Overwatch

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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3886 Ratings

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  1. artas69
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    it's literally worst overwatch i can imagine.I buyed overwatch1 and playing very long time. But this one is realy BAD
  2. Feniks009
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Honestly I used to love Overwatch as a game, the launch was massive, the overall atmosphere was great but it cannot be said about Overwatch 2. It's not even a proper sequel and the number after it is mostly a joke. Blizzard promised to add with this release a PVE coop campaign and they didn't deliver it on start, not even mentioning server problems. Fundamentally it's still a decent gameHonestly I used to love Overwatch as a game, the launch was massive, the overall atmosphere was great but it cannot be said about Overwatch 2. It's not even a proper sequel and the number after it is mostly a joke. Blizzard promised to add with this release a PVE coop campaign and they didn't deliver it on start, not even mentioning server problems. Fundamentally it's still a decent game mostly because of the gameplay from the first release of the game, gameplay is decent, heroes as charmfull as they used to be. But unfortunately it fails to deliver what it promised, it's just a a decent game RIDDEN with AWFUL microtransactions, like playable characters hidden behind a battle pass and overpriced skins. To sum up, dear Blizzard, adding few new maps, one gamemode and 4 characters to the game IS NOT a sequel it's just a little DLC at best, that really lacks content, for game like Overwatch, this whole game should be a free update to first Overwatch in the first place...… Expand
  3. Neojah
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Blizzard is at it again, another fail release where the developer interferes with gameplay. If you are not "woke" in their eyes, they will harass you and cheat against you. This generations bane of the liberal tech industry is game developers like Blizzard that harass players in their own games and pretend they are accomplishing something other than making themselves liable for criminalBlizzard is at it again, another fail release where the developer interferes with gameplay. If you are not "woke" in their eyes, they will harass you and cheat against you. This generations bane of the liberal tech industry is game developers like Blizzard that harass players in their own games and pretend they are accomplishing something other than making themselves liable for criminal harassment charges and lawsuits.… Expand
  4. Mnmboy
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Sms requirement is an awful idea and directly stops a large portion of new players from participating.
  5. NorthJPN
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very Good but so hard. Oh… many lags and many purchase too expensive hnmmmmm… Expand
  6. Frogberry
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Create a "new game." Delete its predecessor. Block poor people from playing your "new game." Make the monetization system of your game even more predatory, grindy, and evil. Don't adequately prepare your servers for the launch of your own "new game." Profit.
  7. Sad_UwU
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Ignoring the launch issues, and battle pass hero locks wich is stupid for a compedetive game..
    Im still pretty much not in love with the game at all....
    Original Overwatch had everything for players that were not mega fps players, but still wanted a fast phased environment where tactics, reaction time, map awareness, TEAM PLAY and play styles made sense and allowed players to find a    Ignoring the launch issues, and battle pass hero locks wich is stupid for a compedetive game..
    Im still pretty much not in love with the game at all....

    Original Overwatch had everything for players that were not mega fps players, but still wanted a fast phased environment where tactics, reaction time, map awareness, TEAM PLAY and play styles made sense and allowed players to find a hero that matches their style and skill cap.

    Overwatch 2 is... like any fps .
    You wanna play defensive/supportive tank? Too bad, you get more out of your character by doing damage. You wanna play supportie support? Too bad, everything does so much damage you get more out of killing than healing/supporting. You wanna play dps.. well you got no tank.. and no space... and no heals... and you go on solo missions without team play in the backline and no one will take the point, and you loose.. but at least you got some pewpew kills.

    it's a **** show where you can't heal up your ONLY tank, and you can't survive as a healer, and everything just dies in seconds, there is no teamplay, and you just run from spawn or get spawn killed.
    It doesn't allow different play styles only aim skill (which is great if you Like it... but there is other
    games for that)

    (I don't think the issue is that there are too many dps players in OG overwatch.. it's just that it was 16 DPS Heroes vs 6 tanks & 6 Healers... which means it's a bigger chance to find a hero that suits you in the dps poll...)

    we don't even need to talk about the UI Downgrade.
    or menu hierarchy..... it's just sad. Everything is just sad.    … Expand
  8. Charmerson
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    Not only is this almost the same game as the first one, but there are so many bugs limiting the play.
    For example, if you get an achievement, your reward for getting the achievement is a disconnect, followed by a BAN, which means the better you play, the less you play due to this absurd bug on Xbox. Ridiculous. 1/10.
  9. IamPectar
    Oct 10, 2022
    2
    The new battle pass is EXTREMELY greedy and grindy, even with premium. ESPECIALLY with premium. Good features have been removed from OW1 and the launch was insanely buggy. Due to a bug, I can't play all the heroes even though I'm not a new user. Also, new heroes will be locked behind the battle pass, which is INSANELY ****

    I REALLY wanted OW2 to be good, I've been playing OW1 weekly for    The new battle pass is EXTREMELY greedy and grindy, even with premium. ESPECIALLY with premium. Good features have been removed from OW1 and the launch was insanely buggy. Due to a bug, I can't play all the heroes even though I'm not a new user. Also, new heroes will be locked behind the battle pass, which is INSANELY ****

    I REALLY wanted OW2 to be good, I've been playing OW1 weekly for the past 5 years. This is such a disappointment.    … Expand
  10. Xeno7
    Oct 19, 2022
    0
    3 issues did not get fixed from one to 2 and some actually got worse:
    -matchmaking is even worse then in 1 and it was horrible in 1
    -the extreme toxicity (using the n-word and other similar words when they loose a game) of the players is still the same or worse then in 1 and there was no attempt to fix that -the game lost its cosmetic aspect for f2p players because you do not have a way to    3 issues did not get fixed from one to 2 and some actually got worse:
    -matchmaking is even worse then in 1 and it was horrible in 1
    -the extreme toxicity (using the n-word and other similar words when they loose a game) of the players is still the same or worse then in 1 and there was no attempt to fix that
    -the game lost its cosmetic aspect for f2p players because you do not have a way to get skins anymore without paying money

    also even worse they stole my money because now i cant even play overwatch 1 anymore    … Expand
  11. cihu
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    Where loot-boxes. it is now item shop and bad battle pass, and the skins cost 20 dollars in the shop. wow
  12. Yar0723
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    Govno for weebs
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  13. k23456
    Nov 13, 2022
    1
    Los personajes no están para nada balanceados ni la forma en la que se arman los equipos según el nivel de la gente. Es lo mismo que Overwatch 1 pero con skins exageradamente caras, y eso que ya existían en el 1, además de tener una gran cantidad de errores, incluso han tenido que desactivar a Mei por un error con esa personaje.
  14. taylores
    Nov 15, 2022
    1
    Poor turnaround times with patch updates is just the tip of the iceberg on this monetization attempt by Blizzard. Very unimpressive for a game I once paid for, and was forced to update to this subpar experience.
  15. LyndBlooms
    Dec 9, 2022
    1
    When I heard that Overwatch will have a some kind of a "Revision" and stuff I was excited but all of this excitement was turned into despise for the game as currently you either have to grind like crazy for just a hero the skins are not even worth it and as other games have this thing where as long as you pay for one battle pass and grind enough you can just get it again and again but OWWhen I heard that Overwatch will have a some kind of a "Revision" and stuff I was excited but all of this excitement was turned into despise for the game as currently you either have to grind like crazy for just a hero the skins are not even worth it and as other games have this thing where as long as you pay for one battle pass and grind enough you can just get it again and again but OW doesn't has this and really its a bad ordeal to give players a battle pass with compared to other games has no worth. Other then this the game is great and all thou the game for me like its BUILD for TWO tanks instead of one its okay as well I guess but OW will never be the same as it was before and until the devs get it and revert it all back with all the good (as little as there are) changes to the game I will not be playing. Thank you Blizzard… Expand
  16. bigbrotherfan66
    Dec 10, 2022
    1
    RIP to OW1, a much better-polished game. OW2 is entirely unplayable. It feels like they were going in the right direction for OW1 with OW2, they took a giant leap backward. Catering to professional play also doesn't help either. Now that it is free please don't waste money on it. It used to be fun now it's unfortunately tedious at most.
  17. Danrc_100
    Feb 24, 2023
    4
    This "new game" was really a disappointment...

    Ow1 Players: - People who bought OW1 got almost no compensation for being forced to migrate to OW2,They just kept the things they already had in OW1, which was nothing more than the company's obligation to keep those goods, and they gained some characters and some cosmetics (which in my opinion are very few and bad). - OW1 players did not    This "new game" was really a disappointment...

    Ow1 Players:
    - People who bought OW1 got almost no compensation for being forced to migrate to OW2,They just kept the things they already had in OW1, which was nothing more than the company's obligation to keep those goods, and they gained some characters and some cosmetics (which in my opinion are very few and bad).
    - OW1 players did not earn any compensation for the years they had without any new content for the game.
    - Although a player's level is not a very important thing, it is still a player's achievement and taking that away from someone is quite annoying...
    - Almost all the skins that are possible to obtain during the new events are skins that had already been released for a while, so players who already own the skin do not gain anything from the event.

    Battle Pass:
    - Battle Pass is non-renewable (you cannot, through the Battle Pass, earn a way to buy the next Battle Pass)
    - The battle pass appears to have a lot of rewards, but in reality, most of the rewards are just bad, like sprays, weapon accessories, etc.
    - Even those rewards that are considered good have problems, as players who play primarily support and don't play the other two roles (assuming the battle pass has equal number of rewards for both three roles), only 1/3 of those rewards will be considered good for that player, while 2/3 of the rewards will be from roles that the player doesn't even play.
    - The new cosmetics like the weapon charms seem like they were just created to make more money from the game, with no concern as to whether this type of cosmetic fits the type of game OW really is, for example they literally stuck a pendant inside sigma's hand...
    - Summing up with everything mentioned above, although I consider the price acceptable, the fact that most of the rewards are just junk (like icons, sprays, charms, souvenirs, and maybe you could also consider the name cards and voice lines) , and even the ones that are considered good are often for characters you don't even play with. PS: and it is also non-renewable .-.

    Cost benefit:
    - The price of skins is extremely high, also taking into account that if you buy a skin for one character, a different character cannot use it.
    F2P Friendly:
    - The rewards for those who don't spend money in the game are pretty bad, even in events... In the 2022 Halloween event, F2P players only received charms, sprays, voice lines and Battle Pass XP as rewards, basically just useless garbage, making it not even worth trying to collect the rewards or even playing the event more than once or twice to try it out, or even, after collecting the rewards, there was no reason to continue playing the event.
    - Players, per week, can earn up to sixty in-game coins after completing up to eleven specific, boring and annoying challenges (I'm sorry, but I don't want to have to WIN seven games in a row as All Roles and have to play roles that I hate...) . With these coins you can buy different cosmetics, the problem is that they are only sixty coins a week and the cosmetics are very expensive.
    - Bearing in mind that epic skins cost 1000 in-game coins and the legendary ones cost 1900 in-game coins. Doing the math, it would take you 4 months and a week to buy just one epic skin/BP and it would take almost 8 months to buy just ONE legendary skin...

    Competitive:
    - The ranking system is a bit confusing and frustrating (for example, sometimes when my games are going very well and when it comes time to receive my new rank, I remain in exactly the same rank, putting all my effort directly into To The F Garbage...).

    The good things that came with this "new" game...

    - It seems that there are less and less cheaters in the game, and when one appears, we are informed that the player has received his punishment (at least the warnings about the ban are faster than in OW1).
    - The game is still fun when played with friends PS: (almost all games are fun when played with friends, so I don't know if that's really a quality to mention about this game...).
    - New characters for the game PS: (which could also have been released in OW1 if it continued to receive new content).
    - Only 1 tank per team made the game more fun and now we don't have to deal with 2 super hard targets and their infinite barriers (same thing for 2CP)    … Expand
  18. Maelstrom9876
    Feb 10, 2023
    1
    Literally the same game as overwatch one. It’s just a small update. Also the monetization is predatory and unbelievably expensive. The stuff that was unlockable for FREE in overwatch 1 now costs 20 bucks each.
  19. Doomblud
    May 24, 2023
    0
    The whole gimmick for this game coming out was the PvE, that was the reason it's Overwatch 2 and not an update. So after 4 years the game is released in a half baked state and now PvE gets cancelled. What is the **** point? What has happened to gaming that this is what devs are able to pull this bs?
  20. B0LDOW
    May 24, 2023
    0
    PVE being removed is a rug pull essentially because people spent money on the game (the micro-transactions and different editions, I know the game itself is free) in anticipation of the PVE. Worst balancing I have ever seen in a game ever which is such a difficult title to earn. Every hero re-work literally made them worse. New support that just came out (Lifeweaver) should be in alphaPVE being removed is a rug pull essentially because people spent money on the game (the micro-transactions and different editions, I know the game itself is free) in anticipation of the PVE. Worst balancing I have ever seen in a game ever which is such a difficult title to earn. Every hero re-work literally made them worse. New support that just came out (Lifeweaver) should be in alpha testing and not a full release hero. 5v5 was an utter disaster, everyone thought it would make the game more balanced and casual friendly but it had the exact opposite affect. The game is extremely poorly balanced because before you would have a second tank to help maintain space and mitigate dps effectiveness. Now if a dps gets on a high ground with a pocket you basically have to split the sea in half to get them off.… Expand
  21. TheGhombre
    May 24, 2023
    0
    Took a great game, made it pay to win, lied about everything it would deliver in return. Absolute trash. **** you blizzard
  22. JayBreak
    May 24, 2023
    1
    Blizzard killed the original Overwatch, one of my all time favorite games. in pursuit of a story driven coop campaign sequel but did not have it ready for launch. Then a year later came out and said they aren't going to deliver on what they promised. What a scummy thing to do. OW did not need to die for this. All OW 2 is, is a re skin of OW 1 with a battle pass and cash shop. LizzardsBlizzard killed the original Overwatch, one of my all time favorite games. in pursuit of a story driven coop campaign sequel but did not have it ready for launch. Then a year later came out and said they aren't going to deliver on what they promised. What a scummy thing to do. OW did not need to die for this. All OW 2 is, is a re skin of OW 1 with a battle pass and cash shop. Lizzards greed strikes again. RIP Overwatch.… Expand
  23. DemonicCake
    May 31, 2023
    0
    Игра превратилась в парашу и в рассадник ЛГБТ кала. Играл еще с релиза и ливнул на 13 сезоне, потому что ничего, кроме раскрасок и картинок, ничего нового не добавляли. Надежда была на стори мод, но они его отменили в угодну каким то PvE миссиям. Но последней каплей стал коммикс, где оказывается, что фара и чернышь (имя его не знаю, потому что я раньше закончил играть) заднеприводные иИгра превратилась в парашу и в рассадник ЛГБТ кала. Играл еще с релиза и ливнул на 13 сезоне, потому что ничего, кроме раскрасок и картинок, ничего нового не добавляли. Надежда была на стори мод, но они его отменили в угодну каким то PvE миссиям. Но последней каплей стал коммикс, где оказывается, что фара и чернышь (имя его не знаю, потому что я раньше закончил играть) заднеприводные и есть вероятность, что Маккри тоже любит колупать aнaльные чертоги. Такими темпами через год окажется, что там все персонажи являются нетрадиционными фруктами. Но у игры есть и плюс. Она служит загоном для подобных личностей и возможно именно из за этой игры, я не встречал их в других играх.… Expand
  24. Celcees
    May 22, 2023
    2
    I already didn't like overwatch 2 compared to overwatch 1, i dont like the balance changes, i dont like the meta, i dont like the changes to the heroes, its missing a bunch of features, like medals, they made it a lot less inclined to communicate with teammates. it feels like the beta for overwatch 1. so i stopped playing for a while, i came back to give it another chance, was having a midI already didn't like overwatch 2 compared to overwatch 1, i dont like the balance changes, i dont like the meta, i dont like the changes to the heroes, its missing a bunch of features, like medals, they made it a lot less inclined to communicate with teammates. it feels like the beta for overwatch 1. so i stopped playing for a while, i came back to give it another chance, was having a mid time, and then they canceled, massively scaled back the only things i was looking forward to, and imo the only things keeping the franchise alive, a few days later. screw blizzard, screw this game. don't waste your time, and if you give it a try DO NOT PAY FOR ANYTHING. they don't deserve it.… Expand
  25. EricNeo
    Nov 4, 2022
    2
    The rebranded Overwatch 1 as Overwatch 2 and charge insane prices while fixing non of the issues that drove players away. Cheating and verbal abuse is the norm in this game and no matter how many times you report these players nothing ever happens to them. The only time any action ever happens is if you popular streamer or youtuber catches said person on video.

    Gone are the loot boxes,    The rebranded Overwatch 1 as Overwatch 2 and charge insane prices while fixing non of the issues that drove players away. Cheating and verbal abuse is the norm in this game and no matter how many times you report these players nothing ever happens to them. The only time any action ever happens is if you popular streamer or youtuber catches said person on video.

    Gone are the loot boxes, replaced by selling skins for $20-40USD, let me remind you Overwatch 1 cost $40. The free portion of the game is a complete grind and with all the cheaters and verbal abuse you will find yourself quickly not wanting to play. To make matters worse the game will have days where it matches people so poorly it's just one team being rolled by another over and over.

    Avoid this toxic game and don't give Blizzard your money.    … Expand
  26. Keoki
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    I want to make this short. This game isn’t a sequel at all, it’s just a glorified update with no progression system but a brand-new monetization model and an in game store. In order to have some progression and earn stuff (since there aren’t levels anymore) for the time you spent on the game (mostly suffering other players), you will be filling a “XP” bar to complete a battle pass that youI want to make this short. This game isn’t a sequel at all, it’s just a glorified update with no progression system but a brand-new monetization model and an in game store. In order to have some progression and earn stuff (since there aren’t levels anymore) for the time you spent on the game (mostly suffering other players), you will be filling a “XP” bar to complete a battle pass that you need to pay to gain access to a Premium battle pass with no really premium rewards, even after paying you need to heavily grind it. This is easily one of the biggest scams in video games history. In most of the games with a BP, if you manage to complete it, it rewards you back the complete cost of the BP itself though the levels, but that’s not the case, here you can have some ridiculous rewards as premium graffitis, voice lines, player icon, banners or the brand-new souvenirs that no one likes. That’s not the only issue with the game, but it’s my main concern as an original OW player. This game gets very boring so fast since there's no progression, there's no point on continue playing anymore. Free to play doesn’t mean you can abuse your users like that. We won’t support future Overwatch leagues and their sponsors.… Expand
  27. xZippy
    Aug 19, 2023
    2
    Have you ever spent 20 minutes thinking to yourself, "What the hell were people thinking? Why did they think this would be a good idea? Who thought other human beings would be on board with this?" Well, that's Overwatch 2. The first game wasn't perfect, but it was fine.

    Who the living Christ thought it would be a good idea to slap a "2" in front of this game's title is far, far beyond    Have you ever spent 20 minutes thinking to yourself, "What the hell were people thinking? Why did they think this would be a good idea? Who thought other human beings would be on board with this?" Well, that's Overwatch 2. The first game wasn't perfect, but it was fine.

    Who the living Christ thought it would be a good idea to slap a "2" in front of this game's title is far, far beyond me. Uuuggghhh... This isn't a sequel, it's just a large update. The pointless "2" is just pretty much a tactic to rope people in. Oh yeah, now you get to pay for new heroes! Oh boy, how exciting!! It was so inconvenient to get free fun updates of new heroes, skins and gamemodes, now people get to drain their bank accounts for them.

    A fully-fledged co-op mode was planned to be part of this... """""sequel"""""... which a huge reason why people were interested in the game, and then out of nowhere, the idea gets scrapped, so now gamers feel this huge, crippling gut punch of disappointment. Great, now we're left with an unlikable pay2win game. Yes, co-op missions were added, but it doesn't make up for all the game's mistakes.

    A majority of players felt that the first game was fine as is, now we're all forced to play what's essentially Overwatch 1.3. In other words, something that feels like a permanent DLC you can't turn off. There are a few positives, like one tank being playable instead of two, which speeds up games a bit (although that one's a bit controversial), and there are a few balance tweaks to some characters, but at the same time, some were given changes that ruined them and made them unfun to play.    … Expand
  28. DrWho
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Slower gameplay than the first, legacy players don’t get all characters, server issues, visuals are halfassed. What a downgrade and disappointment
  29. Tranceholic
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    5V5 is not working, in the past when you had one idiot in your team you still had a chance to win it, now if you have 1 idiot it means the game is over before it even starts.
  30. Tenver
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Absolutely terrible.

    And now we can't even play Overwatch 1 anymore (which we paid for???). Blizzard isn't Blizzard anymore. Sadly.
  31. CriticoDubioso
    Oct 6, 2022
    1
    The big shift from MOBA to FPS. Dumbed down to 5v5 to appeal to DPS players they don't know their core audience again.... Ridiculous TTK. Soules cash grab. But what do I know I only played for 1500 hours. I try to like it but I can't. If I wanted to play "this", I would play APEX. TF2 is back on the menu.
  32. Dink
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    I don't like the game balance. It is greatly changed whenever the new character is added. The game turned into a clowning with many stupid looks of characters :(
  33. Jiggawatts
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    Prime example of shrinkflation and a epitome of todays endless corporate greed.
  34. laereus
    May 19, 2023
    0
    Once a revolutionary game for its co-op matches and unique heroes, is now a facade with a 2 put in there to feel like its a new game. Uninstalling.
  35. SirCam
    Jun 2, 2023
    0
    More like Overwatch 1.01. PVE cancelled and stuff all being added to the game since release.
    They had a winner and squandered it. Shame too, I, as many others, have fond memories of Overwatch.
    Came back after 4 years of not playing and nothing of note has been done with the game. Uninstalled and won't be coming back.
  36. Kazuma92
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    Calling it Overwatch 2 is just an excuse to create extreme amount of grindy, greedy practices. The only real new thing is the shop and in game currency system. But lets not talk about that, because everyone knows how bad it is.

    - Overwatch 2 is just a big update for Overwatch 1, they call it a new game to force the current monetisation system on the players. - There is nothing new    Calling it Overwatch 2 is just an excuse to create extreme amount of grindy, greedy practices. The only real new thing is the shop and in game currency system. But lets not talk about that, because everyone knows how bad it is.

    - Overwatch 2 is just a big update for Overwatch 1, they call it a new game to force the current monetisation system on the players.
    - There is nothing new here, only a few visual/audio update and some new characters, few abiliities reworked. Nothing which makes releasing a whole new game a necessity.
    - It looks almost exactly the same, but it has a higher hardware requirements on PC.

    There is nothing to say about Overwatch 2. Its Overwatch 1 with new content, like 3 heroes, some updated abilities, and new maps. If you wanted to get something really new, you will be disappointed.    … Expand
  37. ppldiecomplex
    Nov 4, 2022
    0
    The game is actually a lot of fun, but Blizzard is so predatory with their microtransactions (can you even call them micro anymore?) that it ruins the game. It costs more money to buy two skins then Overwatch 1 costs to buy. There's no feeling of progress, if you do all of your weekly tasks you will have gained a real world value of about 60 cents. You would be better off wanderingThe game is actually a lot of fun, but Blizzard is so predatory with their microtransactions (can you even call them micro anymore?) that it ruins the game. It costs more money to buy two skins then Overwatch 1 costs to buy. There's no feeling of progress, if you do all of your weekly tasks you will have gained a real world value of about 60 cents. You would be better off wandering around a city looking for coins on the ground. The sad thing is I wouldn't mind spending some money for some cool skins at a reasonable price. $20+ for a skin is not reasonable. Not even close.… Expand
  38. Nico85
    May 24, 2023
    0
    I don’t usually rate games so heavily on the negative side. To have such a low score would require a game to be so broken and riddled with bugs to the point of not being playable. This is not the case, overwatch (i refuse to use the 2) is a good looking game with brilliant gameplay and really cool character designs. The issue is the malpractice and scammy/scummy attitude that Blizzard hasI don’t usually rate games so heavily on the negative side. To have such a low score would require a game to be so broken and riddled with bugs to the point of not being playable. This is not the case, overwatch (i refuse to use the 2) is a good looking game with brilliant gameplay and really cool character designs. The issue is the malpractice and scammy/scummy attitude that Blizzard has towards its players. To void my purchase of overwatch in the name of a sequel that promised substantial PVE content, to then scrap the whole thing and leave us with the same game minus a ton of features, with the addition a ridiculously priced cosmetics store and a half assed battlepass is beyond anti consumer. I don’t know what’s going on with blizzard but to be honest I don’t care to find out. What i know for a fact is that you cannot invest in any of their games, if you want to play them for free go ahead, but my advice would be to not buy cosmetics, battlepass, etc because they can kill a game with no warning. It happened with Heroes of the Storm, it happened with Hearthstone Mercenaries, and now it’s happening to Overwatch. As consumers we deserve better.… Expand
  39. VidyaBum
    Oct 6, 2022
    2
    I fear that this is the same game with one less tank, a slight modernisation of graphics, and content that should've just come to OW1.

    The only reason this came out as a sequel is to transform the game into a free to play with ultra greedy transactions (that are NOT micro by any means, 40 dollars for a battle pass every season). The 5v5 with one tank made the game more active and    I fear that this is the same game with one less tank, a slight modernisation of graphics, and content that should've just come to OW1.

    The only reason this came out as a sequel is to transform the game into a free to play with ultra greedy transactions (that are NOT micro by any means, 40 dollars for a battle pass every season).

    The 5v5 with one tank made the game more active and speedy, but it also severely damaged the tactical experience of OW. So many of the maps that used to be special, that required thought, pressure and poking to fight properly in, are now just another big area with outdated graphics.

    For example the first point of Kings Row, widely considered the best or top 3 best maps of OW1 by everyone, is now barely any different than any of the other maps. I used to have so many doubts on placement and pressure as a tank, so much about resource management and risk taking as a support. Now you just walk in and start blasting at the nearest enemy. The game is plain dumber.

    The maps are totally unsuited for the 5v5, although the new maps are better, all grand total of 4 of them for the roughly 40 maps of OW1. The balancing problems which killed OW1 since 2018 are not at all solved, they are equalized in the sense that now, everyone can shoot almost immediately and don't have to rely on passing tanks to do so.

    The new problem is that while you have no double shields or a tank in front of you at every pass, you rely almost entirely on your overpowered solo tank to survive. If your tank throws, you might as well see the DEFEAT screen immediately. They are so powerful and you must rely on him so much that if your tank can't diff or at least survive the other tank, you're done. As a flex but mostly support player, this reliance makes me hesitate between being the tank every game, or just stop trying.

    Also, few things have outright improved. The graphics are "modernised", they're not comparatively better. Round things are rounder like faces, models are more graphically demanding, but that's it. There are few to no super amazing visual effects. It's not like I mind, OW1 was already a clusterfk of visuals in big fights, but it drives home the point that this "sequel" has no particular value and wasn't made for technical need. Also even for an improvement, it's definitely not a 2016-2022 jump. OW1 for 2016 looked far better than OW2 for 2022. A GTX 960 could run OW1, and I'm betting a GTX 1060 can run OW2 comfortably, so it's more of a 2-3 year progress.

    Some things are inexplicably absent or worse. The glorious "on fire" status that indicated that you were doing great? Gone. The amount of damage you did on a kill? Gone. Why? Those were great and helped players a lot! The little notches on your Ultimate icon that helped see just how much you had are gone too, now it's a plain circle that fills it. It's not a big downgrade, but again, why change and make it worse? It's like the devs were told to find things to change to justify the new game, when none of that needed fixing and some was just outright great. The removal of the medal system in favour of a shared scoreboard is great though. Finally no more pointless arguments about how good or bad you're doing for your team.

    In short, the game is more or less the same, but slightly worse or better here and there. The details in UI and graphics really do not justify at all a sequel, and in every way could've been done in OW1. The downgrade in certain QoL elements is just plain bizarre (on fire status will really be missed).

    The only real changes are the 1 tank system and the financial model. The game is much less tactical and more speed and damage oriented. It feels dumber, simpler, and less profound.

    The free to play model is as greedy and predatory as ever, perhaps worse than Diablo Immortal's. This really feels like they took Overwatch, plastered some reskins, cut off one tank, completely brainwashed it from a game whose goal was to be fun, to a game that must suck as much money as possible. It's a frankensteins game to me, and my longstanding attachment to OW has almost singlehandedly disappeared in a few nights. I wanted to play OW all the time. I can barely feel anything towards OW2.

    There is an ongoing rumour that OW2 is meant to become a PvE game with great ambitions, but that it was delayed. Considering the lies of Activision Blizz on WC3 Reforged and on Diablo Immortal, I do not expect any promises to be held. But if they are, I'll amend this review when it comes out.    … Expand
  40. mroczek123
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    - literally only reason to add number 2 to game, PvE was dropped after release
    - turned paid game to f2p screwing people who bought it
    - borderline p2w, due to new characters being behind paywall (you can get them through achivements sometimes too, thats why ive written borderline)

    + good fanmade animations ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
  41. enut_butter
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    It’s literally just Overwatch. You can’t even play the new maps until you get to ranked. There are free updates for games that provide more content than this fully-fledged sequel does.
  42. JackCommunist
    Oct 25, 2022
    0
    Технические проблемы; новые герои открываются через battlepass; ивентовые скины можно только купить; постоянные проблемы с пингом. Не думал, что скажу это но система с lootbox' ами была лучше
  43. darkrepast
    Oct 7, 2022
    1
    Toxicity is alive and well. Playing new characters available for less than 4 hours to the general public got people all hot and bothered when the player wasn't a master instantly. Couple with all the normal Overwatch whining from 'you're playing your tank wrong' to 'heal me despite the fact that I'm not anywhere near the group' to 'what's a point? I do what I want'.

    But now that it's a    Toxicity is alive and well. Playing new characters available for less than 4 hours to the general public got people all hot and bothered when the player wasn't a master instantly. Couple with all the normal Overwatch whining from 'you're playing your tank wrong' to 'heal me despite the fact that I'm not anywhere near the group' to 'what's a point? I do what I want'.

    But now that it's a 6 year old game, people expect everyone to be at the top of their game still.

    Cutting a tank was okay by me. It makes the push a little faster. The battlepass isn't incentive to level, and that's what Overwatch 1 really lacked: incentive. They took out a lot of the cool flash of the game. Eliminations are just tiny red bars now. There's less personality on the battlefield. And since this is 'early access', there's no co-op mode.

    Let's not forget about the fact they couldn't launch. The only worse launch I can think of was Atlas. This was pretty tragic. I'd say that all around, Overwatch 2 is a big fail. They will likely right the ship enough to squeeze people for battlepass cash. I'm sure plenty of people will play it. But it's games like this and the fact people are going to stick around that allows developers to put out subpar games and terrible launches.

    Because after a few days of whining, people just line up, pay for it, and play.

    Blizzard doesn't deserve a pass for this. But they'll get it.    … Expand
  44. MaxQjust
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    They ruined the balance, took away the abilities of our favorite characters. Took away the first part, gave a completely different game instead! THIEVES!
  45. Generaldraxeo
    Mar 15, 2023
    0
    This is disappointingly underwhelming for a sequel. It's literally Overwatch 1 with a couple of new maps. It feels more like an update rather than a new game, and they didn't even release a single player version which was advertised as Overwatch 2's big upgrade over its predecessor. Not only that, but Overwatch 1 was taken down and skins locked, so all of the great content you spent timeThis is disappointingly underwhelming for a sequel. It's literally Overwatch 1 with a couple of new maps. It feels more like an update rather than a new game, and they didn't even release a single player version which was advertised as Overwatch 2's big upgrade over its predecessor. Not only that, but Overwatch 1 was taken down and skins locked, so all of the great content you spent time getting in the first game has to be re-bought. This is such a cash grab it is ridiculous. Don't play if you want to discourage this kind of predatory behavior that doesn't reward loyalty to players and encourages you to gamble with loot crates.… Expand
  46. DEBoshir
    Oct 6, 2022
    1
    Говна кусок. Превратили неплохой шутер в полную херню.
  47. Hansbonnar
    Aug 28, 2023
    0
    Overwatch 2 is basically a stripped down version of the original game with egregious monetization, less customer support, and an even worse community than Overwatch. There is no hope for this game, it's community or Blizzard as a company. Stay as far away from this game as you can.
  48. Orioldash2
    Aug 2, 2023
    0
    I loved Overwatch, but I can't recommend it to this day since they changed name to "Overwatch 2". They have prostituted the game with aggressive and abusive monetization. Toxicity is rewarded by allowing people who spend an entire game harassing another person to get their account banned. Everything is done for a limited time, so if you start late you will miss a lot and feel treated likeI loved Overwatch, but I can't recommend it to this day since they changed name to "Overwatch 2". They have prostituted the game with aggressive and abusive monetization. Toxicity is rewarded by allowing people who spend an entire game harassing another person to get their account banned. Everything is done for a limited time, so if you start late you will miss a lot and feel treated like a second class player. Most games are made unpleasant by the players you have to play with or the little sense of control you get. I can't forget about the horrible physics where you stay floating when you are on an object.… Expand
  49. Antiagr
    May 20, 2023
    0
    Instead of making content, you start to make roadmap. 3 years without content for making 1 balance patch and pack of sh!t cosmetics and promise of making PVE campaign. Which one you broke. And I don't even speak about your "worse-than-lootbox" monetisation. Blizzard deserves to be closed
  50. AdamM88
    Jun 13, 2023
    0
    Spare yourself of this pathetic excuse of a game. Just search the internet for relevant adult videos and you got everything worth having that is born out of this game.
  51. Kiljayden
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    I PAID FOR OVERWATCH! I BOUGHT THE DELUX VERSION!

    THEN YOU DELETED MY GAME! AND GAVE ME SOME OTHER GAME I DID "NOT" PAY FOR I DID NOT ASK FOR IT! I WANT MY GAME BACK I PAID FOR!

    YOU CASH GRABBING! RUGG PULLING BITCONNEEEEECT WASSA WAASSSA WASSA SCAMMERS! HOW DARE YOU BLATANTLY STEAL FROM ME!

    GIVE ME MY GOD DAM GAME BACK YOU (&^%)((*$^*$) THEIVING RAT )^_)^_^%*^+_)&
  52. Frenish
    Sep 11, 2023
    0
    When Overwatch came out years ago I automatically fell in love with the game. it was my first fps game, over the years the game just got worse and worse to the point in which it was not fun anymore, so i eventually stopped playing. when Overwatch 2 was announced i took it with a grain of salt since blizzard is as smart as a rock in the desert. The disconnect between the people in chargeWhen Overwatch came out years ago I automatically fell in love with the game. it was my first fps game, over the years the game just got worse and worse to the point in which it was not fun anymore, so i eventually stopped playing. when Overwatch 2 was announced i took it with a grain of salt since blizzard is as smart as a rock in the desert. The disconnect between the people in charge and the consumer is obvious and of course the same can be said about overwatch 2. Now you have to once again pay more money in order to get the "PvE" they talked so much about even though some of us paid $60 for a game that became free to play. Lastly, does anyone remember the team making feature, taking it off was a stupid decision.… Expand
  53. Renton577
    Jun 4, 2023
    0
    I wrote a whole long review for Overwatch 1 but I'll keep it quick here, This game is now a soulless husk only out to get your money, The matchmaking is nonexistent saying they are going to fix it every season but never do and all their promises (mainly a story mode that people were waiting for) were empty and never came to fruition.
  54. nomad1326
    Apr 23, 2023
    3
    I was a huge fan of the first Overwatch when the Game Director was Jeff Kaplan. The game had its own taste and was a brilliant fps that taught me a lot in game design. But new chapter is not a new chapter. Its just a try to sell the same game in new box. More than that, Overwatch 2 lost its own style in design and level design became less professional and less organized. But the worstI was a huge fan of the first Overwatch when the Game Director was Jeff Kaplan. The game had its own taste and was a brilliant fps that taught me a lot in game design. But new chapter is not a new chapter. Its just a try to sell the same game in new box. More than that, Overwatch 2 lost its own style in design and level design became less professional and less organized. But the worst thing in the direction of Overwatch is left-wing agenda. You can see everywhere. Beginning from new characters and last with removed compete statistic in the end of the match - developers removed statistic and leaderboard in competitive game.... It was a bad decision, I think. My friends are not going to buy blizzard games due to this agenda.… Expand
  55. Bigmakin
    Oct 6, 2022
    1
    They took my game and gave me a broken code, and i can't play and just waiting in line!
  56. your_neighbour
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    I brought a different game and received a downgrade.
    I have not spent a dollar on anything blizzard for many years and this pile of burning rubbish still comes out to disappoint me.
  57. pnot4u
    Oct 6, 2022
    1
    Hi!
    A little feedback
    The game launch is just disgusting, the new role of tanks is flawed, battlepass is crap, twelzard is sliding into the abyss and I really want it to sink. On top of everything in RF many of my friends game just disappears from the launcher, which confirms the Russophobic and racist tone of the company. But do not worry, we will find a way to play you trash after the    Hi!
    A little feedback
    The game launch is just disgusting, the new role of tanks is flawed, battlepass is crap, twelzard is sliding into the abyss and I really want it to sink. On top of everything in RF many of my friends game just disappears from the launcher, which confirms the Russophobic and racist tone of the company. But do not worry, we will find a way to play you trash after the deal with Microsoft    … Expand
  58. Treiver
    Jan 6, 2023
    0
    Honestamente este juego es horrible, el matchmaking literal esta demasiado desbalanceado colocando jugadores del TOP 500 contra jugadores que recien estan empezando a rankear incluso, el hecho de que haya que pagar por todo, incluyendo los nuevos personajes, hace que se desbalanceen todas las rankeds, como main tank no puedo usar al nuevo personaje porque literal tengo que pagar como 30Honestamente este juego es horrible, el matchmaking literal esta demasiado desbalanceado colocando jugadores del TOP 500 contra jugadores que recien estan empezando a rankear incluso, el hecho de que haya que pagar por todo, incluyendo los nuevos personajes, hace que se desbalanceen todas las rankeds, como main tank no puedo usar al nuevo personaje porque literal tengo que pagar como 30 dolares o jugar casi 2 meses seguidos para conseguirlo, es casi una obligacion usarlo en ranked por todo el buff que le han metido... La verdad este juego no merece ni siquiera haber salido… Expand
  59. L33TA1UCARD
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    Downloaded the game, meet all the required specs, game launches, game crashes after 10 seconds, open game, crash again.
  60. Oneshot01
    Oct 7, 2022
    2
    Not only players who bought the game recieved nearly nothing cosmetic but the game has unstable and uncapable servers with queues up to 40000 players just to enter the game.
    Really hope Blizzard bumps down the price for the battle pass and give old players more cosmetics or coins like in PUBG when it became free.
  61. Xodis99
    Oct 25, 2022
    2
    Literally just Overwatch 1 but worse. As much as the loot boxes were hated at the time, I kind of wish they kept them versus going free to play and riding off of battle passes for making money. My MAJOR main complaint is that there is no way to earn anything (you want) through gameplay. Yes there are skins in the battle pass free version BUT 80% of the levels have literally nothing in themLiterally just Overwatch 1 but worse. As much as the loot boxes were hated at the time, I kind of wish they kept them versus going free to play and riding off of battle passes for making money. My MAJOR main complaint is that there is no way to earn anything (you want) through gameplay. Yes there are skins in the battle pass free version BUT 80% of the levels have literally nothing in them and the stuff that you can earn is again, trash sprays and voice lines nobody cares about. Not to mention leveling the battle pass as a free user is painfully slow, so if you do not pay for an experience boost that is legitimately no reason to levelit. They outright removed overall account levels for these god forsaken battle passes so literally all you rescieve is progression towards said pass...Which there is no reason to level. Ifyou want anything for your heroes now you are required to pay for them via microtransactions, a currency you cannot earn by any means except of a whopping 60 cents a WEEK if you complete all of your weekly challenges. So, since most skins seem to cost $20, divide that by .60 you get 33.33. Round that up you need to finish your weekly challenges for 34 WEEKS for a single legendary skin. So ya those loot boxes honestly don't seem all that bad all of a sudden when you would get one per account level and free ones for playing certain match types and one for free at the start of each event. Somehow they went from a bad system to so much worse that lootboxes somehow look good. The people that had paid for overwatch 1 have pretty much had their money thrown in the trash because now the game itself is free and are now locked out of the decent version of the game and now have to play a worse version with a 2 slapped onto the title. Good job Blizzard, first you make a fool of yourself with harassment cases and poor business decisions,now you made things worse with Overwatch "2".… Expand
  62. ptroedsson
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Worse game release baser on reviews ever? Don’t even dare to play it although I liked Overwatch I.
  63. dualprop
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    XIM cheaters galore on console and no native MnK option. Weakened SMS protect after only 3 days. Low TTK without increased mobility, no teamplay needed. This game really took a turn into the dumpster.

    This game is a cheater haven, just skip.
  64. Herring123
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Я буквально не могу в игру поиграть из-за ебучего входа по телефону. Сначала я попытался скачать игру, а ее нет в сторе, как бы я лаунчер не перезагружал. Я из Беларуси, но дело не в санкциях, она формально вышла у нас. После этого я создал казахский аккаунт, оттуда скачал игру и внезапно меня мобилу привязать просят, иначе не поиграть. Через сайты с фейковыми номерами не прохожит. ИдитеЯ буквально не могу в игру поиграть из-за ебучего входа по телефону. Сначала я попытался скачать игру, а ее нет в сторе, как бы я лаунчер не перезагружал. Я из Беларуси, но дело не в санкциях, она формально вышла у нас. После этого я создал казахский аккаунт, оттуда скачал игру и внезапно меня мобилу привязать просят, иначе не поиграть. Через сайты с фейковыми номерами не прохожит. Идите нахуй со своим ебнутым подходом, близард. Ноль в любом другом случае я бы вряд ли поставил, но тут особый случай, ведь чтобы просто в игру поиграть надо ебаться с созданием новых аккаунтов и добычей иноземной симки… Expand
  65. redeyedwerewolf
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    When I heard that OW2 will be free to play, I was excited. However the microtransactions that were put to compensate for the free to play nature of this game are soo sad. This game has no soul, it is fun to play but not to be taken too seroiusly.
  66. timquo
    Oct 6, 2022
    1
    Waited almost four years for this and... almost nothing changed + toxic and lazy monetization.
  67. Aceholeas
    Aug 7, 2023
    2
    They add crappy battlepasses and game types of which they don't let you chose which game mode you want to play. Don't nerf problematic characters. But will nerf an already not spectacular character making them unplayably bad. An all around not great game from a dev that has fallen incredibly far from their former glory. Taking away one more point for adding pay to play characters. anotherThey add crappy battlepasses and game types of which they don't let you chose which game mode you want to play. Don't nerf problematic characters. But will nerf an already not spectacular character making them unplayably bad. An all around not great game from a dev that has fallen incredibly far from their former glory. Taking away one more point for adding pay to play characters. another point gone for the devs complete lack of feedback and replies.… Expand
  68. Nayer
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    I used to love Overwatch and pre-ordered the game for a full price. What Blizzard did to the game is a robbery. They robbed us the game we once bought to strip us off our money even more on a regular basis. I am not buying any more games from Activision Blizzard!
  69. calcal2019
    May 19, 2023
    0
    Honestly I loved Overwatch 1, I played daily with friends for years, I have the gaming light, I must have about 10+ Funko pops, I had almost every skin, I even worked in an open kitchen and would speak to random customers about gaming and Overwatch, add them on battletag, game with them and make new friends.
    On week 1 to maybe about a month in on Overwatch 2 me and about 5+ friends quit    Honestly I loved Overwatch 1, I played daily with friends for years, I have the gaming light, I must have about 10+ Funko pops, I had almost every skin, I even worked in an open kitchen and would speak to random customers about gaming and Overwatch, add them on battletag, game with them and make new friends.
    On week 1 to maybe about a month in on Overwatch 2 me and about 5+ friends quit for good (I've came back once or twice but literally leave after a game or 2)

    I went from looking forward to playing the game almost daily with friends for YEARS, to literally having 0 desire to login. Skipped the Halloween event and Christmas event which normally I'd really look forward to 'New skins' etc.

    I always wanted OW1 classic to come back but now with the news after FOUR + years of announcing PVE you cancel it, I don't want anything to do with this game or company again,

    Honestly a MASSIVE **** YOU to Blizzard, completely destroyed something that was great and removed it for everyone despite us all paying money for it........... Absolute criminal

    0/10 0%-100%

    FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU    … Expand
  70. Gdgip
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    It's bad enough they make you jump through hoops that nobody else does, but I cant play with my phone number being pre paid. What happened to just starting a game and playing it? All my info is already linked to my console account. Just use that?
  71. Nanonoir
    Aug 4, 2023
    0
    Edit: I quit after season 5. They want you to pay for pve content that they canceled and then added what had been created up to that point in episodes that are limited time only unless bought. We lost archives for this, which was one of the best events in the game. There is no denying how much Blizzard does not care about their player base now. 6 years and this is the worst state the gameEdit: I quit after season 5. They want you to pay for pve content that they canceled and then added what had been created up to that point in episodes that are limited time only unless bought. We lost archives for this, which was one of the best events in the game. There is no denying how much Blizzard does not care about their player base now. 6 years and this is the worst state the game has ever been in. How the mighty has fallen. I would give it a -10 now if i could.

    Original: I was one of the few that could play at launch and honestly as a long time gamer of overwatch/apex legends/fortnight blizzard completely dropped the ball on this. There is no real reward for playing anymore, the battle pass is worse then halos attempt, the ui leaves much to be desired, and while I understand the loot box argument, I think getting rid of it completely was one of the stupidest things they did. While moving to 5v5 was the right thing to do since I hated the double shield meta, the decrease in kill time has turned it in to a dps rush, good one v ones has turned in to whoever gets the first hit usually wins and as a healer you will feel useless trying to keep anything up that’s targeted by 2 people or more. Also, due to kill time now sombra/tracers are unaposed going after healers/backend, you will just auto die and most healers do not have the dps to defend themselves anymore. Due to all the changes games have become very lopsided, You either run over the opposing team or get run over. Team kills, which used to be rare in OW1, are now common and demoralizing. As for new maps, they are ambitious and too big for this pace of gameplay, you will not see 1/2 of them since your all but required to stay as a pack now to win any fights. Finally the monetization is as bad as EA Star Wars battlefield 2. It’s like blizzard got a list of everything that pissed off gamers over the past 5 years and put it in this game. Officially petitioning for OW1 back, double shield meta and all. They had so much to look at when making this game and ignored it all.    … Expand
  72. BayJay
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Не доступна в России. Нельзя даже добавить в избранное. Но говорят это к лучшему, лучше не видеть ЭТО)
  73. Writermj
    Nov 5, 2022
    1
    Overwatch when first released stood out as an interesting take on the 6v6 PVP space. Although not a big name in recent years Overwatch still managed to bring itself a healthy player pool, all be it unbalanced at times. So when Activision Blizard announced Overwatch 2, many were skeptical of the big promises made such as a more balanced meta, the removal of the most shield abilities, and aOverwatch when first released stood out as an interesting take on the 6v6 PVP space. Although not a big name in recent years Overwatch still managed to bring itself a healthy player pool, all be it unbalanced at times. So when Activision Blizard announced Overwatch 2, many were skeptical of the big promises made such as a more balanced meta, the removal of the most shield abilities, and a PVE story mode. And in a result that shocked no one, I am sad to say that none of these promises came true as Overwatch 2 is simply a worse version of the original.

    Ignoring the obvious controversies such as the phone number requirement, removal of loot boxes for a pure micro-transaction currency, the move to a free-to-play and season pass, and the missing PVE story mode, the game itself is a more watered-down version of Overwatch, choosing to favor toxic behavior. Behavior such as spawn camping, player hunting (where 2-3 players constantly kill the same player the moment they spawn), and most frustrating team stacking. A concept where an entire team would stand practically on top of each other so that the Overwatch 2 hitbox system would not properly register damaged delt nor damage received. A concept made even worse with the recent buff to DPS characters as each kill now increases damage output, movement speed, and reload speed.

    These gameplay issues are only made worse by Activision Blizzard's move from a 6v6 model to a 5v5 model. Although many praised the change as a "fresh take", the removal of a second Tank Hero has only managed to hurt the overall balance of the game. With the rise of DPS Heroes and the reward of blind firing, the missing second Tank is nothing more than a painful reminder of how Overwatch used to be, as a second Tank would practically slow down a game. Turning it into a more strategic game rather than a DPS madhouse. A problem with the meta that Activision Blizzard clearly knew about as the reworking of all heroes has led to an overall power gap.

    And to be honest, I could typically accept all these issues as it is a free-to-play game. But, what really made me write this review was how unstable Overwatch 2 is on older hardware. And the clear punishment being made to those like me who can't afford the latest in gaming hardware. For some dumb reason, Overwatch 2 when installed for the first time will be preset to high graphics. This isn't a problem, most games now a day do come preset on high. What IS the problem, the game is incapable of making any graphic changes without a game rest. A feature in computer gaming I have not seen since. Well, ever. And this is for everything, every graphics or framerate change requires a game reset. Now many would shove this off as a minor inconvenience, and normally I would agree. But it is with that game reset that the old hardware punishment comes into effect.

    Upon a game reset after setting the game to low graphics, nothing happens. And I mean that literary. Nothing happens, the game refuses to open. This is the only game I have ever played where it refuses to let a player change the graphic quality to anything other than high. Now, most would say my 7th Gen i5 and 1050ti are the problems, yet in other games such as Apex Legends, Gundam Evolution, Destiny 2, and the original Overwatch, I never had an issue such as this. What this tells me is, my game does not have the low-quality texter files or medium-quality files as medium looks identical to high. I know this because there is a setting in the Blizzard launcher that allows you to "reset" your game setting. Which means the game is reset to the high settings. Thus resulting in an unplayable lag fest.

    Now many may find my 1 out of 10 rating on Overwatch 2 to be a bit harsh. I would argue it's being generous. Because there is a 0 option. Overwatch 2 is nothing more than a cash-grab game taking advantage of the loyal players who stuck with the original through thick and thin while also punishing them for not adopting the toxic gameplay behavior they are pushing or those unable to afford the latest gaming hardware. To say that Overwatch 2 is a massive disappointment is for once. Not a massive understatement.    … Expand
  74. JustABitAgroed
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    One of the best games ever has been systematically killed by greed for the past 8 years, no PvE was the final nail in the coffin. This game is dead, the franchise is dead, and Blizzard is dead to me. Activision Blizzard is officially boycotted until Bobby Kotick steps down from the company and they prove that they can still make a playable title again. I should've seen the writing on theOne of the best games ever has been systematically killed by greed for the past 8 years, no PvE was the final nail in the coffin. This game is dead, the franchise is dead, and Blizzard is dead to me. Activision Blizzard is officially boycotted until Bobby Kotick steps down from the company and they prove that they can still make a playable title again. I should've seen the writing on the wall with Reforged but still maintained hope. Lesson learned, never hope, play retro instead. Every critic that gave this game above a 50, oh wait, that's literally all of them, should never be allowed to review so much as a candy bar again. A slug could do your job better. You would be ashamed of yourselves if you had the neurons required to experience human emotion. Also the fact that Metacritic still has the trailer up that was a complete LIE used to sucker people into buying the battle pass in anticipation for the PVE, is disgraceful.… Expand
  75. LastRights
    Aug 22, 2023
    0
    Terrible choice to remove Overwatch 1 it was a better game. Also failure of not delivering promised content.
  76. Shirojv
    Oct 16, 2022
    0
    Понос и говно, рескин на первый овервотч с новой доильной системой, параша.
    Плюсом играют все те же анскильные уродцы на хандзо с нулем дпса в час.
    Люди спокойно ливают, очередь ждешь тысячу лет. Если ты дпс, то это симулятор очереди. Как можно оценить "новую" игру, когда по сути это патч на мертвый кусок кала. Ноль.    Понос и говно, рескин на первый овервотч с новой доильной системой, параша.
    Плюсом играют все те же анскильные уродцы на хандзо с нулем дпса в час.
    Люди спокойно ливают, очередь ждешь тысячу лет. Если ты дпс, то это симулятор очереди.

    Как можно оценить "новую" игру, когда по сути это патч на мертвый кусок кала. Ноль.
  77. HDRip
    Oct 7, 2022
    1
    I liked the original Overwatch. It is a pity that the "new Blizzard" has turned it into another donated garbage dump.
  78. Rouoko
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    I was playing Overwatch from start, and I was not best game, but really good game. Now it change name to Overwatch two, and it is one of worst game in gaming history. It shoud never be released. It have more bugs than Cyberpunk, it have more microtransactions than Candy Crush. It is just garbage.
  79. EA_Bad
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    updating my review because it was overly optimistic and man, was i wrong. my favorite game has been desecrated, torn to shreds. i hate the direction of this game, the matchmaking, pricing, events, modes, balance, everything. they still aren't listening to the community enough and the updates and hotfixes take ages to occur. overall i've lost a lot of hope. this game is a shell of what itupdating my review because it was overly optimistic and man, was i wrong. my favorite game has been desecrated, torn to shreds. i hate the direction of this game, the matchmaking, pricing, events, modes, balance, everything. they still aren't listening to the community enough and the updates and hotfixes take ages to occur. overall i've lost a lot of hope. this game is a shell of what it used to be.… Expand
  80. Drangleic
    Aug 13, 2023
    0
    Bring back Alex Afrasiabi! XxX XxX XxX XxX XxX OxO OxO OxO OxO OxO XXo OXx Xoo
  81. Ruzaky
    Mar 19, 2023
    0
    What is 2 stand for in the title? It is the same game. Old blizzard made game sequels with huge improvements on what was before
  82. Vega23232
    Jan 1, 2023
    2
    Honestly the worst game ever. A bunch of bugs, problems, but what can I say.

    The developers can't even make a normal patch. They buff those who really don't need it. And who really needs a buff, they can't make her strong. Yes, yes, her name is Junker Queen, a buff that did not give her anything. She is still a weak tank. Lifesteal - pathetic 19 hp. Shout - 200 hp for 5 seconds, and    Honestly the worst game ever. A bunch of bugs, problems, but what can I say.

    The developers can't even make a normal patch. They buff those who really don't need it.

    And who really needs a buff, they can't make her strong. Yes, yes, her name is Junker Queen, a buff that did not give her anything. She is still a weak tank. Lifesteal - pathetic 19 hp. Shout - 200 hp for 5 seconds, and then a cooldown for 14 seconds. Rampage only reduced the cooldown by 10%, and did that give her any advantage? Kiriko for example cancels anti-heal.

    What is special about the Queen? Nothing. She's a terrible tank, the devs don't want to buff her.    … Expand
  83. WarTherapy
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    imagine having a plan to monetize a popular game and create the following:
    "leak" and claim that there will be a massive PvE Overwatch Game with tons of content, skill trees, gear and stuff almost like destiny.
    hype people up with fake "influencers" and tease Overwatch 2. then you release the SAME EXACT GAME again, remove a tank and monetize it like a chinese gacha game. claim that the    imagine having a plan to monetize a popular game and create the following:
    "leak" and claim that there will be a massive PvE Overwatch Game with tons of content, skill trees, gear and stuff almost like destiny.
    hype people up with fake "influencers" and tease Overwatch 2.
    then you release the SAME EXACT GAME again, remove a tank and monetize it like a chinese gacha game.
    claim that the ONLY REASON for OW2 to exist never was a thing and sell three 15 minute missions for 40 bucks with a battlepass.

    this is not even "dark patterns" anymore (like in all other games from ABK)
    this is straight up psychological warfare against the community.

    if i can cancel my 18 year old WoW sub and uninstall everything from this company... you can do the same.
    don't support a company that hates you.    … Expand
  84. Rokr_AS
    Oct 17, 2022
    0
    Після першого овервотчу який блізард видалила я повинен грати в цю донатну помийку
  85. F0BOS
    Oct 6, 2022
    1
    Non-renewable battle-pass - this is victory. In all normal games, the currency for a new battle pass can be obtained if the current one is pumped to the maximum
  86. Byran_ow
    Oct 6, 2022
    1
    List of changes:
    Sms verifications for play - I paid money for my OW1 accounts to play, why i should link phone numbers to play my alts?
    5v5 - Less tanks => Less game setups. Its not cool Less control => okay some people get advantages of this, but other (like support mains) get disadvantages. You keep 1-2-2 Role lock in most game-modes. Its not cool cuz you have less game-setups for    List of changes:
    Sms verifications for play - I paid money for my OW1 accounts to play, why i should link phone numbers to play my alts?
    5v5 - Less tanks => Less game setups. Its not cool
    Less control => okay some people get advantages of this, but other (like support mains) get disadvantages.
    You keep 1-2-2 Role lock in most game-modes. Its not cool cuz you have less game-setups for play.
    New map EXTREMELY bad IMO. I can't give a definitive reason why, but they feel really bad. It's like you're playing in the trash.
    The new monetization strategy is too aggressive. Guys, you are Blizzard, not some little indie company that releases free-to-play games and tries to suck money out of the players with all its might.
    Technical Aspects: The graphics don't look better. Your lighting games look 2/5 and it's hard to say that they improve anything. If we look at it from an angle that you have made such a graphics improvement in 6 years of OW1, then you have done it very badly. The game interface doesn't look better either. Competitive rank badges are just ridiculous and shameful.
    And we can talk much about the stability of game servers in the first days of launch. Blizzard has always had problems with large number of players, but apparently they decided not to fix anything before the release of ow2.    … Expand
  87. Oreloth
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    This is just Overwatch 1, but with battle pass instead of lootboxes, a few more characters and many more bugs. This is not enough to use "2" behind the title, it's just a trap...
    The game and Blizzard globally became a huge garbage, I'm sad to admit it, I loved Blizzard.
  88. PiWright
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Garbage. The "new player" system is a total mess. It sees my account as new, so I'm locked out of all the heroes and game modes. I can't play competitive so I'm stuck in Unranked with actual new players who have no idea what they're doing.
  89. DANTE_31RUS
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    Тупое говно, тупого говна. Засрали овервотч 2 из-за своей жадности, забрали первую часть. Анальный донат настолько убогий что даже глаза на лоб лезут. Верните лутбоксы, они и то лучше были в 100500 раз. А так ещё и PvE за бабки?) Ахахахахаха клоуныТупое говно, тупого говна. Засрали овервотч 2 из-за своей жадности, забрали первую часть. Анальный донат настолько убогий что даже глаза на лоб лезут. Верните лутбоксы, они и то лучше были в 100500 раз. А так ещё и PvE за бабки?) Ахахахахаха клоуны
  90. naalz
    Aug 14, 2023
    0
    This is not a new game at all. Just a another version of the previous one with expensive skins and battlepass. God I wish Blizzard hired new developers.
  91. wheelsbot7
    Jan 31, 2023
    0
    Hello Douglas Wreden. Hello Twitch Chat. So nice to see you here. Would you like a divorce?
  92. smagnaferous
    Oct 25, 2022
    0
    The idiots who now run Activision/Blizzard basically ran any dev for the game out if they had integrity and wanted to make a good game, and what is left is a group who is dedicated to the corporate friendly, cashgrab, profits for shareholders model.
    Gone is one of the best IPs in gaming, OW1, which had amazing world and character design, fun team play, and awesome character lore, as slow    The idiots who now run Activision/Blizzard basically ran any dev for the game out if they had integrity and wanted to make a good game, and what is left is a group who is dedicated to the corporate friendly, cashgrab, profits for shareholders model.
    Gone is one of the best IPs in gaming, OW1, which had amazing world and character design, fun team play, and awesome character lore, as slow as it was. OW2 is a shell of the former game, using the creativity of the first game to milk the players of every dime they can. Instead of another game you just buy, it's now a supposed Free-to-play model.

    What the Free to play model does is bring people in who didn't care to ever buy OW1 but now have a free game to mess around in, in the hopes that eventually the company will convince them to pay money. First, what this has done is ruined the matches, as a flood of players who don't care about the Overwatch team play now run rampant, trolling, throwing matches, feeding as badly played heroes, and taking any true competition out of the game.
    Next, you'd think eventually matchmaking would keep these players out of the games of people who are serious about playing Overwatch, but no. Activision has implemented matchmaking that purposely creates games where new and bad players are put with skilled players or higher level players to try to convince them that if they have all the cosmetics the longtime, good players have, they will win games. The monetized instead of skill based matchmaking creates terrible games where one team is always steamrolled into the ground with little effort.

    Monetization, in principal, wouldn't be bad. Yes, if the game is to have ongoing content, it will have to be paid for. But that's what the newly introduced battlepasses should be doing. Multiple times a year they want players to buy the battlepass to receive the cosmetics that once were earned through gameplay lootboxes and currency. Now that we've seen the battlebass system and prepaid for the first one, it's clear that they are creating cheap and low quality content (namecards, uninteresting voicelines, sprays you'll never use, "souvenirs") for the part of the game that should be keeping the game going, and have added a shop to put all of the cosmetics that players will ACTUALLY want behind a SECOND paywall. Not only is it bad enough that supporting the game through the battlepasses all year gets you none of the desired rewards, but the prices are insane. One character skin will run you $20-30, the price of many full games. And to ever earn enough of the currency you must have to buy one of these skins through the battlepass, it will take over 8 months.

    Now that they don't let you earn event skins, the first even which would have been "Halloween", is a hollow, repetitive PvE board that builds on the always recycled Junkenstein, except there's no point in really playing it after a few times. The fun of the events was always to play knowing you were earning the very well made skins, voicelines, sprays, ect, and it was exciting to get that lootbox every few games hoping you'd have a new unlock. Now all they are offering for grinding the PvE level is a couple sprays and a charm. The only two new skins aren't very good, and all of the previous years holiday skins are also now locked at at least $20 as well.

    Besides being the greedy, over-monetized version of the game created for shareholders, not players, the game has had nothing but problems since the launch. Even after two betas, the game came out with servers crashing, people getting logged out repeatedly if they ever got in, and glitching left and right. The game is again completely out of balance, with games being decided by the team that sticks with the few overpowered heroes. The buffs and nerfs they've given entire roles to "make the game more exciting" have left entire roles to be sitting ducks, because they are both told they have to play better but their characters are less powerful and die easier.
    The devs promised more measures against cheaters, troll players, toxic players, people who abandon matches, ect. Since the game started, it has been worse than the first game for all of these issues, and the devs are now silent about any of the promises they made. After the backlash of making players attach phone numbers to accounts to fight cheaters known as smurfs and other bad accounts, they immediately removed the requirement and all of the multiple accounts used by bad players to cheat were allowed to flood back into the new game. They are now present again in many games, and Blizzard hasn't said anything about ridding the game of these accounts in the OW2, just as they didn't in the first.

    Everything about OW2 is just bad and greedy game design in the clothing of the first Overwatch. Longtime players who loved the original game are being shoved aside for quick profit. Overwatch 2 is a mistake and will never live up to the original. Cheers, Love    … Expand
  93. 564_
    Oct 16, 2022
    0
    same game as it was before but with NUMBER 2
    boring and too much monetization, now it's like impossible to get any legendary skin without donating your money
  94. jackburger99
    Oct 25, 2022
    1
    The game isn't good and it also promote f@ggotism I don't like playing as a F@ggot. The only good thing though is a lot of characters you kill are f@ggots I like that.
  95. Gamer2077
    Aug 12, 2023
    0
    I purchased Overwatch 1 and Blizzard removed it from my account and forced me to play a game that was exactly the same (but with less content as you have to pay for extra).

    Overwatch 2 was launched without PVE but they had time to put a Battle pass and micro transactions. Then they cancelled PVE which was the only difference with Overwatch 1. Blizzard then put a post in a blog    I purchased Overwatch 1 and Blizzard removed it from my account and forced me to play a game that was exactly the same (but with less content as you have to pay for extra).

    Overwatch 2 was launched without PVE but they had time to put a Battle pass and micro transactions. Then they cancelled PVE which was the only difference with Overwatch 1.

    Blizzard then put a post in a blog bulls*ing people about the reasons they cancelled PVE. We know they never had the intention to put PVE now, all they wanted was to force a gacha model to a paid game.    … Expand
  96. tendoben
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    worst game ever made.
    this is not overwatch 2 more like overwatch 0.7 by the downgrade from 1- or more likely overpay 0.7
    lets say that ea wont take the most hated company this year.
  97. JMD223
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    BALANCE SUCKS. Queen, S. 76, Reaper, Zarya, Tracer, Moira, Widow, Sojourn are over powered, cree now is unplayable and weak, no stuns, no second tank, no shields = unplayable ****
  98. JanusCatharsis
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Biggest downgrade I've ever seen. Great and enjoyable first part, that I've bought to play. But instead they deleted something that you'd bought and replace it with this. Don't get me wrong, graphics are slightly upgraded and gameplay became better in overall. But there is no motivation to play this, it became a great tribute to $. Now the way to buy stuff is to donate only, or you have toBiggest downgrade I've ever seen. Great and enjoyable first part, that I've bought to play. But instead they deleted something that you'd bought and replace it with this. Don't get me wrong, graphics are slightly upgraded and gameplay became better in overall. But there is no motivation to play this, it became a great tribute to $. Now the way to buy stuff is to donate only, or you have to play 24 hours to complete quests and get at least one skin in a several months. Yeah you get this milestone system, but there is nothing worth there to play for and anyway everyone will end up with same stuff because the only way you get it is through milestone, that is similar for all, no more random. This is totally awful and disgusting attitude.… Expand
  99. snnrman
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    Cheap mobile copy of good old Overwatch. Goodnight sweet prince, you will be missed and remembered.
  100. max-ti
    Nov 5, 2022
    0
    Thanks for the useless crap game. It is full of toxics and cheaters. Tried once, will never play again.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53
  1. TouchArcade
    Oct 10, 2023
    70
    Overwatch 2 is a free to play game, and I’d definitely recommend trying it out if you haven’t to see how you feel about the gameplay and to see how well it runs on Steam Deck. Despite its flaws, it is still worth playing, but some of the decisions with how certain content has been handled in-game are weird. Overwatch 2 is yet to reach the highs of the original Overwatch, but it is still a great multiplayer game to play on Steam Deck. I enjoyed Overwatch 2 quite a bit on Switch despite the visual and performance cutbacks, but it really shines on Steam Deck.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 13, 2022
    78
    While the game is called Overwatch 2, this all seems more like a transition to a full new game. The biggest changes are dropping the 6v6 gameplay in favour of a much more exciting 5v5 format. Three new heroes are also available, along with a new game mode, but for a final and real verdict, everyone should wait for the upcoming PvE segment.
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  3. GamesHub
    Nov 16, 2022
    60
    Overwatch 2 delivers high-octane multiplayer gameplay and a wholly improved version of the much-loved hero shooter. Now that the dust has settled, it’s becoming clear that despite a number of teething issues, the game manages to do what many sequels struggle to; build upon a successful game, and make it even better.
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