Overwatch

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User Score
1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3886 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 341 out of 3886
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  1. Blovmag
    Oct 5, 2022
    0
    The game is a downgrade on almost every aspect compared to the original Overwatch, especially when it comes to the new greedy monetization and the awful mandatory grinding.
  2. maximxls
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    This game (update) is a complete disaster. Haven't heard a single good thing about it. When I bought OW this is NOT what I expected to get in return.
  3. Majahed
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very bad game! I waited half an hour to enter the game! I waited half an hour to enter the game! I waited half an hour to enter the game!… Expand
  4. Dvachevskay
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    Полнейшая хуита и выкачка денег.
    Игра стала пустой и пластмассовой, про дизайн интерфейса я вообще молчу....
  5. TorriFeiiji
    Oct 6, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst UI UX in my life. Disgusting changes that require another year of refinement, return OW1.… Expand
  6. M00LUSC0
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    A maior piada do ano.
    Destruíram o primeiro jogo que já estava morto para lançar essa porcaria ridícula e imprestável que nem se quer funciona.
  7. Vic0202
    Oct 8, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Shameful game, no pve at launch, price increase, awful servers, absolut disrespect to the players… Expand
  8. Parasolka
    Oct 5, 2022
    3
    Вырезали контейнеры, уровень и нормальное меню. Сделали 5 на 5 из-за чего динамика упала в разы. Играть скучно и бессмысленно по сравнению с первой частью. Разочарован.
    Не Overwatch 2, а Overwatch 1.5
  9. 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
  10. Sephrinx
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    They took everything good about Overwatch and removed it, added in pay to play Battle Pass, removed all forms of social aspect, progression, customization, etc.

    It's just a worse version of Overwatch 1. The queue times are insane, 3-5 minutes for Quick Play role queue during the first week of launch? Yeah, that's a dead game. It's only 5v5 now too, not even 6v6. I can get a match    They took everything good about Overwatch and removed it, added in pay to play Battle Pass, removed all forms of social aspect, progression, customization, etc.

    It's just a worse version of Overwatch 1.

    The queue times are insane, 3-5 minutes for Quick Play role queue during the first week of launch? Yeah, that's a dead game. It's only 5v5 now too, not even 6v6.

    I can get a match in seconds in league of legends for example, which is also 5v5 and the games last 10 times longer.

    Don't buy the battle pass, it's a complete scam. Don't buy anything in this game.

    Overwatch 2 is the death of what was once, a good game.    … Expand
  11. Izhuris
    Oct 5, 2022
    1
    Bon que dire, Blizzard à oublier son origine créative. Juste 1 point pour les bons souvenirs de jeunesse avec Blizzard.
  12. MolotGT
    Oct 12, 2022
    0
    Community: We are more important to you, not money? Right?
    Blizzard: Yes! You, ha ha, of course, of course.... of course.....
  13. jakubekgra
    Oct 11, 2022
    1
    The only reason it's not a 0 is because of the promise of future content
    Old Overwatch was a solid 8/9
    But instead of being able to play either of the games old one was killed of for this glorified patch New overwatch is less team based Lack of 2nd tank and cc in dps let's a lot of characters run rampant that would previously be held in check by crowd control (tracer Sombra) Outside of    The only reason it's not a 0 is because of the promise of future content
    Old Overwatch was a solid 8/9
    But instead of being able to play either of the games old one was killed of for this glorified patch New overwatch is less team based
    Lack of 2nd tank and cc in dps let's a lot of characters run rampant that would previously be held in check by crowd control (tracer Sombra) Outside of game play, monetization feels miserable compared to the previous option, you either put out your wallet (not rly an option to pay my wage of 5h for a skin ESP when they would be "free" in old overwatch) Simple solution would be to put loot boxes back in overwatch (a sentence that i never thought I'd use)
    Or monetize the game on the level of fortnite battle pass where you have more than enough money to buy a new battle pass from the previous one (not every other one like we have now) also battle pass progesion is screwed so against the player it's hilarious at best we don't play video games to have a second job, we do it to have fun and I hope execs realize that soon or they will keep losing players to fortnite (I'd be embarrassed in their place)

    Overall the gameplay experience feels worse Monetization feels like it's made to not even make us want to pay up, just straight up quit New vc is as empty as always
    I hope Microsoft starts putting this embarrassing game back in shape soon or else the most fun pvp franchise out there will straight up die    … Expand
  14. insaner_by
    Oct 5, 2022
    4
    The most GREEDY game developer.
    All they've done in 3 years is the battle pass. No story company, no graphics improvements. Only battle pass and paid heroes.
  15. Recumbent
    Oct 5, 2022
    0
    I played Overwatch for over 500 hours, and I was really hyped for Overwatch 2. I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up. The credit system is one of the greediest I have seen in a while, they removed fun features for no reason, and the gameplay is just a deathmatch. I can understand the server issues, but I can't understand what Blizzard has been doing for three and a half years on this game.
  16. OnDaZaza
    Oct 5, 2022
    1
    Something just feels off about this game. Matches were laggy, and hit feedback felt off, like my shots felt like they were not connecting but I would see their hp go down. I dunno : I enjoyed playing Overwatch 1 here and there but had to immediately uninstall this one. Giving it a 1 for at least being a game :(
  17. LeonK317
    Oct 6, 2022
    4
    Gameplay is still great, but monetization system ruined this game for me. Can't recommend.
  18. Agentx
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    First of all, publishers should never discontinue a game the day its sequel launches in an effort to get players to switch over. This alone needs to be rejected by the industry.

    Overwatch 2 was initially advertised as a PvE focused sequel, but somewhere along the development cycle Blizzard decided to instead push out their 5v5 update as the full game, and replacement for Overwatch 1.    First of all, publishers should never discontinue a game the day its sequel launches in an effort to get players to switch over. This alone needs to be rejected by the industry.

    Overwatch 2 was initially advertised as a PvE focused sequel, but somewhere along the development cycle Blizzard decided to instead push out their 5v5 update as the full game, and replacement for Overwatch 1.

    Upon launch, you are greeted with the new, “shop”, and, “battle pass”, Blizzard's monetization scheme for this title. The battle pass is a $10 recurring subscription which will include new heroes, skins, and eventually PvE. Activision Blizzard seems to really want to generate even more profit from this title.

    5v5 isn't going to be for everyone. The heroes, especially tanks, have been tweaked to deal more damage. The gameplay feels faster paced, more akin to Apex Legends or Fortnite. The sounds feel more like they're trying to hard to be realistic, unlike the more pleasantly futuristic and fun sounds of the first game.

    If you prefer the first game, Blizzard might eventually roll out 6v6 as an arcade mode, but we have no specifics on what abilities will be in that gamemode.

    Disappointingly, Blizzard discontinued the looking for group feature entirely. Global chat has been removed, too. It feels like Blizzard has lost their direction with this.

    SMS Protect has been a total disaster that gatekeeps players with prepaid phones. Blizzard has tweaked this policy to allow players who played Overwatch 1 this year to circumvent it entirely, however new players still need postpaid phone plans. It feels a lot like new players aren't going to enjoy the limitations imposed upon them, because half the hero roster is locked until they unlock them. This, in addition to SMS Protect, might make it annoying for new players to pick up the game. It feels more like a cash grab to get more money out of old players.

    Lastly, Activision Blizzard didn't seem to beef up their server resources in preparation for this launch. All players are stuck in long queues, and console players have to wait exorbitant amounts of time for, “the merge”, of their accounts with Battle.net. There are a plethora of bugs, such as one that removes the skins players had in the first game, and many old players are seeing their hero roster locked, as if they were new.

    0/10, Activision Blizzard. Bring back Overwatch 1, and reclassify Overwatch 2 as an open beta.    … Expand
  19. OkuNi
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    Thanks to the company blizart for such an attitude to old and new players.
    The progression of the Battel pass is simply terrible. By all the law, when a person buys it and pumps it to the last level. Must receive a currency equal to the amount spent on this batel pass to purchase a new one. But there is no such thing.
    Also, appeals to old players are just the most terrible. Not even    Thanks to the company blizart for such an attitude to old and new players.
    The progression of the Battel pass is simply terrible. By all the law, when a person buys it and pumps it to the last level. Must receive a currency equal to the amount spent on this batel pass to purchase a new one. But there is no such thing.
    Also, appeals to old players are just the most terrible. Not even giving out 1 batel pass is disgusting.    … Expand
  20. agvea
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    ну и дерьмо, батлнет та еще фигня мягко говоря. надеюсь игра провалится, а метелица останется без денег и пропадет навсегда
  21. xwl3662478
    Oct 6, 2022
    1
    At least we need a way to gain old currency rather than just pay $20 for a legendary skin. F2P mode doesn't mean that you can make players and its fans purchase for anything.
    Almost 80 weeks, 7 seasons, 560 days, ONLY TO GET A LEGENDARY SKIN in OW2.
    Crazy.
  22. Waffle_64
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    Consistently broken for 48 full hours with developers updating on status only once every 18 hours on average.
  23. FORTx
    Oct 6, 2022
    1
    You wait for one or more hour in queue to see the f*ing error such as "you friend use another version of the Overwatch". Even if game was launched yesterday and you all have the same version...
  24. Chrismyash
    Oct 7, 2022
    1
    Its just worst then ow1 was.
    My score 1 couse i cant play with ow1 anymore… Sad , that was my favorite
  25. danny_idk
    Oct 7, 2022
    1
    Optimization issues. Continuously freezing and crashing after 1-2 minutes of smooth gameplay.
  26. ebrerian
    Oct 8, 2022
    4
    The fact that you need to play up to 100 GAMES to unlock the entire roster is ridiculous in and of itself, especially when this game started as a full unlocked 24-hero list right off the bat for everyone. The battle pass system is just every other freemium garbage system designed to suck every loose penny out of you. This game would rather beg that you keep playing to unlock characters youThe fact that you need to play up to 100 GAMES to unlock the entire roster is ridiculous in and of itself, especially when this game started as a full unlocked 24-hero list right off the bat for everyone. The battle pass system is just every other freemium garbage system designed to suck every loose penny out of you. This game would rather beg that you keep playing to unlock characters you might think are cool instead of trusting that their game is good enough to justify putting that much time into it.

    5v5 I can take it or leave it. It feels like Blizzard didn't know what to do with Tanks so they just axed a team slot to save queue times. If you've been playing Overwatch for a long time and already have everything unlocked you may or may not like this title. Everyone else should just steer clear. This game asks way too much of new players.    … Expand
  27. L4morak
    Oct 8, 2022
    1
    Being parasitic on overwatch 1, game is completely **** especially after becoming free-to-play
  28. tarkahdok
    Oct 8, 2022
    1
    Overwatch 2 opens by demanding you hand over your SMS number "for your protection" - it comes across as a threat. Blizzard have had the ability to "hardware ban" players for years, so it seems disingenuous, and prevents many people from being able to play at all.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    -----

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

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

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

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

    Some of the good in OW1 remains, but every change to OW1 in OW2 feels like a downgrade.    … Expand
  29. p0lit0n0
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    I have been playing this game since the closed beta (OW1). I'm main healer and thanks to Overwatch 2 I'm stopping playing this game. The role has been undervalued and it's impossible to do anything, you depend 100% on your teammates. During my first games, fighting for getting my first rank, I have been disconnected from the game twice, and 3 people left in other 3 games. Servers areI have been playing this game since the closed beta (OW1). I'm main healer and thanks to Overwatch 2 I'm stopping playing this game. The role has been undervalued and it's impossible to do anything, you depend 100% on your teammates. During my first games, fighting for getting my first rank, I have been disconnected from the game twice, and 3 people left in other 3 games. Servers are garbage, and the whole game has been now designed for monetizing. Poor matchmaking and a toxic community, as always. Good bye Overwatch.… Expand
  30. Junkratata
    Oct 11, 2022
    1
    I have played since OW1 Beta. I cannot stress how absolutely soulless OW2 is. I really do not understand how is it that I tried to play on 3 separate nights and the game was down on every single one. The one time I was finally to make it into the game I found that half of my heroes were LOCKED!!

    If the goal of the OW2 team is to find every way imaginable to disrespect their audience and    I have played since OW1 Beta. I cannot stress how absolutely soulless OW2 is. I really do not understand how is it that I tried to play on 3 separate nights and the game was down on every single one. The one time I was finally to make it into the game I found that half of my heroes were LOCKED!!

    If the goal of the OW2 team is to find every way imaginable to disrespect their audience and spit on the wonderful achievements of the original OW team, then congratulations, you have done it.    … Expand
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Metascore
79

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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