Overwatch (2016)

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  1. Nhiek
    Aug 16, 2016
    5
    Funny at first. But then you keep playing and try to improve your game, but this stupid game balance keep you matching with low skill players that don't get the game at all, and make the game absolutely boring and frustrating.
    Game: Good
    Competitive system : Relly bad
  2. jedi5diah
    Aug 15, 2016
    3
    The worst franchise of blizzard cashing in on old gen pixel cell shading art...all style but no substances aka depth. Simply flooding the classes standard fps and mashing & forcing in all the nonsensical moves for each characters clearly exhibits the care and dedication for each one of them. UNREMARKABLE!!! Surely by now you should know that, why this game is not a free to play as nobodyThe worst franchise of blizzard cashing in on old gen pixel cell shading art...all style but no substances aka depth. Simply flooding the classes standard fps and mashing & forcing in all the nonsensical moves for each characters clearly exhibits the care and dedication for each one of them. UNREMARKABLE!!! Surely by now you should know that, why this game is not a free to play as nobody wants to play anymore...

    Get off the Hype Train pple...    … Expand
  3. Hack
    Aug 14, 2016
    8
    Good, with the potential to be great, it'll be interesting to see where Blizzard take it over the next 6 months. I would like to see major improvements to the competitive system which right now isn't rewarding and just not very fun unless you're playing with a full team which isn't reasonable for most people. Leavers are rampant as the penalty for leaving is so lenient, so you will oftenGood, with the potential to be great, it'll be interesting to see where Blizzard take it over the next 6 months. I would like to see major improvements to the competitive system which right now isn't rewarding and just not very fun unless you're playing with a full team which isn't reasonable for most people. Leavers are rampant as the penalty for leaving is so lenient, so you will often lose competitive ranks simply because a random on your team rage quit. Another major problem with ranked is people are too clumped, all the ranks aren't being used fully so you can have two people of the same rank who are miles apart in skill level, this leads to frustration when you're put with teammates who are the same rank but clearly not of the same skill, it's amazing how many people at SR60 seemingly don't care about winning and would rather pick their favourite hero even if it's being hard countered.

    The current hot topic is loot boxes, Blizzard originally stated all future cosmetic items would be available to be bought with currency, they have since gone back on this, updated their website and basically ignored the issue. Now we have limited edition boxes for the Summer games with unique items which are next to impossible to get without spending real life money, this has angered the community and rightly so, it's extremely scummy of Blizzard and it soured the entire event which otherwise was very enjoyable and this will clearly be their model going forward with future events, so expect to be disappointed every event when you don't get the skin you want because they won't allow you to spend your currency on it and you can't afford to drop £100 on RNG boxes (you can't simply buy what you want, you have to buy boxes and hope to get the item you want from 1000+ possibilities).

    The game also suffers with a host of hit registration issues which causes endless amounts of frustration, if you've played Overwatch for even an hour you've been hooked through walls, been killed around corners and died after activating a life saving ability simply because what the server sees and what you see are two very different things and the server thinks you never even pressed the key.

    If Blizzard can back off some of their greedy policies and fix competitive and the core gameplay issues then Overwatch could be amazing, if not it'll have a year or two and then fizzle out.    … Expand
  4. ShutupandJive
    Aug 14, 2016
    8
    Got a couple of guys and a couple of guys out on the boat, everyone's wasted. People hooking up left and right. Girls going fingers in butts, dicks in butts. So much fun. Sucking down on farts, outrageous fun.
  5. lande0
    Aug 14, 2016
    2
    SO MANY BUGS BUGS BUGS... and Who call it as shooting? It's more like lol. But match making system is worse than lol. Character balance is BAD. Just like lol. If you pick `weak' character, you will listen a bunch of swears. After the game, you push a report button. But nothing is changed.
  6. Ymirok
    Aug 14, 2016
    2
    Overwatch is superficially pleasing but the depth is nowhere to be seen. There are no alternate weapons for characters and they can only be played in one or two ways. Their abilities are far from original, borrowing heavily from a variety of games. To top it off, some abilities don't even require aiming. In an FPS. Do you see the contradiction here? A genre that's supposed to reward skill.Overwatch is superficially pleasing but the depth is nowhere to be seen. There are no alternate weapons for characters and they can only be played in one or two ways. Their abilities are far from original, borrowing heavily from a variety of games. To top it off, some abilities don't even require aiming. In an FPS. Do you see the contradiction here? A genre that's supposed to reward skill. In addition, hitboxes are completely wack. Simple google this (and look at videos about it) to find out how silly they are. Oh, a word about "progression" too. There is literally nothing to unlock except cosmetics. That'll surely help its longevity!

    To summarize; a game that looks good on the outside but has very, very low depth and doesn't require as much skill as any budding FPS fan would want it to. This is pretty much Baby's First FPS.    … Expand
  7. abzz123
    Aug 13, 2016
    1
    Recent change to lootbox system is a blatant cash grab targeted on people with gambling problems.

    When game came out Blizzard released it with lootbox system - you can earn or buy boxes with cosmetics. If you get duplicates then they would give you credits that can be spend on buying more cosmetics. Blizzard's website clearly stated that credits can be used on any cosmetic item. Fast    Recent change to lootbox system is a blatant cash grab targeted on people with gambling problems.

    When game came out Blizzard released it with lootbox system - you can earn or buy boxes with cosmetics. If you get duplicates then they would give you credits that can be spend on buying more cosmetics. Blizzard's website clearly stated that credits can be used on any cosmetic item. Fast forward to August and Blizzard released limited edition cosmetics (first addition of cosmetic items to the game since release) and changed the rules: credits can't be used to purchase new items and you get a chance for new item to drop from lootbox. This is a cash-grab gambling system built into not f2p game.    … Expand
  8. jamessamuel
    Aug 13, 2016
    9
    If you are someone who tried out League of legends and liked the concept of it but didnt like the gameplay, you should definetly give this a try. This has the same concept of a moba with fps genre mixed in. Its great for older fps gamers who are tired of COD and BF. I highly recommend it, the community is friendly most of the time, the competitive modes do create raging teammates. Overall 9/10
  9. hustlin
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    Probably the worst first person shooter game of all time and super over hyped for no reason. It's a lot like team fortress 2 but it's like slightly better but that makes sense because TF2 is terrible. The worst part about it and why it's so awful especially is because it makes my queue times in league of legends longer like why does it take 20 minutes to get a game wtf
  10. Gamer2068
    Aug 11, 2016
    0
    love this game so much that I literally bought a PC for the first time in years because I wanted to play this game with friends on my PS4 and. Also with other friends I have that are PC Gamers. Take time to get great skills with it and that's the fun of it.
  11. Zerim
    Aug 10, 2016
    0
    Matchmaking was broken in the Rio patch and, as dramatic as it sounds, I've been unable to find any fun in the game since. I've seen games with a total level of 1000 against a total level of 300, which end in about four minutes.
  12. bazzbro
    Aug 10, 2016
    0
    reached rank 31 before giving up

    this game has some satisfying game play when you play a proper ranked match, but that is a rarity when you;re thrown into completely lopsided games the majority of the time.
  13. zLynn
    Aug 9, 2016
    0
    Blizzard promised us that we can use in-game currency to buy any specific cosmetic item but we can't use in-game currency to buy summer event cosmetic items. Wihout buying hundreds of lootboxes by paying bucks, we have too little chance to get specific item. Overwatch became like a f2p game. They don't care what community says.
  14. Adures
    Aug 9, 2016
    0
    I will give higher score when blizzard will keep their promises and stop false advertising. BLIZZARD PLS FIX YOUR GAME.

    Also no 60 tickrate is a joke in an fps game
  15. AlphaRebel
    Aug 9, 2016
    8
    Team Fortress 3 is a worthy successor to the legacy of Valves Team Fortress 2 game, after 10 years of Class based combat TF2 was showing it's age, TF3*ahem*I mean overwatch takes the best elements from TF2 and adds the best of FPS mechanics that evolved over that time and ads a heady dose of MOBA / MMO hero's for classes (and they are classes given you can rickroll an enemy team with aTeam Fortress 3 is a worthy successor to the legacy of Valves Team Fortress 2 game, after 10 years of Class based combat TF2 was showing it's age, TF3*ahem*I mean overwatch takes the best elements from TF2 and adds the best of FPS mechanics that evolved over that time and ads a heady dose of MOBA / MMO hero's for classes (and they are classes given you can rickroll an enemy team with a team comprised entirely of a single class)
    Right now only CP, payload and a hybrid capture then push the cart modes are in but they will be expanded over due course I am sure.    … Expand
  16. klkevinkl
    Aug 9, 2016
    5
    My experience with Overwatch has been a mess. The graphics of the game are bright and colorful instead of dark and gloomy like every shooter out there. Each of the characters has different abilities that they can use to their advantage in order to try to control whatever objective they are aiming after. A lot of the tanks have some kind of shield that can block damage. There are charactersMy experience with Overwatch has been a mess. The graphics of the game are bright and colorful instead of dark and gloomy like every shooter out there. Each of the characters has different abilities that they can use to their advantage in order to try to control whatever objective they are aiming after. A lot of the tanks have some kind of shield that can block damage. There are characters that specialize in tank slaying as well. The least played role is support though. There is a time limit to capturing the points, but it doesn't really matter since as long as someone stands on the point, it goes into overtime and overtime can extend indefinitely. The increased death timers do not really matter. If a match gets tied at the end, the game goes into sudden death where whoever captures the first objective instantly becomes the winner. I'd rather have the game just reward whoever did it faster with overtime counting against the team as well.

    One of the best things about the game is its focus on objectives rather than just flat out kills. Individual players matter a lot less than a group that can play together. But here in lies the problem. Players are grouped together based on a Dynamic Queue and premade groups inherently have an advantage. While the game does try to pit premades against other premade groups, it doesn't always work out. You often get very one sided match ups, especially since they allow for a massive variance in skill in ranked. There was one game where I was playing with a rank 30 and a rank 60 pairing on the other team while I was in the high 40s. Needless to say, the rank 60 wiped out everyone and I still had to suffer a massive rank decrease for it.

    My biggest complaint about the game is the lack of sense of progress. Your progress is measured by collecting experience from games. It takes 22000 experience to gain a level with most games netting you about 2000 experience. In about 11 to 12 games, you should gain a level and earn a loot box for 4 random items. The problem here is that duplicates are turned into very tiny amounts of currency, I'm talking like maybe 5. The cheapest items need around 25 while the most expensive cost 1000. There are some that you also cannot buy, such as the pre-order bonus Widowmaker and anything marked under "events," like the Summer Olympics themed items.

    When I heard this game was buy to play, I was hoping that it would be free of all the problems that came with free to play games, but I was wrong. This is a buy to play game with a cash shop and they do all of the things that free to play games do. They start with pretty bad servers. There are times when I randomly get disconnected for no apparent reason even though my Internet went down. There are times when Blizzard randomly decides to implement a patch with no warning, forcing everybody out of a game and having everyone take a loss. You can purchase loot boxes with real money to earn items faster and duplicates do get turned into currency.

    The second complaint about the game is balance. I really have no idea what they were thinking when they did some of their patches. Soldier 76's and D. Va's shots were made to be highly unstable to the point where you literally have to be in their face to use it. McCree constantly moves between insanely broken and insanely useless. To top it off, too many characters have invincibility abilities. While invincibility might be nice for something like an ultimate, far too many people have it as a defensive ability, especially when they can still be targeted by allies for things like healing and they still are counted as contesting a point.    … Expand
  17. jiblet
    Aug 9, 2016
    3
    IM GOING TO GIVE MY REVIEW ON BROCKTONS MEDIC SKILLS IN the popular game over watch he must be the worst medic ever he wonders around and starts getting a killed by a tracer he would yell for help but never say where he is. then dies and blames it on u. If u insult him once he will watch u die and not heal u . If I ever say dva he will not shut up until u say brocktons waifu . He got aIM GOING TO GIVE MY REVIEW ON BROCKTONS MEDIC SKILLS IN the popular game over watch he must be the worst medic ever he wonders around and starts getting a killed by a tracer he would yell for help but never say where he is. then dies and blames it on u. If u insult him once he will watch u die and not heal u . If I ever say dva he will not shut up until u say brocktons waifu . He got a message from a guy with Down syndrome telling him that he's a good Ana so whenever u mention Ana he'll tell u how great he is at Ana . Probably the worst medic I've ever played with… Expand
  18. MyHonestReview
    Aug 8, 2016
    10
    I'm giving the game a 10 to balance out the review score. In reality, I think the game is an 8/10. It's so much fun and the developers keep releasing free extra content. It's constantly rebalancing and adding new things. The game is not just standalone, though. To fully enjoy Overwatch you NEED a team of 5 friends to amke a 6 man squad and you also need to read the comics and see theI'm giving the game a 10 to balance out the review score. In reality, I think the game is an 8/10. It's so much fun and the developers keep releasing free extra content. It's constantly rebalancing and adding new things. The game is not just standalone, though. To fully enjoy Overwatch you NEED a team of 5 friends to amke a 6 man squad and you also need to read the comics and see the animated shorts to get any of the story. However, in game the gameplay is simply amazing. Varied heroes with different abilities, and every one feels unique in it's own way. All of them can be useful. I highly recommend playing it. Replay value is infinite. The competitive mode is broken for now, but it's more about the games itself. It's a gem that I keep coming back to.… Expand
  19. Espiritus8
    Aug 8, 2016
    0
    Story (0/10) - there is none
    Soundtrack (2/10) - voice acting is silly, and childish, while the music is nothing memorable
    Gameplay (1/10) - heroes are unbalanced, there is zero reward for being a skilled player and zero punishment for trolling
    Graphics (4/10) - there are older generation games that look better and play smoother
  20. Lone_Wolf_Sones
    Aug 7, 2016
    9
    Overwatch is Blizzard's take on the FPS (First Person Shooter). However to simply call the game a first person shooter would be a disservice. Blizzard has crafted a game in this emergent genre of 'hero shooters/arena shooters; that borrows the best ideas from other games in the genre like Team Fortress 2. Blizzard has put their own spin on it to make it a fresh experience. The art style isOverwatch is Blizzard's take on the FPS (First Person Shooter). However to simply call the game a first person shooter would be a disservice. Blizzard has crafted a game in this emergent genre of 'hero shooters/arena shooters; that borrows the best ideas from other games in the genre like Team Fortress 2. Blizzard has put their own spin on it to make it a fresh experience. The art style is fantastic too and is primed for a feature length film. It really is some gorgeous stuff and I don't think its an stretch to say that the visuals themselves would look at home in a Pixar film.

    The performance is rock solid as well. The game has been incredibly well optimized and features one of the most robust suites of options I have seen in a PC game. This feels like it was built from the ground up for PC. You can customize damned near any key. You also can adjust key-bindings at the hero level. Yup, you have a set of key-bindings for each of the 21 heroes currently in the game. You can also customize the shape, and color of the on screen reticle. Its this attention to detail that shows in just about every area of the game.

    Overwatch centers its focus on its heroes and how their abilities can be used with and against other heroes. Its focus on team composition and allowing you to swap heroes gives the game incredible depth and an underlying layer of player choice and strategy.

    The game features a variety of modes such as training, practices vs. AI, as well as quick play. Within these modes the actual game types themselves can consist of things like payload (familiar to fans of TF2), capture point and King of the hill style matches. One of the criticisms leveled against the game is lack of content. I would agree with this statement if it was in regards to the number of modes themselves. But not every game needs a single player campaign. I feel that with the number of heroes on display here, a single player campaign would have diluted the multiplayer experience. Jeff Kaplan of Blizzard also pointed out that support heroes like Mercy would be tough to work into a single player campaign because of their nature as support heroes.

    I would like to see more modes added over time. Perhaps Capture the flag. I don't think Team Death-match would fit well either. Blizzard has smartly decided to de-emphasize kills and kdr in favor of promoting team play. What is odd however is that the majority of the 'play of the game' are from people/heroes who rack up a lot of kills.

    The game features a commendation system which on its own doesn't really mean much. But it can be nice to get commendations from your team mates if you do a good job of healing. It also has things like "damage blocked." It is a way of saying hey look how well you did your job, or performed your role.

    The game features a progression system that gives you a loot box when you level up. These drops can be anything ranging from currency to skins, avatars, sprays, voice lines or victory poses. Its all superfluous but it is a nice way of customizing your character and making it your own. The game does have micro-transactions but these are only for loot boxes which are at the end of the day cosmetic stuff and don't impact the game itself. My initial concern is that the more games you play the higher the chance you will get duplicates from loot boxes. Fortunately those duplicates do reward you gold which can then be used towards something else you don't have.

    In the end Overwatch is a fantastic well crafted game despite needing a few more modes. Blizzard have created a solid platform to build upon and have stated that future heroes and maps will be free which is very welcome indeed. Multiplayer only games can struggle to find success. Overwatch however has enough depth in its gameplay that it never felt repetitive.    … Expand
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. Ogie
    Aug 7, 2016
    9
    Blizzard, GOOD JOB! This is amazing first person shooter game. I am really happy that Blizzard put so much effort into it and the result is just nice. I really like lore about characters, amazing cinematics and gameplay itself. Overwatch is running without any technical issues and is amazing. There is still place for some improvements, especially in competitive matches - I dont like muchBlizzard, GOOD JOB! This is amazing first person shooter game. I am really happy that Blizzard put so much effort into it and the result is just nice. I really like lore about characters, amazing cinematics and gameplay itself. Overwatch is running without any technical issues and is amazing. There is still place for some improvements, especially in competitive matches - I dont like much current Sudden Death, etc. Even I would really love to see single player campaign for more story. Anyway minor flaws aside, this is currently the best shooter game you can play!

    Graphic - 9
    Gameplay - 10
    Lasting Appeal - 8
    Execution - 9

    Overall - 9    … Expand
  24. drakhri
    Aug 6, 2016
    0
    Game isn't balanced, not even a little bit. Match making is horrible. In the vast majority of games one team will be severely outmatched by the other. Most maps are poorly balanced; only the king of the hill style maps are even. Map balance is less of an issue in competitive, where the game will swap sides in a time race sort of way. However, due to the imbalance of the maps this resultsGame isn't balanced, not even a little bit. Match making is horrible. In the vast majority of games one team will be severely outmatched by the other. Most maps are poorly balanced; only the king of the hill style maps are even. Map balance is less of an issue in competitive, where the game will swap sides in a time race sort of way. However, due to the imbalance of the maps this results in a long drawn out match. Boring.… Expand
  25. Muuvinki
    Aug 6, 2016
    4
    Stay away from this game. At first it may look like a really fun game but its all lies.
    Matchmaking system is absolutely worst I have ever seen in fps game EVER.
    Classes feel very unbalanced and certain heroes are nearly useless compared to other characters. What really makes this game even worse is the horrible playerbase. Most of the people that play this game have near 0 experience    Stay away from this game. At first it may look like a really fun game but its all lies.
    Matchmaking system is absolutely worst I have ever seen in fps game EVER.
    Classes feel very unbalanced and certain heroes are nearly useless compared to other characters.

    What really makes this game even worse is the horrible playerbase. Most of the people that play this game have near 0 experience in competitive multiplayer games and they can just jump right in without any qualifying or test before them. This makes teams unbalanced, unskilled and outright annoying.

    Maps are too small and offer almost nothing but straight attack in one straight line or one or two entry points to defend for the other team. This game ain't worth 40$ because it offers nothing but suffering all the time.    … Expand
  26. acidcritic
    Aug 6, 2016
    4
    Il gioco si presenta bene. Il gameplay ha un buon potenziale e lo stile è bello e piacevole. Se fosse gratis oppure fornito di più mappe, modalità ed eroi sarebbe almeno positivo.

    Invece costa 40 euro, ha pochi eroi, poche mappe, il peggior sistema di matchmaking che io abbia mai visto (semplicemente non lo ha), le competitive sono un caos totale, il bilanciamento è inesistente, i bug e    Il gioco si presenta bene. Il gameplay ha un buon potenziale e lo stile è bello e piacevole. Se fosse gratis oppure fornito di più mappe, modalità ed eroi sarebbe almeno positivo.

    Invece costa 40 euro, ha pochi eroi, poche mappe, il peggior sistema di matchmaking che io abbia mai visto (semplicemente non lo ha), le competitive sono un caos totale, il bilanciamento è inesistente, i bug e i glitch sono talmente numerosi da rendere il titolo oltremodo frustrante e come se non bastasse l'hitbox di gioco è folle e totalmente da riscrivere.

    Gratuitamente si trovano titoli più completi e meglio gestiti di questo, che attualmente presenta per lo più l'impossibilità di farsi match decenti, con fin troppi giocatori che fanno che diavolono vogliono senza la possibilità di segnalare la loro poco sportività e impegno nel teamplay.

    Non essendo un fps (e chi scrive il contrario non ha capito nulla sia del gioco che del mondo dei videogiochi), ma un MOBa la coordinazione fra personaggi è essenziale. La non esistenza di un servizio per la segnalazione di pessimi giocatori od un sistema per consigliare ad altri quel determinato soggetto, ogni partita è solo pura anarchia.

    Sconsigliatissimo.    … Expand
  27. cypronge
    Aug 5, 2016
    5
    There is a serious lack of content, n its current state it has the content of a free to play game. there are only 3 game mods, Defend objective/ Attack objective/ Escort. There is no story mode, and there are some issues with balance between heroes. the most annoying thing are the fanboys that will defend this game just because it has the blizzard logo. I have played the game for 30+ hoursThere is a serious lack of content, n its current state it has the content of a free to play game. there are only 3 game mods, Defend objective/ Attack objective/ Escort. There is no story mode, and there are some issues with balance between heroes. the most annoying thing are the fanboys that will defend this game just because it has the blizzard logo. I have played the game for 30+ hours but i regret buying it. The choice is yours, but there are much better games out there.… Expand
  28. TheLewdOne
    Aug 4, 2016
    8
    People think this needs to be a free to play game?

    Really? Counterstrike and Team Fortress 2 weren't free to play at first, why is this seemingly such a big deal for Overwatch? Microtransactions? Thats a problem with the industry as a whole, and Overwatch is far less abusive with it's microtransactions than much stronger cases of doing it horribly like Dungeon Keeper mobile,    People think this needs to be a free to play game?

    Really?

    Counterstrike and Team Fortress 2 weren't free to play at first, why is this seemingly such a big deal for Overwatch?

    Microtransactions? Thats a problem with the industry as a whole, and Overwatch is far less abusive with it's microtransactions than much stronger cases of doing it horribly like Dungeon Keeper mobile, Dragon Age Inquisition or any of Ubisofts ilk. At least Overwatch keeps it purely cosmetic, if you only care about the gameplay this game costs 20 dollars and ONLY 20 dollars (for PC).

    It's not even like you don't get skins through just playing the game, you do, and most players tend to get a fair amount of legendary skins, the game's most high dollar item...They just don't get the ones they want.

    Babies, the lot of them. Oh boo hoo, RNG gave you the wrong T-Shirt. Better rate the game a 0 and claim it's all due to the "high" price tag and the evil of microtransactions.

    Try to stick to actual criticism in the future, like how the competitive watch was a complete mess and how the gain and loss of points seems way too heavy on the loss with not nearly enough gain. Or how Overwatch's vibrant cast seems almost focus grouped to appeal to everyone without being remotely controversial.    … Expand
  29. Myon-Neutrino
    Aug 4, 2016
    4
    Nothing special... That blizzard typical design, animation and character style has become more and more redundant over the last years The gameplay mechanics aren´t innovative, there were other games before who did the same job more than well. I don´t like the simple maps, the ugly graphics (old and obsolete casual gamer rigs compatibility) and the fact that this game doesn´t offer too muchNothing special... That blizzard typical design, animation and character style has become more and more redundant over the last years The gameplay mechanics aren´t innovative, there were other games before who did the same job more than well. I don´t like the simple maps, the ugly graphics (old and obsolete casual gamer rigs compatibility) and the fact that this game doesn´t offer too much variety, the gameplay itself is somehow monotonous. I´m clearly not the target for this game.… Expand
  30. Cinders
    Aug 3, 2016
    3
    TF2 with better graphics? It's full of the same Quake style gameplay, very fast paced. It's also terrible imbalanced, the random teams are usually very one-sided, and there are plenty of invisible walls that exist without explanation and ledges you cannot get on because of said invisible walls.

    I loved TF2 for a while, but it eventually became repetitive. Picking up Overwatch was    TF2 with better graphics? It's full of the same Quake style gameplay, very fast paced. It's also terrible imbalanced, the random teams are usually very one-sided, and there are plenty of invisible walls that exist without explanation and ledges you cannot get on because of said invisible walls.

    I loved TF2 for a while, but it eventually became repetitive. Picking up Overwatch was like replaying TF2, it became repetitive inside of 1 day. Same turrets, same medic + heavy, same rocket jump soldier, etc. I did not find anything new about this game to warrant a good review, rather a poor one for making a weak rip-off of a classic.    … Expand
  31. MrMadJack
    Aug 3, 2016
    9
    The game has become something refreshing not only to the Blizzard community, but also to the gaming community as a whole. Not gonna lie but recently Team Fortress 2 has been going down a landslide in the way of the community as it's slowly dying. Sure Overwatch is not free but at least it's bold like a refreshing kopperberg on a table while the sun sets down.
  32. angel26238
    Aug 3, 2016
    10
    I really like this game because there is a report system thats really work. i cant see any hackers or flamers, this game deserves its price. and if you vote negative you must be one of those flamers good luck for you :) you cant ruin this game from inside :P
  33. AgentVenom117
    Aug 2, 2016
    7
    This game is heavily addictive and fun to play but where it nails the unique characters, designs and gameplay it lacks heavily on content where the only ounce of backstory we get is a small cutscene when you start the game. If you want the rest of the story behind the characters and why they are shooting each other you're going to have to go online which gives me heavy destiny vibes. ButThis game is heavily addictive and fun to play but where it nails the unique characters, designs and gameplay it lacks heavily on content where the only ounce of backstory we get is a small cutscene when you start the game. If you want the rest of the story behind the characters and why they are shooting each other you're going to have to go online which gives me heavy destiny vibes. But overall the game is a lot of fun but I suggeste waiting for a sale.… Expand
  34. Twinkobell
    Jul 30, 2016
    9
    Overwatch - the new league of legends.

    People yap about lack of content in the strangest of places. Overwatch is a MOBA shooter and nothing more, if you are looking for an interesting story, open-world system, dynamic NPCs, fair trading system, endless DLC and modding compatibility LOOK ELSEWHERE. Overwatch is a place where you spend ~10 mins per round and shoot people and cast    Overwatch - the new league of legends.

    People yap about lack of content in the strangest of places. Overwatch is a MOBA shooter and nothing more, if you are looking for an interesting story, open-world system, dynamic NPCs, fair trading system, endless DLC and modding compatibility LOOK ELSEWHERE.

    Overwatch is a place where you spend ~10 mins per round and shoot people and cast spells and make sure your team stood in the circle for the maximum amount of time. Longevity of the game for you is how long you can withstand doing just that. If you don't like fish, or tying knots, or are disgusted by mealworms... would you enjoy fishing? That is, if you don't like group-work, FPS games, MOBAs, cartoons, then you will not enjoy overwatch. Period.    … Expand
  35. Shion16
    Jul 27, 2016
    9
    Great gameplay mechanics and it's optimized for less powerful PCs.
    But on the other hand it suffers from the same problems that SF5 had, lack of content, unfair micro transactions and the game gets tiresome if you play it alone.
  36. Doctor-J
    Jul 27, 2016
    0
    There's a good game buried in Overwatch, but it is grossly overshadowed by one of the worst match making mechanics around. Enforcing a 50% win rate, you will have frustrating, boring match after frustrating, boring match. Even if, somehow, you get a decent one, a rarity, the lack of maps will quickly make this game a dull use of forty dollars.
  37. Eyy
    Jul 25, 2016
    0
    Bastion's tank form is cute. Overwatch more like Overhype, the game is broken, many heroes are unfair to go up against, many heroes are hard to play just cause they do not do much damage or are really squishy.
  38. OwainTheSwordsm
    Jul 24, 2016
    0
    The game has nice characters, animation, lore, but there is one big con: community, it is not just bad, because it is worst. Overwatch's community is worse than LoL's, to be honest. I wish there was a some kind of IQ test, so that intelligent people would play with intelligent players, who are not toxic, racist, tryhards...(this is my dream) Ranked system is bad, if you are lucky, you willThe game has nice characters, animation, lore, but there is one big con: community, it is not just bad, because it is worst. Overwatch's community is worse than LoL's, to be honest. I wish there was a some kind of IQ test, so that intelligent people would play with intelligent players, who are not toxic, racist, tryhards...(this is my dream) Ranked system is bad, if you are lucky, you will get 70-80, but still there are many people who are stuck in Elo hell because their teammates kept leaving during matches. That is why playing this game is very frustrating. Even if I spent 90+ dollars on this game, I am not going to play it anymore. Furthermore, there are not many maps and game modes. It seems to be that blizzard isn't going to add new soon.… Expand
  39. Romeros
    Jul 24, 2016
    10
    Blizzard have done it again. As a huge Team Fortress 2 fan I really expected much and I was not disappointed. Easy to learn and hard to master type of game, lots of heroes, fast turns. Just great ! 10/10
  40. The_NF
    Jul 23, 2016
    5
    "Overwatch? More like Overrated" is set to become one of the great gaming cliches for which 2016 will be remembered. A triumph of marketing and hype manipulation over game design, Overwatch is alright...but nothing special. If you don't play shooters, this MOBA-shooter hybrid might be the shooter for you. If, however, you crave white-knuckle, skill-based shooter action, you will come away"Overwatch? More like Overrated" is set to become one of the great gaming cliches for which 2016 will be remembered. A triumph of marketing and hype manipulation over game design, Overwatch is alright...but nothing special. If you don't play shooters, this MOBA-shooter hybrid might be the shooter for you. If, however, you crave white-knuckle, skill-based shooter action, you will come away disappointed.

    There is very little scope for individual ability to shine - the game is entirely team based, resulting in a dull experience where nobody is really any better than anybody else. Combat is dominated by the Q button, which releases ludicrously easy, mega powered specials. The guns themselves are incredibly weak otherwise, resulting in combat that is slow and uneventful. If you shoot somebody, their healer heals them, resulting in a lengthy, tedious stalemate until somebody busts out their Q-button special and kills everything without any skill or aim at all.

    It's ironic that in a game where the characters are described as "Heroes", that there is no possibility of individual heroism at all. Teams clump up like sheep and heal each other. This is no game for heroes, this is a game that rewards the herd mentality. Unlike any respectable shooter, it is virtually impossible to take on superior numbers and win because the skill ceiling is so low. No, heroes need not apply in Overwatch.

    Map design is very questionable with some nigh on impenetrable choke points, an issue further exacerbated by the presence of some extremely campy characters, resulting in static rather than dynamic gameplay and a crushing sense of the inevitable since, once again, we can't call upon superior skill to help us overcome the odds since there is no skill in overwatch.

    Overall, Overwatch = Underwhelming. Mildly fun in small doses, but shooter fans will come away feeling very lukewarm.    … Expand
  41. YoloSwag4Doge
    Jul 21, 2016
    7
    I'm not sure what to think of this game. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it and sometimes I love to hate it as much as I hate to love it. There's a lot of outlandish, BS abilities... and yet sometimes it's those BS abilities that make the game fun. Some games are stagnant and dull. And yet sometimes the evolution of class warfare is quite remarkable. Everyone is free to change theirI'm not sure what to think of this game. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it and sometimes I love to hate it as much as I hate to love it. There's a lot of outlandish, BS abilities... and yet sometimes it's those BS abilities that make the game fun. Some games are stagnant and dull. And yet sometimes the evolution of class warfare is quite remarkable. Everyone is free to change their class throughout the game. So all of the things you hate being used against you, you can use against your opponents and sometimes you'll see some truly hilarious/bizarre sh1t as one team desperately tries to out class the other.

    There definitely needs to be more maps, champs and game modes. But the good news is when you pay for the game you pay for all the DLC that will be coming out as well. If you're on the fence, wait a bit. It'll be interesting to see where this game goes.    … Expand
  42. Barnews
    Jul 21, 2016
    8
    Overwatch is fast paced team action game full of interesting heroes, maps you can play.
    Expect a lot of epic moments, good looking graphic and fantastic music background.
    Yes, there are still some flawes and issues, but Overwatch is well made and very polished game. Even if there isn much content yet, but it will change with future updates. PROS - Epic gameplay - Graphics &    Overwatch is fast paced team action game full of interesting heroes, maps you can play.
    Expect a lot of epic moments, good looking graphic and fantastic music background.

    Yes, there are still some flawes and issues, but Overwatch is well made and very polished game.
    Even if there isn much content yet, but it will change with future updates.

    PROS
    - Epic gameplay
    - Graphics & Sounds & Music
    - Pretty good performance optimization (You do not need insane PC)
    - High quality content (Heroes & game maps are very interesting and well made)
    - Every hero is uniques wih specific gameplay
    - Very intuitive controlls

    CONS
    - There could be more maps & heroes but i expect they come with updates.
    - Server & game application issues occurs occationally.
    - After a lot of hours it become monotonous (Not boring, but not so exciting and epic)    … Expand
  43. azamio143Review
    Jul 19, 2016
    2
    Este juego esta muy incompleto!!!!!
    Ahora demuestro como valoro el juego.
    Historia:2.5 Comunidad:5.0 Contenido:3.5 Precio:(60$) 0 (tendria que ser free to play!!!!) Historia de los personajes:4.0 Obviamente no se quien mas cree que la prensa de overwatch esta muy comprada , desde cuando overwatch es mejor que gta V , Uncharted 4 , The witcher 3 y sus expansiones. Es obvio que    Este juego esta muy incompleto!!!!!
    Ahora demuestro como valoro el juego.

    Historia:2.5
    Comunidad:5.0
    Contenido:3.5
    Precio:(60$) 0 (tendria que ser free to play!!!!)
    Historia de los personajes:4.0

    Obviamente no se quien mas cree que la prensa de overwatch esta muy comprada , desde cuando overwatch es mejor que gta V , Uncharted 4 , The witcher 3 y sus expansiones.

    Es obvio que Blizzard pago a la prensa para tener ese numero no?.    … Expand
  44. tamthalas
    Jul 19, 2016
    0
    The game is repetitive heroes that are chosen depend on both the map that all items are equal, competitive is completely broken, unfairly benefits those who play in groups and there is no INDUCEMENT to play only the stupid boxes, which best you can touch is a skin chroma.
    of course not deserve 0 but I will do as the press put a 10, exaggerating all
  45. WewLad
    Jul 19, 2016
    0
    gay ass sjw vidya that promotes jewish propaganda, feminism, satanism, communism, and blue-pilled behavior.
    if i saw my non-existing child play this, i'd take drastic actions, assuming that he already went too deep into the dark territory, and put an end to his life myself.
    the only reasonable way to think people find this """game""" even remotely entertaining while being unironic is if    gay ass sjw vidya that promotes jewish propaganda, feminism, satanism, communism, and blue-pilled behavior.
    if i saw my non-existing child play this, i'd take drastic actions, assuming that he already went too deep into the dark territory, and put an end to his life myself.
    the only reasonable way to think people find this """game""" even remotely entertaining while being unironic is if they are either liberals or support criminals such as Hillary; which would be understandable for them to think this game is entertaining considering such people i've enumerated are brain-dead by nature    … Expand
  46. Wheater
    Jul 19, 2016
    5
    At least this version cost somewhat nearer of what it's worth: U$40 instead of U$60 on consoles.
    Though it still feel like a well polished f2p to me.
  47. mokn
    Jul 18, 2016
    6
    The game is ok, not as balanced as TF2. The skill required is far lower than TF2.

    What let's the game down the most is solo vs premade. The team with 6 man premade has a 67 AVG MMR, the team of solo's has a 68 AVG MMR, The premade is considered the underdog. The system punishes SOLO players two fold. It makes for completely one sided games. There's also the issue of people    The game is ok, not as balanced as TF2. The skill required is far lower than TF2.

    What let's the game down the most is solo vs premade.

    The team with 6 man premade has a 67 AVG MMR, the team of solo's has a 68 AVG MMR, The premade is considered the underdog.
    The system punishes SOLO players two fold. It makes for completely one sided games.

    There's also the issue of people queuing with low levels 70 70 28, which drives down their MMR and gives them underdog status. The guy who is 28 is actually a friend of theirs who is really a 70 MMR player.    … Expand
  48. Leos64
    Jul 18, 2016
    9
    La voy a hacer en español, porque solo veo en inglés.

    El juego es ágil, rápido y muy competitivo, variado con personajes diferentes y que si se saben usar pueden ayudar a ganar partidas, lo que me parece interesante, es que se paga una vez y ya, todo lo puedes desbloquear jugando y son cosas estéticas, todos y cada uno de los DLC y contenido que vaya a salir, solo se necesitaran    La voy a hacer en español, porque solo veo en inglés.

    El juego es ágil, rápido y muy competitivo, variado con personajes diferentes y que si se saben usar pueden ayudar a ganar partidas, lo que me parece interesante, es que se paga una vez y ya, todo lo puedes desbloquear jugando y son cosas estéticas, todos y cada uno de los DLC y contenido que vaya a salir, solo se necesitaran descargar para tenerlos.

    En conclusión, divertido, da muchas horas de juego y es un juegazo.    … Expand
  49. GarbageManJr
    Jul 17, 2016
    1
    Blizzard said "Hey what if we stick a crapton of broken and OP classes together in a game? If they're all OP, then none of them are!". Overwatch is what happens; a broken mess. Top it off with a truly broken matchmaking system where most of your games are steamroll victories or crushing defeats and you got yourself a frustration machine. Seriously, I'm almost always frustrated playing thisBlizzard said "Hey what if we stick a crapton of broken and OP classes together in a game? If they're all OP, then none of them are!". Overwatch is what happens; a broken mess. Top it off with a truly broken matchmaking system where most of your games are steamroll victories or crushing defeats and you got yourself a frustration machine. Seriously, I'm almost always frustrated playing this game no matter how great my last match was. Victories are hollow and defeats are too brutal to learn anything from. It's just not fun.… Expand
  50. Kappakeepo2014
    Jul 17, 2016
    0
    This game is a total joke, it's all good until you try conpetitive where winning or loosing is about a toss of a coin. This completly destroyed all the fun from the game for me 0/10
  51. HoverDonkey
    Jul 17, 2016
    10
    What can I say? Blizzard aren't prolific developers, but they definitely make sure they nail a game before releasing it.

    Overwatch is a revolutionary FPS game - the sheer inventiveness and variety in the choice of hero you get to play is unprecedented and the game is very well balanced. For me, it's a game changer - a team based shooter with real panache and flair and just thoroughly    What can I say? Blizzard aren't prolific developers, but they definitely make sure they nail a game before releasing it.

    Overwatch is a revolutionary FPS game - the sheer inventiveness and variety in the choice of hero you get to play is unprecedented and the game is very well balanced. For me, it's a game changer - a team based shooter with real panache and flair and just thoroughly enjoyable.

    More maps and game modes would be great, but I'm sure these are already in development, and best of all will be free.

    My favourite video game in a long, long time.    … Expand
  52. KappaPrideRoss
    Jul 17, 2016
    10
    This game is fun one of the best blizzard's games.Matchmaking is bad but community is good.Blizzard should nerf some heroes for example Winston.He is op for tank he deal big damage his gun goes through enemy's barriers.They should buff Zenyatta,Hanzo and Tracer because they are useless and weak.
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. genuine1
    Jul 16, 2016
    0
    They may play TF2 to update new hero
    Very disappointed game for me
    No creativity and unbalanced between each hero
    Except graphic expression, There's nothing better than tf2
  56. akalukas
    Jul 15, 2016
    7
    I think its a good shooter and it also makes fun together with friends. But the idea behind is not new and it is played like the grandfather of this shooter genre in many ways ( Team Fortress ).
  57. PlayorNaygames
    Jul 15, 2016
    7
    Overwatch is a game that can be extremely fun in short bursts, especially with friends. The graphics are gorgeous and the control is smooth and responsive. Finding a match is easy and quick usually. The characters designs are interesting and their powers are impactful and fun. Why is this game not a 10/10 like some of the critic reviews, you may be asking yourself.

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

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

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

    People that love online competitive TEAM shooters, will love this game, but many people will get bored quickly as there isn't a whole lot of modes (yet) or things you haven't seen before. Its solid and very well made, as is tradition with Blizzard, but it's lacking reasons for FPS vets to change over from there game of choice other than being a fun, by the numbers experience. Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  58. mercutiobr
    Jul 15, 2016
    10
    Very fun and intense game, that has character options for the twitchy kid and the more mature, tactical adult who may not have the same reflexes. Made me have fun playing FPS again after 20 years!
  59. 200mg
    Jul 13, 2016
    10
    Usually I pay no attention to the critic score and only pay attention to the user score, but for this game, the critic score is closer to accurate.

    Yes, it's a TF2 ripoff, but it's a TF2 ripoff done extremely well. They have expanded on the character selection drastically and the variation in gameplay comes in the form of your opponents character selections. with 21 (22 soon)    Usually I pay no attention to the critic score and only pay attention to the user score, but for this game, the critic score is closer to accurate.

    Yes, it's a TF2 ripoff, but it's a TF2 ripoff done extremely well. They have expanded on the character selection drastically and the variation in gameplay comes in the form of your opponents character selections. with 21 (22 soon) characters to choose from each game feels different than the last.

    To all the critics yelling about class balancing, they just don't know how to play the game. Every class has an answer. The people complaining about imbalances probably have not explored each character to their full potential. It is an extremely well balanced and fair game.

    Plus, it's just fun. Admittedly waaaay more fun if you have a group you can communicate with. The in-game VOIP sounds very clear, but rarely do you get a pub group where more than one or two people actually talk. I typically play in discord with a full team of 6, which is always satisfying.

    If you're on the fence about purchasing this game, don't listen to the negative reviews about it being a TF2 clone. TF2 is a 9 year old GREAT game, but Overwatch has expanded on that game type immensely.

    I went 10/10 to offset the absurdity of giving this game anything less than an 8 or 9......    … Expand
  60. leaveit
    Jul 13, 2016
    3
    An underwhelming, overhyped, overrated game. It is Team Fortress without Capture the Flag and 20 years later. It is Tribes without vehicles or substantial verticality and 18 years later. It is Battleborn or Destiny without single player. It is Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory without originality or campaigns and 13 years later. It is Brink without freerunning or interesting unlocks and 5 yearsAn underwhelming, overhyped, overrated game. It is Team Fortress without Capture the Flag and 20 years later. It is Tribes without vehicles or substantial verticality and 18 years later. It is Battleborn or Destiny without single player. It is Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory without originality or campaigns and 13 years later. It is Brink without freerunning or interesting unlocks and 5 years later. See that new character trailer for Ana? It's the medic from Killing Floor, but 7 years later. It is all these things but less, and yet it is rated equally or higher than any of them.

    The art assets are stunning, fluid, and surprisingly consistent in their styling. The game runs practically without a hitch. And yet it is dull, uninspiring, unoriginal, and hardly fun.

    Weapon reloads break up action for no reason. Respawn times break up action for no reason. Every game mode is a variation of capture and hold with minimal variation in the back end. Character classes are almost exclusively lifted from prior team shooters. Off the top off my head (straight from memory, no checking):

    Tracer is the scout from TF
    Widowmaker is the sniper from TF
    Hanzo might as well be the same
    Pharah is the soldier from TF or a soldier with a spinfusor from Tribes
    Junkrat is the demoman from TF
    Mercy is the medic from TF 2
    Zarya is the heavy weapons guy from TF and TF 2
    Torbjorn is the engineer from TF
    Reaper is the spy from TF (2 specifically)
    McCree's special honor is having the spy's pistol
    Roadhog is the smoker from Left 4 Dead
    Every support character's powers are lifted verbatim from City of Heroes - Lucio is a sound defender, Symmetra is an energy/force field defender, Mercy is an empath or the medic as mentioned, and Zenyatta is roughly a dark defender
    Winston is essentially the tank from Left 4 Dead but with a gun
    Soldier 76 is Visor from Quake 3 Arena
    D. Va is the mech from Gloom
    Reinhardt is also a tank from Left 4 Dead, but with defense powers of the assault from Global Agenda
    Bastion is also more or less the HWGuy from TF in his application
    Ana is the medic from Killing Floor
    Mei is an ice controller from City of Heroes

    Who else is left? Genji, who is Grey Fox but worse. The designs are pretty good-looking and again, stylistically consistent which is rarely achieved. But we've seen all of this before, or at least I thought we had.

    Escort game mode is ripped straight from TF 2, which ripped it from Wolfenstein: ET (Gold Rush for example).

    Assault is as old as objective-based maps from Unreal Tournament (1999) or Counter-Strike but without objectives.

    Hybrid is a half-hearted attempt at solving that problem.

    Control dates all the way back to "Canal Zone" in TF, but its application was heartily used in practically every game since from all of the Battlefields to Global Agenda.

    Most female characters have identical faces; literally half the skins are palette swaps.

    Many unique features of previous team shooters were left on the floor for no apparent reason: single player campaigns, objective-based missions, elimination, free-for-all modes, CTF and Threewave - more than 2 teams at once for that matter, power-ups, escort-the-VIP, vehicles, story-based multiplayer campaigns, dedicated server listings, co-op modes, fortifications beyond just turrets and mines, freerunning, loadout customization, pets, modding... Again, all straight from memory.

    Overwatch is an utterly banal, unoriginal game that is light on content. It does nothing new at all: in fact, even the UI work is mostly borrowed conceptually from decades-old games like Halo 2. It uses no new or groundbreaking rendering methods. It does not make any developments in networking or technology period. We are made to believe that this game that could have come out 15-20 years ago, if not for poly count, deserves "universal acclaim." Think harder, and welcome to post-Diablo-2 Blizzard.    … Expand
  61. Vile-Okami
    Jul 12, 2016
    4
    Competitive mode is complete garbage and the rank is solely chosen based on if your team is retarded or not. Game has very little content and gets boring fast.
  62. justarealopinio
    Jul 11, 2016
    0
    This game is extremely overrated, the Blizzard took the idea from other games without any shame did not add any single player and still ask us to play the price of a normal game whose developers worked hard and brought something new in the industry unlike Blizzard.
  63. caemasa
    Jul 11, 2016
    1
    Un robo el precio comparado con lo que ofrece un juego desarrollado a medias que debio ser free to play comparado con otros juegos este se queda en la mierda aparte que tiene solo 3 modos de juego que P**** Mierd*
  64. cucochukoluko
    Jul 11, 2016
    0
    Overwatch is essentially a Early Access, which costs neither more nor less than $40 for PC and $60 for consoles. Blizzard is a genius company, they are the best when it comes to disguising! You are paying that money for a Quick match, and promises, a lot of promises. You PAID $40 for a ranked system which WAS gonna be great, blah blah. Look at it now that it has launched, it's **** but IOverwatch is essentially a Early Access, which costs neither more nor less than $40 for PC and $60 for consoles. Blizzard is a genius company, they are the best when it comes to disguising! You are paying that money for a Quick match, and promises, a lot of promises. You PAID $40 for a ranked system which WAS gonna be great, blah blah. Look at it now that it has launched, it's **** but I won't go into that, investigate it yourself. That happens when one pays for promises, it's like buying a car without doors, but hey the promise you they will give these to you in 4 months. Great. Just great. AND NOT ONLY THAT, the game itself is a copy of TEAM FORTRESS 2. Yeah guys, the CORE is the same, but of course, it has a lot of improvements and a different gameplay vision (each character has its own abilities, etc...). So, paying $40 or $60 for that? Nope. If you ask me to review this game in an independent way.. Well, it's solid, definitly not a 1. But it's not a **** F2P. You have to pay a lot, and the game has microtransactions, the worst kind of microtransactions, which is trending now in the industry. You like a skin huh, ok, you have to buy a box which contains random loot, so it's about luck to get your skin. Yep, you can't purchase it straight forward like in League of Legend for example. You have to buy a whole lot of boxes to get your skin. This is what I call random microtransaction. So, overall: it's fun, but have a ****ed up competitive mode, it's still in Early Access metaphorically speaking, and it's priced like a AAA video game. **** you Blizzard and your awful politics. Since Activision bought Blizzard, they had died.… Expand
  65. flyingskull
    Jul 11, 2016
    10
    As a long time player of Blizzard games, i saw overwatch few years ago, and it looked very interesting. Unfortunately i couldn't get key so i first played it with open beta, and i had so much fun with it. And even as a "proud" pirate who doesn't but every game he plays just good ones i couldn't wait for overwatch to be released. So i have bought the game and never regret it. Yes it hasAs a long time player of Blizzard games, i saw overwatch few years ago, and it looked very interesting. Unfortunately i couldn't get key so i first played it with open beta, and i had so much fun with it. And even as a "proud" pirate who doesn't but every game he plays just good ones i couldn't wait for overwatch to be released. So i have bought the game and never regret it. Yes it has some frustrating moments especially in competitive mode, but the game is still fresh it will be updated so i have no worries for the future of OW
    It has really nice heroes, interesting story, atmosphere, i've been playing it every day, great game.    … Expand
  66. SpanishHuahwi
    Jul 11, 2016
    10
    Gran juego de Blizzard muy entretenido y muy jugable con tus amigos. Precio normal ni caro ni barato. Competitivo al NVL 25. ¡Una pasada!. 21 héroes y más de 100 aspectos.
  67. Freelance7
    Jul 11, 2016
    10
    Before I started playing Overwatch, my outlook on Multiplayer was...ehh. But then I tried out the beta and I just fell in love with multiplayer over again. It's like Team Fortress 2, with different sections for character, yet it's more fast paced and isn't based on kills. It's a game that encourages teamplay, and the best way to play it is with friends. I also liked the art style. It'sBefore I started playing Overwatch, my outlook on Multiplayer was...ehh. But then I tried out the beta and I just fell in love with multiplayer over again. It's like Team Fortress 2, with different sections for character, yet it's more fast paced and isn't based on kills. It's a game that encourages teamplay, and the best way to play it is with friends. I also liked the art style. It's friendly, pretty, and very Pixar-like.

    But the best part are the characters. Some have VERY small balancing issues, but they are all well balanced and each character has their counters. Not only that, but no one character does the same thing, each one does unique stuff. Tracer can dash around and rewind time while blasting enemies with her pistols, Widowmaker snipes and is able to tell the team of enemy locations, D.va uses a mech to be the aggressor, blasting her way through enemies, and Zenyatta is able to turn enemies to butter with his discord orb. And what I really give a lot of credit to Blizzard for is how alive the characters are. Each have a personality that makes them as unique as their abilities. Personally, my favorite is Tracer.

    So, should you buy it? I mean, I thought it was worth it, and I have a lot of fun with my friends. But it's not a game meant for everybody. Each match can be 5 - 15 minutes long, meaning if you ever have a bit of time, you can play a single match before doing what needs to be done.

    Just don't get the Origins Edition unless you REALLY want those skins. I got the regular edition for 40 dollars, and it was worth every penny. If you love multiplayer, or want to try and get back into multiplayer, then Overwatch is the game for you.    … Expand
  68. 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.
  69. Purplestahli
    Jul 10, 2016
    0
    It's a fun game, there's a lot of good things to say about it in theory. But in practice, I've found it to be much more stressful than fun. I only REALLY enjoy maybe 1 out of every 8 games I play. That's not to say I only win 1 out of 8, or even that the other 7 are miserable, but when I step back and think about how I felt after playing for 2 hours straight... I realize i only spent aIt's a fun game, there's a lot of good things to say about it in theory. But in practice, I've found it to be much more stressful than fun. I only REALLY enjoy maybe 1 out of every 8 games I play. That's not to say I only win 1 out of 8, or even that the other 7 are miserable, but when I step back and think about how I felt after playing for 2 hours straight... I realize i only spent a small fraction of that time having actual fun. I mean, I can win a game thats a complete 1 sided stomp in the favor of my team. but is that really all that fun?

    I'm sure this game is a lot more fun for people who can consistently have 5 friends online who all are in discord or skype coordinating and making it happen together as a team. But for anyone trying to go at it solo, you are at the mercy of a horrible MM system to decide whether or not you're worthy of a game that either doesn't end in a complete one sided stomp.    … Expand
  70. FacundoCritics
    Jul 10, 2016
    7
    Juego divertido, nivelado, muy buenos graficos, ambientacion, etc... El competitivo tiene muchas cosas que mejorar, pero para pasar el rato es un buen juego, vale la pena comprarlo. 7/10
  71. aibolith
    Jul 10, 2016
    3
    What is awewome about this game is the incredible shiny graphics, juicy sounds and voiceovers and its friendliness to low-end hardware setups. But that's about it.
    The gameplay is just plain boring. Over the best years of the genre arena 1st person shooters developed such balanced and entertaining weapons, movement strategies and tricks, and OV uses non of it, even though it's a shooter.    What is awewome about this game is the incredible shiny graphics, juicy sounds and voiceovers and its friendliness to low-end hardware setups. But that's about it.
    The gameplay is just plain boring. Over the best years of the genre arena 1st person shooters developed such balanced and entertaining weapons, movement strategies and tricks, and OV uses non of it, even though it's a shooter. This is just another MOBA game , just on a FPS engine and POV. And the core of the gameplay isn't masterful shooting or dodging or jumping, no, it's rock-paper-scissors with picking the correct composition of hero characters. Well, I say you have a wide variety of Facebook games for rock-paper-scissors. And with such amount of content this game does not deserve to have a price higher than, let's say, Doom. Gave it 4 bars of 10, because that's how I value games: 4 bars for the visuals/audio/comforts, and 6 bars for the gameplay. Graphically it's 4/4, gameplay-wise it's 0/6 for me.    … Expand
  72. Henry0012
    Jul 9, 2016
    7
    Here is a quick pro and cons why I think this game is not a 9/10 like other critics mentioned.

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

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

    Cons:
    - Micro transaction system makes level progression extremely slow, as they encouraging you to buy the crates instead of grinding out the EXP for skins and customization.
    - There are simply not enough content to justify the price tag, comparing to other big titles out there. You pretty much get 3 gamemode and that's about it. I wish they would implement the Arcade matchmaking like in StarCraft 2.
    - It's too much rock, paper, and scissor. You cannot really main a particular hero, so it is hard to grow emotional attachment to one of them, especially where you can customize their appearance. You're required to switch out heros that counter the other team's hero in order to win objectives.
    - Heroes like genji has very high skill ceiling and it feels outright broken when it is used by a very very good player. It can feel broken at times, and there are no characters that would shut him down hard. .
    - You would still need a very good FPS skill to perform well. Aiming is very important part of Overwatch to win the games, but not as important as CS GO. Characters that require little aiming can easily be countered by a player with superior aiming.
    - The teamwork in this game is very involved so you will need a premade team of 6 people to play the game. Solo queing often leads to frustration, as you sometimes get a troll or a rager in your team and it can get very toxic.
    - Due to the team based nature of the game, most games I play is either one team steamrolling another, and vice versa. It makes this game very boring. Matchmaking is based on how well each individual perform in a game but the match itself relies on how well the team cooperate rather than individual performace.
    - Individual performance is not as meaningful like other games. Sometimes you felt like you did so well, but there are simply no meaningful recognition. It's important to be recognized for your hard work, especially when soloqueiing. This has result in most games I play everybody only wants to do a successive elimination so that they can get on the highlight "Play of the Game" after round ends. Going for the objective becomes secondary.    … Expand
  73. Neonic
    Jul 9, 2016
    10
    Overwatch was the first FPS-Game i played and i had very much fun. It was easy to understand and simple. But that should not be negative.Here are a few things i have to say:

    Positive: -very good sound -good graphics -simple play style -easy to understand -good game modes like: payload, capture points and king of the hill -for good players there is competitive mode -also a    Overwatch was the first FPS-Game i played and i had very much fun. It was easy to understand and simple. But that should not be negative.Here are a few things i have to say:

    Positive:

    -very good sound
    -good graphics
    -simple play style
    -easy to understand
    -good game modes like: payload, capture points and king of the hill
    -for good players there is competitive mode
    -also a tutorial and practice areas
    -good matchmaking
    -xp-system
    -cosmetics

    Negative:
    -well not very much, maybe that your can´t save your highlights

    I played more than 100 hours playing and i am over level 100. I am very happy that this game exists.
    Thanks to Blizzard!    … Expand
  74. alexerar11
    Jul 7, 2016
    0
    Grab TF2, mix it up with asses, boobs and sell it at 50 bloody dollars. Last time i buy a Blizzard game. with 1152 hours in TF2, and 200+ hours in Overwatch, i can say that don't worth it. Anyways, what more i can expect from a company that makes a game which i need to pay monthly to play it?
  75. Tagirix
    Jul 7, 2016
    10
    Overwatch is great. I have spent more than 30 hours (assuming OBT + after release time) and have got 27 level currently. I haven't any ideas to stop playing this game, since it's very fascinating. There are many heroes which will be interesting for everyone, without any exceptions. What is cool about this game is that Blizzard made it user-friendly. Seriously, look at the interface andOverwatch is great. I have spent more than 30 hours (assuming OBT + after release time) and have got 27 level currently. I haven't any ideas to stop playing this game, since it's very fascinating. There are many heroes which will be interesting for everyone, without any exceptions. What is cool about this game is that Blizzard made it user-friendly. Seriously, look at the interface and compare it with TF2. You will understand that Overwatch is for people. Thank you, Blizzard Entertainment, for another masterpiece!… Expand
  76. 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
  77. Inventus1
    Jul 7, 2016
    10
    I have only played Overwatch a short time but it has been amazing. I would like to address the fact that many people believe Overwatch is a "ripoff" of Team Fortress 2 but I disagree. Overwatch doesn't truly copy much of Team Fortress 2, with the exception of game types and certain character abilities. Most of Overwatch's characters are much more creatively designed and diversified thanI have only played Overwatch a short time but it has been amazing. I would like to address the fact that many people believe Overwatch is a "ripoff" of Team Fortress 2 but I disagree. Overwatch doesn't truly copy much of Team Fortress 2, with the exception of game types and certain character abilities. Most of Overwatch's characters are much more creatively designed and diversified than all of TF2's characters. Each character has a unique playstyle and varies vastly from that of TF2. I prefer Overwatch over TF2 any day, mainly for the fact that it is much more colorful and it is more fun to play. The atmosphere is beyond amazing and it is an amazing first person shooter set to fit the needs of many different types of gamers. Some of the lore doesn't make sense but the game isn't meant to focus on lore. It requires teamwork and a proper selection and combination of heroes. If I had one complaint it would be that it can be hard to find a good match with players who refuse to compose a team correctly. 10/10 much better than TF2 and has earned the right to be an original game.… Expand
  78. inkblowout
    Jul 7, 2016
    3
    Before I rated this game a 7/10 before competitive was implemented into OW. And god do I hate this game now... this game has been ruined by Blizzard and the Community.

    The competitive mode sucks hard.. (Quick play didn't have great matchmaking balancing due to the 50/50 rule..) but matchmaking in comp is bad. The ranking system doesn't even make sense when it doesn't even track down    Before I rated this game a 7/10 before competitive was implemented into OW. And god do I hate this game now... this game has been ruined by Blizzard and the Community.

    The competitive mode sucks hard.. (Quick play didn't have great matchmaking balancing due to the 50/50 rule..) but matchmaking in comp is bad. The ranking system doesn't even make sense when it doesn't even track down your personal skill level it focuses on win/losses and. And solo queuing games is a nightmare... you'll be expected to lose a lot because a pre made lobby is a lot more functional than a group of randoms. Why is a pre made necessary to efficiently rank up, whereas solo queuing players work like a dirty dog to actually rank up.

    How can anyone justify this dsyfunction-palooza of a matchmaking... it's honestly one of the worst excuses for any type of competitive gamemode I've ever seen. Good job guys you ruined Overwatch which had the potential to be the "next FPS". Really is such a shame... Why bother releasing a half a**ed game... so I'll be making a half a**ed review because you deserve it.    … Expand
  79. Brakkus
    Jul 6, 2016
    1
    Where's my single player content? I'm sick of playing with losers. Also this game's too hard to play when I'm drunk, seriously how am I supposed to stream this? Sober? GTFO.
  80. Levin
    Jul 6, 2016
    4
    The attempt is not bad. Its a game based on tons of fun and interesting characters. Each character has unlockable tags they can spray on walls, voicelines, victory poses, skins etc. It has quite a few levels to play in and the graphics are really nice. A great game then, by the sound of it? Well, not quite. Balance is a huge issue, matchmaking another. Level design is also poor. GameThe attempt is not bad. Its a game based on tons of fun and interesting characters. Each character has unlockable tags they can spray on walls, voicelines, victory poses, skins etc. It has quite a few levels to play in and the graphics are really nice. A great game then, by the sound of it? Well, not quite. Balance is a huge issue, matchmaking another. Level design is also poor. Game design also has its flaws, but not terrible. When matchmaking throws you into a fight, alone in your team against six in the opposing team, the round ends in just seconds and you are punished with a defeat in your "season", whatever that is... then you are left with that odd feeling (is this the beta? I paid money to play this). This is not Blizzards courtyard, yet. Once Overwatch 2 or 3 hit the shelves, I think that those might be really good games.… Expand
  81. 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
  82. time4b
    Jul 5, 2016
    5
    What started out as an awesome 100% game of the year has taken a turn for terminal, competitive mode is toxic and badly done, don't even bother with it till Blizzard fix their abortion.
  83. 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.
  84. Ezlome
    Jul 4, 2016
    4
    Veamos.... Overwatch un FPS con toques de moba que no es para tanto, las mecánicas tienen su aquel (siempre depende de la gente que toque en el equipo), el precio... bueno espere su tiempo para que pusieran el competitivo y no el precio esta muy desorbitado, la variedad de contenido.... no opinare ya que se supone que pondrán mas (pero actualmente es tan escaso como el agua en elVeamos.... Overwatch un FPS con toques de moba que no es para tanto, las mecánicas tienen su aquel (siempre depende de la gente que toque en el equipo), el precio... bueno espere su tiempo para que pusieran el competitivo y no el precio esta muy desorbitado, la variedad de contenido.... no opinare ya que se supone que pondrán mas (pero actualmente es tan escaso como el agua en el desierto), como punto final, y más que nada pensamiento es que el juego se esta (quizás no se la palabra correcta pero bueno) sobre valorando, si profundizo mas, seria que lo ponen demasiado alto para lo que es.

    (Con el paso del tiempo actualizare esta critica y según yo aconsejo que no lo compréis tan rápido que esperéis un par de muchos, muchos meses) Que tengan una vida feliz.    … Expand
  85. 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
  86. zelloxy
    Jul 4, 2016
    2
    It was a fun casual game that you could play for a few hours a few solo or with a friend. But now that "competitive" is out, the community has gone to sh*t and the MMR (match making rank) is utterly horrible. How can a game that allows you to join as a single player not even reward you one bit even though almost carry the team and end up loosing? If you do not join as a premade as of nowIt was a fun casual game that you could play for a few hours a few solo or with a friend. But now that "competitive" is out, the community has gone to sh*t and the MMR (match making rank) is utterly horrible. How can a game that allows you to join as a single player not even reward you one bit even though almost carry the team and end up loosing? If you do not join as a premade as of now this game mode is not for you.… Expand
  87. Constipator
    Jul 3, 2016
    1
    The majority of the user reviews are people that are delusional enough to think that anything blizzard makes is worthwhile.

    Sticking with Blizzard games since Diablo 2, Stracraft, and Warcraft 3 I've grown impressed. WoW was something that did suck the soul out of my life for years. Now for me lately a majority of their games have not been hitting desirable marks. Pretty much every    The majority of the user reviews are people that are delusional enough to think that anything blizzard makes is worthwhile.

    Sticking with Blizzard games since Diablo 2, Stracraft, and Warcraft 3 I've grown impressed. WoW was something that did suck the soul out of my life for years. Now for me lately a majority of their games have not been hitting desirable marks. Pretty much every expansion after WotLK was a disappointment and Diablo 3 just didn't live up to expectations. I keep telling myself "they'll do something their player base will like, they care about their players..." when in truth it doesn't seem like they really care about their players, even after they get kicked in the nuts like they did with the WoD expansion. I played a lot of HotS but overall i feel satisfied with the experience, too. This game is already acknowledged for it's toxic community, I feel like they had a missed opportunity with the cards after match where instead maybe they could elect people who had some beneficial effect for their team, such as a selfless character swap to help the team out. Also, the inclusion of taunts feel pointless if it's going to last for about 3 seconds and I die almost immediately when using it.

    Now that was about the report card I gave blizzard, now to get to Overwatch. Also KEEP IN MIND this game has been in development for a while. All because they cancelled Titan doesn't mean they IMMEDIATELY went to the press to say they'd work on OW instead.

    The good:

    Pixxaresque animation

    Characters with personality and backstory

    Music

    The bad:

    Inconsistent hit boxes(such as roadhog hooks that hook people around corners)

    I'm not sure if this is the same as above but there may be a delay in game or inconsistent animation timers such as Zarya's bubble

    the game's balancing issues around snipers damage, mei, reaper, tracer, genji, zarya(maybe her shield buff duration is just a glitch) mercy ult, and

    since the game is more about heroes working together it seems questionable that they allow multiple of the same heroes. this concept is also rather game breaking as the double reinhardt, 3 bastion, and lucio set up. because of things like this some defenses are impenetrable due to poor balance.

    the inclusion of taunts no one will see except when bored waiting for match to start    … Expand
  88. jjoossee
    Jul 3, 2016
    0
    There's a good game buried in Overwatch, but it is grossly overshadowed by one of the worst match making mechanics around. Enforcing a 50% win rate, you will have frustrating, boring match after frustrating, boring match. Even if, somehow, you get a decent one, a rarity, the lack of maps will quickly make this game a dull use of forty dollars.
  89. wilkow
    Jul 3, 2016
    3
    perhaps worst competitive play system ever imagined. Super penalties for losing, no reward for winning. Matchmaking is awful. Being late from launch, no excuse for this level of bad.
  90. Chris_DK
    Jul 3, 2016
    0
    The community is god damn toxic and unbearable, I love Overwatch and I have played it since release but the community is seriously ruining the experience.
  91. AppleBreen
    Jul 2, 2016
    0
    I bought Overwatch a week ago and played quite a lot. The reason why i bought this game was just because my friend literally worshiped this game and told me that it's even better than Hats Sim- sorry, Team Fortress 2 and.. better if i didn't listen to him. The graphics are great (though design is too childish), gameplay is quite fun at first time but longer you play - more bored you get. II bought Overwatch a week ago and played quite a lot. The reason why i bought this game was just because my friend literally worshiped this game and told me that it's even better than Hats Sim- sorry, Team Fortress 2 and.. better if i didn't listen to him. The graphics are great (though design is too childish), gameplay is quite fun at first time but longer you play - more bored you get. I would also want to mention a bad netcode, poor hit-detection, broken matchmaking system which throws you to the worst players possible. I can't carry a team (mostly i get golden medals for every match. Believe or not) of people who barely do the objective and think it's some sort of team deathmatch. Lose streaks are depressive and exhausting. Also, lack of content. I don't think Overwatch is worth of its money at the moment. Don't buy it yet (or at all) and save your nerves.… Expand
  92. Manjisan13
    Jul 2, 2016
    7
    Team Fortress : Waifus edition.

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

    the game should have been free...like LOL, Wargaming, and other
  93. gdoub42
    Jul 2, 2016
    9
    When I first saw Overwatch last year I didn't think much of the game, just thought it was another Team Fortress 2 rip off. But now that I had a friend convince me to buy it I realize that it is so much more than that. Each character feels like it had so much thought put into it and it amazes me. My personal favorite is Tracer, she's a great distraction while my team continues to do theWhen I first saw Overwatch last year I didn't think much of the game, just thought it was another Team Fortress 2 rip off. But now that I had a friend convince me to buy it I realize that it is so much more than that. Each character feels like it had so much thought put into it and it amazes me. My personal favorite is Tracer, she's a great distraction while my team continues to do the objective. This game is so fun I enjoy playing as a support character, which i'm typically terrible at. Like Lucio doesn't even feel like a support character even though he is great at it with his health and speed boosts. This game really started to get hype and I didn't want to believe it but now I can't stop playing it. The only reason its not a 10 is because it's pretty expensive for a game with no single-player mode. So if you happened to like Team Fortress 2, I suggest buying this game… Expand
  94. jonno1
    Jul 1, 2016
    0
    how to create a game in few simple steps:
    1) take every little mechanics of various game and copypaste them on your,creating one would require skills and talent
    2) tell everyone you did this to "make everyone comfortable" with the game 3) use "amazing charecterization" such as "this is the badass" "this is the good guy" and so on because you don't want to spend time and effort creating    how to create a game in few simple steps:
    1) take every little mechanics of various game and copypaste them on your,creating one would require skills and talent
    2) tell everyone you did this to "make everyone comfortable" with the game
    3) use "amazing charecterization" such as "this is the badass" "this is the good guy" and so on because you don't want to spend time and effort creating a story mode
    4) oh wait, you can! Just relase some cheap ass comics.Tf2 did that and look how it torned great
    5) say it is competitive because why not.Despite having rock-paper-scissor kind of class
    6) add some ass and **** to create fanservice and a pointless flamewar to get attention

    enjoy :)    … Expand
  95. Greenicey
    Jul 1, 2016
    8
    For someone who avoids shooter like the plague most of the time, this one really has me hooked. While I wish I didn't have to figure out the story and character motivations through the game's wiki, I do like all the details Blizzard has loaded this game with. Even with the game just launched Blizzard has worked hard to listen to players and make adjustments, 99% of which have been for theFor someone who avoids shooter like the plague most of the time, this one really has me hooked. While I wish I didn't have to figure out the story and character motivations through the game's wiki, I do like all the details Blizzard has loaded this game with. Even with the game just launched Blizzard has worked hard to listen to players and make adjustments, 99% of which have been for the best. It's a great looking game that actively tries to balance itself while still making every character fun and unique.… Expand
  96. rorra
    Jul 1, 2016
    5
    Its a fun game, and its well done, nobody can complain about it.
    But the game is incomplete, U$S 60 for an incomplete game doesn't make sense, it should continue being in a beta state until the can complete it.
    I would advice to not buy the game until a year or two once they complete it and lower the price.
  97. nickname740
    Jul 1, 2016
    0
    well,this game could be fun,it could be a game you play 1h in a week with friends.But no,this game is pretentious,it wants to be competitive,it wants to be 40€,such a shame.
  98. freandolf
    Jun 30, 2016
    0
    i seroiusly don't know what to say,everyone has already said everything about this **** balance, sexual exploitation of female character, just being tf2 with waifus.just stop playing it pleas
  99. markgatt
    Jun 30, 2016
    0
    overwatch:the scientific proof that you can have a succsesfull game basing yourself on porn,without even having porn on it ;);););););;);););););););)
  100. 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
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  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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