Overwatch

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  1. AntwanXC
    Oct 9, 2022
    6
    As a prior Overwatch player, this game, Overwatch 2 does a fan service in the game play department. 5v5 is a wonderful experience and adds a moment to moment aspect to Overwatch that makes every match enjoyable to the end. On top of it, the new Push game mode is a blast and adds a new unique experience that is easily just as enjoyable as the other modes in the game. Not to mention the newAs a prior Overwatch player, this game, Overwatch 2 does a fan service in the game play department. 5v5 is a wonderful experience and adds a moment to moment aspect to Overwatch that makes every match enjoyable to the end. On top of it, the new Push game mode is a blast and adds a new unique experience that is easily just as enjoyable as the other modes in the game. Not to mention the new maps and the 3 unique heroes that are amazingly fun to play, you must have a great game, right?

    Sadly this is where all the good things end. The game launched a buggy mess and the fact that on top of the bugs and everything, we get hit with a predatory micro transactions and battle pass system that doesn’t work well with most people and their wallets. They removed things like the on fire system that complements the player for being good, the leveling system that gave people a goal and reason to keep playing, the card system which boosted people’s confidence when they play a good game, and the find a group feature. But let’s also not forget what they make new players go through to even play any of the characters in the game. It is just purely sickening.

    In short, the game is fun and a great time, but with the bugs, the lack of content, predatory business actions towards the user, and the utter lack of care of the fan base, the game is easily a 6 out of 10. It has potential to be better and higher, but Blizzard need to wake up and look at what made the original Overwatch so popular. Or else we may see a dead game by the time they decide to launch the PvE mode.    … Expand
  2. Evrika_Rox
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Из неплохой ламповой игры, превратилась в тупое месилово, где непонятно, где свои, где чужие. Проблемы с серверами, с пингом, тишина со стороны тех. поддержки. Чувство, что у тебя что-то безвозвратно отняли. Очень грустно.Из неплохой ламповой игры, превратилась в тупое месилово, где непонятно, где свои, где чужие. Проблемы с серверами, с пингом, тишина со стороны тех. поддержки. Чувство, что у тебя что-то безвозвратно отняли. Очень грустно.
  3. HeavyMetalMozy
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    "Игра", мягко говоря, разочаровала. Overwatch всегда нравилась мне тем, что в ней не нужен был донат. Ты спокойно мог получить весь контент чисто играя в игру и для этого даже не нужно было играть сутками. Сейчас же это урезанное казино, в которое даже при всём желании (если бы оно было) задонатить нельзя (привет ру комьюнити). Зачем убрали одного танка для меня загадка. Многие пишут о"Игра", мягко говоря, разочаровала. Overwatch всегда нравилась мне тем, что в ней не нужен был донат. Ты спокойно мог получить весь контент чисто играя в игру и для этого даже не нужно было играть сутками. Сейчас же это урезанное казино, в которое даже при всём желании (если бы оно было) задонатить нельзя (привет ру комьюнити). Зачем убрали одного танка для меня загадка. Многие пишут о том, что это прибавило игре какой-то динамики, но лично я этого не заметила. Новые карты неинтересные, на старых просто поменяли ночь на вечер, что иногда режет глаза.
    Больше всего, конечно, разочаровывает отношение разрабов к старым игрокам. Я покупала игру на двух платформах (PlayStation и PC) и что я получила в итоге? Иконку профиля и два стрёмных скина на персонажей, на которых я даже не играю. Вау, спасибо Blizzard, мечтала об этом на протяжение всех 5 лет игры.
    У меня, как и у многих других, просто отобрали любимую игру, которая когда-то дарила положительные эмоции и новые знакомства, взамен подсунув поломанную донатную помойку. Мне больше нечего сказать.    … Expand
  4. Diesel16
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    This game is nothing like OW 1....

    Game is stale and hollow. Doesn't have the love or passion put into it. Was made for one thing, the Battle Pass system and Store.. There's bugs everywhere, the amount of it isn't even acceptable for a new game.

    Definitely not your typical polished Blizzard game..
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. Jerkypurge
    Oct 9, 2022
    2
    Overwatch 2 is more like overwatch 1.3, it has everything overwatch 1 had and more but not in a good way.

    they have only added 3 new characters, and 2 new maps as well as 1 new game mode not including custom games. So for how long it took them to come out with this while abanding the first 1, there is very little new content. there is also terrible lag, and color changes to the ui and    Overwatch 2 is more like overwatch 1.3, it has everything overwatch 1 had and more but not in a good way.

    they have only added 3 new characters, and 2 new maps as well as 1 new game mode not including custom games. So for how long it took them to come out with this while abanding the first 1, there is very little new content.
    there is also terrible lag, and color changes to the ui and some map color changes turn the orange colors way too warm creating these disgusting oranges and reds, the new k/d/a scoreboard is horrible, they replaced loot boxes with a battle pass which on its own would not be bad but they added all the stuff out of the old game into a store, where all the old free content is paywalled for like 20 bucks or more. there are challenges now to let u progress through hero acquisition and battle pass credits but hero challenges are broken and seem to be slow going as you have to complete weekly challenges to get the paid currency but you have to complete 4 challanges to get 30-40 paid currency when 1600 currency adds up to 16 dollars. u have to play years before u get any closer to getting any of the currency to buy stuff, even loot boxes were a better mechanic than this. halo also implemented a battle pass system where u can go to a previous battle pass that u have bought to get items u have missed if u bought that battle pass this needs to be a new standard in battle passes this way u don't miss out on content u have spent money on just because u could't play enough.

    they came up with a new thing called overhealth which i don't understand, it's like shields/armor
    but prevents 20% ult recovery or something to that effect but they basically added it to replace things like orisa's drop shield so there wasn't shield comps anymore but it feels like they are just mitigating peel comps now, and with the new 5v5 it seems like dps can never do enough damage, and healers are harder to protect because u've got the dps trying to do enogh damage while the healers are way too split between healing and trying to do enough damage to refill there health gain abilities back, all while dps can't protect the back line.

    Role queue, the thing that was supposed to save overwatch is now dead, the queues for this game mode are dead, i've spent hours in the queue waiting for role but as soon as I switch to open queue instant matches.

    the characters are supposed to be free for anyone who had overwatch 1 but is locked atm because of a glitch or so i've been told by a friend.

    non of the character reworks are terrible but at the same time a lot of the heroes haven't been touched which is wierd if u ask me, if ur adding new content like heroes and maps they should always be tweeked at least a little. and they tweeked reins turn on his dash for the better but for something they couldn't change in the first 1 because of tech limitations, they sure have a lot of the same issues for it being a tech upgraded game. it feels like they are the same old engine or that's it's too much like the old one to feel like the changed it at all. it just feels like a 10 yr old game with some new paint on it, but the paint has been sitting there for years so it looks disgusting

    this game is not bad, but for it being a new upgraded game it doesn't feel new enough
    it's like going from fallout 3/new vegas to fallout 76 almost    … Expand
  8. PS5IsDead
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Dogsh*t trash Free to Play mobile game, f the Battle Pass and in-game shop.
    Give me back OW1.
  9. halisdeiru
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    This game is so bad that i made an actual friend in real life instead of playing this... thing. Wanna buy some good ol' skins? How about spending real money! Now that is a really good idea that everyone will love.
  10. Dolphin_297
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    This isn't a new game, its a sad excuse for a sequel. A graphics update and 4 less heros than we should have. And the pve they are releasing could have easily been a dlc for overwatch 1 but they remade the whole game and turned into a money void because a skin that used to be free now costs you 20 dollars and they didn't even bother to put any currency in the battle pass because thats toThis isn't a new game, its a sad excuse for a sequel. A graphics update and 4 less heros than we should have. And the pve they are releasing could have easily been a dlc for overwatch 1 but they remade the whole game and turned into a money void because a skin that used to be free now costs you 20 dollars and they didn't even bother to put any currency in the battle pass because thats to much for this small multi million dollar indie company. In short they remade overwatch but with less effort and more ways to spend money. This is a sad excuse for a second game… Expand
  11. Murphyslaw
    Oct 9, 2022
    2
    Same old game, same old Actiblizzion tactics.
    Loot boxes may be gone, but in it's place is a rather disappointing take on a battle pass system.
    It is grindy, It incentivizes you away from playing the classes or characters you actually want to play (gotta get that xp), and it tries to pull you in on ITS daily schedule. Not to mention the gameplay at the moment feels haphazard at best and    Same old game, same old Actiblizzion tactics.
    Loot boxes may be gone, but in it's place is a rather disappointing take on a battle pass system.
    It is grindy, It incentivizes you away from playing the classes or characters you actually want to play (gotta get that xp), and it tries to pull you in on ITS daily schedule. Not to mention the gameplay at the moment feels haphazard at best and poorly thought out. The new push mode doesn't feel rewarding to play in the slightest, even if you win, some characters still VASTLY out perform others, and a common complaint I have heard is people aren't able to play what they want to play, be it role or character. This game seems to almost de-incentivize fun.

    I play games to relax. To have fun. I should be able to hop on it when I want without feeling punished for it. I should have the urge to return to it because I enjoyed it, not because for a fear of missing out on one more day of tedious grind. I should be able to have fun without worrying about my wallet.

    Garbage game. Don't waste your time with it.    … Expand
  12. snnrman
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    Cheap mobile copy of good old Overwatch. Goodnight sweet prince, you will be missed and remembered.
  13. dim3s
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Another trash game that was unfinished at release by Blizzard when they had nothing but time to not screw it up. This multi billion dollar company now feels like a indie company and is no where near as great as it used to be.
  14. Chaddy12
    Oct 9, 2022
    4
    Force update on overwatch, 5v5 sucks and it’s forced, just a three character update with a stupid battle pass PHONE NUMBER??????? What do you wanna call me?
  15. Ryebread109
    Oct 9, 2022
    10
    This game is an amazing sequel to the original the mechanics and changes are great and widely heard additions from the complaints of overwatch 1 the addition of the battle pass give a much greater incentive to play the lesser favorite healer and random role queue positions for the players that wanna grind the game put and there are minimal game bugs for a fresh online game compared to manyThis game is an amazing sequel to the original the mechanics and changes are great and widely heard additions from the complaints of overwatch 1 the addition of the battle pass give a much greater incentive to play the lesser favorite healer and random role queue positions for the players that wanna grind the game put and there are minimal game bugs for a fresh online game compared to many other games most of the issues are due to the under estimated player base I feel all and all very please and am very excited for all the additions to come!… Expand
  16. Modestinas
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    What's new in the game?
    -5v5
    -20 dollar skins that were previously free

    What was removed from the game?
    Loot boxes
    Half of the game
  17. Octosteamer
    Oct 9, 2022
    2
    Game is fine, they fine tuned the gameplay of Overwatch and its quite fun. New content is minimal, a few maps and heroes.

    But what apparently makes "Overwatch 2" a true sequel is the new "live service business model" it's packaged in, with a grindy bloated mess of a reward system that manages the incredible feat of being more exploitative than the lootbox-driven one that preceded it.    Game is fine, they fine tuned the gameplay of Overwatch and its quite fun. New content is minimal, a few maps and heroes.

    But what apparently makes "Overwatch 2" a true sequel is the new "live service business model" it's packaged in, with a grindy bloated mess of a reward system that manages the incredible feat of being more exploitative than the lootbox-driven one that preceded it. Get ready to barely crawl along the brand new "Battle Pass" designed to make you feel poor.

    It's an experience that's fundamentally hostile to the player.    … Expand
  18. Wlack
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Absolute trash of a replacement to the original Overwatch, and I'll tell you why.

    First, I'll be nice and commend what I like: Some new skins. Now to mention everything they've removed and changed: - Removed player levels. No longer personal levels for your account to show off with. All experience goes to the damned 'Battle Pass', because everybody and their mother have to have a    Absolute trash of a replacement to the original Overwatch, and I'll tell you why.

    First, I'll be nice and commend what I like:
    Some new skins.

    Now to mention everything they've removed and changed:
    - Removed player levels. No longer personal levels for your account to show off with. All experience goes to the damned 'Battle Pass', because everybody and their mother have to have a god damn Battle Pass in their game now.
    - Removed medals while in a game. Replaced with a generic stat screen, so everybody can see everybody's stats at all times, and immediately flame the correct person for doing poorly.
    - Removed the "On Fire" feature. Replaced with nothing.
    - Made everybody more squishy. Everybody dies in a moment, if you aren't paying attention for a nanosecond.
    - Removed Orisa's shield. Replaced with a spear(???). Reinhardt's shield was further nerfed, from it's original 2000 HP, to 1600 HP, to now being 1200 HP.
    - Removed 1 tank slot, so both teams max consist of 5 players, 1 being a tank. This kept in mind with the 2 above mentioned nerfs to at least 2 tanks, means the game is way more exposed than in OW1, making the squishy issue worse.
    - Made Moira's damage orb even more damage-y. If you didn't like one of your healers being damage-only, I have bad news for you.
    - Removed Bastions repair function. Replaced with a grenade. Also, made his gatling gun (Turret Mode) have a 12 second cooldown. (This only mentioned, because what's Bastion good for now, if he can't even Turret Mode. Just a slightly different Solder:76).
    - Removed lootboxes. Replaced with daily/weekly quests/tasks, that are tedious at best, and only designed to make you spend even longer in the game, and god knows they need it, as they need a big, sirup-drenched carrot to keep you playing this mess.

    Conclusion:
    Bring back OW1 and stop trying go rip people off with microtransactions, Blizzard.    … Expand
  19. FenixVer
    Oct 9, 2022
    8
    Норм. Слишком низкая оценка была сразу. Фанат ещё с выхода первой части.
  20. 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
  21. LtXDonut
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Overwatch 2 requiring a phone number linked to account sets an unacceptable precedent for the future of online gaming. This game is "free to play" yet decides whether your phone carrier is up to their standards or not. This game actually costs hundreds of dollars a year to play and is replacing a game many people including myself already paid for. That's without getting into the myriad ofOverwatch 2 requiring a phone number linked to account sets an unacceptable precedent for the future of online gaming. This game is "free to play" yet decides whether your phone carrier is up to their standards or not. This game actually costs hundreds of dollars a year to play and is replacing a game many people including myself already paid for. That's without getting into the myriad of other reasons no one should ever support Activision Blizzard (Cosby suite, Blitzchung incident and general free speech suppression).… Expand
  22. Z3r0D4y
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    - terrible BattlePass (rewards and prices)
    - hilariously overpriced old skins
    - no PVE and story/coop missions - very unfriendly to casual or older players like myself (i alsways enjoyed the vs Bots games and made great relaxed friends there) - i stopped playing back in the day because the xp vs Bots was absolutely laughable and made the grind for lootboxes as painful as getting one    - terrible BattlePass (rewards and prices)
    - hilariously overpriced old skins
    - no PVE and story/coop missions
    - very unfriendly to casual or older players like myself (i alsways enjoyed the vs Bots games and made great relaxed friends there)
    - i stopped playing back in the day because the xp vs Bots was absolutely laughable and made the grind for lootboxes as painful as getting one defeat after another in pvp
    - pvp for me is just enjoyable if its a larger scale one like 10 vs 10 ore higher so its not as punishing if u have a bad day or ur reflexes just cant hold up with a 15 year old anymore lol

    I am waiting for the story/coop/campaign stuff to drop and might change my review than, but so far its just a massive let down.    … Expand
  23. asdsadad12
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Близы чисто взяли бесплатные старые скины, сделали иx за оверпрайс и назвали это Overwatch 2. Pizdec
  24. Apa4i
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Did you expect a different reaction from people? Is that smart guy who suggested remaking the game into a paid garbage dump still working? Simply if yes, then the game is doomed to close.
  25. ejimenezmalt
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Want to spend more time staring at a "Finding Game" screen rather than actually playing the game itself? Then this is the game for you. You will be spending over 30 minutes looking for a match and the match itself will only be about 5-10 minutes long.
  26. Doops97
    Oct 9, 2022
    8
    The only issue w/ the game right now are a few minor bugs, aggressive monetization and some balancing issues. The game itself is amazing but I can see why it is being review bombed. I am confident Blizzard will address these issues. If not I’ll change my review
  27. Kage63
    Oct 9, 2022
    4
    It feels like a clone of OW1 with only a few hero kit tweaks for some. Kiriko is fun as a support hero, Sojurn I could take or leave as a DPS, and Junker Queen felt great as a tank. nothing against the game play itself. It just doesn't feel like a leap forward and more like a patch to OW1. Thats the good.

    What REALLY made me give a negative score, it's the monetization push. Getting    It feels like a clone of OW1 with only a few hero kit tweaks for some. Kiriko is fun as a support hero, Sojurn I could take or leave as a DPS, and Junker Queen felt great as a tank. nothing against the game play itself. It just doesn't feel like a leap forward and more like a patch to OW1. Thats the good.

    What REALLY made me give a negative score, it's the monetization push. Getting greeted with the "Get the premium battlepass" on almost every screen ruined the experience and I immediately uninstalled after a single quick play match. Almost everything is locked behind the premium paid option, where OW1 you could earn everything through in game currency. The lootboxes sucked, but you weren't compelled to buy them as you had ways to earn them just by playing. This felt like they want you to buy passes over and over to get the sprays, emotes, and skins. I might revise this with PVE Story when it comes out. But as it stands right now, it's at best a mediocre F2P clone of Fortnite+OW1. I get the need to fund on going development, but this is not garnering good will back.    … Expand
  28. Praiz420
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Although overwatch 1 was not perfect, they took a really great model of a game and took away the power and control of the player away. In OW1 the player had the ability of getting to choose what items to purchase for the heroes you actually played with. I didn't even mind getting duplicates because I could earn coin too save up and buy a legendary skin. But with the battle pass modelAlthough overwatch 1 was not perfect, they took a really great model of a game and took away the power and control of the player away. In OW1 the player had the ability of getting to choose what items to purchase for the heroes you actually played with. I didn't even mind getting duplicates because I could earn coin too save up and buy a legendary skin. But with the battle pass model it took away the players freedom of choice and forced to "earn" unwanted items ithat were payed for with actual money. I feel robbed and will not be buying future battlepasses. Also the 5v5 model feels so much worse than the 6v6 and the changes to some of the characters are unwelcomed and not a step forward. The game just feels so foreign, OW1 was like a prized pig and OW2 is lipstick on a boar. I wish we had the ability to choose between playing OW1 and OW2. Blizzard you **** up, screwed the pooch, **** the bed, etc. etc. All for greed. One legendary skin per battlepass? For a hero you don't even main does not make me want to grind and weekly challenges are another bad idea. I was a daily OW1 player, it was my main game, now I can't think of one saving grace at this point because the negative outweighs any positive by so much.… Expand
  29. wudookid
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    Insane queues. 3 new heroes and few maps in a 3 years... Meanwhile OW1 was anyway dead.
  30. xyesosIb
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Унылое дерьмо для дегенератов. Для видео о том, как кого-то обманули на скины в кс го - пайдет)
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. dcwederman
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Promised it would be free, then charged for battle passes and locked characters behind monetization League of Legends style.

    They're also breaking the older characters (Mei, Cass, Moira) so that people are more likely to buy the new ones.

    I'd buy OW1 again to play it on the old servers, but after a few days of trying to enjoy this turd I'm out.
  34. 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.
  35. nephrite
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    Like Overwatch 1, but worse. There is no fun to be had anymore. Even in games where I won, I never had any fun. The 5v5 encourages sweaty playing so I can’t even enjoy myself. I truly feel like this game has been ruined.
  36. w1ndoffs
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    In competitive mode, you get a group of leavers. As same as Overwatch 1, but it's free now.
  37. cvmoretti
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    only 1 tank + 5v5 + 3 new heroes + few maps and one more mode = Overwatch 2.
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    Oct 9, 2022
    3
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  39. StartasticBlue
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    The state of micro transactions in the game is horrendous. In Overwatch 1 (which they've made impossible to play now) you could earn cosmetic items for free within a day. In Overwatch 2, the current system has it so that you can only earn a select few of them, and even those take months to actually earn enough 'coins' to buy. Approximately 8+ months. Otherwise enjoy paying up to 20 dollarsThe state of micro transactions in the game is horrendous. In Overwatch 1 (which they've made impossible to play now) you could earn cosmetic items for free within a day. In Overwatch 2, the current system has it so that you can only earn a select few of them, and even those take months to actually earn enough 'coins' to buy. Approximately 8+ months. Otherwise enjoy paying up to 20 dollars for a single skin.… Expand
  40. TheRealRCP
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Gameplay wise its alright but they have completely ruined everything else. Paying $20 for a skin you could get for free 2 weeks ago. Locking heroes behind the battlepass. I cant believe im gonna say this but I miss loot boxes. This game should have never existed.
  41. HybridFreak
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Absolute **** show of a game. Nothing but a blatant cash grab and attempt to squeeze more money out of their player base.
  42. Newavitar
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    An unfinished blatant cash grab filled with ill-optimized servers and platforms, bug after but after bug, and a requirement to allow them to sell your data to continue playing, even after years of playing and countless dollars spent on skins. Do not play. Do not support Blizzard.
  43. kubbuk
    Oct 9, 2022
    4
    овервотч скоро станет фифой ,по сути игра не плоха если абстрагироваться от 1 части , но это сделать крайне сложно , несмотря на оценку я буду в нее играть
  44. Synthe
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Garbage Trash game
    balance is very bad.
    graphic is very bad.
    game system is very bad.
    hit sound is very bad.
    Overwatch 2x Overwatch 2.0
    pharah R.I.P
  45. Potap
    Oct 9, 2022
    4
    I will put a higher rating if you return these things
    - 6 heroes
    - access to the choice of any hero
  46. AmunBruh
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Такое ощущение, что сервера игры сделаны на картошке. Постоянные очереди в 500+ человек.
    Баги, фризы и т.д. Про бп вообще молчу. Просто сделали выкачку денег. Даже проблема не в том, что он есть а в том, что в нём нет ничего стоящего. В принципе за три года работы они сделали очень многое, чтобы разочаровать. Не ну за три года мне кажется можно было игру с нуля сделать а здесь просто    Такое ощущение, что сервера игры сделаны на картошке. Постоянные очереди в 500+ человек.
    Баги, фризы и т.д. Про бп вообще молчу. Просто сделали выкачку денег. Даже проблема не в том, что он есть а в том, что в нём нет ничего стоящего. В принципе за три года работы они сделали очень многое, чтобы разочаровать. Не ну за три года мне кажется можно было игру с нуля сделать а здесь просто закинули скинчики, бп, 3-ёх героев и пару новых карт, ну переделали механики некоторых героев, но не три же года это делать. Я конечно понимаю, что близы это студия из 2-ух человек, живущая на банку мазика, но кто станет в это донатить. Также ничего не получили обладатели ов1, да вроде бы дали нового персонажа, который открывается на 55 УРОВНЕ бп (либо же на первом если ты задонатил), спасибо очень вкусно за 2к получить одного персонажа. Раньше у меня хотя бы мотивация была в игру заходить, ведь за каждый уровень давали контейнер и каждую неделю можно было получить ещё 3, с которых падали скины и монеты за которые можно их купить. Теперь же либо донать либо получай по 60 монет в неделю, может к старости накопишь. За ПВЕ контент вообще ничего не слышно, вроде бы сказали, что в 2023 году стоит ожидать. Кароче могу сказать только одно, спасибо поел. было очень вкусно.    … Expand
  47. WardenGear
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Это ПОЗОР полнейший. Начну с того что с моей полки пропал первый Овервотч. Вопрос. Почему у меня забрали игру за которую я заплатил? Даже если вы отключаете сервера, ну так игру оставьте на полке библиотеки, В ЧЕМ ВАША ПРОБЛЕМА? Ладно, расхвалил мне вторую часть товарищ, говорит качай побегаем поиграем. Захожу в тренировочный матч, наблюдаю 30 фпс постоянные фризы, статтеры, короче говоря игра не работает, играть в такое невозможно. Сначала я даже подумал что скачал первую часть и мол компьютер даёт сбой, не может потянуть игру. Так пробегал матч, проверил, вроде вторая часть. Но почему то графические настройки стоят низкие и игра выглядит в несколько раз хуже первой части. Безусловно, я играю с ноутбука, НО, почему год назад играя в Овервотч у меня стояли максимальные настройки графики и стабильные 60 фпс?
    Какой Итог всего этого, товарищи. Наблюдая за всем тем что сейчас происходит в мире, может сложится впечатление, что упадок в игровой индустрии это логическое продолжение всего того ужаса который можно наблюдать во всех сферах нашей жизни. Но это не так. Играм БЫТЬ. Нужно лишь некоторое время перестать хавать всё то, что выдают нам ЭТИ огромные БЕСПОЛЕЗНЫЕ корпорации типа близард, юбисофт, электроник артс и им подобные. Есть много прекрасных игр, они выходят и по сей день. Даже сейчас когда я пишу этот отзыв, наверняка появилась какой то прекрасный инди тайлт от одного разработчика, который Я УБЕЖДЕН, принесёт Вам больше эмоций(по крайне мере положительных) чем ТВАРение активижн близард ОВЕРДРОЧ 2    … Expand
  48. 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
  49. Anon12341234
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    They took an amazing game and ruined it in every way imaginable. It’s quite impressive when you think about it.
  50. cptstainless
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    The game is still fun when you get to play it, but sadly the monetization is catering towards whales, not normal people. Sad to see so many games go this route. It's like they ripped the soul right out of the game.
  51. Esfenaj
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    I bought OW2 many years ago and been playing with friends on and off. Unfortunately couldn't play the game anymore as it didn't like my phone#
    Thanks for destroying the game, now I can go back to League
  52. th4
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Day 1 Overwatch 1 player here.

    6v6, teamplay, balance, server stability - ALL GONE. Overwatch 2 is a blatant CASH GRAB, SCAM and a DISGRACE. They can't even get the sound mix right. Can't hear footsteps through all of the new gun sounds, but hey - on the other hand - the ultimates ARE BLASTING your ears off. This game is a JOKE. I would give it a negative score if I could. The    Day 1 Overwatch 1 player here.

    6v6, teamplay, balance, server stability - ALL GONE.
    Overwatch 2 is a blatant CASH GRAB, SCAM and a DISGRACE.

    They can't even get the sound mix right. Can't hear footsteps through all of the new gun sounds, but hey - on the other hand - the ultimates ARE BLASTING your ears off.

    This game is a JOKE. I would give it a negative score if I could.

    The games are even more susceptible to steam rolling. Tanks are god tier meanwhile some other heroes are a complete trash. Quick Play matchmaking puts veterans with newbies so it's the most frutrating experience you can imagine.

    To add to this - try to live through a queue that lasts up to an hour to even get to the menu.    … Expand
  53. diad3m
    Oct 9, 2022
    9
    Game is really great fun, I think lots of the changes made to the game work really well and I definitely foresee the game getting better over time now that it's live service. I think the UI is sleeker, and I don't find myself missing much of what was removed. I like a lot of the moves they made in the name of anti-toxicity. Overall, I think the game's great despite the rocky launchGame is really great fun, I think lots of the changes made to the game work really well and I definitely foresee the game getting better over time now that it's live service. I think the UI is sleeker, and I don't find myself missing much of what was removed. I like a lot of the moves they made in the name of anti-toxicity. Overall, I think the game's great despite the rocky launch process. Blizzard did a good job, to me, of addressing the problems and getting them fixed in a rather timely manner. I think most of the negative reaction to the game is a bunch of gamers who don't like change. As someone who didn't particularly enjoy Overwatch 1 from the start, OW2 is a refreshing change with many features I enjoy. Can't wait for PvE to drop eventually, which is sure to bring a new player base and renewed interest to the game.… Expand
  54. 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
  55. Kostas_Spirou
    Oct 9, 2022
    8
    I love Overwatch, it's definitely one of my favorite Online Multiplayer games out there.

    Overwatch 2 is essentially a free update, with additional heroes, new abilities, new maps and a couple of Quality of Life improvements. The problem is, the game still has the exact same issues it used to have, and the new progression system is flawed and confusing. While being marketed as a sequel,    I love Overwatch, it's definitely one of my favorite Online Multiplayer games out there.

    Overwatch 2 is essentially a free update, with additional heroes, new abilities, new maps and a couple of Quality of Life improvements.

    The problem is, the game still has the exact same issues it used to have, and the new progression system is flawed and confusing.

    While being marketed as a sequel, it doesn't feel like a sequel at all, which is slightly disappointing.

    That being said, the game is still a lot of fun, it's quite literally the same game as before but with some additional content, and it's also free, so I can't complain, it's just not really worthy of the "sequel" title.

    Final Rating: "Great" ~ 8/10.    … Expand
  56. GuT_TeR
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    What a garbage product... free to play REALLY BLIZZARD? what a joke... no changes, no graphic improvements,balance is still no existing! I played 800+ hours in OW1 and after all time I spend in this game, I have OW2 REALLY?! that's so sad!
  57. moisesber
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    It just feels like a patch to OW 1. Stuff is way overpriced. There a free way of getting stuff but it takes a lot of time, even if you are paying. I do not want to feel like I work for the game I just want to have fun. New heroes blocked in the battle pass are just a bad decision. I know all companies focus the money, and is fine, however Blizzard crossed the line here.
  58. 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!
  59. 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 ****
  60. Oxotnik119
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Хоть и не ждавшим нового контента в OW, я часто слышал о новых обещаниях и революций которые могли бы перевернуть эту игру и вернуть всех предыдущих игроков, кто решил забросить игру. Все это просто наглая и мерзкая ложь в сторону комьюнити которая верила Близам и действительно ждали чего-то грандиозного, что в конечном итоге и привило игру к таким оценкам, которые я считаю полученыХоть и не ждавшим нового контента в OW, я часто слышал о новых обещаниях и революций которые могли бы перевернуть эту игру и вернуть всех предыдущих игроков, кто решил забросить игру. Все это просто наглая и мерзкая ложь в сторону комьюнити которая верила Близам и действительно ждали чего-то грандиозного, что в конечном итоге и привило игру к таким оценкам, которые я считаю получены заслуженно.

    PvE режим. Было очень много сказано о том что в PvE будет много сюжета, новые механики, способности и т.д. Все кто следил за тем выступлением, уже понимали что ИМЕННО ДЛЯ ЭТОГО и выходит 2 часть. Вопрос, на кой х** вы выпустили тот же OW в котором вы ввели изменения которые могли быть и в первой части. Скажите прямо что вы хотели ввести новую систему доната, и вам нужны деньги! Зачем устраивать столько паразитных публикаций о новой части, если по сути в ней нет ничего нового. Все те изменения которые есть во второй части, могли бы выйти и в первой, если вы банально завозили их в первую часть, а не объявили затишье и громкий выпук о НОВОЙ ЧАСТИ ИГРЫ ( которая не принесла ничего нового).

    Многие скажут: "А КАК ЖЕ НАТИСК, А КАК ЖЕ НОВАЯ МЕТА 5x5???". Дорогое сообщество, и те индивиды кто действительно оправдываются этими пустыми словами в адрес новой части. Вспомните о тех режимах которые ровно также выходили и в первой части. Почему Близард тогда не сделали OW2 для тех режимов, тогда бы мы смело сейчас играли в OW5))). Мета 5х5. Тоже самая история, вспомните когда Близы добавили 2х2х2, почему ей не было добавлена новая часть с громкими высказываниями.

    Донат стал через чур жесткий, который не пощадит не новых игроков, ни старых. Я считаю что это может повлиять на OW в хорошую сторону, я не противлюсь этому, но зачем делать его таким дорогим ( говорю лично про РФ ). Даже если брать донат из Fortnite, я могу потратить лишь 500р за бп, и получить донатной валюты которая будет превышать ту, которую я изначально купил путём обычного выполнения заданий и вкачивания уровня. Здесь же нету ни какой мотивации для гринда валюты. Особенно жалко что для старичков не дали даже 1 бесплатный боевой пропуск, хотя только эти люди и держали на плаву эту игру все эти 3 года.

    В завершении хочется просто попрощаться с этой игрой, потому что мой уровень доверия к Близард значительно упал, и возвращаться в эту игру я смогу лишь в PvE режим который выйдет уж точно не скоро. Обидно что многие игроки и так схавают такое поведение, а новички не будут сильно противоборствовать, ведь для них игра стала бесплатной. Но я счастлив что игра останется прежней хотя бы в моих воспоминаниях.

    #goodbyeOW    … Expand
  61. 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.
  62. Fellburger
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    They took overwatch, removed a lot of quality of life things like on fire notifications, removal of showing if people are on a team, medals, messed with endorsements etc. Added preditory monitisation added in a ton of bugs to the game like you get an achievement you get kicked, server crashes and it counts as you leaving the game giving you penalties.

    On overwatch one you could get 50    They took overwatch, removed a lot of quality of life things like on fire notifications, removal of showing if people are on a team, medals, messed with endorsements etc. Added preditory monitisation added in a ton of bugs to the game like you get an achievement you get kicked, server crashes and it counts as you leaving the game giving you penalties.

    On overwatch one you could get 50 lootboxes for £40, that would give three bonus lootboxes with guaranteed legendery skins, sometimes they had multiple then in those 50 lootboxes on average you would get 2-5 legendery skins and a load of epic skins, emotes etc. now for £40 you can get 2 legendery skins...

    As for gameplay its still kinda fun but with the lack of cc, removal of the second tank and the completely messed up matchmaking not giving one team a 5th player... its a massive step back from overwatch one that should never have happened.    … Expand
  63. ImEdible
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    The same game with a new and improved, predatory, and disgusting monetization!
  64. viase
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Give me back my Overwatch 1 game which I bought. I don't want to play this cash grabbing sequel which feels like only an update. Couldn't even login for the first 3 days, then eventually it worked but I get random server disconnects which results in a cooldown afterwards as it was my fault. I haven't even received the founders pack even though I owned overwatch for 2 years and have beenGive me back my Overwatch 1 game which I bought. I don't want to play this cash grabbing sequel which feels like only an update. Couldn't even login for the first 3 days, then eventually it worked but I get random server disconnects which results in a cooldown afterwards as it was my fault. I haven't even received the founders pack even though I owned overwatch for 2 years and have been constantly playing.… Expand
  65. akaytunaaa
    Oct 9, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is almost the same as the first game. Only the team compositions are different and the interface is different. Not counting maps and character. The game is like an Overwatch update.

    4/10    … Expand
  66. lightningzxz
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    A very big disappointing game. Instead of improving the old game, they decided to do a sequel that no one ask.
  67. mymcaccount
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Terrible "sequel". Gameplay dissuades teamwork and encourages dps to "carry" while leaving the healers to die. Want a good skin? $20 Want to rank in comp with friends? All four of us played open queue together for the qualifying rounds: 1 Gold 4 2 Bronze 1 1 Bronze 4 All this while you may not be able to invite friends due to "different versions of overwatch"... Then you can't play becauseTerrible "sequel". Gameplay dissuades teamwork and encourages dps to "carry" while leaving the healers to die. Want a good skin? $20 Want to rank in comp with friends? All four of us played open queue together for the qualifying rounds: 1 Gold 4 2 Bronze 1 1 Bronze 4 All this while you may not be able to invite friends due to "different versions of overwatch"... Then you can't play because your character lost their glasses... Then you randomly get disconnected... But! You can play the new hero! Immediately if you pay, or in a few weeks if you want to play for free and grind through the battle pass. None of this happened in the beta - and those of us who paid for the original can no longer play the good version, and get nothing other than the new hero for our trouble.… Expand
  68. Pu4eglazka
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    Nothing new! Totally nothing new!
    Horrible battle pass system. This will be spending money for nothing
  69. homelesspete01
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    5v5 is not fun, overwatch has become a generic fps and not a strategical hero game with tanks, support and dps. It feels really, really dull/boring. Such a shame as I loved ow1 and no longer have access to it. Oh well, didn't expect anything less from blizzard tbh. Awful company and awful game. 0/0
  70. Genesis18
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Overwatch 2: The game they shouldn't have

    Here's a list of bad things OW2 has already done: SMS guarding its own playerbase Lack of protection against DDOS attacks Adding Micro Transactions Lowering graphics quality Adding a battlepass system Going against its own original design Requiring phone numbers for new accounts Calling itself a sequel when its, at best, a downgrade    Overwatch 2: The game they shouldn't have

    Here's a list of bad things OW2 has already done:
    SMS guarding its own playerbase
    Lack of protection against DDOS attacks
    Adding Micro Transactions
    Lowering graphics quality
    Adding a battlepass system
    Going against its own original design
    Requiring phone numbers for new accounts
    Calling itself a sequel when its, at best, a downgrade
    Making Free To Play rewards virtually worthless
    Forcefully ejecting a playerbase from OW1
    Not giving everyone their assets from OW1
    Taking away anyone's ability to stay on OW1

    Here's the one good thing:
    Its free    … Expand
  71. Ardeoz
    Oct 9, 2022
    10
    All is ok, new dante sistem is better than random in cases. New heroes interesting, new maps are cool. Ow1 is died, I can understand devs.
    All is ok, guys, its the same game, just with "2" on logo
  72. RakBot
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    The number 2 in the name is only to change the monetization system in which you need to grind what you could get before for free without grinding.
  73. bombatwombat
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    They took a good game and made it worse. the new monetisation is worse than what we had before, grinding for 8 months for a skin is absurd, most hero reworks are less fun to play than before, and now the game crashes constantly and takes the best part of an hour to get past the stupid queue. I want to play the game I *paid for* again. bring back overwatch 1.
  74. Erimud
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    5v5 game play removing one of the tanks completely changes the balance of the game.

    The TTK (Time To Kill) has been dramatically reduce, and every character has had a movement speed boost, resulting in a very frantic style of gameplay -- a far cry from the team based tank, DPS, and support system that used to exist in the 6v6 setup. The interface has removed OW1 players prestige    5v5 game play removing one of the tanks completely changes the balance of the game.

    The TTK (Time To Kill) has been dramatically reduce, and every character has had a movement speed boost, resulting in a very frantic style of gameplay -- a far cry from the team based tank, DPS, and support system that used to exist in the 6v6 setup.

    The interface has removed OW1 players prestige icons, removed the ability to continue working toward them, so if you were an OW1 player with a gold or diamond portrait icon, we'll never know.

    The gameplay doesn't feel anything like OW1, and instead feels more like Apex or Valorant, which is fine, but not what drew many players to this team centric FPS.

    Oh, and the PVE doesn't exist. Maybe we'll see that in OW3.    … Expand
  75. Sumomoro
    Oct 8, 2022
    10
    everyone who whines about donating, not donating, the game has excellent gameplay and it is possible to enjoy it without donating
  76. N7Phantom
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    I've been playing OW almost since the first week it came out, bought the most expensive edition there is, and been playing it for six consecutive years pretty much daily. I gotta say, OW 2 is the most cash-grab **** game I've seen in my life. This game shoots weirdly, the server lags as hell is full of bugs, and all kinds of unbalance. This is nothing more than a giant patch that is goingI've been playing OW almost since the first week it came out, bought the most expensive edition there is, and been playing it for six consecutive years pretty much daily. I gotta say, OW 2 is the most cash-grab **** game I've seen in my life. This game shoots weirdly, the server lags as hell is full of bugs, and all kinds of unbalance. This is nothing more than a giant patch that is going backward, probably done by people that don't play overwatch, and is unprofessional as hell. what a disgusting move. stay away just go play something else, R6, Apex, have cash grabs too but at least its a more gameplay, this is a pile steaming garbage… Expand
  77. BrandonN
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Blizzard removed everything that made the game fun and added a horrible battle pass system. Without the lootboxes, you’re forced to spend money or practically get nothing.

    Many fan favorite maps were removed as well as a game mode. The battle pass is slow and costs money while also keeping new characters locked until you reach a high enough tier. Getting enough in game currency for a    Blizzard removed everything that made the game fun and added a horrible battle pass system. Without the lootboxes, you’re forced to spend money or practically get nothing.

    Many fan favorite maps were removed as well as a game mode. The battle pass is slow and costs money while also keeping new characters locked until you reach a high enough tier.

    Getting enough in game currency for a single legendary skin without paying money takes at least eight months. Buying legendary skins isn’t a good option either seeing as each legendary skin costs $20.

    They removed many positive community features (such as voting best player at the end of a match and endorsing opponents).

    I also have had multiple bugs that interfered with game play. For example, one game I had a bug where a choke point was filled with a black mass of triangles jutting out in all directions. I could walk through it but couldn’t see anything.

    All of this is only an issue if you can even get into the game though. It took me anywhere between 1-3 hours just to get in the few times I played.

    I loved overwatch but overwatch 2 is unplayable for me. I’m immensely upset with blizzard for ruining such a beloved game while also essentially deleting the original.    … Expand
  78. Prophet60091
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Overwatch Queue

    Did you like playing DPS before? Well, now you can have the same experience immediately upon booting up the game! I don't buy the DDoS excuse for a moment. I'm not going to say it's not a possibility, but I think it's an improbability. First off, they have the exact same problem with every game release & WoW expansion I've played and yet... this is the first time    Overwatch Queue

    Did you like playing DPS before? Well, now you can have the same experience immediately upon booting up the game!

    I don't buy the DDoS excuse for a moment. I'm not going to say it's not a possibility, but I think it's an improbability. First off, they have the exact same problem with every game release & WoW expansion I've played and yet... this is the first time it's coupled with a fairly negative user experience they can shift the conversation away from. DDoS would not break things like your inability to team up in-game when you do actually beat the queue.

    They simply either didn't expect the flood of interest in the game, or they do not want to ramp up server space enough to meet it: the game is essentially launching in maintenance mode, like the original Overwatch did. Excuse me, coming into Early Access in maintenance mode. They stopped an actual game that players paid for in favor of an Early Access F2P game. I should clarify that the queue time to log into the game / supposed DDoS is a curiosity and doesn't influence my score in the slighest: The game is just that bad.

    Meat and potatoes: The gameplay. It's Overwatch but worse. The removal of a player might lend itself to shorter queue times as nobody wanted to play Tank, but they didn't address WHY nobody wanted to play Tank, and in fact, leaned into exactly why nobody wanted to play Tank. They have been looking at game balance from the perspective of the DPS players, the most popular role by far: After all, if every match is waiting on the Tank spots to fill up and you're needing to wait 15 minutes to play as a DPS, there's a -lot- of those players in the game. Again, instead of making a better experience for the Tank players, they've attempted to make Tank gameplay appeal to DPS: Turning it into a DPS and not a Tank. Similarly with Healers, the latest Healers can deal respectable damage, and are often played that way first and foremost. Kiriko, the newest Support is no exception, capable of dealing ABSURD damage but with sub-par Healing potential. My point is- this is turning Overwatch more into a game like Valorant, which is already better at being Valorant than Overwatch could ever hope to be. And, you know, it already exists. People will tell you that Tanks and Healers have no point until they aren't getting protected or healed and then "Where's the shield?" or "Where's the heals?" - there's a reason these DPS players still stick around. Because Overwatch, with role diversity, is actually a pretty cool formula. People just get a bit tired of being bullied to no end on any role besides DPS, when you basically can't do anything but rely on your team for help. No surprise everyone wants their chance to just frag out and treat the objective-based team game as a DM. Even though DM exists as a mode... Again, this DPS-ification has lead to faster player-down times and each team has less "meat" on it than it did before, as they're incapable of buffing each individual tank to the level required to make up for a lack of two tanks. Zarya being a great example of how poorly they've balanced the game: You now have two charges of bubbles, shared for each bubble. You can bubble yourself TWICE! - until you've used both charges, then between them, one charge comes back as fast as an individual bubble did before. So, in the grand scheme of things, Zarya has half the bubble potential in an extended fight. And you're the only Tank. At least you do more damage..

    The battle pass: It's really bad. I'm not even aggressively against monetization but... two battle pass levels now was one level before: Which gave you a loot box. Also, you got loot boxes for all manner of things. A loot box had 4 things, rolled by rarity, guaranteed to not be a dupe until you'd gotten all things of that rarity. Instead of one loot box with 4 rolls, you -might- get 2 things depending on the specific levels. If you did not buy the battle pass, you get essentially nothing, as the "free" rewards are spread very, very thin. In the grand scheme of things, there is a LOT less content added to the game, and that content you must now purchase with no real capability of "playing to earn" - the avenues of free currency and rewards are extremely limited. It doesn't seem like it's impossible to get the hero but there's less content.

    Objective-based challenges are also very bad for the health of the game. Getting the Competitive ones is going to be a huge grind, so you're absolutely going to have games where somebody picks a character they don't really want to be on just so they can rack up that one specific stat they need for the battle pass. I'm all for letting people play what they want - don't want to be the meta character (Junker Queen) because she can't rack up Mitigation? Okay. Well, if you DO want to be her, and you aren't, so that you can mitigate damage as a hero you don't otherwise want to be? That's a problem    … Expand
  79. Name12
    Oct 8, 2022
    2
    Matchmaker is bad and the battle pass is the highest form of greed. The new devs did not keep to what made the game a success. Everyone is now a dps and the game feels like a death match. If you are support main, you’re really out of luck if you’re not pro level players.
  80. baxye
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Лучше бы я снова заплати за игру, чем f2p модель.... 20$ за куртку на кирико это п??да
  81. Widowmonger
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    you need a phone number 0/10. play tf2, you don't need a phone number for that!
  82. AnduinXz
    Oct 8, 2022
    5
    7/10 2022 12:38:23
    Why all the people care about if I have a phone number ?
    Just like the 《Diablo: Immortal》
    Yes , I do not have a phone.
    ________________________________________________________

    9/10 2022 11:48:10
    Now，We can enjoy an Alpha game, though it has a lot of work need to be done.
  83. tarkahdok
    Oct 8, 2022
    1
    Overwatch 2 opens by demanding you hand over your SMS number "for your protection" - it comes across as a threat. Blizzard have had the ability to "hardware ban" players for years, so it seems disingenuous, and prevents many people from being able to play at all.

    Provide that, and you move to a cinematic, but... unlike the beautifully rendered big screen experiences we've come to love    Overwatch 2 opens by demanding you hand over your SMS number "for your protection" - it comes across as a threat. Blizzard have had the ability to "hardware ban" players for years, so it seems disingenuous, and prevents many people from being able to play at all.

    Provide that, and you move to a cinematic, but... unlike the beautifully rendered big screen experiences we've come to love with Overwatch, it's a couple quick in-game shots and voice lines, the same vod as the advert for the game they're pushing everywhere... with four years of development it's a little disappointing and a harbinger of what's to come.

    Finish this, the next thing you encounter is a full screen popup advertising the battle pass... so let's start there.

    OW1 had lootboxes, yes, but much of the player community was pretty happy with them - play a few games each week and you could easily unlock every cosmetic item in the game, and players who played less had the option of spending a little money to unlock anything you didn't want to grind for.

    OW2 has a battle pass, it costs you $10 every 9 weeks and it's mostly full of garbage. Most tiers are voice lines or icons, or tiny "charms" that hang off your weapon that can't be seen in game. 75% of the battle pass items are "premium" only, and the "free" items are mostly trash, with a small number of recolour skins.

    Heroes are locked 2/3 into the battle pass (unless you pay) Premium items cannot be earned through gameplay, you HAVE to pay.

    The battle pass is the only form of progression, unlocking a new threshold brings up large notifications in the main menu, which require you to enter the battle pass and look at the premium items to clear. for a "free" player, 75% of the time this entails going to look at a "new" unlock that you don't even have.

    The battle pass has 80 tiers, and each tier requires 10k xp to clear - a match earns about 500xp, so if you were to try and clear 80 tiers of the battle pass through matches alone, you would need to complete 1600 matches, or about 18 matches EVERY DAY. You can of course clear levels more quickly by doing "daily challenges" that rotate each day - these provide up to 9000 xp per day and typically require about 5 matches.

    It's clear that OW2 is a game build heavily on FOMO - in order to "complete" the battle pass, a player realistically needs to play 3-5 games on 80 out of the 90 available days, the game demands your time or you lose content, even if you paid for the premium pass - this is the model blizzard are aiming for, they want OW2 to be your main game that you log into every day, and the more you invest, the more sunk cost you have, and the more willing you will be to open your wallet to unlock content that you're constantly reminded will go away if you don't.

    Coupled with this, there's a rather subtle, and nefarious mechanic - "lifetime challenges" - many of these are trivially easy to clear, which means your first couple of seasons will clear through the battle pass more quickly, making it appear more reasonable, but as those one-time completion challenges dry up, you'll find you have to play more and more to complete the battle pass each season.

    So... you're intended to play every day, continually, AND open your wallet, or you "miss" content forever. It's an aggressive and abusive system designed to squeeze long time fans for every cent until they burn out and quit.

    -----

    Gameplay wise, the game's feel is very different. Hit registration and hit boxes are all over the place, and even very experienced players are complaining that aiming with hitscan "feels" bad now, it's difficult to pin down, but shots that look like they should hit miss, and shots that look like they should miss hit - With a significant increase in damage to non-tanks, skirmishes often feel like a crapshoot.

    In addition to this, the game is far worse in terms of optimization than before, choppy stuttering animations and lag do not make for a good experience, the changes to lighting and rendering shaders give scenery and characters alike a very uniform plastic texture, resulting in enemies and allies blending into the scenery and being harder to spot in a pinch... Long story short, it feels bad to play.

    The balance of teamfights is also shot, with tanks being nearly impossible to kill (especially if they're being healed) and everyone else dying almost instantly, play feels especially lacklustre as a healer, because it's almost impossible for a DPS or support to "be injured" but alive, restricting the pair of healers to either pocketing the tank and hoping they know what they're doing, or running their supports as discount DPS characters.

    Not to mention the constant bugs, server issues, and generally lazy feel to much of the new design, the replacement of the (generally good) assault mode with the abysmal push mode, or weird UI and sound.

    Some of the good in OW1 remains, but every change to OW1 in OW2 feels like a downgrade.    … Expand
  84. Avadon
    Oct 8, 2022
    5
    It's Overwatch 1, but instead of shooting at shields and being unable to dps them down, you're shooting at the tank with Mercy around the corner and unable to dps it down. The PvE is MIA, due in...2023...maybe? In small chunks? I don't even know anymore. Oh, I can also boot the game up on PS5 and share the same progress as on PC, which is nice. Also it's free, but you can't really earn anyIt's Overwatch 1, but instead of shooting at shields and being unable to dps them down, you're shooting at the tank with Mercy around the corner and unable to dps it down. The PvE is MIA, due in...2023...maybe? In small chunks? I don't even know anymore. Oh, I can also boot the game up on PS5 and share the same progress as on PC, which is nice. Also it's free, but you can't really earn any cosmetics outside of the battle pass. Boo.… Expand
  85. 4125MakeItSo
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Blizzard so greed. They can't do great games. OW2 is bad optimized. Queues, battle pass, greed donate. OW1 was better, but the is no OW1 anymore. OW1 which I bought and can't play now.
  86. Stokedos
    Oct 8, 2022
    1
    Waited 3 years for the pve and there's 0 to show for it. 2 maps and 3 heroes for all that time.. just to monetize the hell out of the whole game to the point where it's not enjoyable.. not worth your time. The battle pass isn't good even if I DID want to spend money on it
  87. Pixlm
    Oct 8, 2022
    2
    Downgrade from Overwatch 1, SMS protect is broken, Balance is crap, battle pass makes me like lootboxes.

    Overwatch 2 is simply a game patch masquerading as a sequel,
    a game patch that took 3 years in development, but with barely any content.
  88. sinesalis
    Oct 8, 2022
    2
    Overwatch 2 is just an attempt to sell the same game twice, this time with a battle pass. They removed maps, make the team comps harsher than they previously were by allowing only 1 tank (teams down from 6 to 5) tanks now feel like sturdy DPS. They removed all CC from the game, except for the CC they kept in, making some heroes basically useless.
    The game looks more like Fortnite now and    Overwatch 2 is just an attempt to sell the same game twice, this time with a battle pass. They removed maps, make the team comps harsher than they previously were by allowing only 1 tank (teams down from 6 to 5) tanks now feel like sturdy DPS. They removed all CC from the game, except for the CC they kept in, making some heroes basically useless.
    The game looks more like Fortnite now and is a huge disappointment that they delayed the one feature everyone was excited for, PvE. I was able to load into matches after trying for hours and after 3 matches and some time in the practice range, I uninstalled the game. Do better Blizzard. Stop building games for eSports competitions and micro transactions.    … Expand
  89. Death_Alongside
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Worst game I have ever seen. the first part was better. The game is not balanced, there is no additional pve content. The character redesign is terrible. The battle pass turns the game into something terrible, together with the tests it forces you to do absolutely everything that is possible in the game, preventing you from focusing on what you like and are interested in. the weeklyWorst game I have ever seen. the first part was better. The game is not balanced, there is no additional pve content. The character redesign is terrible. The battle pass turns the game into something terrible, together with the tests it forces you to do absolutely everything that is possible in the game, preventing you from focusing on what you like and are interested in. the weekly challenge rewards are ridiculous. A game that is supposed to be entertaining has a lot of "toxic players" as well as queues that prevent you from playing with friends at a convenient time. The release of the game was made for the money from the battle pass 0/10… Expand
  90. jmct999
    Oct 8, 2022
    10
    Games a solid 8/10 but seeing as how it’s being review bombed I’ll give it a 10.
  91. Hondlara
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Not being able to play, or endless role cue for tank mains, not a game for me for the time being, hope they at least fix the server issues
  92. vault2wasteland
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    egregious cash grab. Game companies really love to ruin gaming these days. I should not have been surprised but I am still sad.
  93. Evan177
    Oct 8, 2022
    10
    LOL. Bunch of cry baby's review bombing from moms basememt
  94. OtakuLeveledUp
    Oct 8, 2022
    10
    Overwatch 2 is a good game in terms of quality and assets the developers made. It has had a messy queing system at the start but thats mostly resolved and the monitisation model is decent compared to other free to play games. Many people struggle to adapt to a game being free to play. Gameplay is super and fun.
  95. freshtodhef
    Oct 8, 2022
    4
    Huge fan of the original and was excited to finally play the sequel. This is a massive disappointment from Blizzard. My first few hours are spent playing the same maps as I did in the original. A lot of the heroes are blocked until I pay for them and the servers are a mess. Not sure what happened during development but this game needs serious work if it’s to live up to the originals success.
  96. BruhBeast
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    this is honestly so bad. you cant even get new skins anymore cause of the new system of overwatch credits. you get like 50 credits per week. takes approximately a year to get a new legendary skin. gameplay gets really stale its literally the same game.
  97. Oduvansolo
    Oct 8, 2022
    1
    A disgusting game changer operation that was quite popular. The feeling that the blizzard did not want to improve the game, but simply decided to take a little more money from a dead product.
    The rebalance in 5x5 game was done in principle with dignity, soundly, but not smoothly. Some heroes are completely unnecessary.
    And about the insane prices for skins and the gigantic amount of time    A disgusting game changer operation that was quite popular. The feeling that the blizzard did not want to improve the game, but simply decided to take a little more money from a dead product.
    The rebalance in 5x5 game was done in principle with dignity, soundly, but not smoothly. Some heroes are completely unnecessary.
    And about the insane prices for skins and the gigantic amount of time to get them for free (32 weeks for 1 skin), you already heard about this.    … Expand
  98. theflashcwxd
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    this is the **** game ive ever played
    not only its full of cheaters, its **** disgusting
    tanks and healers do 7k dmg in a game and 15 healing/mitigation while DMG DEALERS DO 2.7k DMG 0 HEAL 0 MITIGATION its not even early acces, this is just build v0.00000001 its so **** bad, lets not even talk about the ping thing where everyone teleports/desync like they are all Tracer but the    this is the **** game ive ever played
    not only its full of cheaters, its **** disgusting
    tanks and healers do 7k dmg in a game and 15 healing/mitigation while DMG DEALERS DO 2.7k DMG 0 HEAL 0 MITIGATION

    its not even early acces, this is just build v0.00000001 its so **** bad, lets not even talk about the ping thing where everyone teleports/desync like they are all Tracer

    but the amount of unballancing **** **** for example on Moira? **** deals more dmg than my hitting only headshots with Hanzo, she doesnt need skills or aim, you literally hold click and everything dies while you heal everyone, whats the point of damage dealers, i went a game with 2 tanks 3 healers and we did like 8 times more dmg than enemy team, i had no words, its DISGUSTING
    they need to remove dmg from every healer, maximum a pistol with 1 dmg/hit for fun in case they need to kill themselves with it, **** game DONT PLAY IT, queue is anyway 24-48 minutes at night    … Expand
  99. Nerby
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    У меня отняли первую часть Overwatch. Почему я теперь не могу поиграть в первую часть?! Она вышла в 2016 году, даже WoW ещё работает
  100. DarthDeshawn
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    I’ve played over watch since 2016 launch also played the beta. How this could be considered a sequel I don’t understand. There’s a couple new maps and changing previous maps from night to day?? Couldn’t play 1st day que had thousands ahead of me. When I did get in, my cosmetics didn’t migrate over. It’s a shame it took 6 yrs for a update and this is what we get? I see why Jeff Kaplan left.I’ve played over watch since 2016 launch also played the beta. How this could be considered a sequel I don’t understand. There’s a couple new maps and changing previous maps from night to day?? Couldn’t play 1st day que had thousands ahead of me. When I did get in, my cosmetics didn’t migrate over. It’s a shame it took 6 yrs for a update and this is what we get? I see why Jeff Kaplan left. Blizzard should do better for players that spent hundreds of hours playing their game.… Expand
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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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