Overwatch (2016)

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

    Comparisons between games aside, under Overwatch's shiny veneer is a shallow, repetitive, poorly designed mess. Blizzard should just switch to making movies these days because they've obviously forgotten how to make a good game.    … Expand
  3. Cinders
    Aug 3, 2016
    3
    TF2 with better graphics? It's full of the same Quake style gameplay, very fast paced. It's also terrible imbalanced, the random teams are usually very one-sided, and there are plenty of invisible walls that exist without explanation and ledges you cannot get on because of said invisible walls.

    I loved TF2 for a while, but it eventually became repetitive. Picking up Overwatch was    TF2 with better graphics? It's full of the same Quake style gameplay, very fast paced. It's also terrible imbalanced, the random teams are usually very one-sided, and there are plenty of invisible walls that exist without explanation and ledges you cannot get on because of said invisible walls.

    I loved TF2 for a while, but it eventually became repetitive. Picking up Overwatch was like replaying TF2, it became repetitive inside of 1 day. Same turrets, same medic + heavy, same rocket jump soldier, etc. I did not find anything new about this game to warrant a good review, rather a poor one for making a weak rip-off of a classic.    … Expand
  4. bazzbro
    Aug 10, 2016
    0
    reached rank 31 before giving up

    this game has some satisfying game play when you play a proper ranked match, but that is a rarity when you;re thrown into completely lopsided games the majority of the time.
  5. Xenobeagle
    Jun 6, 2016
    5
    So I watched the trailers and the character videos, which initially had me saying "Oh my god this is Pixar the shooter, amazing! I went into this game excited by the style and variety of heroes. I was not left completely disappointing as the animation of the characters is stunning, and at times the game can be pretty fun.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    TLDR: If you love Moba's but wish they played more like a shooter then Overwatch might be for you, if you want a great hero shooter however don't make the same mistake I did and avoid this one like the bubonic plague, and hop on Dirty Bomb.    … Expand
  6. GarbageManJr
    Jul 17, 2016
    1
    Blizzard said "Hey what if we stick a crapton of broken and OP classes together in a game? If they're all OP, then none of them are!". Overwatch is what happens; a broken mess. Top it off with a truly broken matchmaking system where most of your games are steamroll victories or crushing defeats and you got yourself a frustration machine. Seriously, I'm almost always frustrated playing thisBlizzard said "Hey what if we stick a crapton of broken and OP classes together in a game? If they're all OP, then none of them are!". Overwatch is what happens; a broken mess. Top it off with a truly broken matchmaking system where most of your games are steamroll victories or crushing defeats and you got yourself a frustration machine. Seriously, I'm almost always frustrated playing this game no matter how great my last match was. Victories are hollow and defeats are too brutal to learn anything from. It's just not fun.… Expand
  7. real_pewdiepie
    Sep 6, 2016
    0
    Played 2 hours of the game and didn't like it. But that's not the problem, I tried to ask for a refund and was told that because I passed the lvl 5 i couldn't have my money back. Also the game is pretty mediocre, don't see why all the hype over it, it's just a team fortress with sexier and more colorful costumes.
  8. PGMP
    Sep 29, 2016
    3
    It would be good if the competitve match making system and ELO system were not completly **** up.

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

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

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

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

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

    I’m super stoked I was able to get a refund from Blizzard.    … Expand
  10. BOXTiger
    Jun 20, 2016
    0
    I played it 5 minutes and it's..... personally I don't like this one. I've enjoyed Team fortress 2 for 1,200 hours though, it's not mine. Too fast game plays and complete idiot about design
  11. SuperGlare
    Jun 15, 2016
    1
    nice gameplay but the terrible unbalance and hero swap anytime you want destroys the game
    40 euro for this game is lots of money while this game feels like a free to play.
    Blizzard is nerfing what they shouldnt nerf allowing heroes like bastion mei nad tobjorns turret destroy the game. The people behind the balance are a total fail and i dont see this game going anywhere but stay    nice gameplay but the terrible unbalance and hero swap anytime you want destroys the game
    40 euro for this game is lots of money while this game feels like a free to play.
    Blizzard is nerfing what they shouldnt nerf allowing heroes like bastion mei nad tobjorns turret destroy the game.
    The people behind the balance are a total fail and i dont see this game going anywhere but stay between the noob community that blizzard has established the last years    … Expand
  12. jonno1
    Jul 1, 2016
    0
    how to create a game in few simple steps:
    1) take every little mechanics of various game and copypaste them on your,creating one would require skills and talent
    2) tell everyone you did this to "make everyone comfortable" with the game 3) use "amazing charecterization" such as "this is the badass" "this is the good guy" and so on because you don't want to spend time and effort creating    how to create a game in few simple steps:
    1) take every little mechanics of various game and copypaste them on your,creating one would require skills and talent
    2) tell everyone you did this to "make everyone comfortable" with the game
    3) use "amazing charecterization" such as "this is the badass" "this is the good guy" and so on because you don't want to spend time and effort creating a story mode
    4) oh wait, you can! Just relase some cheap ass comics.Tf2 did that and look how it torned great
    5) say it is competitive because why not.Despite having rock-paper-scissor kind of class
    6) add some ass and **** to create fanservice and a pointless flamewar to get attention

    enjoy :)    … Expand
  13. AaronAction
    Jun 15, 2016
    5
    Feels like the best free to play game shooter out there, hands down. This game is GREAT, but after playing for 2 days I had to return it. There is such little content it's enraging and the money-grabbing micro-transactions are so infuriating it's not worth playing another 10 hours to try n' level up for one more crate. The amount of items you do get is limited to around only 50 perFeels like the best free to play game shooter out there, hands down. This game is GREAT, but after playing for 2 days I had to return it. There is such little content it's enraging and the money-grabbing micro-transactions are so infuriating it's not worth playing another 10 hours to try n' level up for one more crate. The amount of items you do get is limited to around only 50 per character which makes you feel like very few people were actually creating for the game. Also after researching found out multiple companies were paid to give favorable reviews rather than spending their money on content for the game (the huge problem with it).

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Overall: Gets old quick, really fun though, can see people playing it for years if they update it with a new champ every other month like League and new game modes, but I doubt this will happen and with the $60 price tag it's extremely overrated, oh and the fact they literally paid game companies like Machinima to give them positive reviews so there's that.    … Expand
  14. Ymirok
    Aug 14, 2016
    2
    Overwatch is superficially pleasing but the depth is nowhere to be seen. There are no alternate weapons for characters and they can only be played in one or two ways. Their abilities are far from original, borrowing heavily from a variety of games. To top it off, some abilities don't even require aiming. In an FPS. Do you see the contradiction here? A genre that's supposed to reward skill.Overwatch is superficially pleasing but the depth is nowhere to be seen. There are no alternate weapons for characters and they can only be played in one or two ways. Their abilities are far from original, borrowing heavily from a variety of games. To top it off, some abilities don't even require aiming. In an FPS. Do you see the contradiction here? A genre that's supposed to reward skill. In addition, hitboxes are completely wack. Simple google this (and look at videos about it) to find out how silly they are. Oh, a word about "progression" too. There is literally nothing to unlock except cosmetics. That'll surely help its longevity!

    To summarize; a game that looks good on the outside but has very, very low depth and doesn't require as much skill as any budding FPS fan would want it to. This is pretty much Baby's First FPS.    … Expand
  15. Galiansias
    Jun 7, 2016
    5
    This is a game that should be free. This game is not worth the $ 50 it costs. If this game was not the company Blizzard would not buy anyone. Little content , unbalanced , bad hitbox ... the game is a clone of Team Fortress 2
  16. Crackfarmer
    Jun 7, 2016
    5
    First of all you think wow what an impressive Game, but if you play this Game for like 3-4 days you will see the downsides pretty fast. I'll list it in positive and negative stuff.

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

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

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

    One upside is that i purchased the key on a keysite with paypal - refund money after 2 weeks. So it's pretty much free 2 play for people who doesn't want to blow money into blizzard's butt for no reason.    … Expand
  17. lande0
    Aug 14, 2016
    2
    SO MANY BUGS BUGS BUGS... and Who call it as shooting? It's more like lol. But match making system is worse than lol. Character balance is BAD. Just like lol. If you pick `weak' character, you will listen a bunch of swears. After the game, you push a report button. But nothing is changed.
  18. pianoman178
    Aug 28, 2016
    1
    This game doesn't have any glaring bugs. It doesn't crash and is optimized fairly well. However the gameplay is trash. Every encounter in the game feels cheap. Every ability makes it feel as though the players has no control. Play of the games are dominated by people who push "Q" for their ultimate. Certain heroes can spam abilities to be successful, while others make the tiniestThis game doesn't have any glaring bugs. It doesn't crash and is optimized fairly well. However the gameplay is trash. Every encounter in the game feels cheap. Every ability makes it feel as though the players has no control. Play of the games are dominated by people who push "Q" for their ultimate. Certain heroes can spam abilities to be successful, while others make the tiniest mistake and pay the biggest price. Overall, I cannot leave this game without feeling salty. I'd avoid this one if you like skill-based shooters.… Expand
  19. diggre318
    Oct 21, 2017
    0
    thanks for encouraging loot boxes or loot crates.
    ever since Diablo 3's always online marketplace, I knew this company had such terrible ideas to rip their customers off.

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

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

    Good Things:
    None

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

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

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

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

    I really don't have a problem with cosmetic microtransactions since they hardly affect gameplay. However, the RNG system can be pretty crossing if you're looking for a specific character skin or animation.    … Expand
  26. Demonicstab
    Jun 5, 2016
    0
    Well.
    A Blizzard game, without camping.
    Oh, wait, if you really want to check the true story about Overwatch, go to Youtube, It's free.
    A really big disappointment.
  27. Baluberda
    Jun 18, 2016
    0
    Empty game, 4 small maps,3 modes, 10 unfinished champions. Let's add its incomplete also and cost 60 Euros.
    The worst comes about the ranked part, will make everything worst as all MOBAs
  28. AppleBreen
    Jul 2, 2016
    0
    I bought Overwatch a week ago and played quite a lot. The reason why i bought this game was just because my friend literally worshiped this game and told me that it's even better than Hats Sim- sorry, Team Fortress 2 and.. better if i didn't listen to him. The graphics are great (though design is too childish), gameplay is quite fun at first time but longer you play - more bored you get. II bought Overwatch a week ago and played quite a lot. The reason why i bought this game was just because my friend literally worshiped this game and told me that it's even better than Hats Sim- sorry, Team Fortress 2 and.. better if i didn't listen to him. The graphics are great (though design is too childish), gameplay is quite fun at first time but longer you play - more bored you get. I would also want to mention a bad netcode, poor hit-detection, broken matchmaking system which throws you to the worst players possible. I can't carry a team (mostly i get golden medals for every match. Believe or not) of people who barely do the objective and think it's some sort of team deathmatch. Lose streaks are depressive and exhausting. Also, lack of content. I don't think Overwatch is worth of its money at the moment. Don't buy it yet (or at all) and save your nerves.… Expand
  29. ZeroByDivide
    Jun 10, 2016
    6
    pretty good but after 7 hours I've pretty much lost all interest. Very very little content aside from the large hero count although there really isn't that much depth to each of the heros. Very simple maps that get repetitive very fast and only about 3 game modes for 40 USD. unless your heavily into this type of simple fps, have friends to play with (cause random teams are just awful 50%pretty good but after 7 hours I've pretty much lost all interest. Very very little content aside from the large hero count although there really isn't that much depth to each of the heros. Very simple maps that get repetitive very fast and only about 3 game modes for 40 USD. unless your heavily into this type of simple fps, have friends to play with (cause random teams are just awful 50% of the time) and don't mind a small amount of content I'd suggest saving your money for the steam summer sale where you can find loads of games with more variety, more interesting game play, and loads of more content.… Expand
  30. JCDchameleon
    Jun 8, 2016
    6
    With constant comparisons by the community to the glory days of Team Fortress 2, Overwatch scratches an itch long since ignored by the AAA development scene over the last decade. Perhaps the filling of this void is what gives Overwatch it's real charm. Yet it's comparison to the rest of the genre is it's biggest fault: It doesn't provide the value I'm looking for.

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

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

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

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

    It's accessibility is what I think is going to keep me playing for a good while however, with games being short enough that I can hop in for a few whenever I have a spare half hour without any worries, and I think that's a truly valuable experience to have especially with friends. I can't knock the game for it's community but if you plan to get anything out of this beyond the initial launch period it will be imperative that you find yourself a core group in order to achieve any sort of depth or strategy.    … Expand
  31. WewLad
    Jul 19, 2016
    0
    gay ass sjw vidya that promotes jewish propaganda, feminism, satanism, communism, and blue-pilled behavior.
    if i saw my non-existing child play this, i'd take drastic actions, assuming that he already went too deep into the dark territory, and put an end to his life myself.
    the only reasonable way to think people find this """game""" even remotely entertaining while being unironic is if    gay ass sjw vidya that promotes jewish propaganda, feminism, satanism, communism, and blue-pilled behavior.
    if i saw my non-existing child play this, i'd take drastic actions, assuming that he already went too deep into the dark territory, and put an end to his life myself.
    the only reasonable way to think people find this """game""" even remotely entertaining while being unironic is if they are either liberals or support criminals such as Hillary; which would be understandable for them to think this game is entertaining considering such people i've enumerated are brain-dead by nature    … Expand
  32. Ace_Lionheart
    Jun 28, 2016
    2
    A poorly balanced game with only one game mode, and no single player. I really don"t get what people think is good about this game. It's boring and repetitive, i don't know how people can play this for more than a week without getting tired of it.
  33. drymedar
    Jun 7, 2016
    4
    The absolutely horrible matchmaking system and a community that completely refuses to communicate (while at the same time consistently emphasizing how this is a TEAM game) completely ruins this game. Most games are so badly matched that one side is completely dominating and the experience just isn't fun, for the losers or the winners. Planning to play this casually? Don't.
  34. Brackio
    Jun 13, 2016
    3
    Overwatch is okay, but it was definitely not worth the hype. I'm going to be comparing it with TF2, its so called counterpart.

    The gamemodes, while critics praise them for being "creative", are just recycled from Team Fortress 2 (which, in my opinion, a much better game). In fact, the whole game is basically TF2 with "Blizzard" slapped onto the cover. While the heroes are vast in    Overwatch is okay, but it was definitely not worth the hype. I'm going to be comparing it with TF2, its so called counterpart.

    The gamemodes, while critics praise them for being "creative", are just recycled from Team Fortress 2 (which, in my opinion, a much better game). In fact, the whole game is basically TF2 with "Blizzard" slapped onto the cover.

    While the heroes are vast in number, every hero only has one set of weapons, and you cannot change them out with different ones made for your hero. This makes gameplay feel linear, and you can only do what the game makers intended. It's basically a competition on who can left-click faster.

    The main thing I am upset about is the attention this game is getting. At the time of this review, Overwatch has about 9 million players playing it, while TF2, the much better game, is left with 47,000.

    In conclusion, please, do NOT spend $59.99 on this game. It's not worth it, considering how incomplete it feels. If you want a way better game like this, try TF2. It's free and you'll probably like the dedicated fanbase the game has built up. The only reason I'm not giving Overwatch a 0/10 is that you can give $60 to Blizzard so that they can hopefully make Legion come out sooner.    … Expand
  35. Vile-Okami
    Jul 12, 2016
    4
    Competitive mode is complete garbage and the rank is solely chosen based on if your team is retarded or not. Game has very little content and gets boring fast.
  36. iulixmax
    Jun 4, 2016
    2
    it is a good game to play with friends bat ti sud be free to play because after a wild the player base it well be 0 and well by dead :(:(!!!!!!! the same like titanfall and Evolve and u bay a game and u have microtrans is stupid !!!!!
  37. KICHZY
    Jun 2, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is a casual shooter that lacks in content. The game has several multiplayer modes alongside 12 maps with the option to purchase micro transactions for new character skins and animations, It's definitely not deserving of a full AAA price tag! If this was any other game it would of been poorly received for these reasons alone yet have been "ignored" by critics...

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

    Although Overwatch is a very polished game (as expected from blizzard) it seems to be clouding people's judgement...    … Expand
  38. alexerar11
    Jul 7, 2016
    0
    Grab TF2, mix it up with asses, boobs and sell it at 50 bloody dollars. Last time i buy a Blizzard game. with 1152 hours in TF2, and 200+ hours in Overwatch, i can say that don't worth it. Anyways, what more i can expect from a company that makes a game which i need to pay monthly to play it?
  39. genuine1
    Jul 16, 2016
    0
    They may play TF2 to update new hero
    Very disappointed game for me
    No creativity and unbalanced between each hero
    Except graphic expression, There's nothing better than tf2
  40. Broyax
    Jan 10, 2017
    0
    Un clone à deux balles de Team Fortress 2 vendu 60 boules (le prix Blizzard comme par hasard) dont le contenu et les mécaniques sont celles d'un free to pay ou presque ! On ne doute de rien chez Blibli et on a jamais douté de rien d'ailleurs : lorsqu'il s'agit de tondre du mouton en masse, on ne va pas apprendre au vieux singe à faire la grimace (vieux dicton de lama).

    A cette arnaque à    Un clone à deux balles de Team Fortress 2 vendu 60 boules (le prix Blizzard comme par hasard) dont le contenu et les mécaniques sont celles d'un free to pay ou presque ! On ne doute de rien chez Blibli et on a jamais douté de rien d'ailleurs : lorsqu'il s'agit de tondre du mouton en masse, on ne va pas apprendre au vieux singe à faire la grimace (vieux dicton de lama).

    A cette arnaque à peine dissimulée et maquillée comme une voiture volée s'ajoute le foutage de gueule graphique puisqu'Overwatch est gaulé comme un f2p (un fils de p ?) en 256 couleurs qui fait presque concurrence aux jeux smartphones afin d'appâter les neuneus drogués à leurs habituels f2p et autres jeux "e-sports" plus ou moins gratuits et/ou indés.

    Ce qui peut sembler paradoxal mais le "prestige" de Blibli et l'idolâtrie des fouille-merdes (euh de nos chers amis de la presse) fait le reste. De ce fait, la faible exigence technique permet de faire tourner cette petite bouse sur n'importe quelle poubelle, un élément primordial pour râtisser au plus large. Tout comme les Diablol.

    Le "jeu" en lui-même est en mesure d'attirer le troupeau bêlant lambda ainsi que la kévinerie habituelle des FPS multi-joueurs. Un produit propret, bien formaté et conçu entièrement comme une énorme opération marketing et tant pis si c'est juste nul à chier en fait, on est plus à ça près.    … Expand
  41. Doctor-J
    Jul 27, 2016
    0
    There's a good game buried in Overwatch, but it is grossly overshadowed by one of the worst match making mechanics around. Enforcing a 50% win rate, you will have frustrating, boring match after frustrating, boring match. Even if, somehow, you get a decent one, a rarity, the lack of maps will quickly make this game a dull use of forty dollars.
  42. Xevro
    May 24, 2016
    6
    Overwatch is a smooth and beautiful game, but is terribly lacking in both creativity and depth to make it up to the audience for its pricetag.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Unique characters, game runs smooth and a pretty art-style, but that's all there is to it. The cons outweight the pros clearly; therefore it isn't worth the price, considering the fact that this was supposed to be a Free 2 Play model in the first place.    … Expand
  43. wilkow
    Jul 3, 2016
    3
    perhaps worst competitive play system ever imagined. Super penalties for losing, no reward for winning. Matchmaking is awful. Being late from launch, no excuse for this level of bad.
  44. Constipator
    Jul 3, 2016
    1
    The majority of the user reviews are people that are delusional enough to think that anything blizzard makes is worthwhile.

    Sticking with Blizzard games since Diablo 2, Stracraft, and Warcraft 3 I've grown impressed. WoW was something that did suck the soul out of my life for years. Now for me lately a majority of their games have not been hitting desirable marks. Pretty much every    The majority of the user reviews are people that are delusional enough to think that anything blizzard makes is worthwhile.

    Sticking with Blizzard games since Diablo 2, Stracraft, and Warcraft 3 I've grown impressed. WoW was something that did suck the soul out of my life for years. Now for me lately a majority of their games have not been hitting desirable marks. Pretty much every expansion after WotLK was a disappointment and Diablo 3 just didn't live up to expectations. I keep telling myself "they'll do something their player base will like, they care about their players..." when in truth it doesn't seem like they really care about their players, even after they get kicked in the nuts like they did with the WoD expansion. I played a lot of HotS but overall i feel satisfied with the experience, too. This game is already acknowledged for it's toxic community, I feel like they had a missed opportunity with the cards after match where instead maybe they could elect people who had some beneficial effect for their team, such as a selfless character swap to help the team out. Also, the inclusion of taunts feel pointless if it's going to last for about 3 seconds and I die almost immediately when using it.

    Now that was about the report card I gave blizzard, now to get to Overwatch. Also KEEP IN MIND this game has been in development for a while. All because they cancelled Titan doesn't mean they IMMEDIATELY went to the press to say they'd work on OW instead.

    The good:

    Pixxaresque animation

    Characters with personality and backstory

    Music

    The bad:

    Inconsistent hit boxes(such as roadhog hooks that hook people around corners)

    I'm not sure if this is the same as above but there may be a delay in game or inconsistent animation timers such as Zarya's bubble

    the game's balancing issues around snipers damage, mei, reaper, tracer, genji, zarya(maybe her shield buff duration is just a glitch) mercy ult, and

    since the game is more about heroes working together it seems questionable that they allow multiple of the same heroes. this concept is also rather game breaking as the double reinhardt, 3 bastion, and lucio set up. because of things like this some defenses are impenetrable due to poor balance.

    the inclusion of taunts no one will see except when bored waiting for match to start    … Expand
  45. grbolivar
    Jun 2, 2016
    5
    Four ultra-simple game modes based on capturing areas/points (that's all, no attempt to create new and/or innovative game modes), 3 (small) maps for each mode, 10-12 players matches (yes, like it's 1995), repetitive generic shooter with one-hit-kills specials, unbalanced characters (some will one-hit-kill you with their standard weapon, others do so little damage the bullets just tickleFour ultra-simple game modes based on capturing areas/points (that's all, no attempt to create new and/or innovative game modes), 3 (small) maps for each mode, 10-12 players matches (yes, like it's 1995), repetitive generic shooter with one-hit-kills specials, unbalanced characters (some will one-hit-kill you with their standard weapon, others do so little damage the bullets just tickle the enemy), and you will be bored after 5 hours of this. Can't understand how this can be rated with more than an 5-6.… Expand
  46. Riba9495
    Jun 17, 2016
    6
    I better wait for a Overwatch clone that is more balanced and f2p that follows the footsteps of DOTA2 so that Blizzard could realized that they missed a bigger portion of the Market today
  47. Proxyzygy
    Nov 1, 2016
    1
    If I'm spending £40+ on a game, I expect that game to have £40+ worth of content in it and Overwatch just doesn't. It feels like a little incomplete indie game hiding behind a triple A price tag and a big dev studio.
  48. jmendez
    Mar 4, 2017
    0
    Pay for play a TF2 RIPOFF. No way. Characters purely ripoff of tf2 and Paladins, terrible microtransaction system, you get bored after 2 hours of gaming... And Tracer looks like Sora in Kingom Hearts. This game sucks.
  49. Tilt1k
    Jan 30, 2019
    3
    BORING thats how you describe Overwatch.

    A boring mix of Team fortress 2 and League of legends. In theory it could be a good game i like the idea, but when i tried to play it in-game its absolute crap. No enjoyment from kill in FPS game= rubbish for me. Yeah maybe i felt good after some headshots but it was like 5-10 % and thats not enough for me. There are some cool designated    BORING thats how you describe Overwatch.

    A boring mix of Team fortress 2 and League of legends.

    In theory it could be a good game i like the idea, but when i tried to play it in-game its absolute crap. No enjoyment from kill in FPS game= rubbish for me. Yeah maybe i felt good after some headshots but it was like 5-10 % and thats not enough for me.

    There are some cool designated characters thats what Blizzard can always do and even some backstory to it which i like. But the gameplay is just a pain for me... sorry.    … Expand
  50. winj3r
    Jun 5, 2016
    5
    Pros:
    Great desing for caracters and levels
    Team based gameplay
    Well optimized

    Cons:
    Average graphics
    Very limited gunplay
    Simplistic gameplay
    Only one gun per caracter
    Few maps and content
  51. prossnip42
    Aug 7, 2016
    5
    Oh look another Team fortress 2 wannabe but unlike tf2 you need to pay money for it. 60 dollars at launch no less. Does it deserve it? well not really but let's get into the review.

    Pros: -I don't usually care much about graphics but the it's the art style that won me over. i'm a huge fan of Pixar and playing this game i felt like i was in an interactive and violent cartoon. But the    Oh look another Team fortress 2 wannabe but unlike tf2 you need to pay money for it. 60 dollars at launch no less. Does it deserve it? well not really but let's get into the review.

    Pros:
    -I don't usually care much about graphics but the it's the art style that won me over. i'm a huge fan of Pixar and playing this game i felt like i was in an interactive and violent cartoon. But the again tf2 had the same feeling so yeah.
    -The classes do feel different and it does require a decent level of strategy but that isn't really saying much.

    Cons:
    -The gameplay. It's your standard class based shooter that we've seen done a million times before and Overwatch doesn't exactly do anything different. The maps are good except when they're not, the weapons are unique except there's like only 3 useful classes in the entire game and it does have humor except there's another class based shooter that does it better (tf2).

    You know what just play tf2. It's much more fun and way more polished the this piece of forgettable mediocrity.    … Expand
  52. jdb1917
    Jun 1, 2016
    5
    i was super hyped for overwatch. i did not end up getting into the beta due to time constraints, but from what i've seen and heard, i was ready for it to find its way into my regular rotation.

    suffice to say i was extremely disappointing. the good; great art style good gunplay mechanics the bad; uninspired game modes little to no team balancing bad map design the ugly;    i was super hyped for overwatch. i did not end up getting into the beta due to time constraints, but from what i've seen and heard, i was ready for it to find its way into my regular rotation.

    suffice to say i was extremely disappointing.

    the good;
    great art style
    good gunplay mechanics

    the bad;
    uninspired game modes
    little to no team balancing
    bad map design

    the ugly;
    already cancerous community
    chests with skewed rolls to increase duplicate drops

    all in all the game is just average. not nearly as good as some competitors (dirty bomb for example) with an ok pay model of pay to buy with large amounts of cosmetics you "could" buy. it feels good to play, but is nothing to write home about and after a while the repetitiveness got tedious.    … Expand
  53. masterchief247
    Jan 19, 2019
    3
    Bought this game at full price 2 years ago. Played hundreds of hours. Last week, I not only uninstalled the game, but also called Blizzard to have them completely close my account never to be played again. That is how frustrating the game has become. Unbalanced gameplay, toxic players in game degrading you, Blizzard hates its own players and ruins the game with awful nerfs and buffs,Bought this game at full price 2 years ago. Played hundreds of hours. Last week, I not only uninstalled the game, but also called Blizzard to have them completely close my account never to be played again. That is how frustrating the game has become. Unbalanced gameplay, toxic players in game degrading you, Blizzard hates its own players and ruins the game with awful nerfs and buffs, smurfs in lower rank making most matches unfair, etc. If I could rate this game on its graphics and maps, I'd give it a 10. Although, what good are those if the core of the game, the gameplay, is enough to make you want to slit your throat. I've moved on to the game Paladins, which is a free to play game, and frankly, I wish I'd started with it 2 years ago instead of Overwatch. It is so much more rewarding, fun, and balanced than Overwatch ever has been. It is rumored that Overwatch is also going free to play to compete with Paladins in 2019. I'd wait for that before wasting your money like I did for an awful maddening experience.… Expand
  54. GAGMR
    Nov 21, 2016
    5
    It's basically Call of Duty, but with Porn Stars.

    Just get prepared to die every 3 seconds because everyone has to be all L33T, so **** balance! Make everyone kill everything super quick! Then get ready to die every time you use your ultimate because all ultimates suck.

    Go play Paladins instead. It's free & is just a better game.
  55. CthuluFthagn
    Oct 13, 2016
    6
    The game looks nice and from technological point of view it's very good but the gameplay is basically what you could see in BF4 Operation Locker. It's basically fast paced spamfest with the defending team additionaly camping. I am 13 hours and 21 lvls into this game and i already tried to get refund from Blizzard. Sadly you can't get in when you played for more than 5 hours and if it'sThe game looks nice and from technological point of view it's very good but the gameplay is basically what you could see in BF4 Operation Locker. It's basically fast paced spamfest with the defending team additionaly camping. I am 13 hours and 21 lvls into this game and i already tried to get refund from Blizzard. Sadly you can't get in when you played for more than 5 hours and if it's more than 5 days after purchase. Well... 6 is max i can rate this game. Its flashy, fast and boringly repeatable. Mediocre at max.… Expand
  56. klkevinkl
    Aug 9, 2016
    5
    My experience with Overwatch has been a mess. The graphics of the game are bright and colorful instead of dark and gloomy like every shooter out there. Each of the characters has different abilities that they can use to their advantage in order to try to control whatever objective they are aiming after. A lot of the tanks have some kind of shield that can block damage. There are charactersMy experience with Overwatch has been a mess. The graphics of the game are bright and colorful instead of dark and gloomy like every shooter out there. Each of the characters has different abilities that they can use to their advantage in order to try to control whatever objective they are aiming after. A lot of the tanks have some kind of shield that can block damage. There are characters that specialize in tank slaying as well. The least played role is support though. There is a time limit to capturing the points, but it doesn't really matter since as long as someone stands on the point, it goes into overtime and overtime can extend indefinitely. The increased death timers do not really matter. If a match gets tied at the end, the game goes into sudden death where whoever captures the first objective instantly becomes the winner. I'd rather have the game just reward whoever did it faster with overtime counting against the team as well.

    One of the best things about the game is its focus on objectives rather than just flat out kills. Individual players matter a lot less than a group that can play together. But here in lies the problem. Players are grouped together based on a Dynamic Queue and premade groups inherently have an advantage. While the game does try to pit premades against other premade groups, it doesn't always work out. You often get very one sided match ups, especially since they allow for a massive variance in skill in ranked. There was one game where I was playing with a rank 30 and a rank 60 pairing on the other team while I was in the high 40s. Needless to say, the rank 60 wiped out everyone and I still had to suffer a massive rank decrease for it.

    My biggest complaint about the game is the lack of sense of progress. Your progress is measured by collecting experience from games. It takes 22000 experience to gain a level with most games netting you about 2000 experience. In about 11 to 12 games, you should gain a level and earn a loot box for 4 random items. The problem here is that duplicates are turned into very tiny amounts of currency, I'm talking like maybe 5. The cheapest items need around 25 while the most expensive cost 1000. There are some that you also cannot buy, such as the pre-order bonus Widowmaker and anything marked under "events," like the Summer Olympics themed items.

    When I heard this game was buy to play, I was hoping that it would be free of all the problems that came with free to play games, but I was wrong. This is a buy to play game with a cash shop and they do all of the things that free to play games do. They start with pretty bad servers. There are times when I randomly get disconnected for no apparent reason even though my Internet went down. There are times when Blizzard randomly decides to implement a patch with no warning, forcing everybody out of a game and having everyone take a loss. You can purchase loot boxes with real money to earn items faster and duplicates do get turned into currency.

    The second complaint about the game is balance. I really have no idea what they were thinking when they did some of their patches. Soldier 76's and D. Va's shots were made to be highly unstable to the point where you literally have to be in their face to use it. McCree constantly moves between insanely broken and insanely useless. To top it off, too many characters have invincibility abilities. While invincibility might be nice for something like an ultimate, far too many people have it as a defensive ability, especially when they can still be targeted by allies for things like healing and they still are counted as contesting a point.    … Expand
  57. Brakkus
    Jul 6, 2016
    1
    Where's my single player content? I'm sick of playing with losers. Also this game's too hard to play when I'm drunk, seriously how am I supposed to stream this? Sober? GTFO.
  58. cammellogiallo
    Jul 16, 2016
    6
    + Great visuals & audio
    >> Blizzard art direction is top notch as usual. Same goes for level design
    + Fast & diverse gameplay >> With +20 classes and 4 different roles, it's hard not to find at least 1 enjoyable character + Performance >> The game performs very well; as always, Blizzard aims for a very large public. Running @1080p / ultra / 120+ fps with a 4690k / R9 290.    + Great visuals & audio
    >> Blizzard art direction is top notch as usual. Same goes for level design

    + Fast & diverse gameplay
    >> With +20 classes and 4 different roles, it's hard not to find at least 1 enjoyable character

    + Performance
    >> The game performs very well; as always, Blizzard aims for a very large public. Running @1080p / ultra / 120+ fps with a 4690k / R9 290. Performance goes up a lot by decreasing graphic options, so 120+ is certainly not a mirage for inexpensive builds.

    + Business model
    >> Counting this as a positive point as I'm tired of all the P2W **** these days. I'm happy to pay 30£ / 40$ to avoid that.

    ~ Limited game modes
    >> So far there are no original game modes, only Payload, Capture the Point and King of the Hill. They are enjoyable but Blizzard can and should do more.

    - Community
    >> It's bad.

    1) Language. Maybe not as bad as DotA / LoL / CS, I haven't played those games so I can't comment, but "ez" "rekt" and stuff along those lines is a common occurrence.

    2) Team composition. It's clearly important in a game where each class counters and is countered by others, more or less harshly. Support classes (read: healers) are generally not picked, and a team without a healer generally performs badly. It's so bad that most of the times I feel pretty much forced to pick either role if I don't want to get stomped... as a result, my first and third most played classes are a healer and a tank.

    Also, class stacking (especially snipers... *cough* hanzo *cough*) is an issue, as less diversity is typically bad.
    I just had a game where most of my team were snipers. In attack. 3 hanzos, 1 widow, me (tank) and another guy (not healer of course). Yes, we failed hard.

    Now that competitive mode is out, people feel even more justified to fuc* around in quickplay because "lol tryhard is just quickplay!!11".

    On the other hand I understand that people might want to practice characters that they never get the chance to play, but that's Blizzard's fault for not implementing a TDM game mode.

    - Netcode
    >> I was happy with it at first, then I started noticing all the little issues that slowly pile up and make you realise that something is very wrong with the game. It uses a client based hit detection, but the client's tickrate is a mere 20hz (compared to 60hz of most online shooters). Also, awful hitboxes for projectile weapons make the whole thing much worse: the most notorious is Hanzo, who is able to shoot people behind cover due to the massive size of its arrows' hitbox. Also, headshots are very frequent and they always seem off in the killcam.

    - Balance
    >> Some classes are / have been very badly balanced.
    The most glaring example was Widowmaker, able to shave off 3/4 of most classes HPs and kill a Zenyatta with a BODYSHOT. Instakilling a class with a bodyshot from a semiautomatic sniper rifle with no sway, no bullet drop, huge magazine and little recoil is insane, I wonder how that made it past QA.

    - Matchmaking
    >> I was very, very disappointed. In short:
    1) Most of my games are stomps. Stomps are never fun for me, even when winning. Close, enjoyable games are 20-30%.
    2) a LOT of premades. Joining as a solo player is a frustrating experience. The game tries to match groups with groups, but more often than not the result is quite imbalanced. Being in an organised group allows you to sync ultimates, that makes a HUGE difference against solos. The most irritating things are that you can't know who's in a premade (in quickplay), and the fact that even competitive does NOT have a dedicated solo queue.

    Also, make sure you join with strong friends. I tried joining with some friends who are not really good at these games (one never played FPS...), the matchmaker tries to match you against other groups that are often very organized, so it ends up being WORSE than solo queue.

    3) Leavers not being punished enough. You can leave a game and avoid a loss in your statistics.
    The poor sod who fills the spot, instead, will get the loss (if the team loses of course, which is likely at that point).
    This can happen even in the last second of a match. That happens to me around 15-25% of the times I start a match.

    That means you join, see the counter at 1 second, get a loss and you're booted out. Excessive leaving will trigger a temporary penalty in exp (-75%), but that simply means less levels = less lootboxes = less skins. Not a big deal.

    Even worse, leaving in competitive causes massive skill level gains reductions for EVERYONE, even the other team.
    - Bull$hit ultimates >> This is entirely personal, but I HATE ultimates that pretty much simulate cheats - I'm talking about Widowmaker's wallhack and Soldier's aimbot. Lame, lame, lame. Conclusion: A great FPS with a very solid foundation, unfortunately plagued by many (not unfixable!) issues that ruin the whole experience.    … Expand
  59. limonlord
    Oct 6, 2017
    0
    Actually, overwatch is the worst game blizzard have ever made and it demonstrates how their studio decided to concentrate on fulfilling demands of casual players and kids instead of competitive and hardcore players to gain more revenue. I've played 3 competetive seasons by now and i'm definetely not planning to return anytime soon. I regret that i've spend so much time in this overhypedActually, overwatch is the worst game blizzard have ever made and it demonstrates how their studio decided to concentrate on fulfilling demands of casual players and kids instead of competitive and hardcore players to gain more revenue. I've played 3 competetive seasons by now and i'm definetely not planning to return anytime soon. I regret that i've spend so much time in this overhyped "cybersportive game"

    Pros:
    1) Good optimisation? (not sure)
    2) Presence of some kind of lore and lore-connected content (Overwatch doesn't have real complete lore, plot or story it just has few articles on each hero's bio and some comics and shorts; even DOTA2 technically has better story implementation, although it doesn't have official short movies)

    Cons:
    1) Overwatch team prioritise money over content making. Instead of adding new heroes more often than once in 3-4 months and new DIFFERENT (not "slightly different maps with other textures") maps, new mechanics and rules they just create completely useless, boring and repetitive "events" which usually introduce one casual gamemode and pile of dreadful cosmetic items (most of them have really bad quality) to make kids more excited and sexually aroused than normally.
    2) Overwatch team completely ignores game bugs and balance issues. For the AAA game overwatch has too many issues with that, which are not fixed or fixed partially after a huge period of time.
    3) Overwatch team totally ignores feedback from competitive players. Moreover, blizzard community office tries to pretend to be responsive by making dev's diaries and organising drama on their forums.
    4) Overwatch is just boring to watch and play. Blizzard just did a really bad job trying to develop Team Fortress's genre by adding heroes. Every game is the same, teamfights are won by those who charged their ults first and in the remaining time teams are just standing near objectives behind shields or cover (of they're flanking) and charging their ults again. That's it. I don't see any reason why i should explain why watching cybersport matches is dreadful (same picks, same spicks, same strategies).
    5) Competitive gamemode and low skill cap. Even thought this game costs about 40$, the game is filled with inadequate whiners, leavers, complete noobs. I dare say that i enjoyed playing competitive dota, cs:go, RTS's and so on much more than competitive overwatch.

    I could go on and review each specific issue with this game and each of blizzard's failures, but generally i said what i wanted to say. This game has no future in pro scene, unless blizzard will change their course and start to actually work on their game. This game just deserves online of 100k people on each platform, not more. Just don't buy it and wait until they'll make this game cost 20$ or free and add other microtransactions (apart from lootboxes).    … Expand
  60. Med1a
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    Подбор соперников ужасен,баланс чуть выше среднего,огромное количество тролей на рейтинге 3000-3500+ ,поддержка игроков со стороны разроботчиков безполезная.
    Итог 1/10
  61. Dyzioss
    Jan 8, 2019
    0
    A game in which there is no balance in which the team wins with stronger heroes but no more skilled players. Terrible timing. Sometimes heroes ' abilities don't work as they should. In the game there are no patches that balance the game. More than half of the characters are so strong that they do not require any skill from the player. In this game, almost impossible to kill anyone justA game in which there is no balance in which the team wins with stronger heroes but no more skilled players. Terrible timing. Sometimes heroes ' abilities don't work as they should. In the game there are no patches that balance the game. More than half of the characters are so strong that they do not require any skill from the player. In this game, almost impossible to kill anyone just comes healer and one second fully restores health and the healer himself is treated and it is also impossible to kill. Many heroes have abilities that kill you with one hit.… Expand
  62. Evolve123
    Feb 17, 2019
    3
    Mechanically game is fun, but Blizzard had a long story of mishandling the PVP and cybersport aspects of their games and completely ignoring the playerbase and ALWAYS act like it's the community who isn't right and not them. In the end we will see them go down and forgotten, good job.
  63. Nasher
    Oct 14, 2017
    6
    This game is trying so hard to be an "esport", but it is too imbalanced and the skill cap is rather low. So it's kinda failing at that. The gameplay is about the characters and powerful I-win abilities rather than the player's ability. There are much better arena shooters out there for less money (and free, like UT4). Also no proper servers, only crappy matchmaking, no mod support, smallThis game is trying so hard to be an "esport", but it is too imbalanced and the skill cap is rather low. So it's kinda failing at that. The gameplay is about the characters and powerful I-win abilities rather than the player's ability. There are much better arena shooters out there for less money (and free, like UT4). Also no proper servers, only crappy matchmaking, no mod support, small maps and small player count.… Expand
  64. RafiGinat
    Jul 29, 2022
    0
    TL;DR
    You never get evened matches, it's either you win easily or get wiped easily, all depends on the awful matchmaking system that sometimes gets your normal teams and sometimes gets you the worst ones ever.
    I never hated a game so much and I'm only playing it because there's absolutely no other game to play at this time. 1. Role Queue Since it got released I never played dps    TL;DR
    You never get evened matches, it's either you win easily or get wiped easily, all depends on the awful matchmaking system that sometimes gets your normal teams and sometimes gets you the worst ones ever.
    I never hated a game so much and I'm only playing it because there's absolutely no other game to play at this time.

    1. Role Queue
    Since it got released I never played dps because waiting 20 minutes for a queue is just a no no so I always play a healer and most times it's just dps moira, because I wanna dps

    2. Placements
    Playing as a healer to get the best placement possible then on the 10th game someone from your team quits and you get a loss and it counts as a part of the placements and you get 2300 rank matchmaked with horrible noobs forever because the matchmaking system is the worst.

    3. Worst matchmaking system
    Get an awesome cooperative team then get the worst team or the one player that sabotages the match.
    Means you can never really progress through the 3000 barrier even if you carry your team every game.

    If the game would'v evaluate the players better it could'v team up better and fair matches and this game could'v been perfect.

    But it's the opposite.    … Expand
  65. Henry0012
    Jul 9, 2016
    7
    Here is a quick pro and cons why I think this game is not a 9/10 like other critics mentioned.

    Pros: - There are a lot of heros with its own playstyle that create countless team-based strategies in this game. - The gameplay is short enough so if you are faced with a team of cheaters, then it will be over quickly unlikes CS GO I am stuck with a cheater for a full hour. - It    Here is a quick pro and cons why I think this game is not a 9/10 like other critics mentioned.

    Pros:
    - There are a lot of heros with its own playstyle that create countless team-based strategies in this game.
    - The gameplay is short enough so if you are faced with a team of cheaters, then it will be over quickly unlikes CS GO I am stuck with a cheater for a full hour.
    - It encourages teamplay over lonewolf type of style. It feels so rewarding when you execute a strategy as a team. And there are a lot of heros that allow all sort of cheesey strats.

    Cons:
    - Micro transaction system makes level progression extremely slow, as they encouraging you to buy the crates instead of grinding out the EXP for skins and customization.
    - There are simply not enough content to justify the price tag, comparing to other big titles out there. You pretty much get 3 gamemode and that's about it. I wish they would implement the Arcade matchmaking like in StarCraft 2.
    - It's too much rock, paper, and scissor. You cannot really main a particular hero, so it is hard to grow emotional attachment to one of them, especially where you can customize their appearance. You're required to switch out heros that counter the other team's hero in order to win objectives.
    - Heroes like genji has very high skill ceiling and it feels outright broken when it is used by a very very good player. It can feel broken at times, and there are no characters that would shut him down hard. .
    - You would still need a very good FPS skill to perform well. Aiming is very important part of Overwatch to win the games, but not as important as CS GO. Characters that require little aiming can easily be countered by a player with superior aiming.
    - The teamwork in this game is very involved so you will need a premade team of 6 people to play the game. Solo queing often leads to frustration, as you sometimes get a troll or a rager in your team and it can get very toxic.
    - Due to the team based nature of the game, most games I play is either one team steamrolling another, and vice versa. It makes this game very boring. Matchmaking is based on how well each individual perform in a game but the match itself relies on how well the team cooperate rather than individual performace.
    - Individual performance is not as meaningful like other games. Sometimes you felt like you did so well, but there are simply no meaningful recognition. It's important to be recognized for your hard work, especially when soloqueiing. This has result in most games I play everybody only wants to do a successive elimination so that they can get on the highlight "Play of the Game" after round ends. Going for the objective becomes secondary.    … Expand
  66. zipikaya
    Jul 5, 2016
    6
    It's a decent game for a few hours of fun. Somewhat hefty price tag all things considered. Game play is solid, what really is lacking is map design in my opinion.
  67. Jamezietocool
    Sep 25, 2016
    7
    Overwatch is a great game. It is certainly not a 0 like other user reviewers are saying ,however it's not exactly perfect either.

    There is practically no story in the game, the only story are animated shorts and comics from outside sources to help build the world of Overwatch. And while these are made with the high quality one would expect from Blizzard, the game itself lacks any sort    Overwatch is a great game. It is certainly not a 0 like other user reviewers are saying ,however it's not exactly perfect either.

    There is practically no story in the game, the only story are animated shorts and comics from outside sources to help build the world of Overwatch. And while these are made with the high quality one would expect from Blizzard, the game itself lacks any sort of explanation to who these characters are and why they are capturing points/pushing payloads.
    However, what little story there is can be found in Easter eggs, character dialogues and before mentioned outside sources; these story elements helps makes our 21 characters more interesting and engaging. and i wish Blizzard would have fleshed out the story with an in game campaign.

    Gameplay is where Overwatch excels in my opinion. This is a team focused game and Blizzard have design the game around teamwork. Not once have I ever felt that I wasn't contributing or I was carrying my entire team. The maps are creatively designed and the gamemodes, while very basic and simple, have been balanced and polished out to a high standard. There are 22 (as of Sept. 25 2016) playable characters with more on the way and each of these characters feel unique and useful, even the supports have cool healing abilities and can kill anyone.
    There are 3 main gamemodes: Quickplay, Competitive, and Brawl. Each of these have a variety of maps and objectives to do, however they may get repetitive after a while since the objectives are just attack/defend points and push a payload. And since these are the only gamemodes for now the amount of content will seem lacking for now however Blizzard have promised more for free in the future so that will really decide the worth of the game

    In terms of microtransactions, the game can be played without spending more than the premium price. The microtransaction are lootboxes that you can either get from leveling up or buying them with real money. However obtaining lootboxes by leveling up gets much harder for lvl. 40+. But the only thing these boxes gives are cosmetic skins, sprays, player icons, and voice speeches; lootboxes are completely optional so it won't give any gameplay advantages if you buy 1000 of these to someone who hasn't spent a penny.

    Overall, Overwatch is a great game to mess around with friends. And while the content so far has been lacking, Blizzard's promise of free characters and maps has helped ensure me that content will keep coming for many years to come.
    I recommend you to buy this game at $40 if you love first-person shooters, teambased games, or have a bunch of friends to play with. (Note: If you can, don't buy the origins edition. It's $20 for a bunch of skins that aren't really special compared to other skins anyone can get. Buy the normal edition)    … Expand
  68. Xirhanna
    Feb 2, 2018
    7
    Jeff Kaplan is kind of a running joke. The game is fun but it does get boring rather quickly. Characters are amazing and the style of the art is one of my favorites. Community sucks but what gaming community doesn't these days?
  69. sunboxed
    Jun 15, 2018
    0
    "Sometimes I'm not sure why do I even bother .."

    If I can describe my entire experience of playing Overwatch in one word, it would be - frustrating. Upon playing your first match, you do not feel as if you are entering a video game, but opening the gates of hell instead. I have been met with immediate hatred, blaming, random cursing, nothing to even slightly resemble a good time. And    "Sometimes I'm not sure why do I even bother .."

    If I can describe my entire experience of playing Overwatch in one word, it would be - frustrating. Upon playing your first match, you do not feel as if you are entering a video game, but opening the gates of hell instead. I have been met with immediate hatred, blaming, random cursing, nothing to even slightly resemble a good time. And this is just the beginning. The main problem of Overwatch is that it is a competitive shooter that relies way too much on team play, and personal skill means nothing on its own. Obviously, it is greatly important how good you are at the game, but you cannot do anything on your own even if you are the best player out there. The team setup has to be well-thought, with some hero combinations being clearly more prone to success than others, but ironically nobody really cares. Playing in a team that picks 5 dps characters and you play the only support is not uncommon, but the funny thing is that most of these players love to blame somebody else for their own selfishness. It feels as if they lose intentionally so that they can blame, fight and argue with somebody.

    Another problem that only fuels the previously mentioned fault of the game is the competitive matchmaking system. New solo players of skill must get ready for the so-called ELO hell. The system matches you against either worse or better players, so that you can get your dose of winning, however when the system decides it is time for you to lose, it is going to pair you with clearly worse players so that you have no chance (just check the stats!). For example, sometimes you are going to play against a team of a higher rank, but being matched with people that have much lower stats than you. Overall it feels that the matchmaking system has been designed to artificially pull you down the ladder so that it would take you more time to climb, meaning more money for the company.... A very bad money-grabbing practice.

    The third problem of the game is that it suffers from a lot of balance issues, with some characters being much stronger than others. This is an issue that is practically unsolvable, considering the different roles and skills each character has. As a player, you get adjusted to how everything works, but you notice some character interactions being unfair, such as some characters being unable to make any dps to a tank, or others instakill a healer. Character redesigns do not fix the real problem, sadly.

    But not everything is bad stuff.. All the characters have been designed very well, with attention to details of their personality, skill, attitude, etc.. The game levels are beautiful, vibrant and open to different scenarios, however, there are not nearly enough. The game has been programmed and polished very well, being able to work on older hardware, too. The fast pace of the action has been captured quite well, with the right design choices holding everything well together.

    All in all, Overwatch most definitely is not a bad game, however, it suffers from the same problems other Blizzard games have - greed. My observations lead me to believe that most of the player frustration comes from the horrible matchmaking that intentionally disrespects the solo player.    … Expand
  70. EustaceCS
    Jun 18, 2018
    0
    Random gameplay. Really. Desyncs everywhere, which renders most ranged characters unplayable at random.
    Toxic community. So toxic so even bug report attempts at forum are being drowned in "git gud" junk.
    Oblivious erotic accents. Just check fan art and most females' ingame poses. That's what actually keeps hype around this game up. Competitive is completely unusable for loners. Only    Random gameplay. Really. Desyncs everywhere, which renders most ranged characters unplayable at random.
    Toxic community. So toxic so even bug report attempts at forum are being drowned in "git gud" junk.
    Oblivious erotic accents. Just check fan art and most females' ingame poses. That's what actually keeps hype around this game up.
    Competitive is completely unusable for loners. Only full team of friends ensures that there will be something competitive-like since there are no player-performance based rating, just yet another winrate (team's winrate based!) player rating.
    Useless customer support. Sends players with server-side issues to forums instead of actually helping.
    Activated 2factor authentification? Say bye-bye to your account. If you'll lose/break your device with it - support won't help you with restoring your account. That's it, account protection measure which will destroy your account.
    Concentrated disappointment by once-famous game developer.    … Expand
  71. Misterio314
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    the worst game play imbalance characters which is not repaired,
    and much more
  72. proneisntsupine
    Nov 18, 2018
    3
    Overwatch was really fun when it came out, but was subsequently ruined by balance changes in an attempt to generate an E-sports scene. On top of that, many of the characters added after release (Sombra, Doomfist, Hammond, and Brigitte) are extremely unfun to play against. Couple this with an increasingly toxic userbase and continued emphasis on 'competitive' balance changes, and the gameOverwatch was really fun when it came out, but was subsequently ruined by balance changes in an attempt to generate an E-sports scene. On top of that, many of the characters added after release (Sombra, Doomfist, Hammond, and Brigitte) are extremely unfun to play against. Couple this with an increasingly toxic userbase and continued emphasis on 'competitive' balance changes, and the game is well past its prime.… Expand
  73. yobrotom
    Dec 12, 2018
    3
    This used to be a good game, but in an attempt to cater to a wider audience, devs stared introducing new characters and ruined the game balance and they can't seem to get it back to its glory days.
    Developers appear to be more concerned with appeasing fringe community voices than actually fixing their game.
  74. Climb
    Oct 23, 2019
    0
    All those critic reviews with an average score of 91/100 are from when the game was released. Don't let them fool you.

    In the present day, Overwatch is dead. 20 minutes to find a game. Ludicrously imbalanced matches because of groups being forcibly put into matches with solo players. You're forced to play the same overpowered heroes every match or else you automatically lose. No    All those critic reviews with an average score of 91/100 are from when the game was released. Don't let them fool you.

    In the present day, Overwatch is dead. 20 minutes to find a game. Ludicrously imbalanced matches because of groups being forcibly put into matches with solo players. You're forced to play the same overpowered heroes every match or else you automatically lose. No updates, no balance patches, no new content, nothing. Cheating is rampant and Acti-Blizz no longer care. The game's not just dead but it's in an advanced stage of decomposition.

    Do NOT buy this garbage.    … Expand
  75. hououink
    Nov 6, 2019
    0
    Не игра, а сплошной фан-сервис.
    Комьюнити игры - школьники в период полового созревания и взрослые неудачники. Игра не несёт в себе никакой ценности, а живет лишь благодаря своим женским персонажам и правилу «34»
    Blizzard - end.    Не игра, а сплошной фан-сервис.
    Комьюнити игры - школьники в период полового созревания и взрослые неудачники. Игра не несёт в себе никакой ценности, а живет лишь благодаря своим женским персонажам и правилу «34»
    Blizzard - end.
  76. ChrisWhiteWolf
    May 10, 2020
    0
    Every few months, the devs add another terrible character with cheap abilities who is inevitably overpowered for months or years and extremely frustrating to deal with, turning this once great game into more and more of a mess as time goes on. Don't bother with this trash.
  77. StarLordy
    Jan 25, 2020
    0
    Thx Jeff for die this game!
    The ranked game system is probably the worst I have ever played with
  78. DaNeDAVeeto
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    If you are reading this is a really in depth review of this terribly designed and balanced game so please read it if you're interested in getting this game. I have played over 500 hours of overwatch, I used to have fun back then but now there are characters like doom, sombra, sigma, brigitte and moira that ruin the enjoyment of the game. These characters have a really low skill gap, areIf you are reading this is a really in depth review of this terribly designed and balanced game so please read it if you're interested in getting this game. I have played over 500 hours of overwatch, I used to have fun back then but now there are characters like doom, sombra, sigma, brigitte and moira that ruin the enjoyment of the game. These characters have a really low skill gap, are broken in they way they where designed and even some of them are op like doom that fits in both of these category.'s. Back then the only characters that where considered op and unfun to play agaisnt where sym, bastion and widowmaker and they still are which is the worst part. Sometimes items thrown, projectiles and even bullets dissapear from the air when you die which makes it really stupid. One example of a badly made hitbox is genji's dash since the body has a hurtbox and where you started the dash has a hurtbox and other animations that require you to activatelike genjis deflect, orisa's fortify, mccree flashbang, reaper wraith, tracers entire kit of ability's have a start up timer that the game doesn't tell you or show you so while you're starting these ability's they don't work for half a second and the game even lies to you on replay's that you did not use any ability's. doom fist and his entire kit has stupid hitboxes that make no sense, when Moira is locked on into you while damaging the tether stays for a second while you break the tether that's placed on you with a wall, sombras hack which is a really stupid and unfair ability continues to do the animation and ends up hacking you even when you shoot her (which disables the hacking process) and it continues even when you try to break it with a wall like Moira's damage tether, widow maker is just unfun to play against IF the widow is decent with her since she camps back lines with heals and his team because she's a sniper and she has the ability to one shot almost all of the DPS and the healers, so you have to always hug walls against her and someone has to end up dealing with her even do allot of widow maker players are toxic and get pocketed by a healer. doom can one shot any DPS and/or healer and run away since his whole kit gives him allot of mobility, damage and gives him shields with is like extra health, Brigitte requires no skill to play even do she stuns you, hits you through anything but walls and can push you away when fighting her. There's allot more but it would take me too much time to say, but what I'm trying to say is: This game is badly balanced, terribly designed including the maps, the game is filled with toxic players and if someone throws on comp your whole team loses and reporting that person afterwards doesn't do anything but give you a "Thank you for you report" note which makes comp is the worst game mode in the game. Honestly I would not recommend anyone this game to anyone and I have put so many hours into it just to "Get good" to just feel angry and depressed whenever I die and lose on this game, even do when i win I don't feel anything.… Expand
  79. pdrcode
    May 4, 2020
    1
    Fallen Blizzard. Junk Activision. They have changed. This game is no longer fun.
  80. gloodgy
    May 8, 2020
    0
    Free hong kong! Blizzard is a scummy company that doesnt deserve your money
  81. ibertaly_
    Oct 8, 2022
    10
    'Cause of Overwatch 2 I wanna to up rate of this game. Overwatch was really need in smth new, but F2P with Battle Pass isn't about what I was thinking.
  82. zandaa29
    Jun 5, 2016
    4
    Honestly the game was very fun maps and characters feel unique. But if ur like me and have zero friends to play with do not bother getting the game unless you love losing to OP characters and worst matchmaking. Game should have stay F2P. They need to balance this game OP characters quick. Hanzos BS arrow hitbox/ damage angers me every time I get killed but wait here's the best part theyHonestly the game was very fun maps and characters feel unique. But if ur like me and have zero friends to play with do not bother getting the game unless you love losing to OP characters and worst matchmaking. Game should have stay F2P. They need to balance this game OP characters quick. Hanzos BS arrow hitbox/ damage angers me every time I get killed but wait here's the best part they don't even need to aim to one-shot u. save yourself the hassle and rage and 40$ better game out there… Expand
  83. chris5701
    May 29, 2016
    5
    this is a game with beautiful visuals, unique characters, 2 modes and 12 maps you can literally get through all the content iwhich is only multiplayer and ai . two modes on 12 maps all the characters are interesting but woefully unbalanced.
    this game is a complete rip off for $60 when it should be a $20 game or a Free to play game
  84. Myon-Neutrino
    Aug 4, 2016
    4
    Nothing special... That blizzard typical design, animation and character style has become more and more redundant over the last years The gameplay mechanics aren´t innovative, there were other games before who did the same job more than well. I don´t like the simple maps, the ugly graphics (old and obsolete casual gamer rigs compatibility) and the fact that this game doesn´t offer too muchNothing special... That blizzard typical design, animation and character style has become more and more redundant over the last years The gameplay mechanics aren´t innovative, there were other games before who did the same job more than well. I don´t like the simple maps, the ugly graphics (old and obsolete casual gamer rigs compatibility) and the fact that this game doesn´t offer too much variety, the gameplay itself is somehow monotonous. I´m clearly not the target for this game.… Expand
  85. MEANTOCOELSPRYO
    Aug 19, 2016
    0
    I was very hyped for this game to came out but then 60 euros to ma feis and its a demo its not complete,12 MAPS rlly.I can se potential but at the moment its bull***it
  86. lilkillpappy
    Jun 5, 2016
    0
    not worth playing. All the this hype and it isn't better than some free to play games. The same game mechanics that a hundred other games have already done. A bunch of different characters, but they aren't very interesting in themselves. I guess this could be a good game for little kids.
  87. Chadbrochill
    Jun 4, 2016
    6
    The game is pretty, well-balanced, and has variety. However, this game has the lowest skill-cap I've ever seen in an FPS. Auto-aim abilities, slow average run speed ,movement options being restricted to cooldowns, aoe stuns, and a 20hz tick rate means that your aim and dodging ability never really get tested in a meaningful way. This leaves matches to be mostly decided byThe game is pretty, well-balanced, and has variety. However, this game has the lowest skill-cap I've ever seen in an FPS. Auto-aim abilities, slow average run speed ,movement options being restricted to cooldowns, aoe stuns, and a 20hz tick rate means that your aim and dodging ability never really get tested in a meaningful way. This leaves matches to be mostly decided by decision-making and roster choices rather than talent. As a result, don't be surprised if you feel you've almost mastered a character in under an hour.

    It's easy to get into, but anyone who grew up on faster paced shooters will likely find this game boring after a few weeks.    … Expand
  88. ManlyPMS
    Sep 17, 2016
    0
    They made their money, and now it is clear they couldn't care less. Had SO much potential. This game is as unbalanced and boring as ever. You'll get a few days of fun, and then weeks or months of displeasure.
  89. Ansatsu83
    Feb 2, 2018
    2
    I am sorry but this team fortress 2 knockoff is so horrendously bad it makes me question if blizzard is still a triple A developer. There is a massive imbalance with the characters, the game modes are not unique at all and have been done to hell and back, the matchmaking is piss poor.

    Blizzard has always had a balancing issue, but you cannot have that in a game like this. After 3    I am sorry but this team fortress 2 knockoff is so horrendously bad it makes me question if blizzard is still a triple A developer. There is a massive imbalance with the characters, the game modes are not unique at all and have been done to hell and back, the matchmaking is piss poor.

    Blizzard has always had a balancing issue, but you cannot have that in a game like this. After 3 matches I would rather be playing tf2. I am sorry 2 out of 10 cause the art style is good but the game is sheer RUBBISH! Dont even bother, blizzard screwed up. Those giving this game a pure 10 should be met with a grain of salt as the game is just terrible. Its not worth 60, not even worth 0. Dont bother. Also, the game is run by the PC Police, if you want to find a hive of SJW/feminazi's, go play this garbage of a game.    … Expand
  90. night4
    Jun 19, 2016
    2
    Micro transactions after you pay for it? How lame.

    Blizzard should be ashamed.

    I'm giving it a 2, though, because it's the first time in over a decade they've come up with something that isn't directly from their Starcraft/Warcraft/Diablo universes.
  91. OwainTheSwordsm
    Jul 24, 2016
    0
    The game has nice characters, animation, lore, but there is one big con: community, it is not just bad, because it is worst. Overwatch's community is worse than LoL's, to be honest. I wish there was a some kind of IQ test, so that intelligent people would play with intelligent players, who are not toxic, racist, tryhards...(this is my dream) Ranked system is bad, if you are lucky, you willThe game has nice characters, animation, lore, but there is one big con: community, it is not just bad, because it is worst. Overwatch's community is worse than LoL's, to be honest. I wish there was a some kind of IQ test, so that intelligent people would play with intelligent players, who are not toxic, racist, tryhards...(this is my dream) Ranked system is bad, if you are lucky, you will get 70-80, but still there are many people who are stuck in Elo hell because their teammates kept leaving during matches. That is why playing this game is very frustrating. Even if I spent 90+ dollars on this game, I am not going to play it anymore. Furthermore, there are not many maps and game modes. It seems to be that blizzard isn't going to add new soon.… Expand
  92. zelloxy
    Jul 4, 2016
    2
    It was a fun casual game that you could play for a few hours a few solo or with a friend. But now that "competitive" is out, the community has gone to sh*t and the MMR (match making rank) is utterly horrible. How can a game that allows you to join as a single player not even reward you one bit even though almost carry the team and end up loosing? If you do not join as a premade as of nowIt was a fun casual game that you could play for a few hours a few solo or with a friend. But now that "competitive" is out, the community has gone to sh*t and the MMR (match making rank) is utterly horrible. How can a game that allows you to join as a single player not even reward you one bit even though almost carry the team and end up loosing? If you do not join as a premade as of now this game mode is not for you.… Expand
  93. theirrelephants
    Jun 4, 2016
    5
    The controls are solid, the graphics are pretty, the lore is embarrassing.

    Overall, Overwatch is exactly what it tries to be - an average class based shooter.

    Unfortunately, that's ALL it is. There is nothing special here. If you're looking for a few hours of mindless point and click fun, than look no further. If you're looking for something spectacular, look elsewhere.
  94. Ezlome
    Jul 4, 2016
    4
    Veamos.... Overwatch un FPS con toques de moba que no es para tanto, las mecánicas tienen su aquel (siempre depende de la gente que toque en el equipo), el precio... bueno espere su tiempo para que pusieran el competitivo y no el precio esta muy desorbitado, la variedad de contenido.... no opinare ya que se supone que pondrán mas (pero actualmente es tan escaso como el agua en elVeamos.... Overwatch un FPS con toques de moba que no es para tanto, las mecánicas tienen su aquel (siempre depende de la gente que toque en el equipo), el precio... bueno espere su tiempo para que pusieran el competitivo y no el precio esta muy desorbitado, la variedad de contenido.... no opinare ya que se supone que pondrán mas (pero actualmente es tan escaso como el agua en el desierto), como punto final, y más que nada pensamiento es que el juego se esta (quizás no se la palabra correcta pero bueno) sobre valorando, si profundizo mas, seria que lo ponen demasiado alto para lo que es.

    (Con el paso del tiempo actualizare esta critica y según yo aconsejo que no lo compréis tan rápido que esperéis un par de muchos, muchos meses) Que tengan una vida feliz.    … Expand
  95. yomisimie
    Aug 27, 2017
    0
    Nope, just nope. MOBA with guns. Just like a MOBA, totally unbalanced. Have a tank with 600 HP? Die in 3 seconds because... i don't know, i really don't know. Played half a match? Have some lag. For these graphics i expected a lot more performance, totally dissapointed. Go back to Warcraft Blizzard... Also the "journalists" rating is waaay more than it deserves, I mean 100??
  96. FvckOverwatch19
    Jan 2, 2019
    0
    This game is honestly dumpster juice, because of all the **** broken-ass characters, combined with all the **** maps. It's honestly hard to enjoy, sometimes you don't even know whats going on, this comes from a grandmaster. It's only half fun, when you play with friends, but even then, it's just unfun. Not recommended, not worth your time. F*ck this game, man.
  97. Shad0wfire99
    May 27, 2016
    5
    Fun game. Gameplay is smooth and responsive. That being said, no single player, no progression. It's a half-game with nothing to keep you coming back after the first couple of days.
  98. leaveit
    Jul 13, 2016
    3
    An underwhelming, overhyped, overrated game. It is Team Fortress without Capture the Flag and 20 years later. It is Tribes without vehicles or substantial verticality and 18 years later. It is Battleborn or Destiny without single player. It is Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory without originality or campaigns and 13 years later. It is Brink without freerunning or interesting unlocks and 5 yearsAn underwhelming, overhyped, overrated game. It is Team Fortress without Capture the Flag and 20 years later. It is Tribes without vehicles or substantial verticality and 18 years later. It is Battleborn or Destiny without single player. It is Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory without originality or campaigns and 13 years later. It is Brink without freerunning or interesting unlocks and 5 years later. See that new character trailer for Ana? It's the medic from Killing Floor, but 7 years later. It is all these things but less, and yet it is rated equally or higher than any of them.

    The art assets are stunning, fluid, and surprisingly consistent in their styling. The game runs practically without a hitch. And yet it is dull, uninspiring, unoriginal, and hardly fun.

    Weapon reloads break up action for no reason. Respawn times break up action for no reason. Every game mode is a variation of capture and hold with minimal variation in the back end. Character classes are almost exclusively lifted from prior team shooters. Off the top off my head (straight from memory, no checking):

    Tracer is the scout from TF
    Widowmaker is the sniper from TF
    Hanzo might as well be the same
    Pharah is the soldier from TF or a soldier with a spinfusor from Tribes
    Junkrat is the demoman from TF
    Mercy is the medic from TF 2
    Zarya is the heavy weapons guy from TF and TF 2
    Torbjorn is the engineer from TF
    Reaper is the spy from TF (2 specifically)
    McCree's special honor is having the spy's pistol
    Roadhog is the smoker from Left 4 Dead
    Every support character's powers are lifted verbatim from City of Heroes - Lucio is a sound defender, Symmetra is an energy/force field defender, Mercy is an empath or the medic as mentioned, and Zenyatta is roughly a dark defender
    Winston is essentially the tank from Left 4 Dead but with a gun
    Soldier 76 is Visor from Quake 3 Arena
    D. Va is the mech from Gloom
    Reinhardt is also a tank from Left 4 Dead, but with defense powers of the assault from Global Agenda
    Bastion is also more or less the HWGuy from TF in his application
    Ana is the medic from Killing Floor
    Mei is an ice controller from City of Heroes

    Who else is left? Genji, who is Grey Fox but worse. The designs are pretty good-looking and again, stylistically consistent which is rarely achieved. But we've seen all of this before, or at least I thought we had.

    Escort game mode is ripped straight from TF 2, which ripped it from Wolfenstein: ET (Gold Rush for example).

    Assault is as old as objective-based maps from Unreal Tournament (1999) or Counter-Strike but without objectives.

    Hybrid is a half-hearted attempt at solving that problem.

    Control dates all the way back to "Canal Zone" in TF, but its application was heartily used in practically every game since from all of the Battlefields to Global Agenda.

    Most female characters have identical faces; literally half the skins are palette swaps.

    Many unique features of previous team shooters were left on the floor for no apparent reason: single player campaigns, objective-based missions, elimination, free-for-all modes, CTF and Threewave - more than 2 teams at once for that matter, power-ups, escort-the-VIP, vehicles, story-based multiplayer campaigns, dedicated server listings, co-op modes, fortifications beyond just turrets and mines, freerunning, loadout customization, pets, modding... Again, all straight from memory.

    Overwatch is an utterly banal, unoriginal game that is light on content. It does nothing new at all: in fact, even the UI work is mostly borrowed conceptually from decades-old games like Halo 2. It uses no new or groundbreaking rendering methods. It does not make any developments in networking or technology period. We are made to believe that this game that could have come out 15-20 years ago, if not for poly count, deserves "universal acclaim." Think harder, and welcome to post-Diablo-2 Blizzard.    … Expand
  99. 1hellspawn
    Sep 3, 2016
    4
    Overpriced, overhyped, little content.
    Extremely unbalanced and dumb characters.
    Amateur, unprofessional and dumb AF hitboxes.
    Very unpleasant to solo players, literally unplayable and very much frustrating.

    Game is fun when you just start and are learning. Once you're done it is extremely frustrating and anti-fun.
  100. Clusterfack
    Jun 14, 2016
    0
    I could say that this game is like tf2,that it missuses female character,that is overratted and overprized but much more people with much more skills have already sad that
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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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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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