Overwatch (2016)

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  1. Spookyer
    Jun 4, 2016
    5
    Underwhelming for the price. I have put almost 3,000 hours into TF2, I love that game. During beta I really liked overwatch but I feel the community is just giving it a straight pass because it's a Blizzard game. The game has some deep running flaws people refuse to admit to. They are choosing to be blind to it.

    I really want to like this game, but in its current state? No, not at all.    Underwhelming for the price. I have put almost 3,000 hours into TF2, I love that game. During beta I really liked overwatch but I feel the community is just giving it a straight pass because it's a Blizzard game. The game has some deep running flaws people refuse to admit to. They are choosing to be blind to it.

    I really want to like this game, but in its current state? No, not at all.

    +20 tick servers are primitive.

    +Some heroes have such low skill ceilings.
    - This can be good for attracting a casual audience, but since this is supposed to be such a 'competitive game' - even having tournaments arranged before release it seems somewhat wrong.

    + There is nothing more to the characters than is intended by Blizzard.
    - No forms of complex movement, something that really makes or breaks a game for me.

    + Ultimate's require no skill to use.
    - How effective an ult is is based completely on timing and luck. There is no SKILL in lucky timing.

    + Some classes have weapons which literally require you to aim within 75 degrees of an enemy to hit them. It's a little ridiculous for a "Skilled" FPS.    … Expand
  2. MrRater
    May 25, 2016
    7
    A serie with alot of hype, mainly because it is a Blizzard game with their "Blizzard polish". This game is fun, but won't have a long longevity for me after spending a decent amount of hours(around 100) playing this game. I will explain it as short as possible for the people who wants quick and short reviews to compare it with each other:

    EDIT: It isn't as short as I thought it would    A serie with alot of hype, mainly because it is a Blizzard game with their "Blizzard polish". This game is fun, but won't have a long longevity for me after spending a decent amount of hours(around 100) playing this game. I will explain it as short as possible for the people who wants quick and short reviews to compare it with each other:

    EDIT: It isn't as short as I thought it would be, so my appologize.

    Positive:
    - It's a fun and solid teambased shooter when you're new to this game:
    It's a fun and fresh experience, when you're learning each maps and characters. Every character is unique, but also easy to learn/understand. The maps are also well designed enough for each character.

    This is subjective and a negative for some gamers: People who wants complex characters won't get what they want. So this could be a negative. For example, Mei is a hero with a tier 4 difficutly, yet she doesn't feel that different in difficulty compared to a tier 1 character like Bastion.

    - You can switch characters during game and also able to play as the same heroes as your teammates::
    So you and your team can accustom to how your opponents are playing incase you have chosen the wrong hero. Or you can experiment by changing your heroes till you find the synergy to win the game. Or go crazy and have fun with weird hero combinations(even though this may be disrespectfull for your opponent).

    - Teamplay is pretty important in the game:
    For example, your health won't regenerate, hence you need a healer. However, you don't need a healer if you don't want to play that way, since there are healing items lying around the map with a respawn/cooldown timer. This will slow down your teamplay if everyone is scattered around to find the healing items and heal themself. Each hero has their role(attackers, defenders, supporters and healers).

    - Game isn't technically impressive. However, we're gamers and the visual presentation and performance is nice and that's what matters:
    It looks like a Pixar movie(not hitting that lvl, but the style is similiar) and the gameplay is fluent. Especially on the console, since it's pretty hard for developers to hit the 60fps on consoles and Overwatch is one of those game hitting the 60fps with a dynamic resolution.

    Negatives:
    - Short longevity for some gamers:
    This doesn't apply to everyone ofcourse. But the amount of content is pretty small for a priced game. This game is only PvP and while the game is fun to play, it's all you will get(with the exception of future contents(but the question is, will that be enough)). All the heroes are unlocked and the maps. The only thing you will get are sprays, skins(some are interesting if I'm honest hehe), taunts, etc. As you may noticed, all the things I've mentioned doesn't add any value to the actual game, beside being aesthetic. All the character will play the same, meaning you won't be able to personalize your character like some other games do. Hence this longevity will be short after knowing how all your heroes plays and how to play in each maps. This is the main reason why I won't give this game a high score/perfect score like a 9 or 10.

    - The game isn't complete, since the competitive gamemode will come in the next update:
    Meaning, you're buying a game which isn't complete. Similiar towards SFV, but that one is far worse. This may be a trend in the future where publishers releases an incomplete game for the full price(sadly, I also bought this game, meaning I can't say much about this). Also another reason why I won't give this game an 8.

    Hence my final verdict being a 7. I hope you understand why I gave this a 7 and this is my personal opinion anyways for the people who disagrees :) 7 is a good game IMO, even though it isn't a 9 or a 10. Hope I helped some people with this review. And if you will buy this game or have bought this and still read this, because of curiosity:

    I hope you're enjoying your game and hope we will be teamed up and teamed against in Overwatch :P

    PS: Srry for my English.    … Expand
  3. TheBlackMesa
    May 24, 2016
    7
    Pros:
    1. Takes some of the best concepts of TF2 and Mobas such as being able to switch characters between death, map modes and picking heroes instead of classes
    2. There is a good variety of heroes that will appeal to both fans of Mobas and Fps 2. Abilities and Ultimates feel relatively powerful and fun to use 3. Game requires very little time commitment but can also be played hours    Pros:
    1. Takes some of the best concepts of TF2 and Mobas such as being able to switch characters between death, map modes and picking heroes instead of classes
    2. There is a good variety of heroes that will appeal to both fans of Mobas and Fps
    2. Abilities and Ultimates feel relatively powerful and fun to use
    3. Game requires very little time commitment but can also be played hours at a time without feeling too repetitive
    4. Micro transactions are only for skins and visual effects that doesn't give players unfair advantages other than looking awesome

    Cons:
    1. Can't match up any higher than 6v6 like TF2 can
    2. Very few game modes as of release
    3. No campaign or coop campaign modes as of release
    4. Only 21 heroes as of release
    5. Playing solo can be frustrating and difficult if you are matched with pre-made teams
    6. Doesn't innovate in any noticeable or noteworthy way

    Thankfully most of these problems can be fixed and improved through patches so I am cautiously optimistic for this game.    … Expand
  4. 21grams
    Jul 4, 2016
    5
    Note: I'm updating my review with the addition of competitive mode (updated part of review is in "UPDATE" section.

    It's a nice shooter from Blizzard, not to serious, not to cheesy. For me, person who hates military shooters this title suits well. The game is very fast paced and there is always some action going on, which is great. Pros: - Pretty good and consistent artstyle - Cool    Note: I'm updating my review with the addition of competitive mode (updated part of review is in "UPDATE" section.

    It's a nice shooter from Blizzard, not to serious, not to cheesy. For me, person who hates military shooters this title suits well. The game is very fast paced and there is always some action going on, which is great.
    Pros:
    - Pretty good and consistent artstyle
    - Cool heroes with distinct abilities
    - Fluid and polished combat
    - Simple to pick up, but has enough depth to not get bored quickly
    - Great performance even on older machines
    - Engaging gameplay centered on objectives.

    Pros:
    - Game suffers from not that good netcode with only ~20Hz tickrate
    - No ranked (competitive mode) on release (being reworked and patched in at a later date)
    - Hero stacking can be frustrating at times

    One more thing is that people complain about it's business model. Personally I like buy to play model, with some cosmetic micro-transaction. If this had pay-walls or grind-walls with f2p model, I would not even play it. I hate that in hearthstone and hate that in Heroes of the Storm. With Overwatch, you can take few months break and don't fall behind compared to other people - all heroes (including upcoming ones) are available right of the bat, same goes for maps and game modes and what not - basically all content, apart cosmetics (which is not any in-game advantage whatsoever).

    But this is fun game, especially to play with friends (but it's okay too when playing with random people). If you look for hardcore competitive game with advanced mechanics and lot of depth - this games is probably not for you, in other case - I can recommend it.

    UPDATE!!! (mostly about competitive mode)

    I initially gave it weak 8/10. But since Blizzard patched in competitive mode (aka ranked system) I've decided to update my review.

    Basically competitive mode is in broken state. There are serious bugs (or maybe design choice) related to how your rank progression is calculated. As notable example, if you win the competitive game, and there is a leaver (person who abandoned game), regardless if you are on affected team or not, in any winner gets barely no rank progress (in comparison on average it's more than 50% of rank progress, with a leaver it's less than 10%), but you always lose full amount of progress regardless if some leaver screws your game. 1week in, still no response on this issue. Additionally, people with 60% or greater winrate can fall in ranks just like that.

    Matchmaking is terrible, especially for solo people and small party groups. Most games are either you stomp the enemy or you are being stomped. Close games are scarce.

    The competitive mode is plagued with leavers (which can basically can leave as they please, because you have to abuse it to get even slightest penalty), griefers (who basically play the game their own way ignoring team's interest), trolls and all kind of people that will ruin you the fun of competing with other players.

    On top of that if game ends in draw, you basically play a coin flip, because draw is played on asymmetric map, where one side gets attack and other defense (that is not 50/50 chance to win).

    It's not a super competitive game when you go heavy try-hard mode, but competitive mode is competitive, even with casual aspects, but in current iteration it's absolutely broken and it will cause you only frustration due to multiple bugs and/or design flaws. Because the only long-term value is competitive mode (which should give you progression system and goals to achieve) and it's broken I'm changing my verdict from 8 to 5/10. Even if you look at this game more casually and intend to play just like 1-2 weeks per season, still some things can't be ignored and I eventually would not recommend it at this point.    … Expand
  5. kholland65
    May 24, 2016
    7
    Overall OW is a decent game, but not perfect.

    The gameplay is relatively solid. The game plays like it is supposed to and things seems to work. No major bugs. All the heroes are pretty fun and unique. Each won has a different style and is fun to play in it's own right. The scoring seems relatively fair and balanced. The interface makes sense is relatively easy to navigate. However,    Overall OW is a decent game, but not perfect.

    The gameplay is relatively solid. The game plays like it is supposed to and things seems to work. No major bugs. All the heroes are pretty fun and unique. Each won has a different style and is fun to play in it's own right. The scoring seems relatively fair and balanced. The interface makes sense is relatively easy to navigate.

    However, what holds this game back for me, first and foremost, is the lack of content. There is essentially 1 game mode and that's it, and within that game mode there are only 2 gametypes. The maps all feel pretty much the same as well. They're all pretty linear making the map a more or less negligible element of the match. There is no reward system that seems to drive you to play or achieve something.

    For me, the game feel unfinished. Like it's a late stage beta or something. There just isn't enough content to keep players hooked for a considerable period of time. Most players will burn out after a month or two. The game is solid, well made, and works like it's supposed to. Basically this game doesn't have any errors per se, but it doesn't have any shining accolades either.    … Expand
  6. Kaniya
    May 24, 2016
    6
    Possibly one of the most over-hyped shooter ever released. You read many websites praising how awesome the beta was and then you get to game itself and you will realize there isnt much to be praised about overwatch.
    Game features 21 heroes with lots of unlockables. Each hero has an interesting passive and a set of cool abilities but many of heroes are either over-powered ATM or either or    Possibly one of the most over-hyped shooter ever released. You read many websites praising how awesome the beta was and then you get to game itself and you will realize there isnt much to be praised about overwatch.
    Game features 21 heroes with lots of unlockables. Each hero has an interesting passive and a set of cool abilities but many of heroes are either over-powered ATM or either or with such a low skill cap they do an insane amount of damage which results in ez 1v3 in games. I feel like the game is not in a playbale estate and needs lots of re balancing in terms of abilities ratios.
    Secondly the game doesnt have much content. aside from tones of unlockables, maps and heroes will be summarized in about 1 hour. The rest of your time will be spent on playing the similar modes again and again. Although i should say the maps and their layers are awesome! may be one of the best map designs ever.
    But the actual concern for me comes in when you can switch heroes in the game. When such a features exist then what is the definition of mastering a certain hero or a roll. as far as I have played either no1 wants to support or we see 2 bastion in single game. I feel like in terms of choosing heroes the game should locks it for 1 choice and one champ per a game, this way the team will be enforced to a better team building and teamwork.
    Lastly, the game doesnt have much content, but I hope blizzard updates it with free new modes and maps and perhaps new heroes and features. After seeing what it has to offer the rest of your time will be spent on understanding maps, item locations and mastering a hero regarding their abilities in respect to the team and map itself. But I fink this will not be possible for every1 since the game allows you to switch freely between characters. Like i said this decision questions if mastering a hero or a certain roles matters at all. Perhaps only for team games, other than that the quick game mode of Overwatch is a chaotic and frustrating set of short gameplay which teaches you nothing and rewards you wit nothing as well. Other than this I will not recommend This game if you fink this will satisfy your love for MOBA games as a FPS shooter. Its a game with a very low skill cap IMO. As a person who has played League of legends for over 4 years with Master Tier, I am pretty sure I do have a good understanding of skill cap and over powered factors in respect to heroes.    … Expand
  7. PlayorNaygames
    Jul 15, 2016
    7
    Overwatch is a game that can be extremely fun in short bursts, especially with friends. The graphics are gorgeous and the control is smooth and responsive. Finding a match is easy and quick usually. The characters designs are interesting and their powers are impactful and fun. Why is this game not a 10/10 like some of the critic reviews, you may be asking yourself.

    Overwatch has several    Overwatch is a game that can be extremely fun in short bursts, especially with friends. The graphics are gorgeous and the control is smooth and responsive. Finding a match is easy and quick usually. The characters designs are interesting and their powers are impactful and fun. Why is this game not a 10/10 like some of the critic reviews, you may be asking yourself.

    Overwatch has several shortcomings (knowing Blizzard these will be fixed in time) that hold it back from a full recommendation to all gamers. For one this game is only a multiplayer online shooter, so you are subject to other people's success and failure as much as your own and that can be frustrating at times, especially considering the amount of teamwork required. One guy who refuses to change classes to help the team can lose you the game. If no one wants to play tank or healer, well, good luck winning. Also, there a decent amount of maps, but the game could certainly use more.

    If you're not the type of FPS fan that likes to like of things like strategy and meta, than this may not appeal to you. If you're very competitive, this may not appeal to you, as you can only control 1/6 of the outcome of the game, unless you make a team with your friends. Finally if you want a story mode or something novel other than standard multiplayer matches you can find elsewhere you may be disappointed.

    People that love online competitive TEAM shooters, will love this game, but many people will get bored quickly as there isn't a whole lot of modes (yet) or things you haven't seen before. Its solid and very well made, as is tradition with Blizzard, but it's lacking reasons for FPS vets to change over from there game of choice other than being a fun, by the numbers experience. Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  8. mutterfujjer
    May 24, 2016
    7
    Pros
    - The combat is fun and easy to learn. The ultimate casual experience;
    - Many characters and they are all so UNIQUE, that's by far the game strongest point. - While not crazy advanced, the graphics are super cool. A nice art style that perfectly merges cartoon and futuristic themes. - The game is running pretty well and with almost no performance issues at launch. That's pretty    Pros
    - The combat is fun and easy to learn. The ultimate casual experience;
    - Many characters and they are all so UNIQUE, that's by far the game strongest point.
    - While not crazy advanced, the graphics are super cool. A nice art style that perfectly merges cartoon and futuristic themes.
    - The game is running pretty well and with almost no performance issues at launch. That's pretty impressive considering how the market have been treating launches lately.

    Cons
    - The price is way too high. It's the most expensive game ever released in my country. Something close to 90 USD. Considering the amount of content, this game should be F2P. So that's a terrible move by Blizzard. If it wasn't for the price, I'd easily give this game a 9.
    - Some unbalanced combat situations. Some might argue that I just didn't learn how to effectively counter some specific characters yet. Indeed, I'm still learning so I can't tell for sure, but at first, some classes feel way stronger then others.
    - 20 Hz tick rate? Choose Tracer and don't stop moving. You're pretty much invincible. Those hit boxes, man.
    - Being so casual has it's price. The game just released but the lack of more complex game modes and rankings will probably make me grow tired of this pretty soon. There's nothing that forces me to come back and pick up from where I left off. No career progression, nothing.

    But what it desperately really needs is more content. That, or a reasonable price tag for the content it offers now. It feels like Battlefront all over again. Except it plays a lot better.    … Expand
  9. minimii
    May 24, 2016
    6
    It's polished game. Sadly it isn't a very good FPS, and as a first person MOBA a bit too simple compared to the others (DOTA and LoL). It's like I was 10 years old again, due to the constant hand holding, the game seems to treat me as a child.
    Playing the game feels like watching a boring movie, it doesn't feel like you are playing a game, you can never do anything interesting because the    It's polished game. Sadly it isn't a very good FPS, and as a first person MOBA a bit too simple compared to the others (DOTA and LoL). It's like I was 10 years old again, due to the constant hand holding, the game seems to treat me as a child.
    Playing the game feels like watching a boring movie, it doesn't feel like you are playing a game, you can never do anything interesting because the characters are simple and the skills shallow.
    In that sense it suffers from the same problems as Blizzard's other title, Heroes of The Storm. It might find players from the ultra-casual demographic but at the end of the day I doubt Overwatch will ever blow up, and I would not be surprised if it died withing few months.    … Expand
  10. sscott0829tw
    May 24, 2016
    7
    It is a good game,but suffers with the same problems with Titanfall,Evolve,and Rainbow 6 siege.
    Lacking content.
    This feels like a F2P game,with AAA price tag. Overwatch has better characters than battleborn,each one has unique abilities. and teamwork really matters in this game The gameplay is fantastic,but I want a single player campaign or a co-op story. only 4 modes with too    It is a good game,but suffers with the same problems with Titanfall,Evolve,and Rainbow 6 siege.
    Lacking content.
    This feels like a F2P game,with AAA price tag.
    Overwatch has better characters than battleborn,each one has unique abilities.
    and teamwork really matters in this game
    The gameplay is fantastic,but I want a single player campaign or a co-op story.
    only 4 modes with too similar rules,I am very afraid that this game will die in a month.    … Expand
  11. Hupples
    May 26, 2016
    6
    Presentation: 7
    Gameplay: 5
    Story: 5
    Total: 5.7/10

    Overhyped
    Overpriced
    Overrated
    Overwatch by $Blizzard$
    Hurry up and buy it before the next hype train arrives at the station.
  12. NDiggy
    May 24, 2016
    6
    This game is beautiful, the characters interesting to play, and on PC the gameplay feels solid (on my Xbox One I could never get the control sensitivity set to my liking). Overwatch draws heavily from Team Fortress 2, which isn't a bad thing because TF2 is an amazing game. Unfortunately there simply isn't as much depth to this game as there is in TF2 with only 12 maps and 2 game modesThis game is beautiful, the characters interesting to play, and on PC the gameplay feels solid (on my Xbox One I could never get the control sensitivity set to my liking). Overwatch draws heavily from Team Fortress 2, which isn't a bad thing because TF2 is an amazing game. Unfortunately there simply isn't as much depth to this game as there is in TF2 with only 12 maps and 2 game modes (yes, I know there is technically a 3rd mode, but it is just a mashup of the 2 game modes).

    Despite the varied cast of playable characters, the game gets repetitive quickly. Especially since a lack of balance means you'll be seeing the same heroes over and over, sometimes 2-3 at once, each and every game. Yes, hero stacking is a thing. Additionally, there isn't enough of a payoff for mastering higher skillcap heroes when playing a lower skillcap hero can be more effective (looking at you Bastion).

    Another issue I had is the lack of a story. Blizzard put a lot of time and effort into the animated shorts it released in order to set up the story for Overwatch. Yet, in the game there is not hint at any story, largely because there is no single player campaign, which this game is just begging for. It's a puzzling decision, and makes it all the more awkward when your team consists of characters heroes and characters that are villains. Why are they fighting together? No idea. To me, this represents a lost opportunity for a game that truly could have been special.

    Then there is the elephant in the room, the price. At $60, the content provided feels more like a free to play game than full on AAA release like Call of Duty, where at $60 you get a single player campaign, a lot more multiplayer modes, and a compelling unlock/leveling system. Oh, and did I mention Overwatch even has microtransactions? The content and value simply isn't there to justify the price of Overwatch. I have no doubt the game will sell millions by virtue of the fact it is a Blizzard product, but it's sad that the company that gave us the Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo franchises isn't even giving players a fraction of the content that a $60 price tag should include.

    Disclaimer: Blizzard does offer a $40 version of the game for PC, but they don't widely advertise that fact and actively try to upsell you on the $60 version in a rather misleading fashion.    … Expand
  13. Chomag7
    Jun 4, 2016
    6
    First of all, the game is overpriced. There is nothing to justify the 40$ price for a game with such low content when other very similar games are f2p and they also have more content than Overwatch.

    There is a 20 tick rate, that means the servers are crap and you're going to be shot behind a wall because the server is too slow to register that you moved. There is no solo queue. You    First of all, the game is overpriced. There is nothing to justify the 40$ price for a game with such low content when other very similar games are f2p and they also have more content than Overwatch.

    There is a 20 tick rate, that means the servers are crap and you're going to be shot behind a wall because the server is too slow to register that you moved.

    There is no solo queue. You will be put up against premades plenty of times, and you will get rekt over and over.

    There is no match making. Your mixed team may be put against other teams with more pros in them, meaning you will get rekt. And if you're a pro, you may be put in noob groups and you will lose because your team members suck.

    Some heroes are extremely annoying to play against. Especially when the more mobile heroes also make plenty use of "bunny hopping" making it impossible for you to hit them.

    There is no single player experience, nor group PVE such as in Battleborn.

    The game is not for casuals. This game is only fun when you play it with friends or in a premade. If you're mainly a solo player, stay away from it, you won't have fun unless you really don't mind dying a lot and often without even knowing what happened.    … Expand
  14. Doliko
    May 27, 2016
    6
    In all honesty overwatch is a very good 20$ game or a phenomenal f2p game. But for a whole 60$ it's just plain ridiculous giving it 9s or 10s. Having an average of 92 on metacritic makes no sense at all and one can not help but suspect that blizzard is bribing these ''professional critics'', even destructoid one of my most respected gaming sites gave it a perfect 100%...they can't beIn all honesty overwatch is a very good 20$ game or a phenomenal f2p game. But for a whole 60$ it's just plain ridiculous giving it 9s or 10s. Having an average of 92 on metacritic makes no sense at all and one can not help but suspect that blizzard is bribing these ''professional critics'', even destructoid one of my most respected gaming sites gave it a perfect 100%...they can't be serious. I mean even for the casual gamer who only plays mobas, counter strike, or some free p2w mmo giving it a 10 is just too much.

    Don't get me wrong. Overwatch is not a bad game. On the contrary, it can be quite enjoyable at first with its colorful graphics, tight gameplay and limited but quite balanced character rooster. Even more so if you play it with a couple of friends. But there are only so many things one can do in an online only (60$ no singleplayer...wtf?) game with very few stages and extremely limited game modes. I do believe that eventually you will get tired of the game's repetition but then again I might be underestimating the casual gamer. And what's up with those disgusting rng boxes? Ok so they might not be mandatory because they will only give you cosmetic upgrades but it's still like blizzard is begging for more of your money. First it was day one dlcs and microtransactions then season passes and now we get multiplayer only games like Battlefront, The Division (don't tell me about its singleplayer missions) and now Overwatch. I wouldn't even mind about all that but see, people are buying these games giving the greedy developers motivation to make more of the same since these are the games that sell the most.

    It's all very sad. Not because these repetitive multiplayer games are overshadowing other worthwhile or even great singleplayer games that have been crafted with much care and love by their developers. Not even because these despicable exercises of greed are becoming a trend in α declining gaming industry. What saddens me the most is that most of these casual gamers will probably never bother giving a chance to all those wonderful games that already exist and will instead keep on with their lives as they have. But then again it might just be me that doesn't get the point of multiplayer games like overwatch. There is one thing however that I think we call all agree upon. In a full priced game wouldn't it be nice to have the best of both worlds, both multiplayer and singleplayer, so that everyone can be happy? I say yes.    … Expand
  15. CriticalBen
    May 24, 2016
    6
    If Team Fortress 2 and League of Losers had a bastard autistic illegitimate child you would have Overwatch. I had high hopes and high expectations but there was nothing new from beta to keep my attention.
  16. Viscari
    May 26, 2016
    6
    Too many imbalances. I cant see how people can score this a 8+. Two of the tanks can 1 shot... while having 3 times as much health as everybody else. Most of the heroes have an ult which is basically a cheap kill button...

    Two have auto aim ults, really Blizzard? and most have an ult that will guarantee 3 kills at least.. Then we have a healer than can resurrect all nearby downed heroes    Too many imbalances. I cant see how people can score this a 8+. Two of the tanks can 1 shot... while having 3 times as much health as everybody else. Most of the heroes have an ult which is basically a cheap kill button...

    Two have auto aim ults, really Blizzard? and most have an ult that will guarantee 3 kills at least.. Then we have a healer than can resurrect all nearby downed heroes instantly undoing a lot of work with 1 button... Tbh I feel the ultimate abilities ruin what could be a great game.

    This game does not stand a chance of surpassing games like TF2, while it contains an I WIN button for every hero.    … Expand
  17. Vasot
    May 24, 2016
    5
    Very repetitive with ugly graphics from the gameplay perspective it's not that bad but the content is small and also Solo sucks. At the end it's a stupid gimmick fps with poor graphics and mostly made for multiplayer. The game does not deserve it's big price tag
  18. BrynhildrTCG
    Jun 3, 2016
    7
    I'm very conflicted about Overwatch. On the one hand, the goofy characters and frenetic gameplay lead to some good experiences where you have fun. On the other hand, the game lacks any sort of serious depth and I struggle to play it for hours at a time like I did with Team Fortress 2.

    Instead of having different loadouts like Team Fortress 2, Overwatch deigns to have many more    I'm very conflicted about Overwatch. On the one hand, the goofy characters and frenetic gameplay lead to some good experiences where you have fun. On the other hand, the game lacks any sort of serious depth and I struggle to play it for hours at a time like I did with Team Fortress 2.

    Instead of having different loadouts like Team Fortress 2, Overwatch deigns to have many more characters with different abilities which more or less takes the place of the different weapons from TF2. This is fine and it does a great job of making each character unique, but many of the abilities have some serious flaws. Many ultimate abilities for example, can and will essentially destroy an entire enemy team with little counterplay. For example, one hero has an ultimate ability that will aim for you automatically as long as the opposing champions are on your screen. Another hero's ultimate ability automatically fires unavoidable damaging blasts at all hero's in a radius around him. These overpowering abilities detract from an otherwise enjoyable experience.

    The lack of game modes and maps is also a concern. With only two game modes (Domination with a single point and a Payload-style mode), the game quickly becomes repetitive, exacerbated by the comically small amount of maps for a FPS (12 maps). The game is desperately in need of more content to justify the price tag.

    By far the largest complaint I have, however, is how short matches are versus the time required to get back into a game. It is common to wait around 30 seconds to get into a match, then you spend another 60 seconds while everyone chooses their character, then you spend another 60 seconds while the defenders set up. At the end of the game, you spend around 30 seconds voting for the best team contributor, and another 30 seconds watching the "play of the game." This is in addition to any loading times while the game chooses the map or finds new players to fill a game after others have left. After all of this has occurred - the game has the potential to last just 5 minutes if a team struggles. At it's maximum, most games of Overwatch rarely last longer then 10 minutes. In my humble opinion, the best way to counter this is to introduce longer game-modes such as the popular "tug of war" style maps from Team Fortress 2.

    Despite these flaws, Overwatch definitely has some charm, and it's easy to see the love put into the game - Blizzard are definitely masters at creating appealing games. The characters are likable enough and the maps are mostly satisfactory. It's a game that I tried very hard to love and in the end I found the experience simply "OK".

    If you are looking for a successor to Team Fortress 2, the game fails to deliver a satisfying experience. I would recommend waiting for a sale before investing in this game, and I definitely would not recommend this game for folks who are easily frustrated.    … Expand
  19. batson456
    May 26, 2016
    7
    The game is polished, I will give it that much. Unfortunately, that is about the extent of the appeal here. It is pretty much an exact copy of TF2 mixed with MOBA. I enjoy derivative games for the most part, we have to be real here, nothing is original, and good twists on old genres can be awesome. The real problem is that the game is just so boring! I played for a few hours, and at first,The game is polished, I will give it that much. Unfortunately, that is about the extent of the appeal here. It is pretty much an exact copy of TF2 mixed with MOBA. I enjoy derivative games for the most part, we have to be real here, nothing is original, and good twists on old genres can be awesome. The real problem is that the game is just so boring! I played for a few hours, and at first, was fairly impressed. I enjoyed how smooth everything was, the shooting was fantastic, the motion was fast and fluid. I played about 20 games or so, and then I just realized, I had no interest to play another. The game felt ludicrously shallow, strategies were the same from match to match, and each match pretty much unrolled exactly the same way. Evolve, as much of a flop as it was was infinitely more replayable and entertaining than this game. I don't understand the amount of love this game is getting, but if you enjoy it, more power to you! That is what opinions are for, just sadly not the game for me.… Expand
  20. Micalica
    May 24, 2016
    5
    Short: Play TF2 instead, not worth a full $60 yet. You WILL be disappointed.

    Overwatch is a good game. However, it suffers from the myriad of issues that plagued its readily comparable predecessor, Team Fortress 2. The balancing tactic relies on "making everybody strong", and making everybody "OP" instead of attempting some skill-based balance. Where that design philosophy can work in    Short: Play TF2 instead, not worth a full $60 yet. You WILL be disappointed.

    Overwatch is a good game. However, it suffers from the myriad of issues that plagued its readily comparable predecessor, Team Fortress 2. The balancing tactic relies on "making everybody strong", and making everybody "OP" instead of attempting some skill-based balance. Where that design philosophy can work in MOBA's like Dota 2 and to an extent League of Legends, Blizzard drops the ball here.

    Simply being on the attacking team puts you at an astounding disadvantage. There are no counters for abilities that make players invincible, nor a defending team composed for tanks. The first two minutes of the game revolve around getting the payload to the final point, and the rest is devoted to trying in vain to end the game.

    Problems that existed in the beta have not been solved. What was brushed off as "Oh it's just a beta release" has become "They've voluntarily and knowingly released this product for full price."

    If EA and Ubisoft damn themselves into early graves through poor practices, Blizzard has no excuse.

    Wait for a sale, if anything at all.    … Expand
  21. adriandenan
    May 24, 2016
    7
    Overwatch is a fun game, perfect characters and perfect maps.

    The new Blizzard IP was really enjoyable.

    Pros: Nice Maps
    Characters
    Short matches

    Cons:
    Microtransactions
  22. Kloterian
    May 24, 2016
    6
    It's polished, has great characters, it's simple... has fantastic gameplay if you play with friends but..

    - paid f2p game
    - lack content
    - useless on consoles, whole game play it's not prepared for game pad support
    - cheesy matchmaking, can't really do anything solo
    - feels like new TF2 remake demo with ultimates abilities... more than a new game
  23. bobbya12
    May 24, 2016
    6
    I can tell you right now with no doubt in my mind, All of those critic review scores were people who were handed free copies of the game with a few hundred bucks for a good review. You think Activision/Blizzard wouldn't want to boast these scores in marketing?

    Now about the actual game, we all criticized Titanfall, Evolve, Battlefront for all being mutilplayer only but Overwatch gets a    I can tell you right now with no doubt in my mind, All of those critic review scores were people who were handed free copies of the game with a few hundred bucks for a good review. You think Activision/Blizzard wouldn't want to boast these scores in marketing?

    Now about the actual game, we all criticized Titanfall, Evolve, Battlefront for all being mutilplayer only but Overwatch gets a free pass? Battlefront actually had more content at launch 14 maps to overwatchs 12(they are also much smaller). It's simple, it's Blizzard, and they'll get away with it.

    Yes! The game is fun but it's not 10/10 fun, it is going to get stale after several long hour playthroughs you are going to see the same things over and over again. This isn't a moba, nor does this game have custom maps or modes better yet pc won't get mods so that the Lootboxes are pay2play contents.    … Expand
  24. NewMenace
    May 24, 2016
    7
    Played it a lot during the closed and open beta , its a good game but not worth of the 40/60/120 $ price tag.
    This game brings no innovation to the FPS scene its just a mix a of TF2 and UT.
  25. peteraff1
    May 24, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is just another example of how this industry moves to destroy what it gaming really means. You create an multiplayer online title with the proposal to cause addiction in the players, to make them spends a lot of money. Meanwhile, the good singleplayer games are lost with tons of DLC. I don't approve and will never approve it. If you want to make a game, invest to make a reallyOverwatch is just another example of how this industry moves to destroy what it gaming really means. You create an multiplayer online title with the proposal to cause addiction in the players, to make them spends a lot of money. Meanwhile, the good singleplayer games are lost with tons of DLC. I don't approve and will never approve it. If you want to make a game, invest to make a really good campaign for it. Not everyone likes to play online. Overwatch is a failure. Blizzard wasted a lot of talent in this garbage and they did just for money (Activision screams in your ears). Unbelievable.… Expand
  26. turdefaroth
    May 25, 2016
    5
    team fortres 2.1 no campaign mode, gameplay too simple, very expensive, repetitive and lineal, very small maps. but its beauty and It has charismatic characters. Its not bad game, only not bad....
  27. Graff
    Jun 27, 2017
    5
    Seriously do not even bother unless you have 3+ friends to play with on a regular basis. I have solo queued in League of Legends and DotA 2, and neither was half as painful an experience as this.

    I am really not good at the game - I make no claim to that - but I often end up having to carry (3+ gold medals per game) teams with players hundreds, sometimes even a thousand levels above me.    Seriously do not even bother unless you have 3+ friends to play with on a regular basis. I have solo queued in League of Legends and DotA 2, and neither was half as painful an experience as this.

    I am really not good at the game - I make no claim to that - but I often end up having to carry (3+ gold medals per game) teams with players hundreds, sometimes even a thousand levels above me. They are just worse. They've played the game for thousands of hours and still have absolutely no grasp of the basics. The vast majority of players just auto-lock the one character they play, take the most direct route to the enemy and start shooting at the first enemy they see. They will fire at a shielded Zarya over an unguarded Mercy. It would make a lot of sense if most of them were bots, but then at least bots will actually play the objective.

    All this is surprising considering how simplified the game is compared to other similar games. There's no ammo, no fall damage, and very simple maps. Balance is just a paper-rock-scissors system of who counters who. It's a pretty shallow game, yet the average player is still managing to drown somehow.    … Expand
  28. Fortifier
    Dec 31, 2016
    5
    There's a reason why this game has earned the rightful nick-name, "Overpriced".

    For the $40+ price point of a multiplayer-only game, this game has little to no content. Blizzard is focusing more on making this game the next big eSport than making this an actually good game. Very few maps and game-modes, unbalanced heroes and game strategies, and worst of all the competitive system is a    There's a reason why this game has earned the rightful nick-name, "Overpriced".

    For the $40+ price point of a multiplayer-only game, this game has little to no content. Blizzard is focusing more on making this game the next big eSport than making this an actually good game. Very few maps and game-modes, unbalanced heroes and game strategies, and worst of all the competitive system is a disaster.

    For a AAA-Grade company, they had an abysmal Competitive Mode start. Whose idea was it to make over-time a coin-flip and have you pair up with people of absolutely ALL skill levels in each and every qualifier game?    … Expand
  29. Shaamaan
    Apr 1, 2017
    5
    Technically, the game is polished to a mirror shine. However, game-play is meh when the MM is so poor. Avoid at the current price. Add to it the toxic players, non-existant SP (no, VS CPU doesn't count) and some weird "there's ton of lore but not really" approach, and you get Overwatch. A game which feels like it COULD be fantastic, but somehow... isn't.

    Also, microtransaction BS (+    Technically, the game is polished to a mirror shine. However, game-play is meh when the MM is so poor. Avoid at the current price. Add to it the toxic players, non-existant SP (no, VS CPU doesn't count) and some weird "there's ton of lore but not really" approach, and you get Overwatch. A game which feels like it COULD be fantastic, but somehow... isn't.

    Also, microtransaction BS (+ gambling-like shenaningans) for cosmetics.    … Expand
  30. RainbowStaple
    Mar 17, 2017
    6
    Used to love TF2 and its game play and I honestly loved everything about this game, but I found that without the weapon capabilities of TF2 and the many different ways to play TF2 it just simply doesn't stand up to it, as it gets boring quickly compared to TF2 and other arena shooters. The meta only changes if there are nerfs or buffs and honestly it gets boring knowing exactly whats goingUsed to love TF2 and its game play and I honestly loved everything about this game, but I found that without the weapon capabilities of TF2 and the many different ways to play TF2 it just simply doesn't stand up to it, as it gets boring quickly compared to TF2 and other arena shooters. The meta only changes if there are nerfs or buffs and honestly it gets boring knowing exactly whats going to happen and being unable to counter effectively, that's where this game falls down sadly.
    Another feature which it cant compare to other games such as TF2 is the server browser, honestly because there are no disadvantages to any of the characters such as the weapons in TF2 everything is just either OP , or terrible and its just not fun.    … 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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