Overwatch

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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3886 Ratings

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  1. Qofniak
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    They just can't balance this **** right.
    Every single time they try to do something they make some hero OP. Now for example Sojourn and Widow are super OP, Zarya is just dominating every game.
    Hanzo can still shoot randomly at ABSOLUTELY NOTHING and get headshot kills.

    P A T H E T I C, you deserve the hate you're getting
  2. Zuricho
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    守望先锋2与曾经2年无更新的守望先锋没有区别，但有着无数的bug，有捆绑销售，有无聊到爆的通行证，还有即将死亡的中国服务器
    现在的暴雪，现在的守望先锋2，我只希望它赶紧死，死的越快越好
  3. Funny7Cloud
    Nov 16, 2022
    2
    整体上讲能玩，有朋友的情况下。具体地说就是各种机制都非常差，对新人不友好，对老玩家也不友好。外挂猖獗并且没有有效的措施防治，举报之后也不进行永久封禁，象征性的短期保护性封禁是什么意思？保护外挂吗？就连公屏打字卖外挂的都只保护性封禁，所以外挂就是暴雪自己做的吧？
  4. Onedaim
    Nov 16, 2022
    0
    Ranking system is rigged and goes 50/50. No real logic in that. They need to reset this game.
  5. taylores
    Nov 15, 2022
    1
    Poor turnaround times with patch updates is just the tip of the iceberg on this monetization attempt by Blizzard. Very unimpressive for a game I once paid for, and was forced to update to this subpar experience.
  6. moviesandgames
    Nov 15, 2022
    0
    the balance of the game is trash. Zen can erase people instantly, Sombra does 40% more damage to hacked characters and doesn't get started with orisa, primary does insane damage with way too much reach her E makes an attack that negates nearly all damage and her right click does stun, pushes the enemy back. insane damage and can go across the entire map, then her ULT combined with Symetrathe balance of the game is trash. Zen can erase people instantly, Sombra does 40% more damage to hacked characters and doesn't get started with orisa, primary does insane damage with way too much reach her E makes an attack that negates nearly all damage and her right click does stun, pushes the enemy back. insane damage and can go across the entire map, then her ULT combined with Symetra can be a literal insta kill to anyone with good timing and to top it all of they removed loot boxes which sounds good except you cant get skins without buying unless you wanna wait 31 DAYS to get 1 legendary skin. bring back loot boxes, make the characters more balanced and for the love of god dont punish new players with locked characters. the games latency issues are insane aswell (I know its the game because literally no other game I own does this) I'll be playing junkrat and use my ult and press left click does work, the games latency issues are insane this happens every time I play junkrat… Expand
  7. YaBanka
    Nov 14, 2022
    0
    Это теперь ф-т-п говно, я теперь не могу в это играть. Овервотч 2 - худшее что придумали близзы
  8. k23456
    Nov 13, 2022
    1
    Los personajes no están para nada balanceados ni la forma en la que se arman los equipos según el nivel de la gente. Es lo mismo que Overwatch 1 pero con skins exageradamente caras, y eso que ya existían en el 1, además de tener una gran cantidad de errores, incluso han tenido que desactivar a Mei por un error con esa personaje.
  9. smokingborito
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    A hernia is less painful than this anti-consumer overly monetized garbage. it takes a real marketing genius to make people not want to spend any money at all in a "free" game but between the terrible shop, the most pathetic and worthless battle pass I have ever seen, and egregiously overpriced skins that aren't even new, Overwatch 2 manages to do it. So congrats I guess.
  10. lisotaviu
    Nov 13, 2022
    9
    Tem toda aquela história de "ain é o mesmo jogo". Sim, é o mesmo jogo com skinzinha diferente, mas ele abriu, por exemplo, oportunidade para pessoas sem muito dinheiro, como eu, desfrutar da obra prima que é o Overwatch. Impressionado que (por enquanto) não é pay to win.
  11. DinboNomad2z2
    Nov 13, 2022
    0
    Taken what was given to the players at $60 and marked it up by 4000%. They literally took away the content(maps, cosmetics), worsened the UI and called it Overwatch2.
  12. Beyhey
    Oct 11, 2022
    2
    It's so boring. Clunky. And no PVE mode which is supposed to be the thing!?
  13. SkyTreeX0
    Nov 12, 2022
    0
    Overwatch 2 is absolute
  14. Niga1467
    Nov 11, 2022
    1
    If you assign the number two to the first part, it does not mean that you have released a new part.
  15. Cynical_Critic
    Nov 11, 2022
    1
    I have been playing Overwatch 1 for over three years and considered it one of the best games ever even when it barely got any updates except for skins. Therefore, I was originally very happy when I heard that Overwatch 2 will come out. However, my experience with the game after 150 hours in it showed me ho wrong my excitnmment was. This game is a a disappointing and lame update and cannotI have been playing Overwatch 1 for over three years and considered it one of the best games ever even when it barely got any updates except for skins. Therefore, I was originally very happy when I heard that Overwatch 2 will come out. However, my experience with the game after 150 hours in it showed me ho wrong my excitnmment was. This game is a a disappointing and lame update and cannot be considered a sequel in any way. This is Overwatch 0.4 since they are actively removing things that worked and ignoring obvious problems like balance of characters. My biggest problem with this game is the battle pass which completely ruins my experience by being a greedy and cheap way for Bobby Kotick to earn for his new yacht. The absence of balance, disappointing updates, lags, locking of characters behind levels, and the greed regarding the received awards makes this disappointment one of the worst games that I ever played. Jeff Kaplan leaving really did change the course of Overwatch for the worst.… Expand
  16. Proggers
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    The game is hot garbage. At first I struggled to call this game a sequel, now I struggle to call it anything other than a regression. The changes are minimal, the bugs are rampant, the progression is pointless and the monetisation is despicable. On top of everything, this comes at the expense of OW1 which I can no longer play anymore, glad I bought the disc when it released! Hurray! If anyThe game is hot garbage. At first I struggled to call this game a sequel, now I struggle to call it anything other than a regression. The changes are minimal, the bugs are rampant, the progression is pointless and the monetisation is despicable. On top of everything, this comes at the expense of OW1 which I can no longer play anymore, glad I bought the disc when it released! Hurray! If any game has ever warranted a minus score, Overwatch 2 is it! Blizzard continuing to push the envelope in abject failure.… Expand
  17. FLYINPOTATOO
    Oct 10, 2022
    6
    I have over one thounsand hours on Overwatch 1 so I think I speak with at least a little authority when I say that this game is just straight up lazy. Do I think it deserves to be rated as low as it is now, no. There's still a good game burried under the mountain of issues I have with it. It took Blizzard eight year, EIGHT, to produce what most other developers call an "update" not aI have over one thounsand hours on Overwatch 1 so I think I speak with at least a little authority when I say that this game is just straight up lazy. Do I think it deserves to be rated as low as it is now, no. There's still a good game burried under the mountain of issues I have with it. It took Blizzard eight year, EIGHT, to produce what most other developers call an "update" not a sequel. You can make the argument that changing it from 6v6 to 5v5 changes up the flow of the game and makes it feel somewhat fresh and the movement away from stun and CC with balancing has made the game infinitely more playable. But does this make it a warrented sequel, absolutely not. Putting aside the terrible launch controversies with outrageous queue times and server issues, the game is still not very great. It borrows A LOT from it's predescessor and doesn't really adapt it in any new or unique way. Another issue I have with the game is that it completely absorbed Overwatch 1 meaning that if you want to go back and experience the first game again, tough luck. Knowing Blizzard this is going to be turned into a ploy to resell the first game and call it a "remaster" but I digress. The game is also somehow more monitized than the first game. The first games lootboxes were pretty simple, you would level up once and be able to obtain one lootbox per level. If you played the game enough, you could unlock all the skins you wanted pretty easily. Now, they've moved to a battlepass system except it is an incredibly skewed battlepass. In other games with a battlepass system like Fortnite, you can obtain coins by completing the battle pass even without buying it that would allow you to buy things in the shop. However, in Overwatch 2, there is none of that. Instead, all of the skins are locked behind the premium battlepass so if you want any of the new skins but don't want to shovel any more money into an objectively evil company, tough luck. Overall, a lazy game not deserving of the sequel title and was obviously called a sequel simply to generate hype to hopefully revive the dead franchise. Unfortunately, does not seem like it worked for them.… Expand
  18. Toss
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    killed OW1 where I could play 6v6.
    Hit detection is delayed and broken.
    Even ping 40 feels like 140 because it's broken
  19. Marcmr
    Nov 8, 2022
    7
    Jugablemente, overwatch 2 es una casi excelente, llevo jugando al original desde que salió y sigue siendo una maravilla. Ahora bien, el formato free to play no le ha hecho ningún bien, haciendo que la progresión sea un despropósito de escalas cósmicas, forzándote a pagar para tener la sensación de progresar.
  20. MrSolis
    Nov 7, 2022
    0
    This game had so much potential to become an eSport great. There is nothing like it, but it has basically become inaccessible and unbalanced for those not willing to spend money every season on the battle pass.
    A game that touts inclusivity has become the posterchild for the class divide.
    If anybody from Blizzard ever reads this, just take a look at Heroes of the Storm and be prepared    This game had so much potential to become an eSport great. There is nothing like it, but it has basically become inaccessible and unbalanced for those not willing to spend money every season on the battle pass.
    A game that touts inclusivity has become the posterchild for the class divide.

    If anybody from Blizzard ever reads this, just take a look at Heroes of the Storm and be prepared for what will become of Overwatch.

    Such wasted potential.    … Expand
  21. sombraisdead
    Nov 7, 2022
    0
    Blizzard is a fraud and shameless, giving us this pure garbage after long waiting and all they have done is make some ugly new skins and add PC characters cuz they still think they are so cool but seriously it just their illusion.
  22. RafiGinat
    Nov 7, 2022
    0
    You had 6 years to improve your matchmaking system and still ended with the worst one.

    You're a good player? let's team you with braindead players that you'll have to play so tryhard and carry them in order to win, but most of the times you'll lose anyway because bro, how much can you lift
  23. roflbots
    Nov 7, 2022
    0
    This game is so bad I don't even know where to start. So I'll start with bullet points.

    -Abusive monetization system: You thought loot boxes were bad? How about grind for 8 months for 1 skin -Lacks incentives to play: Little to no coins to push people to paying outrageous prices for skins or to buy battle pass. No more levels, no more xp, no more boxes. I never thought I'd want loot    This game is so bad I don't even know where to start. So I'll start with bullet points.

    -Abusive monetization system: You thought loot boxes were bad? How about grind for 8 months for 1 skin
    -Lacks incentives to play: Little to no coins to push people to paying outrageous prices for skins or to buy battle pass. No more levels, no more xp, no more boxes. I never thought I'd want loot boxes (also an abusive form of monetization, back)
    -5v5. Honestly I just hate it. It doesn't feel better, as a tank player/support? It quite frankly feels worse. Tanks decide the outcome of every match basically.
    -Ruined many kits. Many heroes are straight up worse than overwatch 1, and now feel pretty homogenous due to them basically gutting CC. No more real hard counters. Basically if you like this, just go play fortnite, it's a better (and now similar) game with less abusive practices, and it's generally more competent at development.
    -Killed overwatch 1, a product I paid for. I'd still be playing overwatch 1 honestly. I want nothing to do with 2.
    -No PVE, yknow the thing that was supposed to justify it even existing.
    -Numerous typos and poor lore, no excuse, especially because 1 was vastly better and more polished
    -Phone system. Blizzard is absolutely going to sell your phone number by the way, but yeah if you don't overpay for wireless you're out of luck. Granted I would recommend never playing a blizzard game.
    -Pay to win: New heroes are locked deep behind battle pass, or surprise surprise if you buy it you get them INSTANTLY WOW. This practice is so unbelievably scummy I decided to never play another Blizzard game again. They've permanently lost me as a customer. I don't care who buys them or what they do at this point.

    I could keep going on. Overwatch 2 is straight up inferior to the original in almost any way you can imagine, and they destroyed a product people liked and paid for in order to bring this abomination into existence.    … Expand
  24. Kishiradarken
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    It's acutally a good update over the OW1, but comparing it to the other FPS titles, it still sucks, it would be better if this game was just a cheap Valorant clone rather than this mess. Valorant is also a bad game by the way.
  25. Karljj
    Nov 7, 2022
    4
    Same game like the first one + share your phone number with China company Blizzard? A big No!
  26. Ender7887
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    It’s a shame.

    I’ve played overwatch since early 2017. That version of the game was fine. CC and shields were their own issue but it made sense with 2CP. Maps. The biggest thing about OW1 is that the game felt rewarding. I could sit and play overwatch for hours and have almost all the skins from an event they were doing. In overwatch 2 the gameplay itself feels better but the game is a lot    It’s a shame.

    I’ve played overwatch since early 2017. That version of the game was fine. CC and shields were their own issue but it made sense with 2CP. Maps. The biggest thing about OW1 is that the game felt rewarding. I could sit and play overwatch for hours and have almost all the skins from an event they were doing. In overwatch 2 the gameplay itself feels better but the game is a lot less rewarding. They stripped the on fire system, they got rid of the cards at the end of the game. The worst thing they did to old players was the new shop system. I have every skin from the original game, and I got every skin for free. The new shop makes that impossible, legendary skins cost 2000 credits, credits can only be earned by completing weekly challenges. You get a maximum of 60 coins per week, to get a leg dart skin I’d have to complete challenges for 33 weeks without spending coins. This game is a greedy cash grab and I hope blizzard changes their store prices, otherwise this game will be dead before the PVE comes out.    … Expand
  27. cihu
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    Where loot-boxes. it is now item shop and bad battle pass, and the skins cost 20 dollars in the shop. wow
  28. joesmoecool
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    This version of the game only survives because of its predecessor. The game is not a sequel. It is a lie to say it is OW2. The game is fun because OW1 was a great game. They did not make it more fun or better. When a company refuses to provide any content or balance changes for around two years, how can you objectively state that these changes are better? They created a content drought andThis version of the game only survives because of its predecessor. The game is not a sequel. It is a lie to say it is OW2. The game is fun because OW1 was a great game. They did not make it more fun or better. When a company refuses to provide any content or balance changes for around two years, how can you objectively state that these changes are better? They created a content drought and made players starved for any type of content to help make any changes appear in a better light. In my opinion, Blizzard and Activision's choices have been worse for the game in the long run for a short term benefit (story of their company). The product as a whole is utter trash. Removing features that existed in OW1 or that semi-exist (I'm on fire portrait) and personal playtime progression was an unnecessary and poor decision. The decision benefited no one and only cause discourse for players who spent a lot of time earning their playtime portrait. They could have easily removed it from view in game-play and kept tracking it, but have it only display in the player's profile. Which they sort of do already, except it no longer progresses anymore. They also created a monetization system that makes people miss purchasable loot boxes. Skins that players have been able to earn through grinding that gave players a different incentive path to play the game was completely removed. It would be one thing if the company actually spent time creating brand new skins and charged for those, but to charge for skins created by their predecessors that used to be in a "grindable" form, and to charge around $20 for those legendary (not mythic) skins, is a complete scummy tactic. They also rushed their release of this version of the game because they decided last minute to completely change everything they were working on in regards to their PVE campaigns. Then, they want to shield themselves from criticism by stating this is early access. When in reality, they originally announced the real OW2 back in 2019. Assuming they had plans for OW2 prior to announcing it publicly, they actually had over 3 years to prepare. This release has not been an acceptable one from my perspective. I refuse to give Activision Blizzard a free pass because "they changed their minds" last minute and did not give themselves the proper time to prepare for the changes they needed to make for a successful F2P game. It is very disheartening how little they care or even consider the financial reality of their customers. People who have supported this company for 20-30 years, buying almost every game they have released. I understand that purchasable loot boxes earned them a great deal of money and that there was pressure beginning to mount up in the U.S. government about gambling in video games advertised for kids so they wanted to get ahead on making changes before they were forced to, but overpriced cosmetics and anti-consumer tactics are not the way to make up those earnings. I would suggest that no one play this game or purchase anything from this company until they aggressively revise their monetization model.… Expand
  29. Andy1008
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    Update:
    My original thoughts still stand but I have enjoyed the new change to 5v5. However I do mainly play open queue which leads to much more interesting team compositions. There's so much that still needs to be ironed out in this game. Hero balancing needs a ton of work but it will get there. What I really miss the most is award voting at the end of games, medals, leveling up and the    Update:
    My original thoughts still stand but I have enjoyed the new change to 5v5. However I do mainly play open queue which leads to much more interesting team compositions. There's so much that still needs to be ironed out in this game. Hero balancing needs a ton of work but it will get there. What I really miss the most is award voting at the end of games, medals, leveling up and the showing of other people's levels during a game. The scoreboard is okay but the old one felt superior for personal stats. It does help if you think a teammate would be better off being in a different role as you can easily see how everyone is doing and make a suggestion.



    Original:
    I feel like they've ruined what used to be an awesome game.

    I played Overwatch for nearly 1000 hours. Definitely one of the best games I've ever played with the most intense moments, particularly in competitive. Overwatch 2 felt like Apex at times. It's like they had to add lots of sounds, turn the saturation up to 100 to add appeal to the game. It doesn't feel right. The lack of prestige levels makes it feel like your playing without progression. Not entirely sure what benefit there was to removing them. I know it's free to play now but I hate how expensive everything is. I don't consider 1900 credits a reasonable price for what is essentially just a digital cosmetic. It's a real shock going from how Overwatch worked to this. Collecting all of the items was a real pull for me playing Overwatch and now I feel as though I'm just being excluded because I'm unwilling to throw hundreds of pounds at blizzard. I just don't believe in this type of game monetisation system. I mean I get a free game but I'd much rather pay for a game and not be excluded from things.

    The in game stat screen is a definite downgrade. Yes it's nice seeing other people's stats but I care more about my own. It's not quick or easy to read. The showing of other stats only creates internal team competition rather than focusing on the objective of the game mode. It will inevitably lead to a lot of calling out of those who think certain teammates aren't pulling their weight.

    I miss the awarding of medals based on each stat and the voting system at the end to call out good gameplay. The simplification of the endorsement system is also a downgrade, it could have been expanded to actually help describe what each player is good at contributing to a team.

    I didn't feel as though I was really connected with what was going on gameplay wise whilst playing. It felt odd as I never felt this way in OW1. I just wasn't getting hyped when we were pushing on objective or about to win. At times it felt like the whole gameplay was just a mess. These are probably the most obvious things I've noticed so far.

    Now for what I liked. The new characters are good, have inventive abilities and are quite fun to play. The addition of more hot button commands to share info with your team (going in, defending, watching here etc) are really good. This is something that was really lacking in OW1.

    I'll update this as things progress.    … Expand
  30. neuropathy86
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    Lazy garbage.

    That's the best summary for this game. And I'm saying it after over 2000 hours played in Overwatch 1. Let's start with good (will be brief): - improved sound quality is really noticeable, guns sound pretty incredible, ambient sounds like footsteps are mixed more clearly, so you'll know there's enemy around - switching from 6v6 to 5v5, reducing amount of shields and cc    Lazy garbage.

    That's the best summary for this game.
    And I'm saying it after over 2000 hours played in Overwatch 1.
    Let's start with good (will be brief):
    - improved sound quality is really noticeable, guns sound pretty incredible, ambient sounds like footsteps are mixed more clearly, so you'll know there's enemy around
    - switching from 6v6 to 5v5, reducing amount of shields and cc in the game makes the game quicker and less tedious

    That's it.

    If you think that sequel should introduce new mechanics and visuals to the point it feels like a brand new experience, then OW2 is not a sequel. It's a patch modifying and mixing already existing game a bit. It feels as fresh as a rotten corpse that you put some fancy dress over to call it alive again.

    Going into some details:
    - switching from 6v6 to 5v5 made the game even more steamroll heavy than before, around 80 - 90% of my games were just an miserable experience where either my team just blasted enemies to the point they left or the other way around
    - game still expects high level of cooperation from total strangers. It's still in this weird place where you can't really pop off but one weak link in you team often means loosing the game
    - playing as support is horrendous and ungrateful job that will get you yelled at by dps going behind enemy lines to die instantly
    - horrible toxic community of players. Game has no social tools, no guilds (which would help to mitigate at least some toxicity) that were promised in the ancient times by Kaplan when he was still working on this game. Getting called every possible slur in this game is just bread and butter
    - if you though lootboxes in OW1 were scammy, wait till you see how much currency you'll need to buy any skin in the new monetization model, not to mention unlocking new heroes in battle pass
    - it was just plainly broken during the launch with enormous queues and constant disconnects. To give ActivisionBlizzard some credit - it got fixed at the time of writing this review, however it shows how incompetent they are during every major launch (similar problems occurred with WoW)
    - the whole telephone fiasco

    Overall OW2 is disappointing, infuriating experience that is just lazy reskin of the first game with some questionable monetization on top of it. OW2 just confirms (once again) what a horrible sh*tshow ActivisionBlizzard has become. This game is just void of any imagination, innovation and polish. Getting repeatedly punched in the face is more fulfilling experience than this game.

    About PvE - I simply don't care - ActivisionBlizzard can promise portable blowj*b dispenser or cocaine or whatever they want on their roadmap. PvE is simply not here and I'm way past believing any AAA publisher at this point when it comes to post launch content planned.

    I'd write some more, but I refuse to put more work than the team responsible for creating this abomination.

    Overwatch 2 is an opposite of fun. Don't play it.    … Expand
  31. walkmann
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    Its not even an update, they changed only UI and thats it, they didnt added any heroes in a while to add them at this moment. Ive lost my decent rank just to be bronze again. No more free skins. 0/10
  32. Fuupsy
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    Massive downgrade from the previous game in nearly every way and is making one of the biggest cash grab moves I've ever seen in the gaming industry if overwatch 2 is successful we'll be seeing alot more cheap "sequels" where they release a update and up there monetization to insane levels of anti consumer price points and content pay walls the original overwatch was a huge step forward forMassive downgrade from the previous game in nearly every way and is making one of the biggest cash grab moves I've ever seen in the gaming industry if overwatch 2 is successful we'll be seeing alot more cheap "sequels" where they release a update and up there monetization to insane levels of anti consumer price points and content pay walls the original overwatch was a huge step forward for gaming overwatch 2 is a step forward for anti consumer marketing and content locking… Expand
  33. Yar0723
    Nov 6, 2022
    0
    Govno for weebs
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  34. Xaocka
    Nov 5, 2022
    0
    This is not Overwatch 2 and everyone understands this very well. Greedy managers just wanted to sell the same game twice. In fact, this is just a patch and a battle pass, and it is not clear what they have been doing all these years. Although no, everything is clear - they did the same thing as always: they saved money, so that later they could write it out to themselves as a bonus.
    But    This is not Overwatch 2 and everyone understands this very well. Greedy managers just wanted to sell the same game twice. In fact, this is just a patch and a battle pass, and it is not clear what they have been doing all these years. Although no, everything is clear - they did the same thing as always: they saved money, so that later they could write it out to themselves as a bonus.
    But this is not the worst. It has become impossible to play the game normally - it takes 5-7 minutes to find the game and cheaters play in 90% of the games. They just run around the whole game with aimlock and don't even try to hide. Reports do not work at all, the same cheaters have been playing since the very start of "Overwatch 1.2" and no one cares about it. I spent a couple of thousand hours on the original overwatch, but I never intend to play "it" again, nor any other games from these people.    … Expand
  35. Rondoudou
    Nov 5, 2022
    0
    C'est overwatch 1 avec une refonte.
    Certains héros brisent tous les autres, les tank sont des dps, le système ranked est à chier et il n'est pas rare de tomber sur une team de meeerde...le tour de force c'est de gagner une partie en classée quand on tag seul !

    Et comme ça ne suffisait pas, le cash shop est honteux !
  36. tejas_
    Nov 5, 2022
    0
    predatory monitization and lack of content. They promised a PvE mode but they didn't deliver it, and on top of that the in game store is just predatory the skins you got for free in the previous version are no longer free, you need to pay at least $10 for a single epic skin and those dont even look like epic skins.
  37. Writermj
    Nov 5, 2022
    1
    Overwatch when first released stood out as an interesting take on the 6v6 PVP space. Although not a big name in recent years Overwatch still managed to bring itself a healthy player pool, all be it unbalanced at times. So when Activision Blizard announced Overwatch 2, many were skeptical of the big promises made such as a more balanced meta, the removal of the most shield abilities, and aOverwatch when first released stood out as an interesting take on the 6v6 PVP space. Although not a big name in recent years Overwatch still managed to bring itself a healthy player pool, all be it unbalanced at times. So when Activision Blizard announced Overwatch 2, many were skeptical of the big promises made such as a more balanced meta, the removal of the most shield abilities, and a PVE story mode. And in a result that shocked no one, I am sad to say that none of these promises came true as Overwatch 2 is simply a worse version of the original.

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

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

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

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

    Now many may find my 1 out of 10 rating on Overwatch 2 to be a bit harsh. I would argue it's being generous. Because there is a 0 option. Overwatch 2 is nothing more than a cash-grab game taking advantage of the loyal players who stuck with the original through thick and thin while also punishing them for not adopting the toxic gameplay behavior they are pushing or those unable to afford the latest gaming hardware. To say that Overwatch 2 is a massive disappointment is for once. Not a massive understatement.    … Expand
  38. max-ti
    Nov 5, 2022
    0
    Thanks for the useless crap game. It is full of toxics and cheaters. Tried once, will never play again.
  39. Humus
    Nov 5, 2022
    0
    Blizzard literally killed it in past 2 years and now they are just digging the grave deeper
  40. EricNeo
    Nov 4, 2022
    2
    The rebranded Overwatch 1 as Overwatch 2 and charge insane prices while fixing non of the issues that drove players away. Cheating and verbal abuse is the norm in this game and no matter how many times you report these players nothing ever happens to them. The only time any action ever happens is if you popular streamer or youtuber catches said person on video.

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

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

    Avoid this toxic game and don't give Blizzard your money.    … Expand
  41. Tehdunsparce
    Nov 4, 2022
    0
    Playing healer in this game makes you feel so irrelevant to the outcome of the game that it makes you want to self harm. If my tank or dps are worse than the enemy team, you lose. Congrats.

    Oh, and they take away my OW1 to give me this Garbo? Blizzard wtf. The spirit of this game is dead and I hate everyone in it
  42. Jedam
    Nov 4, 2022
    1
    none of the problems of O1 were solved: some heroes still way better than others, ELO doesn't work for 5v5, skins with downsides gameplay wise, overpriced shop. but they even added more problems with less teamply because of the 5v5, maps with so few healthpack you have to go back to spawn, asking for a phone number to register, and removing O1 alltogether. blizzard keeps on following thenone of the problems of O1 were solved: some heroes still way better than others, ELO doesn't work for 5v5, skins with downsides gameplay wise, overpriced shop. but they even added more problems with less teamply because of the 5v5, maps with so few healthpack you have to go back to spawn, asking for a phone number to register, and removing O1 alltogether. blizzard keeps on following the wrong path, sad.… Expand
  43. ppldiecomplex
    Nov 4, 2022
    0
    The game is actually a lot of fun, but Blizzard is so predatory with their microtransactions (can you even call them micro anymore?) that it ruins the game. It costs more money to buy two skins then Overwatch 1 costs to buy. There's no feeling of progress, if you do all of your weekly tasks you will have gained a real world value of about 60 cents. You would be better off wanderingThe game is actually a lot of fun, but Blizzard is so predatory with their microtransactions (can you even call them micro anymore?) that it ruins the game. It costs more money to buy two skins then Overwatch 1 costs to buy. There's no feeling of progress, if you do all of your weekly tasks you will have gained a real world value of about 60 cents. You would be better off wandering around a city looking for coins on the ground. The sad thing is I wouldn't mind spending some money for some cool skins at a reasonable price. $20+ for a skin is not reasonable. Not even close.… Expand
  44. Teh_phoENIX
    Nov 4, 2022
    1
    Overwatch 2 is just a shade of former self.
    The new monetization is just a scam! You pay absolutely enormous amount of money per item, and you don't really have any good way to earn it for free (grind for 8 month or spend $19 to get yourself a new skin for a champion).
    The new battle pass is basically filled with garbage and has 3 to 5 decent items and no currency. Absolutely doesn't    Overwatch 2 is just a shade of former self.
    The new monetization is just a scam! You pay absolutely enormous amount of money per item, and you don't really have any good way to earn it for free (grind for 8 month or spend $19 to get yourself a new skin for a champion).
    The new battle pass is basically filled with garbage and has 3 to 5 decent items and no currency. Absolutely doesn't cost $10.
    No PVE. It's just not ready at the game "launch".
    A lot of bugs.
    This game could be played for several hours with friends but nothing more.
    Hope it would get better soon or die fast.    … Expand
  45. Chloria
    Nov 4, 2022
    0
    Played for several weeks since this update.
    PVE is not coming for whatever the excuse they have,
    all I want to say is that
    Open OW1 server!!!!!!!!
  46. Lordbanni
    Oct 20, 2022
    0
    Overwatch 2 ist auf der einen Seite ein echt gutes Game auf der anderen Seite beinhaltet es auch viele negative Punkte. Doch warum habe ich es so schlecht Bewertet obwohl, wie ich grade schon gesagt habe, es eigentlich doch ganz gut ist? Das ist einfach zu beantworten: Overwatch 2 ist Overwatch. Damit meine ich das Overwatch 2 sich genau wie der Vorgänger spielt und 90 Prozent des InhaltesOverwatch 2 ist auf der einen Seite ein echt gutes Game auf der anderen Seite beinhaltet es auch viele negative Punkte. Doch warum habe ich es so schlecht Bewertet obwohl, wie ich grade schon gesagt habe, es eigentlich doch ganz gut ist? Das ist einfach zu beantworten: Overwatch 2 ist Overwatch. Damit meine ich das Overwatch 2 sich genau wie der Vorgänger spielt und 90 Prozent des Inhaltes genau so schon im Vorgänger vorhanden war. Es gibt jetzt einen neuen Großen Spielmodi, 3 neue Helden und ein paar neue Karten, und Ansicht würde ich deswegen auch nicht sagen, das das Spiel deswegen eine 0er Bewertung verdient, doch dann kommen halt auch noch die negativen Punkte hinzu: Das Free to Play. Durch den Wechsel auf Free to Play wurden Preise verändert (von Skin) einer der, meiner Ansicht nach, schlechtesten Battle passe und das die Münzen Gewinnung in einer Woche auf 60 beschränkt wurde… Expand
  47. Zorb34
    Nov 4, 2022
    0
    Le 1 était un excellent jeu le 2 a tout détruit !
    Une liste de bug incalculable une refonte graphique pas si dingue, les cosmétiques BEAUCOUP TROP CHÈRE, un lancement le 4 octobre CATASTROPHIQUE et même lorsque 3 semaines après la sortit du jeu un simple événement comme Halloween peut faire crash le jeu et le retour des file d’attente et évidement un Ping sur les serveurs complètement au    Le 1 était un excellent jeu le 2 a tout détruit !
    Une liste de bug incalculable une refonte graphique pas si dingue, les cosmétiques BEAUCOUP TROP CHÈRE, un lancement le 4 octobre CATASTROPHIQUE et même lorsque 3 semaines après la sortit du jeu un simple événement comme Halloween peut faire crash le jeu et le retour des file d’attente et évidement un Ping sur les serveurs complètement au fraises !!!! Et sans parler également du matchmaking et des parties en ranked totalement déséquilibré.
    Tout était gratuit sur Overwatch 1 maintenant le moindre petit charm d’arme ou voice line est payante avec de l’argent réel. Je préférai largement le 1 au 2 mais le 1 n’existant plus obligé de se rabattre sur Overwatch 2. Bref j’étais ultra fan du 1er jeu mais là je crois que je vais tout simplement arrêter de jouer à ce jeu. Activision Blizzard est en train tout simplement de tuer leur licence.
    Et leur politique de toujours plus d’argent va finir par tuer carrément le studio Blizzard lui même si ça continue comme ça.    … Expand
  48. Terraohm1
    Nov 4, 2022
    1
    Overwatch 2 ist just Overwatch 1 just with a few little changes.
    The most important change ist that you will have to pay for every single piece.
    Its obvious Blizzards strategy ist to let us pay what have been free for years. The other changes are so minimalistic that a single patch would have been enough. Blizzard is gone evil and we have to accept that. The gameplay hasn´t    Overwatch 2 ist just Overwatch 1 just with a few little changes.
    The most important change ist that you will have to pay for every single piece.
    Its obvious Blizzards strategy ist to let us pay what have been free for years.

    The other changes are so minimalistic that a single patch would have been enough.
    Blizzard is gone evil and we have to accept that.

    The gameplay hasn´t changed very much. Its like the Overwatch we all loved.    … Expand
  49. SwonaldTrump
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From at least 40 free cosmetics per week to just 80, if you bought the 10€ Battlepass and leveled up max, is an extreme downgrade. If you've bought OW1 you already feel scammed when it's completely replaced by a gameplay identical but significantly more expensive OW2 ngl. I mean it's still as much fun as OW1 but without stuff to unlock there's no incentive (for me) to play the game for a long time.

    They'd be better off just bringing back OW1    … Expand
  50. Hrustick
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    I was grown on blizzard games Sad to see
    What happens today , greeddyyy greeddyyyyy money moneyyy It’s not even a full DLC Why is it over watch 2 ? what changed form the first part?
  51. biskupTUTU
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    Again another garbage made by scamzard,plus you people who buy BP are bigest losers on planet
  52. YodelYum
    Nov 3, 2022
    1
    OW2 made me write my first MC-review.
    After playing OW1 since Beta this game is one of the worst downgrades in the history of gaming.
    - Removing original OW because it doesn't bring enough moneys is a joke - One-tank concept doesn't work at all - Terrible balance - Not playable as casual player - BattlePass is a perverted joke - Map-lighting looks weird and off-beat (how can you    OW2 made me write my first MC-review.
    After playing OW1 since Beta this game is one of the worst downgrades in the history of gaming.
    - Removing original OW because it doesn't bring enough moneys is a joke
    - One-tank concept doesn't work at all
    - Terrible balance
    - Not playable as casual player
    - BattlePass is a perverted joke
    - Map-lighting looks weird and off-beat (how can you even make maps look worse in a supposed sequel?)
    - Teamwork is nowhere to be found. It somehow worked very well in OW1 but not here!?
    - Kiriko is a joke bcs she can counter any CC
    - 1 point bcs new maps are ok and sojourn is an ok addition

    I uninstalled BattleNet bcs. OW1 was the only thing that kept me there.
    Unless OW1 is returned thats it for me.    … Expand
  53. Gowron
    Nov 3, 2022
    1
    This game is not worthy to carry the title of 2
    This is just Overwatch one sprinkled with some new content
    Another embarrasment from blizzard
  54. soloDE
    Nov 3, 2022
    0
    Ever wonder how to turn a rough piece of gold that needed a few polishing here and there, to a pile of dog sh****
    well
    Let me introduce you to overwatch "2" As an OW1 veteran imo, the old game was a rough piece of gold that needed only a couple of balancing fixes to make all characters fair and not oppressively OP! ,with a better anti cheat and a PVE down the line. if Blizz wanted to    Ever wonder how to turn a rough piece of gold that needed a few polishing here and there, to a pile of dog sh****
    well
    Let me introduce you to overwatch "2"
    As an OW1 veteran imo, the old game was a rough piece of gold that needed only a couple of balancing fixes to make all characters fair and not oppressively OP! ,with a better anti cheat and a PVE down the line.
    if Blizz wanted to expand on the game they should've kept every other thing the same and added a PVE mode using the same UI same Graphics + add a few skins and reward systems with some sort of skill tree for that mode. But , what happened was a "new" game , in this case OW"2", which needed to be codded with worse UI, worse UX, worse sound fx, completely nerfed Icons including comp rank icons, and a greedy money grab type of battle pass system that is so disgustingly implemented to be a cash buffer , nothing else !

    The game ow"2" feels soulless, lifeless and extremely boring to play, oh and did I mention that cheaters are also an infestations in this version of the game (im not gonna call it a sequel). with throwers and leavers just holding every lobby hostage as well.

    At this stage I feel this will only be "hype" to new players being attracted to the "free-to-play" model of this supposed sequel, version actually, but it will eventually get 'bored of' and withered as those players go to other interesting games.

    it's crazy to me how a company valued at billions manages to pull the trigger on it self in such a gory fashion.
    I hope Microsoft pulls the plug on this game like they did with many other titles in the past (that is to say if they successfully takeover)    … Expand
  55. Nohoah
    Nov 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash, Trash. Thank you blizzard for ruining overwatch… Expand
  56. emaexp
    Nov 2, 2022
    0
    the gameplay is ok, in fact, it's exactly the same as 6 years ago. PvE mode? nah. next year. monetization? squeezed to the max, with battlepasses, seasons, the removal of free loot boxes (and paid ones) and the ridiculous overpriced skins (26$ for a skin, a weapon charm and a spray. in some countries it is even illegal to sell this bundle, because as the law in those countries says, therethe gameplay is ok, in fact, it's exactly the same as 6 years ago. PvE mode? nah. next year. monetization? squeezed to the max, with battlepasses, seasons, the removal of free loot boxes (and paid ones) and the ridiculous overpriced skins (26$ for a skin, a weapon charm and a spray. in some countries it is even illegal to sell this bundle, because as the law in those countries says, there can't be a discount on non individually purchasable content.).
    I don't think this game would be alive if it wasn't overwatch. Yeah, maybe it will have its playerbase, but i think it'll be the size of the apex legends' one, if we're making comparisons. And yeah, it's made by EA and respawn, and they have a really bad reputation about the game, the general unfairness and the random updates they did and do to keep the game "fresh", the 500$ heirlooms and server crashing and going down almost everyday. So comparing overwatch, to apex, is.. strange. I won't be playing this game anymore, since it's so downhill, i don't think it can get back up.    … Expand
  57. asslova
    Nov 2, 2022
    0
    I can not play the game because I am poor and have a pre-paid phone number.
  58. ilovepenis123
    Nov 2, 2022
    0
    As someone who played this game since 2016 i have to say that this game isnt exactly bad but its the most dissappointing, disrespectful, infuriating game sequel i have ever played in my life, they literally cut off 2 years of an update cycle to work on this game and what do we get?
    A recycled garbage with battle pass seasons and insanely expensive microtransactions.
    For example Overwatch    As someone who played this game since 2016 i have to say that this game isnt exactly bad but its the most dissappointing, disrespectful, infuriating game sequel i have ever played in my life, they literally cut off 2 years of an update cycle to work on this game and what do we get?
    A recycled garbage with battle pass seasons and insanely expensive microtransactions.
    For example Overwatch 1 was 20$, now for 20$ on Overwatch 2 all you get is ONE LEGENDARY SKIN THAT WOULD BE FREE TO GET ON OVERWATCH 1!!!!!
    They knew people were gonna hate this game so they decided to close the original game so now if you want to play Overwatch you need to play the sequel filled with microtransactions and overpowered Tanks like Zarya who has 2 **** shields now making her impossible to kill.
    speaking off Tanks you MUST play role queue if your into comp becuase if the enemy team has 3 Tanks and 2 healers then its pretty much game over

    Anyways in conclusion this game is exactly the same but they decided to either ruin the whole purpose of different characters like Mei and Doomfist or make characters super op like Zarya, cant forget about the endless microtransactions aswell which they this season decided to invest in alot for this halloween event then to actually make better servers or a fun to play halloween event

    **** YOU BLIZZARD AND STOP SEXUALLY ASSUALTING YOUR WORKERS FOR ****SAKE AND DEVELOP THE GAME!!!    … Expand
  59. Zeppii
    Nov 2, 2022
    0
    Fun at first before you slowly realise that there's no real rewards or stuff you can grind. Every skin is overpriced and it'll take you weeks of daily gaming before you can buy a skin with the free coins you get from challenges.
  60. staubigerkaktus
    Nov 2, 2022
    3
    Overwatch was once the single greatest pvp game that existed. Overwatch 2 seems just like a cheap cash grab that adds nothing that would justify its advertisement as a new game. The monetization is just RIDICULOUS and it's clear that at least the management at Activision Blizzard doesn't care about quality content and pleasing the community anymore. All of this adds to it just not being asOverwatch was once the single greatest pvp game that existed. Overwatch 2 seems just like a cheap cash grab that adds nothing that would justify its advertisement as a new game. The monetization is just RIDICULOUS and it's clear that at least the management at Activision Blizzard doesn't care about quality content and pleasing the community anymore. All of this adds to it just not being as much fun anymore. INCREDIBLY disappointing because I really, really want to love this game.… Expand
  61. azezthelegend
    Nov 2, 2022
    0
    after almost a month i can confirm that the game still have server errors still a shameless cash grab and has nothing to do with the word "sequel" its not even a good update its a downgrade no progression system no on fire no free way to get skins a lot of the heroes are broken , removed from the game , OP , and guess what if we ever get a new hero its locked in the battle pass .. mapsafter almost a month i can confirm that the game still have server errors still a shameless cash grab and has nothing to do with the word "sequel" its not even a good update its a downgrade no progression system no on fire no free way to get skins a lot of the heroes are broken , removed from the game , OP , and guess what if we ever get a new hero its locked in the battle pass .. maps missing underwhelming event challenges are repetitive 20$ skins i feel second hand shame for this thank you blizzard. :) ( not really ) .… Expand
  62. Hold_My_Pepsi
    Nov 2, 2022
    1
    Compared to Overwatch 1, extrem downgrade. Same graphics, no level system. No rewards, battle pass rewards are a joke. Another greedy cash grab, could have been a beautiful game
  63. Kattengustaf
    Nov 2, 2022
    0
    6 years ago Overwatch was released, and it was made to have a fun experience, the TF2 killer.
    Overwatch 2 is a downgrade in every aspect.
  64. dreamourn
    Nov 1, 2022
    3
    My only question at this point is what did devs do for 6 years?
    I heavily disagree that +3 new heroes and few maps could take that long.
    What happened to PvE? Storyline? New abilities they had teasers for. Did they REALLY scrap all that and decided that Overwatch 2 is what it is now? Ok I'm waiting for Overwatch 76 then.. or what? P.S. This game is fat from bad. It's fun and decent.    My only question at this point is what did devs do for 6 years?
    I heavily disagree that +3 new heroes and few maps could take that long.
    What happened to PvE? Storyline? New abilities they had teasers for. Did they REALLY scrap all that and decided that Overwatch 2 is what it is now? Ok I'm waiting for Overwatch 76 then.. or what?

    P.S. This game is fat from bad. It's fun and decent. It just doesn't fulfill "2" part.    … Expand
  65. Romarro
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    I wonder what people would say if the first part of the game did not exist. If only this were the first Overwatch. You would probably say that this is a great game, right?

    But everything is relative. However, do not forget that this is a new game. All these loot boxes may not exist, as well as other familiar goodies. It looks like this rework of the first part was made only for the sake    I wonder what people would say if the first part of the game did not exist. If only this were the first Overwatch. You would probably say that this is a great game, right?

    But everything is relative. However, do not forget that this is a new game. All these loot boxes may not exist, as well as other familiar goodies. It looks like this rework of the first part was made only for the sake of more profit.

    All this seems so only at first glance. Game currency can be bought for real money, or you can earn in the game, though you will have to sweat a lot. In fact, the prices in this game are much lower than in other games from Blizzard. The issue is not even the price. You can pay for nothing at all and play for your own pleasure. Opportunities will come to you with time.

    The problem with this game is that it was presented to us in the wrong way. They release the game without looking back, forgetting that people also played it two days before the release. And when they came here again, these people were shocked by everything around - pay for everything, disconnection, the disappearance of a couple of old heroes with bugs, and in general, yes, many, many bugs! They should have tested this better when the beta was too short for the game of the year. A complete failure of communication with regular customers, I think this is the main drawback of the game.

    But there is actually much more to enjoy. After playing for a few weeks, I understood the whole idea and philosophy of this second version of the game. It looks like a jet visually, but it's really a completely new game. The team selection system made me happy. Just imagine that I was sitting on bronze for two years and it was simply impossible to get ahead. Now I'm getting closer to platinum and it's a completely different level of play. I don't even notice how the hours spent in this game fly by.

    And even now the game is not perfect. But no one is asking you to pay for it. Blizzard is still working on the game and we hope that everything will work out. I want everything at once, especially when we have been waiting for the release for several years. But sometimes when you wait a long time, you forget what you can get in the end.

    Most people here in the comments refer to Overwatch 2 as their first love. Just imagine that you met your first love again after six years and you have been waiting for it all six years. She has grown a big fat ass, wrinkles have appeared on her face and she is no longer the same as you loved her before. But during these six years she gained a lot of experience and became beautiful in her own way. If you knew all this in advance, would you be disappointed at the release? I don't think.    … Expand
  66. IronTrump
    Nov 1, 2022
    0
    How far has gaming industry fallen?
    It once used to be you pay for the game you get all the in game content.
    Then you must pay microtransactions like in 2014. Then you pay to have a chance to get all the in game content like 2016. Now from 2018, you pay to be able to get some of the in game content. If you live in the U.S. and get paid $8 minimum wage, to finish the battlepass you    How far has gaming industry fallen?
    It once used to be you pay for the game you get all the in game content.
    Then you must pay microtransactions like in 2014.
    Then you pay to have a chance to get all the in game content like 2016.
    Now from 2018, you pay to be able to get some of the in game content.
    If you live in the U.S. and get paid $8 minimum wage, to finish the battlepass you need around 80 hours of grind, that is $640 for one legendary skin. If it was the "good old times" you can pay $200 to unlock more in a "lootbox" system of 2016, or pay $69.99 for a "deluxe bundle" microtransaction of 2014 or get everything for "free" through "premium edition" of 2002.
    Battle Pass, the worst sin of gaming, Pay to Able, P2A, the worst monetization form possible.
    You Pay your boss to be Able to work in his sweatshop: for the "pride and accomplishment" above you fellow slaves.    … Expand
  67. Honestus
    Nov 1, 2022
    0
    What a way to butcher such an amazing game...
    The new monetization with the ridiculously high prices, the trash Battle Pass system instead of Loot Boxes, the sorry excuse of "progression" are just a few example of the downgrade.
    Both the quality and quantity of new cosmetics are much lower, while the prices are 2 or even 3 times higher. Then there's the horrible matchmaking system, the    What a way to butcher such an amazing game...
    The new monetization with the ridiculously high prices, the trash Battle Pass system instead of Loot Boxes, the sorry excuse of "progression" are just a few example of the downgrade.
    Both the quality and quantity of new cosmetics are much lower, while the prices are 2 or even 3 times higher.
    Then there's the horrible matchmaking system, the incrising number of players leaving or throwing matches, a lot of bugs, fair share of them game-breaking, and the ongoing connection issues. Plus the unbalanced heroes, which are either never viable or way over powered, since they weren't meant to be in 5v5 (instead of 6v6).
    They are also removing a lot of content: earnable/free skins and loot, maps, beloved systems and options.
    On top of those, they show false advertisement and fake discounts (which are actually illegal in certain countries). Half of what OW2 / Blizzard is doing is a scam.    … Expand
  68. Ki1Lsorrow
    Nov 1, 2022
    0
    **** game with unbalanced maps and heroes. **** boring gameplay ( after 2 days playing i already feel boring af) Have most awful monetization system EVER ( rly i can't remember worst than that ) For 1 leg skin u need to play 8 months oh and btw if u not played first game u have only 5 heroes to play. Other u need to unlock by playing ALOOOOOOT of games (or u can donate ofc) For example u**** game with unbalanced maps and heroes. **** boring gameplay ( after 2 days playing i already feel boring af) Have most awful monetization system EVER ( rly i can't remember worst than that ) For 1 leg skin u need to play 8 months oh and btw if u not played first game u have only 5 heroes to play. Other u need to unlock by playing ALOOOOOOT of games (or u can donate ofc) For example u need to play 150 games to unlock Ash ( yes yes 150 games ) Worst battle pass in game industry. For example in Apex Legends if u donate to buy battlepass and you are quite an active player u can farm premium coins from it and buy next battlepass for free. In OW2 u get only skins. Yes-yes no premuim currency - nothing. Oh u wanna get next battlepass and u alredy get 100 lvl on the previous one huh? Well we don't care. Donate or get lost. I highly recommend not playing this game and not support devs. Maybe if devs fix all that it can be a good game. But not for now.… Expand
  69. MetaStaniel
    Nov 1, 2022
    0
    Blizzard ruins yet another (once) great game. Sure, it's "free to play" but only if you have a post-paid phone number that can be linked to your account. Essentially what that means is, it's free as long as you use one of the few major cell phone carriers - if you don't, you literally can't even play the game. That's arguably the worst part about the game, but there are plenty of otherBlizzard ruins yet another (once) great game. Sure, it's "free to play" but only if you have a post-paid phone number that can be linked to your account. Essentially what that means is, it's free as long as you use one of the few major cell phone carriers - if you don't, you literally can't even play the game. That's arguably the worst part about the game, but there are plenty of other atrocities as well. This used to be a game that cost $60 and then rewarded you with cosmetic items (free loot boxes) just by playing game after game. Now, you'll get absolutely nothing (or very little) from simply playing. Everything else is locked behind a paid battle pass that requires a ridiculous amount of grinding to complete, thus meaning you'll have to individually pay anywhere from $1 to $30 per cosmetic unlockable. Let that soak in a bit. Blizzard has deliberately forced out ALL low-income players (as well as people who are simply 'smart' with their money by using a cheaper cell phone carrier) by requiring them to have a cell phone plan through Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, etc. Why would they do that? Simple - because they only want people with a lot of disposable income to be able to play, because they're MUCH more likely to throw away hundreds to thousands of dollars on these unlockable items.

    Plus, Blizzard is a corporation that promotes sexism and thinks its okay to sexually harass women. Hard pass for me. Go F yourselves, Blizzard big-wig douche bags.    … Expand
  70. Goldfix
    Nov 1, 2022
    0
    just imagine, they made baddest game even worst. Get back my lootboxes, highlight-cards, public levels, medals, on-fire condition. WHY BLIZZARD?
  71. blizzardfanboy1
    Nov 1, 2022
    6
    So far it is a well developed Beta - cant w8 till the full game will be released.
  72. speedro
    Nov 1, 2022
    1
    This is a disgrace to everything OW1 stood for and an insult to both the original developer team and the gamers.
    Disgusting monetization. Legendary skins are literally impossible to earn via playing the game. You need to open up your wallet wide as hell. (Everything i earned in OW1 till now just by playing and buying the base game, would now cost 4000€. That's the worth of my account as    This is a disgrace to everything OW1 stood for and an insult to both the original developer team and the gamers.
    Disgusting monetization. Legendary skins are literally impossible to earn via playing the game. You need to open up your wallet wide as hell. (Everything i earned in OW1 till now just by playing and buying the base game, would now cost 4000€. That's the worth of my account as it seems)
    But also the game itself is a huge downgrade. Visually ugly. Every map looks like mexico in Hollywood movies. Yellow like a chicken soup. Matches have 2 less people, but visually it is a bigger chaos. And they literally got rid of the importance of roles. Now every game is just a team deathmatch.    … Expand
  73. Knaivs
    Nov 1, 2022
    0
    Bad game. Mmr is terrible. Not fun after not many hours of gameplay. I would Not raccomand the game to a friend
  74. Ravensburger
    Nov 1, 2022
    2
    The game is o.k if it works. The game is buggy af, like players are walking like slime over the map, or in the middle of a game the Servers do not respons and you have to start over.

    But the bests are the prices. It is like a slap in your face, if you played overwatch one bevor. 25€ for a skin? How about no.

    Blizzard, fix your game and give back the lootboxes.
  75. Dead_Reckon
    Nov 1, 2022
    3
    Overwatch 2 feels like theft. They have taken away a game I purchased & I enjoyed but had issues with and replaced it with a worse version of it. It feels very much like the very same game with some new modes. The "new" skins don't impress, the new maps are fine, but I find myself missing some of the older ones as well. The games UX is worse overall outside of playing (menus &Overwatch 2 feels like theft. They have taken away a game I purchased & I enjoyed but had issues with and replaced it with a worse version of it. It feels very much like the very same game with some new modes. The "new" skins don't impress, the new maps are fine, but I find myself missing some of the older ones as well. The games UX is worse overall outside of playing (menus & whatnot). Some very basic quality of life improvements that have been in games such as TF2 since forever are still missing (looking at you customizable skin loadouts, I want to have a "Halloween" & "Christmas" custom loadout on every character just like I do in TF2). The game plays fine mostly, but it's hard to overlook the lack of improvements in "Overwatch 2". The whole thing feels like a huge disappointment. Everyone else will talk about how bad the new monetization is, you don't need me repeating it. Overall it sucks and if this game's monetization doesn't improve I'll be out & have completely uninstalled the Bnet launcher before the new year. Overwatch was the last Blizzard game I had installed.

    In summation, Overwatch 2 feels like an update, and a bad one at that.    … Expand
  76. Rampletz
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    Most DLCs come with more content than this “game”. Also the bugs, horrible design, and lack of passion are really next level with this game.
  77. FireflyDash
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    Overwatch 1 was a game dear to my heart. In 2016, it breathed new life into the 1st person shooter genre. The game started getting stale and updates were painfully slow as time went on. When Overwatch 2 was announced, I was slightly hoping this sequel would breath new life into a game that I really liked. Unfortunately, Overwatch 2 fell short of that and then some. Here is a list of whatOverwatch 1 was a game dear to my heart. In 2016, it breathed new life into the 1st person shooter genre. The game started getting stale and updates were painfully slow as time went on. When Overwatch 2 was announced, I was slightly hoping this sequel would breath new life into a game that I really liked. Unfortunately, Overwatch 2 fell short of that and then some. Here is a list of what went wrong, from most severe to least severe:

    1. Battle Pass - This is the worst attempt at a cash grab. Activision Blizzard knew what they were doing when they implemented a battle pass for Overwatch 2. Stealing an idea from another game and making it so much worse has got to be corporate greed at its finest. I bought Overwatch 1 at $60. I will admit I paid a bit more on loot boxes, but that was the extent of my support. A weapon charm in-game is more expensive than a weapon charm in real life. Explain that to me. Not only that, but you removed Overwatch 1 (a game I PAID for) and forced me to update to Overwatch 2. That Kiriko skin being locked behind the shop is the biggest slap in the face you ever did to me, Blizzard. This was your greatest sin.

    2. Activision/Blizzard's Controversial history - Blizzard, you fostered a toxic work environment for your employees. For that, you will never see another cent from me again, due to the many allegations that you are accused of.

    3. Unfinished release - Blizzard, you promised the community a PvE main story game mode. You promised big changes and great things. You delivered nothing! You have let the community down. This game was not ready for launch. You dumbed down the art style and graphics. You know that ultimate gauge? Its less detailed and less bright. It looks so...dull. To the developers and creators: I have nothing against you, and I know you're working around the clock to make this game better, but your company that you work for is absolutely the worst.

    The postitives? I'll give you one point out of ten for new voice lines, a bit of content, and Kiriko. Unfortunately, not even Kiriko can save what you have released, Blizzard. Thanks for giving us this hallow shell of a video game. This is nothing more than a cash grab. "You are a chump. So pay us $20 for a Halloween skin." I'm sorry, but I can buy a much better game for $20 on Steam right now.    … Expand
  78. Xtrmn
    Oct 25, 2022
    0
    So, the game is free and despite that I feel like i got ripped off.

    The battle pass system is like the worst one I have ever seen. No way to earn premium currency in the pass, rewards are mostly crappy even in a paid version. Battle pass is not rewarding at all. Grinding battle pass feels useless as f2p player and real underwhelming if you pay for it. Oh but you can get 60 free coins    So, the game is free and despite that I feel like i got ripped off.

    The battle pass system is like the worst one I have ever seen. No way to earn premium currency in the pass, rewards are mostly crappy even in a paid version. Battle pass is not rewarding at all. Grinding battle pass feels useless as f2p player and real underwhelming if you pay for it.

    Oh but you can get 60 free coins from weekly challenges. Yeah, if you are grinding them. There is no way for a casual player to complete them all. It's not even worth it for so little.

    No free currency means that you practically get no skins aside from recolors you get form free pass. Unless you want to grind coins from weekly challenges for like 2 years for ONE legendary skin. Maybe a year if you are playing a lot.

    And well, gameplay is okay because it's just OW1. Just copy and paste the entire game, remove 1 tank and change like few abilities and WOW we got a new game for you guys. They did not even bother to remove "on fire" quotes despite "removing" the mechanic from the game. Most heroes feel not balanced at all, Doomfist is just straight useless.

    Lazy cashgrab from Acti-Blizzard.    … Expand
  79. Ksevin23
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    immensely disappointing, and dishonest to call it a sequel when it’s literally a patch. why they would destroy Overwatch 1 rather than maintaining two games is beyond me
  80. BlibliDTC
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    Ranked system is just a big mess up, unfair and frustrating. Either you can win 7/8 games in a row either you can loose much just because is not made well.
    Even if there are many heroes, only few of them are played, just because some of them are overpowered.
    There is no fun anymore in this game, again a great license ruined by $$$ !
  81. Gimpovski
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    This game is a complete joke. It's a completely new level of greediness. The only way to get anything is to buy a battle pass... Oh man I miss the lootboxes
  82. Charlesalbert
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    How to ruin my favorite game 101.

    Greedy Blizzard.

    Game lags like hell also un top end pc and 3gbs Ethernet.

    What have you done?

    Why?
  83. iTzQrow
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    An obvious cash grab, with perhaps the greediest, most anti-consumer monetization I have seen in a AAA game in recent years. The whole justification for the sequel was the new PvE content, but that's been pushed back, so instead it just feels like an update on the guise of it being a sequel as an excuse to force the playerbase to engage in this horrible new system.

    I played the first    An obvious cash grab, with perhaps the greediest, most anti-consumer monetization I have seen in a AAA game in recent years. The whole justification for the sequel was the new PvE content, but that's been pushed back, so instead it just feels like an update on the guise of it being a sequel as an excuse to force the playerbase to engage in this horrible new system.

    I played the first couple days with some friends to judge for myself how bad the monetization was...
    It was even worse than I expected. I had been playing OW1 since early 2017 and had easily put over 1000 hours into the game, but I quit and uninstalled this greedy, predatory cash scheme so easily, that's how bad it was.    … Expand
  84. Zimot
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    Blizzard become same if not worst than EA with OW2 and Battle Pass monetization. They are not asking money they basically already forcing you to pay. In end ow2 becomes more expensive then ow1 and at same time NOTHING have changed in game only minor changes to take money from you. Even if you decide to play, dont buy nothing so Blizzard can understand that players dont accept this attitudeBlizzard become same if not worst than EA with OW2 and Battle Pass monetization. They are not asking money they basically already forcing you to pay. In end ow2 becomes more expensive then ow1 and at same time NOTHING have changed in game only minor changes to take money from you. Even if you decide to play, dont buy nothing so Blizzard can understand that players dont accept this attitude to them.… Expand
  85. BunnyRei
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    Mess of a game, disconnects, poor matchmaking and way over priced skins, for an example in Paladins 1500 crystals (£20) you can get 3 legendary skins in Overwatch 1 legendary skin it will cost you for the cheapest (£19). Halloween event is a joke as well. Bring back loot boxes, even though I didn't like them I would rather have them back.
  86. VexVox
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    Game was supposed to be fun, ended up as a disappointment. Firstly, the pricing is just absurd, more than 30 bucks a skin is insane in a game with hundreds. Playing free to play feels like a grind without reward. The ranked system has somehow gotten worse with only minor changes to cause it. Alot of the newer changes completely changed the game for the worse. As hard as it is to admit,Game was supposed to be fun, ended up as a disappointment. Firstly, the pricing is just absurd, more than 30 bucks a skin is insane in a game with hundreds. Playing free to play feels like a grind without reward. The ranked system has somehow gotten worse with only minor changes to cause it. Alot of the newer changes completely changed the game for the worse. As hard as it is to admit, loot boxes were smarter than the person who thought of implementing an expensive system that is designed to scam the player. Balancing has improved but balance changes are not as common as they used to be. How did it take a week to fix bastion and torb. Honestly disgraceful. The event is so unrewarding, voices lines, spray, and battle pass XP compared to in the past when we would basically be given a chance to get the new skins for free. The game doesn't reward the player for the time they put in. Blizzard is actively attempting to silence the hate on reddit and twitter. PS, a singular skin doesn't fix the countless accounts that were wiped in the merges from errors.… Expand
  87. Lemik
    Oct 31, 2022
    1
    R.I.P Overwatch, so basictly, they stole our money so they can spit out, THIS.
    Overall game is great, they made a lot of changes that improves gameplay, but at the cost of everything else, you cant get skins that were free, they rid off most of great system like leveling, on fire system or medals after the game. I will never play this game ever again only because Fu** blizzard really.    R.I.P Overwatch, so basictly, they stole our money so they can spit out, THIS.
    Overall game is great, they made a lot of changes that improves gameplay, but at the cost of everything else, you cant get skins that were free, they rid off most of great system like leveling, on fire system or medals after the game. I will never play this game ever again only because Fu** blizzard really. Biggest disappointment ever.    … Expand
  88. k3nny_k4sum1
    Oct 31, 2022
    2
    A great game ruined by greed, the game itself is fun and the balance is quite good imo, but it's sad, so so sad to see what could have been... and what actually it is, they removed so many great things just to redirect you straight to the battle pass, which is not that bad but could be way better (season 1) the cyberpunk skins should have been all in the pass for example, instead some ofA great game ruined by greed, the game itself is fun and the balance is quite good imo, but it's sad, so so sad to see what could have been... and what actually it is, they removed so many great things just to redirect you straight to the battle pass, which is not that bad but could be way better (season 1) the cyberpunk skins should have been all in the pass for example, instead some of them are on the shop for some absurd prices, the halloween even has a bundle that is illegal in some countries, they removed the fire meter, the leveling, the end game cards, the find a group function, increased the OWL token prices, removed the best lootboxes in the market, Blizzard was already a greedy mess full of harassment in its work environment, with Activision now the OW team is going to be overworked and underpaid for sure...… Expand
  89. creem
    Oct 31, 2022
    0
    anti consumer, why is the game i paid for and the skins that were obtainable, now put up for like $40 thats so messed
  90. Valandil2
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    I never ever thought Overwatch 2 would turn out to be that bad. Sure, the gameplay is still fun but it already was the case with Overwatch 1!

    I'm done with this pathetic excuse of a developer who killed the first game so he could work on a "sequel" with the worst battle pass in history, the worst in-game shop in history and the worst "service" you could think of when you hear "live    I never ever thought Overwatch 2 would turn out to be that bad. Sure, the gameplay is still fun but it already was the case with Overwatch 1!

    I'm done with this pathetic excuse of a developer who killed the first game so he could work on a "sequel" with the worst battle pass in history, the worst in-game shop in history and the worst "service" you could think of when you hear "live service game".

    It seems like blizzard removed more parts of the game when they actually added with ow2. In fact there're less maps now than at the day ow1 died. Where the hell is Rialto or numbani???? They say maps are missing because they changed to a seasonal model with a given map rotation? The **** is this Fortnite? I always come across the same old and new maps now and the new ones aren't even good gameplay wise. They look good sure, but you can't play tracer or any high mobility hero anymore cause you get stuck at every damn thing placed on the maps.

    I never thought it could get worse than Halo infinite when it comes to the battle pass.

    Blizzard proved me worng.

    No in game currency or meaningful progression besides the BP. And new heroes are even locked behind the 55th tier?!?!?

    Blizzard made ow2 pay to win!    … Expand
  91. nix1331
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    i understand how blizzard makes decisions now...just pick the greediest option no matter what because some schmuck will enable their terrible behaviour. Sure not only do we have battle passes, but one of the worst in the industry. Lock characters even though character swapping is a major aspect of the game so its essentially p2w.

    all of this put into an overwatch 1 patch that came years    i understand how blizzard makes decisions now...just pick the greediest option no matter what because some schmuck will enable their terrible behaviour. Sure not only do we have battle passes, but one of the worst in the industry. Lock characters even though character swapping is a major aspect of the game so its essentially p2w.

    all of this put into an overwatch 1 patch that came years too late    … Expand
  92. Bobert123
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    The transition to a free-to-play model has ruined a lot of the joy of progression and overall consumer experience. I have very little interest in playing, much less spending money, on a game made by a company that is as monetarily predatory as Blizzard.
  93. flopwaffle
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    it's not just a low effort cashgrab greedfest, it's a low effort cashgrab greedfest that replaced a good game
  94. kotickiswack
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    The game play is fine, but the monetization is predatory as can be, the updates take far to long for a game riddled with balance issues, and the additions are lacking. This game is an afront to the original, and frankly, to god, because the evidence you'd find for the greedy nature of the company behind the game in it's shop and their craven tendency when it comes to facing the player baseThe game play is fine, but the monetization is predatory as can be, the updates take far to long for a game riddled with balance issues, and the additions are lacking. This game is an afront to the original, and frankly, to god, because the evidence you'd find for the greedy nature of the company behind the game in it's shop and their craven tendency when it comes to facing the player base is overwhelming, just like my worry for this game. I truly, and I cannot stress this enough, HATE the fact that these greedy cowards destroyed a beloved game in the pursuit of money. May this game receive it's due improvement, and it's developer receive their due virtual mauling by the fans.… Expand
  95. Lt-General_Goon
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    Dog water, they didn't "break" the game but they messed up literally everything they touched.
    The battle pass encourages bad playing just so you can get points on a pass that you'll get nothing of worth from.
    The challenges for the battle pass makes it feel like a job that you HAVE to play multiple hours every day.
  96. dogswoofing
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    Disgusting and predatory store and the removal of once free content has ruined this game
  97. Siy0
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    Overwatch 2 is NOT a Sequel!

    It is basically an update and downgrade at the same time and should be called Overwatch 1.1. Pros: - One Tank less is actually better - New Maps - it is Free Cons: - Hero Characters can only be bought with Premium BattlePass and a lot of grind (New players have no other choice) - Monetization is a joke.. feels like a scam, especially for new    Overwatch 2 is NOT a Sequel!

    It is basically an update and downgrade at the same time and should be called Overwatch 1.1.

    Pros:

    - One Tank less is actually better
    - New Maps
    - it is Free

    Cons:

    - Hero Characters can only be bought with Premium BattlePass and a lot of grind (New players have no
    other choice)
    - Monetization is a joke.. feels like a scam, especially for new players
    - Visually it looks the same
    - Promised PVE mode has not released with Overwatch "2"
    - social features like "voting for best player in your and the enemy team" were removed
    - Servers are worse
    - You have a prepaid phone number because you can't afford a phone plan? Sorry for you, but
    blizzard won't let you play this "new game"
    - many other things. Just Read all the other reviews!

    From me personally: 1/10

    Overatch "2" is like the removed first game but with some improvements and many downgrades.
    If Blizzard would've released this as an update, i would give it a 6/10.    … Expand
  98. shotgunsally
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    I'll go into a few specifics that jumped out at me after playing for a few weeks:

    1. The UI is abhorrent: a. it's not clear when you're in queue. I played with friends and at separate points we EACH thought we were in queue without being in queue because it's so poorly expressed in the UI. b. You can't find your old ranks from OW1 seasons. Why? c. Navigating to your CURRENT RANK is    I'll go into a few specifics that jumped out at me after playing for a few weeks:

    1. The UI is abhorrent:
    a. it's not clear when you're in queue. I played with friends and at separate points we EACH thought we were in queue without being in queue because it's so poorly expressed in the UI.
    b. You can't find your old ranks from OW1 seasons. Why?
    c. Navigating to your CURRENT RANK is difficult. Why?
    d. Post game no longer shows notable stats. Why?
    e. They removed the "on fire" visual. Why?
    f. When I clicked on a friend to try to add them, I had about 5 options that amounts to doing negative things: Block/squelch/report/etc. They're pushing people toward a "report everyone" culture with their garbage UI design, and if this is the Blizzard of old I'm familiar with, they do bans based PURELY on number of reports, REGARDLESS of their merit. I couldn't imagine a worse system for handling toxicity, particular when, as I've already said, the system encourages reporting through its UI design. Why is reporting someone easier to do than finding my rank? What is the focus of this game supposed to be?

    2. Microtransactions.
    a. Skins are like the equivalent of 18 dollars. That's criminal for a game that puts you in 1st person most of the game so you don't even see your skin. It's not like CS:GO where you can trade skins either.
    b. Every 2 games I get the privilege of hearing some way-too-loud triumphant trumpet noise that's meant to positively reinforce you for just being in the game because they want you to spend money. It's extremely obnoxious and predatory anti-consumer behavior equivalent to casino machine noises manipulating people into spending money. I don't want a "reward" noise every time I finish a quickplay game, win or lose. That's absolutely obnoxious.
    c. There are NUMEROUS buttons that try to filter you toward the battle pass. I don't know about you, but I don't like playing a game that is shoving an advertisement in my face every 2 seconds, particularly not a AAA game. Again, as an OW1 player this is a very noticeable downgrade that just can't be overlooked.

    3. Hardware requirements:
    a. The game looks fundamentally the same (some lighting differences) but the hardware requirements are significantly higher. This has undoubtedly shut out some OW1 players with sub-optimal hardware when they were forced to upgrade. For me personally the game doesn't run as smoothly on low settings as OW1 did, and for one of my friends it's not even runnable any longer simply due to the hardware upgrade. This would be an easier pill to swallow if it were a significantly different game from OW1, but it's clearly not.

    4. Release Week
    It was a bad joke. While queuing with my 3 friends, I was simply shut out of playing DPS with no explanation whatsoever. This was after an "update" that apparently broke the game's basic functionality. No notification on blizzard's side that there was an issue - I had to search forums to find people asking questions with zero response from Blizzard. I might be more inclined to tolerate this type of nonsense if it weren't for the fact that this update to OW1 has been YEARS In development and they STILL underdelivered on their product to the point that it's glaringly obvious this is just a repackaging of OW1 to go for a cash grab. And it's not like the studio doesn't have the money to do better.

    5. Big brother.
    a. As an addendum to blizzard's ham-fisted report system, they've added a feature that listens to you when you voice chat and records your speech, looking for offensive words. What offensive words are these? Are some groups being targeted more than others? Any transparency from blizzard on this whatsoever? No. Did anyone ask to be listened to by a robot that gets to decide if they're being too mean? No. Is this even needed when there are multiple ways to avoid voice chat and text chat, and even pings? No. They are the gods of your speech when you use their product, and you aren't allowed to even know the rules. But they may take away your ability to play if they so decree.
    You see the same exact philosophy in their ranking system. No transparency. Apparently ham-fisted, unintelligent decisions made that antagonize the player with no clarity.
    b. one of my OW1 accounts which was banned was ALSO banned from OW2. hilarious, since you can get an OW2 account so easily. I guess a ban from 5 years ago applies to any game I'll ever play in the future now. Cool design choice guys.

    I MADE AN ACCOUNT JUST TO SHARE THIS RATING. ITS THAT BAD. What they are doing here is a continuation of what they've been doing: spitting in the face of every consumer who plays their games, and I will not sanction this behavior by even playing a free game. I will look out for their products so I know which to avoid in the future. The world deserves better than open contempt like this from a company managed by evil people.    … Expand
  99. Aqueous_xD
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    Overwatch 2 is a sorry excuse for a sequel, acting as an update to the original game rather than a new release. The launch was rough as queue times were comically long, making even playing the game a challenge. When you reach the end of the queue, you are hit with the realisation that the game is, on the whole, almost the same as the original.

    The change to 5v5 for casual and    Overwatch 2 is a sorry excuse for a sequel, acting as an update to the original game rather than a new release. The launch was rough as queue times were comically long, making even playing the game a challenge. When you reach the end of the queue, you are hit with the realisation that the game is, on the whole, almost the same as the original.

    The change to 5v5 for casual and competitive matches has many players conflicted. While it removes the previous issue of shields dominating the field, the removal of a tank per team makes every character even more vital to a team's performance. In addition, the lack of a secondary tank causes players to revolve around the single remaining one, causing many matches to feel like a battle of two "blobs" rather than a constantly evolving, flanking environment. Since there is no second tank to absorb damage, support characters are now mostly left to fend for themselves, causing the role to feel bloated in terms of responsibilities. The maps seem to adjust to this new team layout however, which is quite welcome.

    The monetisation for this game feels more greedy, pushy and downright exploitative of players starting in this entry. Removing loot boxes to make way for a battle pass removes what made the game feel unique, and also stops players from regularly getting content for free. The generous nature of Overwatch 1's loot box system, despite being predatory and a form of gambling, allowed players to receive random cosmetics by playing the game, making the inventory of every player unique. The linear nature of the battle pass will funnel players down the same cosmetic loop until they save up enough credits to buy a skin from the shop, while also filling up each player's inventory with filler items they will likely never use.

    The player never feels rewarded for their gameplay, too. The developers removed the old persistent level feature, replacing it with the battle pass levels. This defeats the purpose of the original system. Battle pass tiers are temporary, meaning that a player will not feel as rewarded for consistent play time. The challenge system also fails to deliver any sense of reward. Weekly challenges give a measly 60 credits upon completing every challenge, which in themselves are challenging for causal players without much time to spend. Buying a legendary skin takes 32 weeks given that the player completes every weekly challenge, which is horrific compared to the previous loot box system where you had a chance to obtain a legendary skin almost every time you played.

    Disregarding the monetisation and progression changes, which are negative changes to a once great game, Overwatch 2 feels less like a sequel and more of a major update. The gameplay is generally quite fun, feeling polished and responsive. The stylised graphics feel unique and almost wonderful. But the same could be said for the original. I would be inclined to rate this slightly higher, but Blizzard's desire to treat its player base like exploitable human wallets quells any desire to do so. In the future, Blizzard may revert some of the removed features and bring back a rewarding progression system, however, until then, this game will feel like a hollow shell of a once great multiplayer shooter.    … Expand
  100. Nicoftf
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    A new Blizzard scam game. They just want your money and dont give a **** about the Player opinions.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

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