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  1. Mar 15, 2017
    7
    It was a fun game to play with a bunch of friends until we all thought it was too boring after a week or two. The balancing and tweaking are the problems Blizzard don't know how to fix even until now. In every patch, you can see the same 6 heroes getting picked in every ranked game because they are just broken and others are just bad. Blizzard also like to remove mechanics in the game thatIt was a fun game to play with a bunch of friends until we all thought it was too boring after a week or two. The balancing and tweaking are the problems Blizzard don't know how to fix even until now. In every patch, you can see the same 6 heroes getting picked in every ranked game because they are just broken and others are just bad. Blizzard also like to remove mechanics in the game that people love to use/enjoy. Ranked play is horrible in this game as there is no true solo/duo queue. It is an okay game for casual play with friends but not anything competitive.

    Unless Blizzard fix the problems, this game is not recommended for anyone.
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  2. Oct 9, 2017
    0
    Are you looking for a game where you will make a difference? Where you will contribute to a 6 man team and feel a sense of accomplishment? Then find something different to play. This game is nothing but toxic players, where every player wont contribute to the team effort. Enjoy countless games with no healer or not tanks. Enjoy countless games where no one will switch characters. Enjoy aAre you looking for a game where you will make a difference? Where you will contribute to a 6 man team and feel a sense of accomplishment? Then find something different to play. This game is nothing but toxic players, where every player wont contribute to the team effort. Enjoy countless games with no healer or not tanks. Enjoy countless games where no one will switch characters. Enjoy a game where if you win a bunch of games, it will >per the developers< put you in sub par team to lose. The only people who enjoy this game are 6 man pre-planned teams. Otherwise you are left frustrated as you lose hundreds of skill rating points per night and are forced to play with only people who no longer care about their rating and are willing to quit or not contribute. Thus losing game after game as they it is stated that no one win all the team in X skill rating...all the way up to gold. Go play any other game, tetris, Metroid, Mario brothers, just about any other game has a better since of accomplishment then this. Expand
  3. Mar 12, 2018
    3
    What isn't wrong with this game. Matchmaking is just rigged to do the same bs over and over. It goes by clusters of easy games followed by clusters of awful games. One team is always stacked no matter what. I've reached 1800 several times, then it gives me nothing but bad players for the next 15 games straight. Way too few maps, and too few characters. Game feels nowhere near balancedWhat isn't wrong with this game. Matchmaking is just rigged to do the same bs over and over. It goes by clusters of easy games followed by clusters of awful games. One team is always stacked no matter what. I've reached 1800 several times, then it gives me nothing but bad players for the next 15 games straight. Way too few maps, and too few characters. Game feels nowhere near balanced either, 1 player not picking right can make you lose 90% of the time. Not worth the time. Expand
  4. May 19, 2019
    0
    The main thing you need to know about Overwatch is that it's not a game, it's a coin toss. 50% enforced winrate is applied at all levels of play across all game modes. It's blatant because the collective level or skill rating on one team will always severely out class the other team, even though switching just 2 or 3 players could have easily balanced things out. You'll win a few matchesThe main thing you need to know about Overwatch is that it's not a game, it's a coin toss. 50% enforced winrate is applied at all levels of play across all game modes. It's blatant because the collective level or skill rating on one team will always severely out class the other team, even though switching just 2 or 3 players could have easily balanced things out. You'll win a few matches straight, then lose a few matches straight, with every game being a steamroll.

    To top things off, at this point there's at least one obvious aimbot in almost every game these days. You get to see their kill cam and it's the telltale twitchy, inhuman locked-on mouse movements, tracking through walls, etc., but reporting does nothing. Blizzard just does not care at this point. If anything, the hackers have probably been incorporated into the 50% winrate algorithm.
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  5. May 21, 2017
    5
    Overwatch isn't a horrible game, it just isn't a game for me and I made a mistake to believe that.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Another issue with OW is that it wasn't programmed very well. There's always noticeable input lag unless I play on extremely low settings due to a "feature" called "1 frame interpolation" or whatever. This means 300 fps or bust.
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  6. Oct 6, 2018
    0
    After playing this and hots I can safely assume everyone that cares about games at Blizzard are gone, these new games are just cash milking trash appealing to casuals. I can't say anything good about this product other than it works. MM is horrid, Balance is really bad compared to other games suchs as TF2. Map design is garbage and seem rushed together with no tought at all. For a TrippleAfter playing this and hots I can safely assume everyone that cares about games at Blizzard are gone, these new games are just cash milking trash appealing to casuals. I can't say anything good about this product other than it works. MM is horrid, Balance is really bad compared to other games suchs as TF2. Map design is garbage and seem rushed together with no tought at all. For a Tripple A price this game is sure lacking conetent and whats there is just boring stale gameplay with stupid "moba" ulties. Expand
  7. Mar 24, 2019
    0
    This used to be my favorite game. However alle the OP new heroes, the unbalanced reworks, the nerfs, the completely busted matchmaking, and the community slowly moving towards playing for medals and not caring about winning, has absolutely destroyed this game for me.
    I have spent a fortune on lootboxes, I have spent several fortunes on merch, convering my living room to a shrone to Dva
    This used to be my favorite game. However alle the OP new heroes, the unbalanced reworks, the nerfs, the completely busted matchmaking, and the community slowly moving towards playing for medals and not caring about winning, has absolutely destroyed this game for me.
    I have spent a fortune on lootboxes, I have spent several fortunes on merch, convering my living room to a shrone to Dva and Mei, but right now, the game is unplayable. Whenever I jump in, if I go quick play, people will troll pick and tell me "relax just qp", but the same happens in ranked, only much worse. I have been in a constant state of denial, but I have finally concluded how much ass this game is.
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  8. Sep 27, 2017
    4
    Trying desperately to win a game, playing as Bastion, shooting everyone. Enemies are camping our spawn, I'm shooting everyone, using my ult, etc. Suddenly it appears I've crashed back to menu. Nope, "Removed from the match due to inactivity". BS.

    AND it kicked me from the group.
  9. Dec 31, 2017
    1
    Blizzard lost their way a long time ago when most of their talent left the company. Never mind the fact that they can't balance anything to save their lives anymore. Overwatch itself was fun at times but the community is extremely toxic and the game is full of cheaters. Don't ever point out anyone that could be suspicious (cheating). You will get attacked like a Trump supporter at aBlizzard lost their way a long time ago when most of their talent left the company. Never mind the fact that they can't balance anything to save their lives anymore. Overwatch itself was fun at times but the community is extremely toxic and the game is full of cheaters. Don't ever point out anyone that could be suspicious (cheating). You will get attacked like a Trump supporter at a Hillary rally by Liberal kids. Never in my life of gaming have I seen such an extremely poor and unsupportive community. Expand
  10. Feb 14, 2018
    0
    This game for stupid kids, or for very little played "gamers". if there were no skins about this game forgot after a couple of months.
  11. May 2, 2018
    1
    What could be a fun game, hindered by poor server support, inconsistent patches, and unbalanced gameplay. After 300 hours of this game I've finally decided to let it collect dust. Better luck next time Blizzard.
  12. May 3, 2019
    0
    **** unbalanced, **** matchmaking, lazy recycle event, eat your **** owl just die
  13. Jul 18, 2019
    0
    This game is just totally garbage.
    Terrible game modes and heavily one-sided matches, toxic community and too based on cordinating the boring ultimates. This isn't a skilled FPS gamer's game.
  14. Mar 22, 2017
    6
    It was fun for the first couple weeks, but the repetitive game modes and gameplay makes this a 6/10 at best. CS go is a much more fun, strategic game in my opinion and Overwatch is the kind of game that I only play when I'm terribly bored and have nothing else to do
  15. Sep 4, 2017
    0
    1 year ago this game was fun, but now it's full of retarded russian kids. The comunity if this game is very toxic.
    Unbalanced characters, bad matchmaking on competitive...
    please don't buy it, it is a scam!!!
  16. Sep 7, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst game I've ever played. Matchmaking: sucks, Player base: toxic, Heros: unbalanced or have been nerfed to the point of garbage, Ranking system: worse than rocket league. I don't even care anymore **** overwatch. Expand
  17. Sep 14, 2017
    0
    PARENT WARNING!! If you are reading this before deciding to purchase, you need to know that Overwatch is no longer just a kids' game. Due to its popularity with younger children, it has become a preferred arena for online hate speech "trolls" of all ages who login to abuse players including children with the worst racist, misogynist, bullying comments that you would never want yourPARENT WARNING!! If you are reading this before deciding to purchase, you need to know that Overwatch is no longer just a kids' game. Due to its popularity with younger children, it has become a preferred arena for online hate speech "trolls" of all ages who login to abuse players including children with the worst racist, misogynist, bullying comments that you would never want your children to see. There is a reporting feature in the game, but BLIZZARD has a reputation for not punishing these predators so they continue to proliferate. Don't take my word for it, search yourself and you'll find countless stories about this problem including acknowledgements from BLIZZARD. Please be careful. Expand
  18. Nov 17, 2017
    0
    This game is complete garbage. You can't have any fun unless you have no life and devote all your time to this game alone. I just want to play a fun, slightly competitive game, with friends, but for me it turns into a horrible experience where I am spending most of my time waiting to play again. So overall the main problem is the matchmaking. Half the time your team is a bunch of apesThis game is complete garbage. You can't have any fun unless you have no life and devote all your time to this game alone. I just want to play a fun, slightly competitive game, with friends, but for me it turns into a horrible experience where I am spending most of my time waiting to play again. So overall the main problem is the matchmaking. Half the time your team is a bunch of apes hitting their controllers on the ground while the opposing team is a highly trained force of real soldiers carrying out detailed battle formations and easily destroying your chance of winning. There were times that I had to carry my team as Zenyatta, A HEALER, I had gold elims at the end with 3. There are so many more things wrong with this game but mainly it is the not being able to play part that has led me to quit playing. Expand
  19. Feb 24, 2018
    0
    I have observed worse matchmaking systems, probably, but I can't be 100% sure as this one is pretty garbage.
  20. Dec 17, 2017
    0
    First of all, the game itself is super unbalanced and the arcade modes are awful most of the time. Why can't we just have every game mode avaliable all the time like the old CoD's? Anyways, with that being said, I just finished a 4 hour session of comp to drop about 200 sr in total, with getting at least 2 gold and 1 silver medal on average for myself, I main supports and I was ranked platFirst of all, the game itself is super unbalanced and the arcade modes are awful most of the time. Why can't we just have every game mode avaliable all the time like the old CoD's? Anyways, with that being said, I just finished a 4 hour session of comp to drop about 200 sr in total, with getting at least 2 gold and 1 silver medal on average for myself, I main supports and I was ranked plat but now I'm back at gold levels, but they let me keep the plat emblem which makes me feel a little better, and I play in the NA servers. Let's recap on some of the things that happened: My friend got made fun of for having a mexican accent, someone died because I was zenyatta and couldn't get over to then fast enough and spammed "I need healing" the entire game, someone threw because I didn't rez them and I got specifically singled out for losing because I played support, someone begged me to go tank because I'm "bad at support" so I changed and then someone completely different got angry at me for switching because he wasn't getting healed and some one admitted that "dude, I'll be honest, I am so stoned rn" and I had the new Star Wars spoiled. Also no one talks about how weirded out people are by roleplayers, they make my friends and I uncomfortable. Can't you make your own servers to keep that kind of stuff private in? I'm going back to playing modded Diablo 2, forget this. Expand
  21. Sep 2, 2021
    3
    Much to love, more to hate. Lacks content and updates. Persistent balance problems. Forced Overwatch League. Matchmaking uses hidden metric (MMR) and uses handicapping scheme rather than getting best available similar skill players in the same match. Rewards bad players and punishes good players. Very anti-competitive. Players can make their profile private and it's private byMuch to love, more to hate. Lacks content and updates. Persistent balance problems. Forced Overwatch League. Matchmaking uses hidden metric (MMR) and uses handicapping scheme rather than getting best available similar skill players in the same match. Rewards bad players and punishes good players. Very anti-competitive. Players can make their profile private and it's private by default, now. Lacks real scoreboard. Medal system doesn't really encourage teamwork. Competitive mode really isn't much better, if at all, than Quick Play. One would expect much more from Blizzard. Forced political, social themes, but most of that is kept to offline mediums. It's pretty, flashy, but lacks substance. Good for some distraction, until its flaws become glaring. Expand
  22. May 22, 2019
    0
    For those considering to buy the game, DON'T. It's fck!ng TOXIC and the developers aren't doing SH!T about it but instead introduced an endorsement system which masks the issue at hand. Not only is it masking the issue, imo it's encouraging toxic players to continue their behaviour because they are misled to think that they're not. Report system doesn't do **** most of the time eitherFor those considering to buy the game, DON'T. It's fck!ng TOXIC and the developers aren't doing SH!T about it but instead introduced an endorsement system which masks the issue at hand. Not only is it masking the issue, imo it's encouraging toxic players to continue their behaviour because they are misled to think that they're not. Report system doesn't do **** most of the time either because you just queue up with the same toxic players that really ruin your day. I am by no means a serious player either, just casual wanting to have fun BUT this game has reached an all time low where I login, play 1 game and log out immediately. Nothing fresh, no fun to offer. Heck I'd even play chess or mindsweep over this garbage.

    Oh look this guy's a level 3 endorsement he must be so nice" said no one ever. Only thing going for this game is the lore in my opinion and even so it's bl00dy slow. Would totally sell my account if it weren't tied to my other blizzard games. Been a huge blizzard fan but this ... is just DISAPPOINTING.

    If you don't believe me just look at all the other reviews. I'm writing this simply because I feel CHEATED by the trust I have for blizzard and hope that no one goes through this. Sincerely hoping blizzard sees this especially its on an external website where they do not have control over unlike their forums. I've given them the benefit of the doubt, messaged them, dropped them a ticket but the responses I've received is just nothing short of pure disappointment.
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  23. Jun 10, 2019
    1
    If only for its other flaws I would maybe rate it a 6/10, but there's one main thing that's ruining everything else - the game is rampant with hackers now.

    You'll get at least one in almost every game, 25-50% in any FFA mode (it's a haven for them because no one watches the kills cams because it cuts into your respawn time). Blizzard just doesn't care anymore. They're too desperate
    If only for its other flaws I would maybe rate it a 6/10, but there's one main thing that's ruining everything else - the game is rampant with hackers now.

    You'll get at least one in almost every game, 25-50% in any FFA mode (it's a haven for them because no one watches the kills cams because it cuts into your respawn time).

    Blizzard just doesn't care anymore. They're too desperate to keep players, as their playerbase rapidly dwindles. I'm pretty sure more people watch OWL than actually play the game now.
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  24. Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Very bad game. Too many unbalanced parties. Very long wait for the competitive parties. Very very very long wait for training parties. Game too focused on the team to have fun alone. Too many players leave the games due to lack of balance or interest, which accentuates the phenomenon. But seriously, hard to blame them. In fact, I had a little fun 5-10 minutes on sessions of 2 or 3Very bad game. Too many unbalanced parties. Very long wait for the competitive parties. Very very very long wait for training parties. Game too focused on the team to have fun alone. Too many players leave the games due to lack of balance or interest, which accentuates the phenomenon. But seriously, hard to blame them. In fact, I had a little fun 5-10 minutes on sessions of 2 or 3 hours...2 point for the graphism. Expand
  25. Jul 12, 2020
    0
    Это очень плохая игра, с очень плохой поддержкой, абсолютной оторванностью от комюнити. Ни одна сессионная игра не вызывала у меня таких плохих чувств. Абсолютно сломаный рейтинг. Абсолютное отсутствие чувства прогрессии. Кроме симпатичного визуала ни одной положительной эмоции после нескольких сотен часов игры. Это что то да значит.Это очень плохая игра, с очень плохой поддержкой, абсолютной оторванностью от комюнити. Ни одна сессионная игра не вызывала у меня таких плохих чувств. Абсолютно сломаный рейтинг. Абсолютное отсутствие чувства прогрессии. Кроме симпатичного визуала ни одной положительной эмоции после нескольких сотен часов игры. Это что то да значит.
  26. 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.
  27. Dec 17, 2017
    1
    Thanks you Blizzard for very-very BAD MATCHMAKING((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
  28. Jan 29, 2017
    6
    Overrated. Shallow rock, paper, scissors character combat on narrow confined maps. Teamwork is an illusory in most instances. Lots of special chargeups which are too effective at clearing out a capture point of enemies negating a solid defense. Most chargeups don't seem very difficult to play super effectively.

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

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

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

    Giving that I feel I've been duped out of $20 based on full of bs reviews I'm going to give it a lower score than I would have otherwise.
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  29. Apr 20, 2017
    7
    7 is a good score for this game,anything above is just blizzard fanboy,let's be honest this game should cost 20$ ffs.No excuse for the 40$ price range.Marketing had a huge impact,because the game itself is average at it's best.Fun but not that much. Put Blizzard name o a poop and it will be a diamond
  30. Nov 2, 2016
    5
    Man its just so casual. It has a good base though, and is fun and easy for everyone to play. I play it with 8 year olds and 40 year olds, and it totally works. I wish it had some more options, and I love to chase the carrot, but i guess for the casual FPS players it is top notch. I find it a tad boring after a few matches, but then there is nothing to unlock besides a blue outfit, orMan its just so casual. It has a good base though, and is fun and easy for everyone to play. I play it with 8 year olds and 40 year olds, and it totally works. I wish it had some more options, and I love to chase the carrot, but i guess for the casual FPS players it is top notch. I find it a tad boring after a few matches, but then there is nothing to unlock besides a blue outfit, or some saying or pose.

    Overall not bad or good, just sort of meh. Still its better than the disaster that is BF1.
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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 64 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 64
  2. Negative: 0 out of 64
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.