    But the real letdown comes from the utter dearth of content. For $40-$60 you'd think they would add new characters, maps and gametypes on the regular, but no. In the 3 years this game has released, they finally have over 30 characters to choose from. LoL, an indie game(at the time) released for free with 50 unique characters.

    Again, lootboxes are a cash cow for this game. They make millions on this game. Yet somehow on the regular that money disappears into thin air. The servers often glitch out and do odd things like boot you from the game, while still being able to chat with everyone in the game, or randomly swap you to the other team 3 seconds before you were about to win.

    Another big gripe is the moderation. I have encountered dozens of people who just belittle you for no reason even in the non-competitive mode, but people get banned on the regular for saying "GG WP".

    Events are the same every year. Halloween event in particular is one that was fun for a while the first year, but 3 years in a row and you unintentionally memorize the exact spawns of enemies.

    Blizzard is known for their ability to tell grand stories and flesh them out with amazing cinematic sequences and character interaction to progress the story. In 3 years this game has had the most underwhelming cinematics(that you have to hunt down on youtube because they aren't even in the game anywhere to watch). The stories are often non-canon just for things like Christmas and Halloween too. In the end the world is very sparse and almost no progress has been made in telling it. Hell, half the characters have yet to have any story told.

    From a gameplay stance, it is a decently entertaining casual level of competitive combat. If you want to go MLG pro, there are a couple characters for that, and some easy mode characters if you aren't super good at aiming which is nice.

    Balance in the game is a joke. They have reworked one of the characters like 3 times at this point, and it makes you wonder why they can't get it right with just tweaking numbers.

    In the end, this game is not worth the money no matter how you look at it. I'd just suggest playing Paladins, or find another game.    … Expand
  61. Cakper
    Dec 31, 2019
    4
    game is ok, good but not very good. Its decent good, but not the goodest.! xD y
  62. Pizzil
    Feb 1, 2020
    4
    What a great game this was in it's first year, I would have easily rated it 8/10. However they have killed this game slowly but surely. Shame really.
  63. grreaper
    Feb 6, 2020
    4
    Прекрасная на старте, неплохая через год и ужасная сейчас.
    Развитие игры свернуло не туда. Платная 2 часть в которой нового... пве миссии. И это на фоне отсутствия контента к 1 части (3 героя в год и пара карт - поддержка маленькой инди конторы одного из основных своих проектов, ага).    Прекрасная на старте, неплохая через год и ужасная сейчас.
    Развитие игры свернуло не туда. Платная 2 часть в которой нового... пве миссии. И это на фоне отсутствия контента к 1 части (3 героя в год и пара карт - поддержка маленькой инди конторы одного из основных своих проектов, ага).
  64. LeaLawliet
    Apr 11, 2020
    4
    I started this game during the open beta in 2016 and played it religiously for two years. I really thought this game was it; it was the one for me. As of 2020 it has unfortunately lost its charm, even with the improvements Blizzard tried to add. Compared to other games, like CS:GO or LoL, it is not fun to play occasionally or to casually get back to the game once in a while, at least for me.
  65. POCTEXHAD3OP
    Jul 9, 2020
    4
    The game is good, the idea is interesting, you can play for several hours in a row and do not bother for a long time. But when the developers add a new character to the game, the game becomes complete nonsense. This character comes out very strong and imbalanced, and you need to wait at least three months to be fixed. There is absolutely no balance. a player with a level of 100 canThe game is good, the idea is interesting, you can play for several hours in a row and do not bother for a long time. But when the developers add a new character to the game, the game becomes complete nonsense. This character comes out very strong and imbalanced, and you need to wait at least three months to be fixed. There is absolutely no balance. a player with a level of 100 can throw against a player with a level of 400-500, or even with a level of 1000.… Expand
  66. averagegamer4u
    Jan 9, 2021
    4
    Used to be a great game when it started. But now that there are so many champs that can one-shot you as a healer it's getting frustrating! Don't forget the 8+ min queue to find a game ( I am low elo so that shouldn't be a problem to find people down here). If anyone wants to buy this game in 2021, don't!
  67. Gr1bs
    Dec 31, 2020
    4
    It is good quality bliz game, but you will hate this game in the end. Two words: team balance. It is crap. The game can put you into team with 5 of 6 noobs against golden and platinum cyborgs and you will say goodbye to your rating.
  68. defenz
    Aug 8, 2021
    4
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  69. SuperCurry30
    Feb 4, 2022
    4
    - Overly used yearly events
    - No new character since March, 20th, 2020
    - Skill Rating Inflation * Season 21 3000 chining player can beat the crap out of Season 32 3300~3400 players
    - Really long matchmaking
    - Balacing team which doesn’t listen user’s complains
  70. molten
    Feb 16, 2022
    4
    Probably on of the worst bullet registration ever,terrible matchmaking system-I have to wait 15 minutes to get players in the team whose ranks are much lower than mine.Broken POTG system.I hope Overwatch 2 will be better a lot than this.
  71. cranos96
    Aug 13, 2023
    4
    I don't consider it a true FPS on the level of UnrealTournament and Quake, but I can say that at least, in its medicore quality, it managed to entertain me and **** me up when I got bored. I'm not saying it's a deserving game, but I certainly prefer people on this game than on Valorant or Fortnite, for the rest, it remains a fun game to play with friends just to... Graphically it's wellI don't consider it a true FPS on the level of UnrealTournament and Quake, but I can say that at least, in its medicore quality, it managed to entertain me and **** me up when I got bored. I'm not saying it's a deserving game, but I certainly prefer people on this game than on Valorant or Fortnite, for the rest, it remains a fun game to play with friends just to... Graphically it's well done, although like any modern game the ranked games are scripted.… Expand
  72. X3NekoChanX3
    Oct 8, 2022
    4
    A decent shooting game with mechanics and gameplay forcing you towards a more strategic play style.
  73. jedi5diah
    Aug 15, 2016
    3
    The worst franchise of blizzard cashing in on old gen pixel cell shading art...all style but no substances aka depth. Simply flooding the classes standard fps and mashing & forcing in all the nonsensical moves for each characters clearly exhibits the care and dedication for each one of them. UNREMARKABLE!!! Surely by now you should know that, why this game is not a free to play as nobodyThe worst franchise of blizzard cashing in on old gen pixel cell shading art...all style but no substances aka depth. Simply flooding the classes standard fps and mashing & forcing in all the nonsensical moves for each characters clearly exhibits the care and dedication for each one of them. UNREMARKABLE!!! Surely by now you should know that, why this game is not a free to play as nobody wants to play anymore...

    Get off the Hype Train pple...    … Expand
  74. Mmmmph
    Oct 29, 2016
    3
    I bought this game an in my second match the game was putting me up against people level 90+, there wasn't a single person in the game that was even on a similar level to me. Every single player had at least tens of hours into the game more than I did.
    I'm told this is because the game enforces a 50% win rate, so basically I was being sent into hell because the people I was playing with    I bought this game an in my second match the game was putting me up against people level 90+, there wasn't a single person in the game that was even on a similar level to me. Every single player had at least tens of hours into the game more than I did.
    I'm told this is because the game enforces a 50% win rate, so basically I was being sent into hell because the people I was playing with were doing too good and they needed a good loss to bring them back in line. Great Blizzard, just great, that's a perfect way to introduce people to your game.

    That doesn't mean the game isn't without positives, it looks great, it runs great, the heroes feel pretty well balanced, there aren't really any duplicates in the roster. But since there are no dedicated servers that you can run yourself that's it end of story you're stuck with the enforced 50% win rate, as opposed to interesting games or good teams or even being matched up with players of a similar skill level, nope 50% win rate.    … Expand
  75. sheppard90
    Oct 12, 2018
    3
    In its core, it's a good team based shooter/MOBA, but they refuse to tackle toxicity directly, they don't give a **** about Competitive, aside from Archives events they recycle old events and it's boring af.

    Core game design itself has a fundamental flaw though, and it makes everything so much worse; HEALING. Healing is the most important thing in this game, if you have a bad healer, a    In its core, it's a good team based shooter/MOBA, but they refuse to tackle toxicity directly, they don't give a **** about Competitive, aside from Archives events they recycle old events and it's boring af.

    Core game design itself has a fundamental flaw though, and it makes everything so much worse; HEALING. Healing is the most important thing in this game, if you have a bad healer, a single bad healer in 2-2-2 comp, you're dead. But same does not apply to other classes, you can live with a bad DPS or a tank because they won't die if you have semi-competent healers. And... NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY HEALERS!! Most people who play them are forced to play them and it's a gamble; will they tilt because they get bored of holding down left click? There are almost none healer mains, and it's not their fault, the game is designed around healers and no one wants to play them.

    Not only this but all heroes are designed in such a way that they require a healer to function properly. A Doomfist without a half-decent healer will feed if he/she is not playing against 3 tiers lower players. Same goes for almost all heroes that are not healers.

    And you know what, I'm a healer main myself, and I was forced into this situation because I wanted to climb. When I realized that healing is the single most important thing in OW, I mained healers and climbed from Silver to Plat. That's how bad it is.

    I quit playing OW several seasons ago, I check the game out every once in a major patch or update, other than that, it's a waste of time.    … Expand
  76. Grenodeur
    Dec 3, 2016
    3
    All praise is that the game has a perfect balance, but it is a myth, the game has a major flaw, it is Genji, the hero is a completely unbalanced, the most powerful and disgusting sobershenno gaming community all scum constantly choose Genji. Blizzard should worsen this character or completely remove it. It's pathetic. Everyone who plays this piece of **** very real creature worthy of a ban.
  77. KocmoCat
    Jul 6, 2018
    3
    im done playing this game because it feels like new characters ruin game for me (brigitte, doomfist).
    its so unfun play against them. it was a good game bud now, i dont feel it
  78. Cinders
    Aug 3, 2016
    3
    TF2 with better graphics? It's full of the same Quake style gameplay, very fast paced. It's also terrible imbalanced, the random teams are usually very one-sided, and there are plenty of invisible walls that exist without explanation and ledges you cannot get on because of said invisible walls.

    I loved TF2 for a while, but it eventually became repetitive. Picking up Overwatch was    TF2 with better graphics? It's full of the same Quake style gameplay, very fast paced. It's also terrible imbalanced, the random teams are usually very one-sided, and there are plenty of invisible walls that exist without explanation and ledges you cannot get on because of said invisible walls.

    I loved TF2 for a while, but it eventually became repetitive. Picking up Overwatch was like replaying TF2, it became repetitive inside of 1 day. Same turrets, same medic + heavy, same rocket jump soldier, etc. I did not find anything new about this game to warrant a good review, rather a poor one for making a weak rip-off of a classic.    … Expand
  79. leaveit
    Jul 13, 2016
    3
    An underwhelming, overhyped, overrated game. It is Team Fortress without Capture the Flag and 20 years later. It is Tribes without vehicles or substantial verticality and 18 years later. It is Battleborn or Destiny without single player. It is Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory without originality or campaigns and 13 years later. It is Brink without freerunning or interesting unlocks and 5 yearsAn underwhelming, overhyped, overrated game. It is Team Fortress without Capture the Flag and 20 years later. It is Tribes without vehicles or substantial verticality and 18 years later. It is Battleborn or Destiny without single player. It is Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory without originality or campaigns and 13 years later. It is Brink without freerunning or interesting unlocks and 5 years later. See that new character trailer for Ana? It's the medic from Killing Floor, but 7 years later. It is all these things but less, and yet it is rated equally or higher than any of them.

    The art assets are stunning, fluid, and surprisingly consistent in their styling. The game runs practically without a hitch. And yet it is dull, uninspiring, unoriginal, and hardly fun.

    Weapon reloads break up action for no reason. Respawn times break up action for no reason. Every game mode is a variation of capture and hold with minimal variation in the back end. Character classes are almost exclusively lifted from prior team shooters. Off the top off my head (straight from memory, no checking):

    Tracer is the scout from TF
    Widowmaker is the sniper from TF
    Hanzo might as well be the same
    Pharah is the soldier from TF or a soldier with a spinfusor from Tribes
    Junkrat is the demoman from TF
    Mercy is the medic from TF 2
    Zarya is the heavy weapons guy from TF and TF 2
    Torbjorn is the engineer from TF
    Reaper is the spy from TF (2 specifically)
    McCree's special honor is having the spy's pistol
    Roadhog is the smoker from Left 4 Dead
    Every support character's powers are lifted verbatim from City of Heroes - Lucio is a sound defender, Symmetra is an energy/force field defender, Mercy is an empath or the medic as mentioned, and Zenyatta is roughly a dark defender
    Winston is essentially the tank from Left 4 Dead but with a gun
    Soldier 76 is Visor from Quake 3 Arena
    D. Va is the mech from Gloom
    Reinhardt is also a tank from Left 4 Dead, but with defense powers of the assault from Global Agenda
    Bastion is also more or less the HWGuy from TF in his application
    Ana is the medic from Killing Floor
    Mei is an ice controller from City of Heroes

    Who else is left? Genji, who is Grey Fox but worse. The designs are pretty good-looking and again, stylistically consistent which is rarely achieved. But we've seen all of this before, or at least I thought we had.

    Escort game mode is ripped straight from TF 2, which ripped it from Wolfenstein: ET (Gold Rush for example).

    Assault is as old as objective-based maps from Unreal Tournament (1999) or Counter-Strike but without objectives.

    Hybrid is a half-hearted attempt at solving that problem.

    Control dates all the way back to "Canal Zone" in TF, but its application was heartily used in practically every game since from all of the Battlefields to Global Agenda.

    Most female characters have identical faces; literally half the skins are palette swaps.

    Many unique features of previous team shooters were left on the floor for no apparent reason: single player campaigns, objective-based missions, elimination, free-for-all modes, CTF and Threewave - more than 2 teams at once for that matter, power-ups, escort-the-VIP, vehicles, story-based multiplayer campaigns, dedicated server listings, co-op modes, fortifications beyond just turrets and mines, freerunning, loadout customization, pets, modding... Again, all straight from memory.

    Overwatch is an utterly banal, unoriginal game that is light on content. It does nothing new at all: in fact, even the UI work is mostly borrowed conceptually from decades-old games like Halo 2. It uses no new or groundbreaking rendering methods. It does not make any developments in networking or technology period. We are made to believe that this game that could have come out 15-20 years ago, if not for poly count, deserves "universal acclaim." Think harder, and welcome to post-Diablo-2 Blizzard.    … Expand
  80. Vigilem
    May 29, 2016
    3
    Horrible community, one of the worst I've experienced in my 15 years of online gaming, expect to be ridiculed, belittled, insulted very frequently. No progression of any kind (unless you consider randomized aesthetic unlocks to be progress). Very little variation in maps and game modes. Huge price tag for an multiplayer-only game. Its fun at first, but hugely repetitive after and theHorrible community, one of the worst I've experienced in my 15 years of online gaming, expect to be ridiculed, belittled, insulted very frequently. No progression of any kind (unless you consider randomized aesthetic unlocks to be progress). Very little variation in maps and game modes. Huge price tag for an multiplayer-only game. Its fun at first, but hugely repetitive after and the community just depresses you further.
    In my honest opinion, this is a huge price tag for such a small game and not worth it. I only wish I knew of Blizzard's refund policy before I went past level 5.
    There are many games out there which are more worth your money than this. This is a borderline scam for how much you get for what you pay.
    Really, really, do NOT recommend to anyone.    … Expand
  81. Bortx
    Apr 29, 2017
    3
    Nothing new. No game play innovations in this over played genre. No campaign so no interesting story or lore. No real motivation to play. Graphics are below what is possible today. Clearly dumbed down to support consoles. Gave up on it after 1 hour. Couldn't get myself to continue this boring game. Not even worth $10.
  82. Sargeth06
    May 31, 2016
    3
    it's a shame, in these days, a game without content except multiplayer....
    for me, it's the same as Battlefront (EA).
    why no solo campaing?
    why no coop campaing?
    why microtransactions¿?
    only money for blizzard, i like a lot FPS, and Overwatch it's a copy paste of others FPS, but with a fancy graphics
  83. drunken_Corso
    Jun 20, 2016
    3
    I didnt like the game so i have tryed to get a refund, butbecause I bought it online I can't.
    Now I'm stuck with a game that i didnt like and I can't resell (its liked to the accound). Thanks a lot blizzard, hope you enjoy the score by users on metacritic.
  84. masterchief247
    Jan 19, 2019
    3
    Bought this game at full price 2 years ago. Played hundreds of hours. Last week, I not only uninstalled the game, but also called Blizzard to have them completely close my account never to be played again. That is how frustrating the game has become. Unbalanced gameplay, toxic players in game degrading you, Blizzard hates its own players and ruins the game with awful nerfs and buffs,Bought this game at full price 2 years ago. Played hundreds of hours. Last week, I not only uninstalled the game, but also called Blizzard to have them completely close my account never to be played again. That is how frustrating the game has become. Unbalanced gameplay, toxic players in game degrading you, Blizzard hates its own players and ruins the game with awful nerfs and buffs, smurfs in lower rank making most matches unfair, etc. If I could rate this game on its graphics and maps, I'd give it a 10. Although, what good are those if the core of the game, the gameplay, is enough to make you want to slit your throat. I've moved on to the game Paladins, which is a free to play game, and frankly, I wish I'd started with it 2 years ago instead of Overwatch. It is so much more rewarding, fun, and balanced than Overwatch ever has been. It is rumored that Overwatch is also going free to play to compete with Paladins in 2019. I'd wait for that before wasting your money like I did for an awful maddening experience.… Expand
  85. Zajonc
    Feb 25, 2017
    3
    Please do not buy this game because it is a SCAM. Unbalanced characters and matchmaking, smurfing, salty community, shouting Russians expecting you to understand them whilst charging with a healer.

    Teamwork only and only works is 6v6, everything else is just a well covered lie.

    Blizzard bought the critics (91 VS 6.7) because this game is not even close to be mediocre.
  86. inkblowout
    Jul 7, 2016
    3
    Before I rated this game a 7/10 before competitive was implemented into OW. And god do I hate this game now... this game has been ruined by Blizzard and the Community.

    The competitive mode sucks hard.. (Quick play didn't have great matchmaking balancing due to the 50/50 rule..) but matchmaking in comp is bad. The ranking system doesn't even make sense when it doesn't even track down    Before I rated this game a 7/10 before competitive was implemented into OW. And god do I hate this game now... this game has been ruined by Blizzard and the Community.

    The competitive mode sucks hard.. (Quick play didn't have great matchmaking balancing due to the 50/50 rule..) but matchmaking in comp is bad. The ranking system doesn't even make sense when it doesn't even track down your personal skill level it focuses on win/losses and. And solo queuing games is a nightmare... you'll be expected to lose a lot because a pre made lobby is a lot more functional than a group of randoms. Why is a pre made necessary to efficiently rank up, whereas solo queuing players work like a dirty dog to actually rank up.

    How can anyone justify this dsyfunction-palooza of a matchmaking... it's honestly one of the worst excuses for any type of competitive gamemode I've ever seen. Good job guys you ruined Overwatch which had the potential to be the "next FPS". Really is such a shame... Why bother releasing a half a**ed game... so I'll be making a half a**ed review because you deserve it.    … Expand
  87. Snakus
    May 29, 2016
    3
    Overwatch is yet another Blizzard title which has been developed for an extremely long time and yet manages to launch with less content than even most indie games. Ever since Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard has released increasingly low quality titles that somehow manage to get good reviews and make a lot of money. Overwatch is another Blizzard title that is more like a mobile app than anOverwatch is yet another Blizzard title which has been developed for an extremely long time and yet manages to launch with less content than even most indie games. Ever since Wrath of the Lich King, Blizzard has released increasingly low quality titles that somehow manage to get good reviews and make a lot of money. Overwatch is another Blizzard title that is more like a mobile app than an actual multi platform game.

    Pros and cons:

    + Not many bugs or stability issues, runs really well
    + All characters are unlocked from the go so you can easily try your favorite hero
    + Lots of different characters with different play styles
    + Graphics are typical for Blizzard, game looks pretty nice and doesn't require you to have a beefy PC

    - Netcode is quite simply horrible
    - Servers seemingly don't boot players with extreme pings
    - Game is designed around countering heroes/teams rather than improving your skills
    - Many auto win mechanics that will net you easy cheap kills with a press of a button
    - Matchmaking right now is quite bad, most rounds are insanely unfair and end pretty fast with one team just steamrolling the other. I've only had a handful of rounds that felt balanced and played well.
    - Punishing for solo players
    - Only a few maps and game modes, game is very repetitive. After playing for about 10-15 hours you've already seen and experienced the entire game and it doesn't really offer variety since the maps always play exactly the same.
    - For 40€, you get a polished game worth about 10 hours of play time, most f2p titles can offer twice that, easily.
    - The game is constantly trying to guess where you're character is going to move because the tickrate is so low, so you will notice (at least I do, playing with 144hz @ 144+ fps) a lot of stuttering when moving as a fast character. To me this is really really annoying and I can't understand why this would be a thing in 2016.

    Conclusion:

    This is one of those games that feels like the designers were focusing on perfecting one aspect of the game and completely forgot about everything else. In traditional Blizzard manner, this game is pretty much bug/glitch free and runs really really well, performance wise. It is however very apparent that Blizzard has no experience making FPS games. The horrible netcode, cheesy free kill mechanics and lack of content really scream for f2p. I do understand the benefits of having a 40€ price, as it will discourage cheating and will eliminate any sort of pay-to-win model, but trying to justify that price for a multiplayer only title that has as much content as Dirty Bomb seems hard.

    Nevertheless, this will be a fun game to play with friends, for a while. I wouldn't pay full price for it unless they add more free content in the future. If you are an FPS games, this game is probably not for you, as it seems to be more aimed at the MOBA people out there. I've played a lot of games but I would consider myself mostly an FPS games, and I can safely say this game is definitely NOT aimed at players like myself.    … Expand
  88. TheRedFern
    Jul 8, 2023
    3
    At some point, it was my 2 or 3 favorite fps game ever. But man did they butcher this game. I cant give it above a 4. Miss ya Jeff!
  89. heisnberg0
    May 25, 2016
    3
    I feel like i have been ripped off, getting constant 200~ ms ping no matter what region i choose.
    I have 100/40mb internet, and there should be no reason for me to get this kind of ping.
    Not after spending $69 for a PURELY multiplayer game. WHERE ARE THE AUSTRALIAN SERVERS?!?! If i could refund, i would. game is is highly frustrating due to poorly balanced teams, you will get    I feel like i have been ripped off, getting constant 200~ ms ping no matter what region i choose.
    I have 100/40mb internet, and there should be no reason for me to get this kind of ping.

    Not after spending $69 for a PURELY multiplayer game. WHERE ARE THE AUSTRALIAN SERVERS?!?!

    If i could refund, i would.

    game is is highly frustrating due to poorly balanced teams, you will get smashed 9/10 times if you play solo.    … Expand
  90. Zedentin
    May 25, 2016
    3
    First of all Overwatch is fun to play, I wont deny that. But and this is a big "but" for a couple of hours.
    The game has no content besides Multiplayer, and a few cosmetics to get.
    This is clearly a F2P game, and just because it has Blizzard as a developer it can charge players for a full price and also have micro-transactions already in-game. With so many small developers creating    First of all Overwatch is fun to play, I wont deny that. But and this is a big "but" for a couple of hours.
    The game has no content besides Multiplayer, and a few cosmetics to get.
    This is clearly a F2P game, and just because it has Blizzard as a developer it can charge players for a full price and also have micro-transactions already in-game.
    With so many small developers creating amazing games, people need to open their eyes and stop
    encouraging this AAA companies to release "polish" games and boast as they had an immense work to release such shallow games.

    Another thing that bother me is the "lore" factor of the game. Blizzard created interesting characters and lore that don't related at all with how the game plays! It feels very forced to say that the Overwatch team was needed in a war crisis against robots and they stood by humanity security, but now they just shoot themselves off. If there was at least a small single player campaign , maybe, all this released you tube videos would make sense, and then I would agree with the MP being a "free for all, no lore sense" of the game. But its not fair to with costumers to released a couple of videos and say it has a rich lore and at the same time the game itself its a full price shallow experience.

    This is incomplete F2P game with a full price tag (and in-game store) just because it can, since its a Blizzard game.    … Expand
  91. Arronmax
    May 24, 2016
    3
    I couldn't wait to play this game. I have to give this game a 3/10 reasons being. How this gets a 98 blizzard paying for it. Here is my Five reasons not to get game

    1. Not enough content at all 2. Sad when it's repetitive in the second hour. 3. Micro transactions 4. Paying for content when you pay $60 the rewards should be reading not buying 5. Feels more like a $10 game I am    I couldn't wait to play this game. I have to give this game a 3/10 reasons being. How this gets a 98 blizzard paying for it. Here is my Five reasons not to get game

    1. Not enough content at all
    2. Sad when it's repetitive in the second hour.
    3. Micro transactions
    4. Paying for content when you pay $60 the rewards should be reading not buying
    5. Feels more like a $10 game

    I am taking this game and trading it in immediately    … Expand
  92. TheSunBro
    May 29, 2016
    3
    I'm giving a 3 because there is lots of Eyecandy on the game, and blizzard is pretty good at designing beautiful and cool stuff.

    But lets talk about gameplay. It's terrible. Low tick ruins the game, sometimes you have a 2 seconds delay on what is going on, and its terrible! The MM is ridiculous and forces a 50% win ratio. The game is not balanced at all, and its in a really sorry state.    I'm giving a 3 because there is lots of Eyecandy on the game, and blizzard is pretty good at designing beautiful and cool stuff.

    But lets talk about gameplay. It's terrible. Low tick ruins the game, sometimes you have a 2 seconds delay on what is going on, and its terrible! The MM is ridiculous and forces a 50% win ratio. The game is not balanced at all, and its in a really sorry state. If i could refund it, I would easily do it.    … Expand
  93. aNivx
    May 30, 2016
    3
    I think Overwatch has a huge potential, however, it simply doesn't fit to it right now.

    - It's too noob-friendly, for some ultimate skills it just feel too simple, like Soldier76 one. - Some characters have extremely repetitive gameplay, like McGree's "Stun+right click" technique. - The game lacks game modes and maps atm, making the price for this game almost unreasonable. I felt    I think Overwatch has a huge potential, however, it simply doesn't fit to it right now.

    - It's too noob-friendly, for some ultimate skills it just feel too simple, like Soldier76 one.
    - Some characters have extremely repetitive gameplay, like McGree's "Stun+right click" technique.
    - The game lacks game modes and maps atm, making the price for this game almost unreasonable.

    I felt the same thing when I played Starwars Battlefront, a great game but lacks of content and has a repetitive gameplay. At same time I like the map design, sometimes it makes me feel so sick about how unbalanced some matches are because of it.

    Hope Blizzard either makes this game affordable to new players or start developing new content right now. Otherwise this game will be dead in no longer than 6 months...    … Expand
  94. Brackio
    Jun 13, 2016
    3
    Overwatch is okay, but it was definitely not worth the hype. I'm going to be comparing it with TF2, its so called counterpart.

    The gamemodes, while critics praise them for being "creative", are just recycled from Team Fortress 2 (which, in my opinion, a much better game). In fact, the whole game is basically TF2 with "Blizzard" slapped onto the cover. While the heroes are vast in    Overwatch is okay, but it was definitely not worth the hype. I'm going to be comparing it with TF2, its so called counterpart.

    The gamemodes, while critics praise them for being "creative", are just recycled from Team Fortress 2 (which, in my opinion, a much better game). In fact, the whole game is basically TF2 with "Blizzard" slapped onto the cover.

    While the heroes are vast in number, every hero only has one set of weapons, and you cannot change them out with different ones made for your hero. This makes gameplay feel linear, and you can only do what the game makers intended. It's basically a competition on who can left-click faster.

    The main thing I am upset about is the attention this game is getting. At the time of this review, Overwatch has about 9 million players playing it, while TF2, the much better game, is left with 47,000.

    In conclusion, please, do NOT spend $59.99 on this game. It's not worth it, considering how incomplete it feels. If you want a way better game like this, try TF2. It's free and you'll probably like the dedicated fanbase the game has built up. The only reason I'm not giving Overwatch a 0/10 is that you can give $60 to Blizzard so that they can hopefully make Legion come out sooner.    … Expand
  95. wilkow
    Jul 3, 2016
    3
    perhaps worst competitive play system ever imagined. Super penalties for losing, no reward for winning. Matchmaking is awful. Being late from launch, no excuse for this level of bad.
  96. aibolith
    Jul 10, 2016
    3
    What is awewome about this game is the incredible shiny graphics, juicy sounds and voiceovers and its friendliness to low-end hardware setups. But that's about it.
    The gameplay is just plain boring. Over the best years of the genre arena 1st person shooters developed such balanced and entertaining weapons, movement strategies and tricks, and OV uses non of it, even though it's a shooter.    What is awewome about this game is the incredible shiny graphics, juicy sounds and voiceovers and its friendliness to low-end hardware setups. But that's about it.
    The gameplay is just plain boring. Over the best years of the genre arena 1st person shooters developed such balanced and entertaining weapons, movement strategies and tricks, and OV uses non of it, even though it's a shooter. This is just another MOBA game , just on a FPS engine and POV. And the core of the gameplay isn't masterful shooting or dodging or jumping, no, it's rock-paper-scissors with picking the correct composition of hero characters. Well, I say you have a wide variety of Facebook games for rock-paper-scissors. And with such amount of content this game does not deserve to have a price higher than, let's say, Doom. Gave it 4 bars of 10, because that's how I value games: 4 bars for the visuals/audio/comforts, and 6 bars for the gameplay. Graphically it's 4/4, gameplay-wise it's 0/6 for me.    … Expand
  97. iamevilhomer
    May 4, 2017
    3
    Before I start... Yes... That's right. I gave this game a 3... That's right... A blizzard game gets a 3. Please do read on before just plain labeling me a hater. Because I do want blizzard to make a good game. I really do! Know why? Because they have made some great ones. Diablo 1 and 2 for example. Starcraft 1! I know they can pull off great games. It's just that they didn't this timeBefore I start... Yes... That's right. I gave this game a 3... That's right... A blizzard game gets a 3. Please do read on before just plain labeling me a hater. Because I do want blizzard to make a good game. I really do! Know why? Because they have made some great ones. Diablo 1 and 2 for example. Starcraft 1! I know they can pull off great games. It's just that they didn't this time lol. #Neverjoinupwithactivision lol

    Pros... Decent game play... Decent art direction/graphics... Decent/stable frame rate... Decent online experience...

    Cons...

    No split screen...
    No story mode...
    No survival/coop mode...
    Online only...
    Multiplayer only...
    Lack of content...
    Low skill gap. It's basically team fortress for scrubs. Just look at those huge hit boxes, heavy auto aim, and super sensitive bullet magnetism...
    It's full price when it's basically a free to play game...
    Multiplayer can't be taken seriously on a competitive level what so ever since it's such a random game with so many luck based features going on at once....
    Unbalanced characters. Some characters like Mcree rule while characters like Mei pretty much suck...
    MICRO TRANSACTIONS! The clear indication that the game wants to rip you off...

    But since Blizzard did some great games in the past people are willing to blindly call this game amazing when it in fact is pretty much a turd in more ways than not. If you actually have good taste in First person games half life, morrowind, perfect dark 64, halo ce, doom etc etc... You should be smart enough to see that bend over watch isn't that good. What a shame... Stick to RPGs and Strategy games blizzard. The First person genre is not where you shine obviously...

    The game does more things bad than it does things that are good. If it was half and half I would give it about a 5 of course to be fair... But since the bad is outweighing the game... I can't give it a score over 5... It's about a 4 to be honest. But since I put my foot down hard on games like this... You know... Micro transaction/overpriced games... I'm going with a 3 just to make a point. %$#! games like this : )    … Expand
  98. jiblet
    Aug 9, 2016
    3
    IM GOING TO GIVE MY REVIEW ON BROCKTONS MEDIC SKILLS IN the popular game over watch he must be the worst medic ever he wonders around and starts getting a killed by a tracer he would yell for help but never say where he is. then dies and blames it on u. If u insult him once he will watch u die and not heal u . If I ever say dva he will not shut up until u say brocktons waifu . He got aIM GOING TO GIVE MY REVIEW ON BROCKTONS MEDIC SKILLS IN the popular game over watch he must be the worst medic ever he wonders around and starts getting a killed by a tracer he would yell for help but never say where he is. then dies and blames it on u. If u insult him once he will watch u die and not heal u . If I ever say dva he will not shut up until u say brocktons waifu . He got a message from a guy with Down syndrome telling him that he's a good Ana so whenever u mention Ana he'll tell u how great he is at Ana . Probably the worst medic I've ever played with… Expand
  99. PGMP
    Sep 29, 2016
    3
    It would be good if the competitve match making system and ELO system were not completly **** up.

    Enjoy your frustration trying to climb it. Im not touching this game till that **** is fixed.
  100. Rozza
    Jan 19, 2017
    3
    a lot of bugs for a 40 dollar game from a game company i heard great things about if they wanted to make a good game instead of a 40 dollar beta they should have released it mid this year maybe
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  1. Trusted Reviews
    Apr 20, 2018
    90
    Overwatch remains one of the most compelling and experimental shooters in the world right now. Blizzard Entertainment’s commitment to innovative new heroes, modes and responding to community feedback is unparalleled – and a treat to watch. Like World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo before it, Blizzard has crafted something that will undoubtedly be around for years to come.
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  2. GRYOnline.pl
    May 5, 2017
    95
    I'm certain that Overwatch will bring dozens of hours of fun to all lovers of dynamic online shooters. Focusing on one type of gameplay and an enormous attention to detail generated an excellent game. You have to appreciate the developers' sincerity when discussing doubts and problems with the community. Blizzard has done it again. You should see for yourself why so many players have fallen under Overwatch's spell.
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  3. GameGrin
    Dec 8, 2016
    95
    Overwatch is a punch to the face for multiplayer shooters. It mingles quick-fix, objective-based gameplay with a deep tactical core and intelligent meta, forming a game that is simply perfect in short bites and thoroughly satisfying to play for hours on end.
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