Overwatch (2016)

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  1. Captiosus
    May 31, 2016
    7
    Based on my time in Closed and Open Beta along with a limited bit of time after launch, I initially gave the game a pretty favorable "9" rating. After a full week and slightly more than one full day of actual game time, my opinion has trended decidedly downward so I feel I must revise accordingly.

    All one needs to know about Overwatch can be gleaned by looking at the in-game/Battle.net    Based on my time in Closed and Open Beta along with a limited bit of time after launch, I initially gave the game a pretty favorable "9" rating. After a full week and slightly more than one full day of actual game time, my opinion has trended decidedly downward so I feel I must revise accordingly.

    All one needs to know about Overwatch can be gleaned by looking at the in-game/Battle.net achievement list: Many of them rely on luck, some require only time, and few require actual skill.

    There is a potentially good - no, great - game here but it is wrapped up in a myriad of poor design decisions such as questionable character balance, poor map design, poor netcoding, and the allowance of hero stacking (which exacerbates all three of the other issues). There are tons of complaints about individual characters but the issue really is a combination of all four problems always happening at once. Sure, the complaints about Bastion's sentry mode with no slow down on aiming, no spread on shots, and no ramp up before firing are valid but they're almost always a problem BECAUSE the maps are designed to heavily favor defending teams by either providing too few pathways for attackers, by allowing blatant base camping, or by putting an easy to defend choke point right outside of the defending team's spawn base (while the attacking team usually has to run a fair distance from their last checkpoint after death). Now add that the game allows multiples of the same character and one can see how the issues become multiplied.

    There's also the fact that Blizzard themselves have confirmed that the game's servers only run at a 20 tick rate (less than a third of what's considered minimum standard) and also includes a baked in latency delay to "favor the shooter" (read: prevent the need for leading shots) *on top of* each player's normal latency. Cheap, unavoidable deaths (such as being killed as Mei while in Ice Block or as Tracer after Rewinding because the server simply didn't "see" it relative to your opponent's latency+built-in delay) are frustratingly frequent.

    The matchmaking system is just... bad. I generally split my time between running in a small group of 3-4 people or running solo depending on time of day. Not that it matters, mind: Regardless of running solo or grouped, either you're going to steamroll the opposing team or you're going to get steamrolled. In 213 games played so far, I can say that two dozen (or less) of those were close matches where the teams were really fighting to win. As for the rest, we either won by a large margin or lost by a large margin and very few last longer than 7.5 minutes. This might seem fun at first but it quickly becomes mindnumbing. I'm not sure what they use to determine rating for matchmaking but it feels off and it certainly doesn't help that some maps are designed almost entirely to promote steamrolls by the defending team - maps like Temple of Anubis and Route 66, both of which my usual group now leave any time they pop up in the rotation. Not because we can't win on them (we can and have) but because they're simply NOT fun to play on EITHER side.

    There are very few elements of skill in Overwatch, mostly found in the support cast of Mercy, Lucio, Symmetra, and Zenyatta. For everyone else, this is a game of luck: Lucky timing on the acquisition of ultimate abilities, lucky placement of the enemy team, lucky netcode timing/lucky connection, lucky map selection, and so on. I would love to say I have faith in Blizzard to deal with these imbalances but I simply do not considering many of them were known as far back as Closed Beta and still went live at launch (not to mention their 8.5 year long struggles balancing Warcraft's Arena PVP system with far fewer classes).    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Epikuros
    Jun 1, 2016
    7
    Fun FPS. No more. The game play is the same as Team Fortress 2, with better structure and quality of servers, and even simpler for new players, but it lacks of more game modes, something that make you feel that you scale your level, and a Story mode (single or Co-Op). Its fun, don't get me wrong, is fast, it's perfect for some fast games when you only have 20 minutes of free-time.
    The    Fun FPS. No more. The game play is the same as Team Fortress 2, with better structure and quality of servers, and even simpler for new players, but it lacks of more game modes, something that make you feel that you scale your level, and a Story mode (single or Co-Op). Its fun, don't get me wrong, is fast, it's perfect for some fast games when you only have 20 minutes of free-time.
    The team build is quite simple, and is not as mandatory to win as other games, but it doesn't mean that a good pre-made would not make a difference.
    The bad point is the different versions, that you pay A LOT for too many trash for other Blizzard games, even if you don't own them or play them. IMO the cheapest version is the best option.
    By the way: it has NOTHING of MOBA mechanics, and it's a casual FPS...    … Expand
  5. Chnmmr
    May 30, 2016
    7
    I love and hate this game. I've been having a lot of fun but now that I'm level 35 with hours under my belt, some things have very readily come apparent.

    Pros: -Very pretty with a great aesthetic. -Each hero has personality and unique abilities -Usually very fun to play as a group. Cons: -Snipers are broken and badly affect the experience. Hanzo is obnoxious with his arrow hit    I love and hate this game. I've been having a lot of fun but now that I'm level 35 with hours under my belt, some things have very readily come apparent.

    Pros:
    -Very pretty with a great aesthetic.
    -Each hero has personality and unique abilities
    -Usually very fun to play as a group.

    Cons:
    -Snipers are broken and badly affect the experience. Hanzo is obnoxious with his arrow hit box and ultimate.
    -Some levels have awful chokepoints that are overly hard to break through.
    -PoTG... the worst idea conceived by man since the Nuke and Justin Beiber. It's a team game which rewards ONE person who managed to press Q the right time. If only it was skippable.
    -Hero balance in general. Some heroes (Mcree, Hanzo, Widow,) are too strong while others are so rarely played that it's hard to tell.
    -Match making is abysmal. Apparently 6 man teams on coms should face teams of solos and pairs... and is perfectly fair. Solo play in this game has little redeeming value.
    -Some character repetition in certain maps make them very very difficult to deal with. Namely Bastion, Reinhardt, and Torbjorn.    … Expand
  6. ozorxoron
    Sep 1, 2016
    7
    Good game let down by the map Hanamura which is an unbalanced nightmare.

    Good game let down by the map Hanamura which is an unbalanced nightmare.

    Good game let down by the map Hanamura which is an unbalanced nightmare.
  7. Tytos
    Jun 9, 2016
    7
    Solid foundation to which build open, really hope they don't tackle this at the usual "Blizzard slow" speed, multiplayer games live from constant new updates and currently the game lacks content, long time motivation.
  8. 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
  9. tekki
    Jun 5, 2016
    7
    Overwatch is an ok game, good to play casually for some fun. At this point in time it suffers from severe lack of content which might put some off. The biggest problem it has however is the gameplay which will divide the masses, overwatch puts team first before individual skill, you cant carry your team likewise the emphasis is on team "abilities" synergy.

    an example : a well defended    Overwatch is an ok game, good to play casually for some fun. At this point in time it suffers from severe lack of content which might put some off. The biggest problem it has however is the gameplay which will divide the masses, overwatch puts team first before individual skill, you cant carry your team likewise the emphasis is on team "abilities" synergy.

    an example : a well defended point may drop immediately if the other team has the right combo to counter your teams skills and abilities. this is very different from other FPS where a lone ranger can hold point, or if one team is too dominant in skill, the other team will fail.

    what happens is, if you are caught with a lesser team, no matter what you do will fail.

    another probrlem is their servers, blizzard has SEA and USA servers linked, this is a huge problem cause suddenly you may find yourself playing on the other side of the world with 200+ ping.

    As it stands id recommend this game for TF2 fans and die hard lovers of Blizzard, but will caution anyone who wants to get into it.    … Expand
  10. mijxero
    Jun 16, 2016
    7
    I have enjoyed playing overwatch in small bursts in between my other games. I feel that Blizzard will try to balance all the characters out as best as possible and in a game like this has got to be very difficult. I don't think this is the greatest thing ever, but again for the 40 dollars I spent I am getting my money's worth. It can be frustrating to get with a bad team that just hurlsI have enjoyed playing overwatch in small bursts in between my other games. I feel that Blizzard will try to balance all the characters out as best as possible and in a game like this has got to be very difficult. I don't think this is the greatest thing ever, but again for the 40 dollars I spent I am getting my money's worth. It can be frustrating to get with a bad team that just hurls their corpses at the enemy team one by one, but in games like this sometimes it just happens. You win some and you lose some. Minus one point for BS microtransactions on a system that is designed to purposely slow down your loot box earnings.… Expand
  11. alexthepie
    May 29, 2016
    7
    a solid 7 / 10 its fun but long term it doesnt hold my interest, its nice to play if you got half an hour to kill quick to get into but also quick to put down.

    Its pleasing on the eye in a cartoon/nintendo sort of way but i dont feel the depth of strategy when i play it for using cover or advancing towards objectives etc which i think you need in good shooter games, it totally lacks    a solid 7 / 10 its fun but long term it doesnt hold my interest, its nice to play if you got half an hour to kill quick to get into but also quick to put down.

    Its pleasing on the eye in a cartoon/nintendo sort of way but i dont feel the depth of strategy when i play it for using cover or advancing towards objectives etc which i think you need in good shooter games, it totally lacks unlocks or a sense of progression too which is a pity because threes potentially a better game here the basics are all good its a shooter lite. insert comparisons to tit(an)fall in this respect hypeometer set to 200% delivery to to 65% so you will be 145% disappointed after a week or so when this game starts to feel old.

    good hook, but no line or sinker ;)

    p.s. I dont understand all the 10/10 reviews be realistic ..    … Expand
  12. TheWaffle
    May 25, 2016
    7
    Overwatch: Spam the Game. After putting in several hours of gameplay in the beta and the release, there's no doubt that this game has great potential. It's simple, accessible, and well-polished. It is Enemy Territory polished to a mirror sheen. However, it is very simplistic. The game evokes Enemy Territory's gameplay, but lacks the experience and talent development system of that game. ItOverwatch: Spam the Game. After putting in several hours of gameplay in the beta and the release, there's no doubt that this game has great potential. It's simple, accessible, and well-polished. It is Enemy Territory polished to a mirror sheen. However, it is very simplistic. The game evokes Enemy Territory's gameplay, but lacks the experience and talent development system of that game. It also lacks any kind of inventory or character customization. That would be fine, except the classes are extremely barebones. The fact that most abilities cooldown within 2-4 seconds leads to crazy amounts of spam, and the winning teams almost exclusively include some combination of Mei and Junkrat. Ice wall spam ruins the fun and Junk Rat is easily able to get his ultimate and get 2+ kills every time. It would make sense to work off of the audio cues to try and dodge, but since his bomb-tire has so much health and can be controlled and has a massive blast range, it's hard for all but the most agile heroes to dodge. Roughly 50% of my deaths in game came from that one ultimate, even after I learned the audio cue to spot it.

    Allowing multiples of the same hero on the same team, while often touted as a deep strategic choice, only encourages spam. There are enough characters with enough tactical overlap that it would not be detrimental to limit teams to one of each character. Allowing people to change characters mid-match is also a bit goofy, since the matches are only about 10 minutes long, while players are locked into the same class for 20+ minute games of Heroes of the Storm.

    I look forward to the game after some balancing changes, specifically: increasing the cooldown on Mei's ice wall and reducing the damage or radius on Junkrat's ultimate.    … Expand
  13. Maxmigue
    Aug 30, 2016
    7
    no story mode
    micro transactions for a 50€ game
    no competitive mode
    not all characters available
    copy-paste from Tf2, an 8y old game.
    what else?
  14. crazayman123
    May 29, 2016
    7
    Overwatch is the first online only game I have actually enjoyed. It's a class based multiplayer only fps that feels both modern and old school at the same time. The heroes are really balanced. Picking the right hero for each situation is vital for your team to win. There are 21 heroes and 10 maps at launch. As far as optimization goes, I have had no issues running the game even on my IntelOverwatch is the first online only game I have actually enjoyed. It's a class based multiplayer only fps that feels both modern and old school at the same time. The heroes are really balanced. Picking the right hero for each situation is vital for your team to win. There are 21 heroes and 10 maps at launch. As far as optimization goes, I have had no issues running the game even on my Intel HD 5500, which is a terrible card. Overall, at launch I would only recommend this at $40 because of there not being very much content. But in the future, when more heroes and maps are added, this game will become even better, and hopefully even worth the full $60 of the origins edition.… Expand
  15. 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
  16. Metalpizza123
    Apr 9, 2018
    7
    Well Let me get to the point here It's good, but not worth it yet. 30 quid for this is really asking for a lot. There's not that much in it anyways. The gunplay is ok, not great. most of the guns feel weak. A lot of the game is based off communication, which there usually isn't. There isn't a problem of hackers, but I've seen people completely pubstomp games with 50+ eliminations, usuallyWell Let me get to the point here It's good, but not worth it yet. 30 quid for this is really asking for a lot. There's not that much in it anyways. The gunplay is ok, not great. most of the guns feel weak. A lot of the game is based off communication, which there usually isn't. There isn't a problem of hackers, but I've seen people completely pubstomp games with 50+ eliminations, usually as reaper, genji or bastion. Bastion isn't OP, it's that he's easy to play and the skill level required to beat him is a bit more substantial than the skill required to play him. Supports are well done, surprisingly. Most of them feel balanced, with a good skill ceiling availible for ambitous players. defense heroes are alright. Bit dull overall, with mei being an exception. I'm seeing way too many ultimates though, and unfortunately I see so many more offensive ones it's usually normal to see entire teams getting wiped out by 3 simultaneous ultimates. while mercy might only pop her ult once per round. Supports aren't building their ults fast enough. Tanks are surprisngly fun, with a lot of tactics involved other than running straight into enemy fire.
    Graphically i'm split. It looks great, with animation-like models and great environments. The optmization is also really good, running on lower end machines as well. My main problem is that a lot of the effects are too jarring. The screen can easily be filled with all sorts of visual effects, making it impossible to see what's happening.
    Mechanically it's good. The game modes are fair, with good amounts of opprunity on both sides for most games. I will say that payload maps need a rework. I'm seeing way too many bottlenecks where the game just freezes there until 3 or 4 ults are popped.Most maps are fine. None of them are very good though. It would pay to look at other games that have done maps well before. Please fix the jump animations. They make me feel terrible, like they have bobble heads or rigid spines.
    With friends? This game is amazing. The atmosphere the game creates is great. However I will say that the servers aren't great, so if some friends aren't in the same country, let alone region, I'd advise against playing with them.
    the music is ok. Honestly i thought Blizzard could do better but it's fine. it works and the tension is there near the end of the rounds. but it's bland compared to the overall theme of the game.
    Customization is great. Lots of taunts, voice clips, alternate costumes and sprays, although a good amount of the skins are just different colour schemes. The voice acting is superb, especially when the characters talk to each other during the preparation period.
    Almost no community made items though. no private servers or custom maps or private matches. A bit disappointed but really I've been spoilt by Valve letting me host whatever i want. L4D2, CSGO and TF2 al have a thriving community creating new stuff. Blizzard could release an Asset maker for us. That'd be fun.
    It's fun. There's competitive. There are few hackers. Graphically and stylistically it's great.
    But this score is how much i enjoyed it.
    And I think it's a great game. I might update my score after more content is released but right now not much is making me go "Hey I want to go back to Overwatch" and play more of it. It's hella fun, and when there's synergy, it works. But most of the time it's as if I've already played this before. i don't know whether the amount of content coming is worth staying on for, or Blizzard is just gonna take the SFV route and delay content but 30 quid isn't getting me much. I look forward to seeing what Blizzard does and whether it updates my score but a 7 is what I think it's worth.
    EDIT 2018
    The game has, as i had hoped, significant content patches with new maps n heroes. I can now say you can easily justify the price tag the game has. However, problems are still there, and I will talk about how it can still improve.
    my initial review in 2016 said that a lot of the mechanics were good. I feel that it has only improved,with blizzard slowly tuning it so that the online feel is much more cohesive. Each hero feels a bit more consistent, with viability and strategy matching the map and skills you're on. i also appreciate the continued optimization. It still runs beautifully and i think that it does stand head and shoulders with DOOM/Warframe as one of the best running games you can get. Blizzard also gets a thumbs up for allowing server browser, better custom modes, arcade modes. These are the things that every multiplayer shooter should have and I'm glad that these features are now available. Servers are better, though i still recommend only playing with friends in the same region.
    However, i still have a few problems. Toxic players are part of any online game, but dealing with people who queue together is a hassle and I leave games to avoid toxic groups. The graphics are still far too flashy, making it difficult to pinpoint targets.    … Expand
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Manjisan13
    Jul 2, 2016
    7
    Team Fortress : Waifus edition.

    To be fair: It is an entertaining game but I miss a lot of story and lore of the charachters.

    the game should have been free...like LOL, Wargaming, and other
  21. Henry0012
    Jul 9, 2016
    7
    Here is a quick pro and cons why I think this game is not a 9/10 like other critics mentioned.

    Pros: - There are a lot of heros with its own playstyle that create countless team-based strategies in this game. - The gameplay is short enough so if you are faced with a team of cheaters, then it will be over quickly unlikes CS GO I am stuck with a cheater for a full hour. - It    Here is a quick pro and cons why I think this game is not a 9/10 like other critics mentioned.

    Pros:
    - There are a lot of heros with its own playstyle that create countless team-based strategies in this game.
    - The gameplay is short enough so if you are faced with a team of cheaters, then it will be over quickly unlikes CS GO I am stuck with a cheater for a full hour.
    - It encourages teamplay over lonewolf type of style. It feels so rewarding when you execute a strategy as a team. And there are a lot of heros that allow all sort of cheesey strats.

    Cons:
    - Micro transaction system makes level progression extremely slow, as they encouraging you to buy the crates instead of grinding out the EXP for skins and customization.
    - There are simply not enough content to justify the price tag, comparing to other big titles out there. You pretty much get 3 gamemode and that's about it. I wish they would implement the Arcade matchmaking like in StarCraft 2.
    - It's too much rock, paper, and scissor. You cannot really main a particular hero, so it is hard to grow emotional attachment to one of them, especially where you can customize their appearance. You're required to switch out heros that counter the other team's hero in order to win objectives.
    - Heroes like genji has very high skill ceiling and it feels outright broken when it is used by a very very good player. It can feel broken at times, and there are no characters that would shut him down hard. .
    - You would still need a very good FPS skill to perform well. Aiming is very important part of Overwatch to win the games, but not as important as CS GO. Characters that require little aiming can easily be countered by a player with superior aiming.
    - The teamwork in this game is very involved so you will need a premade team of 6 people to play the game. Solo queing often leads to frustration, as you sometimes get a troll or a rager in your team and it can get very toxic.
    - Due to the team based nature of the game, most games I play is either one team steamrolling another, and vice versa. It makes this game very boring. Matchmaking is based on how well each individual perform in a game but the match itself relies on how well the team cooperate rather than individual performace.
    - Individual performance is not as meaningful like other games. Sometimes you felt like you did so well, but there are simply no meaningful recognition. It's important to be recognized for your hard work, especially when soloqueiing. This has result in most games I play everybody only wants to do a successive elimination so that they can get on the highlight "Play of the Game" after round ends. Going for the objective becomes secondary.    … Expand
  22. prince_warhero
    Apr 7, 2017
    7
    Best multiplayer game I have played in a long time. Completely polished, awesome looking and the best part is the heroes and gameplay. So much depth, but very easily accessible from outside.. I am going to be playing this game for a long long time..

    Update : the game has become stale, blizzard does not focus on giving new game modes/new heroes.. every match its like seeing same heroes    Best multiplayer game I have played in a long time. Completely polished, awesome looking and the best part is the heroes and gameplay. So much depth, but very easily accessible from outside.. I am going to be playing this game for a long long time..

    Update : the game has become stale, blizzard does not focus on giving new game modes/new heroes.. every match its like seeing same heroes again and again.. Each competitive season they make a lot of changes and its like even they are confused how to proceed. Also it lacks basic features of esports like replay saving, match history and stuff    … Expand
  23. dregojax
    May 25, 2016
    7
    I'll go with a 7.5/8 max. the gameplay is excellent but a little short on modes and map. The roster is fun, but not as innovative as people seems to think. They just strip down the basic sets of move of much of any shooter character to gives it to some character - a quite cheap way to creat a few "unique" character.

    For 40$ it,s a an excellent pick up. But keep your head above the hype.    I'll go with a 7.5/8 max. the gameplay is excellent but a little short on modes and map. The roster is fun, but not as innovative as people seems to think. They just strip down the basic sets of move of much of any shooter character to gives it to some character - a quite cheap way to creat a few "unique" character.

    For 40$ it,s a an excellent pick up. But keep your head above the hype. It's not really new. Its perfectly done, but we are not in front of a milestone in the videogame world.

    Now i must go back to play that very fun game!    … Expand
  24. Noxislight
    May 24, 2016
    7
    Super fun game overall but many anoyance like low tick rate, free kill ultimate with very litte skill involved and some useless character. I'm still having a blast.
  25. YoloSwag4Doge
    Jul 21, 2016
    7
    I'm not sure what to think of this game. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it and sometimes I love to hate it as much as I hate to love it. There's a lot of outlandish, BS abilities... and yet sometimes it's those BS abilities that make the game fun. Some games are stagnant and dull. And yet sometimes the evolution of class warfare is quite remarkable. Everyone is free to change theirI'm not sure what to think of this game. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it and sometimes I love to hate it as much as I hate to love it. There's a lot of outlandish, BS abilities... and yet sometimes it's those BS abilities that make the game fun. Some games are stagnant and dull. And yet sometimes the evolution of class warfare is quite remarkable. Everyone is free to change their class throughout the game. So all of the things you hate being used against you, you can use against your opponents and sometimes you'll see some truly hilarious/bizarre sh1t as one team desperately tries to out class the other.

    There definitely needs to be more maps, champs and game modes. But the good news is when you pay for the game you pay for all the DLC that will be coming out as well. If you're on the fence, wait a bit. It'll be interesting to see where this game goes.    … Expand
  26. Nel
    Feb 14, 2017
    7
    Blizzard usually makes well made games, and this is no exception. However, for me the game feels very repetitive. The nice part of it that is not free, so you dont have to grind forever to get your characters, but they still make you pay for different boxes that contains items, that generally really don't have any impact, but it makes it feel like a free to play game
  27. Wiebe
    Feb 26, 2020
    7
    Casual playing is fun, but there is no team play. Competitive gameplay has team play, but a toxic community with super competitive no lifers.
  28. muzmuz
    Sep 8, 2017
    7
    Brings about a very good impression all around, but for its price tag, the game just gets old quickly with its lack of content and repetitive gameplay. A polished characteristic of a game alone does not make you play the game consistently.
  29. 345Y
    May 26, 2016
    7
    Overwatch really is fun. The graphics are cool and doesnt not try to go with "one of the best looking game ever" style. It is competitive and the different characters are well thought. Although this multiplayergame is near perfect I give a 9/10 for this game. Because I am missing two little things that dont disturb the gamestyle at all.

    1. Character customiziation: I dont need different    Overwatch really is fun. The graphics are cool and doesnt not try to go with "one of the best looking game ever" style. It is competitive and the different characters are well thought. Although this multiplayergame is near perfect I give a 9/10 for this game. Because I am missing two little things that dont disturb the gamestyle at all.

    1. Character customiziation: I dont need different "victory poses" and actually: I find the totally useless as the feeling when you open a lootbox and you only get **** sprays or pose (especially when you see some epic or legendary reward) you are disappointed.
    2. And furthermore I would like to have a bit more options of customiziation (I dont want to open the comparision to Team Fortress 2 - but you get the point). Something that changes the style HOW you play. This wont happen by the skins you get. Some new weapons with small damage changes or buffed abilitys would make me happy as I would think more of options and new methods, which will make a game perfect for me: Thinking of how you like to play and what small changes make the perfect gamestyle for you.

    Still, the game is absolutely stable, makes fun and looks nice. So, like I said before, I give it a 9/10.

    Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  30. 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
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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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