Overwatch (2016)

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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6659 Ratings

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  1. Surt
    May 31, 2016
    6
    Lets call a spade a spade. Game is overprised for what it offers. No story. No the opening and those trailers don't count towards story. Don't listen to the nits who say otherwise. Second as someone who plays FPS almost exclusively, you can lump this game into the MOBA/ TF2 kinda game.

    It's not a straight FPS. You have supers you say? You can buff other players? Then no it's not rainbow    Lets call a spade a spade. Game is overprised for what it offers. No story. No the opening and those trailers don't count towards story. Don't listen to the nits who say otherwise. Second as someone who plays FPS almost exclusively, you can lump this game into the MOBA/ TF2 kinda game.

    It's not a straight FPS. You have supers you say? You can buff other players? Then no it's not rainbow six or BF or Doom.

    If your looking for a "happy" FPS then you will like this. Otherwise wait for the new BF game or pick up DOOM. Thanks to redbox I don't have to own this game. And for those wondering how many hours I put in. Enough to know that what you played in beta and in game didn't deter that much.    … Expand
  2. royben14
    Mar 28, 2018
    5
    The game is perfect.
    On a gameplay level it's perfect and balancing is only a problem for a short time after a hero launches.
    Characters are perfect in every way and immerse you into the game. Every smallest detail is made to perfection. everything i wrote in my original review still stands but the game doesn't run anymore... it just doesn't open and I've searched for a solution    The game is perfect.
    On a gameplay level it's perfect and balancing is only a problem for a short time after a hero launches.
    Characters are perfect in every way and immerse you into the game.
    Every smallest detail is made to perfection.

    everything i wrote in my original review still stands but the game doesn't run anymore... it just doesn't open and I've searched for a solution everywhere but Blizzard does not offer one.    … Expand
  3. Javiese
    May 28, 2016
    7
    Positive points:

    + Entertaining + Nice art design: Characters, lore, maps, skills... + Nice "rock, paper, scissors" gameplay design Negative points: - Lack of content: not many game modes - No campaign mode, even having a great lore - Not many unlockables. Leveling up has no sense at all - Some heroes are not very well balanced, at least at the moment the game was released -    Positive points:

    + Entertaining
    + Nice art design: Characters, lore, maps, skills...
    + Nice "rock, paper, scissors" gameplay design

    Negative points:

    - Lack of content: not many game modes
    - No campaign mode, even having a great lore
    - Not many unlockables. Leveling up has no sense at all
    - Some heroes are not very well balanced, at least at the moment the game was released
    - This negative points can lead to a sensation of repetitiveness

    Fortunately, every negative point can be solved via updates and patches.

    For now, I give this title a 7 out of 10 and not less, but I'm sure this game will become a better FPS title than it is today.    … Expand
  4. ChuchiMaster
    Jan 20, 2018
    6
    I have being playing overwatch for over 8 months and i'm still not tierd of it.
  5. QuietLion
    Jan 3, 2019
    7
    Un FPS molto frenetico in cui non serve shoppare per vincere ma serve solo abilità . Ha una community molto vasta ed è divertente da giocare con gli amici .
  6. Alphaaa
    Apr 27, 2019
    7
    This game is not as bad as some people say it is. I had a great first impression and I enjoyed my Quick Play and some Arcade matches. Just don't play Competitive if you're a casual player. I may have been upset with the game at some point, but I still have fun in my matches. The problem is that the game is still plagued with cheaters/throwers, and the automated ban system really should be removed.
  7. hoho060
    Feb 2, 2020
    5
    I think it was a great game, but now there's not enough mod to play and it's too boring. just enjoy this game only a year if you want to
  8. ZetaJiffils
    Dec 12, 2019
    6
    Game of payment, with micropayments.
    Repetitive content
    Years with repetitive events.
    Overwatch 2: Expansion of payment in a payment game with micropayments.
    Blizzard is only interested in MONEY.
  9. Bloodnes
    Feb 6, 2020
    5
    Не залетела от слова совсем, сыграл пару матчей, не зацепила. Близарды делают шедевры, но на мой взгляд это исключение, обычный шутер для меня ничем не приметный. 5/10 есть куда лучшие альтернативы сей поделки
  10. ZetMoriz_
    Feb 11, 2020
    6
    В первы 2 года после релиза, Overwatch был очень хорошей игрой, но после 2-х лет игра скатилось в мусорку и стала лишь для отмыва денег. Игра было моей любимой на выходе и играл я в неё с огромный удовольствием и думал что никогда не заброшу, но никога не говори никогда и вот я её частично забросил из-за отсутвия контента так такового. Чисто лишь захожу на ивентики ради 3-х скинов за 3В первы 2 года после релиза, Overwatch был очень хорошей игрой, но после 2-х лет игра скатилось в мусорку и стала лишь для отмыва денег. Игра было моей любимой на выходе и играл я в неё с огромный удовольствием и думал что никогда не заброшу, но никога не говори никогда и вот я её частично забросил из-за отсутвия контента так такового. Чисто лишь захожу на ивентики ради 3-х скинов за 3 недели, и калбировки ради того, что я "играл". Ну а 2019 был как по мне худшим для игры, 2 героя, однообразные ивенты(кроме мятежа, но и то,в 2к20 больше не будет нового лора мятеже KEKW), overwatch лига (лично для меня), мусорный чм (лично для меня), новая система 2/2/2 (лично для меня). Хотелось бы вернутся в первые 2 года игры и почувствовать снова не ощущения, как же я ссал кипятком от первого мятежа, боже... Игра хорошая, но если близы не возьмутся за неё и будут так и дальше развивать лигу и грести бабло, то игра станет мусором.… Expand
  11. Retero
    May 13, 2020
    5
    There is not enough content, I played the Game for 5 hours and it was pretty Boring. The Maps and the Champions are good, but i think the Game needs more Gamemodes and more Content.
  12. explorerbay
    Aug 6, 2020
    7
    It was not the first of the genre but its a improvement from Team Fortress, pretty cool game with amazing character design and levels, the downsides are the meta, every patch things change and if you wanna win.. you have to be on meta, the matchmaking is bad, winning or losing its a a coin toss
  13. nazarkin123
    Mar 12, 2021
    6
    Played it a bit and except for cartoon-like graphics nothing that exciting. Just a regular shooter for kids.
  14. JackPlack
    May 30, 2022
    5
    Best PvP game. But i dont like PvP or battle royale too much. A specially winning rate balance is not imrpoving arcade/ranked. No leavers penalty in arcade mode 15 seconds before match end. Little too dumb idea with reputation system. I think lot of things have simple solution, but i feel game has wrong game designers. Overwatch 2 - i dont thing is solution, just gives money for wrongBest PvP game. But i dont like PvP or battle royale too much. A specially winning rate balance is not imrpoving arcade/ranked. No leavers penalty in arcade mode 15 seconds before match end. Little too dumb idea with reputation system. I think lot of things have simple solution, but i feel game has wrong game designers. Overwatch 2 - i dont thing is solution, just gives money for wrong designed skin system. At this moment game uninstalled im not waiting for Overwatch 2.… Expand
  15. MadclownJack
    Sep 16, 2018
    6
    Yeah, this grade makes sense. I'm gonna compare it to Paladins, so bear with me. First off, i like this game. It's fun, mostly, as much as a moba shooter can be. That said, having played both Paladins and Overwath i can't really find any meaningful difference in the core gameplay. There's a switch in heroes' abilities but other than the fact that one is free and the other isn't i see noYeah, this grade makes sense. I'm gonna compare it to Paladins, so bear with me. First off, i like this game. It's fun, mostly, as much as a moba shooter can be. That said, having played both Paladins and Overwath i can't really find any meaningful difference in the core gameplay. There's a switch in heroes' abilities but other than the fact that one is free and the other isn't i see no notable differences. The graphics in both games are good, although i play on lowest settings to negate any possible latency or lag. The maps look great, well made and intuitive in design. I like all the different modes available in Overwatch, as the core game can get a bit dull after a while. The heroes are all interesting in design. That said, i had a much easier time acquiring cosmetic gear in Paladins than i did in Overwatch, which in turn, begs to question, why does a paid game have to bait me with (mostly useless) loot to get me to play more? Micro-transactions are present in both games, but again, at least it makes sense in Paladins, as it is free. I cannot comment on the matchmaking, but i have noticed that Overwatch routinely pairs me with or against ludicrous level players. As for hackers, i've yet to meet one in either game, but what Blizzard does with PC Bangs in Korea is all kinds of shady and will eventually backfire. In summation, i think that Overwatch is good but not as good as the advertisers would have you believe. If you're thinking about getting it, if not for anything else than "Bragging Rights" at least try to get it cheap, like 20$ or less (preferably) because it's just a heavily advertised, boastful moba shooter that delivers on a basic level pretty well and not much else. Paladins does all of this, with different heroes, different modes and a different graphical style, for free. Which one is better for You is completely subjective.… Expand
  16. Shekky
    Jun 17, 2018
    5
    Blizzard has struggled with balancing in most of their games. The gameplay is ok, lacks a singleplayer experience that I was hoping to get out of this game. Multiplayer can be fun when you don't run into those toxic players and play like your in a competitive game. The higher rank you attain in competitive forces you to play the game even more so you can maintain your rank which wouldn'tBlizzard has struggled with balancing in most of their games. The gameplay is ok, lacks a singleplayer experience that I was hoping to get out of this game. Multiplayer can be fun when you don't run into those toxic players and play like your in a competitive game. The higher rank you attain in competitive forces you to play the game even more so you can maintain your rank which wouldn't be bad if I didn't like other games more.… Expand
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. DKR
    May 25, 2018
    6
    At first, I feel privileged to be the first to make a thoughtful, honest review instead of "omg its tf2" and "omg cancer community!1!"

    Bliz has taken the title belt over every genre it's entered: MMO, FPS, RTS, ARPG,...ok HOTS was pretty bad, but point is they're no pushovers of game developing, and Overwatch truly is revolutionary. You can tell they played every video game they could    At first, I feel privileged to be the first to make a thoughtful, honest review instead of "omg its tf2" and "omg cancer community!1!"

    Bliz has taken the title belt over every genre it's entered: MMO, FPS, RTS, ARPG,...ok HOTS was pretty bad, but point is they're no pushovers of game developing, and Overwatch truly is revolutionary. You can tell they played every video game they could to extract every good idea for gameplay possible and - frankly - crafted an FPS to such perfection that OW will be the standard of FPS for rest of time in terms of gameplay/character design, map design, voice work, music composition, commendably balanced heroes, beautiful graphics, even going PC (ie a lesbian hero, a bisexual hero, or buff chick and chunky chick for the feminists, or robots that are portrayed as an oppressed minority [I can see the others, but racism against robots? really?] ) just about everything in OW is polished to a shiny sheen. So, why the low score?

    It isn't evolving. It could be argued that Bliz made a game so perfect that it has nowhere to go, but there is still this looming void about the game as the years pass (even bliz said "here comes next comp season. see you there._. ). TF2 introduced new modes, new weapons which allowed alternate play styles, many, many new maps, and it's personality was one-of-a-kind with a charm that never went away. OW has given little new content save for an occasional map, or a new hero who's balancing is all over the place (sombra sucked @1st, ana was a god @1st, Fist either kills everything or dies instantly, and Moira is f**ing INSANE) or taking some casual mode and putting COMP in front if it i.e. comp FFA/soccer. The flow of content is slow and anti climactic.

    2nd reason is the game's lore is absolute garbage. The game has no driving narrative. Every hero's story is "everyone thought they died...BUT THEY CAME BACK WITH VIDEO GAEEM PWERRZZ!!"
    As is trendy nowadays, everyone has 0 development. None. It's like Bliz made a 20 part book series that all had 1 chapter. It's hard to view the heroes as...well heroes, bc they don't fight anything. Who is the enemy? Why do they exist? Why are they fighting? To kick a soda machine's a** in Japan?

    C'mon, we all know the real reason why this is. If you want a plot to be interesting, characters have to struggle, suffer, discuss morality, philosophy, justice vs vengeance, mercy or execution, 2nd chance or judgement, who is the hero and who is the villain, who are you rooting for/against? Not only would this take time and *cough* talent, but calling something "evil" might offend someone, so everyone's motivation is brushed into a cloud of uncertainty, pretty graphics, and shiny, purple booties. After all, WHO ARE YOU TO SAY WHATS RIGHT OR WRONG! CHECK UR PRIVILEGE BRO! UR JUST (shaming buzzword here).

    The balancing isn't perfect either. Junkrat, Phara, and Widow leave a warpath to the objectives bc they have little counterplay when used properly. Phara 2 shots her own counters & 90% of the OW cast can't even engage her bc her mobility and flight which render her unkillable, Rat can blindly spam to f*ing murder teams by himself, and accurate Widow's are 1man armies while no one plays Report Torb.

    Speaking of reports, Bliz still has their bs report system. Problem is, you can get reported for "abusive language" for playing Torb. I made a sarcastic, unoffensive comment in General Chat, and saw a 3 month silence. Should I even be shocked anymore? The first month I played OW, I didn't talk, and weekly i still got emails from Bliz telling me to tone down the abuse. Now I'm getting reported for not communicating, and paragraphs of "teamwork" and "this is why you're bronze" sermons.

    Which brings me to my final beef with OW: the community. No, they're not the worst ever. Honestly, I'd say this is the least toxic & coolest community I've seen in 20 years of online gaming, so what's so bad? Even here, you can see "cancerous community" popup in all of the neg reviews. What. a bunch. of babies. Try LoL. You kids don't know the meaning of "cancer", but bc the squeaky wheel was so loud, Bliz made their dumb*ss report system so they can PR about the number of punished accounts.

    I can't take it anymore. When it comes to gameplay, they are so. f*ing. stupid. Leave it to our favorite collective of idiots to make "GROUP, WALK TO SQUARE, PUSH Q" impossibly difficult. I don't mean losing, I mean being completely and utterly shut down. All you can do is kick back in your lawn chair and laugh at the calamity. The enemy is sooo good. Tanks absorbing damage, dps kicking ass, present healers, great ultimate usage, great focus, and no matter how much I bomb my elo, they always have a badass sniper that doesn't miss a headshot. You're team has 6 wandering DPS that only exist as Dabacabb montage fodder leaving you - as 1 player - defenseless.

    Who am i kidding. No one's reading this s** anymore.    … Expand
  20. 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.
  21. YuriZakhaev
    Apr 19, 2018
    5
    A stunning game with extremely solid gameplay plagued by the indecisiveness of Blizzard's "balancing" powers and an overwhelmingly toxic community. New content is locked behind seasonal events where loot box odds plummet so that you can't grind out most of the skins without almost being forced to pay to better your odds. From someone who has 400 hours in-game (most in competitive) and hasA stunning game with extremely solid gameplay plagued by the indecisiveness of Blizzard's "balancing" powers and an overwhelmingly toxic community. New content is locked behind seasonal events where loot box odds plummet so that you can't grind out most of the skins without almost being forced to pay to better your odds. From someone who has 400 hours in-game (most in competitive) and has been playing since actual day one, this game is a shell of what it claimed to be and is dying because Blizzard can't figure out how to balance a game between the wants of the casual and pro community. Not only that, but the playerbase is unbelievably toxic in and out of ranked. Throwers, leavers, general griefers in chat and BM all around. For a game that took 2016 by storm, it's fading into obscurity. A forced entry into e-sports (Overwatch League) only brings viewer counts, not player counts.… Expand
  22. Yabs
    Mar 9, 2019
    7
    Blizzard has continually, albeit slowly, adding new content in the form of maps and heroes. Fun action competitive multiplayer game. The matchmaking system can be frustrating at times.. I keep getting placed into late matches on the losing end.

    Overwatch has a great diversity of character /'Hero's' with special powers or an 'Ultimate' power. Each hero feels vastly unique from another.    Blizzard has continually, albeit slowly, adding new content in the form of maps and heroes. Fun action competitive multiplayer game. The matchmaking system can be frustrating at times.. I keep getting placed into late matches on the losing end.

    Overwatch has a great diversity of character /'Hero's' with special powers or an 'Ultimate' power. Each hero feels vastly unique from another. I've played a total of about 40 hours in the past two weeks (total in game time - not in lobby or waiting to play). The game is superbly balanced and runs smoothly on older systems GTX 740 with core 2 duo (at least 30 fps on med low settings).

    The color and contrast, and texturing of the game is far more appeasing to me than that of TF2 or Battleborn (too much color, and little shading). The maps are individually unique, beautiful and require different team strategies and hero makeup to overcome ones opponents.

    I'm having a blast playing Overwatch...That said, I would not recommend buying the game at the current price of $40. See below for reasons why.

    -Currently the community is irritating to play with, only 1/10 players in pick up groups use a mic.

    -As a multiplayer only game, it is disappointing that there are no options to filter games. For example, I'd like to filter out preformed groups when I'm playing with a random PUG group. Also, the matchmaking for this game is horrendous. I've been placed into a game that is within 1-2 min. of the end of the match and loosing several times in a row. Further on this point, the devs have stated that match making takes into account several factors...including player performance to match. It now seems like I am stuck with players who really do not play at all as a team (no mic, no communication) and as a result my wins : loses is gradually decreasing.

    -We NEED more maps. 14 maps and only 3 types of game modes (the game states 4, however, two of which are really the same thing escort vs the hybrid).

    -There is little sense of progression. Nobody gives a s**T about sprays.

    -The HIT boxes are larger than they appear, it creates a system whereby players with poor aim get many B.S. kills, evident by the kill cam afterwards and the occasional frag when you are clearly safely on the other side of a wall (attributable to the hitbox).

    -You can shoot through your allies? WTH? I can understand no TKs, however this creates a scenario where Hanzo and Widowmaker get a bunch of B.S. eliminations without having to really place their cross hairs on an opponent..

    Overall I very much like the game. Blizzard just needs to get more maps out, and create a filter system and then I would gladly bump my rating up to 8-9 which is a recommend from me.    … Expand
  23. ReziuS
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    Could stay a good game if the balance team got fired, but the incessant esports chasing removed any semblance of soul from it.
  24. crysi102
    Aug 28, 2016
    5
    Let me get this out of the way first. I love Overwatch. The characters are colorful, the style is amazing, and the lore is deep and complex.

    The problem is that the characters, lores, and stylized cutscenes are not in the game. No, reviewing this game as a game leaves me feeling a bit offset. As a universe, Overwatch is amazing, simply mindblowing, and brings a bit of everything to    Let me get this out of the way first. I love Overwatch. The characters are colorful, the style is amazing, and the lore is deep and complex.

    The problem is that the characters, lores, and stylized cutscenes are not in the game.

    No, reviewing this game as a game leaves me feeling a bit offset. As a universe, Overwatch is amazing, simply mindblowing, and brings a bit of everything to the table, great characters, lores, fans, exc. As a game, well it's lackluster.

    The game itself is a simple first person shooter with two teams of six. That's it. Each hero plays differently and counters another and so on, blah blah blah, we've all heard that before. Point is, as a game, it's repetitive and lacks any sort of story element. It also deals with a full price tag, for which it feels empty. Furthermore, you don't just GET the things you buy. Yes, you get the full game, but getting all the pieces of the game include more than your share of fully duplicate loot boxes, and the pure annoyance that comes from them.

    This is not a solo game. You do not play this game for an engaging plot or interesting mechanics or deep lore and gameplay. No, you play this game with your friends. And that brings about the multiplayer issues with the game. Put simply, casual is full of trolls (but that's to be expected in any multiplayer game) and the brawls (special gamemodes that rotate in and out) feel unbalanced and underwhelming. So the only real way to play the game is competitively, and that is a mess. In the next season, they say they'll clear things up, but from the beta testers, Season 2 doesn't look any better than the first. The ranking system is messed up, skewed HARD in favor of those with dps skills and beefy computers. Healers get nothing, even though they are integral to winning a game. Ranked is bad. Very bad. Casual is only slightly better.

    Long story short, Overwatch would be a 0 if not for the extra, out-of-game universe. If not for the cinematics and comics that keep me interested in the characters, I would not play the game. As it is, I only bought it to play with my friends... and I wouldn't keep playing if I had the choice. But after the hefty cost of entry, 40-60 bucks, I can't just put the game down. They promised me stuff, so I'll get stuff. I'll just enjoy the extra universe more.    … Expand
  25. ScemEnzo
    Jun 17, 2018
    5
    A technically perfect title, with astonishing graphics, optimized performances and nice menu navigation.
    It has very well designed character, mixing togheder skills taken from TF2 and balancing them between characters.
    That said, even if it's an incredibly well developed and maintained title, it has something that goes wrong when talking about the fun that it gives. Matchmaking is    A technically perfect title, with astonishing graphics, optimized performances and nice menu navigation.
    It has very well designed character, mixing togheder skills taken from TF2 and balancing them between characters.

    That said, even if it's an incredibly well developed and maintained title, it has something that goes wrong when talking about the fun that it gives.
    Matchmaking is slow (sometimes it reachs 5-6 minutes to find a match in Europe, than after the match you have to wait again), unconsistent and the number of concurrent players is far from being the "40 million" they advertise so much.

    The hero skill based gameplay, even if it's almost balanced after lots of update, it's far from being a competitive style of game, on wich they push so much: it's a slot machine team game, where the only thing that matter is not shooting but using nicely your skill and, most of all, the ultimate, the unpredictable gamechanging factor that ruins everything. I know it's a cool idea, but it's not meant to be done for competitive and fair kind of games.
    The most frustrating thing is that a match is mostly based on shield heroes and support ones. Some of those last ones are, also, a lot overpowered and nothing has been made to balance them. Even if a support should be used aggressively, you should not design a character that does area heal, has a shield, has stun and does a lot of melee damage.
    It also seems like the game want to please everyone, giving medals and highlight randomly, also to very bad players during the match without reason.

    The community is sometimes toxic, sometimes weeaboo, sometimes Brizard's fans. I'm not saying it's always that way, but during my hours of gameplay I've got some encounters like that.
    The undoubted overrating behaviour arround this title seems in part caused from this very last part of the community.
    Also it's true what they say: if you are solo or you are in a team but with very incompetent friends, don't think the matchmaking is gonna give you match based on your overall skill level.

    I won't talk (and considering in the score that I've given) about the lore that is pretty cheap both in narration and articulation, since it has nothing to do with the gameplay.

    Lastly, the incredible lack of maps and modes. Heroes are enough, skins and collectibles also, but stuff that regards gameplay is in miserable quantity for a paid online-only title.    … Expand
  26. AstralAssassin3
    Mar 4, 2017
    7
    Re reviewing this game, more content has been added and that pushes the score up:

    Pros: -Gameplay is fun fun fun and more fun. -A great variety of characters, each with unique abilities and ultimates -Lots more game modes, with a newly added 3v3 elimination and capture the flag modes Neutral: -Cartoon style graphics and sound design that some will love, others won't (I personally    Re reviewing this game, more content has been added and that pushes the score up:

    Pros:
    -Gameplay is fun fun fun and more fun.
    -A great variety of characters, each with unique abilities and ultimates
    -Lots more game modes, with a newly added 3v3 elimination and capture the flag modes

    Neutral:
    -Cartoon style graphics and sound design that some will love, others won't (I personally like it)

    Cons:
    -Still no story or campaign :/
    -Some characters need balancing
    -You will most likely find a character you despise (mine is tracer >:( )

    Overall:
    Story: 4/10 for improved background lore
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Graphics and sound design: 8/10
    Overall: 7/10    … Expand
  27. PizzaW0lf
    Sep 14, 2017
    7
    Now that the hype has settled I think I should give a fair analysis on this game and whether or not it's worth the $40-$60 you will spend. One thing that I LOVE about this game is how easy it is to play. No confusing menus or other crap I don't care, just simple click what you want which is vital in an action packed game like this. The characters REALLY stand out. I love all of them!Now that the hype has settled I think I should give a fair analysis on this game and whether or not it's worth the $40-$60 you will spend. One thing that I LOVE about this game is how easy it is to play. No confusing menus or other crap I don't care, just simple click what you want which is vital in an action packed game like this. The characters REALLY stand out. I love all of them! (except MEI I HATE HER) All of them have there own charm and make the game even more fun. The art style is also nice but pretty basic. And the maps are seriously the best maps for a multiplayer shooter like Overwatch. But a big problem I have with the game is how lacking in content it really is. Especially for a $40-$60 game. PLEASE BLIZZARD, ADD IN A STORY MODE! Also I think this game really didn't diverse GOTY in 2016. And just for the fact it got THAT award makes this game feel a little OVERRATED. Sorry ¯_(ツ)_/¯. Overall I would recommend. PS, this game runs SUPER well on most computers that are pretty good in terms of graphical power.… Expand
  28. JanekDelux
    Jul 17, 2021
    6
    This game delivers a lot of fun when you are playing with coordinated group. The characters are fun and all have something only they can do. My complaint is that the meta is unbalanced a lot of the time and some characters counter entire class. Not to mention, most of the time when you are playing alone your teammates are not even on voicechat.

    Overall I would say this game is okay, but    This game delivers a lot of fun when you are playing with coordinated group. The characters are fun and all have something only they can do. My complaint is that the meta is unbalanced a lot of the time and some characters counter entire class. Not to mention, most of the time when you are playing alone your teammates are not even on voicechat.

    Overall I would say this game is okay, but has some serious problems that need to be fixed in order to make it a better experience.

    6.4/10    … Expand
  29. tintelfruit
    Nov 19, 2018
    6
    A diverse group of characters, Unique game mechanics and an low learning curve make Overwatch a pretty fun experience, but the overly simple game play and repetitiveness make it become stale quickly,
  30. EternalTouch
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    Coming from someone who has played Overwatch for over a year, both for fun and competitively, its hard to judge Overwatch as a game or as a community, as the game itself is an amazing creation, and one of the best team-based games out there today, which has gained a massive following. That's not to say the community helps its case, and while being one of the funnest games out there rightComing from someone who has played Overwatch for over a year, both for fun and competitively, its hard to judge Overwatch as a game or as a community, as the game itself is an amazing creation, and one of the best team-based games out there today, which has gained a massive following. That's not to say the community helps its case, and while being one of the funnest games out there right now, the community is swarmed with toxic players, boosting in higher ranks, and griefing: where a player places a lower ranked than what they are placed/skilled yet. i.e. A Master player playing games in Silver.

    While I do have an extremely fun time playing the game as a whole, the community ruins this game from becoming the perfect game it could be. The Overwatch League, a weekly program from Wednesday to Saturday pits twelve teams against each other, and has definitely re sparked the interest of those who love Overwatch.

    When it comes down to it, while Overwatch is fun mechanically, the community will leave a sour taste in your mouth, wondering if you're willing to stick through it to simply enjoy the game.    … Expand
  31. Nestiz
    Apr 22, 2018
    6
    Good graphics, interesting gameplay, one of the best teamgame...
    The problem is only one - terrible community and the attitude of developers to the players, who just ignore you. It make you nervous all the time you are playing this game.
    It's a good game to play for fun for 2-3 months, but not more. Everything good in this game is too simple.
  32. 4125MakeItSo
    Nov 17, 2018
    5
    Good game if you buy it with discount. For full price is too expansive. Nice for playing with friends. This is total arcade moba-shooter. No physics, no bullet drop or recoil, no fall damage, but it's funny for playing.
  33. MarsDell
    Feb 12, 2022
    5
    competitive 0/10 worst thing ever, 1 you have to wait 10-15 minutes if you want to play dps 2 im 3500+ 5-12 seasons but now in 2500 sr and i can't do anything what's wrong with this game. And then your dps says yea im so bad and i don't want to switch, good game but now its trash
    this game could be like WOW but instead of making it better they are renaming Mccre
  34. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 10, 2020
    5
    The lore is cool, and the gameplay is engaging, but essentially boring. The character roster hardly ever changes, so after a while you basically have seen everything it has to offer.
  35. va1tax
    Nov 15, 2018
    7
    The graphics, animated shorts, the lore/comics, are enough to get people interested in playing Overwatch. I have put countless hours into this game when it first was released, and have now seen myself drift farther and father away or loosing my desire/urge to get on and play the game. To me this is not just due to the fact that the community is toxic. (in fact, most online games now andThe graphics, animated shorts, the lore/comics, are enough to get people interested in playing Overwatch. I have put countless hours into this game when it first was released, and have now seen myself drift farther and father away or loosing my desire/urge to get on and play the game. To me this is not just due to the fact that the community is toxic. (in fact, most online games now and days are just as toxic or worse. Take League of Legends for example) It is the fact that Blizzard will make any change they can if any of the fans/users complain about it enough. Now you can see that as a good thing, which it is, unless you are overdoing like blizzard has done in the last year or so with all the unnecessary buffs, debuffs, reworks, they have done to almost all their characters outside of releasing new characters just because people where complaining how often they were loosing. Overwatch to me is great if you are just getting into it, but it still has a way to go for people like me who have played the game from the beginning to get us re-hyped for the game.… Expand
  36. diego24star
    Dec 16, 2018
    6
    Good game. Bad community.
    The game needs more support with new events to still living, the same events all the years finally is booring.
  37. Noki_Bluki
    Mar 29, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Эта игра ужасна во всём, в 2017 было всё хорошо, идеальный баланс но нет, Blizzard решили уйти в дерьмо, ужасный поиск игроков, имбовые герои Бригитта и Батист против них играть невозможно, игра набита толерантностью, ужасные карты, токсичные игроки, игра скатилась игре 2/10. Спасибо Blizzard, Вы убили игру… Expand
  38. Cz3rw0ny
    Dec 15, 2020
    6
    I am not a fan of hero-shooters. I gave Overwatch an honest try, but this is not a mechanic for me. Despite that, I do see the appeal it might have to some. I will stick to shooting games with more realistic feel.
  39. Qukie
    Apr 8, 2019
    5
    The graphics and the gameplay feeling is really good! The maps are incredibly well made and also creativity put into hero design is quite amazing. I really enjoyed thoise aspects. Though, for me the game felt inbalanced. Many heros were just too strong, when played with some skill. It also anyoed me that the QuickGame mode had some hidden ranking mechanism, which made every round feelThe graphics and the gameplay feeling is really good! The maps are incredibly well made and also creativity put into hero design is quite amazing. I really enjoyed thoise aspects. Though, for me the game felt inbalanced. Many heros were just too strong, when played with some skill. It also anyoed me that the QuickGame mode had some hidden ranking mechanism, which made every round feel super stressfull. This made me not enjoy the game at all as your always forced to play at your limits.… Expand
  40. eviternity
    Apr 27, 2019
    5
    I've had this game for over a year now and I have really mixed feelings about it, but it's not entirely about the mechanics of it. Sure, there are annoying things that stand out when you play, but it's the community and the way the customers are treated here that really bugs me.
    The community gets to the point where the only word I can think of is /disgusting/. Matches are lost as soon as    I've had this game for over a year now and I have really mixed feelings about it, but it's not entirely about the mechanics of it. Sure, there are annoying things that stand out when you play, but it's the community and the way the customers are treated here that really bugs me.
    The community gets to the point where the only word I can think of is /disgusting/. Matches are lost as soon as you queue in because of trolls. Constant sexual harassment over voice chat from /adults/. And this is where customer service comes in. I've been banned twice. The first time, sure, I went off on someone who had been directing ugly comments at me. I'll take being silenced for a week. But please explain how I got banned again, 2 weeks after? For no reason?
    Bonus: They won't even tell you why you were banned. Thanks, Blizzard. Wouldn't recommend.
    Giving a 5 only because the lore is great and I truly enjoy the game when it's not toxic.    … Expand
  41. Ilmu011
    Feb 12, 2021
    7
    Overwatch is an Online Hero Shooter.

    The standard gameplay consists of two 6-player teams playing an objective, like holding a control point or pushing a payload. It is set in a first person shooter setting. The main excitement about Overwatch is the huge gallery of heroes. In contrast to traditional shooters, the main emphasis in Overwatch in addition to the gunplay are the special    Overwatch is an Online Hero Shooter.

    The standard gameplay consists of two 6-player teams playing an objective, like holding a control point or pushing a payload. It is set in a first person shooter setting.

    The main excitement about Overwatch is the huge gallery of heroes. In contrast to traditional shooters, the main emphasis in Overwatch in addition to the gunplay are the special abilities of the characters. No one hero plays out the same as another one and trying out different heroes and their respective playstyle is fundamentally fun, there is no doubt about that.

    However, like most online matchmaking games with emphasis on diverse abilities, Overwatch particularly suffers balancing issues resulting in stale meta games and frequent occurences of games where one team gets "steam rolled".

    At worst, those games can be extremely frustrating and make you quit the game for a while, but you'll eventually come back for it, because when it comes down for it, it is a good game. The games, that are balanced and where you can say "gg, close" at the end even if you lost the match bring a certain type of satisfaction, which will make you come back to this game, even if you run the risk to get a game where your team gets absolutely steam rolled.

    With how the dev team handles the game, I am convinced they care about their game, making frequent updates to the game to (sometimes desperately) ensure a balanced experience, which in my opninion probably will never happen because there are simply too many heroes with too diverse and powerful abilities and they keep pumping out new heroes all the time.

    In short: A fun hero shooter with some balancing issues which is fun to play once in a while.

    PS: I disagree with Metacritic saying a 7/10 is "Mixed", I still think this game is positive, but if I could give it a rating out of 5 stars, I wouldn't give it 4.

    Playtime at review: 800 hours    … Expand
  42. zzz_DeV1L_zzz
    Jun 7, 2020
    6
    An interesting idea, but of course there are cons. High ping, bad patches, over time it gets boring, it's hard to play for a long time. 6 points.
  43. pur__0_0__
    Mar 31, 2021
    6
    Overwatch is a bit confusing and complicated for new players, which is exactly what I was when I started playing the game (duh). There are too many controls for a simple shooter game, the tutorial doesn't teach anything properly and the games we play while waiting for an online game ends abruptly without giving any indication that there was a time limit the whole time. Every singleOverwatch is a bit confusing and complicated for new players, which is exactly what I was when I started playing the game (duh). There are too many controls for a simple shooter game, the tutorial doesn't teach anything properly and the games we play while waiting for an online game ends abruptly without giving any indication that there was a time limit the whole time. Every single character has a different move set, which is great, except, there are too many characters. Mastering all the characters is hard, especially considering you can pick only those characters that have not already been taken.

    The biggest problem probably comes from its provider. Battle.net is a trashy platform that makes the PC run very slowly. This in turn makes the game constantly drop the frame rate and there are no settings to stop it from happening (it happens even in the lowest graphic settings). And this in turn makes aiming super difficult. By the time I reach my crosshair at the enemy, they have already taken me down.

    The lore given to the game is also very nice. Every character has a short based on them. It's nice to see how much depth they have given every character. Just seeing the characters itself makes it look interesting - a girl with a robot, a gorilla, a hamster, an Indian demigoddess etc. You know you're in for a good time when you have characters like these.

    So overall I'd say this is an excellent game ruined by its bad server.    … Expand
  44. SirWhy
    Jun 19, 2020
    6
    I really LOVE the game, but Blizzard dont know how to balance and keep peaple playing, and beside fix the game, they want to launch a second one, by now, Paladins is more balanced, but is a little dropped by comunity.
  45. 2I2l1a
    May 1, 2022
    6
    Overwatch is a highly stylized team-based shooter set on earth in the near future. Every match is an intense multiplayer showdown pitting a diverse cast of soldiers, mercenaries, scientists, adventurers, and oddities against each other in an epic, globe-spanning conflict.
  46. asael24
    Jun 24, 2020
    7
    Después de jugar por 4 años puedo decir que: El juego fue entretenido y en ocasiones lo sigue siendo, de manera casual, los héroes, las mecánicas, etc. muy bueno; el problema fue que ya a los dos años y medio o tres probablemente quedo en evidencia su falta de creatividad, los eventos eran los mismo de años anteriores, no había un cambio en ese sentido. Pero lo que mas no me gusto fueronDespués de jugar por 4 años puedo decir que: El juego fue entretenido y en ocasiones lo sigue siendo, de manera casual, los héroes, las mecánicas, etc. muy bueno; el problema fue que ya a los dos años y medio o tres probablemente quedo en evidencia su falta de creatividad, los eventos eran los mismo de años anteriores, no había un cambio en ese sentido. Pero lo que mas no me gusto fueron los roles en el competitivo, murió el juego para mi en ese momento.… Expand
  47. GianpaoloUmarel
    Aug 25, 2020
    6
    Some years ago it was a fun and an addictive game, but over the time, with all the updates, it became more competitive, annoying, and raging.

    6/10
  48. MrPajamas
    May 27, 2021
    6
    Overwatch is one of the games that just didn't interest me at all, but not at all. I've said from the start that this review is subjective and the game itself isn't bad at all, but for me it's nothing more than an above average FPS affair in the form of LOL. The game has several champions to choose from and there are also several maps, which is nice that unlike LOL you don't play the sameOverwatch is one of the games that just didn't interest me at all, but not at all. I've said from the start that this review is subjective and the game itself isn't bad at all, but for me it's nothing more than an above average FPS affair in the form of LOL. The game has several champions to choose from and there are also several maps, which is nice that unlike LOL you don't play the same one over and over again. However, I just don't like the game graphically. This is purely a subjective thing. I'm not some fan of realistic graphics, and I love the Borderlands style for example, but Overwatch just didn't do it for me at all. The whole game ultimately feels to me like some sort of F2P title, not to mention the fact that it's not and you have to pay for the game. On top of all this, expect to see more of the developers trying to scrounge money out of you in the form of various skins. The matches are fine, but nothing that makes me want to shell out the dough. As I said the game isn't bad, but I don't like Overwatch and therefore don't want to recommend something I don't like myself. For me, this is nothing more than an above average game that in my opinion deserves to be free-to-play.… Expand
  49. kruci
    Nov 12, 2021
    6
    Zaprzepaszczony potencjał, developerzy zapomnieli o grze po dwóch latach. Przykro
  50. scorae
    Dec 23, 2020
    7
    God this game pisses me off, but I love it. This game could seriously be one of the best competitive multi-player games out there if the devs didn't take months to nerf broken heroes and to buff the heroes that are simply not viable.
  51. Maurer
    Jul 12, 2021
    7
    I love the PvE events, cant wait for OV2 for the ala' story line. Gameplay is very entertaining but heroes "balance" changes are taken from the as*. Poor antycheat. Opening the crates is addicting.
  52. MoistNugget
    Feb 15, 2021
    5
    I have played Overwatch in and out for 3 years now and have amassed more than enough hours to be able to give an actual review of the game. The TL:DR is - I would be lying if I said the game hasn't given me good memories but frankly I can count the times I closed the game in a good mood on my fingers. The simple truth to why the game leaves a sour taste in many people's mouths, as well asI have played Overwatch in and out for 3 years now and have amassed more than enough hours to be able to give an actual review of the game. The TL:DR is - I would be lying if I said the game hasn't given me good memories but frankly I can count the times I closed the game in a good mood on my fingers. The simple truth to why the game leaves a sour taste in many people's mouths, as well as mine, is that it's just not really an FPS. The marketing and surface-level gameplay make it out to be just that, but I would argue the game possesses much more MOBA elements rather than FPS ones. Sure, you shoot guns and the game is first-person but the focus is more on team fights, and getting something done by yourself is a rare occurrence, much rarer if you stick with the game and actually climb the ladder. Frankly, no other game is similar to Overwatch in that aspect and a large portion of the community, as well as the balancing team really, can't handle such an innovative concept, which results in the infamous toxic players. You'd think there would be some compensation in terms of varying game modes but there is just one - a competitive mode. Even that mode is barely playable due to the constant smurfing as blizzard has put 0 effort in trying to put a stop to it, with many signed players openly smurfing on streams. "Ah, but what if I play with 5 of my mates", you would be matched against another 6 stack with at least 1 being a booster/smurf. "At least the lore is good and the characters are interesting" you might have heard but the lore consists of 5 animated shorts and 10 comic books. Even so, all of them are build-up with none actually attempting to progress the story in any way. If you are reading this and still wondering whether you should buy this game - just don't bother, play any other shooter or MOBA as this doesn't excel at anything.… Expand
  53. Asandberg
    Feb 28, 2021
    7
    Very fun in the beginning but only with friends and the game gets extremely boring after a while because of how repetitive it is. There are not that many fun gamemodes and the fun ones are either on rotation or only during special events. The game has lootboxes that you can buy and I really hate that, the chances of getting a legendary skin is really low (atleast in my experience) and youVery fun in the beginning but only with friends and the game gets extremely boring after a while because of how repetitive it is. There are not that many fun gamemodes and the fun ones are either on rotation or only during special events. The game has lootboxes that you can buy and I really hate that, the chances of getting a legendary skin is really low (atleast in my experience) and you can't even see the skins because it's a first person shooter.… Expand
  54. Obstinal
    Jun 3, 2021
    5
    Game used to be fun. Now it's filled with cheaters and bugs. I miss old overwatch. Blizzard please fix this game.
  55. PotentPoppers
    Jun 10, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you enjoy team based shooters and don't take them too seriously, this game can be blast with friends. That being said if you prefer to play alone and/or are looking to take shooters more seriously, this game will constantly work against you. You have been warned. It is a visually appealing, fluently animated, versatile video game that is hindered by a matchmaker that is constantly aiming to provide terrible players with forced wins by placing them purposefully with experienced players in a vain attempt to balance the odds 50/50. In a game where one player can cost your entire team the match, Consistently having a solid group to play with is highly recommended for an enjoyable experience.… Expand
  56. zucchan
    Aug 2, 2021
    7
    An interesting multiplayer game. A little bit difficult for a beginner like me but still a lot of fun to play
  57. thepigeonman3
    Aug 5, 2021
    5
    gets repetitive and annoying after a while. seems to be a game with a steadily downhill future. tank and support simply arent fun roles to play for most people, as dps are much more capable of getting kills, yet the game is balanced around only have 2/6 players in that role.
  58. vlecp
    Dec 21, 2021
    5
    OverWatch has a great variety of heroes to play. 32 characters over all that are split into 3 groups. Tank, support and damage. This system was forced some time ago into a 2/2/2 system. 2 tanks, 2 healers and 2 damage. Before it was that you could pick any. This system was even pushed onto casual modes. This leads to high queue times as a damage while tanks and supports got a near instantOverWatch has a great variety of heroes to play. 32 characters over all that are split into 3 groups. Tank, support and damage. This system was forced some time ago into a 2/2/2 system. 2 tanks, 2 healers and 2 damage. Before it was that you could pick any. This system was even pushed onto casual modes. This leads to high queue times as a damage while tanks and supports got a near instant queue. Blizzard has repeated the same mistake they have done in World of Warcraft. The reason for this system was because they could not balance around a specific strategy called "goats".

    Out of these 32 characters, only a couple of them are viable if you want to win. Especially in ranked. Blizzard managed to bring imbalance into such as small number of available heroes to play. The damage role has 17 heroes to play. Out of these 17 only a handful are viable to play. 7 tanks, 3 are viable at best, 2 at worst. 6 support characters, 3 are viable if you play a high rank, 2 are viable if you don't. The hero balance is awful. If you don't have 2 viable heroes but the other team got them? That's a lost game. Only 32 characters and they managed to have an insane imbalance. Tanks are not very much played because the ones that are viable are simply not fun if you have to play them every single game to win.

    There hasn't been any new content for the last 2 or so years as Blizzard works on OverWatch 2. There hasn't been any news about it or anything really. But Blizzard abandoned OverWatch as a game. Seemingly OverWatch 2 is OverWatch but with an added PvE mode. Nobody knows what the developers are doing at this point.

    The maps are ok. I am just wondering how nobody ever at the development team stopped for a moment on Horizon Lunar Colony and Paris and went "Maybe this is design wise not a good choice". These two maps are the worst and many people skip them. They were removed from competitive games because they are that terrible. The latest added map was a deathmatch map for reasons beyond mortal understanding. Nobody plays deathmatch.

    The report system is automated and stack based. Not reviewed by any customer service, so pretty worthless. The message that pops up when you report someone that you report them to "the Blizzard customer service" is a straight up lie.

    Loot boxes are terrible and should be banned. Not exception from this game for it.

    The recent experimental build was great because it came from actual players of the game. This company has people employed for the balance and lore. We have not gotten any significant lore (people ask for an extension of Sigmas lore since ages) since forever and lore additions itself are very rare. The writers are paid to do nothing, same for the balance guys. What a dream job these lazy developers must have.

    There was some weird update where they removed all regions, which led to insanely high pings because you were put into servers far away. Since this update my average ping is around 10 higher. Occasionally I am still getting thrown onto NA servers while being in Europe. The matchmaking system has been awful since then too.

    The game itself is great if you jump into it for a few rounds as a casual but if you expect anything more then you will be in for a disappointment. This game is good to play a couple of rounds and then stop, otherwise you will notice the heavy flaws very fast. Blizzard completely lost the hype of the game. If you want a better experience play Paladins.

    I give it a 5 because it's fun if you don't think about it too much, casuals can still enjoy it and it atleast gets new skins for events. But a lot of points are removed because Blizzard gave up on this game. It seems like they gave up on ALL their games. A shame really because the game could be much more.    … Expand
  59. bmywuk
    Sep 18, 2021
    5
    Recent lags that can go on for weeks or even months make the game simply unplayble. No other game I play has such laggy servers. Also, lots of smurfs. Imbalance with every update. Finally, you should pay to change your nickname. Disgusting.
  60. UrbanEelf
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    one of the best games I've ever played one of the best games I've ever played
  61. janwe04
    Jul 15, 2022
    5
    I have more then 1500h in this game and i can tell you, dont touch it! Wait for Overwatch 2. This Game is ruined.
  62. Uarabei
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
    It's nice to play, and the characters seem to be colorful, but the gameplay gets boring and I couldn't play it for a long time.

    But this is a session game and it should lure for a long time, but this did not happen to me.
  63. Pmstz
    Jan 25, 2023
    6
    Pretty nice and unique teamplay FPS.
    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  64. Daencik
    May 14, 2023
    7
    Before Blizzard turned an even worse version of Jastor Gallywix. The game and the idea behind it was over the top nice. As a fan of Blizzard games since Diablo 1 / Warcraft 3, it was awesome to be able to play a shooter with the same “core” attributes of the previous games, such as “Tank/Heal/DD”. Over time, Blizzard and thus Overwatch has f***ed itself, but the idea and furtherBefore Blizzard turned an even worse version of Jastor Gallywix. The game and the idea behind it was over the top nice. As a fan of Blizzard games since Diablo 1 / Warcraft 3, it was awesome to be able to play a shooter with the same “core” attributes of the previous games, such as “Tank/Heal/DD”. Over time, Blizzard and thus Overwatch has f***ed itself, but the idea and further possibilities (which Blizzard not exhausted unlike our wallet today) still leave me fantasizing. However, it has been a shooter that has made me to this day with the most fun.… Expand
  65. kucky7576
    Aug 9, 2023
    7
    It was one of my most beloved games, now its gone and that "not so good" overwatch 2 is here.. yay i guess?
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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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Metascore
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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