Overwatch

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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3886 Ratings

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

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

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

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

    Definitely not your typical polished Blizzard game..
  5. enut_butter
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    It’s literally just Overwatch. You can’t even play the new maps until you get to ranked. There are free updates for games that provide more content than this fully-fledged sequel does.
  6. Keoki
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    I want to make this short. This game isn’t a sequel at all, it’s just a glorified update with no progression system but a brand-new monetization model and an in game store. In order to have some progression and earn stuff (since there aren’t levels anymore) for the time you spent on the game (mostly suffering other players), you will be filling a “XP” bar to complete a battle pass that youI want to make this short. This game isn’t a sequel at all, it’s just a glorified update with no progression system but a brand-new monetization model and an in game store. In order to have some progression and earn stuff (since there aren’t levels anymore) for the time you spent on the game (mostly suffering other players), you will be filling a “XP” bar to complete a battle pass that you need to pay to gain access to a Premium battle pass with no really premium rewards, even after paying you need to heavily grind it. This is easily one of the biggest scams in video games history. In most of the games with a BP, if you manage to complete it, it rewards you back the complete cost of the BP itself though the levels, but that’s not the case, here you can have some ridiculous rewards as premium graffitis, voice lines, player icon, banners or the brand-new souvenirs that no one likes. That’s not the only issue with the game, but it’s my main concern as an original OW player. This game gets very boring so fast since there's no progression, there's no point on continue playing anymore. Free to play doesn’t mean you can abuse your users like that. We won’t support future Overwatch leagues and their sponsors.… Expand
  7. Jerkypurge
    Oct 9, 2022
    2
    Overwatch 2 is more like overwatch 1.3, it has everything overwatch 1 had and more but not in a good way.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Conclusion:
    Bring back OW1 and stop trying go rip people off with microtransactions, Blizzard.    … Expand
  19. FenixVer
    Oct 9, 2022
    8
    Норм. Слишком низкая оценка была сразу. Фанат ещё с выхода первой части.
  20. JanusCatharsis
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Biggest downgrade I've ever seen. Great and enjoyable first part, that I've bought to play. But instead they deleted something that you'd bought and replace it with this. Don't get me wrong, graphics are slightly upgraded and gameplay became better in overall. But there is no motivation to play this, it became a great tribute to $. Now the way to buy stuff is to donate only, or you have toBiggest downgrade I've ever seen. Great and enjoyable first part, that I've bought to play. But instead they deleted something that you'd bought and replace it with this. Don't get me wrong, graphics are slightly upgraded and gameplay became better in overall. But there is no motivation to play this, it became a great tribute to $. Now the way to buy stuff is to donate only, or you have to play 24 hours to complete quests and get at least one skin in a several months. Yeah you get this milestone system, but there is nothing worth there to play for and anyway everyone will end up with same stuff because the only way you get it is through milestone, that is similar for all, no more random. This is totally awful and disgusting attitude.… Expand
  21. LtXDonut
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Overwatch 2 requiring a phone number linked to account sets an unacceptable precedent for the future of online gaming. This game is "free to play" yet decides whether your phone carrier is up to their standards or not. This game actually costs hundreds of dollars a year to play and is replacing a game many people including myself already paid for. That's without getting into the myriad ofOverwatch 2 requiring a phone number linked to account sets an unacceptable precedent for the future of online gaming. This game is "free to play" yet decides whether your phone carrier is up to their standards or not. This game actually costs hundreds of dollars a year to play and is replacing a game many people including myself already paid for. That's without getting into the myriad of other reasons no one should ever support Activision Blizzard (Cosby suite, Blitzchung incident and general free speech suppression).… Expand
  22. Z3r0D4y
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    - terrible BattlePass (rewards and prices)
    - hilariously overpriced old skins
    - no PVE and story/coop missions - very unfriendly to casual or older players like myself (i alsways enjoyed the vs Bots games and made great relaxed friends there) - i stopped playing back in the day because the xp vs Bots was absolutely laughable and made the grind for lootboxes as painful as getting one    - terrible BattlePass (rewards and prices)
    - hilariously overpriced old skins
    - no PVE and story/coop missions
    - very unfriendly to casual or older players like myself (i alsways enjoyed the vs Bots games and made great relaxed friends there)
    - i stopped playing back in the day because the xp vs Bots was absolutely laughable and made the grind for lootboxes as painful as getting one defeat after another in pvp
    - pvp for me is just enjoyable if its a larger scale one like 10 vs 10 ore higher so its not as punishing if u have a bad day or ur reflexes just cant hold up with a 15 year old anymore lol

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

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

    What REALLY made me give a negative score, it's the monetization push. Getting greeted with the "Get the premium battlepass" on almost every screen ruined the experience and I immediately uninstalled after a single quick play match. Almost everything is locked behind the premium paid option, where OW1 you could earn everything through in game currency. The lootboxes sucked, but you weren't compelled to buy them as you had ways to earn them just by playing. This felt like they want you to buy passes over and over to get the sprays, emotes, and skins. I might revise this with PVE Story when it comes out. But as it stands right now, it's at best a mediocre F2P clone of Fortnite+OW1. I get the need to fund on going development, but this is not garnering good will back.    … Expand
  28. Praiz420
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Although overwatch 1 was not perfect, they took a really great model of a game and took away the power and control of the player away. In OW1 the player had the ability of getting to choose what items to purchase for the heroes you actually played with. I didn't even mind getting duplicates because I could earn coin too save up and buy a legendary skin. But with the battle pass modelAlthough overwatch 1 was not perfect, they took a really great model of a game and took away the power and control of the player away. In OW1 the player had the ability of getting to choose what items to purchase for the heroes you actually played with. I didn't even mind getting duplicates because I could earn coin too save up and buy a legendary skin. But with the battle pass model it took away the players freedom of choice and forced to "earn" unwanted items ithat were payed for with actual money. I feel robbed and will not be buying future battlepasses. Also the 5v5 model feels so much worse than the 6v6 and the changes to some of the characters are unwelcomed and not a step forward. The game just feels so foreign, OW1 was like a prized pig and OW2 is lipstick on a boar. I wish we had the ability to choose between playing OW1 and OW2. Blizzard you **** up, screwed the pooch, **** the bed, etc. etc. All for greed. One legendary skin per battlepass? For a hero you don't even main does not make me want to grind and weekly challenges are another bad idea. I was a daily OW1 player, it was my main game, now I can't think of one saving grace at this point because the negative outweighs any positive by so much.… Expand
  29. wudookid
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    Insane queues. 3 new heroes and few maps in a 3 years... Meanwhile OW1 was anyway dead.
  30. xyesosIb
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    Унылое дерьмо для дегенератов. Для видео о том, как кого-то обманули на скины в кс го - пайдет)
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#4 Most Discussed PC Game of 2023

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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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