Overwatch (2016)

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  1. AsboXFlemzo
    May 24, 2016
    6
    When i saw the first cgi video of this game i thought, wow that looks amazing. Wow another dead island situation. pros - very pretty and sounds nice.
    Cons- Well the game is generally completely unbalanced. Some Hero like mcree can roll and fire a 6 round clip. Other can fly agross the map at super speed, have two health bars and unlimited ammo. Yup completely unbalanced, once guys is a    When i saw the first cgi video of this game i thought, wow that looks amazing. Wow another dead island situation. pros - very pretty and sounds nice.
    Cons- Well the game is generally completely unbalanced. Some Hero like mcree can roll and fire a 6 round clip. Other can fly agross the map at super speed, have two health bars and unlimited ammo. Yup completely unbalanced, once guys is a auto turret that can wipe out the team instantly. There is 1 mode split into 3 to pretend there is 3 modes. Caputure points then escort train. Other modes are just capture points and just escort train. Honestly a huge rip off. Maps seem ok, but are unbalanced to the flying heros. Classes are broken since offence is basically useless and defence and tanks completely over power them in any 1v1. Some support have more dps then offence. The game is a huge mess, someone needs to completely rework the heros. Now ive played both tf2 and battleborn and shadowrun so i know how balanced hero shooters work. Honestly its the worst of the bunch. Gameplay feel great if i was aged 3-14.    … Expand
  2. isg1983
    Jun 10, 2016
    6
    Brings nothing new to the table. Just a super polished Team Fortress 2 with some moba some skills added. It is a fun game while it lasts, got to add release price is just out of hype, no multiplayer only game deserves that much money.
  3. SJile
    Mar 8, 2017
    6
    I want to say "I don't get it," but I mostly get it. People loved Team Fortress 2 for whatever reason, and people love Blizzard, so when you combine the two, you get lots and lots of success. So, I get it.

    This game is fun for a few rounds as far as I'm concerned, but its competitive potential seems shallow compared to a lot of titles on the market right now. The character design is    I want to say "I don't get it," but I mostly get it. People loved Team Fortress 2 for whatever reason, and people love Blizzard, so when you combine the two, you get lots and lots of success. So, I get it.

    This game is fun for a few rounds as far as I'm concerned, but its competitive potential seems shallow compared to a lot of titles on the market right now. The character design is hit-or-miss, but mostly miss for my money. It has generated an insane amount of porn, so I guess we have Blizzard to thank for that.    … Expand
  4. Hupples
    May 26, 2016
    6
    Presentation: 7
    Gameplay: 5
    Story: 5
    Total: 5.7/10

    Overhyped
    Overpriced
    Overrated
    Overwatch by $Blizzard$
    Hurry up and buy it before the next hype train arrives at the station.
  5. MikeZillaGames
    Jul 16, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is highly polished. The gameplay is fast, fun, and enjoyable. It plays A LOT like Team Fortress 2.

    And herein lies the problem. At first you'll be excited and mesmerized by Overwatch...but after several dozen matches you'll come to a realization: you've just paid $60 for a game that has one-tenth the content of TF2. No modding community, not as many maps, and worst of all only    Overwatch is highly polished. The gameplay is fast, fun, and enjoyable. It plays A LOT like Team Fortress 2.

    And herein lies the problem. At first you'll be excited and mesmerized by Overwatch...but after several dozen matches you'll come to a realization: you've just paid $60 for a game that has one-tenth the content of TF2. No modding community, not as many maps, and worst of all only two modes.

    Team Fortress 2 currently has death match, team death match, king of the hill, capture the flag, and escort the payload. Overwatch has king of the hill and escort the payload. That's IT. There are lots of other things TF2 just does a lot better as well.

    I think another big problem is that Overwatch's unlockables system is horrible. TF2 brought unlockables to the game WHEN it became free to play. With overwatch you pay $60 dollars and yet they STILL managed to sneak in micro transactions. Want as skin? Well, you could wait to earn it with in game currency, but as usual this takes ages. Or, you can pay real world money for it.

    The matchmaking is crap, too. Kinda like a MOBA, one bad player makes the whole team crumple BADLY. The process feels like playing World of Warcraft battlegrounds/arenas with a pick up group...and I didn't want to pay $60 for that experience.

    Right now the game feels like it's an early access game almost. The gameplay is solid, but it's lacking content. Frankly, there's no way I could justify dropping 60 dollars on the game as it stands now.    … Expand
  6. macharius39
    May 26, 2016
    6
    A decent team-based shooter crippled by some serious problems. A short list:

    -20 tick rate servers (20 refreshes per second). Modern FPS games used 60 tick or higher. This means that Blizzard cheaped out and is using a netcode model that was popular back when dial-up was still a thing. It also leads to a lot of unnecessary and frustrating deaths as the low update rate and their server    A decent team-based shooter crippled by some serious problems. A short list:

    -20 tick rate servers (20 refreshes per second). Modern FPS games used 60 tick or higher. This means that Blizzard cheaped out and is using a netcode model that was popular back when dial-up was still a thing. It also leads to a lot of unnecessary and frustrating deaths as the low update rate and their server prediction algorithms kill you because your own reactions to situations fail to register in time. Considering the fast-paced nature of the game, this money-grubbing decision by Blizzard makes the game frustrating for anyone with any kind of FPS experience and skill. It is currently one of the most hotly debated topics on their message boards, which they are ignoring. This issue, if not addressed makes the idea of Overwatch becoming an e-sport a complete joke.

    -Poor matchmaking (hopefully this sorts itself out as people supposedly have ratings that help them adjust their matchmaking accordingly) and accusations that they are using the same kind of matchmaking as Heroes of the Storm which forces people into games where they get stomped repeatedly if they win rate goes too high over 50%.

    -RNG crackboxes for cosmetics. This is a pretty blatant cash grab and preys on the psychology behind gambling addition, which some people are susceptible to. They should have kept random loot boxes for leveling but allowed you to buy whatever skins/emotes/sprays you want like they do in Heroes of the Storm and World of Warcraft. This decision was probably forced upon them by Activision who aren't afraid to do anything to maximize profits.

    -Hero stacking and poor hero balance. Some heroes are quite powerful while others are just meh. "Pro" teams stack the powerful ones. Some heroes are extremely cheesy when stacked, like Bastion and Torbjorn, to name two. There is currently no limit on how many of one specific hero can be used.

    -Missing features at launch e.g. no Competitive Mode. Yet the cash shop works perfectly.

    -Two-faced policy when it comes to banning cheaters. 2 "pro" players were busted for using aimbots in Overwatch competitive play. They were not banned and are still making streams, playing competitively and making bank from the game. Yet Blizzard states a zero-tolerance policy for cheating and claims to have banned people caught. So it seems like if you're a "pro" player and bring visibility to the game from an e-sports perspective and help Blizzard make more inroads into the e-sports scene, you are treated differently from everyone else.

    The graphics, animations and sound are all excellent. The game looks good and runs well. If they can address the gameplay issues outlined above, the game is definitely one of the best shooters on the market but if they don't, it's going to sour the community fast.    … Expand
  7. peteraff1
    May 24, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is just another example of how this industry moves to destroy what it gaming really means. You create an multiplayer online title with the proposal to cause addiction in the players, to make them spends a lot of money. Meanwhile, the good singleplayer games are lost with tons of DLC. I don't approve and will never approve it. If you want to make a game, invest to make a reallyOverwatch is just another example of how this industry moves to destroy what it gaming really means. You create an multiplayer online title with the proposal to cause addiction in the players, to make them spends a lot of money. Meanwhile, the good singleplayer games are lost with tons of DLC. I don't approve and will never approve it. If you want to make a game, invest to make a really good campaign for it. Not everyone likes to play online. Overwatch is a failure. Blizzard wasted a lot of talent in this garbage and they did just for money (Activision screams in your ears). Unbelievable.… Expand
  8. Chomag7
    Jun 4, 2016
    6
    First of all, the game is overpriced. There is nothing to justify the 40$ price for a game with such low content when other very similar games are f2p and they also have more content than Overwatch.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The game is not for casuals. This game is only fun when you play it with friends or in a premade. If you're mainly a solo player, stay away from it, you won't have fun unless you really don't mind dying a lot and often without even knowing what happened.    … Expand
  9. FrenziedRoach
    Jun 2, 2016
    6
    Good stupid fun for about 10 minutes get get's stale fast. Just not for me, but I can understand if other people like it.

    characters are about the only thing in the game I liked. The rest was just.... MEH
  10. Viscari
    May 26, 2016
    6
    Too many imbalances. I cant see how people can score this a 8+. Two of the tanks can 1 shot... while having 3 times as much health as everybody else. Most of the heroes have an ult which is basically a cheap kill button...

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

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

    This game does not stand a chance of surpassing games like TF2, while it contains an I WIN button for every hero.    … Expand
  11. savionen
    May 25, 2016
    6
    Fun to play, but wears out quickly. There's only a handful of modes and maps, and flat-out no deathmatch. The game lacks any sense of real depth, I'm honestly not sure why this game is 40+ dollars, it could have easily been F2P. Most of the people giving this game a 10 probably won't be playing it a week from now.

    I also fail how this game will become part of the "competitive scene"    Fun to play, but wears out quickly. There's only a handful of modes and maps, and flat-out no deathmatch. The game lacks any sense of real depth, I'm honestly not sure why this game is 40+ dollars, it could have easily been F2P. Most of the people giving this game a 10 probably won't be playing it a week from now.

    I also fail how this game will become part of the "competitive scene" when the netcode is so sloppy. On death, you can watch the kill cam and they very rarely portray what actually happened. Blizzard has tried to combat this by having extra-large colliders, but it makes anything above the waist practically a headshot.    … Expand
  12. malv83
    Jan 29, 2017
    6
    Overrated. Shallow rock, paper, scissors character combat on narrow confined maps. Teamwork is an illusory in most instances. Lots of special chargeups which are too effective at clearing out a capture point of enemies negating a solid defense. Most chargeups don't seem very difficult to play super effectively.

    Frankly, I am not really sure what separates a good player from a poor one    Overrated. Shallow rock, paper, scissors character combat on narrow confined maps. Teamwork is an illusory in most instances. Lots of special chargeups which are too effective at clearing out a capture point of enemies negating a solid defense. Most chargeups don't seem very difficult to play super effectively.

    Frankly, I am not really sure what separates a good player from a poor one in this game. It seems that hitting enemies and dealing massive damage is fairly direct and easy to do. There doesn't seem much in the way tactical opportunity given the map designs. Not a whole lot you can really do apart from mob with your teammates down a fairly narrow path and confront the enemy mob head on.

    I think the only aspects of this game which have merit are the art and code. The game is very attractive and delivers solid performance on old hardware. That said, gameplay-wise this game is a mess. I can only surmise that Blizzard bought the high reviews for this game. I honestly don't see how anyone could consider this game to be exceptional.

    Giving that I feel I've been duped out of $20 based on full of bs reviews I'm going to give it a lower score than I would have otherwise.    … Expand
  13. KICHZY
    Jun 2, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is a casual shooter that lacks in content. The game has several multiplayer modes alongside 12 maps with the option to purchase micro transactions for new character skins and animations, It's definitely not deserving of a full AAA price tag! If this was any other game it would of been poorly received for these reasons alone yet have been "ignored" by critics...

    Although    Overwatch is a casual shooter that lacks in content. The game has several multiplayer modes alongside 12 maps with the option to purchase micro transactions for new character skins and animations, It's definitely not deserving of a full AAA price tag! If this was any other game it would of been poorly received for these reasons alone yet have been "ignored" by critics...

    Although Overwatch is a very polished game (as expected from blizzard) it seems to be clouding people's judgement...    … Expand
  14. LordExarus
    Jun 13, 2016
    6
    Game is alright,but certainly not worth the asking price

    Pros -Intuitive Game Mechanics -Likeable Heros/Champions -Good lore -Easy kind of "Jump right in" gameplay,anyone can understand the gameplay -Quickpaced Combat -All of the characters are feasible and have a role Cons -None of the lore is in the game -No singleplayer of any respect -Some characters are easier to play    Game is alright,but certainly not worth the asking price

    Pros
    -Intuitive Game Mechanics
    -Likeable Heros/Champions
    -Good lore
    -Easy kind of "Jump right in" gameplay,anyone can understand the gameplay
    -Quickpaced Combat
    -All of the characters are feasible and have a role

    Cons
    -None of the lore is in the game
    -No singleplayer of any respect
    -Some characters are easier to play then others,which results in those ones being far more common (cough bastion)
    -Similar arcade games likes CS:GO and TF2 are far less expensive and offer a similar play style.

    Overall a overpriced game that was overhyped.    … Expand
  15. RainbowStaple
    Mar 17, 2017
    6
    Used to love TF2 and its game play and I honestly loved everything about this game, but I found that without the weapon capabilities of TF2 and the many different ways to play TF2 it just simply doesn't stand up to it, as it gets boring quickly compared to TF2 and other arena shooters. The meta only changes if there are nerfs or buffs and honestly it gets boring knowing exactly whats goingUsed to love TF2 and its game play and I honestly loved everything about this game, but I found that without the weapon capabilities of TF2 and the many different ways to play TF2 it just simply doesn't stand up to it, as it gets boring quickly compared to TF2 and other arena shooters. The meta only changes if there are nerfs or buffs and honestly it gets boring knowing exactly whats going to happen and being unable to counter effectively, that's where this game falls down sadly.
    Another feature which it cant compare to other games such as TF2 is the server browser, honestly because there are no disadvantages to any of the characters such as the weapons in TF2 everything is just either OP , or terrible and its just not fun.    … Expand
  16. zipikaya
    Jul 5, 2016
    6
    It's a decent game for a few hours of fun. Somewhat hefty price tag all things considered. Game play is solid, what really is lacking is map design in my opinion.
  17. Cleglaw
    Nov 20, 2016
    6
    in first look its a very fluid, well paced good game with unique characters... but as you explore it more, you just realise it has big flaws in it.

    1- some characters are so easy to play. its super annoying that you know you just got killed by some random clicks. for example, there is a bomber and all he does is randomly spamming infinite granades across the map. no aim, no well    in first look its a very fluid, well paced good game with unique characters... but as you explore it more, you just realise it has big flaws in it.

    1- some characters are so easy to play.

    its super annoying that you know you just got killed by some random clicks. for example, there is a bomber and all he does is randomly spamming infinite granades across the map. no aim, no well spend ammo and fairly low cooldown of reloading. this isnt only character does this kind of things, many characters, in fact, requires no real thought or skill to play good. blizzard apperantly wanted a easy to play, casual game but i think they did way too over the top. if you can walk and click you will for sure, get kills eventually. its that much easy.

    2- it too dependant of teamplay, and game doesnt help you to have a good multiplayer experience.

    there are roles such as like tank, support etc etc, and people can pick anything they want and actually this is a huge problem. why? if you value teamplay like me, half of your games will be about filling empty role spots in team. noone picked tank? you know you should pick a tank.. irresponsible players wont be sharing duty and you will sacrifice your fun more times then you can guess.

    also, you can encounter players who insist on playing characters they are bad at till forever, and its annoying that you know there is nothing preventing it. you see this guy, picking hanzo and playing terrible with, but still insisting on playing it for hours and hours, game doesnt provide any options for you to handle this frustration... it just lets it... because well blizzard wants it casual as much as it can be.

    3- some hitboxes for abilities, or attacks, are ridicilously large... its too casual. at first i had great respect for some hanzo & roadhog players but later i found it was just too easy to make headshots with those caharaters. hanzo, the character which is supposedly a sniper, hits your head just by aiming your upper body.

    4-it doesnt matter if you spend your coins carefully on legendary skins and content alike.

    they sometimes give free and absoloutly super looking skins that makes your legendary skin look thrash compared to it. for my genji, i purchased most expensive skin but blizzard recently decided to give away a brand new better skin for everyone who plays a few games in Heroes of the Storm. why did i even tried to collect all that gold then???

    casualness of blizzard destroys a brliiant potential... if you are similar to other recent blizzard games its a common thing now. daiblo 3 suffered same things.

    my final score: 6/10. blizzard builds it and destroys it all by themselves. i dont reccomend spending money for this game, its allready overpriced and its not good enough to keep you playing if you look for replay values.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. StarScream2092
    May 26, 2016
    6
    It all depends on what you are expecting from a game. Overwatch is a solid FPS based on spells and objectives. However it gets repetitive and it does not have any Single player story mode. If you are a person that can play same thing over and over with great character design this is for you. People still play League of legends but there is item variations so that can be different everyIt all depends on what you are expecting from a game. Overwatch is a solid FPS based on spells and objectives. However it gets repetitive and it does not have any Single player story mode. If you are a person that can play same thing over and over with great character design this is for you. People still play League of legends but there is item variations so that can be different every match. Cs:Go also have repetitive gameplay but i think people are driven by learning skill and mastering shooting. In overwatch you cant swap weapons and skins are not that great too. Most of them are just recolors. Blizzard knew this game have shallow game mechanics but well polished, they even wanted to put it as free to play. But then they saw hype is building up, and understood they can charge people for that. Usually people who played 4 - 6 hours (total gameplay) say it is awesome. They are expecting that there is a lot more content they did not discovered yet. But in reality that is all.… Expand
  20. CriticalBen
    May 24, 2016
    6
    If Team Fortress 2 and League of Losers had a bastard autistic illegitimate child you would have Overwatch. I had high hopes and high expectations but there was nothing new from beta to keep my attention.
  21. CthuluFthagn
    Oct 13, 2016
    6
    The game looks nice and from technological point of view it's very good but the gameplay is basically what you could see in BF4 Operation Locker. It's basically fast paced spamfest with the defending team additionaly camping. I am 13 hours and 21 lvls into this game and i already tried to get refund from Blizzard. Sadly you can't get in when you played for more than 5 hours and if it'sThe game looks nice and from technological point of view it's very good but the gameplay is basically what you could see in BF4 Operation Locker. It's basically fast paced spamfest with the defending team additionaly camping. I am 13 hours and 21 lvls into this game and i already tried to get refund from Blizzard. Sadly you can't get in when you played for more than 5 hours and if it's more than 5 days after purchase. Well... 6 is max i can rate this game. Its flashy, fast and boringly repeatable. Mediocre at max.… Expand
  22. Doliko
    May 27, 2016
    6
    In all honesty overwatch is a very good 20$ game or a phenomenal f2p game. But for a whole 60$ it's just plain ridiculous giving it 9s or 10s. Having an average of 92 on metacritic makes no sense at all and one can not help but suspect that blizzard is bribing these ''professional critics'', even destructoid one of my most respected gaming sites gave it a perfect 100%...they can't beIn all honesty overwatch is a very good 20$ game or a phenomenal f2p game. But for a whole 60$ it's just plain ridiculous giving it 9s or 10s. Having an average of 92 on metacritic makes no sense at all and one can not help but suspect that blizzard is bribing these ''professional critics'', even destructoid one of my most respected gaming sites gave it a perfect 100%...they can't be serious. I mean even for the casual gamer who only plays mobas, counter strike, or some free p2w mmo giving it a 10 is just too much.

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

    It's all very sad. Not because these repetitive multiplayer games are overshadowing other worthwhile or even great singleplayer games that have been crafted with much care and love by their developers. Not even because these despicable exercises of greed are becoming a trend in α declining gaming industry. What saddens me the most is that most of these casual gamers will probably never bother giving a chance to all those wonderful games that already exist and will instead keep on with their lives as they have. But then again it might just be me that doesn't get the point of multiplayer games like overwatch. There is one thing however that I think we call all agree upon. In a full priced game wouldn't it be nice to have the best of both worlds, both multiplayer and singleplayer, so that everyone can be happy? I say yes.    … Expand
  23. masamuneriku
    Aug 7, 2016
    6
    The game was promising at the beginning but currently it is getting a bit worse with every patch. Each balance fix seems to make the game even more unbalanced.

    Currently at season 1 competitive play is enjoyable only for premades. The rating system doesn't work, the rank gain/lose for healers is not fair and the skill of the teammates on solo play is on either extremes. There is no    The game was promising at the beginning but currently it is getting a bit worse with every patch. Each balance fix seems to make the game even more unbalanced.

    Currently at season 1 competitive play is enjoyable only for premades. The rating system doesn't work, the rank gain/lose for healers is not fair and the skill of the teammates on solo play is on either extremes.

    There is no new maps or modes in the near future which doesn't fix the lack of content. Yet they're planning on adding a new hero which presumably will make the games even more unbalanced.    … Expand
  24. Casualplayer
    Jun 4, 2016
    6
    This game is The competitive game of the moment and it will be for a while.

    Perfectly polished, easy to play and evolve in gameplay as you go along with the matches. I prefer robust single player campaigns but this multiplayer game really got me. If it had a focused-story single player campaign with the in-game characters, overwatch would be a 10/10 game. And blizzard knows how to    This game is The competitive game of the moment and it will be for a while.

    Perfectly polished, easy to play and evolve in gameplay as you go along with the matches.
    I prefer robust single player campaigns but this multiplayer game really got me.

    If it had a focused-story single player campaign with the in-game characters, overwatch would be a 10/10 game. And blizzard knows how to go big in campaigns.    … Expand
  25. ZeroByDivide
    Jun 10, 2016
    6
    pretty good but after 7 hours I've pretty much lost all interest. Very very little content aside from the large hero count although there really isn't that much depth to each of the heros. Very simple maps that get repetitive very fast and only about 3 game modes for 40 USD. unless your heavily into this type of simple fps, have friends to play with (cause random teams are just awful 50%pretty good but after 7 hours I've pretty much lost all interest. Very very little content aside from the large hero count although there really isn't that much depth to each of the heros. Very simple maps that get repetitive very fast and only about 3 game modes for 40 USD. unless your heavily into this type of simple fps, have friends to play with (cause random teams are just awful 50% of the time) and don't mind a small amount of content I'd suggest saving your money for the steam summer sale where you can find loads of games with more variety, more interesting game play, and loads of more content.… Expand
  26. bobbya12
    May 24, 2016
    6
    I can tell you right now with no doubt in my mind, All of those critic review scores were people who were handed free copies of the game with a few hundred bucks for a good review. You think Activision/Blizzard wouldn't want to boast these scores in marketing?

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

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

    Yes! The game is fun but it's not 10/10 fun, it is going to get stale after several long hour playthroughs you are going to see the same things over and over again. This isn't a moba, nor does this game have custom maps or modes better yet pc won't get mods so that the Lootboxes are pay2play contents.    … Expand
  27. NCTReview
    May 24, 2016
    6
    I personally did not enjoy this game. As much as I loved TF2 when I was younger, this game has the charm. Except, this game is really confusing me, as it feels a **** like the game BRINK, which was a great FPS, but panned due to the lack of blood and unsatisfying kills. BRINK had a great story, although the two are different, Overwatch feels alot like BRINK, aside from the parkour gimmick.I personally did not enjoy this game. As much as I loved TF2 when I was younger, this game has the charm. Except, this game is really confusing me, as it feels a **** like the game BRINK, which was a great FPS, but panned due to the lack of blood and unsatisfying kills. BRINK had a great story, although the two are different, Overwatch feels alot like BRINK, aside from the parkour gimmick. The game has no blood, and not even any ragdolls, making your kills feel lifeless. The game is also EXTREMELY demanding, with a non prebuilt made in 2014 struggling at 30fps. Witcher 3, Dying Light, and Fallout 4 run it 60 no problem. Disappointing.… Expand
  28. Xevro
    May 24, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is a smooth and beautiful game, but is terribly lacking in both creativity and depth to make it up to the audience for its pricetag.

    There is a terribly vague story-line(prologue) that has been given to the audience through webisodes, speculation and theories over the forums at the cost of not having anything in-game regarding a story. ( I do not count 'decyphering' (3)    Overwatch is a smooth and beautiful game, but is terribly lacking in both creativity and depth to make it up to the audience for its pricetag.

    There is a terribly vague story-line(prologue) that has been given to the audience through webisodes, speculation and theories over the forums at the cost of not having anything in-game regarding a story. ( I do not count 'decyphering' (3) dialogue lines of Heroes associating themselves with specific heroes in a match.)

    There is a very poorly optimized progression system that doesn't feel rewarding at all. Every level you obtain a lootbox which contains cosmetic goodies and/or currency whilst every 10 levels you get a new portrait frame. That's literally all there is to the progression system.

    (I bet the reason they wiped this false progression after the beta; people that spent their entire time to reach high level such as rank 200, was simply to push those people to buy microtransactions immediately. Since it held no advantage over other players anyway, so it wouldn't have made any sense.)

    There are only two gamemodes, capturing points and securing the payload/explosives. You are unable to pick a specific gamemode yourself.

    There are 6 maps, the rounds are terribly short and you are also unable to pick a specific map to play on.

    The social aspect is severely uncreative, only pre-made lines as there isn't a 'partying up' feature within the game.

    Customization is uncreative as well, all of the skins are just recolours except the legendary ones.

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    Unique characters, game runs smooth and a pretty art-style, but that's all there is to it. The cons outweight the pros clearly; therefore it isn't worth the price, considering the fact that this was supposed to be a Free 2 Play model in the first place.    … Expand
  29. Kloterian
    May 24, 2016
    6
    It's polished, has great characters, it's simple... has fantastic gameplay if you play with friends but..

    - paid f2p game
    - lack content
    - useless on consoles, whole game play it's not prepared for game pad support
    - cheesy matchmaking, can't really do anything solo
    - feels like new TF2 remake demo with ultimates abilities... more than a new game
  30. minimii
    May 24, 2016
    6
    It's polished game. Sadly it isn't a very good FPS, and as a first person MOBA a bit too simple compared to the others (DOTA and LoL). It's like I was 10 years old again, due to the constant hand holding, the game seems to treat me as a child.
    Playing the game feels like watching a boring movie, it doesn't feel like you are playing a game, you can never do anything interesting because the    It's polished game. Sadly it isn't a very good FPS, and as a first person MOBA a bit too simple compared to the others (DOTA and LoL). It's like I was 10 years old again, due to the constant hand holding, the game seems to treat me as a child.
    Playing the game feels like watching a boring movie, it doesn't feel like you are playing a game, you can never do anything interesting because the characters are simple and the skills shallow.
    In that sense it suffers from the same problems as Blizzard's other title, Heroes of The Storm. It might find players from the ultra-casual demographic but at the end of the day I doubt Overwatch will ever blow up, and I would not be surprised if it died withing few months.    … Expand
  31. z0mbielol
    May 25, 2016
    6
    This game is no where near a 90+ game. I honestly thing Blizzard must have paid off the reviewers.

    The game is slow, boring and caters for the casual noobs. The game has no long term playability, its not competitive at all.. the game doesn't even have a scoreboard ffs! (Pretty sure it doesn't even have ranked play yet either, but I tell you now no one will take seriously the game is so    This game is no where near a 90+ game. I honestly thing Blizzard must have paid off the reviewers.

    The game is slow, boring and caters for the casual noobs. The game has no long term playability, its not competitive at all.. the game doesn't even have a scoreboard ffs! (Pretty sure it doesn't even have ranked play yet either, but I tell you now no one will take seriously the game is so low skill.) What FPS doesn't have a scoreboard, as a result games feel boring, bland and you have no reason to get better when you can't compare yourself to other players.

    The skill cap is so low you literally can destroy teams camping in a corner playing one handed as Bastion. Skill-less game for the casual market that will be dead in 6-12 months time.

    I actually had high hopes for the game coming from a TF2 background, but sadly Overwatch is just a bit of casual fun that gets boring after a few hours. I tell you now the only reason a lot of people are liking at the moment is because it makes noobs feel like they are pro with the pointless plays of the game sh*t that you can get by just pressing one button. Game is a joke tbh.

    Its definitely not worth its price tag, its literally looks, feels and plays like a free 2 play game.

    This is also coming from a big Blizzard fan.. played WoW for over 5 years. since its beta... that also started to cater for the casuals and literally ruined the game. Looks like they have still not learnt. £££ comes first I guess.    … Expand
  32. willyzone
    May 25, 2016
    6
    I think the game is a bit overrated , it could be a freee to play but is not.Also the game dosent have the depth of a blizzard game , in 2 min you know how to play overwatch , and is very easy to dominate it so it could be borring then , also 21 champions is not acceptable and there are only few maps.By the moment is not a great game , poor content , lets see in 5 months
  33. Reckless39
    May 26, 2016
    6
    WARNING! A LOT OF TEXT! MOVE TO THE END OF THE REVIEW TO GET A SHORTER VERSION OF IT!
    1. Yet another online shooter that doesnt include blood, gore etc. for only reason: more ages are allowed to play - more money. It is way too happy and sunny game for such jenre - it is about freakin war so blizzard decided to sell to kids a game about smth as horrible as war.
    2. Gameplay was very    WARNING! A LOT OF TEXT! MOVE TO THE END OF THE REVIEW TO GET A SHORTER VERSION OF IT!
    1. Yet another online shooter that doesnt include blood, gore etc. for only reason: more ages are allowed to play - more money. It is way too happy and sunny game for such jenre - it is about freakin war so blizzard decided to sell to kids a game about smth as horrible as war.
    2. Gameplay was very repetitive for me. So I couldn't take more than an hour a day of this ... shooter. I was trying like 5 heroes a day but in the end you will have to choose the hero that your team need to win. So I always must play heroes with extremly boring gameplay for me in order to get a win.
    4. It was also surprising for me that a game with small maps and little players number has such system requirements. I can only hope this was and intended feature of the game's engine so that it will develop more efficient or smth like that.
    3. They were making a free to play game, but when the main development was over they made a f2p game cost 40$! So basically it is a worse quality game because it was meant to be free, but they unlocked donation content so you have to pay for it a lot.
    After all, I can say that this game wasn't innovative or addictively fun to play. I gave a 6 to this game, cause it also has quite intresting story for each character, but it is completely ignored in the game, when everybody is killing each other with no lore reason and there can be 2 and more same heroes at the same time on the batlleground, so it was the same mistake like in heroes of the storm. I wonder how the game could've be if there were 2 opposite alliances of heroes like in wow, and the battlegrounds were actually some sort of scenarios and had at least some kind of intro for them on the loading screens.
    Simple version of the review: meh.    … Expand
  34. BottyBotsworth
    May 26, 2016
    6
    It would be better if it had more game mode than escort and king of the hill. Hell, it'd be better if you could queue for one of those game types but as it is now I regret buying this game. There are only 3 heroes I enjoy and most of the heroes feel really bland to me. The graphics are solid as well as the animations. The game play feels lacking.

    Really wish there were ways to modify    It would be better if it had more game mode than escort and king of the hill. Hell, it'd be better if you could queue for one of those game types but as it is now I regret buying this game. There are only 3 heroes I enjoy and most of the heroes feel really bland to me. The graphics are solid as well as the animations. The game play feels lacking.

    Really wish there were ways to modify your heroes such as equipping them with certain gear to increase stats. Playing as mercy I feel like I cant heal any form of damage making her completely moot unless the other player runs away which is a terrible idea for both game types.    … Expand
  35. DesperateDan
    May 27, 2016
    6
    Good looking game and the mechanics are competent but it doesn't break any new ground and is pricey for a MP only game. It feels somewhat like a free to play game.
  36. makar55
    May 27, 2016
    6
    Here we go, I will note a few points:
    Graphics: If you like Disney's movies - you will enjoy. Ok, done with design now move forward to quality and it's "OK" - no more.
    Music: Very typical, especially on the locations. Gameplay: game based as cooperative, but even so its enjoyable in solo. Now let me show why I cant say its the best part of the game. As very experienced shooter player I    Here we go, I will note a few points:
    Graphics: If you like Disney's movies - you will enjoy. Ok, done with design now move forward to quality and it's "OK" - no more.
    Music: Very typical, especially on the locations.
    Gameplay: game based as cooperative, but even so its enjoyable in solo. Now let me show why I cant say its the best part of the game. As very experienced shooter player I say this game sucks in shooter part, no good feeling from shooting or using skills, it's more like Dota or LoL in this way.
    Characters: I think everybody can find something for himself, but ever latex in some places have not persuaded to don't stop playing.
    Game mods: JUST 2 GAME MODS, ITS RIDICULOUS! It works in moba games because 100+ playable characters.
    General impressions: if it was free to play I would play few more hours.    … Expand
  37. Montyoctavarium
    May 28, 2016
    6
    This game reminds me of Street Fighter V, very solid core and game play, while lacking in every other department. The game play is absolutely fun, but I personally don't see any reason to play beyond 20-30 minutes at a time. The leveling system is currently useless, the rewards are only good if you care about vanity items, there's really 0 reason to keep going.

    The lack of single    This game reminds me of Street Fighter V, very solid core and game play, while lacking in every other department. The game play is absolutely fun, but I personally don't see any reason to play beyond 20-30 minutes at a time. The leveling system is currently useless, the rewards are only good if you care about vanity items, there's really 0 reason to keep going.

    The lack of single player doesn't bother me too much, but with a 50$+ price tag (here in Canada), it's a lot of money to pay for something so basic. With time, the game could easily move towards a 9-10, but there's just too many things missing in its current form to give it a solid 8-9.    … Expand
  38. Agade
    Aug 19, 2016
    6
    Overrated.

    Runs really well but solo queuing is really boring. There are better things to play if you want to play with friends.

    Stay away from this game if you are into FPS/aim this is more of a rock/paper/scissor with the classes. Hitboxes twice the size of the models and 30 tick servers.
  39. Cast1
    Jun 1, 2016
    6
    Its verry fun, for a little while. Everything thats there is good. But aside from characters to play. Theres so little there. It suffers greatly from a lack og game modes. Game types and maps. It gets old really quickly. For the price tag it should hva been in development a couple of months longer to get more stuff in there. What ive gotten out of it is a couple of hours of fun, thatIts verry fun, for a little while. Everything thats there is good. But aside from characters to play. Theres so little there. It suffers greatly from a lack og game modes. Game types and maps. It gets old really quickly. For the price tag it should hva been in development a couple of months longer to get more stuff in there. What ive gotten out of it is a couple of hours of fun, that quickly gets old. It will probably get alot better when they add more stuff in there. But as it stands. I can only call it mediocre with a verry good/fun starting hours.… Expand
  40. deadracer14
    Jun 3, 2016
    6
    Pros: The game is fun, cool, and def something to play on the side/when you got 15 min to spare.

    Cons: Lets face it, this is TeamFortess with a reskin and new characters. No story mode, and every time youll play the same thing, on the same maps. balancing issues need to be tweeked. after a while the loot boxes just arnt enough to keep you goin. OVERALL: dont buy the delux or w-e    Pros: The game is fun, cool, and def something to play on the side/when you got 15 min to spare.

    Cons: Lets face it, this is TeamFortess with a reskin and new characters. No story mode, and every time youll play the same thing, on the same maps. balancing issues need to be tweeked. after a while the loot boxes just arnt enough to keep you goin.

    OVERALL: dont buy the delux or w-e version, $40 is BARELY worth it if you are in the market for a new TF2 with better community and match finding. The game will get old, but is a sure fire way to entertain yourself for a bit (just like TF2) its not one of those new age 4 shots kill you type of games, more of a bullet hell, deaths mean nothing, fun causal shooter.    … Expand
  41. Chadbrochill
    Jun 4, 2016
    6
    The game is pretty, well-balanced, and has variety. However, this game has the lowest skill-cap I've ever seen in an FPS. Auto-aim abilities, slow average run speed ,movement options being restricted to cooldowns, aoe stuns, and a 20hz tick rate means that your aim and dodging ability never really get tested in a meaningful way. This leaves matches to be mostly decided byThe game is pretty, well-balanced, and has variety. However, this game has the lowest skill-cap I've ever seen in an FPS. Auto-aim abilities, slow average run speed ,movement options being restricted to cooldowns, aoe stuns, and a 20hz tick rate means that your aim and dodging ability never really get tested in a meaningful way. This leaves matches to be mostly decided by decision-making and roster choices rather than talent. As a result, don't be surprised if you feel you've almost mastered a character in under an hour.

    It's easy to get into, but anyone who grew up on faster paced shooters will likely find this game boring after a few weeks.    … Expand
  42. K7avenged
    Jun 4, 2016
    6
    As is expected from Blizzard, this game has gotten its fair share of polish, and it shows. Its stable, the art design is great, the audio is on point, and the characters are all fun to play as. So where could you go wrong?

    Solo play. That is, playing the game without a group. See, this is a game where teamwork reigns supreme. If you can't work as a team, your side will lose, horribly.    As is expected from Blizzard, this game has gotten its fair share of polish, and it shows. Its stable, the art design is great, the audio is on point, and the characters are all fun to play as. So where could you go wrong?

    Solo play. That is, playing the game without a group. See, this is a game where teamwork reigns supreme. If you can't work as a team, your side will lose, horribly. Like, embarrassingly bad. So when you join a game where your team refuses to work together (whether through character roles or just playing together) not only will you lose, but you won't even have fun. You will start to dread playing solo.

    And then you play as a pre-made group with communication and all of a sudden, this is an awesome game! You're having fun, you're winning and losing games, and before you know it, 4 hours have passed and you're wondering where the time went.

    But like anything, you'll remember the negatives more than the positives. I can't recommend this game to people who don't have a dedicated group already. Solo matchmaking is a gamble you'll more often lose, and winning doesn't even feel that rewarding anyways. Its stomp or be stomped, out of 194 matches, i've had 2 that I would consider anything nearing "a close game". Plus, an event in which no one could have possibly saw comming some characters are in need of a bit of balancing. Who would have guessed?

    I give it a 6. The good games are fun, let there be no doubt. Playing as a team, against other teams, is fun and rewarding, but playing solo is such an infuriating experience. I imagine some people will quit just from that alone, and I wouldn't blame them. Good teams are rare, but the bad teams make you regret buying the game in the first place.    … Expand
  43. PlaysGames
    Jun 5, 2016
    6
    Over all Overwatch is a very pretty and mechanically decent multiplayer shooter. The biggest reason it gets such a low score for me is the poor hit registration. After playing for a few days I've noticed I die pretty frequently just after moving behind a wall or just after dashing out of the way. The kill cam doesn't show me moving at all, even at very low (>20ms) ping. It feels likeOver all Overwatch is a very pretty and mechanically decent multiplayer shooter. The biggest reason it gets such a low score for me is the poor hit registration. After playing for a few days I've noticed I die pretty frequently just after moving behind a wall or just after dashing out of the way. The kill cam doesn't show me moving at all, even at very low (>20ms) ping. It feels like Overwatch uses a "favor the shooter" approach to discrepancies in hit registration. Making twitch reactions or last second clutch plays impossible.

    I've also had issues with people leaving my games, or being put into games as they end. Someone leaving basically gauntness victory for the other team, and joining a game where a team was one player down for a few minutes is no fun either. There do't seem to be any penalties for leaving, and as far as I can tell its actually encouraged in some places. If a friend invites you to play while you are in a game, a message comes up on your screen inviting you. If you accept you abandon the current game and join a lobby with your friend, screwing over your teammates from that match as they are now down a player.

    Other than that, the game modes and maps aren't super special but it is still a pretty fun game to hop into every now and then and blow off some steam. I would not recommend taking the game to seriously or trying to play competitively as there are too many things out of your control that effect the outcome of the game. (Poor hit detection, a couple unbalanced heroes, people joining and leaving games, lack of information about team, etc.)    … Expand
  44. JCDchameleon
    Jun 8, 2016
    6
    With constant comparisons by the community to the glory days of Team Fortress 2, Overwatch scratches an itch long since ignored by the AAA development scene over the last decade. Perhaps the filling of this void is what gives Overwatch it's real charm. Yet it's comparison to the rest of the genre is it's biggest fault: It doesn't provide the value I'm looking for.

    40$ for two game modes    With constant comparisons by the community to the glory days of Team Fortress 2, Overwatch scratches an itch long since ignored by the AAA development scene over the last decade. Perhaps the filling of this void is what gives Overwatch it's real charm. Yet it's comparison to the rest of the genre is it's biggest fault: It doesn't provide the value I'm looking for.

    40$ for two game modes and few enough maps I've learned the layouts within 3 days of my purchase doesn't exactly incite confidence in my wallet, especially with the number of unlockables (all purely cosmetic of course) stuck behind what is essentially a randomized paywall.

    For me, the fun comes not from the gameplay itself, but because it's the first game in years to manage to bring all of my friends together in one place after the moba genre split it apart. Crediting it for that reunion would bolster the score far higher than the game deserves.

    The characters are where the real focal point of the game and it's design lies, however the style of gameplay is what I would describe as mindless, and Blizzard's focus on trying to make sure everybody feels useful is horribly apparent throughout the game, going so far as to detract from any feeling of accomplishment I would get from actually performing well in game. Characters are constantly full of abilities that reward the player with eliminations solely for managing just to activate them while facing in the right direction. Eliminations are awarded regardless of damage dealt, with no differentiating in game between kills and assists. The showcased "play of the game" system will 90% of the time showcase a single ability use rather than showcasing a player that would actively demonstrate any real skill and game sense.

    It's accessibility is what I think is going to keep me playing for a good while however, with games being short enough that I can hop in for a few whenever I have a spare half hour without any worries, and I think that's a truly valuable experience to have especially with friends. I can't knock the game for it's community but if you plan to get anything out of this beyond the initial launch period it will be imperative that you find yourself a core group in order to achieve any sort of depth or strategy.    … Expand
  45. Riba9495
    Jun 17, 2016
    6
    I better wait for a Overwatch clone that is more balanced and f2p that follows the footsteps of DOTA2 so that Blizzard could realized that they missed a bigger portion of the Market today
  46. Balian
    Jun 30, 2016
    6
    After playing a lot of hours at this game, I must say one thing, the game is really fun the first hours, but, Im level 65 and It's very very boring play the same maps and the same game modes, this game needs content right now
  47. Drak71
    Jul 10, 2016
    6
    Nice to look at, but terrible balance, maps and matchmaking make this game more frustrating than enjoyable. Other than skins, there is no reason to continue to level in this game, and the limited selection of maps becomes tedious quickly. There are other fps that are more worthy of your money.
  48. cammellogiallo
    Jul 16, 2016
    6
    + Great visuals & audio
    >> Blizzard art direction is top notch as usual. Same goes for level design
    + Fast & diverse gameplay >> With +20 classes and 4 different roles, it's hard not to find at least 1 enjoyable character + Performance >> The game performs very well; as always, Blizzard aims for a very large public. Running @1080p / ultra / 120+ fps with a 4690k / R9 290.    + Great visuals & audio
    >> Blizzard art direction is top notch as usual. Same goes for level design

    + Fast & diverse gameplay
    >> With +20 classes and 4 different roles, it's hard not to find at least 1 enjoyable character

    + Performance
    >> The game performs very well; as always, Blizzard aims for a very large public. Running @1080p / ultra / 120+ fps with a 4690k / R9 290. Performance goes up a lot by decreasing graphic options, so 120+ is certainly not a mirage for inexpensive builds.

    + Business model
    >> Counting this as a positive point as I'm tired of all the P2W **** these days. I'm happy to pay 30£ / 40$ to avoid that.

    ~ Limited game modes
    >> So far there are no original game modes, only Payload, Capture the Point and King of the Hill. They are enjoyable but Blizzard can and should do more.

    - Community
    >> It's bad.

    1) Language. Maybe not as bad as DotA / LoL / CS, I haven't played those games so I can't comment, but "ez" "rekt" and stuff along those lines is a common occurrence.

    2) Team composition. It's clearly important in a game where each class counters and is countered by others, more or less harshly. Support classes (read: healers) are generally not picked, and a team without a healer generally performs badly. It's so bad that most of the times I feel pretty much forced to pick either role if I don't want to get stomped... as a result, my first and third most played classes are a healer and a tank.

    Also, class stacking (especially snipers... *cough* hanzo *cough*) is an issue, as less diversity is typically bad.
    I just had a game where most of my team were snipers. In attack. 3 hanzos, 1 widow, me (tank) and another guy (not healer of course). Yes, we failed hard.

    Now that competitive mode is out, people feel even more justified to fuc* around in quickplay because "lol tryhard is just quickplay!!11".

    On the other hand I understand that people might want to practice characters that they never get the chance to play, but that's Blizzard's fault for not implementing a TDM game mode.

    - Netcode
    >> I was happy with it at first, then I started noticing all the little issues that slowly pile up and make you realise that something is very wrong with the game. It uses a client based hit detection, but the client's tickrate is a mere 20hz (compared to 60hz of most online shooters). Also, awful hitboxes for projectile weapons make the whole thing much worse: the most notorious is Hanzo, who is able to shoot people behind cover due to the massive size of its arrows' hitbox. Also, headshots are very frequent and they always seem off in the killcam.

    - Balance
    >> Some classes are / have been very badly balanced.
    The most glaring example was Widowmaker, able to shave off 3/4 of most classes HPs and kill a Zenyatta with a BODYSHOT. Instakilling a class with a bodyshot from a semiautomatic sniper rifle with no sway, no bullet drop, huge magazine and little recoil is insane, I wonder how that made it past QA.

    - Matchmaking
    >> I was very, very disappointed. In short:
    1) Most of my games are stomps. Stomps are never fun for me, even when winning. Close, enjoyable games are 20-30%.
    2) a LOT of premades. Joining as a solo player is a frustrating experience. The game tries to match groups with groups, but more often than not the result is quite imbalanced. Being in an organised group allows you to sync ultimates, that makes a HUGE difference against solos. The most irritating things are that you can't know who's in a premade (in quickplay), and the fact that even competitive does NOT have a dedicated solo queue.

    Also, make sure you join with strong friends. I tried joining with some friends who are not really good at these games (one never played FPS...), the matchmaker tries to match you against other groups that are often very organized, so it ends up being WORSE than solo queue.

    3) Leavers not being punished enough. You can leave a game and avoid a loss in your statistics.
    The poor sod who fills the spot, instead, will get the loss (if the team loses of course, which is likely at that point).
    This can happen even in the last second of a match. That happens to me around 15-25% of the times I start a match.

    That means you join, see the counter at 1 second, get a loss and you're booted out. Excessive leaving will trigger a temporary penalty in exp (-75%), but that simply means less levels = less lootboxes = less skins. Not a big deal.

    Even worse, leaving in competitive causes massive skill level gains reductions for EVERYONE, even the other team.
    - Bull$hit ultimates >> This is entirely personal, but I HATE ultimates that pretty much simulate cheats - I'm talking about Widowmaker's wallhack and Soldier's aimbot. Lame, lame, lame. Conclusion: A great FPS with a very solid foundation, unfortunately plagued by many (not unfixable!) issues that ruin the whole experience.    … Expand
  49. Pendrodamus
    Aug 20, 2016
    6
    I've been wanting to review this game for a while. Now that I've got a metacritic account, I think I can make up for lost time. There's not much to be said, so it's better to be brief: the game is good. Is it great? No. Is it horrible? No. Alot of people will be split on their feelings about the game, and I don't blame them. But the game never does anything offensively bad. Although I'mI've been wanting to review this game for a while. Now that I've got a metacritic account, I think I can make up for lost time. There's not much to be said, so it's better to be brief: the game is good. Is it great? No. Is it horrible? No. Alot of people will be split on their feelings about the game, and I don't blame them. But the game never does anything offensively bad. Although I'm not the biggest fan of Blizzard, you can tell they really wanted this game to succeed, so they put millions of man hours into making sure it at least worked properly. Character balance and map selection is still something that can be worked on, but there's always hope that the game will get better.

    With that said, I don't quite think it's worth 40 dollars. Not yet.    … Expand
  50. Van_Spoutnik
    Dec 15, 2016
    6
    Let me get this straight, Overwatch is not a bad game. But having 2000 hours in TF2, with some of it in the competitive scene, I bought the game with very high expectations, of course it wouldn't meet all of them.

    Yet, at first, everything was better. High polish! More gameplay, more ways to enjoy! Awesome looks! High skill cap! And for a while, I enjoyed the game hard enough to give    Let me get this straight, Overwatch is not a bad game. But having 2000 hours in TF2, with some of it in the competitive scene, I bought the game with very high expectations, of course it wouldn't meet all of them.

    Yet, at first, everything was better. High polish! More gameplay, more ways to enjoy! Awesome looks! High skill cap! And for a while, I enjoyed the game hard enough to give this game a 10.

    I had a blast learning every corner of the maps. I had a blast learning most of the heroes. I had a blast experiencing the full circle of human emotions, from joy after a hard win, anger and sadness after losing. It really is an investing game, .... or so I thought until I hit a problem TF2 never had.

    TF2 could switch up the ways one could enjoy the game. You could play the way Valve meant it to be played, but not only. If you wanted to go for a more casual experience, you could. If you wanted to be really competitive, more than intended, you could. If you wanted to improve some skills while still having fun, jump maps or sniper only maps were there for you. The list goes on and on....

    Overwatch doesn't have that. Meaning that no matter how great the game might be, if you're looking for more than the simple package given by Blizzard you'll have to pass.

    But the real problem I had after 300 levels in Overwatch was the skill ceiling. After they removed edge dashing with Genji, there are no more tricks you can learn to get any kind of advantage in the game (they are legion in TF2)
    These kind of tricks, while giving you slight advantages, used to make me feel like I was progressing, that I was getting better at that game. Having no such thing in Overwatch means that you will feel powerless, like you're not progressing at all. The fact that you depend so much on your team doesn't help that feeling neither.

    In short,if like me you've REALLY liked TF2 and its diversity, you will be left disappointed in Overwatch. If you were looking at TF2 for a competitive experience, you found your game.
    If you never played TF2 and have no clue what I am talking about, go for it anyway!    … Expand
  51. Old_Huntress
    Feb 2, 2017
    6
    In short: good game, but gets old quickly (even with updates) mainly due to its simplicity.

    At the first glance, the game is very good: distinct and colorful visual style, diverse cast of characters to play, admirable amount of polish and quite a few maps. It is important to note that Blizzard doesn't abandon the game and continues to add new maps, game modes and characters free of    In short: good game, but gets old quickly (even with updates) mainly due to its simplicity.

    At the first glance, the game is very good: distinct and colorful visual style, diverse cast of characters to play, admirable amount of polish and quite a few maps. It is important to note that Blizzard doesn't abandon the game and continues to add new maps, game modes and characters free of charge (so far). This is a shooter, but there are "aim in the general direction" characters, so, even if your accuracy isn't that good, you won't feel helpless. Playing with friends is preferable, but going solo doesn't really ruin the experience either, since the community isn't all that bad. Sure, you can run into some toxic players once in a while, but they can be muted, chat can be hidden and those players themselves reported (although, reporting system is far from perfect - 5 premades you play with can easily gang up on you). Matches are quick (usually 5-10 minutes long), so even if you lose, you don't really feel the blow. Matchmaking is on and off kind of deal - if you play in off peak hours, your chances of being stomped or run into some inadequate players increase; in peak hours, it's rare, but still happens once in a while.

    However, after having played around 100+ hours, the game's lack of depth is starting to show. The characters are pretty straight forward - once you've learned how their gun and abilities work, you have nothing new to discover. Same goes for the maps. After a certain amount of time, you know how the match will unfold, where the enemy will come from (sometimes even in what formation) before it even begins. It gets tiresome even though I didn't play this game on daily basis for hours at a time. Despite Blizzard's continuous support of the product and updates, there isn't anything that would make the game feel interesting again (I liked Halloween Terror, but that was an event - can't play it now).

    Overall, the game is good, but designed for more casual play. If you want something you can play once in while, have a bit of fun and be done with it - you should buy it during the sale (I'd recommend going for standard editions, since the skins in the Origins edition aren't even that good). If you're looking for a game with high learning curve, complicated mechanics that can still give you something new even after hundreds of hours played, you better look elsewhere. In the end, I got my money's worth, but there are f2p titles that can do basically the same thing (TF2, Paladins).    … Expand
  52. carrot_reviews
    Feb 14, 2017
    6
    Overwatch is a game that is,,,, so repetitive.
    sometimes for example at the china map theres always a player waiting for you at the same point.
    this game is popular because the "sexy female characters". recently this game has some new game modes but those are practically the same thing just with a very few changes. In my experience theres a few bugs in the game but nothung that affects    Overwatch is a game that is,,,, so repetitive.
    sometimes for example at the china map theres always a player waiting for you at the same point.
    this game is popular because the "sexy female characters".
    recently this game has some new game modes but those are practically the same thing just with a very few changes.
    In my experience theres a few bugs in the game but nothung that affects the in game experience    … Expand
  53. drtsfu
    Mar 22, 2017
    6
    It was fun for the first couple weeks, but the repetitive game modes and gameplay makes this a 6/10 at best. CS go is a much more fun, strategic game in my opinion and Overwatch is the kind of game that I only play when I'm terribly bored and have nothing else to do
  54. 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
  55. AlexHallett
    Oct 9, 2017
    6
    Overall Overwatch is a decent game however it has its flaws.

    It has relatively solid game pla with a variety of heroes with different skill sets. This allows you to easily find one you prefer with the bonus of all of them being unlocked from the start. Another great thing about Overwatch is that micro transactions are only for cosmetics and so don’t give players an unfair advantage. The    Overall Overwatch is a decent game however it has its flaws.

    It has relatively solid game pla with a variety of heroes with different skill sets. This allows you to easily find one you prefer with the bonus of all of them being unlocked from the start. Another great thing about Overwatch is that micro transactions are only for cosmetics and so don’t give players an unfair advantage. The game also requires little time commitment however can be played for hours at a time without getting boring. Overwatch has a distinct art style which is consistent throughout its many maps. But this quickly gets boring with the lack of maps for each game mode. One of the best things are the events such as the 'summer games' which add a new game mode available for a short amount of time. These are good for when you get burnt-out. The voice acting is very good with multiple different voice lines for each character.

    However, there are multiple flaws with the game such as the small amount of game modes. These are assault, escort, hybrid and control. However, this is increasing as recently as death match mode has been added. Another flaw is that it can be frustrating as a solo player when you are matched with pre-made teams. Another bad thing about this game is the fact that is doesn't have a single player/co-op campaign which is a disappointing due to the amount of lore behind each of its characters. The closest thing to a campaign ever added was a singular story mission which came with the games 'uprising' event which only lasted 3 weeks and then it was gone. This shows that blizzard has the tools to create a story mode but for some reason haven't. The worst thing is the community which insults and belittles you every time you do something which isn't to their liking. This is mainly in competitive however but can also occur in quick play occasionally.

    It is better value for money now due to the fact more maps and heroes have been added since launch however can still get boring as some maps seem to appear more often than others.

    Overall, I feel that this game is fun but is ruined by how repetitive it is (seeing the same team comps in every game) and also its horrible community.    … Expand
  56. 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,
  57. Questrion
    Nov 22, 2017
    6
    Its to expensive for what you get. Its to forgiving and it feels like you have little to contribute to the match. When you die you do not know what you did bad and when you kill people you do not know what you did right.
  58. ChuchiMaster
    Jan 20, 2018
    6
    I have being playing overwatch for over 8 months and i'm still not tierd of it.
  59. 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.
  60. 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.
  61. 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
  62. 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.
  63. 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.
  64. 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
  65. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 12, 2020
    6
    I havent played it for a year or so now so I dont know the current state but it seems its still the same, its a good shooter game that I had fun with but sadly the ranked system killed the game for me.
  66. Denvers
    Mar 24, 2020
    6
    Overwatch WAS great - for a while, it was the best multiplayer game out there, but sadly, Blizzard ruined it. New charecters that are added feel stale, role queue makes the game unfun to play casually, and Overwatch is getting a sequel that adds little to no content. This is still a fun game, but in its current state, I can't reccomend anybody to buy it.
  67. 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.
  68. 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
  69. 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.
  70. 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.
  71. 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
  72. 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
  73. kruci
    Nov 12, 2021
    6
    Zaprzepaszczony potencjał, developerzy zapomnieli o grze po dwóch latach. Przykro
  74. nazarkin123
    Mar 12, 2021
    6
    Played it a bit and except for cartoon-like graphics nothing that exciting. Just a regular shooter for kids.
  75. 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
  76. 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.
  77. Pmstz
    Jan 25, 2023
    6
    Pretty nice and unique teamplay FPS.
    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  78. Vasot
    May 24, 2016
    5
    Very repetitive with ugly graphics from the gameplay perspective it's not that bad but the content is small and also Solo sucks. At the end it's a stupid gimmick fps with poor graphics and mostly made for multiplayer. The game does not deserve it's big price tag
  79. Janosuk
    May 25, 2016
    5
    After sinking a good few hours into this game I've come to the conclusion that it's far from worth the 40 euro asking price I dropped on it for.

    It's a game based around 20 or so Heroes that all have 'unique' play styles, you will spend all your time either bashing your head against a brick wall as you throw yourself against the enemy in an attempt to escort (Yes.. escort missions!!! So    After sinking a good few hours into this game I've come to the conclusion that it's far from worth the 40 euro asking price I dropped on it for.

    It's a game based around 20 or so Heroes that all have 'unique' play styles, you will spend all your time either bashing your head against a brick wall as you throw yourself against the enemy in an attempt to escort (Yes.. escort missions!!! So much fun..) the payload to a destination or completely stomp the enemy into the ground, all the while playing on escort maps that become ever more choke-points that render the enemy team an even greater advantage. There is also capture the area (Most balanced) and a combination of the previous two game modes leading to a hybrid of sorts. All be told there are a whopping ... three game-modes to play in.

    As with most games where you're locked into a character with unique skills and attributes there are some who are exceptionally strong and those that are .. well.. In need of a minor buff, some tanks don't feel 'tanky' at all and support characters that are capable of dishing out the pain like a pure dps character. Almost every match-up I've had so far (It is early days yet I'll give the game that) has almost everyone choosing the sniper/dps hero's leaving me to have to pick up the slack and choose the support and/or tank.

    Since all the Hero's have unique skills it follows that there is a champion who counters those skills and enables you to progress as a team, it becomes extremely monotonous when you have to rock paper scissor your way through a match, although you can buck the trend and have a team made up exclusively of one hero (Yes hero stacking is a thing, blizzard didn't learn from league of legends), which on some maps is extremely broken.

    It does have it's charm however, the characters are all quirky and interesting (If lacking in the lore department), some having that edgy, dangerous look about them others are charming and cute, while some are a combination of the two, all of which are rendered in a very beautiful, stylized graphics engine. You have various vanity unlocks for each of them, from in-game emotes, skins, lines they can say and various different sprays, there is enough useless junk to collect that would give Ubisoft games a run for it's money.

    All in all I would wait for the price to drop before purchasing this game, it's fun in short bursts but it has it's issues to say the least, but seeing as this is a blizzard game the price wont see a drop until sometime in the next decade.    … Expand
  80. Falrinth
    Jun 11, 2016
    5
    Its both: Kinda fun with potential and very frustrating and disapointing.
    Frustrating when you expect it to give you shooter experience. Game feel so chaotic and unaccurate, your aiming and reflexes arent as important as intuitiion and kind of guessing while aiming. First i didnt knew why it is that way, thought maybe i got to old for shooters, but now i know, its the ultra low tickrate    Its both: Kinda fun with potential and very frustrating and disapointing.
    Frustrating when you expect it to give you shooter experience. Game feel so chaotic and unaccurate, your aiming and reflexes arent as important as intuitiion and kind of guessing while aiming. First i didnt knew why it is that way, thought maybe i got to old for shooters, but now i know, its the ultra low tickrate for a shooter game that makes the movements so chaotic.
    I dont get why they didnt made the heroes tougher on hit points if the game is played more like a fp moba than fps. It results in unpleasant and frustrating moments of "i-win-buttons" if you try to get some nice fps experience.    … Expand
  81. AaronAction
    Jun 15, 2016
    5
    Feels like the best free to play game shooter out there, hands down. This game is GREAT, but after playing for 2 days I had to return it. There is such little content it's enraging and the money-grabbing micro-transactions are so infuriating it's not worth playing another 10 hours to try n' level up for one more crate. The amount of items you do get is limited to around only 50 perFeels like the best free to play game shooter out there, hands down. This game is GREAT, but after playing for 2 days I had to return it. There is such little content it's enraging and the money-grabbing micro-transactions are so infuriating it's not worth playing another 10 hours to try n' level up for one more crate. The amount of items you do get is limited to around only 50 per character which makes you feel like very few people were actually creating for the game. Also after researching found out multiple companies were paid to give favorable reviews rather than spending their money on content for the game (the huge problem with it).

    I don't usually review games, but I felt like this defiantly deserved one, feeling more like a scam than an proper video game title.

    Game play:
    There's virtually nothing I can say about the flawless game play and amazing graphics/art style. But, there's more than enough money-grabbing politics and micro transactions that taint the game entirely and make it feel more like a free-to-play title.

    Story:
    There's no campaign, very intresting story video's online, but they're even present in the game itself.

    Offline play:
    There's virtually zero online play meaning in a couple years when the game developers stop patching and shut the game down your game will be worth $0 and never be able to be played again.

    Price: $60 for consoles, $40 for consoles, although console contracts have agreed to do extremely cheap or virtually free patching for games as of 2015, meaning they're doing you in the butt cause they think you're a stupid "console gamer."

    Split-screen:
    There is none. You do have training though, which takes roughly 10 minutes to complete both (combined) so there's that....

    Overall: Gets old quick, really fun though, can see people playing it for years if they update it with a new champ every other month like League and new game modes, but I doubt this will happen and with the $60 price tag it's extremely overrated, oh and the fact they literally paid game companies like Machinima to give them positive reviews so there's that.    … Expand
  82. 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
  83. Dark_D3s7r0y3r
    Jul 7, 2016
    5
    There's simply not enough to this game. Right from the get-go, all I can do is get put in terribly mismatched matches where my team either steamrolls the enemy team or the enemy team steamrolls us. There's not much in-between and I've had few moments where I genuinely enjoyed the gameplay instead of waiting for the slaughter to end. I'd play against AI if they weren't so totally braindeadThere's simply not enough to this game. Right from the get-go, all I can do is get put in terribly mismatched matches where my team either steamrolls the enemy team or the enemy team steamrolls us. There's not much in-between and I've had few moments where I genuinely enjoyed the gameplay instead of waiting for the slaughter to end. I'd play against AI if they weren't so totally braindead and if I didn't have to match with real players to be on my team.

    I'd honestly just say to stick to Team Fortress 2, at least for now. It has far more content, game modes, support, and customization, and it's free. Overwatch is prettier and has a wider variation of characters, but in the end the game's structure seems to struggle with itself far too much. It sets itself up to be a big, interesting universe with interesting characters and events, but then all it does is throw those characters in a pit and make them duke it out. Hopefully in the future Blizzard will add some more substance to this game, but as of right now, it feels pitifully average.    … Expand
  84. Drakkull
    Sep 19, 2016
    5
    It's an OverPriced games ( R$ 160,00 in Brazil ) and an OverHyped game.

    Fun at first, but lacks in variation, only 2 gamemode. The characters are really cool and stuff, but looks like Blizzard effort was it, character and period, the rest of the focus was put on microtransaction. Look, dear Blizzard, TF2 was B2P, eventualy ( after 3 years ) moved to F2P... But still a fun game for    It's an OverPriced games ( R$ 160,00 in Brazil ) and an OverHyped game.

    Fun at first, but lacks in variation, only 2 gamemode. The characters are really cool and stuff, but looks like Blizzard effort was it, character and period, the rest of the focus was put on microtransaction. Look, dear Blizzard, TF2 was B2P, eventualy ( after 3 years ) moved to F2P...
    But still a fun game for some time, but we expected more from you, Blizzard, much more.
    And beware, if you fail this game TF2 and Paladins are just behind you.    … Expand
  85. theirrelephants
    Jun 4, 2016
    5
    The controls are solid, the graphics are pretty, the lore is embarrassing.

    Overall, Overwatch is exactly what it tries to be - an average class based shooter.

    Unfortunately, that's ALL it is. There is nothing special here. If you're looking for a few hours of mindless point and click fun, than look no further. If you're looking for something spectacular, look elsewhere.
  86. SilkBot
    May 21, 2017
    5
    Overwatch isn't a horrible game, it just isn't a game for me and I made a mistake to believe that.

    I pre-ordered it, even, only based on the demo week we got to play it for free before release. Based on the hype and similarities to Team Fortress 2, I was expecting the game to be very similar to TF2 - more similar than it really is. Because it is not that similar to TF2 at all, and I'll    Overwatch isn't a horrible game, it just isn't a game for me and I made a mistake to believe that.

    I pre-ordered it, even, only based on the demo week we got to play it for free before release. Based on the hype and similarities to Team Fortress 2, I was expecting the game to be very similar to TF2 - more similar than it really is. Because it is not that similar to TF2 at all, and I'll likely never enjoy it as much and play it for as long as TF2.

    First off, gameplay - while at first it seemed very similar (hence I pre-ordered it), after several hours it became very evident that OW is lacking the depth and skill ceiling that have kept me hooked in TF2. 20% of gameplay time there I just practice movement and explosive jumps with the help of specifically community-crafted maps, mods, and community-hosted servers. Overwatch, on the other hand, just feels easy. There's nothing you can really practice for extended periods of time; in the end, when shooting is easy, movement is easy and gameplay is simple, all that's left to improve is gamesense and teamwork. And while that's definitely worth doing and certainly decides over victory or failure, I just prefer a game that also has that, on top of very challenging aim and movement mechanics giving it that much more depth - TF2.

    The other issue is how restrictive Blizzard is. No mods, no custom maps, you can't even host your own server or play OW offline. That sucks. And I mean, that really sucks. Half the fun in TF2 when I started out was to hop from insane community server to another one to see what crazy mods the community has thought of; WarioWare (with working minigames), Starfox (with working planes), Mario Kart (with working Karts), just to name a few that everyone can imagine what's going on. But there is way more, and the community was given limitless freedom to make whatever the heck they want. So we have a 30 vs 1 players boss battle mod, Dodgeball, Rocket Jump maps, Deathrun, Slenderman, and way, way more - not to mention regular but unofficial game modes such as capture the flag with only one flag.

    There was even one time where I joined a community server that just seemed like a "trade" server (lobby-type servers designed to investigate other people's loadouts, because TF2 has a ton of cosmetic items of which you can select three on your character, plus weapon skins), but it was kind of a disguise. By accident you could discover a hidden trap door, which led to other places, all of which required an entire team of characters working together to go from place to place, and it was an extremely long way almost at the map size limit filled with puzzles and explosive jump challenges. The most important part of the team was an Engineer building teleporters because not every required character is able to traverse the same ground as others. The final rooms required you to fight through a dungeon of AI controlled, respawning skeletons while blasting away at a massive door, which could finally be opened with the help of a Demoman shooting Grenades (like Junkrat) through a vent, opening a portal that led to - a Pony village from the current "Friendship is Magic" show. That was the final station. It was hilarious, and one heck of an experience.

    In short, TF2 is crazy diverse, and you can spend a month - if not months - not playing the same map, game mode, or even strategy twice.

    One might be thinking, "why would I want to do all this? I just want to play the game, I don't need mods." and I agree. Overwatch is not a bad game, it is in fact quite an enjoyable one. Mods shouldn't be a requirement, and I know that not everyone cares about them. It's just that I, personally, am really disappointed with how Blizzard handled things.

    If you take a glance at StarCraft and WarCraft - the games that were so mod-friendly that DOTA exists purely because of those, along with the obvious inspiration for OW being TF2 - yet, Overwatch is completely locked behind Blizzard's servers. It's a shame, really.

    I'm still playing TF2 after seven years, and it's almost like I was playing a very different game back then than I do now simply because I had different preferences for game modes.

    Overwatch got boring after two months. It feels like "been there, done that". I could potentially just keep playing competitively to improve my game, but I already do that in TF2. And that's just the much richer game for me.

    Finally, I'm probably rating OW lower than it deserves (kinda). Its gameplay is decent, if it was only that, I'd give it a 7/10. But I actually HATE always-online games. I hate that there is zero possibility for mods and community stuff. OW is a poor example for a video game, because games can be much more that. Sorry.

    Another issue with OW is that it wasn't programmed very well. There's always noticeable input lag unless I play on extremely low settings due to a "feature" called "1 frame interpolation" or whatever. This means 300 fps or bust.    … Expand
  87. winj3r
    Jun 5, 2016
    5
    Pros:
    Great desing for caracters and levels
    Team based gameplay
    Well optimized

    Cons:
    Average graphics
    Very limited gunplay
    Simplistic gameplay
    Only one gun per caracter
    Few maps and content
  88. grbolivar
    Jun 2, 2016
    5
    Four ultra-simple game modes based on capturing areas/points (that's all, no attempt to create new and/or innovative game modes), 3 (small) maps for each mode, 10-12 players matches (yes, like it's 1995), repetitive generic shooter with one-hit-kills specials, unbalanced characters (some will one-hit-kill you with their standard weapon, others do so little damage the bullets just tickleFour ultra-simple game modes based on capturing areas/points (that's all, no attempt to create new and/or innovative game modes), 3 (small) maps for each mode, 10-12 players matches (yes, like it's 1995), repetitive generic shooter with one-hit-kills specials, unbalanced characters (some will one-hit-kill you with their standard weapon, others do so little damage the bullets just tickle the enemy), and you will be bored after 5 hours of this. Can't understand how this can be rated with more than an 5-6.… Expand
  89. Sunykamey
    Jan 20, 2019
    5
    Game is ok, nothing ground breaking but polished. Yet even after almost 3 years the matchmaking is still horrible, the teams unbalanced, no real team play in a team based game and no efforts of the developers to change the core issues. It's basically the same game as it was at the beginning with the same issues which speaks volumes.
  90. JohnTheHUnter
    Jun 16, 2016
    5
    Game is fun for the first few hours (8+ stars).
    Then its a boring piece of **** I simply dont even touch anymore.

    No content. No content updates. No options. No game mode selection. No ranked. No map selection etc...

    Play game again after a week of not playing. Get queued on my most hated map. Left game - requeue. Same map. Retry. Same Map. Retry. Same map. Get penalty. Alt+F4
  91. Fortifier
    Dec 31, 2016
    5
    There's a reason why this game has earned the rightful nick-name, "Overpriced".

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

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

    For a AAA-Grade company, they had an abysmal Competitive Mode start. Whose idea was it to make over-time a coin-flip and have you pair up with people of absolutely ALL skill levels in each and every qualifier game?    … Expand
  92. Galiansias
    Jun 7, 2016
    5
    This is a game that should be free. This game is not worth the $ 50 it costs. If this game was not the company Blizzard would not buy anyone. Little content , unbalanced , bad hitbox ... the game is a clone of Team Fortress 2
  93. guiiimkt
    May 29, 2016
    5
    It's a well done and polished game. But it needs way more content to be worth the price tag. As it stands, it should be a F2P game. Overwatch even has micro-transactions.
  94. spectralknight
    Oct 16, 2016
    5
    First of all I just want to say that this game is very well promoted and maybe the game is not as good as it seems to be. Now lets go to the main review: The game is good but not excellent and has potential to be something amazing...Gameplay and overall game mechanics are taken from TF2 but the heroes looks like something more close to Dota. It could be fun but in most cases very annoyingFirst of all I just want to say that this game is very well promoted and maybe the game is not as good as it seems to be. Now lets go to the main review: The game is good but not excellent and has potential to be something amazing...Gameplay and overall game mechanics are taken from TF2 but the heroes looks like something more close to Dota. It could be fun but in most cases very annoying due to unbalanced heroes,maps and abilities. The good part is that it will last for a few years at least and we are going to receive updates and new features from time to time. Also the sound is good and along with good graphics and optimization makes me to say that Overwatch is a must try game. Although the price is too high for this kind of game. At competitive mode the game is currently an attempt far for being good at this chapter but it could become good if they will continue to balance it because is hard to balance this kind of game where every hero has some special ability which is overpowered over another hero...The game is not competitive neither fun as well just aspire to be mediocre at both competitive and fun. Sincerely TF2 was so much better and fun, characters were more fun definitely. I think Blizzard is not experienced with FPS so this should be the cause for the mediocrity of game. On the other hand the item drop is good and even better we don't have microtransactions. There is a chance to 50% to like this game...I dont know but personally I liked it very much in the begining but got bored after 20 hours of game. When we talk about the events this is not a big deal at all as well because you get only some crates with skins and a special brawl mode (plus a main menu theme) and thats all...no map decorations or something special...(50/100 for me considering that that Blizzard still makes good games)… Expand
  95. SQLOwns
    Jun 24, 2017
    5
    A good game, but overpriced for the amount of content, like most blizzard games. A huge grind to get any cosmetic items, which just exacerbates the price per content issues. If you like team based shooters and can get it on sale, go for it.
    Also, as others have said, the matchmaking is horrible.....Which again, just makes it more difficult to grind for the few cosmetic items that exist..
  96. Huizi
    Oct 29, 2016
    5
    It's decent, but is still a bit pricey for what feels like a f2p model.

    The gameplay is fun and polished and the characters are unique, there really are some fun times to be had, until you run into certain "campy" characters. There are ways to counter them, but by that point, your fun has been ruined (not to mention the random teammates tend to run like lambs to the slaughter).    It's decent, but is still a bit pricey for what feels like a f2p model.

    The gameplay is fun and polished and the characters are unique, there really are some fun times to be had, until you run into certain "campy" characters. There are ways to counter them, but by that point, your fun has been ruined (not to mention the random teammates tend to run like lambs to the slaughter).

    Overall, it's a decent game that is good for killing a half hour or so, but nothing I would take too seriously.    … Expand
  97. 21grams
    Jul 4, 2016
    5
    Note: I'm updating my review with the addition of competitive mode (updated part of review is in "UPDATE" section.

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

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

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

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

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

    UPDATE!!! (mostly about competitive mode)

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

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

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

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

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

    It's not a super competitive game when you go heavy try-hard mode, but competitive mode is competitive, even with casual aspects, but in current iteration it's absolutely broken and it will cause you only frustration due to multiple bugs and/or design flaws. Because the only long-term value is competitive mode (which should give you progression system and goals to achieve) and it's broken I'm changing my verdict from 8 to 5/10. Even if you look at this game more casually and intend to play just like 1-2 weeks per season, still some things can't be ignored and I eventually would not recommend it at this point.    … Expand
  98. prossnip42
    Aug 7, 2016
    5
    Oh look another Team fortress 2 wannabe but unlike tf2 you need to pay money for it. 60 dollars at launch no less. Does it deserve it? well not really but let's get into the review.

    Pros: -I don't usually care much about graphics but the it's the art style that won me over. i'm a huge fan of Pixar and playing this game i felt like i was in an interactive and violent cartoon. But the    Oh look another Team fortress 2 wannabe but unlike tf2 you need to pay money for it. 60 dollars at launch no less. Does it deserve it? well not really but let's get into the review.

    Pros:
    -I don't usually care much about graphics but the it's the art style that won me over. i'm a huge fan of Pixar and playing this game i felt like i was in an interactive and violent cartoon. But the again tf2 had the same feeling so yeah.
    -The classes do feel different and it does require a decent level of strategy but that isn't really saying much.

    Cons:
    -The gameplay. It's your standard class based shooter that we've seen done a million times before and Overwatch doesn't exactly do anything different. The maps are good except when they're not, the weapons are unique except there's like only 3 useful classes in the entire game and it does have humor except there's another class based shooter that does it better (tf2).

    You know what just play tf2. It's much more fun and way more polished the this piece of forgettable mediocrity.    … Expand
  99. Saikron
    Jul 6, 2016
    5
    It seemed too good to be true that there are 20-something balanced heroes in OW, so I had to pick up the game and find out for myself. It's technically correct that the heroes are all varied and balanced, but the way Blizzard has balanced them has been to make them all have fairly glaring weaknesses that need support.

    There are other games that are perfectly balanced where you still    It seemed too good to be true that there are 20-something balanced heroes in OW, so I had to pick up the game and find out for myself. It's technically correct that the heroes are all varied and balanced, but the way Blizzard has balanced them has been to make them all have fairly glaring weaknesses that need support.

    There are other games that are perfectly balanced where you still feel like you can make a big difference in a game, but in OW if the teammate you need to support you fails you're going to fail too without question. Players are essentially cogs in Blizzard's team synergy machine (but they're such well balanced cogs!).

    I think a great point of comparison is Evolve, which many critics said was too simplistic. OW is by any measure more simplistic than Evolve, except to maintain fake balance your abilities don't do anything compared to what they would in Evolve. If you don't do something about the Shield Beam in Evolve, the monster will lose without question, and when the Support goes down if the monster can't keep him from getting revived that can be game over. In contrast, Zarya in OW has a shield that lasts like 2 seconds. Big **** deal. Reinhardt's shield can be broken by Bastion in like 3 seconds - but it's never just Bastion, is it?

    I can't explain why I keep playing it.    … Expand
  100. Cidcaldensfey
    Jun 12, 2016
    5
    The truth of Overwatch is this...

    Pros: ☼ Interesting and entertaining characters ☼ Gameplay generally feels pretty good/response/etc. ☼ It -can- be fun Cons: ☼ The gameplay has nothing to do with the story. Nothing you do actually takes place in the game's lore. At all. All lore is explained outside of the game. ☼ Although the game FEELS responsive, the truth is that    The truth of Overwatch is this...

    Pros:
    ☼ Interesting and entertaining characters
    ☼ Gameplay generally feels pretty good/response/etc.
    ☼ It -can- be fun

    Cons:
    ☼ The gameplay has nothing to do with the story. Nothing you do actually takes place in the game's lore. At all. All lore is explained outside of the game.
    ☼ Although the game FEELS responsive, the truth is that the game runs on a 'favor the shooter' system with a low tickrate. What this means is, if someone shoots you on their screen, it will register as hit even if you were not where they shot you based on your screen. Think Planetside 1.
    ☼ The game is -extremely- frustrating. You will stick to a 50% winrate give or take 5%. You will get placed in unwinnable matches, you will get placed in matches where your team dominates. You will sacrifice playing your favorite character often because other people will not play characters/roles required or will pick characters/roles not suitable for the match.

    Overall, Overwatch may be a better experience if you have 6 people to play with, or at least 1 person to queue up with, but ultimately for most of us, I think, the game is just a very frustrating game. I was hoping for better from Blizzard, but if you're prone to getting upset over games (which I am not, but man...) this is a game to avoid. Like I said, you will get forced to play something you do not want to play, you will try your hardest, and yet even so you will still lose. You will still encounter people who refuse to do something for the team, you will find people who pick characters that are not suitable for the match, and on top of that the playerbase is extremely hostile.

    If you want to play Overwatch, you have to be mentally prepared that you will not own, you will not get to play what you want to play, and you will get called names/get hate directed towards you. You really need mental fortitude for this game otherwise you will rage and just feel like crap.    … Expand
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#3 Best PC Game of 2016
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#13 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Critic score distribution:
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  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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