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
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#3 Best PC Game of 2016
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#13 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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91

Universal acclaim - based on 64 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 64
  3. Negative: 0 out of 64
  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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