Overwatch (2016)

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  1. worksa7
    May 24, 2016
    10
    A fantastic modern multiplayer shooter, with unique and interesting characters. The gameplay doesn't have a lot of modes or anything yet, however given all future heroes/modes/maps are all free, and the base game is only $40, it's not a bad deal at all.
    The combat is fast and fluid, the game runs at a smooth 60FPS on almost any reasonable machine (while still looking great), and the game    A fantastic modern multiplayer shooter, with unique and interesting characters. The gameplay doesn't have a lot of modes or anything yet, however given all future heroes/modes/maps are all free, and the base game is only $40, it's not a bad deal at all.
    The combat is fast and fluid, the game runs at a smooth 60FPS on almost any reasonable machine (while still looking great), and the game has a lot of polish.
    There are tons of little things, that really help this game feel alive. For example, characters standing near debris, slanted walls, etc will adjust their feet's physical location so that it makes sense, as in no one appears to just be floating. Equipment, hair, earrings, pretty much anything that would have physics when people move does. The sounds and animations are incredibly varied and smooth on every character, and mechanical parts move in an incredibly realistic way.

    That being said the game is still in it's infancy stage of release. So the content, while they claim to be expanding soon, is pretty bare right now- even if all of the characters are varied and super fun to play.
    There are some minor balance issues and matchmaker will probably see some improvements over time.

    All in all, while resembling TF2 in a few ways (Route 66 map, the game mode types...) it's variety of enjoyable heroes, level of polish, price point with loads of free content promised over this summer, and the Blizzard IP behind it- Overwatch will only gain traction from here on out.    … Expand
  2. 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.
  3. Filaton
    May 28, 2016
    8
    A short review: It's a monotonous shooter with shooting accuracy having barely any effect on the game. A 100+ hours player and a 10+ hours player are unlikely to play any differently, besides maybe map knowledge.
  4. 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
  5. Vasot
    May 24, 2016
    5
    Very repetitive with ugly graphics from the gameplay perspective it's not that bad but the content is small and also Solo sucks. At the end it's a stupid gimmick fps with poor graphics and mostly made for multiplayer. The game does not deserve it's big price tag
  6. Cphyr
    May 25, 2016
    4
    Biggest contender on the most overrated game this year. The map count is super low, the selection of heroes big. If that mattered it would have some content. BUT "hey guys, we gave everyone 10 skills, we have some heroes!
    Not enough, we need
    more heroes! Okay lets tripple the heroes with one third of the skills. Awesome idea, pump 30 mil into marketing so people think it has content!    Biggest contender on the most overrated game this year. The map count is super low, the selection of heroes big. If that mattered it would have some content. BUT "hey guys, we gave everyone 10 skills, we have some heroes!
    Not enough, we need
    more heroes!
    Okay lets tripple the heroes with one third of the skills.
    Awesome idea, pump 30 mil into marketing so people think it has content!
    Yeah!
    we will rock these morons who buy this ****
    let's just tell them dlc is free
    lmao that will not work
    we are blizzard, they will believe any crap"    … Expand
  7. MaroBaro
    May 24, 2016
    8
    I used to play CS a lot until everyone became an AK god. I am not that dexterous so it was pretty hard to get into any pvp fps the last few years as everyone and their mom seemed to be headshotting me before i even see them.

    overwatch is very friendly in that regard. a lot of the weapons don't even need aiming or very little of it. some people will probably hate that but for the rest of    I used to play CS a lot until everyone became an AK god. I am not that dexterous so it was pretty hard to get into any pvp fps the last few years as everyone and their mom seemed to be headshotting me before i even see them.

    overwatch is very friendly in that regard. a lot of the weapons don't even need aiming or very little of it. some people will probably hate that but for the rest of us it is great as i can finally play a pvp fps and not feel like a headshot farm :)

    but other things are important such as counters, teamwork and wise use of abilities. teamwork is kind a hard, maybe because it is a newer game, but hopefully better matchmaking and more community tools outside of the match can fix this.

    all in all it is worth it, especially if you've felt left out the last few years and you just want to pew pew pew some **** without constantly getting headshoted out of nowhere :)    … Expand
  8. BrynhildrTCG
    Jun 3, 2016
    7
    I'm very conflicted about Overwatch. On the one hand, the goofy characters and frenetic gameplay lead to some good experiences where you have fun. On the other hand, the game lacks any sort of serious depth and I struggle to play it for hours at a time like I did with Team Fortress 2.

    Instead of having different loadouts like Team Fortress 2, Overwatch deigns to have many more    I'm very conflicted about Overwatch. On the one hand, the goofy characters and frenetic gameplay lead to some good experiences where you have fun. On the other hand, the game lacks any sort of serious depth and I struggle to play it for hours at a time like I did with Team Fortress 2.

    Instead of having different loadouts like Team Fortress 2, Overwatch deigns to have many more characters with different abilities which more or less takes the place of the different weapons from TF2. This is fine and it does a great job of making each character unique, but many of the abilities have some serious flaws. Many ultimate abilities for example, can and will essentially destroy an entire enemy team with little counterplay. For example, one hero has an ultimate ability that will aim for you automatically as long as the opposing champions are on your screen. Another hero's ultimate ability automatically fires unavoidable damaging blasts at all hero's in a radius around him. These overpowering abilities detract from an otherwise enjoyable experience.

    The lack of game modes and maps is also a concern. With only two game modes (Domination with a single point and a Payload-style mode), the game quickly becomes repetitive, exacerbated by the comically small amount of maps for a FPS (12 maps). The game is desperately in need of more content to justify the price tag.

    By far the largest complaint I have, however, is how short matches are versus the time required to get back into a game. It is common to wait around 30 seconds to get into a match, then you spend another 60 seconds while everyone chooses their character, then you spend another 60 seconds while the defenders set up. At the end of the game, you spend around 30 seconds voting for the best team contributor, and another 30 seconds watching the "play of the game." This is in addition to any loading times while the game chooses the map or finds new players to fill a game after others have left. After all of this has occurred - the game has the potential to last just 5 minutes if a team struggles. At it's maximum, most games of Overwatch rarely last longer then 10 minutes. In my humble opinion, the best way to counter this is to introduce longer game-modes such as the popular "tug of war" style maps from Team Fortress 2.

    Despite these flaws, Overwatch definitely has some charm, and it's easy to see the love put into the game - Blizzard are definitely masters at creating appealing games. The characters are likable enough and the maps are mostly satisfactory. It's a game that I tried very hard to love and in the end I found the experience simply "OK".

    If you are looking for a successor to Team Fortress 2, the game fails to deliver a satisfying experience. I would recommend waiting for a sale before investing in this game, and I definitely would not recommend this game for folks who are easily frustrated.    … Expand
  9. OldSaltyDog
    May 27, 2016
    0
    BOOOSTED GARBAGE. This is a FTP game that you get ripped off paying 40$ Lets be clear it is stupid fun. But mostly just stupid. Its pure cheese. Terrible balance, junk maps, tons of points to hang your character up on. Characters have 1 hit kills that require no skill and kill your whole team? Really blizzard thats fun? Also crippling lag Ive never played a game without game breaking lagBOOOSTED GARBAGE. This is a FTP game that you get ripped off paying 40$ Lets be clear it is stupid fun. But mostly just stupid. Its pure cheese. Terrible balance, junk maps, tons of points to hang your character up on. Characters have 1 hit kills that require no skill and kill your whole team? Really blizzard thats fun? Also crippling lag Ive never played a game without game breaking lag so I cant win unless I play lucio then I win 80% This is prrly the last game I buy from blizzard its basically just candy it looks good and even tastes ok but its really garbage.… Expand
  10. batson456
    May 26, 2016
    7
    The game is polished, I will give it that much. Unfortunately, that is about the extent of the appeal here. It is pretty much an exact copy of TF2 mixed with MOBA. I enjoy derivative games for the most part, we have to be real here, nothing is original, and good twists on old genres can be awesome. The real problem is that the game is just so boring! I played for a few hours, and at first,The game is polished, I will give it that much. Unfortunately, that is about the extent of the appeal here. It is pretty much an exact copy of TF2 mixed with MOBA. I enjoy derivative games for the most part, we have to be real here, nothing is original, and good twists on old genres can be awesome. The real problem is that the game is just so boring! I played for a few hours, and at first, was fairly impressed. I enjoyed how smooth everything was, the shooting was fantastic, the motion was fast and fluid. I played about 20 games or so, and then I just realized, I had no interest to play another. The game felt ludicrously shallow, strategies were the same from match to match, and each match pretty much unrolled exactly the same way. Evolve, as much of a flop as it was was infinitely more replayable and entertaining than this game. I don't understand the amount of love this game is getting, but if you enjoy it, more power to you! That is what opinions are for, just sadly not the game for me.… Expand
  11. Micalica
    May 24, 2016
    5
    Short: Play TF2 instead, not worth a full $60 yet. You WILL be disappointed.

    Overwatch is a good game. However, it suffers from the myriad of issues that plagued its readily comparable predecessor, Team Fortress 2. The balancing tactic relies on "making everybody strong", and making everybody "OP" instead of attempting some skill-based balance. Where that design philosophy can work in    Short: Play TF2 instead, not worth a full $60 yet. You WILL be disappointed.

    Overwatch is a good game. However, it suffers from the myriad of issues that plagued its readily comparable predecessor, Team Fortress 2. The balancing tactic relies on "making everybody strong", and making everybody "OP" instead of attempting some skill-based balance. Where that design philosophy can work in MOBA's like Dota 2 and to an extent League of Legends, Blizzard drops the ball here.

    Simply being on the attacking team puts you at an astounding disadvantage. There are no counters for abilities that make players invincible, nor a defending team composed for tanks. The first two minutes of the game revolve around getting the payload to the final point, and the rest is devoted to trying in vain to end the game.

    Problems that existed in the beta have not been solved. What was brushed off as "Oh it's just a beta release" has become "They've voluntarily and knowingly released this product for full price."

    If EA and Ubisoft damn themselves into early graves through poor practices, Blizzard has no excuse.

    Wait for a sale, if anything at all.    … Expand
  12. KiddyBang
    May 24, 2016
    10
    EPIC. FUN!

    Overwatch is an incredible game. Period. It has the usual "easy to play, hard to master formula" in it, and it's a blast. Balance is solid, and the more the play, the more you figure out how it should be played, with hero synergy and map knowledge.

    That's a true AAA experience
  13. adriandenan
    May 24, 2016
    7
    Overwatch is a fun game, perfect characters and perfect maps.

    The new Blizzard IP was really enjoyable.

    Pros: Nice Maps
    Characters
    Short matches

    Cons:
    Microtransactions
  14. hellkary
    May 27, 2016
    0
    this game deserve a 5 but seeing how many people keep giving this piece of *** a 10..... lacking a lot of thing, too few characters and maps, a real TF 2 sequel, they dont even bring anything new to the game,
  15. 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
  16. DeanNovelli
    May 30, 2016
    0
    Simple and not in a good way, there are no unlocks or a progression system. It seems like Blizzard spent all their resources on making the classes and something very unnecessary..cosmetics.

    But how else would they make money on lootboxes without putting in any effort.
  17. 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
  18. Kydd_Amigo
    May 24, 2016
    9
    Outstanding game, it's going to be a huge success for Blizzard and push eSports even further. The maps are well made along with an excellent cast of characters. Each of which feels unique yet effective in different ways, and none feel overpowered as each has their weaknesses or weakness against characters.

    Really fun game, you'll sink countless hours into it!
  19. Ikaros135
    May 24, 2016
    9
    Its a great multiplayer game. People are gonna **** about the lack of single player but csgo, League and Dota don't have single player so I don't see the problem. The best part of this game is that no game is ever over because of big ultimates. This is the first Blizzard game that I've played and it really lives up the name that Blizzard have made for themselves.
  20. mikelitton
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Great and fun game. Recommended for everyone. It takes a few games to start learning the maps and the heroes which in itself is a fun experience.

    There is a great in game voice chat which ensures that your team do no longer connect on skype, team speak or mumble.

    Find a few friends and get started!
  21. Ksoz
    May 25, 2016
    2
    Good mechanics, good graphics. The balance of bad characters. The game for the money, you buy the game and then you offer to buy trunks for real money, accelerating the collection of skins, graffiti, etc. Personally, I believe that the right to introduce paid services - this is not respect for those who bought the game. With the introduction of such ulug this game is similar to the modelGood mechanics, good graphics. The balance of bad characters. The game for the money, you buy the game and then you offer to buy trunks for real money, accelerating the collection of skins, graffiti, etc. Personally, I believe that the right to introduce paid services - this is not respect for those who bought the game. With the introduction of such ulug this game is similar to the model F2P. It is not glad that he bought.… Expand
  22. intruder313
    May 24, 2016
    8
    It is a good game but significant character-balance issues remain and were abundantly clear in the final beta when some characters were just nowhere to be seen.
  23. Atticus_Everett
    May 24, 2016
    9
    (PC) Overwatch is superb with friends, and still very enjoyable when playing solo. It's great they give so many ways to recognize player-skill - you will never feel like your actions go un-noticed. The endless possibilities of hero-on-hero combat is addictive and ever-evolving. The Hero's feel balanced - though It's been a long process of tweaking stats, and the game will continue to be(PC) Overwatch is superb with friends, and still very enjoyable when playing solo. It's great they give so many ways to recognize player-skill - you will never feel like your actions go un-noticed. The endless possibilities of hero-on-hero combat is addictive and ever-evolving. The Hero's feel balanced - though It's been a long process of tweaking stats, and the game will continue to be closely monitored in this regard. I can't wait to see what new hero's and maps are introduced in the future (I literally can't wait, I've been spoiled by beta's and I'm ready for more). The game is polished to a squeaky-clean shine and very immersive. It's just a fantastic game that will suck hours of your life away. Overwatch is definitely here to stay - yet another success for Blizzard. Keep it up, and thanks for giving our beloved industry some standards!… Expand
  24. heisnberg0
    May 25, 2016
    3
    I feel like i have been ripped off, getting constant 200~ ms ping no matter what region i choose.
    I have 100/40mb internet, and there should be no reason for me to get this kind of ping.
    Not after spending $69 for a PURELY multiplayer game. WHERE ARE THE AUSTRALIAN SERVERS?!?! If i could refund, i would. game is is highly frustrating due to poorly balanced teams, you will get    I feel like i have been ripped off, getting constant 200~ ms ping no matter what region i choose.
    I have 100/40mb internet, and there should be no reason for me to get this kind of ping.

    Not after spending $69 for a PURELY multiplayer game. WHERE ARE THE AUSTRALIAN SERVERS?!?!

    If i could refund, i would.

    game is is highly frustrating due to poorly balanced teams, you will get smashed 9/10 times if you play solo.    … Expand
  25. NewMenace
    May 24, 2016
    7
    Played it a lot during the closed and open beta , its a good game but not worth of the 40/60/120 $ price tag.
    This game brings no innovation to the FPS scene its just a mix a of TF2 and UT.
  26. bentc123
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Overwatch is a very addictive, fast game-play FPS. I played 100 hours in the beta alone and already have 10 after release. I have not had this much fun since the early days of TF2. The 40$ price tag is very cheap for how much content you get and their in game purchases are not in any way pay to win.
  27. Yegwen
    May 24, 2016
    10
    From the locations & character design, voiceovers to creative and unpredictable gameplay this has to be the best FPS released in recent years. It brings a fresh breeze to the genre that grew a little stale over time. All with the high polish that is Blizzard's quality trademark.
  28. veilex
    May 25, 2016
    0
    This game IS basically an FPS MOBA... in spite of what some here are claiming. It suffers from a severe lack of content, has little to drive replayability... particularly when contrasted to existing MOBAs. The art is good... but it would seem the art and the trailers are expected to carry the sales for this game. I recommend against getting this game... unless, of course, Activision canThis game IS basically an FPS MOBA... in spite of what some here are claiming. It suffers from a severe lack of content, has little to drive replayability... particularly when contrasted to existing MOBAs. The art is good... but it would seem the art and the trailers are expected to carry the sales for this game. I recommend against getting this game... unless, of course, Activision can pull off a major overhaul of the game.… Expand
  29. Aaron1
    May 25, 2016
    0
    I bought this game super hyped for it but this game literately has 2 super boring game modes that get old after a couple of hours. Honestly this game has the content of a FTP game like seriously league and dota have more content than this game that you have to pay $40 for....
  30. Resaix
    May 25, 2016
    2
    The game gets boring really quickly, it has microtransactions and no trading system so we are forced to keep buying 'loot crates' to find whatever we need and there is no other way to get a free loot box besides gaining an account level which gets painfully slow after level 15 or so.

    The game aldo needs way more heroes since they aren't that complex and switching them all the time gives    The game gets boring really quickly, it has microtransactions and no trading system so we are forced to keep buying 'loot crates' to find whatever we need and there is no other way to get a free loot box besides gaining an account level which gets painfully slow after level 15 or so.

    The game aldo needs way more heroes since they aren't that complex and switching them all the time gives the feeling that the gameplay is repetitive.The Game looks nice and all but for a few hours just aint worth it.    … Expand
  31. Zedentin
    May 25, 2016
    3
    First of all Overwatch is fun to play, I wont deny that. But and this is a big "but" for a couple of hours.
    The game has no content besides Multiplayer, and a few cosmetics to get.
    This is clearly a F2P game, and just because it has Blizzard as a developer it can charge players for a full price and also have micro-transactions already in-game. With so many small developers creating    First of all Overwatch is fun to play, I wont deny that. But and this is a big "but" for a couple of hours.
    The game has no content besides Multiplayer, and a few cosmetics to get.
    This is clearly a F2P game, and just because it has Blizzard as a developer it can charge players for a full price and also have micro-transactions already in-game.
    With so many small developers creating amazing games, people need to open their eyes and stop
    encouraging this AAA companies to release "polish" games and boast as they had an immense work to release such shallow games.

    Another thing that bother me is the "lore" factor of the game. Blizzard created interesting characters and lore that don't related at all with how the game plays! It feels very forced to say that the Overwatch team was needed in a war crisis against robots and they stood by humanity security, but now they just shoot themselves off. If there was at least a small single player campaign , maybe, all this released you tube videos would make sense, and then I would agree with the MP being a "free for all, no lore sense" of the game. But its not fair to with costumers to released a couple of videos and say it has a rich lore and at the same time the game itself its a full price shallow experience.

    This is incomplete F2P game with a full price tag (and in-game store) just because it can, since its a Blizzard game.    … Expand
  32. elitedata
    May 25, 2016
    1
    Epileptic, brainless and overrated shooter. The game has nice visuals and style, Blizzard has brilliant artists and animators. But gameplay is a primitive as hell and completely brain-dead. The game is not about tactics as some people say. It's only about nerding and reflexes.
  33. AuldWolf
    Jun 30, 2016
    0
    I really don't like how it objectifies women to bring in skeevy perverts who brag about their in-game 'waifus.' I mean, it has one woman with no pants and stripper boots, it has another with a mecha thong, and the less said about Widow Maker, the better.

    Also, there's a questionably unethical undercurrent in how every one of the women has this idiotic, asinine, childish backstory about    I really don't like how it objectifies women to bring in skeevy perverts who brag about their in-game 'waifus.' I mean, it has one woman with no pants and stripper boots, it has another with a mecha thong, and the less said about Widow Maker, the better.

    Also, there's a questionably unethical undercurrent in how every one of the women has this idiotic, asinine, childish backstory about how they didn't age. Cryogenically frozen! Stuck in a time vortex! Injected with Captain America drugs! You will facepalm every time. Every. Single. Time. (These aren't spoilers, they exist in the lore outside of the game.) Being an ethical person who cares about equal representation rights, I'd ask where the objectified men and older women are. They're not there. There are lots of games out there with a much more genuinely diverse cast of characters, and without all of this skeevy sexism intended to result in porn.

    Did you know that major porn sites had to block 'Overwatch' searches and uploads because it was getting out of hand? It was all over the gaming news because it pretty much exemplifies what Overwatch is about. It's a skeevy porn game. And the game is designed to be as comforting and as easy as possible to reach as many perverts as possible.

    It's overly easy, slow paced, and nothing about it requires any skill whatsoever. It's basically what would happen if Candy Crush Saga and Team Fortress 2 had a kid, and then that kid was raised by a skeevy uncle with regressive views about women. That's exactly what it is. And with the tiny amount of content present and how lazily designed it all is, it just felt like a rip off to me.

    There are just better experiences out there. Games more deserving of your money.    … Expand
  34. microplasma
    May 24, 2016
    9
    I played this game for a while in open beta, and I've played it for a few hours now that it's launched. It's really fun. There's a lot of variation of heroes to pick from, and many more will definitely added in time. The lore around the game is also really interesting, with short animations and graphic novels being released that adds on to the story. The gameplay is really smooth, withI played this game for a while in open beta, and I've played it for a few hours now that it's launched. It's really fun. There's a lot of variation of heroes to pick from, and many more will definitely added in time. The lore around the game is also really interesting, with short animations and graphic novels being released that adds on to the story. The gameplay is really smooth, with each hero having unique abilities and interesting quirks. The game feels pretty balanced overall, but can be really frustrating when things doesn't go your way. Some heroes can feel overpowered at times, but every hero has at least a few heroes that can easily counter them. So the game is really skill based, so competitive gameplay should be interesting in the future. Overall I will give the game a 9/10 because it is such a polished and fun game, however I would love to see some more gameplay modes, maybe some game types that will make the matches last around 20 minutes, at least for competitive in the future.… Expand
  35. alimudar
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Overwatch is a real treat! Blizzard has successfully made a perfect hybrid of an RPG and a FPS.. This game reminds me of the Counter Strike 1.6 days. This one is going to be with you for a long long time..
  36. DWBOSS
    May 25, 2016
    4
    It's pretty and polished, but the gameplay is **** garbage. If you're one of those people that doesn't mind dying over and over to attacks you can't counter (aka ultimates, op heroes), then you'll have fun with this game. Anyone that likes balanced, skill-based gameplay will not.
  37. YouMark_
    May 24, 2016
    8
    Overwatch is very very fun to play. Athough it looks like a game that is fun to play I am not a fan of the "fan service" looking females what so ever but that does not effect my score.

    The PROS are, the game is very fun, fun art style, fun play style, fun customization, fun powers and power specialists, fun voices, All around very fun. The hit detection is extremely accurate and the    Overwatch is very very fun to play. Athough it looks like a game that is fun to play I am not a fan of the "fan service" looking females what so ever but that does not effect my score.

    The PROS are, the game is very fun, fun art style, fun play style, fun customization, fun powers and power specialists, fun voices, All around very fun. The hit detection is extremely accurate and the players are Well balanced. People will complain that there are heroes that are OP and to them I say Your best Hero is OP for a reason. Heroes are good at what they do.

    The CONS are, Simple. No campaign equals one point off. Nowadays I would expect EVERY game to have at least some kind of single player experience with action that is Separate from robots and Multiplayer. You still have to count the things that they didn't fix yet on this list as well, Like the repetitive game modes and maps. Soon they will add more and more, but reviews has to be done now. Also, Micro-transactions. Yes they are definitely in the game. Just not forcing you to buy them of course. But I think its a major draw back do to the fact that this game is Built around customizing and strategy. So for me its a 8 on pc and 7 on console. Its $40 on PC but $60 on console?    … Expand
  38. AizWallenstein
    May 25, 2016
    0
    2 game mode
    no teamplay request
    no balance heroes
    as im tf2 player seems game nothing brings new thinks to me
    and probly game microtransactions become very annoying at next ( look at heartstone same cards with windowed bla bla thinks )
    and last think 40 euro in europe LOL
  39. Maxson
    May 24, 2016
    8
    Definitely one of the best shooters this year. This game is really fun, especially with friends. It's nice to see Blizzard trying out new things, instead of sticking with their traditional games. I'm looking at the negative reviews right now, clearly some people just love to troll and hate for no reason.
  40. WiLdEcaRd
    May 25, 2016
    4
    Nothing more then a RIP-OFF by AAA Corp,desigh to be f2p changed to b2p by artificially created hype on twitch.As one of first beta player's i was bored to tear's after one week.Now after 5 month nothing changed and they want me to pay 60 euro for this joke of a unfinish low quality do highly polish game? well not this time activblizz corp.See you on 90% sale !
  41. ekolet
    May 25, 2016
    0
    Literally a dumbed down team fortress rip off. Way too easy to spot and hit people. Clearly made to cater console kids. What a joke from makers of warcraft
  42. BIjan711
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Love the game or not, it's one of the most well made games in history. I knew it from the first moment I played the game. The have nailed every aspect of the gameplay, from character movement and animations, camera movement, map design, character design, balanced gameplay and variety in play. I'm so happy they charged an upfront fee for this game instead of going F2P P2Win and I'm soLove the game or not, it's one of the most well made games in history. I knew it from the first moment I played the game. The have nailed every aspect of the gameplay, from character movement and animations, camera movement, map design, character design, balanced gameplay and variety in play. I'm so happy they charged an upfront fee for this game instead of going F2P P2Win and I'm so excited to be playing this new franchise.… Expand
  43. Joe614
    May 24, 2016
    9
    This is one of the best multiplayer first person shooters that I have played in years! The game is similar to TF2 . But this game kills TF2. The graphics, game mechanics, and the sound are amazing! I have yet to run into any mechanic problems with the game. If you love shooters, this is a must have.
  44. joaodestroyer
    May 24, 2016
    10
    5/10 because the gameplay is too hard for the kiddies. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> It's actually pretty good.
  45. Hooker21
    May 25, 2016
    1
    Game just desigh to be f2p.
    it look's like robbery then you see only 2 game modes.
    And this collection items - mostly boring junk. There's nothing to achive
    Game fastly become boring, lack of variety and all maps structure are same.
    Dead ends and long corridors everythere.
  46. Nighto
    May 24, 2016
    2
    Just a copy of TF2 but for 40€.

    Only 2 Gamemode, all chara unlock, no progress except ugly tag ...

    Please, stop be blind because Blizzard product !
  47. weirdcryo
    May 25, 2016
    1
    This game is fun but pricey as hell. The main problem, at least for me, is the lack depth, if you are willing to waste 40 dollars in a game you could replace with f2p games then Overwatch is an option, but in the current market where you could find equal or better experience for the same or less money is plain stupid.
    But like I said if you are willing, and don't mind promoting bs in the    This game is fun but pricey as hell. The main problem, at least for me, is the lack depth, if you are willing to waste 40 dollars in a game you could replace with f2p games then Overwatch is an option, but in the current market where you could find equal or better experience for the same or less money is plain stupid.
    But like I said if you are willing, and don't mind promoting bs in the industry, you are gonna have nice and casual fun (for a lot of money).    … Expand
  48. cast87
    May 24, 2016
    2
    -Lack content

    -No motivation for play

    -High Price

    -Mechanical repetition

    -On the face of it, it looks like different map different modes, but it's just all the same to me
  49. Arronmax
    May 24, 2016
    3
    I couldn't wait to play this game. I have to give this game a 3/10 reasons being. How this gets a 98 blizzard paying for it. Here is my Five reasons not to get game

    1. Not enough content at all 2. Sad when it's repetitive in the second hour. 3. Micro transactions 4. Paying for content when you pay $60 the rewards should be reading not buying 5. Feels more like a $10 game I am    I couldn't wait to play this game. I have to give this game a 3/10 reasons being. How this gets a 98 blizzard paying for it. Here is my Five reasons not to get game

    1. Not enough content at all
    2. Sad when it's repetitive in the second hour.
    3. Micro transactions
    4. Paying for content when you pay $60 the rewards should be reading not buying
    5. Feels more like a $10 game

    I am taking this game and trading it in immediately    … Expand
  50. algaeeater09
    May 24, 2016
    1
    Majority of people who like this game only like it because of boobs and butt. That really shows whats in store for the future of gaming. Lack of quality. Aside from that.. the game is lacking in content.. no singleplayer, BARELY any gamemodes.. and they want you to spend 40-60 bucks on this?
  51. Zozobra
    May 25, 2016
    0
    I don't review games. Ever. But what Blizzard has done here is really frustrating.

    As it stands: 1: You cannot report hackers. 2: If you leave a game to avoid a hacker, you will build up a penalty. 3: Overwatch has no issue putting you back in the game you left. 4: It will give you further penalties if you leave the game again. As it stands anyone cheating is a god and you're    I don't review games. Ever. But what Blizzard has done here is really frustrating.

    As it stands:

    1: You cannot report hackers.
    2: If you leave a game to avoid a hacker, you will build up a penalty.
    3: Overwatch has no issue putting you back in the game you left.
    4: It will give you further penalties if you leave the game again.

    As it stands anyone cheating is a god and you're basically stuck with them. This is a gamebreaking situation. I had assumed that there would be a strong anti-cheat built in on launch, because in beta there was no way to deal with hackers. Not the case.

    Unless you enjoy playing with hackers, do not buy Overwatch. Yes, it's fun and it's a great game, but neither of those things matter when the playing field is never leveled.    … Expand
  52. Aqprox
    May 24, 2016
    0
    Evolve 2.0, built on hype, but that's all, you will get bored after a couple hours.

    If this game wasn't from Blizzard, it would be forgotten pretty fast.
  53. Skitzofreniq
    May 24, 2016
    0
    If you've played the beta, that's it. That's the entire game... Nothing new was added. It saddens me to say it, but it's not close to being worth full-price. I'd say it's worth $10. And that's the maximum I would have payed for it
  54. 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
  55. turdefaroth
    May 25, 2016
    5
    team fortres 2.1 no campaign mode, gameplay too simple, very expensive, repetitive and lineal, very small maps. but its beauty and It has charismatic characters. Its not bad game, only not bad....
  56. Mordread
    May 24, 2016
    4
    The game is alright. It feels like a mod for Quake 3 (Graphics, gameplay, feel, sounds). The physics feel weak, the character movement is so arcade it is hard to explain and the game requires very little skill. I played a few games but found myself struggling to have fun. The game has no progression and requires little skill or tactics. All the modes are basically see who clicks first toThe game is alright. It feels like a mod for Quake 3 (Graphics, gameplay, feel, sounds). The physics feel weak, the character movement is so arcade it is hard to explain and the game requires very little skill. I played a few games but found myself struggling to have fun. The game has no progression and requires little skill or tactics. All the modes are basically see who clicks first to win.
    You destroy enemies extremely quickly and the hit boxes are ridiculously big. I consider my decent at shooting games (not amazing) but I also couldn't miss a headshot. I also have good latency so I won the click first battle more the times.
    The characters also feel quite flat and have no character.
    All in all it would be alright for 4 or 5 hours of fun for $5, but at over $10 I cannot recommend this game.
    I think this game has been targeted for children (under 12 or so) at which point I can see it being fun, but for anyone a bit older the game will likely be a bit boring.    … Expand
  57. DukeSilver
    Jun 7, 2016
    9
    I think I've finally come to the point where I am starting to enjoy this game. What I've learned is that what this game lacks in multiplayer variation, it makes up for in excellent gameplay and a decent amount of replay ability. One of the tricks to getting into Overwatch is learning how to use multiple character. This game isn't about getting kills; it's about playing the objective, andI think I've finally come to the point where I am starting to enjoy this game. What I've learned is that what this game lacks in multiplayer variation, it makes up for in excellent gameplay and a decent amount of replay ability. One of the tricks to getting into Overwatch is learning how to use multiple character. This game isn't about getting kills; it's about playing the objective, and learning how to us character's secret abilities to your advantage. Because of the focus on objective game types, I think the overall experience is much more friendly to people new to FPS's.

    However, there are still a few areas this game needs to improve in. The game suffers from some really strange hit box mechanics that need to be fixed before any competitive play is introduced. Second, there are very little consequences for teammates that quit. If someone on your team quits you should probably just expect to lose. This needs to be fixed.    … Expand
  58. skyaklost
    May 25, 2016
    1
    This is a slick shooter that falls on the designed by board side of the creative fence. Strange childish one liners and uninspired characters rotate around a single game mode that while extremely fun, is marred in mechanics designed to create suspense but that are rarely not frustrating.
    Maps are a long slog to walk across for half of the game culminating in 5 minutes of bore, 2 minutes    This is a slick shooter that falls on the designed by board side of the creative fence. Strange childish one liners and uninspired characters rotate around a single game mode that while extremely fun, is marred in mechanics designed to create suspense but that are rarely not frustrating.
    Maps are a long slog to walk across for half of the game culminating in 5 minutes of bore, 2 minutes of excitement. It's a well made barebones F2P game for the IOS generation,    … Expand
  59. reactor244
    May 24, 2016
    2
    If you enjoy dying over and over again to other players who obviously aren't anymore skilled than you... Overwatch is for you. The abilities each character possesses is overpowered. You will be rained on with spam since there is no ammo to worry about, just reloading. There are currently 21 characters in Overwatch, and the most effective teams use at most 3 of these characters at a time.If you enjoy dying over and over again to other players who obviously aren't anymore skilled than you... Overwatch is for you. The abilities each character possesses is overpowered. You will be rained on with spam since there is no ammo to worry about, just reloading. There are currently 21 characters in Overwatch, and the most effective teams use at most 3 of these characters at a time. Public matches will be filled with teams full of 6 of the same character and specifically the heroes that edge out at the top of the overpowered list. Characters without self-healing fall behind those that do. Watch streams of the best players. They die constantly. Skill in Overwatch is 100% negligible. Prove it to yourself.

    If you're a casual FPS player this game will entertain you for the time you have to play video games, granted you aren't put against people who live on this exaggerated MOBA FPS.    … Expand
  60. peneconsida
    May 26, 2016
    0
    Me parece indignante que este juege tenga esta puntuación tan alta, osea es realmente abusivo. Un juego que no ofrece ningún modo de juego solamente online, con unos gráficos muy normalitos..Y encima tiene el semejante precio de 40 € en pc y 60 en consolas. Absolutamente los maletines vuelvan por aqui y despues los fanboys de blizzard son incapaces de dar una nota real a este juego. EsteMe parece indignante que este juege tenga esta puntuación tan alta, osea es realmente abusivo. Un juego que no ofrece ningún modo de juego solamente online, con unos gráficos muy normalitos..Y encima tiene el semejante precio de 40 € en pc y 60 en consolas. Absolutamente los maletines vuelvan por aqui y despues los fanboys de blizzard son incapaces de dar una nota real a este juego. Este juego no merece un 0 de nota, de acuerdo yo le daria un 5 pero no quiero que tenga una media tan alta.… Expand
  61. askeptic
    May 24, 2016
    2
    The tag "Blizzard" and the extreme marketing campaign are tricking Gamer's of all types in to purchasing this unfinished potential. Overwatch, a game that should currently be F2P, is leveraging its Blizzard name to sell. The game features 21 unique Heroes, which is the only Pro to the game. Between poor level design, normal game modes with no team death match, no support for current PCThe tag "Blizzard" and the extreme marketing campaign are tricking Gamer's of all types in to purchasing this unfinished potential. Overwatch, a game that should currently be F2P, is leveraging its Blizzard name to sell. The game features 21 unique Heroes, which is the only Pro to the game. Between poor level design, normal game modes with no team death match, no support for current PC hardware, and extremely low replay ability, this game falls flat. After playing for over 10 hours, it is inherent that this game is missing so many features, settings, options, modes that would be normally found in any other current release title in regards to FPS. It takes a whole 10 min to see everything this game has to offer, and begin questioning while you are still playing. The Gamer community has left feedback since the first day of the Beta, in which Blizzard has completely ignored and/or created excuses for. An example is 21:9 support. A widely popular request, as it can be found in almost all other titles from 2015 forward. Blizzard says they do not have the time to add it to the game due to artistic work needing to be completed. However, they do have time to run a real expensive marketing campaign that ranges between comics, full motion videos, banners, and all sorts of other items that take away from the artists time. Furthermore, this 21:9 feature can be forced in to the game via a very simple "hack", which is solid proof that this feature can be supported very easily as it works flawlessly. Yet, Blizzard fails to respond to the community with anything that can be considered proper response. Secondly, the tick rate at which this game runs. It runs at 1/3 of what the MINIMUM should be in an FPS. Long story short, this makes your aiming inaccurate and destroys the entire concept of an online FPS. Nothing like being shot as you run around corners. Cheaters? Yep, Blizzard has no answer to those guys yet. While there will be cheaters in every game, they are running rampant in the games where nothing is being done, aka Overwatch. Lastly, micro-transactions. Something Blizzard kept quite on until launch (shady). While micro-transactions don't ruin this game, still kinda lame how you must pay more to get what you need, otherwise it is random. Remind me again as to what that initial payment went to?

    Tl:Dr - avoid this game like the plauge    … Expand
  62. CodyCoyote64
    May 24, 2016
    0
    I have played the game extensively for the past several hours, and I find myself marveling at just how plain terrible it is. When I compare it to the infinitely superior Wii U exclusive Splatoon, I find myself taken aback at just how much better Splatoon is than this trash. I have other a thousand hours in Splatoon compared to my handful in OverWatch, and I honestly would much ratherI have played the game extensively for the past several hours, and I find myself marveling at just how plain terrible it is. When I compare it to the infinitely superior Wii U exclusive Splatoon, I find myself taken aback at just how much better Splatoon is than this trash. I have other a thousand hours in Splatoon compared to my handful in OverWatch, and I honestly would much rather return to Splatoon for another thousand before popping this game in ever again.

    That's the difference in quality we are talking about here. I am not trying to hype up Splatoon, here. I am here merely to offer my experiences with Overwatch and how I find, in my opinion, that it is a waste of time. There are so many better games out there... why bother with this one? Because it's brand new? Please. By that logic, Uncharted 4 would be the best game ever made, even though the recent Tomb Raider reboot was a superior experience in every way.

    So what about Overwatch makes me so upset?

    There are too many examples to list, really, so I think I will just sum up: It's just not fun. That's it. That's all I have to say about this title in particular because that's all I need to say. The game is just not fun.

    There is not enough time in your life to waste talking about or playing bad games. It's time for us to move on, forget about Overwatch, and play some more Splatoon. Who is with me?    … Expand
  63. Jamesyfox
    May 24, 2016
    0
    Meh I give it 0/10.No story mode and that's all I really wanted. I'm not a fan of this multiplayer stuff. Gonna go get my money back and buy a better game. How hard is it to honestly add a storyline.
  64. Sephet
    Aug 3, 2017
    4
    An overpriced Team Fortress 2 gone wrong. Overwatch is an extremely casual game that fails at being casual. Remember those awesome World of Warcraft fights where you would spend several minutes dealing damage to an enemy who's behind magical barriers that negate incoming damage and under constant healing from his ally to the point where he cannot die, while your team does exactly the sameAn overpriced Team Fortress 2 gone wrong. Overwatch is an extremely casual game that fails at being casual. Remember those awesome World of Warcraft fights where you would spend several minutes dealing damage to an enemy who's behind magical barriers that negate incoming damage and under constant healing from his ally to the point where he cannot die, while your team does exactly the same thing and everything feels boring but you keep going because you have to, until one team runs out of mana and the fight is finally over? Overwatch is basically that, but switch the "running out of mana" part for ultimate abilities that take zero skill to use effectively and may turn the tide of a match. It may be fun for a while but the gameplay is broken and simply doesn't have what it takes to build a decent competitive scene. And then there's the community, which is more toxic than that of an actual MOBA.… Expand
  65. Zenren
    Jul 16, 2017
    0
    This game is designed to make you buy a second copy. There is a hidden MMR in competition that prevents you from achieving SR beyond a certain level. Essentially the matches are rigged so you can't win enough matches to really progress, so most players end up buying a second account in order to achieve their "real SR", however, more often than not they can't because, after all, the game isThis game is designed to make you buy a second copy. There is a hidden MMR in competition that prevents you from achieving SR beyond a certain level. Essentially the matches are rigged so you can't win enough matches to really progress, so most players end up buying a second account in order to achieve their "real SR", however, more often than not they can't because, after all, the game is rigged. If you end up buying this game, expect to be disappointed. Expect to have deep losing streaks, followed by shallow win streaks. Essentially you are not as bad as you think and the game capitalizes on that idea by placing you with crappy players and, as Blizzard openly admitted, starting you at an SR 200-300 below your actual SR to give you a false sense of achievement. My suggestion play Paladins, it's free and similar enough that you wont have to pay for the abuse.… Expand
  66. gematric
    Dec 8, 2016
    0
    if there were a possibility to rate this under 0 I would really chose the lowest. Nothing compares to this bullsh.it game. No logical rules, OP heroes, everything is just wrong with this crap. If you have the intention to buy this **** just go and buy something else like a bunch of ice creams or anything else, I assure you is way more enjoyable.
  67. zimmer600
    Aug 19, 2017
    4
    Giant compilation of stolen other people's ideas, in general nothing new, as in all games from BLIZZARD, the game has already found its inadequate fans who compare most of the shooters with this piece of ****
  68. Peter_Weetsa
    Dec 11, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was one of the worst parts of the year 2016. It is thoroughly un-fun in every way imaginable. The characters are unbalanced and uncreative. The whole premise of the game is basically a Team Fortress 2 clone. It is based entirely on team play, but there is no incentive for working together as a team, and no way to punish players who troll or do not work with their team. Overall, I have had a highly negative experience playing this game, which I have been playing since release. And I haven't even gotten to the worst feature yet: competitive play. I realize Blizzard changed competitive placements in Season 3 because Gold and Platinum were overpopulated, and they wanted to fix this. That said, the fixes they implemented were the worst possible. In Season 2, I placed silver and stayed about the same throughout the season. However, I played a lot of quick play and other modes between Season 2 and Season 3 and improved quite a bit. When I played my Season 3 placements, I won 7 out of my 10 placements, earning 3 or more gold medals in every game except for one. Obviously, this means I not only won games, but significantly contributed to the success of my team. Additionally, I was matched in every game against people who had already placed in gold or in platinum. The fact that I did well against these players shows that I deserve to be placed in a similar skill level to them. However, I was placed in bronze. I feel the changes that Blizzard made to competitive essentially just places every player lower than they deserve to be because they could not think of an actual solution to the problem. This removes all motivation to play competitive, because good players are going to be placed lower than they should be, which feels bad and is not a reward for playing well. Additionally, it is going to be much harder to climb to where you really deserve to be because you will be placed with people who are not as skilled as you are. This also creates much more unbalanced matchmaking. Overall, I feel this game is not very creative or fun, and the little potential it did have was completely ruined by the utter stupidity of Blizzard as a company. I would NEVER recommend this game to anyone, and it has certainly been a waste of my time and money.… Expand
  69. Materic
    Dec 21, 2016
    0
    Worst game Blizzard has ever made. Absolute trash, I wish this game didn't exist. fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
  70. Keitom
    Dec 21, 2016
    4
    Its a good game with some bugs but what i hate of this game is that the servers are ruined and the game its so so so so so so so so so so so so so overrated they only like ass and ****
  71. Ver3sk
    Jan 21, 2017
    0
    It's a poorly made game that was supposed to be F2P, with a lot of design flaws, poor balance, short list of playable heroes and maps. It's a shame Blizzard is making such kind of games these days. Save your money for literally anything else.
  72. C100
    May 5, 2017
    2
    God I wish I'd checked the reviews before buying this. After having played the game for some time, desperately wanting to like it, the best thing I can liken it to is an abusive relationship.

    Sure you'll have fun. The characters are all fun and cute- through no small part of the cinematic shorts (which are free btw). When the game's at its best you've got a quirky yet high intensity    God I wish I'd checked the reviews before buying this. After having played the game for some time, desperately wanting to like it, the best thing I can liken it to is an abusive relationship.

    Sure you'll have fun. The characters are all fun and cute- through no small part of the cinematic shorts (which are free btw). When the game's at its best you've got a quirky yet high intensity class based shooter with a role for pretty much everyone. The introduction of new heroes is tied nicely into the stories they create and everything generally works.

    But when you actually spend time with it, good god can it be just an awful experience. As many people have said this is one of the worst gaming communities to date, and as you fall in rank people are only going to get worse. There are some awful examples of design, such as if your team has a leaver- all of your team will lose SR as a result, you can be matched against a 5-stack as a solo player, and some heroes are objectively better than others. There are very few matches that you'll win by a slim margin: 90% of games are going to be total wipes one way or another despite your best efforts. The worst part is that because the game is so intensely focused on the teamwork, one loose thread can throw the entire game off. While sometimes it won't be anybody's fault (often it will be though) something won't mesh in your team- whether nobody can play a hitscan to counter a flying character (of whom is massively unbalanced at lower levels) or whether nobody wants to switch despite being countered, or whether simply your chosen heroes just won't mesh together- this can end a game and all the way up to around mid-plat (over the threshold of half the playerbase) people won't have the skill or experience to be able to play the amount of heroes necessary with the correct degree of teamwork. It's not fun, as often matches are simply decided by the roll of the matchmaker. The exception to this is anybody diamond rank or above as more people will willingly change and adapt to help the teamwork, but this only accounts for about 10-20% of the player base. A lot of these problems would be at least bearable if there was some sort of fix on the horizon, but Blizzard haven't even sought to address the blatant and easy fix of having a leaver ruin the entire team's fortunes- let alone anything that would require more thought.

    There's also the gripe of the game not actually having that much content for a fully priced game. While you can easily make up the hours (trying to convince yourself it's worth it), it gets very stale, very quickly as there are currently a total of 4 main game modes, with 14 maps. With all the new game modes that've come out it might be considered worth it but these are removed at the end of each event, meaning that instead of keeping the events in the game for some players to enjoy, Blizzard removes it meaning no-one gets to enjoy them. The game is also an online shooter- so the only single-player mode to speak of is playing with offline bots which is not reflective of the game at all as the bots will just stand around with only their aim tweaked to suffice for difficulty. While the online-only part is a fairly obvious part of the game, it just goes to remember that full-price games used to include both single player and online content.

    In short it's probably best if you don't buy Overwatch. I'll admit I was suckered in with the free weekend and the cutesy shorts, but at the end of the day the only thing you're getting is an online game that is constantly being fixed, which is at the mercy of its own community.    … Expand
  73. PerformedTiger
    Jul 6, 2017
    4
    Cons:
    it has less content than i expected
    It's underwhelming for the price tag
    It actually ripped-off a lot of Team fortress 2 (I'm looking at you torbjorn)
    Pro's:
    It's pretty fun to play
    Balanced game play

    ps: sorry if my english is bad
  74. fukoverwatch
    Aug 6, 2017
    4
    I have owned the game since it came out, and it has become utter crap. I see hackers in more than 10% of games, utterly destroying the game. It wasnt good enough to start to be worth playing with this many hackers. GG
  75. GribbyGuy
    Dec 20, 2016
    1
    Game has potential for a variety of reasons, but it ends up being a really frustrating experience due to the poor matchmaking system that often sets up lopsided matches. Competitive play is a bit better on that end, but still leaves a lot to be desired. There's more flaws, like the game's insistence on wasting your time with long wind-up and wind-down times and a dull "play of the gameGame has potential for a variety of reasons, but it ends up being a really frustrating experience due to the poor matchmaking system that often sets up lopsided matches. Competitive play is a bit better on that end, but still leaves a lot to be desired. There's more flaws, like the game's insistence on wasting your time with long wind-up and wind-down times and a dull "play of the game system". Often times the match making will throw away a match after 60 seconds of waiting because it couldn't find a single player. Just one player it could not find despite a fanbase of 60k+ active players... Map balance issues and other issues plague this game. It's a work in progress.… Expand
  76. WJPetersen
    Apr 14, 2017
    1
    I had very high expectations for this game until I actually played it. Everyone told me this was "like" Team Fortress 2. Which I played for months and really enjoyed (looking back - it was way ahead of its time). But Overwatch is NOTHING like TF2. There are 21 characters - each with different abilities. And frankly, some of them really suck. If you shrank it down by half, it wouldI had very high expectations for this game until I actually played it. Everyone told me this was "like" Team Fortress 2. Which I played for months and really enjoyed (looking back - it was way ahead of its time). But Overwatch is NOTHING like TF2. There are 21 characters - each with different abilities. And frankly, some of them really suck. If you shrank it down by half, it would make the game more enjoyable. The reason for the 1 rating rather than 0 was because all of the maps are well designed. But, all the choices for characters with all those maps makes the game far too complex. It was fun for a couple of days. But, then gets old after that. To the point that I don't even want to play it anymore and will return it. Another big issue with me is the amount of time it takes to get to level 25 to play against others and the "quick play". I put about 8 hours into this stupid game and only got to level 4! And I am not a horrible player! On the quick play, it constantly boots you from one game to the next. When this happens, you play for a little while, then get kicked, then go to another game, get kicked again, and so on. This goes on for about 1 hour and you don't get to finish a game and get credits for the play. How frustrating!!! Don't waste your money on the game. It is a complete let down.… Expand
  77. Nedas
    May 11, 2017
    1
    Korean hackers are ruining the game. If you play from the US West coast, Europe, or South East Asia, you will be paired up with Korean hackers. In Korea, Overwatch itself is free. Players use "PC Bangs", internet cafes, to play and pay the cafe, which pays a royalty to Blizzard. Blizzard is actively profiting from the PC Bangs allowing users to download cheats, and letting the PC Bang
  78. BrankoBama
    Jul 31, 2017
    0
    The Overwatch team sucks at fixing clear issues with the game, the community is toxic, the competitive system is bad, and the maps are awful. The only good things I see are the events, and some of the game modes. Overall it is not a fun game, and i do not recommend you waste your money.
  79. Strxex
    Mar 26, 2017
    4
    Huge lack of hero diversity, way too slow new hero releases means you will see have very frequent mirror match ups. Ranked need a soloque as most 5 or 6 man stack will dominate soloque players. Game feels bland as everything revolved around a choke point and lack of diverse strategy.
  80. iamevilhomer
    May 4, 2017
    3
    Before I start... Yes... That's right. I gave this game a 3... That's right... A blizzard game gets a 3. Please do read on before just plain labeling me a hater. Because I do want blizzard to make a good game. I really do! Know why? Because they have made some great ones. Diablo 1 and 2 for example. Starcraft 1! I know they can pull off great games. It's just that they didn't this timeBefore I start... Yes... That's right. I gave this game a 3... That's right... A blizzard game gets a 3. Please do read on before just plain labeling me a hater. Because I do want blizzard to make a good game. I really do! Know why? Because they have made some great ones. Diablo 1 and 2 for example. Starcraft 1! I know they can pull off great games. It's just that they didn't this time lol. #Neverjoinupwithactivision lol

    Pros... Decent game play... Decent art direction/graphics... Decent/stable frame rate... Decent online experience...

    Cons...

    No split screen...
    No story mode...
    No survival/coop mode...
    Online only...
    Multiplayer only...
    Lack of content...
    Low skill gap. It's basically team fortress for scrubs. Just look at those huge hit boxes, heavy auto aim, and super sensitive bullet magnetism...
    It's full price when it's basically a free to play game...
    Multiplayer can't be taken seriously on a competitive level what so ever since it's such a random game with so many luck based features going on at once....
    Unbalanced characters. Some characters like Mcree rule while characters like Mei pretty much suck...
    MICRO TRANSACTIONS! The clear indication that the game wants to rip you off...

    But since Blizzard did some great games in the past people are willing to blindly call this game amazing when it in fact is pretty much a turd in more ways than not. If you actually have good taste in First person games half life, morrowind, perfect dark 64, halo ce, doom etc etc... You should be smart enough to see that bend over watch isn't that good. What a shame... Stick to RPGs and Strategy games blizzard. The First person genre is not where you shine obviously...

    The game does more things bad than it does things that are good. If it was half and half I would give it about a 5 of course to be fair... But since the bad is outweighing the game... I can't give it a score over 5... It's about a 4 to be honest. But since I put my foot down hard on games like this... You know... Micro transaction/overpriced games... I'm going with a 3 just to make a point. %$#! games like this : )    … Expand
  81. NaanFreezer
    Nov 28, 2016
    0
    I really am clueless as to how this game is so popular, and also it got such a high metascore. Like seriously, how do people manage to enjoy this garbage? Because it's a Blizzard game? Really? Unbelievable.

    To summarize, Overwatch is a hot steaming crappy liquid garbage mess of a game. It steals mechanics and features from a bunch of places such as: The gameplay of TF2, the MoBA    I really am clueless as to how this game is so popular, and also it got such a high metascore. Like seriously, how do people manage to enjoy this garbage? Because it's a Blizzard game? Really? Unbelievable.

    To summarize, Overwatch is a hot steaming crappy liquid garbage mess of a game. It steals mechanics and features from a bunch of places such as: The gameplay of TF2, the MoBA mechanics of League of Legends, and the graphics of Disney Studios (?!).

    TF2 is easily one of my favorite games. It is amazing and I simply love it to bits. However, Overwatch is just a poorly made ripoff of TF2, and not nearly as good.

    I have so many complaints about this garbage game, I don't know where to start. First off, it has practically NO CONTENT. 3 gamemodes, and like 4 maps. That is simply pathetic. It tries to be funny or humorous by having a goofy stereotypical British character that says cringe stuff like, "CHEERS LOVE! THE CAVALRY'S HERE!" Absolute fail.

    And the price?! REALLY?! $60?! What a load of bullcrap. I actually thought that was a joke at first, but apparently Blizzard DOES want to overprice this stupid trash game.

    So overall, Overwatch is simply a disgrace to both the FPS genre and the otherwise awesome array of Blizzard games, which is strange, since they're the one who made it.

    Just do yourself a favor, go play TF2 for free instead of wasting $60 on this obsolete garbage.    … Expand
  82. RyseGaming
    Dec 3, 2016
    0
    This game is fun for the most part. However, you will have one good game and then get in a game with a bunch of raging children complaining that their team is bad because they cant hold a capture point on their own. Ive just been in a game where the whole team were Russian and began to rage and moan and insult each other because no one could work together. Every game is like this. You haveThis game is fun for the most part. However, you will have one good game and then get in a game with a bunch of raging children complaining that their team is bad because they cant hold a capture point on their own. Ive just been in a game where the whole team were Russian and began to rage and moan and insult each other because no one could work together. Every game is like this. You have one really good game with a group and then have high hopes for the next game and then get in a game like that. Gaming isnt fun anymore. Its all full of these obnoxious children thinking they're a god and can rule over everyone in the lobby. The game its self is good but the community behind it is awful. If you're thinking about getting this game. I would highly avoid it as you will be disappointed.… Expand
  83. CO_Grimm
    Feb 13, 2017
    0
    The epitome of a polished turd. Blizzard was so busy making it look shiny that they overlooked things like:

    - There's just a handful of incredibly OP heroes (about 7 out 23) that make the rest simply not worth using. Their balance changes thus far have given me no hope that this will ever change. - Very low skill cap, especially on most of the OP heroes. - Not many maps and they all    The epitome of a polished turd. Blizzard was so busy making it look shiny that they overlooked things like:

    - There's just a handful of incredibly OP heroes (about 7 out 23) that make the rest simply not worth using. Their balance changes thus far have given me no hope that this will ever change.
    - Very low skill cap, especially on most of the OP heroes.
    - Not many maps and they all feel pretty much the same, within the same game mode. If you took away the textures, they'd almost be hard to tell apart. This is really where Blizzard's inexperience with FPS's shines through; it's like they just haphazardly threw together some hallways and chokepoints with no thought towards level design theory.
    -Even if there was a good standout map, you couldn't choose to play on it (except in custom games with bots/friends only and no progression).
    -Matchmaker is horrid, like many other reviewers have already discussed.
    -No scoreboard so the really bad players don't know just how little they're contributing. Medals don't count because you can't see other player's medals.
    -Mystery Heroes might be fun if it had hero limits and didn't snowball from total ult reset.    … Expand
  84. Nikey17
    Apr 2, 2017
    4
    Whilst the game certainly has potential, Blizzard's sloppy managing makes this a repetitive and unsatisfying game. The lack of hero and map variety is horrendous, making every game feel the same. I sincerely regret the fact I payed €40 for this whilst I did kind off enjoy some 30 hours spent, it's not worth it, and the fact that the company selling the game in an (in my opinion) unfinishedWhilst the game certainly has potential, Blizzard's sloppy managing makes this a repetitive and unsatisfying game. The lack of hero and map variety is horrendous, making every game feel the same. I sincerely regret the fact I payed €40 for this whilst I did kind off enjoy some 30 hours spent, it's not worth it, and the fact that the company selling the game in an (in my opinion) unfinished state for full price is ridiculous. Oh don't forget the horrible matchmaking/servers, clunky interface and constant crashing (like most Blizzard games).… Expand
  85. 7ShadesOfEffort
    Apr 19, 2017
    0
    «How to downgrade an outdated free2play game, successfully sell it for 40 bucks, start yet another cancerous trend in video game industry and overflow internet with low quality porn and arsepull memes : The Game»

    1 out of 7: zero effort.
  86. CoffeeBre
    May 29, 2017
    1
    No skilled game at all, just a chaotic rush. More like cool down click game where aim no matters. Another Blizzard kids game for money wasting same as WoW. Game also do not support 4:3 resolution.
  87. ClappyCamper
    Aug 1, 2017
    1
    Budget clown game for babies. Characters with random abilities thrown into generic environments often times favoring one side over the other. Blizzard's servers run at a low tickrate causing frequent "behind a wall" kills and certain abilities getting ignored altogether. Your individual skill has very little impact on the outcome of a game; overwatch is a game of skill as much as poker isBudget clown game for babies. Characters with random abilities thrown into generic environments often times favoring one side over the other. Blizzard's servers run at a low tickrate causing frequent "behind a wall" kills and certain abilities getting ignored altogether. Your individual skill has very little impact on the outcome of a game; overwatch is a game of skill as much as poker is which is to say RNG is your only real friend. The game is frustrating to play and, at best, boring.… Expand
  88. aoejunkie
    Aug 11, 2017
    3
    Extremely over-rated game. Lacking content for the high price, still quite unbalanced over a year into being live. It is unfortunate blizzards content is steadily declining year on year.
  89. Tenebris
    Sep 20, 2017
    4
    A game that looks good from the outside, but the more you play it, the more its many flaws stand out.

    -Poor balance. The game is probably in the worst state it's ever been. Between new problems like Doomfist's instant kill, overbuffing Mercy and DVa, and longstanding problems like Pharmercy, Hanzo's scatter and certain characters just being perpetually OP (76) or UP (Sombra) with few or    A game that looks good from the outside, but the more you play it, the more its many flaws stand out.

    -Poor balance. The game is probably in the worst state it's ever been. Between new problems like Doomfist's instant kill, overbuffing Mercy and DVa, and longstanding problems like Pharmercy, Hanzo's scatter and certain characters just being perpetually OP (76) or UP (Sombra) with few or no changes, it seems like Blizzard doesn't have a clue what to do. Though given their history with Starcraft and WoW, I guess this should not come as a surprise.

    -Terrible matchmaker. It's been over a year and I'm still pretty sure this thing just enforces 50% win rate. Also in non-comp modes be prepared to get matched with players hundreds, often thousands of levels about you, because evidently there's not enough new players.

    - Waiting for game: be prepared to wait typically 2-6 times longer than the estimated time even during peak play times. Maybe there's just not that many people playing the game? I usually see the same 10 people over and over too, even after leaving at match's end.

    - Maps: You can't choose which map you want to play on, and even if you could, the majority of them are just slight variations on TF2's Dustbowl, with or without a payload.

    - Character variety: Have fun getting reported for playing an off-meta hero in Quickplay. Mystery Heroes sounds fun, but since there's no limits it generally comes down to whichever team gets 3 D.Va's or something FotM. Deathmatch seemed like a breath of fresh air, but you probably won't stand a chance unless you're using one of a handful of characters with low-skill instant kill moves (Doomfist's right click, Hanzo's Scattershot, McCree's flashbang).

    - Dumbs down a lot of typical FPS things for casuals: No fall damage, infinite ammo, very little self-damage, visible enemy health. Most heroes are very easy to use with low skill ceiling.

    - Press Q to Win: You can play like garbage on attack the entire game, but plenty of ults can easily kill most of the enemy team or simply force them off the point, making for an easy win.

    Add that all up with the repetitive feel of the game (In under a dozen hours, you will probably see just about everything the game has to offer), and I think giving it a 4/10 is still a little generous. Blizzard is slow to add content, and mostly we just get events with limited-time game modes and skins.    … Expand
  90. Nianiouchka
    Jun 4, 2017
    0
    After one year, I still feel like I paid too much for this game.

    • One new game mode : Capture the Flag, and it hasn't been optimised or balanced for capturing the flag compared to regular Quick Play. They simply droped a flag on the map. • Two new maps : Eichenwalde and Oasis. The other additions were already existing KOTH maps with different lightings ( like Illios during sun set )    After one year, I still feel like I paid too much for this game.

    • One new game mode : Capture the Flag, and it hasn't been optimised or balanced for capturing the flag compared to regular Quick Play. They simply droped a flag on the map.
    • Two new maps : Eichenwalde and Oasis. The other additions were already existing KOTH maps with different lightings ( like Illios during sun set ) or three tiny maps that were salavaged assets of previous maps for game modes that less than 25% of players use.
    • Three new characters : Including one that is 90% transparent in the lore departement even compared to the rest of the characters, and the three of them are yet to be balanced right.
    • No advancement concerning lore yet : One can wonder how long it will take to know even just half of the story.

    Maybe it will be full enough to be worth its price in 10 years.

    • The dev team is filtering the feedbacks and only answering to the complains they choose to aknowledge. For everything else, this is simply censoring. They play nice in videos where they say that the game belongs to he player base and thank you in messages, but that's where it stops when money's involved.
    • Their events are getting bigger each time and more impossible to complete either by playing or by paying. It's supposed to be gambling, but this is steadily leaning more towards only loosing. No win card. They had a systmey and keep changing it to milk their players of every dollar they can.

    If you want to buy this game, I heavily suggest that you wait for it to be on sale, and never spend a single penny on loot boxes. It's not worth it, and this supports Blizzard into filtering communication with the community.    … Expand
  91. Graff
    Jun 27, 2017
    5
    Seriously do not even bother unless you have 3+ friends to play with on a regular basis. I have solo queued in League of Legends and DotA 2, and neither was half as painful an experience as this.

    I am really not good at the game - I make no claim to that - but I often end up having to carry (3+ gold medals per game) teams with players hundreds, sometimes even a thousand levels above me.    Seriously do not even bother unless you have 3+ friends to play with on a regular basis. I have solo queued in League of Legends and DotA 2, and neither was half as painful an experience as this.

    I am really not good at the game - I make no claim to that - but I often end up having to carry (3+ gold medals per game) teams with players hundreds, sometimes even a thousand levels above me. They are just worse. They've played the game for thousands of hours and still have absolutely no grasp of the basics. The vast majority of players just auto-lock the one character they play, take the most direct route to the enemy and start shooting at the first enemy they see. They will fire at a shielded Zarya over an unguarded Mercy. It would make a lot of sense if most of them were bots, but then at least bots will actually play the objective.

    All this is surprising considering how simplified the game is compared to other similar games. There's no ammo, no fall damage, and very simple maps. Balance is just a paper-rock-scissors system of who counters who. It's a pretty shallow game, yet the average player is still managing to drown somehow.    … Expand
  92. Fortifier
    Dec 31, 2016
    5
    There's a reason why this game has earned the rightful nick-name, "Overpriced".

    For the $40+ price point of a multiplayer-only game, this game has little to no content. Blizzard is focusing more on making this game the next big eSport than making this an actually good game. Very few maps and game-modes, unbalanced heroes and game strategies, and worst of all the competitive system is a    There's a reason why this game has earned the rightful nick-name, "Overpriced".

    For the $40+ price point of a multiplayer-only game, this game has little to no content. Blizzard is focusing more on making this game the next big eSport than making this an actually good game. Very few maps and game-modes, unbalanced heroes and game strategies, and worst of all the competitive system is a disaster.

    For a AAA-Grade company, they had an abysmal Competitive Mode start. Whose idea was it to make over-time a coin-flip and have you pair up with people of absolutely ALL skill levels in each and every qualifier game?    … Expand
  93. Shaamaan
    Apr 1, 2017
    5
    Technically, the game is polished to a mirror shine. However, game-play is meh when the MM is so poor. Avoid at the current price. Add to it the toxic players, non-existant SP (no, VS CPU doesn't count) and some weird "there's ton of lore but not really" approach, and you get Overwatch. A game which feels like it COULD be fantastic, but somehow... isn't.

    Also, microtransaction BS (+    Technically, the game is polished to a mirror shine. However, game-play is meh when the MM is so poor. Avoid at the current price. Add to it the toxic players, non-existant SP (no, VS CPU doesn't count) and some weird "there's ton of lore but not really" approach, and you get Overwatch. A game which feels like it COULD be fantastic, but somehow... isn't.

    Also, microtransaction BS (+ gambling-like shenaningans) for cosmetics.    … Expand
  94. Telembrium
    Oct 1, 2017
    2
    Overwatch is a game which has a good concept but a bad implementation. Poor map and mechanics design, poor graphics, a serious lack of writing talent, a featureless matchmaking system, and the microtransactions added on top are all factors which have contributed to Overwatch's failure to provide a fun experience.

    With a single sentence, the closest one can get to describing the massive    Overwatch is a game which has a good concept but a bad implementation. Poor map and mechanics design, poor graphics, a serious lack of writing talent, a featureless matchmaking system, and the microtransactions added on top are all factors which have contributed to Overwatch's failure to provide a fun experience.

    With a single sentence, the closest one can get to describing the massive amount of illogical, arbitrary, inconsistent, and counter-intuitive design that Overwatch is rife with using an example from the game is, "Bear traps prevent time travel." The base design of the game is both unique and functional, but where the developers go wrong is in the specifics. There's the apex of stupidity that is the mentioned example, but the game suffers no lack of design that exists within the same philosophy. I could prattle off countless instances: contact-detonated explosives being reflected with contact, electromagnetic pulses preventing running and yet not affecting rolls or jetpacks, flash bangs which immobilise players and violate the law of conservation of energy by nullifying all momentum while not affecting vision whatsoever—the list goes on. This design causes immense frustration for those learning the game and continues to be an annoyance long into a player's career.

    The game's graphics are a mixed bag. Textures are blurry and many models could benefit from an increased polycount. Still, the cartoonish art style manages to keep the game looking passable and at times even pretty. Animations are basic, often lacking enough frames to look smooth. There is absolutely no lip-sync and only minor modelling of facial expressions, so characters will not open their mouths when speaking, and those on the brink of death simply look bored or slightly irritated. Granted, this level of graphical fidelity does allow for higher framerates, but crisp textures and higher polycount models should be available for those who have the systems to handle them.

    Map design in Overwatch is shockingly poor. The majority of the maps use one of two game modes: Attack/Defence and KoTH. Both of these game modes are inherently flawed, as the game balance is wildly skewed without a mobile point of battle. Most A/D and KoTH matches devolve into spawn camping or repeatedly walking into a kill box. Additionally, the developers have added countless bottomless pits to the maps in places that make no sense for the sake of having them for certain character's abilities. The remaining maps utilise a payload game mode, which plays well but is still plagued by random pits.

    The game's writing is awful. Characters can have their entire backstory described with a single sentence: Mercy is a Swiss doctor that abhors violence, Zarya is a strong, Russian woman, DoomFist is a black man that steals things, and McCree is a cowboy. These sensational designs are among the many "heroes" that Blizzard uses as one of the game's selling points. Like the character designs, the story is near nonexistent. The best that can be ascertained is that there was an international policing organisation which was disbanded after failing at their job, and now the ex-members are teaming up with known criminals to fight clones of themselves.

    By far, the largest issue that besets Overwatch is the lack of a sophisticated matchmaking system. The current system could tentatively be called functional, but even that is a stretch. It lacks basic features such as map and ping filtering, and the matches it creates are frequently unbalanced. It will reconnect players to matches that they have manually disconnected from, making it impossible to escape trolls and cheaters without waiting several minutes for the slots to be refilled. You'll also be punished for leaving matches through the application of a reduced XP penalty. This is mostly irrelevant, but it leaves the player feeling scorned when the reason they're disconnecting is the game's fault.

    If all the previous failings weren't bad enough, get ready to be milked for every cent you're worth with microtransactions. Loot boxes and loot are constantly advertised. Labels proclaiming 'New!' are everywhere, and even the in-game menu offers you the ability to disconnect from the match (with punishment) to buy or open loot boxes. The items these loot boxes hold are thankfully cosmetic but don't fail to break the artstyle. People running around in gaudy outfits and Halloween costumes and yells of "Would you like the sponge or the spray?" are no stranger to the combat of Overwatch. Many items are memes and/or break the fourth wall.

    In short, Overwatch is a good game concept with bad game design. Arbitrary mechanic design, poor map design, poor writing, well-performing yet poor quality graphics, a barely functional matchmaking system that punishes the player for its failures, and microtransactions as a rotten cherry on top of an ant-ridden ice cream sundae make it clear to label this game with the bottom line of: Avoid.    … Expand
  95. TheSalianRaider
    Nov 18, 2016
    1
    While the game may be fun and polished, the fun falls flat after a few hours of game play. Playing it feels just like TF2. The only difference is the presence of cyber sex appeal and some skills which hardly stand out when compared to multitude of weapons in other FPS games. Matchmaking balance is not good, repetitivity gets you early, melee is pretty much non-existent. Critics must haveWhile the game may be fun and polished, the fun falls flat after a few hours of game play. Playing it feels just like TF2. The only difference is the presence of cyber sex appeal and some skills which hardly stand out when compared to multitude of weapons in other FPS games. Matchmaking balance is not good, repetitivity gets you early, melee is pretty much non-existent. Critics must have been paid a lot to sugarcoat such a flat game.… Expand
  96. Grybb9
    May 5, 2019
    0
    I believe people praise this game way too much. It's nothing special. Overwatch borrows elements from probably the most toxic game genre - mobas. I have over 500 hours on this game, it was fun at first, but it gets very repetitive and frustrating later. At this point I can't even play quick play without getting tilted. Also, recently the game feels forgotten: the meta stays stale, itI believe people praise this game way too much. It's nothing special. Overwatch borrows elements from probably the most toxic game genre - mobas. I have over 500 hours on this game, it was fun at first, but it gets very repetitive and frustrating later. At this point I can't even play quick play without getting tilted. Also, recently the game feels forgotten: the meta stays stale, it takes months for balance patches to roll out, and event are lacking in content, they only add skins. In addition Blizzard keeps pouring money into Overwatch league and feels like they have forgotten about the average player, because the game is only balanced for the pros.… Expand
  97. Dryani
    Feb 7, 2018
    0
    This is either a poorly balanced moba without creeps, or a mediocre FPS with obnoxious special abilities. You decide.

    There is zero character progression, cheaters are common, speech is policed in a creepy way, and new content crawls along at a pathetic pace.

    Blizzard hasn't innovated for over a decade; Overwatch doesn't come close to changing that.
  98. 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
  99. mrmustard
    Sep 19, 2017
    1
    I want to like this game but I just can't. It's really no different to TF2, but costs money. To be honest it doesn't feel at all like a Blizzard game apart from the price tag. If you literally have nothing else to play then maybe it's OK. With the shooter standard so high these days I was very disappointed
  100. Old_Huntress
    Feb 2, 2017
    6
    In short: good game, but gets old quickly (even with updates) mainly due to its simplicity.

    At the first glance, the game is very good: distinct and colorful visual style, diverse cast of characters to play, admirable amount of polish and quite a few maps. It is important to note that Blizzard doesn't abandon the game and continues to add new maps, game modes and characters free of    In short: good game, but gets old quickly (even with updates) mainly due to its simplicity.

    At the first glance, the game is very good: distinct and colorful visual style, diverse cast of characters to play, admirable amount of polish and quite a few maps. It is important to note that Blizzard doesn't abandon the game and continues to add new maps, game modes and characters free of charge (so far). This is a shooter, but there are "aim in the general direction" characters, so, even if your accuracy isn't that good, you won't feel helpless. Playing with friends is preferable, but going solo doesn't really ruin the experience either, since the community isn't all that bad. Sure, you can run into some toxic players once in a while, but they can be muted, chat can be hidden and those players themselves reported (although, reporting system is far from perfect - 5 premades you play with can easily gang up on you). Matches are quick (usually 5-10 minutes long), so even if you lose, you don't really feel the blow. Matchmaking is on and off kind of deal - if you play in off peak hours, your chances of being stomped or run into some inadequate players increase; in peak hours, it's rare, but still happens once in a while.

    However, after having played around 100+ hours, the game's lack of depth is starting to show. The characters are pretty straight forward - once you've learned how their gun and abilities work, you have nothing new to discover. Same goes for the maps. After a certain amount of time, you know how the match will unfold, where the enemy will come from (sometimes even in what formation) before it even begins. It gets tiresome even though I didn't play this game on daily basis for hours at a time. Despite Blizzard's continuous support of the product and updates, there isn't anything that would make the game feel interesting again (I liked Halloween Terror, but that was an event - can't play it now).

    Overall, the game is good, but designed for more casual play. If you want something you can play once in while, have a bit of fun and be done with it - you should buy it during the sale (I'd recommend going for standard editions, since the skins in the Origins edition aren't even that good). If you're looking for a game with high learning curve, complicated mechanics that can still give you something new even after hundreds of hours played, you better look elsewhere. In the end, I got my money's worth, but there are f2p titles that can do basically the same thing (TF2, Paladins).    … Expand
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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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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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