Overwatch

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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3886 Ratings

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  1. ExcidiumNick
    Oct 10, 2022
    3
    Overwatch 2, as far as PVP is concerned, the same old song and dance. With a few new maps and game modes here and there, there isn't really much to rant and rave about. I'm disappointed that Overwatch PVE until early 2023, but that's how things go. I've played this game for almost a week now, and did my time in beta.
    Pros: It's the same Overwatch experience, but with better role queue    Overwatch 2, as far as PVP is concerned, the same old song and dance. With a few new maps and game modes here and there, there isn't really much to rant and rave about. I'm disappointed that Overwatch PVE until early 2023, but that's how things go. I've played this game for almost a week now, and did my time in beta.
    Pros: It's the same Overwatch experience, but with better role queue times. I don't have to wait an eternity if either I or a friend want to play one specific role.
    Battlepass > lootbox system. It's pretty easy to level up in Overwatch's battlepass system, so that shouldn't be a problem. Also, the never ending barrage of duplicates got old pretty fast in OW1.

    Now, the cons....
    The store is horrendous. A legendary skin will run you around 2000 coins, aka 2O US Dollars. Emotes are about 5 dollars or more. And other miscellaneous items.. I'm getting PTSD of Halo Infinite's store.
    The challenges are pretty repetitive, and don't really offer much incentive to keep coming back. Your reward is a couple BP levels and maybe 60 coins.... a week.....weeeeee. But hey, you save those coins and in a year's time, you could get a legendary skin!
    Blizzard's servers are god awful during this time. Even after the 2 day stretch of 40K queues and server logouts, it's still messing up. Sometimes it'll say that you've never played Overwatch (even when the 1000 hours say otherwise), or you have no friends online when blizzard says there's several friends on Overwatch.

    Overwatch 2 had every chance to come out swinging after a year of disappointing releases from other AAA games. The hype was built up to the stars, only for it to plummet to earth. If you're an old player of Overwatch, and are getting back into the swing, maybe the moment won't be tainted for you. But if you're a new player, and grinding for characters isn't your thing, then perhaps a different game is for you. Using the excuse "give it _____ and it'll get better" doesn't excuse the fact that it feels like minimal thought and work was put into making an Overwatch sequel. This feels more like an overhaul (and a bad one at that).    … Expand
  2. PL4GU3
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    The state of this game is an absolute joke. They ruined it by trying to make it fast-paced. You have to be extremely lucky to get good tanks to win now. The new game mode is trash and not fun at all. I really hope this game dies off or they fix how greedy they are.
  3. sooqaboi
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    SORRY WINSTON OVERWATCH WONT BE BACK

    This game is turbo **** This is not a sequel, damn this is not even an update. You released a downgraded version of the same game but with a lot of dono. You wanna hear whats actually wrong with this game? Here you are: terrible voice acting, **** up servers, performance of the game, balance, maps, ranks, side change screen, text, post game    SORRY WINSTON OVERWATCH WONT BE BACK

    This game is turbo **** This is not a sequel, damn this is not even an update. You released a downgraded version of the same game but with a lot of dono. You wanna hear whats actually wrong with this game? Here you are: terrible voice acting, **** up servers, performance of the game, balance, maps, ranks, side change screen, text, post game menu,statistics menu, removed tank, half-**** settings, 3 throwers/leavers per single ranked game, you have to force yourself to play support. Every single support main I knew moved to dps. You guys **** up so bad, this is not even funny. You had 3 **** years to make a nice game but u **** up, every single annual COD is better than ur 3 yo masterpiece. You had the power to make ow2 as exciting as the first one, I remember the old days when i was sitting at school and thinking about this cool new game and how i will play it when im home. Nowadays i dont have these warm dreams to get off college earlier to play ow2. I forced myself to play for a full week this is my final day, as you can see journey ended not very good. **** blizzard killed their own child and buried it at their backyard. GJ BLIZZZZZZZZARD im **** speechless

    *If someones wondering im on rly high end pc, i have around 1.5k hours in ow1, when the game was actually playable i was playing on tank.*    … Expand
  4. Jt0429
    Oct 10, 2022
    8
    Good-
    Great visuals and aesthetic. 5v5 feels faster and more exciting. New maps are well-designed and feature numerous strategic avenues. Push Mode allows for some tense back-and-forth exchanges. The new heroes are fun to play. Most of the new voice lines and interactions are well done. Still feels good to control and offers great connectivity despite an initially shaky launch.
    Bad-    Good-
    Great visuals and aesthetic. 5v5 feels faster and more exciting. New maps are well-designed and feature numerous strategic avenues. Push Mode allows for some tense back-and-forth exchanges. The new heroes are fun to play. Most of the new voice lines and interactions are well done. Still feels good to control and offers great connectivity despite an initially shaky launch.

    Bad-
    Some annoying bugs and Challenges. Audio mixing needs some work, especially when it comes to enemy footsteps. Non-Battle Pass progression feels hamstrung with little to no rewards to earn outside of the Premium pass. Amount of free premium currency is pitiable. UI still needs some work.

    Thoughts-
    In its current early access, Overwatch 2 has a lot going for it. There are a lot of good things, especially for those who care about the core gameplay. But there are some negatives, whether it’s aspects of monetization, the UI, or progression. This is a new beginning, for better or worse. A lot hinges on the future PvE content, how Blizzard addresses and balancing concerns, whether future Battle Passes offer a decent slate of rewards, the appeal of limited-time events, new heroes and maps, and much more. At this moment, it is fun, and a fresh new experience for me, fabled Blizzard polish be damned. Whether it remains that way is anyone’s guess.    … Expand
  5. lDexterMorganl
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    So i really should to finish challenges during 8 months to open one skin? I think even developers were not working so long for this ga... update.
    Overwatch 2 missed all things we liked at first game: rewards for best impact, free skins, interact with enemy team after match, loyal lootbokses. All game feels like somebody wants to f*** me even if i get it for free.
  6. Bebruk
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    1. Частые вылеты
    2. Не запускается игра с друзьями (может у меня у одного такое)
    3. Боевой пропуск неокупается
    4. Скины стоят как котеджный дом на Марсе
  7. echoAlexey
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    This game looks poor compared to other FPS alternatives.

    It lacks any sense of progression, you don't get any meaningful rewards for winning matches. Market prices and content they sell is just useless - cosmetics that nobody see cost money, its a joke. Support classes are designed one shot, some classes are really awful and imbalanced, while other useless. I think Blizzard need to    This game looks poor compared to other FPS alternatives.

    It lacks any sense of progression, you don't get any meaningful rewards for winning matches.
    Market prices and content they sell is just useless - cosmetics that nobody see cost money, its a joke.
    Support classes are designed one shot, some classes are really awful and imbalanced, while other useless.

    I think Blizzard need to reduce appetite for money and start thinking about quality of the product. They released this game so it can die faster. Managers and game producers should find another job after failing such title.    … Expand
  8. Dirtierbear
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    For how long it took him to come up this game. This game is pretty mild which is pretty bad. They got rid of a bunch of functions like grouping up and getting paint sprays for accomplishing achievements, which made the game a little bit more fun for casual players. And don't get me started on competitive. It's still a piece of work. Nobody's on Mic which made the group function great forFor how long it took him to come up this game. This game is pretty mild which is pretty bad. They got rid of a bunch of functions like grouping up and getting paint sprays for accomplishing achievements, which made the game a little bit more fun for casual players. And don't get me started on competitive. It's still a piece of work. Nobody's on Mic which made the group function great for finding groups of people that had mics. And cutting it down to 5e5 shows how lazy blizzard is and I will not be spending any more money on Blizzard after this BS pulled!!!… Expand
  9. UserCruiser
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    The new battlepass system is a steaming pile of garbage, when compared against the micro transaction free "LootCrate/LootBox" system which was used in Overwatch [Original]

    The account migration process is long and painful I am currently 630000~ In the queue (after waiting for 2 days) The entire game is filled with micro transactions, and how could I forget? People who have bought the    The new battlepass system is a steaming pile of garbage, when compared against the micro transaction free "LootCrate/LootBox" system which was used in Overwatch [Original]

    The account migration process is long and painful
    I am currently 630000~ In the queue (after waiting for 2 days)

    The entire game is filled with micro transactions, and how could I forget?

    People who have bought the original overwatch game, will not receive the Battlepass for free     … Expand
  10. SadMastiff
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Played the game for a couple of hours now and I have to say the game feels like a terrible custom game where the damage is boosted to the point of absurdity. There are some changes that are fun like making Zarya have bubble charges and Sombra being more viable as a DPS, but the whole thing comes at the cost of a game you paid $60 for. Gone forever *POOF* Maybe It will get better with timePlayed the game for a couple of hours now and I have to say the game feels like a terrible custom game where the damage is boosted to the point of absurdity. There are some changes that are fun like making Zarya have bubble charges and Sombra being more viable as a DPS, but the whole thing comes at the cost of a game you paid $60 for. Gone forever *POOF* Maybe It will get better with time but as it stands the game a is a dumpster fire.… Expand
  11. alek52
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    The scummiest free to play game I have EVER seen. I was one of the ones defending OW for making this F2P because I have seen multiple examples of a free to play done well. If there was an ever an example for what a free to play should not be it’s this game.
  12. Howie3
    Oct 10, 2022
    8
    Some really nice improvements from Overwatch 1 and a great new foundation I’m sure blizzard will build off of. However, there are quite a lot of bugs and the launch was rough with the queue times. There is also a relatively small amount of new content and updates given the time we’ve been waiting, but I do like all of the changes.
    Overall a big improvement from Overwatch 1 but could be a    Some really nice improvements from Overwatch 1 and a great new foundation I’m sure blizzard will build off of. However, there are quite a lot of bugs and the launch was rough with the queue times. There is also a relatively small amount of new content and updates given the time we’ve been waiting, but I do like all of the changes.
    Overall a big improvement from Overwatch 1 but could be a lot better, which I’m hoping comes true, especially when the new PVE comes out.    … Expand
  13. CEKPETHO1
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Я ставлю этой игре твердый НОЛЬ.
    Динамика игры просто бешеная. Бедные снайпера, я им сочувствую. Попасть в жбан можно либо лакишотом либо игроку, который стоит афк. Крюк турбосвина стал практически бесполезен. Попробуйте попасть в дпсов, которые на ускорениях корчатся в эпилептических припадках.
    Есть откровенно мусорные ДПС, например, моя любимая Симметра. Принцип игры на симке такой: вы    Я ставлю этой игре твердый НОЛЬ.
    Динамика игры просто бешеная. Бедные снайпера, я им сочувствую. Попасть в жбан можно либо лакишотом либо игроку, который стоит афк. Крюк турбосвина стал практически бесполезен. Попробуйте попасть в дпсов, которые на ускорениях корчатся в эпилептических припадках.
    Есть откровенно мусорные ДПС, например, моя любимая Симметра. Принцип игры на симке такой: вы начинаете игру — заходите на точку, вас выносят за секунду, вы бежите с респы. И так далее по порядку.
    Танк существует сам по себе, ДСП существуют сами по себе. Вся тактика осталась у хилов — просто бегать за дпсами и танком и хилить их. Если дайв-дпс ворвался в вашу команду, скорее всего, один из хилов сдохнет. Попробуйте на такой скорости кинуть слип аны в тонкую цель.
    Ориса, да и вообще танки — неубиваемые чудовища. Если у вас нет эскейп-абилки на хиле — вы труп. Если у вас на дпсе нет эскейп-абилки — вы труп.
    На такой огромной скорости игры практически нет тактики.
    Мне нравится овер именно как тактический шутер. Удаляю игру.
    П.С. про донатную помойку я промолчу — ибо мне было пох на скины.    … Expand
  14. Maxkinoshi
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    I hate this new game. Bastion is totally senseless. he is not powerful anymore,
    he walks in turelle and have o ability to concentrete on points. ALl members just
    fly and jump so fast, so its senseless. ALl the characters almost the same, but game has no sense, no tactis and strategy, just agony of members. Please, give back first part.
  15. Liamo224
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    Overwatch is my favorite online game of all time, this game aside from the predatory monetization doesn't capture the same magic that made overwatch special poor UI, looks unfinished in parts, server issues, poor monetization considering everything was free for 6 years some skins don't deserve to be 20$. It's a shame because after six years of loving this game I feel my time with it isOverwatch is my favorite online game of all time, this game aside from the predatory monetization doesn't capture the same magic that made overwatch special poor UI, looks unfinished in parts, server issues, poor monetization considering everything was free for 6 years some skins don't deserve to be 20$. It's a shame because after six years of loving this game I feel my time with it is coming to an end due to some really poor executive decisions… Expand
  16. BlueLink
    Oct 10, 2022
    8
    Big gameplay improvement from ow1. The monetization model needs to change though. Make heroes unlock-able earlier on the battle pass and reduce costs for skins.
  17. Jaecp
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    I've been playing Blizzard games for as long as I can remember being a PC gamer ever since I got a 4.0 in 6th grade and my mom and Dad let me get any videogame I wanted and I picked out Starcraft.

    I was beta phase one of wow, went to blizzcon, have bought tons of premium merch (seriously, my reinhardt action figures are rad) and I've basically played everything they've ever made. ****    I've been playing Blizzard games for as long as I can remember being a PC gamer ever since I got a 4.0 in 6th grade and my mom and Dad let me get any videogame I wanted and I picked out Starcraft.

    I was beta phase one of wow, went to blizzcon, have bought tons of premium merch (seriously, my reinhardt action figures are rad) and I've basically played everything they've ever made.

    **** this though, so goddamn much. Blizzard has ruined a videogame I paid for and has the gall to use the money we spent on OW to make this fail of a "sequel" that embodies every single thing wrong with modern gaming.

    I hope they fail and I wish I could play my favorite game still. For the first time in 25 years I have 0 Blizzard games installed on any of my devices.

    I suppose this is what it means to grow up, at least according to Nanamo :/

    **** you Bobby Kotick and **** freemium ****    … Expand
  18. 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.
  19. Robinsann
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    This game is dead.
    This game is dead.
    This game is dead.
    This game is dead.
    This game is dead.
    This game is dead.
  20. Rafael-57
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    I was pretty content with the OW1 system. I bought it during the initial release. You got lootboxes but you could buy whichever skin you wanted if you were diligent and saved enough coins. You weren’t forced to pay a cent, there was no illusion of items being obtainable for free. You could actually get them if you were dedicated to the game.

    Now those SAME items from the old version and    I was pretty content with the OW1 system. I bought it during the initial release. You got lootboxes but you could buy whichever skin you wanted if you were diligent and saved enough coins. You weren’t forced to pay a cent, there was no illusion of items being obtainable for free. You could actually get them if you were dedicated to the game.

    Now those SAME items from the old version and being resold at higher prices for no reason. Just because they updated the game and slapped 2 on the cover. If I wanted to buy a skin in the old version I could get it with coins pretty reasonably just by playing the game every day.

    Do you know how long it would take for me to get this skin now? 32 weeks. 60 coins a week. 8 months. FOR 1 SKIN. So now I suddently can’t get the same skins from the old version.

    I’m actually being PUNISHED for playing in the new version instead of being incentivized to play it. Less rewards from playing the same exact game. And I bought this game 8 years ago.

    You can make a new skin that costs 10000 dollars, I don’t fing care. Slapping 2 on the title doesn’t give you the right to increase prices on the old content, gatekeeping it and making it virtually unobtainable without paying.

    Nowdays games are supposed to either give you a reward with enough playing, or lock the reward behind a paywall making it unobtainable at all. It’s usually fine for cosmetic items, but why give the illusion that an item is actually obtainable by playing when it’s not?

    NO ONE is going to play for 8 months to unlock a single legacy skin.

    People who would play the game regardless will keep playing it, people who would buy skins regardless will buy them, but the people who would grind for the free rewards (that any game should have) will just drop the game.

    I hope their shareholders will be happy with their next monetary failure, because I sure as hell am mad. I wanted to play, but I’m not going to them you one damn cent more    … Expand
  21. UoILo
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    A piece of garbage that was released for profit.
    Overwatch was a game that you came to play, enjoyed the gameplay and got new loot every week, there was a certain motivation to play. In those very moments when a legendary skin or an epic skin falls out of the case, you really experience some kind of pleasant feeling, like in some casino when you hit the jackpot, and it was always some    A piece of garbage that was released for profit.
    Overwatch was a game that you came to play, enjoyed the gameplay and got new loot every week, there was a certain motivation to play. In those very moments when a legendary skin or an epic skin falls out of the case, you really experience some kind of pleasant feeling, like in some casino when you hit the jackpot, and it was always some kind of surprise effect, everyone was running with different skins.

    Overwatch 2 is the same game with minor changes, in some cases even for the worse, for example, tanks, which are now almost impossible to destroy using the example of Orisa and Zarya. I also don't see a problem with adding 5x5 and 6x6 to the game because a lot of people don't like the new update. There is no motivation to play anymore because the game offers you nothing for playing it. I and millions of players believe that battlepass is garbage that all modern games earn from, but still some games are able to create a good battlepass, but, unfortunately, this is not about Overwatch 2. There is no surprise effect, as it was before, anymore, you pay and just spend a lot of time in the game to open all the content. New players who buy battlepass will not have what we had in the first part, we are talking about originality, as mentioned above, different loot dropped out of containers to everyone. You can say, "You can buy the skin you want for your money, why are you complaining here", but buying skins for 1/3 of the price of the game you once bought, the skins you got in the first part because you play and open cases, NO thanks.

    Conclusion blizzard is a money-hungry company that replaced the game we once bought with a free, unambiguous garbage dump with pumping money out of players, the clown skin they gave to old players embodies them very well.

    P.s. Return the old game we paid for, let the trash lovers continue to play this parody.    … Expand
  22. sixspeeddemon
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    It takes about 5 Years to unlock all the skins for any single character without paying for micro transactions...

    Blizzard used to be a good company. Those days are long gone. They're just a cash grab charity for Bobby Kotick and his welfare fund.
  23. JoeyParmesan
    Oct 10, 2022
    2
    I played OW1 for a short period at launch years ago, it was infinitely better than this. To call this a sequel is such a slap in the face to the community that has carried the game over the years. It plays fine, but the soul of this game is gone, the cash grab is in folks. They will nickel and dime you for everything that you used to be excited to get by actually playing the game.I played OW1 for a short period at launch years ago, it was infinitely better than this. To call this a sequel is such a slap in the face to the community that has carried the game over the years. It plays fine, but the soul of this game is gone, the cash grab is in folks. They will nickel and dime you for everything that you used to be excited to get by actually playing the game. Blizzard, you goofed, genuinely.… Expand
  24. Koffd
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very bad optimization and very long waiting for connect, bad matchmaking and balance… Expand
  25. 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
  26. Howiiy
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    The game is an Overwatch 1.1 + skins/coin system is literally from a mobile game like Raid Shadow Legends, this is a deplorable situation
  27. turovel
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    говно, не заходит три часа, мать разраба говно жрала тоннами,
  28. Armin4
    Oct 10, 2022
    6
    it's great and fun almost like the first game
    BUT
    It's just overwatch 1 missing a lot of key features, they removed a lot of things that made the first one unique
    even the files and icon on pc are just overwatch 1 :( so it's not overwatch 2 , it's a free version of overwatch 1 without so many good things
  29. SharDMetacritic
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Mediocre. 8 months of nonstop grinding to get a single skin is a pathetic joke, and so is the battlepass. I am blacklisting any reviewer who gives this game a good score, they are almost shouting "i'm a sellout". Modern gaming is terrible
  30. Angelologist
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    This does not seem like a new game. It would have if the cooperative story mode came out with its release. Instead, it feels like a significant update or an unfinished new game. The worst part of it is the microtransaction approach it takes, the battle pass. Now, I would essentially buy a new 60$ game every time I purchase three new skins. The battle pass tries to get people to buy it atThis does not seem like a new game. It would have if the cooperative story mode came out with its release. Instead, it feels like a significant update or an unfinished new game. The worst part of it is the microtransaction approach it takes, the battle pass. Now, I would essentially buy a new 60$ game every time I purchase three new skins. The battle pass tries to get people to buy it at the beginning rather than the end by promising a boost in battle pass experience. This is because Blizzard knows that most people will not make it to the end of the battle pass in any case and will not get the best cosmetics. So, they try to get people to buy it impulsively or to commit all their free time to the game in hopes that they get the best cosmetics. I am not going to essentially rebuy the old game for new cosmetics. Sure you get some free cosmetics through play but they are generally terrible and not something that anyone would care to have. There is very little reward for playing now. Why play a game that does not reward time investment as it did in the past when you could play a game that does? If two games are both fun why not play the one that is also rewarding? Overwatch 2 is dead to me since it is clearly a monetary black hole.… Expand
  31. fckyoublizzardd
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    trash company
    trash game.

    Blizzard that reduces high rank players to bronze 5 so that players can play more and blizzard earn more money. **** YOU

    You are greedy and you will lose again.
  32. Chudbudwalker
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    Open that wallet and prepare yourself for some fun times! Hero’s locked behind a battle pass which require new players to either buy the pass or grind to level 55 before being able to use the character. All cosmetics will have to be purchased as they have gotten rid of loot boxes. There are no ways currently to earn cosmetics without buying the battle pass. Basically the same game as 1Open that wallet and prepare yourself for some fun times! Hero’s locked behind a battle pass which require new players to either buy the pass or grind to level 55 before being able to use the character. All cosmetics will have to be purchased as they have gotten rid of loot boxes. There are no ways currently to earn cosmetics without buying the battle pass. Basically the same game as 1 just with one less tank and some QOL changes? Actually, they got rid of many of the features players loved such as being on fire, leveling up, medals, after match cards and more. This is what has been in production for 3 years since first displayed in 2019? What a shame.… Expand
  33. libkeys
    Oct 10, 2022
    10
    Отличная игра, не понимаю нытья по поводу серверов, они плохо работали первые пару дней, сейчас - 10 октября всё работает отлично. Новые герои каждые 9 недель это круто, добавили новые режимы, обновили графику. 1 овервотч мне надоел, а эта игра довольно неплохой апдейт.Отличная игра, не понимаю нытья по поводу серверов, они плохо работали первые пару дней, сейчас - 10 октября всё работает отлично. Новые герои каждые 9 недель это круто, добавили новые режимы, обновили графику. 1 овервотч мне надоел, а эта игра довольно неплохой апдейт.
  34. Voyager
    Oct 10, 2022
    9
    As an old returning player from the original, I find OW2 to be very similar but with even more visual polish, new sounds, effects, heroes and maps. The gameplay is very similar but that's what I enjoyed in OW1 so it's great IMO. The Battle pass system seems cool, the only gripe I have with it is that you can't earn back your premium currency from it like in other games such as COD or ApexAs an old returning player from the original, I find OW2 to be very similar but with even more visual polish, new sounds, effects, heroes and maps. The gameplay is very similar but that's what I enjoyed in OW1 so it's great IMO. The Battle pass system seems cool, the only gripe I have with it is that you can't earn back your premium currency from it like in other games such as COD or Apex Legends. This, combined with the fact that some heroes have an extremely high cost on their legendary skins, loses a point for me there, but I'm not huge on cosmetics so it doesn't matter that much for me.… Expand
  35. PhoenixHour
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    #BoycottBobby #KickRocksKotick

    Beyond the egregious, predatory monetization practices and the frat culture fostered in the company, this coporation has gone far and past discrimination
  36. HokageSamaBR
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    They only changed the layout and added some maps and 1 game mode. It doesn't have the campaign as it was in the trailers since the beginning of the disclosure. Online casino has now increased with battle pass. Voices of old voice actors mixed with new voice actors. One more game to waste. I've never seen a game cease to exist to become 2.
  37. R4Four
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Overwatch Immortal. This thing is just another disgusting cash cow for blizzard, they had to shut down the original overwatch because literally nobody would choose to play this steaming pile of garbage. Another decent IP ruined by greed.
  38. WIFI420
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    They deleted a game we paid for "OW1" to try and make a quick buck. You know your monetization scheme is bad when people are begging for loot boxes again.. 1 legendary skin is $20 USD, or about a month of grinding every single day, what a joke.
  39. Baked_Beans
    Oct 10, 2022
    5
    Don't believe the Uber nerds. They need to touch grass. Game is good, tank rework makes the tanks actually feel like tanks. Push is fun. Hopefully this game won't get abandoned
  40. ow123
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Give me back Overwatch. Give me back Overwatch. Give me back Overwatch. Give me back Overwatch. Give me back Overwatch. Give me back Overwatch. Give me back Overwatch.… Expand
  41. 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.
  42. miles90
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    Overwatch 1 was designed with passion and good old gaming philosophy were you could unlock all the content by playing the game with great devs and people like papa Jeff at the helm. Yes loot boxes were kinda annoying but still at the end you could play the game and get everything with a gaming sense of progression and fun levelling system. The game was making good money too so don't buy inOverwatch 1 was designed with passion and good old gaming philosophy were you could unlock all the content by playing the game with great devs and people like papa Jeff at the helm. Yes loot boxes were kinda annoying but still at the end you could play the game and get everything with a gaming sense of progression and fun levelling system. The game was making good money too so don't buy in this **** propaganda of activision "blizzard" that they had to make the game "f2p". The prices in the shop are absolutely insane for a video game, ii's looking more and more like a mix of gacha game and **** f2p mobile games. 20 euro/dollar for a skin that is basically the same model with a different jacket, with that amount of money you can buy your friends that may struggle with money a good complete game for cheap using discounts. Insanity. Blizzard went insane. The battle pass make the game feels like a job because of fomo, also the rewards are so disgusting even with the premium one, when in past games you would get all the content by just buying the games once.
    Live services games should release big amount of content yearly and price it 30-40 dollars or something or use a sub model, the only healthy models for games I know are those, wow and ffxiv specifically work great like that.

    This game lost its soul. A complete dowgrade, many features that made it a cool game, like medals, cards, on fire animations, polish in the ui, ask people to group after a match and many many other cool stuff were removed and botched, there are white pixels on the edges of the characters icons in game... New heroes animations are lazy and uninspired, and some of them are awkward to watch during the play of the games. Blizzard is dead.

    Gaming is becoming worse and worse, beloved companies are abandoning the passion and art for quick cash grab and brainwashing younger generations with awful greedy monetization practice that belongs to predatory capitalism not game developers that ask fair prices to deliver to you all the content, while making us passionate seasoned gamers long for the golden times of 80' to apx 2007/2010.

    I quit, I give up, I will treasure all the characters and cool moments with me and say thank you to Jeff and all the passionate devs that worked on OW1 and old blizzard, that had various issues but at least they were passionate game developers without being controlled by greedy disgusting humans.

    Stay away from OW2 if you truly believe in healthy and passion driven gaming with fair monetization.    … Expand
  43. Gplayer11
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    It is lithery overwatch 1 but not loot box and predatory battle pass that lock new champion . you have to grind it to play new champion and that is not ok to old players that bought overwatch 1 and did not got any thing for it they could at least gave a battle pass to thouse who owned overwatch 1 but no you get nothing and worse expirience more tracking of your bechaiwior it should not beIt is lithery overwatch 1 but not loot box and predatory battle pass that lock new champion . you have to grind it to play new champion and that is not ok to old players that bought overwatch 1 and did not got any thing for it they could at least gave a battle pass to thouse who owned overwatch 1 but no you get nothing and worse expirience more tracking of your bechaiwior it should not be called overwatch 2 but overwatch 1.1 update becouse its is bad give me back my old game dont dowload it it is bad… Expand
  44. GuestInAVest
    Oct 10, 2022
    2
    Very disappointing. This looks and plays like a cheap mod of Overwatch 1.
    The only new part is the even more greedy monetization elements that give you the choice to grind for 5 years just to unlock characters/assets or pay ridiculous amounts of money.
    Please stay away from this game so that we can all watch it die together.
  45. watusi6969
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    These kind of game are like chores nowadays. They make it slow to level and very predatory mechanics. 5 years to unlock an epic skin? That's a lot of cuckery right there. If you like getting f-ed in the ass by greedy companies like ActiBlizzard, then thos is the game for you.
  46. RadgerMcbadger
    Oct 10, 2022
    10
    Massive gameplay improvements over that of OW1, great game and cannot wait to play more. Overwatch is finally fun to play again
  47. 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
  48. Kilmeister
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    From the studio which promoted sexual assault on their own employees comes a brand new subtraction from a 6 year old game where you get less, but get to pay more!!! So grab your credit card and head to the Cosby suite for this predatory grindfest in the ultimate online cubicle crawl!
  49. 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.
  50. FocusedGamer
    Oct 10, 2022
    5
    following the news of blizzard team working on overmatch1 as a fan and events that led to overwatch2 I was expecting less fortune for overwatch2. but honestly not this low.
    things went south... its not the same glorious experience.
    the game did not offer enough new content to be a sequel to such title. other than better textures and more detailed lighting. but also I know how hard it may    following the news of blizzard team working on overmatch1 as a fan and events that led to overwatch2 I was expecting less fortune for overwatch2. but honestly not this low.
    things went south... its not the same glorious experience.
    the game did not offer enough new content to be a sequel to such title. other than better textures and more detailed lighting. but also I know how hard it may be to follow the trail of a titan of a masterpiece. maybe expectations were just too high. I dont know!

    I give it a 9/10 for graphics.
    I give it a 8/10 for gameplay.
    innovation gets 1/10
    and there are major disappointments in the way the game's business plan was changed for the end user which drops the overall score of my experience...

    overall I give it a 5/10    … Expand
  51. Dianoia
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    This is a business model change marketed as a new game. Blizzard wanted to make more $$$ off of OW1. They made the game 5v5, took away everyone’s access to OW1 (a game people paid for), and created the most utterly awful and greedy cosmetic paywall + grind ever in a F2P game. Shame on you, Blizzard.
  52. 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
  53. Mnmboy
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Sms requirement is an awful idea and directly stops a large portion of new players from participating.
  54. madperez
    Oct 10, 2022
    10
    Очередь пофиксили, я играю эту игру на постоянке так что не жалко и 10
  55. Ndi
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    My heroes are changed, the meta is gone, the requirements are up (and not hardware), the recording of chat, the text message verifications, the entire whole thing is a mess and I want none of it.

    The team comp is now more sensitive to trolling, the queue times are still bad, roles aren't made any more fun, the matchmaking stil puts me in steamroll games, I win 5 and I lose 5 no matter    My heroes are changed, the meta is gone, the requirements are up (and not hardware), the recording of chat, the text message verifications, the entire whole thing is a mess and I want none of it.

    The team comp is now more sensitive to trolling, the queue times are still bad, roles aren't made any more fun, the matchmaking stil puts me in steamroll games, I win 5 and I lose 5 no matter what and I feel like playing well does nothing for me.

    A piecemeal game, cut in shreds that you can never own completely, paying to play shards of a copy of a game that was good in 2016.

    I especially love it when I buy a game, then the dev delete my game, adds a 2 next to it, makes it worse and then tries to get me to pay to play it.

    Pass.    … Expand
  56. Marcelit4
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    It's not a sequel at all. Just an update for overwatch 1 that changes all the monetisation policies. I replaces b2p game model with a fair unlockable content progression to a pay for everything predatory practices. You will have to grind your teeth to get a skin now.

    Blizzard did not fail to fail us again. Good job greedy people.
  57. oTetris
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Absolute dumpster juice. Absolute dumpster juice. Absolute dumpster juice. Absolute dumpster juice.
  58. vandall
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    They call it a new game, Overwatch 2, but what is new?
    1. Donate.
    2. Battle pass.
    3. Day/night map.
    4. 2 new heroes.

    no pve no boxess
  59. Pavlink89
    Oct 10, 2022
    4
    Few changes in the global plan, blocking the game in certain regions, turbopiggery.
  60. yY2
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    They should have named this update Overwatch 3, there is so much symbolism.

    3 years without new content 3 heroes that are less fun / lost their identity after "reworks" (Symmetra, Torbjorn, Mercy) 3 "new" heroes 3x less new heroes compared to the normal update cycle (3 per year) 3x worse game, and 3333333333x greedier with battle pass This game will die 3x faster than the    They should have named this update Overwatch 3, there is so much symbolism.

    3 years without new content
    3 heroes that are less fun / lost their identity after "reworks" (Symmetra, Torbjorn, Mercy)
    3 "new" heroes
    3x less new heroes compared to the normal update cycle (3 per year)
    3x worse game, and 3333333333x greedier with battle pass

    This game will die 3x faster than the Overwatch 1.0

    They still don't understand that unique heroes even if they are weaker, are more interesting to people than copy paste heroes like soldier 76, souljourn 77, torbjourn 78, hanzo 79 etc.

    Don't play this game, it's same as the original game, which was turned into garbage by developers who railroaded it into unplayable / unwatchable esport.

    Final score: -3    … Expand
  61. AetherBones
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    This game has the worst matchmaking balance in gaming history. It isn't even random, it's worse than random. They literally rig it where you WILL win or WILL lose no matter your skill for nearly all games. There are no longer any fair balanced well make matchups.

    I just want to play overwatch with similarly skilled players on both teams. It's possible but blizzard has chosen this rigged    This game has the worst matchmaking balance in gaming history. It isn't even random, it's worse than random. They literally rig it where you WILL win or WILL lose no matter your skill for nearly all games. There are no longer any fair balanced well make matchups.

    I just want to play overwatch with similarly skilled players on both teams. It's possible but blizzard has chosen this rigged algorithm becuase it sells more skins? they are evil. **** em.    … Expand
  62. moots22
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    6 years to a scuffed launch. IF you manage to get past the loading screen and play you may quickly find yourself reminiscent of the joys of the loading screen. If the wildly overturned battlepass isn't enough to ruin your day, the multiple game breaking glitches will. I guess that's what you get with a small indie company
  63. amrikudou
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    It's a stripped down version of the original game. Many QoL feature got removed, including the ability to easily see your teammate's rank by pressing Tab in a competitive match! Not mentioning the monetization. Locking heroes behind battle pass in a game where switching heroes is the core mechanic is just the worst. I'm just sad they killed the OG over this.
  64. vinlon
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Queuing battle royale!Wow, i just eliminate 10000 people in the queue, now is 20000!!!!
  65. Redneb
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    They really killed OW1 for this. It's absolutely disgusting. The game I loved to play since the beta is just gone and I don't get it back. OW2 is so much worse in every aspect. Greedy devs made an absolute trash game. GZ! U did it again! Looking at you Diablo Immoral.
  66. Firehorse2013
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Pay to Pay game. You cannot receive any normal skins in game if you didn't buy a battle pass, + then have removed overwatch 1 from battlenet
  67. 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.
  68. Amaya1337
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    The game was terrific, but blind for the money developers killed it. They should have given at least a couple of battle passes to those who had original overwatch, and in the best case, they should have provided us unlimited free battle passes because we PAID for full access to the game. I haven't spent 1 cent on donating, and I had tons of boxes with legendary skins FOR FREE, but now theyThe game was terrific, but blind for the money developers killed it. They should have given at least a couple of battle passes to those who had original overwatch, and in the best case, they should have provided us unlimited free battle passes because we PAID for full access to the game. I haven't spent 1 cent on donating, and I had tons of boxes with legendary skins FOR FREE, but now they want me to pay 20$ for some skin that I could get in the case earlier; funny, isn't it? I hope they will react somehow because they cut everything good from this game and exchanged it for hard donation. Everything we got now is two ugly skins and just Kiriko from the battle pass.… Expand
  69. xPorchyx54
    Oct 10, 2022
    10
    Нормальная игра вышла че вы все такие недовольные, а по поводу серверов это всегда так при запуске новой онлайн игры. То что игра такая же как и 1 часть все это знали.
  70. H101
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    Everything that made the original game feel fresh and special is gone. OW2 is nothing but a glorified TDM.

    Launch has been an absolute failure, with thousands of people not even being able to log in two days later. The monetization system is abusive. New mode is a mess. Everything feels watered down. Where the hell is the PvE? What have these guys been doing during the last 3 years if OW    Everything that made the original game feel fresh and special is gone. OW2 is nothing but a glorified TDM.

    Launch has been an absolute failure, with thousands of people not even being able to log in two days later. The monetization system is abusive. New mode is a mess. Everything feels watered down. Where the hell is the PvE? What have these guys been doing during the last 3 years if OW wasn’t getting updated?

    When the original OW came out I COULDN’T stop playing! I could sit there all night long and not get enough. I can barely tolerate two games in a row now. This game lacks SOUL and LOVE. I’ve put 1.5k hours into OW1. I’ll put none into OW2. Goodbye gentlemen. Its been a pleasure playing with you.    … Expand
  71. SefaPlusPlus
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    The greed is too much. I hate the battlepass monetization scheme in general, but some games can make it reasonable and right. This one.. is not the correct way to implement a battlepass, not only do the rewards are terrible, there's no incentive to play to even get the free ones. The game became a grind, it takes months of 24/7 grind to get a skin. Even if you do want to support the gameThe greed is too much. I hate the battlepass monetization scheme in general, but some games can make it reasonable and right. This one.. is not the correct way to implement a battlepass, not only do the rewards are terrible, there's no incentive to play to even get the free ones. The game became a grind, it takes months of 24/7 grind to get a skin. Even if you do want to support the game and buy some of the old crap they reuse, it just doesn't seem like a good deal. 20 dollars for a skin that you can only use for one hero is just dumb.

    Not to mention that lots of the old features were removed.

    I want to love the game, I truly do, but Activision makes everything it can to not let that happen.    … Expand
  72. Trollo54
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una mierda putos hijos de puta mueranse todos la puta que los pario la concha de su madre… Expand
  73. Eckythumper
    Oct 10, 2022
    3
    This is not the sequel I wanted. This was not the sequel Blizzard wanted. It's what we have and it's bad. Very bad.
    As a player with nearly 2000 hours in Overwatch 1, if this sequel isn't for me, then who is it for? Almost every tweak they have made has made this game worse - for me.
    Ui rework is uninspired and worse than the original. Sound design is hit and miss. Some weapons feel    This is not the sequel I wanted. This was not the sequel Blizzard wanted. It's what we have and it's bad. Very bad.
    As a player with nearly 2000 hours in Overwatch 1, if this sequel isn't for me, then who is it for? Almost every tweak they have made has made this game worse - for me.
    Ui rework is uninspired and worse than the original.
    Sound design is hit and miss. Some weapons feel 'meatier' but much of the sound just messes together into a cacophony of noise.
    The game has been sped up. Thanks. I hate it. Now, characters feel different to play. Hit registration feels different, aiming feels worse. The increased speed just makes the game feel chaotic and less tactical than the original.
    As a player in the OCE region, I'm ending up more often on servers in Malaysia. WHY? One game I'll get 12 ping, the next game I'll get 140. The inconsistency there throws all semblance of familiarity and muscle memory out the door.

    The monetisation in this game is egregious. I swear this sequel only happened because Blizzard wanted all the money Fortnite was raking in. The trouble is, this game just doesn't have the appeal, the reach or the cross promotional IP support Fortnite has. You earn a pittance from playing. They increased prices across the board and nearly everything that is decent is locked behind a $15 battlepass.
    Gone are the days of being reward simply from playing. Sure, you couldn't target skind directly, but after enough play time, you'd earn currency from duplicates which you could use to purchase the skin you wanted. I had nearly 80K currency from OW1. That's now basically useless.

    TLDR.
    Game is bad.
    Monetisation is terrible. Not as bad as Diablo Immortal.. but how far has Blizzard fallen from their 'Gameplay first' mantra.
    Sound is a mixed bad. I don't like it.
    Servers are bad. Flip a coin as to whether you get a local server.
    I'm genuinely sad I can't log in and play Overwatch 1. I'd much rather be doing that right now.    … Expand
  74. Cuteasabutton
    Oct 10, 2022
    0
    Please let blizzard pay for this. The game is a glorified money guzzler. Free to play ha we bought overwatch but now those are just drunk coasters. The rough launch made this unbearable with huge queue times and disconnects but also they’ve thrown away the mmr system. New players being thrown against 1k + players is slowly going to dwindle this game to nothing followed by thePlease let blizzard pay for this. The game is a glorified money guzzler. Free to play ha we bought overwatch but now those are just drunk coasters. The rough launch made this unbearable with huge queue times and disconnects but also they’ve thrown away the mmr system. New players being thrown against 1k + players is slowly going to dwindle this game to nothing followed by the ridiculous ask of dailies and more enough idiotic weekly challenges as the rewards are less for more you do. I’m not good at this game and believe I only had about 300 hours in original overwatch but when I was being pitted against players with those of hours making the game board line unplayable. Oh but it’s free why are you complaining? Cause I bought the first one heard the ridiculous ask for players that never played overwatch to unlock original characters and game modes. The battle pass with more tiers then days to complete even when there game was impossible to play at start. The only redeeming thing they did was the phone number check to stop Smurfs from bulling baby players. Except they just put you with everyone and say deal with it we’re blizzard f you… Expand
  75. DrGreatJob
    Oct 10, 2022
    9
    It's Overwatch 1, but with a few really important changes that make the game actually palatable instead of the shield-and-stun-fest of the previous iteration. 5v5 is far, _FAR_ superior to the previous 6v6 gameplay, and it feels like the balance overall has been ironed out. It's actually fun now!

    All of these 0/1/2 reviews are your typical review bombs. Also, almost all of those people    It's Overwatch 1, but with a few really important changes that make the game actually palatable instead of the shield-and-stun-fest of the previous iteration. 5v5 is far, _FAR_ superior to the previous 6v6 gameplay, and it feels like the balance overall has been ironed out. It's actually fun now!

    All of these 0/1/2 reviews are your typical review bombs. Also, almost all of those people are playing the game 5 hours a day still, despite the The skins and microtransactions are pretty bad, but I never spend money on any of that, so who cares. If you want a hero shooter, there really isn't a better option than this one. Or Valorant, if you're into CS. Both are good options.    … Expand
  76. ibertaly_
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Мой гнев не основан на отсутствии возможности задонатить в России, я вообще из Украины. Проблема в другом. Мой любимый сессионный шутер превратили в донатное нечто. К примеру мне нравилось коллекционировать скины на Диву и Сомбру, и когда была возможность слить валюту на какие-то ивентные скины конечно же я уже знал что возьму. Теперь они все в магазине. За премиальную валюту. ДругимМой гнев не основан на отсутствии возможности задонатить в России, я вообще из Украины. Проблема в другом. Мой любимый сессионный шутер превратили в донатное нечто. К примеру мне нравилось коллекционировать скины на Диву и Сомбру, и когда была возможность слить валюту на какие-то ивентные скины конечно же я уже знал что возьму. Теперь они все в магазине. За премиальную валюту. Другим способом их получить нельзя, притом, что я покупал овер. Разумным решением было бы дать возможность продолжить копить старую валюту и и тратить их в том числе на ивентовые вещи.
    А ещё они убрали 3 вида похвалы и лайки после матча. Вот блин, чем они мешали? В общем чате (в лобби) и вправду были токсики, окей, убрали и убрали, но остальные вещи вообще не мешали. Или давайте и Лучший момент матча прячьте тоже, он куда более унижает нежели пара лайков за ответственное отношение к хилу >:(    … Expand
  77. 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.
  78. Ebichuman
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    The monetization it's a joke. Blizzard being Blizzard ah...................
  79. Drwookiehole18
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not only is it a money grab, but a money grab that spawned a worse game. Nothing improves but graphics. Other changes are either unnoticeable because they don’t work, or have significantly impacted the game negatively. Especially the new ranking system and erased career profile history. Sadly, if you enjoyed Overwatch 1 you will be let down by this game. Lastly, just to kick you around and get you to buy a battle pass, you can’t play the first one anymore.… Expand
  80. wardruid
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Removed my paid game and introduced this corporate nightmare battle pass garbage. Basically turned OW1 in Overwatch Immortal monetization wise. Please save your time and money for any other decent project.
  81. ShadowKat
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    This game has one of the worst Battle Passes I've ever seen, with only 80 BP levels and at BP level you FINALLY get to access the new hero. Yes, they are locking heroes behind a BP OR a ridiculous amount of play-time. Something like 80 hours if I remember correctly.

    Not only did they get rid of Overwatch 1 in favor of this EARLY ACCESS game, they removed features and, while graphically    This game has one of the worst Battle Passes I've ever seen, with only 80 BP levels and at BP level you FINALLY get to access the new hero. Yes, they are locking heroes behind a BP OR a ridiculous amount of play-time. Something like 80 hours if I remember correctly.

    Not only did they get rid of Overwatch 1 in favor of this EARLY ACCESS game, they removed features and, while graphically beautiful, the UI is an absolute mess. Most games allow you to see if your low health by a red graphic that comes up on the edges of the screen. Overwatch 1 did it, OW2 does not. The game that was touted as the PvE version of Overwatch, with a lot of in-game lore, story missions, hero levels and skill trees, not even there yet. They ceased production on Overwatch 1 so they could focus on overwatch 2, they weren't making the amount of money they wanted, so they said "Oh, we need money. Lets get rid of Overwatch 1 and only have Overwatch 2 Early Access available, this way we can bombard the player base with the worst battle pass ever that doesn't award in-game currency so if they want skins, they have to pay money OR grind for months in order to get a skin. Oh yeah, lets not forget that the skins we have in the battle-pass are pretty bad except for the mythic skin at max level. I'm sure they'll enjoy it."

    Word of warning, even thought most people know this. This company has lost its vision for Overwatch as a team-based hero shooter. it is now a deathmatch with secondary objectives. Most of the original developers have left the company and the game is now under a new vision. That vision being $$$. They do not care for their player-base or for their game. There is no passion here anymore.

    If you want a deathmatch game then this game is for you. The gameplay is relatively fun, even thought most of the hero roster needs to be tuned. It plays well and there is a fast(er) TTK for everything below 250 health. One-shots exist, not only from DPS but from one of the tanks and the game rewards quick feet (sometimes). 1/10 for the visuals.    … Expand
  82. akyoto
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Nobody wants a battle pass system.

    I'm tired of companies FOMO pressuring their users like they don't deserve better.
    Just sell the game once and give us access to grind out all contents like in OW1.
  83. targoviste_2302
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Просто убили игру.
    Все что нужно было сделать, это добавить новых героев, новые карты и таланты для героев.
    Режим 5vs5 просто мусор. Все игры выглядят как аркада. О пропуске и говорить не стоит. Теперь мусор типа эмоций, нужно покупать, ибо с лутбоксов их не получишь. Саму игровую валюту нужно фармить столько, что можно забыть о жизни вне игры. Удивительно то, с какой легкостью они    Просто убили игру.
    Все что нужно было сделать, это добавить новых героев, новые карты и таланты для героев.
    Режим 5vs5 просто мусор. Все игры выглядят как аркада.
    О пропуске и говорить не стоит. Теперь мусор типа эмоций, нужно покупать, ибо с лутбоксов их не получишь. Саму игровую валюту нужно фармить столько, что можно забыть о жизни вне игры.
    Удивительно то, с какой легкостью они уничтожают все, что было создано старыми разработчиками.    … Expand
  84. hever50
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Removes content, adds bugs, and is somehow a sequel? This game is the definition of everything wrong the game industry
  85. killer1237
    Oct 9, 2022
    5
    Cant speak for how it compares to recent Overwatch 1, but as someone who stopped playing around 3 years ago, this game is not worth your time. Role queue still sucks, some characters are basically ruined fun wise due to changes, the new players are terrible since the game has gone f2p, microtransactions everywhere. This is NOT a new game, in fact, this is overwatch 0.5 because despiteCant speak for how it compares to recent Overwatch 1, but as someone who stopped playing around 3 years ago, this game is not worth your time. Role queue still sucks, some characters are basically ruined fun wise due to changes, the new players are terrible since the game has gone f2p, microtransactions everywhere. This is NOT a new game, in fact, this is overwatch 0.5 because despite numerous improvements, there are just way too many problems introduced with the changes. If you've never played overwatch before, it is worth a try, but for anybody coming back, this is definitely not worth a millisecond of your time.… Expand
  86. Vovavist2
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    сжв помойка для совевых даунов, еще и не доступная в рашке, рот ебал близов, 0/10
  87. datadingo
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    This game is so disappointing. I held onto hope even when all the evidence urged me not to. Even aside from the absolute predatory anti-player garbage that is Blizzard's new monetization scheme and the awful state of the launch servers, the game itself is somehow worse than it's predecessor during the worst content drought. The UI is terrible, the graphics and sound design lost character.This game is so disappointing. I held onto hope even when all the evidence urged me not to. Even aside from the absolute predatory anti-player garbage that is Blizzard's new monetization scheme and the awful state of the launch servers, the game itself is somehow worse than it's predecessor during the worst content drought. The UI is terrible, the graphics and sound design lost character. The realistic gunshots make the different characters less distinguishable. Match making is awful. Support is awful to play now and tank and DPS ques are still too long. It sure feels like overwatch 1 but worse and run by a team of villains.… Expand
  88. TBlueWarrior
    Oct 9, 2022
    10
    Haters gonna hate. Overwatch 2 não é o mesmo jogo, é uma evolução perfeita do primeiro jogo, é agora o que sempre devia ter sido, muito divertido de jogar, muita coisa nova, com alguns problemas de lançamento, sim, mas é só ter paciência, não conheço um jogo que não tenha enfrentando o mesmo em seus lançamentos, como fall guys e new world...
  89. bottsmcgotts
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Game play feels fresh and fun, but literally everything else has been a downgrade. A content patch should not be considered version 2.0 of the game, especially since core features like:

    1. Server stability (and being able to login) 2. Player progression (levels) 3. Players who previously paid for OW1 are no longer able to get content they paid for 4. A ton of maps are gone (people    Game play feels fresh and fun, but literally everything else has been a downgrade. A content patch should not be considered version 2.0 of the game, especially since core features like:

    1. Server stability (and being able to login)
    2. Player progression (levels)
    3. Players who previously paid for OW1 are no longer able to get content they paid for
    4. A ton of maps are gone (people complained about 2CP, but some of them were fun :( )
    5. idk a ton of things are gone so that Blizzard can charge us more money

    I was really excited about the game finally getting an update, but to call this a "sequel" is laughable. There aren't enough significant changes from OW1 to call it a sequel.    … Expand
  90. JayBeck
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    This game actually took a LEAP backwards from OW1. I've put many hours in this past weekend and I've come to conclusion that there is literally ZERO feeling of progression. There is ZERO feeling of reward for any aspect of the game. The rank system now is absolutely the worst rank system in a video game I have ever played. Honestly, I cannot play rank in this game with its current setup.This game actually took a LEAP backwards from OW1. I've put many hours in this past weekend and I've come to conclusion that there is literally ZERO feeling of progression. There is ZERO feeling of reward for any aspect of the game. The rank system now is absolutely the worst rank system in a video game I have ever played. Honestly, I cannot play rank in this game with its current setup. And I can't play quick play with how boring an dry it feels after every match. The battlepass is has nothing of value in it, the skins are not even considered mediocre, they are terrible looking. The rest of the **** thrown in the battlepass is pointless. And I mean literally pointless. There's no current in the battlepass either. This game feels like a fraction of what OW1 was. How the **** does that make any sense… Expand
  91. xMarvinx
    Oct 9, 2022
    3
    It was said that Overwatch 2 will be a seperate game with a PVE focus, after Launch there is no PVE options at all, it is also not a separate game, and it replaced Overwatch 1 which had a PVP focus it is the same content the only difference being slight balance adjustments and 1-2 new Heroes and 3 new maps and a few new Modes, the big difference is also that now the content from theIt was said that Overwatch 2 will be a seperate game with a PVE focus, after Launch there is no PVE options at all, it is also not a separate game, and it replaced Overwatch 1 which had a PVP focus it is the same content the only difference being slight balance adjustments and 1-2 new Heroes and 3 new maps and a few new Modes, the big difference is also that now the content from the previous game you had access to is now monetized stronger than before basically locking you out of obtaining it without spending more Money to give a perspective there are 32 Characters in Overwatch if you want a skin for each Character it would cost you around 20$ per Skin which would mean you would have to pay 640$ to have 1 skin for every Character. Which is extremely steep considering the previous "title" the new "updated" game has launched as a free to play title which is the reason why there are these steep prices, and it is not hard to see where the focus is.

    It doesn't feel like a new Game, and it doesn't seem like a new Game it feels like an update for Overwatch 1 with fewer features and more Monetization things like leveling were taken out of the game just like in game stat cards at the end of a match, it feels like a simplified version which sole reason was to have as much monetization as possible.    … Expand
  92. ayden987
    Oct 9, 2022
    10
    amazing.great gameplay and maps all the characters are fun and unique to play totally worth it and plus its free yes it has some microtransactions but you dont need them to play the game
  93. aznalan15
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Predatory battle pass don't spend a cent! Game feels more or less like ow1 but microtransactions baked in from the get go.
  94. Hazydaze226
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Trash fire of a game, all the story is gone and the $20 skins are basically default. It has half the promised content and has taken away every leveling system except the battle pass.
  95. Garbarnene
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Blizzard somehow found a way to make a worst copy of overwatch 1. They ended overwatch 1 to make people pay for their battle pass and this game just feels like a money grab. Blizzard didn't want to make a good game rather just wanted the players' money.
  96. Review4Trash
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Overwatch 1 is that hot girl you've been hooking up with for a while and it's great.
    Overwatch 2 is that same girl, but this time she drugs you, ties you up, and makes you eat your own sh!t.
  97. MrHorse
    Oct 9, 2022
    10
    It's actually very good. The servers are fixed. Already. The items and cosmetics not being there problem already fixed. And I'm level 20 on the battle pass after just 5 days. People that are hating on this game fall into two campsthe people that either don't freaking play the game, which is most of you. And then the people that played the first one till they got sick of it and quit.

    And    It's actually very good. The servers are fixed. Already. The items and cosmetics not being there problem already fixed. And I'm level 20 on the battle pass after just 5 days. People that are hating on this game fall into two campsthe people that either don't freaking play the game, which is most of you. And then the people that played the first one till they got sick of it and quit.

    And ALL of you are getting your information from YouTubers because you all sound like YongYea with bad grammar. Heck he was still reporting problems that have been fixed as still a problem. Whatever. Doesn't matter. Even though I hate Blizzard. They nailed this. And the over 500k that were combining their accounts just today also like it. And the people that were logged off that play it like it. If you don't like it and play it you're in the minority. If you don't play it and don't like it, you look silly.    … Expand
  98. Kavehisthegoat
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    i started playing comp at the 3RD DAY of release of the game and the game.. and i would start games... and it wouldn't join the server i was able to play 4 GAMES of comp won 3 - 1 L... and I search for a few games.. "CAN'T CONNECT TO SERVER" Over watch counted all of them as a LOSS and i didn't EVEN PLAY... i git Freaking Bronxe 3... the Servers are BAD and i am not wasting my time in thisi started playing comp at the 3RD DAY of release of the game and the game.. and i would start games... and it wouldn't join the server i was able to play 4 GAMES of comp won 3 - 1 L... and I search for a few games.. "CAN'T CONNECT TO SERVER" Over watch counted all of them as a LOSS and i didn't EVEN PLAY... i git Freaking Bronxe 3... the Servers are BAD and i am not wasting my time in this game... (they won't give back the ranks anyway... )… Expand
  99. Gilsa
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    Why would they change the ranked system? The new ranking system is literally garbage.
  100. xIRailgun
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Запускаешь игру, играешь пару минут, вылетаешь. В первом овервотче все было замечательно, а в этот недоапдейт я не могу даже сыграть 1 игру нормально. Ни ответа, ни патча, ни-ху-я.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

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  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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