Overwatch (2016)

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  1. AsboXFlemzo
    May 24, 2016
    6
    When i saw the first cgi video of this game i thought, wow that looks amazing. Wow another dead island situation. pros - very pretty and sounds nice.
    Cons- Well the game is generally completely unbalanced. Some Hero like mcree can roll and fire a 6 round clip. Other can fly agross the map at super speed, have two health bars and unlimited ammo. Yup completely unbalanced, once guys is a    When i saw the first cgi video of this game i thought, wow that looks amazing. Wow another dead island situation. pros - very pretty and sounds nice.
    Cons- Well the game is generally completely unbalanced. Some Hero like mcree can roll and fire a 6 round clip. Other can fly agross the map at super speed, have two health bars and unlimited ammo. Yup completely unbalanced, once guys is a auto turret that can wipe out the team instantly. There is 1 mode split into 3 to pretend there is 3 modes. Caputure points then escort train. Other modes are just capture points and just escort train. Honestly a huge rip off. Maps seem ok, but are unbalanced to the flying heros. Classes are broken since offence is basically useless and defence and tanks completely over power them in any 1v1. Some support have more dps then offence. The game is a huge mess, someone needs to completely rework the heros. Now ive played both tf2 and battleborn and shadowrun so i know how balanced hero shooters work. Honestly its the worst of the bunch. Gameplay feel great if i was aged 3-14.    … Expand
  2. isg1983
    Jun 10, 2016
    6
    Brings nothing new to the table. Just a super polished Team Fortress 2 with some moba some skills added. It is a fun game while it lasts, got to add release price is just out of hype, no multiplayer only game deserves that much money.
  3. SJile
    Mar 8, 2017
    6
    I want to say "I don't get it," but I mostly get it. People loved Team Fortress 2 for whatever reason, and people love Blizzard, so when you combine the two, you get lots and lots of success. So, I get it.

    This game is fun for a few rounds as far as I'm concerned, but its competitive potential seems shallow compared to a lot of titles on the market right now. The character design is    I want to say "I don't get it," but I mostly get it. People loved Team Fortress 2 for whatever reason, and people love Blizzard, so when you combine the two, you get lots and lots of success. So, I get it.

    This game is fun for a few rounds as far as I'm concerned, but its competitive potential seems shallow compared to a lot of titles on the market right now. The character design is hit-or-miss, but mostly miss for my money. It has generated an insane amount of porn, so I guess we have Blizzard to thank for that.    … Expand
  4. Hupples
    May 26, 2016
    6
    Presentation: 7
    Gameplay: 5
    Story: 5
    Total: 5.7/10

    Overhyped
    Overpriced
    Overrated
    Overwatch by $Blizzard$
    Hurry up and buy it before the next hype train arrives at the station.
  5. MikeZillaGames
    Jul 16, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is highly polished. The gameplay is fast, fun, and enjoyable. It plays A LOT like Team Fortress 2.

    And herein lies the problem. At first you'll be excited and mesmerized by Overwatch...but after several dozen matches you'll come to a realization: you've just paid $60 for a game that has one-tenth the content of TF2. No modding community, not as many maps, and worst of all only    Overwatch is highly polished. The gameplay is fast, fun, and enjoyable. It plays A LOT like Team Fortress 2.

    And herein lies the problem. At first you'll be excited and mesmerized by Overwatch...but after several dozen matches you'll come to a realization: you've just paid $60 for a game that has one-tenth the content of TF2. No modding community, not as many maps, and worst of all only two modes.

    Team Fortress 2 currently has death match, team death match, king of the hill, capture the flag, and escort the payload. Overwatch has king of the hill and escort the payload. That's IT. There are lots of other things TF2 just does a lot better as well.

    I think another big problem is that Overwatch's unlockables system is horrible. TF2 brought unlockables to the game WHEN it became free to play. With overwatch you pay $60 dollars and yet they STILL managed to sneak in micro transactions. Want as skin? Well, you could wait to earn it with in game currency, but as usual this takes ages. Or, you can pay real world money for it.

    The matchmaking is crap, too. Kinda like a MOBA, one bad player makes the whole team crumple BADLY. The process feels like playing World of Warcraft battlegrounds/arenas with a pick up group...and I didn't want to pay $60 for that experience.

    Right now the game feels like it's an early access game almost. The gameplay is solid, but it's lacking content. Frankly, there's no way I could justify dropping 60 dollars on the game as it stands now.    … Expand
  6. macharius39
    May 26, 2016
    6
    A decent team-based shooter crippled by some serious problems. A short list:

    -20 tick rate servers (20 refreshes per second). Modern FPS games used 60 tick or higher. This means that Blizzard cheaped out and is using a netcode model that was popular back when dial-up was still a thing. It also leads to a lot of unnecessary and frustrating deaths as the low update rate and their server    A decent team-based shooter crippled by some serious problems. A short list:

    -20 tick rate servers (20 refreshes per second). Modern FPS games used 60 tick or higher. This means that Blizzard cheaped out and is using a netcode model that was popular back when dial-up was still a thing. It also leads to a lot of unnecessary and frustrating deaths as the low update rate and their server prediction algorithms kill you because your own reactions to situations fail to register in time. Considering the fast-paced nature of the game, this money-grubbing decision by Blizzard makes the game frustrating for anyone with any kind of FPS experience and skill. It is currently one of the most hotly debated topics on their message boards, which they are ignoring. This issue, if not addressed makes the idea of Overwatch becoming an e-sport a complete joke.

    -Poor matchmaking (hopefully this sorts itself out as people supposedly have ratings that help them adjust their matchmaking accordingly) and accusations that they are using the same kind of matchmaking as Heroes of the Storm which forces people into games where they get stomped repeatedly if they win rate goes too high over 50%.

    -RNG crackboxes for cosmetics. This is a pretty blatant cash grab and preys on the psychology behind gambling addition, which some people are susceptible to. They should have kept random loot boxes for leveling but allowed you to buy whatever skins/emotes/sprays you want like they do in Heroes of the Storm and World of Warcraft. This decision was probably forced upon them by Activision who aren't afraid to do anything to maximize profits.

    -Hero stacking and poor hero balance. Some heroes are quite powerful while others are just meh. "Pro" teams stack the powerful ones. Some heroes are extremely cheesy when stacked, like Bastion and Torbjorn, to name two. There is currently no limit on how many of one specific hero can be used.

    -Missing features at launch e.g. no Competitive Mode. Yet the cash shop works perfectly.

    -Two-faced policy when it comes to banning cheaters. 2 "pro" players were busted for using aimbots in Overwatch competitive play. They were not banned and are still making streams, playing competitively and making bank from the game. Yet Blizzard states a zero-tolerance policy for cheating and claims to have banned people caught. So it seems like if you're a "pro" player and bring visibility to the game from an e-sports perspective and help Blizzard make more inroads into the e-sports scene, you are treated differently from everyone else.

    The graphics, animations and sound are all excellent. The game looks good and runs well. If they can address the gameplay issues outlined above, the game is definitely one of the best shooters on the market but if they don't, it's going to sour the community fast.    … Expand
  7. peteraff1
    May 24, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is just another example of how this industry moves to destroy what it gaming really means. You create an multiplayer online title with the proposal to cause addiction in the players, to make them spends a lot of money. Meanwhile, the good singleplayer games are lost with tons of DLC. I don't approve and will never approve it. If you want to make a game, invest to make a reallyOverwatch is just another example of how this industry moves to destroy what it gaming really means. You create an multiplayer online title with the proposal to cause addiction in the players, to make them spends a lot of money. Meanwhile, the good singleplayer games are lost with tons of DLC. I don't approve and will never approve it. If you want to make a game, invest to make a really good campaign for it. Not everyone likes to play online. Overwatch is a failure. Blizzard wasted a lot of talent in this garbage and they did just for money (Activision screams in your ears). Unbelievable.… Expand
  8. Chomag7
    Jun 4, 2016
    6
    First of all, the game is overpriced. There is nothing to justify the 40$ price for a game with such low content when other very similar games are f2p and they also have more content than Overwatch.

    There is a 20 tick rate, that means the servers are crap and you're going to be shot behind a wall because the server is too slow to register that you moved. There is no solo queue. You    First of all, the game is overpriced. There is nothing to justify the 40$ price for a game with such low content when other very similar games are f2p and they also have more content than Overwatch.

    There is a 20 tick rate, that means the servers are crap and you're going to be shot behind a wall because the server is too slow to register that you moved.

    There is no solo queue. You will be put up against premades plenty of times, and you will get rekt over and over.

    There is no match making. Your mixed team may be put against other teams with more pros in them, meaning you will get rekt. And if you're a pro, you may be put in noob groups and you will lose because your team members suck.

    Some heroes are extremely annoying to play against. Especially when the more mobile heroes also make plenty use of "bunny hopping" making it impossible for you to hit them.

    There is no single player experience, nor group PVE such as in Battleborn.

    The game is not for casuals. This game is only fun when you play it with friends or in a premade. If you're mainly a solo player, stay away from it, you won't have fun unless you really don't mind dying a lot and often without even knowing what happened.    … Expand
  9. FrenziedRoach
    Jun 2, 2016
    6
    Good stupid fun for about 10 minutes get get's stale fast. Just not for me, but I can understand if other people like it.

    characters are about the only thing in the game I liked. The rest was just.... MEH
  10. Viscari
    May 26, 2016
    6
    Too many imbalances. I cant see how people can score this a 8+. Two of the tanks can 1 shot... while having 3 times as much health as everybody else. Most of the heroes have an ult which is basically a cheap kill button...

    Two have auto aim ults, really Blizzard? and most have an ult that will guarantee 3 kills at least.. Then we have a healer than can resurrect all nearby downed heroes    Too many imbalances. I cant see how people can score this a 8+. Two of the tanks can 1 shot... while having 3 times as much health as everybody else. Most of the heroes have an ult which is basically a cheap kill button...

    Two have auto aim ults, really Blizzard? and most have an ult that will guarantee 3 kills at least.. Then we have a healer than can resurrect all nearby downed heroes instantly undoing a lot of work with 1 button... Tbh I feel the ultimate abilities ruin what could be a great game.

    This game does not stand a chance of surpassing games like TF2, while it contains an I WIN button for every hero.    … Expand
  11. savionen
    May 25, 2016
    6
    Fun to play, but wears out quickly. There's only a handful of modes and maps, and flat-out no deathmatch. The game lacks any sense of real depth, I'm honestly not sure why this game is 40+ dollars, it could have easily been F2P. Most of the people giving this game a 10 probably won't be playing it a week from now.

    I also fail how this game will become part of the "competitive scene"    Fun to play, but wears out quickly. There's only a handful of modes and maps, and flat-out no deathmatch. The game lacks any sense of real depth, I'm honestly not sure why this game is 40+ dollars, it could have easily been F2P. Most of the people giving this game a 10 probably won't be playing it a week from now.

    I also fail how this game will become part of the "competitive scene" when the netcode is so sloppy. On death, you can watch the kill cam and they very rarely portray what actually happened. Blizzard has tried to combat this by having extra-large colliders, but it makes anything above the waist practically a headshot.    … Expand
  12. malv83
    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.    … Expand
  13. KICHZY
    Jun 2, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is a casual shooter that lacks in content. The game has several multiplayer modes alongside 12 maps with the option to purchase micro transactions for new character skins and animations, It's definitely not deserving of a full AAA price tag! If this was any other game it would of been poorly received for these reasons alone yet have been "ignored" by critics...

    Although    Overwatch is a casual shooter that lacks in content. The game has several multiplayer modes alongside 12 maps with the option to purchase micro transactions for new character skins and animations, It's definitely not deserving of a full AAA price tag! If this was any other game it would of been poorly received for these reasons alone yet have been "ignored" by critics...

    Although Overwatch is a very polished game (as expected from blizzard) it seems to be clouding people's judgement...    … Expand
  14. LordExarus
    Jun 13, 2016
    6
    Game is alright,but certainly not worth the asking price

    Pros -Intuitive Game Mechanics -Likeable Heros/Champions -Good lore -Easy kind of "Jump right in" gameplay,anyone can understand the gameplay -Quickpaced Combat -All of the characters are feasible and have a role Cons -None of the lore is in the game -No singleplayer of any respect -Some characters are easier to play    Game is alright,but certainly not worth the asking price

    Pros
    -Intuitive Game Mechanics
    -Likeable Heros/Champions
    -Good lore
    -Easy kind of "Jump right in" gameplay,anyone can understand the gameplay
    -Quickpaced Combat
    -All of the characters are feasible and have a role

    Cons
    -None of the lore is in the game
    -No singleplayer of any respect
    -Some characters are easier to play then others,which results in those ones being far more common (cough bastion)
    -Similar arcade games likes CS:GO and TF2 are far less expensive and offer a similar play style.

    Overall a overpriced game that was overhyped.    … Expand
  15. RainbowStaple
    Mar 17, 2017
    6
    Used to love TF2 and its game play and I honestly loved everything about this game, but I found that without the weapon capabilities of TF2 and the many different ways to play TF2 it just simply doesn't stand up to it, as it gets boring quickly compared to TF2 and other arena shooters. The meta only changes if there are nerfs or buffs and honestly it gets boring knowing exactly whats goingUsed to love TF2 and its game play and I honestly loved everything about this game, but I found that without the weapon capabilities of TF2 and the many different ways to play TF2 it just simply doesn't stand up to it, as it gets boring quickly compared to TF2 and other arena shooters. The meta only changes if there are nerfs or buffs and honestly it gets boring knowing exactly whats going to happen and being unable to counter effectively, that's where this game falls down sadly.
    Another feature which it cant compare to other games such as TF2 is the server browser, honestly because there are no disadvantages to any of the characters such as the weapons in TF2 everything is just either OP , or terrible and its just not fun.    … Expand
  16. zipikaya
    Jul 5, 2016
    6
    It's a decent game for a few hours of fun. Somewhat hefty price tag all things considered. Game play is solid, what really is lacking is map design in my opinion.
  17. Cleglaw
    Nov 20, 2016
    6
    in first look its a very fluid, well paced good game with unique characters... but as you explore it more, you just realise it has big flaws in it.

    1- some characters are so easy to play. its super annoying that you know you just got killed by some random clicks. for example, there is a bomber and all he does is randomly spamming infinite granades across the map. no aim, no well    in first look its a very fluid, well paced good game with unique characters... but as you explore it more, you just realise it has big flaws in it.

    1- some characters are so easy to play.

    its super annoying that you know you just got killed by some random clicks. for example, there is a bomber and all he does is randomly spamming infinite granades across the map. no aim, no well spend ammo and fairly low cooldown of reloading. this isnt only character does this kind of things, many characters, in fact, requires no real thought or skill to play good. blizzard apperantly wanted a easy to play, casual game but i think they did way too over the top. if you can walk and click you will for sure, get kills eventually. its that much easy.

    2- it too dependant of teamplay, and game doesnt help you to have a good multiplayer experience.

    there are roles such as like tank, support etc etc, and people can pick anything they want and actually this is a huge problem. why? if you value teamplay like me, half of your games will be about filling empty role spots in team. noone picked tank? you know you should pick a tank.. irresponsible players wont be sharing duty and you will sacrifice your fun more times then you can guess.

    also, you can encounter players who insist on playing characters they are bad at till forever, and its annoying that you know there is nothing preventing it. you see this guy, picking hanzo and playing terrible with, but still insisting on playing it for hours and hours, game doesnt provide any options for you to handle this frustration... it just lets it... because well blizzard wants it casual as much as it can be.

    3- some hitboxes for abilities, or attacks, are ridicilously large... its too casual. at first i had great respect for some hanzo & roadhog players but later i found it was just too easy to make headshots with those caharaters. hanzo, the character which is supposedly a sniper, hits your head just by aiming your upper body.

    4-it doesnt matter if you spend your coins carefully on legendary skins and content alike.

    they sometimes give free and absoloutly super looking skins that makes your legendary skin look thrash compared to it. for my genji, i purchased most expensive skin but blizzard recently decided to give away a brand new better skin for everyone who plays a few games in Heroes of the Storm. why did i even tried to collect all that gold then???

    casualness of blizzard destroys a brliiant potential... if you are similar to other recent blizzard games its a common thing now. daiblo 3 suffered same things.

    my final score: 6/10. blizzard builds it and destroys it all by themselves. i dont reccomend spending money for this game, its allready overpriced and its not good enough to keep you playing if you look for replay values.    … Expand
  18. DKR
    May 25, 2018
    6
    At first, I feel privileged to be the first to make a thoughtful, honest review instead of "omg its tf2" and "omg cancer community!1!"

    Bliz has taken the title belt over every genre it's entered: MMO, FPS, RTS, ARPG,...ok HOTS was pretty bad, but point is they're no pushovers of game developing, and Overwatch truly is revolutionary. You can tell they played every video game they could    At first, I feel privileged to be the first to make a thoughtful, honest review instead of "omg its tf2" and "omg cancer community!1!"

    Bliz has taken the title belt over every genre it's entered: MMO, FPS, RTS, ARPG,...ok HOTS was pretty bad, but point is they're no pushovers of game developing, and Overwatch truly is revolutionary. You can tell they played every video game they could to extract every good idea for gameplay possible and - frankly - crafted an FPS to such perfection that OW will be the standard of FPS for rest of time in terms of gameplay/character design, map design, voice work, music composition, commendably balanced heroes, beautiful graphics, even going PC (ie a lesbian hero, a bisexual hero, or buff chick and chunky chick for the feminists, or robots that are portrayed as an oppressed minority [I can see the others, but racism against robots? really?] ) just about everything in OW is polished to a shiny sheen. So, why the low score?

    It isn't evolving. It could be argued that Bliz made a game so perfect that it has nowhere to go, but there is still this looming void about the game as the years pass (even bliz said "here comes next comp season. see you there._. ). TF2 introduced new modes, new weapons which allowed alternate play styles, many, many new maps, and it's personality was one-of-a-kind with a charm that never went away. OW has given little new content save for an occasional map, or a new hero who's balancing is all over the place (sombra sucked @1st, ana was a god @1st, Fist either kills everything or dies instantly, and Moira is f**ing INSANE) or taking some casual mode and putting COMP in front if it i.e. comp FFA/soccer. The flow of content is slow and anti climactic.

    2nd reason is the game's lore is absolute garbage. The game has no driving narrative. Every hero's story is "everyone thought they died...BUT THEY CAME BACK WITH VIDEO GAEEM PWERRZZ!!"
    As is trendy nowadays, everyone has 0 development. None. It's like Bliz made a 20 part book series that all had 1 chapter. It's hard to view the heroes as...well heroes, bc they don't fight anything. Who is the enemy? Why do they exist? Why are they fighting? To kick a soda machine's a** in Japan?

    C'mon, we all know the real reason why this is. If you want a plot to be interesting, characters have to struggle, suffer, discuss morality, philosophy, justice vs vengeance, mercy or execution, 2nd chance or judgement, who is the hero and who is the villain, who are you rooting for/against? Not only would this take time and *cough* talent, but calling something "evil" might offend someone, so everyone's motivation is brushed into a cloud of uncertainty, pretty graphics, and shiny, purple booties. After all, WHO ARE YOU TO SAY WHATS RIGHT OR WRONG! CHECK UR PRIVILEGE BRO! UR JUST (shaming buzzword here).

    The balancing isn't perfect either. Junkrat, Phara, and Widow leave a warpath to the objectives bc they have little counterplay when used properly. Phara 2 shots her own counters & 90% of the OW cast can't even engage her bc her mobility and flight which render her unkillable, Rat can blindly spam to f*ing murder teams by himself, and accurate Widow's are 1man armies while no one plays Report Torb.

    Speaking of reports, Bliz still has their bs report system. Problem is, you can get reported for "abusive language" for playing Torb. I made a sarcastic, unoffensive comment in General Chat, and saw a 3 month silence. Should I even be shocked anymore? The first month I played OW, I didn't talk, and weekly i still got emails from Bliz telling me to tone down the abuse. Now I'm getting reported for not communicating, and paragraphs of "teamwork" and "this is why you're bronze" sermons.

    Which brings me to my final beef with OW: the community. No, they're not the worst ever. Honestly, I'd say this is the least toxic & coolest community I've seen in 20 years of online gaming, so what's so bad? Even here, you can see "cancerous community" popup in all of the neg reviews. What. a bunch. of babies. Try LoL. You kids don't know the meaning of "cancer", but bc the squeaky wheel was so loud, Bliz made their dumb*ss report system so they can PR about the number of punished accounts.

    I can't take it anymore. When it comes to gameplay, they are so. f*ing. stupid. Leave it to our favorite collective of idiots to make "GROUP, WALK TO SQUARE, PUSH Q" impossibly difficult. I don't mean losing, I mean being completely and utterly shut down. All you can do is kick back in your lawn chair and laugh at the calamity. The enemy is sooo good. Tanks absorbing damage, dps kicking ass, present healers, great ultimate usage, great focus, and no matter how much I bomb my elo, they always have a badass sniper that doesn't miss a headshot. You're team has 6 wandering DPS that only exist as Dabacabb montage fodder leaving you - as 1 player - defenseless.

    Who am i kidding. No one's reading this s** anymore.    … Expand
  19. StarScream2092
    May 26, 2016
    6
    It all depends on what you are expecting from a game. Overwatch is a solid FPS based on spells and objectives. However it gets repetitive and it does not have any Single player story mode. If you are a person that can play same thing over and over with great character design this is for you. People still play League of legends but there is item variations so that can be different everyIt all depends on what you are expecting from a game. Overwatch is a solid FPS based on spells and objectives. However it gets repetitive and it does not have any Single player story mode. If you are a person that can play same thing over and over with great character design this is for you. People still play League of legends but there is item variations so that can be different every match. Cs:Go also have repetitive gameplay but i think people are driven by learning skill and mastering shooting. In overwatch you cant swap weapons and skins are not that great too. Most of them are just recolors. Blizzard knew this game have shallow game mechanics but well polished, they even wanted to put it as free to play. But then they saw hype is building up, and understood they can charge people for that. Usually people who played 4 - 6 hours (total gameplay) say it is awesome. They are expecting that there is a lot more content they did not discovered yet. But in reality that is all.… Expand
  20. CriticalBen
    May 24, 2016
    6
    If Team Fortress 2 and League of Losers had a bastard autistic illegitimate child you would have Overwatch. I had high hopes and high expectations but there was nothing new from beta to keep my attention.
  21. CthuluFthagn
    Oct 13, 2016
    6
    The game looks nice and from technological point of view it's very good but the gameplay is basically what you could see in BF4 Operation Locker. It's basically fast paced spamfest with the defending team additionaly camping. I am 13 hours and 21 lvls into this game and i already tried to get refund from Blizzard. Sadly you can't get in when you played for more than 5 hours and if it'sThe game looks nice and from technological point of view it's very good but the gameplay is basically what you could see in BF4 Operation Locker. It's basically fast paced spamfest with the defending team additionaly camping. I am 13 hours and 21 lvls into this game and i already tried to get refund from Blizzard. Sadly you can't get in when you played for more than 5 hours and if it's more than 5 days after purchase. Well... 6 is max i can rate this game. Its flashy, fast and boringly repeatable. Mediocre at max.… Expand
  22. Doliko
    May 27, 2016
    6
    In all honesty overwatch is a very good 20$ game or a phenomenal f2p game. But for a whole 60$ it's just plain ridiculous giving it 9s or 10s. Having an average of 92 on metacritic makes no sense at all and one can not help but suspect that blizzard is bribing these ''professional critics'', even destructoid one of my most respected gaming sites gave it a perfect 100%...they can't beIn all honesty overwatch is a very good 20$ game or a phenomenal f2p game. But for a whole 60$ it's just plain ridiculous giving it 9s or 10s. Having an average of 92 on metacritic makes no sense at all and one can not help but suspect that blizzard is bribing these ''professional critics'', even destructoid one of my most respected gaming sites gave it a perfect 100%...they can't be serious. I mean even for the casual gamer who only plays mobas, counter strike, or some free p2w mmo giving it a 10 is just too much.

    Don't get me wrong. Overwatch is not a bad game. On the contrary, it can be quite enjoyable at first with its colorful graphics, tight gameplay and limited but quite balanced character rooster. Even more so if you play it with a couple of friends. But there are only so many things one can do in an online only (60$ no singleplayer...wtf?) game with very few stages and extremely limited game modes. I do believe that eventually you will get tired of the game's repetition but then again I might be underestimating the casual gamer. And what's up with those disgusting rng boxes? Ok so they might not be mandatory because they will only give you cosmetic upgrades but it's still like blizzard is begging for more of your money. First it was day one dlcs and microtransactions then season passes and now we get multiplayer only games like Battlefront, The Division (don't tell me about its singleplayer missions) and now Overwatch. I wouldn't even mind about all that but see, people are buying these games giving the greedy developers motivation to make more of the same since these are the games that sell the most.

    It's all very sad. Not because these repetitive multiplayer games are overshadowing other worthwhile or even great singleplayer games that have been crafted with much care and love by their developers. Not even because these despicable exercises of greed are becoming a trend in α declining gaming industry. What saddens me the most is that most of these casual gamers will probably never bother giving a chance to all those wonderful games that already exist and will instead keep on with their lives as they have. But then again it might just be me that doesn't get the point of multiplayer games like overwatch. There is one thing however that I think we call all agree upon. In a full priced game wouldn't it be nice to have the best of both worlds, both multiplayer and singleplayer, so that everyone can be happy? I say yes.    … Expand
  23. masamuneriku
    Aug 7, 2016
    6
    The game was promising at the beginning but currently it is getting a bit worse with every patch. Each balance fix seems to make the game even more unbalanced.

    Currently at season 1 competitive play is enjoyable only for premades. The rating system doesn't work, the rank gain/lose for healers is not fair and the skill of the teammates on solo play is on either extremes. There is no    The game was promising at the beginning but currently it is getting a bit worse with every patch. Each balance fix seems to make the game even more unbalanced.

    Currently at season 1 competitive play is enjoyable only for premades. The rating system doesn't work, the rank gain/lose for healers is not fair and the skill of the teammates on solo play is on either extremes.

    There is no new maps or modes in the near future which doesn't fix the lack of content. Yet they're planning on adding a new hero which presumably will make the games even more unbalanced.    … Expand
  24. Casualplayer
    Jun 4, 2016
    6
    This game is The competitive game of the moment and it will be for a while.

    Perfectly polished, easy to play and evolve in gameplay as you go along with the matches. I prefer robust single player campaigns but this multiplayer game really got me. If it had a focused-story single player campaign with the in-game characters, overwatch would be a 10/10 game. And blizzard knows how to    This game is The competitive game of the moment and it will be for a while.

    Perfectly polished, easy to play and evolve in gameplay as you go along with the matches.
    I prefer robust single player campaigns but this multiplayer game really got me.

    If it had a focused-story single player campaign with the in-game characters, overwatch would be a 10/10 game. And blizzard knows how to go big in campaigns.    … Expand
  25. 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
  26. bobbya12
    May 24, 2016
    6
    I can tell you right now with no doubt in my mind, All of those critic review scores were people who were handed free copies of the game with a few hundred bucks for a good review. You think Activision/Blizzard wouldn't want to boast these scores in marketing?

    Now about the actual game, we all criticized Titanfall, Evolve, Battlefront for all being mutilplayer only but Overwatch gets a    I can tell you right now with no doubt in my mind, All of those critic review scores were people who were handed free copies of the game with a few hundred bucks for a good review. You think Activision/Blizzard wouldn't want to boast these scores in marketing?

    Now about the actual game, we all criticized Titanfall, Evolve, Battlefront for all being mutilplayer only but Overwatch gets a free pass? Battlefront actually had more content at launch 14 maps to overwatchs 12(they are also much smaller). It's simple, it's Blizzard, and they'll get away with it.

    Yes! The game is fun but it's not 10/10 fun, it is going to get stale after several long hour playthroughs you are going to see the same things over and over again. This isn't a moba, nor does this game have custom maps or modes better yet pc won't get mods so that the Lootboxes are pay2play contents.    … Expand
  27. NCTReview
    May 24, 2016
    6
    I personally did not enjoy this game. As much as I loved TF2 when I was younger, this game has the charm. Except, this game is really confusing me, as it feels a **** like the game BRINK, which was a great FPS, but panned due to the lack of blood and unsatisfying kills. BRINK had a great story, although the two are different, Overwatch feels alot like BRINK, aside from the parkour gimmick.I personally did not enjoy this game. As much as I loved TF2 when I was younger, this game has the charm. Except, this game is really confusing me, as it feels a **** like the game BRINK, which was a great FPS, but panned due to the lack of blood and unsatisfying kills. BRINK had a great story, although the two are different, Overwatch feels alot like BRINK, aside from the parkour gimmick. The game has no blood, and not even any ragdolls, making your kills feel lifeless. The game is also EXTREMELY demanding, with a non prebuilt made in 2014 struggling at 30fps. Witcher 3, Dying Light, and Fallout 4 run it 60 no problem. Disappointing.… Expand
  28. Xevro
    May 24, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is a smooth and beautiful game, but is terribly lacking in both creativity and depth to make it up to the audience for its pricetag.

    There is a terribly vague story-line(prologue) that has been given to the audience through webisodes, speculation and theories over the forums at the cost of not having anything in-game regarding a story. ( I do not count 'decyphering' (3)    Overwatch is a smooth and beautiful game, but is terribly lacking in both creativity and depth to make it up to the audience for its pricetag.

    There is a terribly vague story-line(prologue) that has been given to the audience through webisodes, speculation and theories over the forums at the cost of not having anything in-game regarding a story. ( I do not count 'decyphering' (3) dialogue lines of Heroes associating themselves with specific heroes in a match.)

    There is a very poorly optimized progression system that doesn't feel rewarding at all. Every level you obtain a lootbox which contains cosmetic goodies and/or currency whilst every 10 levels you get a new portrait frame. That's literally all there is to the progression system.

    (I bet the reason they wiped this false progression after the beta; people that spent their entire time to reach high level such as rank 200, was simply to push those people to buy microtransactions immediately. Since it held no advantage over other players anyway, so it wouldn't have made any sense.)

    There are only two gamemodes, capturing points and securing the payload/explosives. You are unable to pick a specific gamemode yourself.

    There are 6 maps, the rounds are terribly short and you are also unable to pick a specific map to play on.

    The social aspect is severely uncreative, only pre-made lines as there isn't a 'partying up' feature within the game.

    Customization is uncreative as well, all of the skins are just recolours except the legendary ones.

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    Unique characters, game runs smooth and a pretty art-style, but that's all there is to it. The cons outweight the pros clearly; therefore it isn't worth the price, considering the fact that this was supposed to be a Free 2 Play model in the first place.    … Expand
  29. Kloterian
    May 24, 2016
    6
    It's polished, has great characters, it's simple... has fantastic gameplay if you play with friends but..

    - paid f2p game
    - lack content
    - useless on consoles, whole game play it's not prepared for game pad support
    - cheesy matchmaking, can't really do anything solo
    - feels like new TF2 remake demo with ultimates abilities... more than a new game
  30. minimii
    May 24, 2016
    6
    It's polished game. Sadly it isn't a very good FPS, and as a first person MOBA a bit too simple compared to the others (DOTA and LoL). It's like I was 10 years old again, due to the constant hand holding, the game seems to treat me as a child.
    Playing the game feels like watching a boring movie, it doesn't feel like you are playing a game, you can never do anything interesting because the    It's polished game. Sadly it isn't a very good FPS, and as a first person MOBA a bit too simple compared to the others (DOTA and LoL). It's like I was 10 years old again, due to the constant hand holding, the game seems to treat me as a child.
    Playing the game feels like watching a boring movie, it doesn't feel like you are playing a game, you can never do anything interesting because the characters are simple and the skills shallow.
    In that sense it suffers from the same problems as Blizzard's other title, Heroes of The Storm. It might find players from the ultra-casual demographic but at the end of the day I doubt Overwatch will ever blow up, and I would not be surprised if it died withing few months.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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

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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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