Overwatch (2016)

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6.4

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  1. Paradisey
    Dec 19, 2020
    10
    hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  2. Delser2077
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    I love Overwatch, its perfect, because very good battles, and heros, great job Blizzard
  3. AymanEdirson
    Nov 27, 2021
    10
    perfect game , fine graphics and really fun compattive game ...............
  4. B00tador
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    The best and most accessible multiplayer shooter I've ever played. High skill ceiling, but not inaccessible for newcomers.
  5. Vonudog
    Dec 10, 2021
    10
    An original representative of the genre. The game is perfect in everything except support. There is little new content. But this does not make the game itself worse
  6. Fittedgosling54
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    This is my favorite game of all time. The lore is great but the multi-player is what you wanna focus on since there is no story mode. The game is great and the gun and sword and power play feels great. The characters are absolutely amazing and inclusive. 10/10 play this alot to this day
  7. SwankyTiger
    May 24, 2022
    10
    My favourite game of all time. One of the most fun multiplayer online shooters there it. And based on the amount of copy cats i would say its a great succes. With the launch of Overwatch 2 on the Horizon things look bright for the future.
  8. TomKing13
    Jul 17, 2022
    10
    c: ........................................................................
  9. hellm
    Oct 6, 2022
    10
    I love this game so much! I miss her after the release of the second part, which is just miserable. 600 hours of the most magnificent game on Anya forever in my memory! Everything is perfect in this game: animations, dialogues, interface, locations, peppy gameplay, chic music. I love whoever invented this game and hate Blizzard for destroying it. Just give me back overwatch 1
  10. YarShiga
    Oct 6, 2022
    10
    Лучше чем ов2.Лучше чем ов2.Лучше чем ов2.Лучше чем ов2.Лучше чем ов2.Лучше чем ов2.
  11. Xanadoo
    Oct 6, 2022
    10
    A truly amazing one-of-a-kind game. The only problem it ever had is the matchmaking system.
  12. ardkey21
    Oct 6, 2022
    10
    NUNCA pensei que sentiria tanta falta, tinha seus problemas de falta de jogadores, mas cumpriu seu papel, adeus velho amigo!
  13. ibertaly_
    Oct 8, 2022
    10
    'Cause of Overwatch 2 I wanna to up rate of this game. Overwatch was really need in smth new, but F2P with Battle Pass isn't about what I was thinking.
  14. Simpakali
    Oct 8, 2022
    10
    Прекрасная игра Тот момент когда геймплей,скины,донатная система,лор и персонажи создавали идеальный симбиоз и на выходе нас ждала прекраснейшая игра вторя часть это позор
  15. Seergee
    Nov 8, 2022
    10
    Это была игра которая могла затянуть даже без глобальных обновлений. На 3 года разработчики забросили игру, и она выжила. Если ты играл ты мог получить любой скин, без доната. Blizzard в погоне за деньгами убили ее. горите в аду жадные твариЭто была игра которая могла затянуть даже без глобальных обновлений. На 3 года разработчики забросили игру, и она выжила. Если ты играл ты мог получить любой скин, без доната. Blizzard в погоне за деньгами убили ее. горите в аду жадные твари
  16. Losergooner
    Oct 30, 2022
    10
    Overwatch 2 is way better then whatever stupid games are out there, it should be praised and worshipped for its sexy characters hnnnghh~~
  17. Hamuster
    Aug 18, 2023
    10
    Rest in peace is my favorite game of the last 6 years until October 2022. Even though she was mocked by her creators, she was alive and beautiful...until she was finally killed and cynically replaced with a pathetic and greedy clone with the number 2.
  18. Camoll
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    A very good game to play in team there is difrents level of comprehention, a various panel of heroes, you can combine the difrents ability to make cool things. I get many fun on this game.
  19. Jephh
    Mar 13, 2023
    10
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  20. TitaniumDragon
    Jun 30, 2017
    9
    Overwatch is a team-based objective-based first-person shooter which relies heavily on highly differentiated characters for its diverse and dynamic gameplay. The game includes 24 characters, each of which has a distinctive gameplay style and unique weapons and abilities. These characters are what make the game special.

    There are four broad classes of characters, though in practice, two    Overwatch is a team-based objective-based first-person shooter which relies heavily on highly differentiated characters for its diverse and dynamic gameplay. The game includes 24 characters, each of which has a distinctive gameplay style and unique weapons and abilities. These characters are what make the game special.

    There are four broad classes of characters, though in practice, two of them are often treated interchangeably. There are “Offense” heroes, characters who are focused on high mobility and dealing out lots of damage quickly, and “defense” heroes, who are more focused on zone control and dealing damage at range. There are support heroes, who are healers (plus one character who feels more like a defense character and is treated as such by the player base), and tank heroes – big, tough heroes who can take a lot more damage than their comrades and who can protect other heroes in various ways.

    Within each of these, there is a lot of character variety. Offense heroes include heroes such as Tracer, a fast character who teleports around the battlefield and who can use a “recall” ability to rewind to her previous position and hit point status, whose gameplay centers around teleporting around enemies at close range and unloading her close-ranged weapons into them; Pharah, a character with a jetpack and a rocket launcher who can fly and shoot rockets at people; and Soldier 76, a fairly “normal” hero with a long-ranged assault rifle, the ability to sprint, and the ability to throw down a healing station on the ground and heal all nearby allies.

    Defense heroes include sniper characters like Widowmaker, who uses a Batman-like rappel hook to get into high spots and whose weapon can transform between an assault rifle and a sniper rifle; Bastion, who can transform between a walk-around mode that fights sort of like a standard FPS hero, and a sentry form, where it turns into a gatling gun and rapidly mows down its adversaries; and Mei, a character who can create temporary ice walls, freeze enemies with her ice gun (slowing, then stunning them), and shoot icicles from range.

    The support heroes range from Mercy, a character similar to the Medic from TF2 who heals a single nearby ally by pointing her stick in their general direction and holding it down to produce a healing beam, and who can fly around to allies in need of help, to characters like Zenyatta, a floating robotic monk who throws metal balls at his enemies while selecting individual allies to passively heal or enemies to passively debuff by causing them to take additional damage. Others include Lucio, a character who can ride off of walls and passively heal his allies by standing next to them, and Ana, a sniper who heals her allies by shooting them with her gun and who has a powerful tranquilizer dart which can temporarily put enemies to sleep until they take damage or as much as 8 seconds elapse.

    The tank heroes include Reinhardt, a huge man in heavy metal armor with an enormous hammer, no ordinary ranged attack (though he does have an ability to launch a fireball every once in a while), and a huge shield that his allies can stand behind; Winston, a genetically-engineered gorilla who rapidly jumps around the battlefield zapping people with an area of effect gun and dropping large spherical barriers to hide under; and Roadhog, a gigantic man with a hook who punishes enemies for approaching too close in the open or attacking his allies by dealing heavy damage to those nearby.

    These heroes work together as a hopefully coherent whole to try and complete map objectives. The game is heavily reliant on teamwork, and all of the heroes have their jobs to do. While everyone can deal damage, the specialities of various heroes result in different gameplay, with some characters acting as harassment, others as anchors who can protect their team and claim areas, others healing, and still others laying down large amounts of damage or inconveniencing the enemy team.

    The game revolves around fairly simple battlegrounds; there are maps about capturing points while the enemy team tries to stop you; there are maps about both teams trying to capture a control point between them; and there are maps about pushing a payload through them which heals attacking heroes while they stand on it while the other team tries to stop their progress. In competitive mode, the teams switch between offense and defense on the same map, first attacking, then defending, or vice-versa.

    Like all such games, this is not for everyone; after the first few hours with this game, even despite all of its seeming diversity, you will have seen just about everything the game has to offer. From there, it is all about mastery. How much enjoyment you get out of Overwatch is heavily dependent on when it goes from "fun with mastery" to "tedious repetition" for you, personally. If competitive multiplayer games bore you quickly, this will, too.    … Expand
  21. HansiHarris
    Mar 7, 2020
    9
    After 2000 hours played, it is the continuation of my dear Team Fortress 2. It won't be perfect, but it has enough to keep you from the keyboard for a long time.
  22. RappScallion
    Jun 7, 2016
    9
    Overwatch brings back the fun back in shooters. Remember that? When shooters actually were fun? Before they got bogged down in military shooters "ad naseum", like COD and Battlefield? Before everything had to be so damn serious and "realistic"? Before you had to grind levels to unlock weapons and attachments just to stand a chance? Before you had to have reflexes like a mongoose to get aOverwatch brings back the fun back in shooters. Remember that? When shooters actually were fun? Before they got bogged down in military shooters "ad naseum", like COD and Battlefield? Before everything had to be so damn serious and "realistic"? Before you had to grind levels to unlock weapons and attachments just to stand a chance? Before you had to have reflexes like a mongoose to get a kill or calculate the Coriolis effect when firing? When shooters actually were "casual" and for all skill levels, rather than a group of elitist jerks with too much time on their hands? When it was about up close-up mayhem and carnage rather drawn out sniping duels over miles of distance? Blizzard took a long, hard look at the state of shooters and had the courage to throw out the tropes and do something new. Yes, Overwatch borrows ideas and concepts from other shooters and games but Blizzard puts their own spin on them polishes them to brilliant sparkling gems. I haven't had this fun in a shooter for ages and it takes me back to the early days of Quake, Half-Life and Unreal Tournament, it's mayhem at it's finest. It's beautiful, polished and oh so much fun. Two thumbs up!

    Update! After reading some of the negative reviews here I thought I'd adress some of the, in my opinion, unfair and whiny complaints.

    THERE IS NO SINGLE PLAYER!

    Blizzard made it very clear from the start that this was a multiplayer game ONLY so whining about single player makes no sense at all. That's like going to an Indian restaurant and then complaining that they don't serve Italian food.

    THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CONTENT!

    What? 21 superbly crafted characters, 12 maps and four game modes is not enough? I'm sorry, I'll take a highly polished gem over a dinosaur-sized turd any time of the day. Quantity does not equal quality. Also, remember when TF2 was released? It only had 3 game modes, 6 maps and still only has 10 characters.

    THE GAME IS UNBALANCED!

    Not it's not. Granted, a character might need a minor tweak here and there but for the most part I'm astounded how balanced the characters are. However, one of the core concepts of this "rock-paper-scissors"-game is that you must change character as needed during a match and a team must have a balanced composition. Only offense characters in your team with no tank, healer or defense? You don't want to change character from your precious Reaper/? Then expect get beaten, often and thoroughly and you deserve it.

    MATCHMAKING IS BROKEN

    No it's not. And no, there is no Blizzard conspiracy to keep you at a 50/50 win/loss ratio. Game Director Jeff Kaplan addressed most of these complaints in the Blizzard forum and they turned out to be nothing but conspiracy theories and hot air. Remember, level does not equal skill.    … Expand
  23. OpenMindedMan
    Jun 17, 2016
    9
    Overwatch is a beautiful game and a sure classic by Bethesda. Everything is mostly there that you'd want from an arena shooter.

    I have some particular criticisms that I want to levy here, though. 1. There are wild variations in TTK that are a little inexplicable. The primary attack on many Heroes weapons seem to have a TTK from around 5-10 seconds. Yet other abilities will 1 or 2    Overwatch is a beautiful game and a sure classic by Bethesda. Everything is mostly there that you'd want from an arena shooter.

    I have some particular criticisms that I want to levy here, though.
    1. There are wild variations in TTK that are a little inexplicable. The primary attack on many Heroes weapons seem to have a TTK from around 5-10 seconds. Yet other abilities will 1 or 2 second gib enemies. Some weapons are 1HK! There seems a lack of consistency here, and the power of attacks isn't telegraphed (you'll have to learn all of this by playing many hours).
    2. The game doesn't communicate to you which weapons are hitscan and which are projectiles. Furthermore, the projectiles and hit boxes are much larger than they appear. It can be confusing for new players who don't understand the hitbox sizes.
    3. There's little incentive to master more than a couple of characters. they are all very different and you'll find that playing a character you aren't good at can make your team lose the match.
    4. Lack of competitive mode. It's a shame the game didn't launch with competitive. It's hugely important and will possibly effect the score of the game.

    The positives:
    1. Good voice acting. Every character has a good unique voice.
    2. Well optimized graphics.
    3. Interesting weapons and abilities. There's something for everyone.
    4. Good cosmetic purchase options. For people who like that sort of thing.
    5. Robust and quick matchmaking and friend/grouping options.
    6. Feature-complete out of the box. This isn't some WIP-Steam-greenlight-BS. You get something for your money instantly.    … Expand
  24. dopebreeze
    Jun 1, 2016
    9
    Allowing you to change hero's during the game makes you consider counters and synergy's whilst during the match, making this game not only a beautiful game with incredibly fun gun-play but also a great team based FPS that places emphasis on teamwork and smart decision making whilst in the match.
  25. firehazard42
    May 24, 2016
    9
    There's not really much to say. Overwatch is, plainly and simply, one of the most polished, refined, balanced and fun team shooters ever created. Sure it might not be the most profound or meaningful of things, but you can't beat the simple joy of playing a great game, especially with friends.
  26. PbFarmer
    May 25, 2016
    9
    After an extremely smooth launch, playing the open beta extensively and now the launch let me just say the game is incredible. If you want a single/solo experience, it may not be for you seeing as there's no campaign, but the reality is the mechanics are fantastic, the teamplay dynamics are stupendous, and the characters are so varied and unique that there's a reason to pick up and playAfter an extremely smooth launch, playing the open beta extensively and now the launch let me just say the game is incredible. If you want a single/solo experience, it may not be for you seeing as there's no campaign, but the reality is the mechanics are fantastic, the teamplay dynamics are stupendous, and the characters are so varied and unique that there's a reason to pick up and play everyone at some point. There's a play style for everyone.

    The game emphasizes team work and going for the objective as opposed to straight up eliminations and the game is all the better for it. You have to work strategically and try to fill gaps where your teammates roster has them, or swap to characters who can counter your opponents (see Genji as a counter vs. Bastion). Matches last a nice amount of time ranging from 5-15 minutes which is perfect, and having loot/micro transactions locked purely to cosmetics is a welcome point. There's no reason to do a micro transaction unless you really want to try unlocking stuff faster but otherwise you'll be all set.

    Hard not to recommend this game as it scratches every itch I have for a multiplayer shooter.

    TL;DR, if you love Team Fortress 2, you've found the next iteration for the new generation in Overwatch. Buy.    … Expand
  27. 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.
  28. Sevvy88
    May 26, 2016
    9
    Blizzard still has it. When the studio puts their mind to it you can see the passion. Overwatch is lovely, fun, fast paced, addictive, challenging, and full of character.

    People have been talking about the FPS genre becoming stale and on life support and we've watched even Battlefield devolve into a CoD clone to rake in easier dollars, but Overwatch stands on its own and apart. It has    Blizzard still has it. When the studio puts their mind to it you can see the passion. Overwatch is lovely, fun, fast paced, addictive, challenging, and full of character.

    People have been talking about the FPS genre becoming stale and on life support and we've watched even Battlefield devolve into a CoD clone to rake in easier dollars, but Overwatch stands on its own and apart. It has an identity, and is original enough that the "Team Fortress 2 clone" accusations really have no basis.

    Definitely pick this one up.    … Expand
  29. crnppscls
    May 26, 2016
    9
    I'll keep it short.

    It's a team shooter that uses the trinity ethic. If you play healers in mmo's etc then you'll feel right at home playing a character like Mercy. Buffing,tanking and healing are fundamental to the success of the team and points are awarded for performance, not just kills. The stylized character models and settings may not appeal to some but underneath there is a    I'll keep it short.

    It's a team shooter that uses the trinity ethic. If you play healers in mmo's etc then you'll feel right at home playing a character like Mercy. Buffing,tanking and healing are fundamental to the success of the team and points are awarded for performance, not just kills.

    The stylized character models and settings may not appeal to some but underneath there is a simple, professionally made game and engine that you want to get to know better.

    It's not going to win any prizes for innovation, although the characters require diverse playstyles and the maps are outstanding. There is stuff that looks like it's been directly lifted from Tf2.

    You can play vs bots to hone your skills or test out characters so there is no fear of underachievement while finding your niche.

    It's just a good fun game that you can pick up instantly and be successful with a little forethought to your objective    … Expand
  30. motaclown
    May 24, 2016
    9
    I don't normally review but I really can't see what all the blizzard and non f2p hate is about. This game is awesome. It's fast paced and high energy. It really is fun if you are losing or winning. The game is still interesting and fun. All these babies who borrowed mommies money to play a game that they cant P2W need to stfu and go back to free TF2. No one cares.
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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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91

Universal acclaim - based on 64 Critic Reviews

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