Overwatch (2016)

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6.4

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  1. rosaxios
    Dec 16, 2020
    4
    After its launch in 2016 I spent almost every night for 2 years playing Overwatch. I made good friends and really enjoyed it at first. But the reality is blizzard never invested that much content into the game. It was suppose to be a new esports thing, but didn't have hardly any teams until 2019ish.
    Overall overwatch had great potential, you can see it in the mechanics, the story, and how    After its launch in 2016 I spent almost every night for 2 years playing Overwatch. I made good friends and really enjoyed it at first. But the reality is blizzard never invested that much content into the game. It was suppose to be a new esports thing, but didn't have hardly any teams until 2019ish.
    Overall overwatch had great potential, you can see it in the mechanics, the story, and how well made the characters are. But you can also see that someone in Blizzard didn't give a **** to properly roll it out.
    Playing the game is frustrating because everything relies on how involved your team is. and sometimes they literally don't give a **** Even in competitive mode. I've never received so much harassment, or seen so much vitriol in a online game before. And I've been online for a very long time. Hell I've been better treated by teammates in League for crying out lout.
    Unless you get a heavy discount for this game. Don't bother. This is coming from someone with more than 1500+ hours played. Wish I had quit after the first 100 or so; might actually have some good memories tied to it then.    … Expand
  2. Cz3rw0ny
    Dec 15, 2020
    6
    I am not a fan of hero-shooters. I gave Overwatch an honest try, but this is not a mechanic for me. Despite that, I do see the appeal it might have to some. I will stick to shooting games with more realistic feel.
  3. Delser2077
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    I love Overwatch, its perfect, because very good battles, and heros, great job Blizzard
  4. The_Sifi_Turtle
    Dec 5, 2020
    8
    Fun and innovative gameplay. With a huge array of characters. Great maps and modes. Jolly good fun.
  5. Lattely
    Dec 4, 2020
    9
    It's not minecraft but i have over 600 hours and still playing this game. So, my antisocial live was never so bright before this game.
  6. Mangoturtle
    Dec 2, 2020
    8
    The game is great fun. They have a lot of characters which allows for multiple strategies. Great gameplay, voice acting, maps, graphics and (for the most part) community.
  7. KhalfaniHouston
    Nov 28, 2020
    2
    @PlayOverwatch Why am I being forced to play with Abusive people? I can't get a string of games together without throwing and or quitting among Many other issues. These are IGNORED and Reporting means nothing. #Racism #Abusive #Neglected #Blizzard #Overwatch
  8. AAAISSH1T
    Nov 17, 2020
    0
    THIS NOT A GAME, this is activision freaking casino KYS BOBY and yuor family like corona! hope ur puking your lungs like at a party at 16
  9. arcanum2240
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    This game is a piece of garbage. It's horribly balanced, the gameplay relies on hard counters between the characters instead of rewarding skill, the matchmaking system is a flaming pile of garbage that virtually ensures how the game will go before it's even begun, the community is utterly toxic, and you have to play it for 40+ hours a week to stand a chance of success at it. Don't spend aThis game is a piece of garbage. It's horribly balanced, the gameplay relies on hard counters between the characters instead of rewarding skill, the matchmaking system is a flaming pile of garbage that virtually ensures how the game will go before it's even begun, the community is utterly toxic, and you have to play it for 40+ hours a week to stand a chance of success at it. Don't spend a dime on it, not when there are far better games available.… Expand
  10. Xepher
    Nov 15, 2020
    1
    Overcheat might be one of the biggest scams in gaming history. Blizzard scammed players, twitch and youtube with one of the laziest and greediest pieces of trash ever made. The game has some of the longest queues in any modern active game only to greet you with a completely unbalanced match filled with hackers. They know the hackers are there and yet choose to ignore them so they can makeOvercheat might be one of the biggest scams in gaming history. Blizzard scammed players, twitch and youtube with one of the laziest and greediest pieces of trash ever made. The game has some of the longest queues in any modern active game only to greet you with a completely unbalanced match filled with hackers. They know the hackers are there and yet choose to ignore them so they can make a quick buck out of a new account. Meanwhile here's a totally legit super serious league that you should totally care about... for some reason...? Balance is absolute trash with the easiest cheapest characters being the strongest while actually skilled based characters get tossed aside. Half the cast is useless and it only serves to tick the woke checklist. By the way, here's a censorship patch! We know the game is a joke filled with cheaters but we don't want you to be mean to said cheaters... It's a complete waste of everyone's time. No wonder people laugh at this shrinking community 'cause in all honesty if you still play this game you deserve all the hatred thrown your way.… Expand
  11. Dillweedjake
    Nov 6, 2020
    0
    garbage game.... Nufgarbage game.... Nuf said.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................… Expand
  12. WolfiAUT
    Oct 29, 2020
    3
    Is Overwatch worth getting into in 2020?

    Depends on the kind of person you are. If you like to play team based pvp shooters in a competitive environment, you should stay away.

    Overwatch enables every kind of team destroying behavior, may it be opting out of communications or throwing a game without consequences.
  13. Ghostly_not_her
    Oct 29, 2020
    3
    Terrible game, the combat feels pretty smooth; but the thing I absolutely hate is the fact that who you play determines who wins. this game is so unbalanced seeing that roadhog and junkrat can kill almost anyone instantly. also the community is really toxic but if all character's where balanced and people did not act like this, this can be a great game
  14. Resonator
    Oct 20, 2020
    8
    Is the best predecessor of TF2. Fun gameplay and the animations are fantastic. Blizzard made an amazing FPS, but they had a lot of problems with balancing heroes and matchmaking on the competitive was sometimes awful. The playerbase was toxic af but when you find a team who wants to win was a great expirience. Jeff Kaplan and the overwatch team did a great job :)
  15. MatikTheSeventh
    Oct 10, 2020
    5
    The lore is cool, and the gameplay is engaging, but essentially boring. The character roster hardly ever changes, so after a while you basically have seen everything it has to offer.
  16. Boxylyric
    Oct 7, 2020
    2
    2cp maps are an actual nightmare, toxic community, rampant smurfs and cheaters which never get addressed, backwards boring meta. Only reason i'm not giving it a 0 is because with a stack of friends this game is occasionally tolerable.
  17. DunZWorry
    Sep 27, 2020
    3
    This game looks great and it feels great to play. The playstyle for each hero is unique and fun. However, what brings this game crashing down hard are the terrible, horrendous, garbage balancing issues and balancing decisions. I've played this game since release and I've seen so much of this crap that I'm honestly never going to touch it unless it's during an event.

    Speaking of events,    This game looks great and it feels great to play. The playstyle for each hero is unique and fun. However, what brings this game crashing down hard are the terrible, horrendous, garbage balancing issues and balancing decisions. I've played this game since release and I've seen so much of this crap that I'm honestly never going to touch it unless it's during an event.

    Speaking of events, OWs' event gamemodes are braindead and boring and I've never played an event so boring before in my life. The only reason I will play this game during events is because of the hero skins. The art department for OverWatch does SO GOOD on their character designs and hero skins however it's wasted by the balancing issues this game has and the fact that the devs can never decide how they want their game. The overwatch devs will NEVER go out of their way to fix an issue as soon as possible. They always wait for the monthly balance patches, sometimes they wait longer to address a huge and glaring issue and who suffers from that? The players.

    There's multiple reasons so many people no longer enjoy this game, there's multiple reasons why so many well known community members and pro players have left the game. Don't believe the whole "Overwatch has 40 (or 50 or whatever the number is now) million players!" No, Overwatch probably has 40 or 50 million accounts. Which is a big difference seeing as so many people have more than 1 account. Which brings me to the next problem.

    Smurfs.

    So many smurfs. People wanting to feel validated so they make a new account and trash lower skill players. Not to mention every patch (maybe not every patch but it feels like it to me) they nerf a hero into oblivion and buff a hero into OP status to take the nerfed heroes spot. It's crazy and this game is not fun. This game is the only game I've EVER been mad while playing. This game had so much potential but sadly the balancing team makes nothing but bad decisions (mostly, the Brig nerf was SO necessary but then again she shouldn't have been that strong anyways). The only thing I can recommend for what Blizzard is giving us is this: Save your money for something else.

    TL:DR Smurfs, reworks, design decisions and so many freaking balancing issues makes this game a nightmare to play. Save your money.    … Expand
  18. Crisener
    Sep 21, 2020
    8
    I do realise I'm a bit late to the party and a lot has changed since this game's release, but it did get a GOTY nomination (a win, at that) so I have to put my own spin on it.

    And well, I had fun. A large variety of characters to choose from, flaming with personality and uniqueness, each with their own story to which you can be exposed in a variety of ways. There are many maps that are    I do realise I'm a bit late to the party and a lot has changed since this game's release, but it did get a GOTY nomination (a win, at that) so I have to put my own spin on it.

    And well, I had fun. A large variety of characters to choose from, flaming with personality and uniqueness, each with their own story to which you can be exposed in a variety of ways. There are many maps that are justified plot-wise and they come with a vast collection of different modes, with ones exclusive to certain festivities. And of course, a lot of customisation options, but you can get your favourite skins without breaking a sweat just by playing the game, so that is a big plus.

    The main issue with this game is balance. It's not even the main issue, it's THE issue. I'm aware of how this game looked like when it released, and it is puzzling why they introduced the gameplay changes they did. As of now, there are two ways to enjoy quick-play/competitive modes: a queue with role regulations, and a queue where you can play whoever you want. I like the idea of making this game a little bit less chaotic with defining three main roles, but it is not fun that you have to wait roughly 8 minutes every time you want to play the DPS role, considering that this role has more than half of the game's characters in it. And the non-restrictive queue does not help with that either, since even if you try to play your favourite character, if it is out of meta, you will get stomped pretty quickly by those abiding it. And we are talking about the main modes, which means this is mainly how the game is supposed to be played, so it really does lower the score for me. But all these are flaws that can be fixed and it seems that Blizzard is slowly starting to realise its mistakes, though for the results we will probably have to wait for some time.

    If you haven't played this game yet, I recommend taking a few of your friends with you to try it out, since it still is a lot of fun and the price right now isn't too high. But for now, I recommend you stick to those non-competitive quirky modes, where people generally try to enjoy the game.    … Expand
  19. RogerSalazar
    Sep 16, 2020
    9
    It is the one of the fewest games I have dedicated many hours. Even if you have bad aim there are heroes you can still use and have fun with.
  20. KalKenobi83
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    Its so Cool to play across all in the world of Overwatch you get as play as the heroes across globe from various places also You can rank and get Gold in competitive play nut protecting controls Points or escorting the payload as well also Quick play is similar as well , also you get awarded loot boxes as well that buys skins, Emotes, and Sprays. also, the arcade has a variety of ModesIts so Cool to play across all in the world of Overwatch you get as play as the heroes across globe from various places also You can rank and get Gold in competitive play nut protecting controls Points or escorting the payload as well also Quick play is similar as well , also you get awarded loot boxes as well that buys skins, Emotes, and Sprays. also, the arcade has a variety of Modes from Death-match, to 1 V 1 ,Mystery Heroes and Capture The Flag. Overall The Game is really fun and much better than the Overrated Fortnite also it has actual characters and A Unique First Person Shooter I love it and One Of My favorite Blizzard Games 10/10… Expand
  21. BigBeanBoss
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    Holy **** if I ever need to get lessons on how to ruin a good game I know I just need to ask blizzard!, your over exaggeration on OW and twitch streamers has made this game neat to look at and dog **** to play, **** blizzard y'all ruined it
  22. NeonLightLive
    Sep 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Дрысня находитя на плаву за счет порнхаба и моих лрузей которые в это играют, 2 года без нового контента, нет адекватного баланса, но худшее - это матчмейкинг, интересна ли игра где или вас насилуют в одни ворота, или вы кого то? интересно делать половину работы в игре а потом смотреть на ноу скилов которые камерой не научились вращать?… Expand
  23. Misandrist
    Aug 29, 2020
    2
    Unbalanced and extremely punishing, especially to new players. Bad match making, lack of good versatile characters, punished for trying to play versatile. Character design creativity has gone down. WTh were they thinking with sigma? Meta is always boring garbage. Don’t expect a pug to play with any strategy except Dps dps dps no matter the role to lose. Would not recommend. Could beUnbalanced and extremely punishing, especially to new players. Bad match making, lack of good versatile characters, punished for trying to play versatile. Character design creativity has gone down. WTh were they thinking with sigma? Meta is always boring garbage. Don’t expect a pug to play with any strategy except Dps dps dps no matter the role to lose. Would not recommend. Could be salvaged but it’s blizzard so the devs have no idea what they’re doing anymore besides planning their next cash grab loot box event.… Expand
  24. playstoomuch
    Aug 26, 2020
    0
    honestly ive been playing for about four years now on several different accounts, i have 4k+ hours on ark and this game has a worse community absolutely garbage reporting system and community. mechanically sound but you cannot play this game with only one or two friends. you will rip your hair out .
  25. GianpaoloUmarel
    Aug 25, 2020
    6
    Some years ago it was a fun and an addictive game, but over the time, with all the updates, it became more competitive, annoying, and raging.

    6/10
  26. evervolv
    Aug 21, 2020
    0
    10 disconnects from 10. You can play 5 games per day and be kicked on EVERY ONE (and get penalty for this of course). This happens ONLY on Overwatch. ABSOLUTELY UNABLE TO PLAY.
  27. chaoseater
    Aug 21, 2020
    5
    At best it has a good selection of heroes. But at its worse, if you are allergic to cringe inducing dialogues like myself while playing your games you will want to tear OVERWATCH A NEW A-HOLE and wish all the heroes were simply mutes to begin with. They all talk like self abosbed bum-holes and everytime they open their mouths i instantly loose all interest to play.
    Just as the dialogues    At best it has a good selection of heroes. But at its worse, if you are allergic to cringe inducing dialogues like myself while playing your games you will want to tear OVERWATCH A NEW A-HOLE and wish all the heroes were simply mutes to begin with. They all talk like self abosbed bum-holes and everytime they open their mouths i instantly loose all interest to play.
    Just as the dialogues the gameplay gets boring after you have played all the maps a good number of times, realized that there will always be random idiots who will play dps and do nothing. And there are basically 4 attacks for your HEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. EVEN COUNTER-STRIKE 1.6 has more variety than that.    … Expand
  28. Alrojovivo
    Aug 21, 2020
    10
    Fácilmente uno de los mejores shooters multijugador en primera persona. Mucho mejor que Team Fortress 2, que solía jugar en el pasado.

    Los gráficos, sonidos y valores generales de producción son increíbles. El juego es muy pulido, y funciona increíblemente bien incluso en hardware de muy baja potencia. El movimiento es fluido y rápido, y el disparo es satsfying. Los héroes son    Fácilmente uno de los mejores shooters multijugador en primera persona. Mucho mejor que Team Fortress 2, que solía jugar en el pasado.

    Los gráficos, sonidos y valores generales de producción son increíbles. El juego es muy pulido, y funciona increíblemente bien incluso en hardware de muy baja potencia.

    El movimiento es fluido y rápido, y el disparo es satsfying.

    Los héroes son realmente distintos y tienen su propia personalidad y jugabilidad. Ningún héroe juega igual que otro. Además, ya que he visto esto en línea últimamente, descuida a cualquiera que se queje del equilibrio de héroes y de las tácticas cursis que de alguna manera son "inmejorables". Esto es claramente un problema de "aprender a jugar". Jugué mucho la Beta, y déjame decirte, que el equilibrio está en un muy buen lugar, aunque podría mejorarse aún más. Todo tiene sus contadores.

    Mientras que este juego tiene sólo 12 mapas en este momento, y es repetitivo, se las arregla para mantenerse divertido e interesante durante un tiempo sorprendentemente largo. La razón principal de esto es que el juego tiene una profundidad inmensa bajo la apariencia casual-amistosa, es uno de esos juegos fáciles de aprender pero muy difíciles de dominar. Hemos detectado un problema desconocido. Y el aspecto competitivo del juego te mantendrá viniendo por más.

    La principal desventaja de este juego, es que si no tienes amigos con los que jugar, no obtendrás casi la misma satisfacción con aquellos que tienen su propia fiesta. Este juego se basa en gran medida en el trabajo en equipo y las tácticas. Todavía se puede encontrar el éxito en solitario, por supuesto, pero será más difícil.

    Aparte de eso, el juego merece su precio. Totalmente recomendado.    … Expand
  29. Nidame
    Aug 20, 2020
    0
    you know for...............................................................
  30. triangel156
    Aug 14, 2020
    1
    I like this game, but recent changes made it very lackluster to play. On top of that, the community can be very toxic. The updates are also very, very empty compared to many other games. Sometimes I have the feeling that Blizzard doesn't take their products seriously anymore at all.
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#3 Best PC Game of 2016
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#13 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Universal acclaim - based on 64 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 64
  3. Negative: 0 out of 64
  1. Trusted Reviews
    Apr 20, 2018
    90
    Overwatch remains one of the most compelling and experimental shooters in the world right now. Blizzard Entertainment’s commitment to innovative new heroes, modes and responding to community feedback is unparalleled – and a treat to watch. Like World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo before it, Blizzard has crafted something that will undoubtedly be around for years to come.
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  2. GRYOnline.pl
    May 5, 2017
    95
    I'm certain that Overwatch will bring dozens of hours of fun to all lovers of dynamic online shooters. Focusing on one type of gameplay and an enormous attention to detail generated an excellent game. You have to appreciate the developers' sincerity when discussing doubts and problems with the community. Blizzard has done it again. You should see for yourself why so many players have fallen under Overwatch's spell.
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  3. GameGrin
    Dec 8, 2016
    95
    Overwatch is a punch to the face for multiplayer shooters. It mingles quick-fix, objective-based gameplay with a deep tactical core and intelligent meta, forming a game that is simply perfect in short bites and thoroughly satisfying to play for hours on end.
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