Overwatch (2016)

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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6659 Ratings

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  1. Darius_84
    Jun 5, 2016
    0
    Great disappointment.
    I got the Collector's for 130$ and it was probably the worst Collector's I got. The game is nice, but it lacks everything would make a good fps... good. No innovation, no ranking system, and as usual it is plagued with Blizzard's shi*ty matchmaking system.
    It's also plagued with a lot ot cheater already, tons of Aimbot primarly, and surprisingly, a huge amount of    Great disappointment.
    I got the Collector's for 130$ and it was probably the worst Collector's I got. The game is nice, but it lacks everything would make a good fps... good. No innovation, no ranking system, and as usual it is plagued with Blizzard's shi*ty matchmaking system.
    It's also plagued with a lot ot cheater already, tons of Aimbot primarly, and surprisingly, a huge amount of trolls in its playerbase, considering its cost (40$ for the cheapest version).
    I cannot understand how this crap got a 92 as metascore... except for some HUGE bribe from Blizzard (well most of the SH now does it so...).
    It could be a good option if it would cost roughly ~10$ top, but as it is now stay away from this game    … Expand
  2. Jigbet
    Aug 1, 2017
    2
    TF2 amateur modders: "Hey we made all these custom game modes like VS Saxton Hale, Prop Hunt, Zombie Fortress, Randomizer, and more, and they're really unique and fun!"
    Blizzard professional developers: "Um, maybe someday we'll figure out how to reduce the character select countdown in Mystery Heroes? It's like, coded into the game or something? Is that the right word? Coded?"    TF2 amateur modders: "Hey we made all these custom game modes like VS Saxton Hale, Prop Hunt, Zombie Fortress, Randomizer, and more, and they're really unique and fun!"
    Blizzard professional developers: "Um, maybe someday we'll figure out how to reduce the character select countdown in Mystery Heroes? It's like, coded into the game or something? Is that the right word? Coded?"

    Comparisons between games aside, under Overwatch's shiny veneer is a shallow, repetitive, poorly designed mess. Blizzard should just switch to making movies these days because they've obviously forgotten how to make a good game.    … Expand
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. Xenobeagle
    Jun 6, 2016
    5
    So I watched the trailers and the character videos, which initially had me saying "Oh my god this is Pixar the shooter, amazing! I went into this game excited by the style and variety of heroes. I was not left completely disappointing as the animation of the characters is stunning, and at times the game can be pretty fun.

    The unfortunate thing about this game is it feels terribly    So I watched the trailers and the character videos, which initially had me saying "Oh my god this is Pixar the shooter, amazing! I went into this game excited by the style and variety of heroes. I was not left completely disappointing as the animation of the characters is stunning, and at times the game can be pretty fun.

    The unfortunate thing about this game is it feels terribly unfinished for a 40-60 dollar game. There are so few maps, like 3 game-types, and although there are 20+ heroes, there really isn't any way to customize their play-styles.

    The game is a full price game with the most disgusting F2P micro-transaction system I've seen in a game (crates drop when you level up, no other way to receive in game currency or crates even though you already spent full price on it).

    Another issue is characters are just terribly unbalanced. I play D'Va personally and find myself switching to junkrat and demolishing (literally) the opposing team considerably, and this is due to a terrible lack of damage, and very little thought to her ultra (with that being said her E attack can be pretty useful when timed correctly). Character like MCree will just need to see your team and instantly gun them all down from any distance thanks to his ultra, and Hanzo's insanely cheap through the wall arrow shot is sure to hit a few people as well. D'Va's ultra is composed of a big shiny mecha catching anybodies field of vision, giving five+ seconds before blowing up, and giving everybody plenty of time to find cover.

    The rubber-banding issues are insane, and I've had blizzards servers crap out on me a total of 3 times so far. If your looking for a good hero shooter with a decent f2p model, look no further than Dirty Bomb. At least Loot Cases drop after matches, heroes while not perfectly balanced are far more balanced than Overwatch, and the shooting mechanics don't feel like a tacked on afterthought.

    I really wanted to love overwatch, but instead I'm left dissapointed at a Beautiful, yet overprice, overhyped, and under-balanced product. Had this been free to play or even maybe 15$ or less, maybe I'd not feel quite as strongly as I do, but until Blizzard gets it together I really have nothing better to say for them.

    TLDR: If you love Moba's but wish they played more like a shooter then Overwatch might be for you, if you want a great hero shooter however don't make the same mistake I did and avoid this one like the bubonic plague, and hop on Dirty Bomb.    … Expand
  6. 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
  7. real_pewdiepie
    Sep 6, 2016
    0
    Played 2 hours of the game and didn't like it. But that's not the problem, I tried to ask for a refund and was told that because I passed the lvl 5 i couldn't have my money back. Also the game is pretty mediocre, don't see why all the hype over it, it's just a team fortress with sexier and more colorful costumes.
  8. PGMP
    Sep 29, 2016
    3
    It would be good if the competitve match making system and ELO system were not completly **** up.

    Enjoy your frustration trying to climb it. Im not touching this game till that **** is fixed.
  9. Namloc
    Jun 15, 2016
    4
    Server Tick Rate (how often information is gathered) is 20, (competitive games need to be 60 to 100+)
    so for example, you’ll find yourself dying when you’re clearly already around the corner on your screen.
    Matches feel arcade mode, extremely short and underwhelming I didn't care that i'd won, i never felt invested in my teams goals as the match was almost over before i had a chance    Server Tick Rate (how often information is gathered) is 20, (competitive games need to be 60 to 100+)
    so for example, you’ll find yourself dying when you’re clearly already around the corner on your screen.

    Matches feel arcade mode, extremely short and underwhelming I didn't care that i'd won, i never felt invested in my teams goals as the match was almost over before i had a chance to care.

    No single player content (Battlefront, Titanfall etc got shredded for skipping campaigns, why is Blizzard exempt from the same criticism?)

    The loot drops feel pointless, not tradable like in Dota/CSGO.

    If Overwatch was released as F2P or say $20, it would have been “good” value, and with future content it’d have been interesting (maybe) but at full AAA price and more missing content than not...

    I’m super stoked I was able to get a refund from Blizzard.    … Expand
  10. BOXTiger
    Jun 20, 2016
    0
    I played it 5 minutes and it's..... personally I don't like this one. I've enjoyed Team fortress 2 for 1,200 hours though, it's not mine. Too fast game plays and complete idiot about design
  11. SuperGlare
    Jun 15, 2016
    1
    nice gameplay but the terrible unbalance and hero swap anytime you want destroys the game
    40 euro for this game is lots of money while this game feels like a free to play.
    Blizzard is nerfing what they shouldnt nerf allowing heroes like bastion mei nad tobjorns turret destroy the game. The people behind the balance are a total fail and i dont see this game going anywhere but stay    nice gameplay but the terrible unbalance and hero swap anytime you want destroys the game
    40 euro for this game is lots of money while this game feels like a free to play.
    Blizzard is nerfing what they shouldnt nerf allowing heroes like bastion mei nad tobjorns turret destroy the game.
    The people behind the balance are a total fail and i dont see this game going anywhere but stay between the noob community that blizzard has established the last years    … Expand
  12. 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
  13. AaronAction
    Jun 15, 2016
    5
    Feels like the best free to play game shooter out there, hands down. This game is GREAT, but after playing for 2 days I had to return it. There is such little content it's enraging and the money-grabbing micro-transactions are so infuriating it's not worth playing another 10 hours to try n' level up for one more crate. The amount of items you do get is limited to around only 50 perFeels like the best free to play game shooter out there, hands down. This game is GREAT, but after playing for 2 days I had to return it. There is such little content it's enraging and the money-grabbing micro-transactions are so infuriating it's not worth playing another 10 hours to try n' level up for one more crate. The amount of items you do get is limited to around only 50 per character which makes you feel like very few people were actually creating for the game. Also after researching found out multiple companies were paid to give favorable reviews rather than spending their money on content for the game (the huge problem with it).

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Overall: Gets old quick, really fun though, can see people playing it for years if they update it with a new champ every other month like League and new game modes, but I doubt this will happen and with the $60 price tag it's extremely overrated, oh and the fact they literally paid game companies like Machinima to give them positive reviews so there's that.    … Expand
  14. 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
  15. Galiansias
    Jun 7, 2016
    5
    This is a game that should be free. This game is not worth the $ 50 it costs. If this game was not the company Blizzard would not buy anyone. Little content , unbalanced , bad hitbox ... the game is a clone of Team Fortress 2
  16. Crackfarmer
    Jun 7, 2016
    5
    First of all you think wow what an impressive Game, but if you play this Game for like 3-4 days you will see the downsides pretty fast. I'll list it in positive and negative stuff.

    positive : - very immersive - good looking characters - running smooth (except for the server/host lags) - you can get all content for free ingame after purchasing the Game negative : - unbalanced    First of all you think wow what an impressive Game, but if you play this Game for like 3-4 days you will see the downsides pretty fast. I'll list it in positive and negative stuff.

    positive :
    - very immersive
    - good looking characters
    - running smooth (except for the server/host lags)
    - you can get all content for free ingame after purchasing the Game

    negative :
    - unbalanced characters, you will find out whos good pretty fast
    - matchmaking without any sense (lv 20ish people get's matched with lvl 60+, had 4 games in a row with that - they have to improve that
    - **** low tick servers (shots not hit properly), get killed around the corner, grab through walls
    - bad latency servers (50mbit fibre internet with usual 10ping, i got ingame like 70-100ms (feels like player host in CoD (host migration servers)
    - time intense as fck
    - rng of lootchests is ridiculous, got like 20 stuff doubled on lvl 10...
    - no proper report function without having a person speak in chat, need to be targeted to report. Cheaters just never say anything in chat and can't get reported.
    - 40-50€ for an Game which has a terrible matchmaking, 2 game modes and unbalanced champions
    - unplayable in solo-queue (you get matched in teams where you see 3 widowmakers and 2 pharahs in one team)
    - after lvl 26 exp needed for levelup doesnt change anymore, easy for powerlevlers

    One upside is that i purchased the key on a keysite with paypal - refund money after 2 weeks. So it's pretty much free 2 play for people who doesn't want to blow money into blizzard's butt for no reason.    … Expand
  17. 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.
  18. pianoman178
    Aug 28, 2016
    1
    This game doesn't have any glaring bugs. It doesn't crash and is optimized fairly well. However the gameplay is trash. Every encounter in the game feels cheap. Every ability makes it feel as though the players has no control. Play of the games are dominated by people who push "Q" for their ultimate. Certain heroes can spam abilities to be successful, while others make the tiniestThis game doesn't have any glaring bugs. It doesn't crash and is optimized fairly well. However the gameplay is trash. Every encounter in the game feels cheap. Every ability makes it feel as though the players has no control. Play of the games are dominated by people who push "Q" for their ultimate. Certain heroes can spam abilities to be successful, while others make the tiniest mistake and pay the biggest price. Overall, I cannot leave this game without feeling salty. I'd avoid this one if you like skill-based shooters.… Expand
  19. diggre318
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    thanks for encouraging loot boxes or loot crates.
    ever since Diablo 3's always online marketplace, I knew this company had such terrible ideas to rip their customers off.

    The game is chopped into bits to sell more of this stuff.
    While their base games have quality art in them, ugh just rather support smaller or indie companies.
  20. jugadorhardcore
    Mar 6, 2018
    0
    extremly overrated. This IS NOT a GOTY. It just a good game. The scoreds from the critic are a joke.
  21. overwatchisbad1
    Jan 14, 2019
    1
    This is the worst game ever created by mankind. Jeff Kaplan just sits on his **** keyboard and comes up with new ways to **** the community right in the **** while jerking his plankton sized penis to nude photos of brigitte. This game is the equivalent of chopping off your dick, but not being able to come to terms with the fact that it's cut off, so you parade the dick around with you likeThis is the worst game ever created by mankind. Jeff Kaplan just sits on his **** keyboard and comes up with new ways to **** the community right in the **** while jerking his plankton sized penis to nude photos of brigitte. This game is the equivalent of chopping off your dick, but not being able to come to terms with the fact that it's cut off, so you parade the dick around with you like it's still there, but you know deep down inside it's not what it used to be. Everyone points out the warning signs, telling you that your dick is not there, but you insist that it is there, as you've had it for so long that you can't handle not having it there. **** Blizzard.… Expand
  22. Ramiro1992
    Nov 26, 2016
    2
    This game is one of the most overhyped piece of **** ever made, come on, I have more fun playing 90's fps.
    This game is just a poor copy of Team Fortress 2, there's no strategy involved, just mindless shooting and shooting without any tactic whatsoever, call of duty style.
    Bad Things: - No good single player mode (poor AI bots only) - Bad and REPETITIVE gameplay overall -    This game is one of the most overhyped piece of **** ever made, come on, I have more fun playing 90's fps.
    This game is just a poor copy of Team Fortress 2, there's no strategy involved, just mindless shooting and shooting without any tactic whatsoever, call of duty style.

    Bad Things:
    - No good single player mode (poor AI bots only)
    - Bad and REPETITIVE gameplay overall
    - Microtransactions (pay to win)
    - Very high pc requirements
    - Very expensive launch price
    - Uninspired characters
    - Weak weapons
    - Extrene overhype
    - Lag

    Good Things:
    None

    Veredict: This game is one of the main reasons that I lose faith in modern videogames, I rather play classic videogames instead this expensive garbage.
    Blizzard tried so hard to make more money after the fall of wow, and they failed miserably.
    2/10    … Expand
  23. drunken_Corso
    Jun 20, 2016
    3
    I didnt like the game so i have tryed to get a refund, butbecause I bought it online I can't.
    Now I'm stuck with a game that i didnt like and I can't resell (its liked to the accound). Thanks a lot blizzard, hope you enjoy the score by users on metacritic.
  24. planetside2suck
    Jun 20, 2016
    1
    If this game had competent people playing it I would give it a higher rating, but almost everyone is stupid and worthless. They can't figure out basic strategies against combos, they don't understand the mechanics of capturing, they don't know how to synergize multiple ultimates. OMG a guy with a shield with a turret behind him, oh no what do we do, let's just throw ourselves at themIf this game had competent people playing it I would give it a higher rating, but almost everyone is stupid and worthless. They can't figure out basic strategies against combos, they don't understand the mechanics of capturing, they don't know how to synergize multiple ultimates. OMG a guy with a shield with a turret behind him, oh no what do we do, let's just throw ourselves at them single file for the entire match. The game itself is excellent, but the people are awful retards who only know how to shoot from years of the mindlessness of call of doody and I can't carry 5 other people no matter how good I am. This is an indictment of you, frothy idiots of the world, not the game. Humanity: 1/10.… Expand
  25. KnuckingFutters
    Jun 6, 2016
    2
    What may have started at a great concept on paper, ends up being a total disaster in game form. The game plays out much like a team-fortress mixed with some MOBA elements. The MOBA injection gives each character a personal set of "skills" to use in matches that mostly consist of domination matches with a few "payload" rounds thrown in to keep the gameplay from going stale ~too~ quickly.What may have started at a great concept on paper, ends up being a total disaster in game form. The game plays out much like a team-fortress mixed with some MOBA elements. The MOBA injection gives each character a personal set of "skills" to use in matches that mostly consist of domination matches with a few "payload" rounds thrown in to keep the gameplay from going stale ~too~ quickly.

    It's fun with friends in short bursts. But, if you plan on playing by yourself or for a prolonged length, prepared to get frustrated and bored.

    One of the few things that isn't pointed out much in other reviews is the horrid hitbox and tickrate that this games net-code utilizes. The game seems to favor the player with the higher ping (As sort of a 'benefit-of-the-doubt mechanic, I suppose), where... so long as they were on your screen at the time you attacked, they will be hit. So, there will be many times you'll scream in frustraition because you've backed around a corner, and still end up dead because the gunfire still manages to somehow make contact. It's very evident on Roadhogs chain-pull because in many situations, you'll find yourself glitch through the environment. But, you can also see it occur in many game-highlights where the game will snap the players view around to account for tick (making it appear as though your opponent is cheating via aimhacks, when-in-fact, they aren't... the netcode is just that terrible).

    That, coupled with the community's current trend of hanging on to characters with broken or easily abusable skills ends up making this game extremely frustrating a large part of the time you're playing.

    I really don't have a problem with cosmetic microtransactions since they hardly affect gameplay. However, the RNG system can be pretty crossing if you're looking for a specific character skin or animation.    … Expand
  26. Demonicstab
    Jun 5, 2016
    0
    Well.
    A Blizzard game, without camping.
    Oh, wait, if you really want to check the true story about Overwatch, go to Youtube, It's free.
    A really big disappointment.
  27. Baluberda
    Jun 18, 2016
    0
    Empty game, 4 small maps,3 modes, 10 unfinished champions. Let's add its incomplete also and cost 60 Euros.
    The worst comes about the ranked part, will make everything worst as all MOBAs
  28. 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
  29. ZeroByDivide
    Jun 10, 2016
    6
    pretty good but after 7 hours I've pretty much lost all interest. Very very little content aside from the large hero count although there really isn't that much depth to each of the heros. Very simple maps that get repetitive very fast and only about 3 game modes for 40 USD. unless your heavily into this type of simple fps, have friends to play with (cause random teams are just awful 50%pretty good but after 7 hours I've pretty much lost all interest. Very very little content aside from the large hero count although there really isn't that much depth to each of the heros. Very simple maps that get repetitive very fast and only about 3 game modes for 40 USD. unless your heavily into this type of simple fps, have friends to play with (cause random teams are just awful 50% of the time) and don't mind a small amount of content I'd suggest saving your money for the steam summer sale where you can find loads of games with more variety, more interesting game play, and loads of more content.… Expand
  30. JCDchameleon
    Jun 8, 2016
    6
    With constant comparisons by the community to the glory days of Team Fortress 2, Overwatch scratches an itch long since ignored by the AAA development scene over the last decade. Perhaps the filling of this void is what gives Overwatch it's real charm. Yet it's comparison to the rest of the genre is it's biggest fault: It doesn't provide the value I'm looking for.

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

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

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

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

    It's accessibility is what I think is going to keep me playing for a good while however, with games being short enough that I can hop in for a few whenever I have a spare half hour without any worries, and I think that's a truly valuable experience to have especially with friends. I can't knock the game for it's community but if you plan to get anything out of this beyond the initial launch period it will be imperative that you find yourself a core group in order to achieve any sort of depth or strategy.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

3
#3 Best PC Game of 2016
1
#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
13
#13 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
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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