Overwatch

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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3886 Ratings

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

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  1. Rodelg9
    Mar 30, 2023
    3
    Este es uno de mis juegos favoritos, tengo más de 2000 horas jugadas en total, lo juego a diario.
  2. Flickerack
    Mar 30, 2023
    3
    A good core shining through a pile of bad design decisions

    Overwatch 2 cannot be explained without its predecessor. Overwatch 1 was one of the very best multiplayer experiences in terms of accessibility and clear design choices. The multiplayer landscape is littered with games, designed for young players, eagerly waiting to spend countless hours to sharpen their skills. Overwatch 1, led    A good core shining through a pile of bad design decisions

    Overwatch 2 cannot be explained without its predecessor. Overwatch 1 was one of the very best multiplayer experiences in terms of accessibility and clear design choices. The multiplayer landscape is littered with games, designed for young players, eagerly waiting to spend countless hours to sharpen their skills. Overwatch 1, led by Jeff Kaplan, achieved to combine a more mature player base with a high enough skill ceiling for younger players. It did so by following two clear design principles: “fun over balance” and “easy to learn, hard to master”.

    The core of this game was so good, that even now, where none of these principles are kept, it can only leave scars at it, no matter how hard the developers try to destroy it. They introduce tanks, which have unclear abilities and no tank-resembling physique. They implement duplicates of existing heroes and new ones, which skill gap is so huge, that you can’t expect success with less than 10 hours of practice.

    And these decisions or “scars” start to add up, blurring the clear vision of a once great game, leaving only a feeling of hollowness and anger against the incompetence of the new staff. Adding to this, is the utter ridiculous new monetization system, charging players 26$ for one skin for one of the 36 heroes. Even the “Trostpreise” (German for consolation prizes) reach price tags of 10$, consisting of worthless profile pictures, sprays and victory poses. One might ask if there are unlockables, well, if you mean with money, then yes, there are unlockables.

    Last but not least, the wokeness of this game must be addressed. Due to the fact, that Blizzard employees can’t keep their hands off of women, proven by countless controversies, the executives are now trying to paint over their dark past by sending mendacious letters of excuse. These letters consist of posing only black heroes on the cover, cutting away from the Asian e-sport players in their trailers, renaming existing heroes and pushing an all-female agenda (and many more ridiculously small steps). I always liked Overwatch for pushing boundaries, but with this, they are not brave, but instead playing it safe to appeal to a modern audience.

    Since Blizzard tries to be responsible for the Top 5 Worst Rated Games on Metacritic, I must congratulate it to be one step closer to its, now very achievable, goal.    … Expand
  3. 9393939292
    Mar 27, 2023
    9
    Game is amazing, only small issue is prices, prices prices and prices, in game microtransaction cost a lot, 25$ for 3 yeas old skin doesnt sound fair, recoloring skin and giving it cost 20$ alwo doesn't sound
  4. Xeneonn
    Mar 25, 2023
    0
    Monetization sucks ass and has no reason to be this bad. Compare it with league of legends monetization that is also free and you get a **** ton more free loot in that game and you'll see the problem especially since lol is way more profitable than ow2
  5. Syzenal
    Mar 24, 2023
    0
    The absolute worst game of all time, the devs desreve to be homeless if im being honest. Literally had the best game ever created and continuosly neglected it and slowly killed it. Literally out 100 decisions they made 100 incorrect decisions.
  6. cammas
    Mar 23, 2023
    0
    They took away holiday loot boxes. I'm not paying $40 for special skins. Earning them was more fun. Thanks for ruining the game with your greed.
  7. tutrltle34A
    Mar 21, 2023
    0
    ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass. ass.
  8. Bestia0
    Mar 21, 2023
    0
    Horrible. Es casi imposible encontrar una partida decente siempre es humillar o ser humillando, no importa que juegues competitivo, rápida o arcade. Los único que hace Blizzard es sacar un montón de skins que no aportan nada al gameplay. Después de 2 temporadas y media esperando a que cambie, estoy completamente decepcionado y arto del juego. No pierdan su tiempo y mucho menos su dinero en el.
  9. Oston
    Mar 20, 2023
    0
    From really good game to money making garbage. Blizzard just continues to suck all of your money with the lowest effort possible.
  10. Ruzaky
    Mar 19, 2023
    0
    What is 2 stand for in the title? It is the same game. Old blizzard made game sequels with huge improvements on what was before
  11. Snjake
    Mar 18, 2023
    7
    This game is just full of ups and downs from the moment it got released and the horrible monetization that made ppl want the loot boxes back really didn't help the games reputation
  12. SekoBko
    Mar 17, 2023
    0
    Servers are terrible. Player base is even worse. You want to know why ? Because they have a motive. Their motive is because the whole Matching and Ranking system is messed up. You can be the lowest rank and still can encounter players that by rank would normally be at least Platinum or Diamond that have played the game for at least 200+ hours and know the game and the strategies far moreServers are terrible. Player base is even worse. You want to know why ? Because they have a motive. Their motive is because the whole Matching and Ranking system is messed up. You can be the lowest rank and still can encounter players that by rank would normally be at least Platinum or Diamond that have played the game for at least 200+ hours and know the game and the strategies far more better than a player who just started playing and has the lowest rank.
    The mechanics of this game are the only ones that are decent. They are even good. And you can notice that a handful of people worked a lot to make this game so good. But the ranking system is ruining all the work and effort that those people put in.    … Expand
  13. Pacmarn
    Mar 17, 2023
    0
    Removed the second tank option

    Overwatch 2? It's a glorified overwatch 1 season 2 if anything and a season that ruins the funniest aspects of the game. Such a bloody shame and why did it take them so long if graphics and engine are the same? So confused.
  14. Thomashkis
    Mar 16, 2023
    0
    The number 2 in the title is a joke, it's rather a small patch to Overwatch removing more stuff than it adds. The main new features are long log-in times, getting kicked out of games (and ending up with suspension for "leaving the game"), and even worse hit registration than in the original Overwatch.

    Changes made to competitive mode make it much worse, many characters designed for 6v6    The number 2 in the title is a joke, it's rather a small patch to Overwatch removing more stuff than it adds. The main new features are long log-in times, getting kicked out of games (and ending up with suspension for "leaving the game"), and even worse hit registration than in the original Overwatch.

    Changes made to competitive mode make it much worse, many characters designed for 6v6 do not work in 5v5. Not to mention the most fragile player base and overzealous game developer, which leads to season-long bans just because you complain on chat about bad character picks of other players or about lousy performance.
    Good players can't interact with bad players (who report "verbal abuse"), so they leave the game. At the same time trolls, abusive players, and such just get new accounts, it's free after all!

    And the last thing is matchmaking. Player base is by now very small and dwindling, so to avoid long ques game throws people of ridiculously different levels into the same game. There are no close games, good games. It's always a onesided roflstomp where one team annihilates another.

    If you think it's worth giving a shot to relive the magic of the first Overwatch, do yourself a favour and stay away. At least you will keep fond memories of the Overwatch from 7 years ago    … Expand
  15. Generaldraxeo
    Mar 15, 2023
    0
    This is disappointingly underwhelming for a sequel. It's literally Overwatch 1 with a couple of new maps. It feels more like an update rather than a new game, and they didn't even release a single player version which was advertised as Overwatch 2's big upgrade over its predecessor. Not only that, but Overwatch 1 was taken down and skins locked, so all of the great content you spent timeThis is disappointingly underwhelming for a sequel. It's literally Overwatch 1 with a couple of new maps. It feels more like an update rather than a new game, and they didn't even release a single player version which was advertised as Overwatch 2's big upgrade over its predecessor. Not only that, but Overwatch 1 was taken down and skins locked, so all of the great content you spent time getting in the first game has to be re-bought. This is such a cash grab it is ridiculous. Don't play if you want to discourage this kind of predatory behavior that doesn't reward loyalty to players and encourages you to gamble with loot crates.… Expand
  16. keepthecalm
    Mar 14, 2023
    0
    This game is terrible, do not recommend in its current state. Gameplay is super stale, the devs don't seem to really care about the game, and the community is even worse. Feels like a huge cash grab especially considering how expensive cosmetics are. I know we complained about lack of content towards the end of OW1 but that doesn't mean come out with a regurgitated game that has brokenThis game is terrible, do not recommend in its current state. Gameplay is super stale, the devs don't seem to really care about the game, and the community is even worse. Feels like a huge cash grab especially considering how expensive cosmetics are. I know we complained about lack of content towards the end of OW1 but that doesn't mean come out with a regurgitated game that has broken characters that don't get nerfed for centuries when they couldve just done a mid-patch update to nerf them. Instead they wait until the game is in a terrible state and as a last ditch effort try to balance things. They have neglected their promised PVE mode, and have given like 0 information about it. Also making the PVE mode and paid DLC which is just tragic considering OW1 players were forced to switch to OW2 and didnt really get compensation for it other than oh you get to keep your things that youve earned!! Save your mental and go play something more enjoyable. Id rather play league than this game and thats saying something.… Expand
  17. Jephh
    Mar 13, 2023
    0
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  18. Jotnar
    Mar 9, 2023
    0
    Overwatch 1 : medal system, MVP system, play to progress, chest system, quest
    Overwatch 2 : Pay to progress only, Battle pass, money grabber
  19. Gr1bs
    Mar 9, 2023
    0
    This is a bad game.
    It is broken overwatch 1 with new donate system, 1 tank in the team (that can easely ruin your game) and horrible broken match making system.
    Avoid it, protect your nervs.
  20. Red_Madness
    Mar 6, 2023
    0
    Subhuman developers that should of had their throats slit years ago. The game has blatant forced losses in it's matchmaking.
  21. AffemitWaffe
    Mar 6, 2023
    0
    Awesome Hackerproblem
    Every 2nd Game you got a Soldier or Hanz with an perfect Aimbot. Every Bullet every arrow hits
    Well played Blizzard you got what you want with your f2p game.

    Edit: nice unbalanced ranked system. 3 lose 1 win 3 lose.
  22. Psendo
    Mar 4, 2023
    9
    I can only review Overwatch 2 as someone who didnt play the original much and also without it being a comparison to the original. If you are brand new to overwatch, you'll likely appreciate my review more. I am so glad I tried this game before seeing all the negative reviews. I absolutely love it. Its fun, weapons feel great, characters are enjoyable. Its just the game I hoped toI can only review Overwatch 2 as someone who didnt play the original much and also without it being a comparison to the original. If you are brand new to overwatch, you'll likely appreciate my review more. I am so glad I tried this game before seeing all the negative reviews. I absolutely love it. Its fun, weapons feel great, characters are enjoyable. Its just the game I hoped to find/download/fall in love with - and I have done.

    I really like it, really enjoy playing online with a friend and expect to be on it loads this year.

    Knocked a point off due to the wait times between games. Gameplay is top notch though.    … Expand
  23. Shironai
    Mar 4, 2023
    0
    unplayable piece of **** worst matchmaking in gaming history, i'm a diamond and used to playing with gold or even new player because this game so broken for 3 seasons in a row. Delete this dog **** and bring back ow1...
  24. Wave0Cloud
    Mar 2, 2023
    0
    The R34 is good, aynthing else is mostly a joke. Overwatch on it's on is not a bad game, however the Overwatch 2 rerelease adds little to nothing to the game besides shutting down it's old servers in favor of making a battlepass simulator with the good old exploitative and preditory monetization system.
  25. Reviewer69420
    Mar 1, 2023
    10
    I loved this game for around 2 seconds before it told me to pay for stuff. I don't want to pay for stuff, so hyped why money 0/10. Also my friends stopped playing with me so -10/10
  26. Qahnaarin1010
    Feb 28, 2023
    2
    The game itself is fun. But this game is also the perfect example of how blizzard ruins its great IPs. Greedy overpriced battle pass which provides not many new contents. Locked new heroes in the battle pass either u pay for it or grind to around 50 levels. Matchmaking is the worst I've ever seen. The "rank" u got after playing comp is not your real rank, there is a hidden MMR that theyThe game itself is fun. But this game is also the perfect example of how blizzard ruins its great IPs. Greedy overpriced battle pass which provides not many new contents. Locked new heroes in the battle pass either u pay for it or grind to around 50 levels. Matchmaking is the worst I've ever seen. The "rank" u got after playing comp is not your real rank, there is a hidden MMR that they use to match u with ur opponents. Which means u might get lower rank than what the hidden MMR show. There is not transparency of which rank u are. They sacrifice the gameplay experience with the queue time so that you don't need to wait too long but they just messed up the balancing between these 2. The community is toxic.… Expand
  27. Naullover
    Feb 27, 2023
    0
    1. The server is always broken.
    2. Compared to Overwatch 1, everywhere has not developed.
    3. It has a billing structure that looks like a "Nexon." 4. The incredibly slow Bellance adjustment and the release of the hero too slow for Riot. 5. Increasing number of cheat users due to freeing. 6. Unable to determine cheat user due to profile non-disclosure function. (Ironically, a system    1. The server is always broken.
    2. Compared to Overwatch 1, everywhere has not developed.
    3. It has a billing structure that looks like a "Nexon."
    4. The incredibly slow Bellance adjustment and the release of the hero too slow for Riot.
    5. Increasing number of cheat users due to freeing.
    6. Unable to determine cheat user due to profile non-disclosure function.
    (Ironically, a system that shows the amount of damage and heal)
    7. A league that has practically been abandoned.
    This is not a game. just trash    … Expand
  28. Iann22
    Feb 26, 2023
    5
    I don’t really care about the monetization but it wasn’t cool to be forced from OW1 to OW2. I also miss some old maps.

    + Only one Tank + better graphics + better UI + new heroes and skins - worse net code - worse latency - bad matchmaking (I know you can’t win every time but you shouldn’t be losing match after match) - bad tanks (there shouldn’t be FAST tanks) - game is faster    I don’t really care about the monetization but it wasn’t cool to be forced from OW1 to OW2. I also miss some old maps.

    + Only one Tank
    + better graphics
    + better UI
    + new heroes and skins

    - worse net code
    - worse latency
    - bad matchmaking (I know you can’t win every time but you shouldn’t be losing match after match)
    - bad tanks (there shouldn’t be FAST tanks)
    - game is faster

    Hope the game will get better in the future and give players fair games.    … Expand
  29. vanyakt
    Feb 25, 2023
    5
    Я играл в платный овервотч, и был рад получать кейсы. Сама игра мне нравится, но разработчики решили убрать кейсы, валюту сделать платной. Я бы очень сильно хотел чтобы играть было больше интереса, больше было азарта в кейсах.Я играл в платный овервотч, и был рад получать кейсы. Сама игра мне нравится, но разработчики решили убрать кейсы, валюту сделать платной. Я бы очень сильно хотел чтобы играть было больше интереса, больше было азарта в кейсах.
  30. Danrc_100
    Feb 24, 2023
    4
    This "new game" was really a disappointment...

    Ow1 Players: - People who bought OW1 got almost no compensation for being forced to migrate to OW2,They just kept the things they already had in OW1, which was nothing more than the company's obligation to keep those goods, and they gained some characters and some cosmetics (which in my opinion are very few and bad). - OW1 players did not    This "new game" was really a disappointment...

    Ow1 Players:
    - People who bought OW1 got almost no compensation for being forced to migrate to OW2,They just kept the things they already had in OW1, which was nothing more than the company's obligation to keep those goods, and they gained some characters and some cosmetics (which in my opinion are very few and bad).
    - OW1 players did not earn any compensation for the years they had without any new content for the game.
    - Although a player's level is not a very important thing, it is still a player's achievement and taking that away from someone is quite annoying...
    - Almost all the skins that are possible to obtain during the new events are skins that had already been released for a while, so players who already own the skin do not gain anything from the event.

    Battle Pass:
    - Battle Pass is non-renewable (you cannot, through the Battle Pass, earn a way to buy the next Battle Pass)
    - The battle pass appears to have a lot of rewards, but in reality, most of the rewards are just bad, like sprays, weapon accessories, etc.
    - Even those rewards that are considered good have problems, as players who play primarily support and don't play the other two roles (assuming the battle pass has equal number of rewards for both three roles), only 1/3 of those rewards will be considered good for that player, while 2/3 of the rewards will be from roles that the player doesn't even play.
    - The new cosmetics like the weapon charms seem like they were just created to make more money from the game, with no concern as to whether this type of cosmetic fits the type of game OW really is, for example they literally stuck a pendant inside sigma's hand...
    - Summing up with everything mentioned above, although I consider the price acceptable, the fact that most of the rewards are just junk (like icons, sprays, charms, souvenirs, and maybe you could also consider the name cards and voice lines) , and even the ones that are considered good are often for characters you don't even play with. PS: and it is also non-renewable .-.

    Cost benefit:
    - The price of skins is extremely high, also taking into account that if you buy a skin for one character, a different character cannot use it.
    F2P Friendly:
    - The rewards for those who don't spend money in the game are pretty bad, even in events... In the 2022 Halloween event, F2P players only received charms, sprays, voice lines and Battle Pass XP as rewards, basically just useless garbage, making it not even worth trying to collect the rewards or even playing the event more than once or twice to try it out, or even, after collecting the rewards, there was no reason to continue playing the event.
    - Players, per week, can earn up to sixty in-game coins after completing up to eleven specific, boring and annoying challenges (I'm sorry, but I don't want to have to WIN seven games in a row as All Roles and have to play roles that I hate...) . With these coins you can buy different cosmetics, the problem is that they are only sixty coins a week and the cosmetics are very expensive.
    - Bearing in mind that epic skins cost 1000 in-game coins and the legendary ones cost 1900 in-game coins. Doing the math, it would take you 4 months and a week to buy just one epic skin/BP and it would take almost 8 months to buy just ONE legendary skin...

    Competitive:
    - The ranking system is a bit confusing and frustrating (for example, sometimes when my games are going very well and when it comes time to receive my new rank, I remain in exactly the same rank, putting all my effort directly into To The F Garbage...).

    The good things that came with this "new" game...

    - It seems that there are less and less cheaters in the game, and when one appears, we are informed that the player has received his punishment (at least the warnings about the ban are faster than in OW1).
    - The game is still fun when played with friends PS: (almost all games are fun when played with friends, so I don't know if that's really a quality to mention about this game...).
    - New characters for the game PS: (which could also have been released in OW1 if it continued to receive new content).
    - Only 1 tank per team made the game more fun and now we don't have to deal with 2 super hard targets and their infinite barriers (same thing for 2CP)    … 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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