Overwatch

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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3886 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 341 out of 3886
  2. Mixed: 162 out of 3886
  3. Negative: 3,383 out of 3886

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  1. Ennuii
    Oct 12, 2022
    1
    The new iteration of overwatch feels stripped down, we lost maps, options, game modes, and anything in game telling you that you are doing well. We gained very little. The graphics are the same, but the rewards for playing are almost nothing. Everything is behind a very weird pay wall, and the rewards for paying aren't even as good as most gacha games. I miss overwatch 1. If it hadn't beenThe new iteration of overwatch feels stripped down, we lost maps, options, game modes, and anything in game telling you that you are doing well. We gained very little. The graphics are the same, but the rewards for playing are almost nothing. Everything is behind a very weird pay wall, and the rewards for paying aren't even as good as most gacha games. I miss overwatch 1. If it hadn't been deleted it would likely have more players barely a week after launch than overwatch 2.… Expand
  2. Condawg
    Oct 12, 2022
    9
    Overwatch 1 is my favorite online shooter of all time and this one lives up to it, while it has improved in many ways there is still the negatives of free to play microtransactions, which can be overlooked for the most part.
  3. rektincel
    Oct 12, 2022
    0
    Blizzard is just pathetic again, trying to rez a dead game for money (combat pass) and other skins overpriced. Since diablo immortal i hate this company
  4. TOURNIE
    Oct 12, 2022
    0
    They ruined the game. I was so excited for Overwatch 2, only to find it as an essentially rebranded game. Those skins you could once earn for free after paying 60 dollars for the game? Haha, yeah. $15 dollars per legendary skin, now. It takes ~$12,000 dollars to buy everything that was one available to be earned in Overwatch 1. These disgusting microtransactions make me MISS lootboxes.They ruined the game. I was so excited for Overwatch 2, only to find it as an essentially rebranded game. Those skins you could once earn for free after paying 60 dollars for the game? Haha, yeah. $15 dollars per legendary skin, now. It takes ~$12,000 dollars to buy everything that was one available to be earned in Overwatch 1. These disgusting microtransactions make me MISS lootboxes. Lootboxes were SAINTS compared to this B.S. I hope the game BURNS.… Expand
  5. kot_creep
    Oct 12, 2022
    0
    Broken balance and broken search with alot of noobs and just stupid people not noobs just realy stupid
  6. Bouroski
    Oct 12, 2022
    0
    I paid ow1, they deleted it.
    They wiped my thousands credits its not a bug or something because I have still nothing even 8 days after the release. They wiped thousands hours of grind by deleting all the xp and level you got.
    All that for what? For a game where you must pay with irl money for get characters while you already bought the game! And it's the same game, they just added the    I paid ow1, they deleted it.
    They wiped my thousands credits its not a bug or something because I have still nothing even 8 days after the release. They wiped thousands hours of grind by deleting all the xp and level you got.
    All that for what? For a game where you must pay with irl money for get characters while you already bought the game! And it's the same game, they just added the mechanics about the shop!    … Expand
  7. nottgeorgeokk
    Oct 12, 2022
    6
    Overwatch 2's gameplay is the only saving grace for what is a game that forces you to spend large amounts of money for simple in-game cosmetics. The battle pass is moderately packed with detailed skins but the rest is filler that most people won't be interested in. Not to mention that you can't earn currency in the battle pass unlike other free to play games like fortnite and apex. TheOverwatch 2's gameplay is the only saving grace for what is a game that forces you to spend large amounts of money for simple in-game cosmetics. The battle pass is moderately packed with detailed skins but the rest is filler that most people won't be interested in. Not to mention that you can't earn currency in the battle pass unlike other free to play games like fortnite and apex. The game could've been a big update and just merged into the existing Overwatch 1 like what fornite did with chapter 2 which brang graphical and gameplay improvements. Although the removal of loot boxes would be liked by some, because it is a form of gambling, you didn't have to buy it and I much prefer it to actually paying for skins.… Expand
  8. Pepman
    Oct 12, 2022
    10
    the majority of the reviews are just over entitled and factually incorrect.

    the game is free.... cant afford skins don't buy them give feedback they'll become cheaper if enough people agree. anyone who actively played OW1 and isnt living on rose tinted glasses knows OW2 is very different to play I cant remember any major game update like a new CoD a new Halo a new GOW shock they are    the majority of the reviews are just over entitled and factually incorrect.

    the game is free.... cant afford skins don't buy them give feedback they'll become cheaper if enough people agree.

    anyone who actively played OW1 and isnt living on rose tinted glasses knows OW2 is very different to play I cant remember any major game update like a new CoD a new Halo a new GOW shock they are still Halo Gears and Cod, if they wanted a 100% different game play a different game....

    server issues on the first few days are annoying of course they are but running servers for a launch of one of the most popular titles in the world which without issue has been proven by every games company or every server based product in the world.

    SMS protect happens to be in nearly every other game but for ranked mode, that may be the path blizz shouldve taken, but its worth noting no one wants your number take your tinfoil hat off or you hiding something?

    worth noting I've seen people complain that skins are expensive in a world where valorant exists and charges 4x the most expensive single skin bundle for a skin bundle.

    context is everything and youll not find it in the majority of these reviews.

    TLDR the game is the most fun my friends and I have had playing overwatch in years    … Expand
  9. dyakonovhleb
    Oct 12, 2022
    0
    игра ничем не отличается от первого овера
  10. MortySmith
    Oct 12, 2022
    10
    It doesn't add that much, but the stuff the added was really good. And it's free and will recieve regular content. What do I want more?
  11. Lutek3
    Oct 12, 2022
    0
    The game sucks dick, it's the worst game I've ever played. Don't play this game kids.
  12. Jok3r
    Oct 12, 2022
    0
    Pretty bad game overall, needs to be renamed to Overspam 2. All you do is spam bullets and hope someone dies in your spam. No tactical gameplay at all and even winning does not feel satisfying in this game. What a sad time for gaming.
  13. Doughkey
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    This game is a sham of its former self and an obvious cash grab from a faltering company.
  14. MissChoupy
    Oct 11, 2022
    10
    Peace and love. Bon jeux, même si effectivement on attend plus+ de contenu à l'avenir ! ✨
  15. Beestingsouch
    Oct 11, 2022
    1
    Overwatch sequel is just a glorified patch. While did improve on OW, it's nothing new or exciting. The free to play model has taken all the thrill from the game. I find myself getting bored and it's only been a week, 10 hours of gameplay.
  16. arcanum2240
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    Same broken, unbalanced piece of trash as the first game. It's also pretty dumb that metacritic requires these reviews to be at least 75 characters long, as this game really doesn't deserve the time it took to type this sentence so I could post this.
  17. samwiseKahn
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    all things aside the new business plan is going to kill this game! worst idea ever ...
  18. Nicksalot
    Oct 11, 2022
    1
    overwatch 2 is nothing but a quick cash grab, took everything that made ow1 fun and rewarding and locked it behind greedy microtransactions and awful ui and ux. the game is catered completely to those who looked for sweatier and more competitive matches while those that enjoyed semi relaxed 6v6 matches were told to kick rocks.

    this game is going to bleed users fast if they do not bring    overwatch 2 is nothing but a quick cash grab, took everything that made ow1 fun and rewarding and locked it behind greedy microtransactions and awful ui and ux. the game is catered completely to those who looked for sweatier and more competitive matches while those that enjoyed semi relaxed 6v6 matches were told to kick rocks.

    this game is going to bleed users fast if they do not bring back 6v6, lootboxes (damn shocker that) and almost all of the ui and gameplay mechanics that made ow1 successful.

    i give it a 1 because a 0 just seems childish, it is a 1 because it spits in the face of the game that was much better and after killing ow1 to make ow2 this is a travesty of the highest.

    Aaron Keller should be ashamed of himself.    … Expand
  19. hydrogen1212
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    For a game that's been "years in the making", it seems like almost everything has taken a step back. They keep saying it's a new game, but aside from removing a tank and adding a couple of maps (while taking away a few as well), it doesn't feel like a new game nor even a breath of fresh air... It's just Overwatch but with monetization...

    When I started playing OW2, the queue to enter    For a game that's been "years in the making", it seems like almost everything has taken a step back. They keep saying it's a new game, but aside from removing a tank and adding a couple of maps (while taking away a few as well), it doesn't feel like a new game nor even a breath of fresh air... It's just Overwatch but with monetization...

    When I started playing OW2, the queue to enter the game was long and for some reason, it still took over 5-7 minutes to find a match. When I finally did find a match, I noticed some weird bug going on with Bastion (He was able to fire MANY more times during his ult than he was supposed to...). There was also someone with an aimbot Widowmaker... So much for the whole verification thing to cut down on hacking... For something teased years ago, it honestly feels like a huge step back... The only thing I kind of liked was that with 5V5, gameplay feels faster and there isn't the double-shielded tanks situation that slowed down gameplay in Overwatch 1.

    And as someone who payed for Overwatch 1, it's kind of weird that I can't even play it anymore. So they took my purchase and are asking for more money? I mean, it's fine that a company needs to make profit, but this is not the way to do it.

    Don't download this    … Expand
  20. 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
  21. Animedingo
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    Sequels don't delete their previous entry

    OW '2' has ruined the experience for me. The battle pass is insultingly bad, you cant get ANY legendary skins for free through it. It's Buy or Die

    Not to mention it's riddled with bugs and is horribly incomplete. Even when it works, ts insulting to call it a sequel
  22. tyranno_s_hex
    Oct 11, 2022
    4
    I specifically came here after Redditors claimed that negative user scores were invalid (which is insulting to the intelligence of the players, who are not blind to the laziness and greed of Blizzard).
    Overwatch 2 was launched incomplete.
    Weapon Charms were added to the game (good in theory), but they were added lazily, with some pointing out that for one character, the charm sticks out    I specifically came here after Redditors claimed that negative user scores were invalid (which is insulting to the intelligence of the players, who are not blind to the laziness and greed of Blizzard).
    Overwatch 2 was launched incomplete.
    Weapon Charms were added to the game (good in theory), but they were added lazily, with some pointing out that for one character, the charm sticks out of his hand, rather than being incorporated into their weapon.
    At launch I had access to one Weapon Charm which was not interesting enough to use.
    Can you earn more?
    Maybe?
    The Battlepass system they implemented was confusing to understand, even with a tutorial.
    It is much less rewarding (if rewarding at all) than a loot box system; let me be clear, there is a difference to me between "loot boxes" and "paid loot boxes", the latter being debatably unethical, utilizing gambling mechanisms on vulnerable people to take money from them they otherwise would not have spent.
    I have seen many sources point out how expensive it would be to buy cosmetics, including cosmetics that were in OW1; I understand a company has to make money, but this smells of greed.
    The game does let you play as old skins from OW1, if you do not want to play as the OW2 skins, however, the in-game portraits for the character you are playing appears to be OW2, and there is no ability to change it, and at least for a couple characters, I do not like the new designs, and the portraits are distracting (OW2 should allow you to select from more portraits, such as OW1 versions).
    I personally do not like the mode Push as much as old modes.
    Some of the new maps are bland, uninspired, and lack the amazing design of maps from OW1.
    I prefer 6v6 (OW1) to 5v5 (OW2).
    OW2 removes quality of life features from OW1.
    OW2 tweaks little things here and there which make them worse than OW1.
    OW2 downgraded post-game voting and commending, which was a terrible decision.
    If OW1 still existed (Blizzard ultimately broke their promise to maintain OW1 [see the Wikipedia article for Overwatch for source]), I might play it over OW2, but since I have no choice I will play OW2.
    But I notice I am playing OW2 less often than I did OW1, even though it is a brand new game.
    I will do my best to avoid spending any money on OW2, until Blizzard addresses my concerns in this review, as well as countless others I have read in other reviews, on this site and others.
    OW1 was such an amazing game.
    OW2 is a downgrade of OW1, just so Blizzard could try to squeeze more money out of players.    … Expand
  23. Brizlyn
    Oct 11, 2022
    1
    It’s Overwatch 1 but with less features and content. Paywall for new characters is understandable because it is free to play, but taking away anything else is pure greed.
  24. mami09
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    unfinished, buggy, and a terrible launch.

    To its credit, the only thing polished is the battle pass so we can spend more money.
  25. RandoKalrissian
    Oct 11, 2022
    1
    Nothing transfers from OW1, no PvE, no leveling progression, no post match summary, no find group, all skins cost money. I miss when Jeff Kaplan was at the helm and actively building and improving a game that I and so many others grew to love. Actual gameplay is alright though.
  26. Jakeyboi
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    Monetization is ruining the game. Servers are awful, many heroes need adjustments. Awful launch, hopefully blizzard gets their **** together otherwise they’ll have a dead game on their hands before it even fully releases
  27. Raspel
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    Разочаровали. Я покупал первую часть за полный ценник, но мне ничего не дали с приходом второй части. Да и назвать это второй частью сложно. Всего лишь обновление, которое можно было бы впихнуть в обычный патч первой части. С переводом игры на бесплатную основу, в рейтинговых матчах появилось огромное количество ливающих игроков. Пррчем многие уходят в самом начале матча. Ты же ведь ничемРазочаровали. Я покупал первую часть за полный ценник, но мне ничего не дали с приходом второй части. Да и назвать это второй частью сложно. Всего лишь обновление, которое можно было бы впихнуть в обычный патч первой части. С переводом игры на бесплатную основу, в рейтинговых матчах появилось огромное количество ливающих игроков. Пррчем многие уходят в самом начале матча. Ты же ведь ничем не рискуешь, если тебя заблокируют за преждевременный выход. А может это баги, которые делали 2 года, говорят о себе. Неизвестно. Багов полно. От вылета с очереди и с буквально меню, до неработающих скиллов, озвучки и интерфейса. Я не могу добавить друга в группу, ибо не вижу друзей... Мы этого ждали столько времени? Скины мало того что теперь не получить по сути никак, кроме прямой покупки, теперь еще и уродские. Легендарный скин на Королеву Стервятников? Да дефолтный скин в сотни раз красивее. Иконки персонажей в стартовой комнате как будто в фотошопе вырезаны с фона, очень рябят по краям. Ну и сам баланс. С одной стороны формат 5 на 5 интересный, он стал динамичнее, одобряю динамику и удаление долбежки в щиты. Но многих старых персонажей забыли перебалансировать, ибо стали медлительными и неиграбельными в новой динамике. В общем 0 бупов Сомбры из 10… Expand
  28. 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
  29. Mattchrysostomo
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    Uma carniça de jogo, tudo que a Microsoft toca vira um lixo, RIP rare e agora RIP overwatch.
  30. Sevri-n
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    I owned overwatch 1. Paid for game. They deleted it for this much inferior version. I just wanna play mystery heroes man. They **** removed my favorite mode. 90% of the games I played were in mystery heroes. You know, the mode that has always existed in the game I paid for? it's gone now. This is literal theft.
    Also they wanted my phone number.
    Blizzard speedrunning most hated gaming    I owned overwatch 1. Paid for game. They deleted it for this much inferior version. I just wanna play mystery heroes man. They **** removed my favorite mode. 90% of the games I played were in mystery heroes. You know, the mode that has always existed in the game I paid for? it's gone now. This is literal theft.
    Also they wanted my phone number.

    Blizzard speedrunning most hated gaming company of all time.    … 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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