Overwatch

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1.4

Overwhelming dislike- based on 3886 Ratings

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  1. pandasage86
    May 23, 2023
    0
    Playing Overwatch 1 and 2. I have around 800 hours in this game. I made an account just to tell you why you shouldn't play Overwatch 2. The promised pve, storylines, co-op for 3 years. They just canceled it. On top of this the game is currently unbalanced with widow/hanzo aka 1 hit heros completely dominating the game and ruining the fun. Being 1 hit half the time you peek a cornerPlaying Overwatch 1 and 2. I have around 800 hours in this game. I made an account just to tell you why you shouldn't play Overwatch 2. The promised pve, storylines, co-op for 3 years. They just canceled it. On top of this the game is currently unbalanced with widow/hanzo aka 1 hit heros completely dominating the game and ruining the fun. Being 1 hit half the time you peek a corner isn't fun and I find myself not wanting to play anymore. It's too bad because this game used to be fun. Now it's a who can snipe better game aka Sniperwatch.… Expand
  2. NeroRscape
    May 23, 2023
    0
    Broken promises! Lied about PVE just to sell skins and battle passes they don't care about ow1 fan base! It's time to move on, F you blizzard!
  3. Simadytha
    May 24, 2023
    0
    Blizzard and the Devs found a way to disappoint me even with low expectations. The game is pointless and now we don't even get PVE. I'm disappointed and a little sad to be honest and will no longer be playing.
  4. KaplanWasTheMan
    May 24, 2023
    0
    Made an account at MetaCritic just to say Blizzard team what a piece of **** you have become. Cash grab every chance you get, offer us garbage and think people will just accept it. Hopefully everyone will boycott playing OW2 until the Dev's can get their heads out of their asses and give us some actual worthwhile content for stealing a game that we already paid for and replacing it withMade an account at MetaCritic just to say Blizzard team what a piece of **** you have become. Cash grab every chance you get, offer us garbage and think people will just accept it. Hopefully everyone will boycott playing OW2 until the Dev's can get their heads out of their asses and give us some actual worthwhile content for stealing a game that we already paid for and replacing it with garbage. I really get the feeling deep down they planned this **** ever since the day Kaplan left and knew it was the only way to get people to play OW2 was to STEAL and DESTROY OW1 and force us to this **** PVE is Canceled. Hopefully Blizzard next.… Expand
  5. athomas101
    May 24, 2023
    0
    Overwatch 2 is a scam. A trojan horse designed to transition to a free-to-play microtransaction model and screw Overwatch players.
  6. Vatth
    May 26, 2023
    0
    Was waiting the PVE Content to review it, cant judge OW2 only based on the PVP part... But they cancelled it so no need to wait for it....
    The game is worse than Overwatch, more bugs, less fun, etc. 6v6 changed to 5v5 is really gimmicky. Players are not rewarded properly and need to pay to have something... No more Account level with cool level up effect. UI/UX from OW 1 was better and    Was waiting the PVE Content to review it, cant judge OW2 only based on the PVP part... But they cancelled it so no need to wait for it....
    The game is worse than Overwatch, more bugs, less fun, etc. 6v6 changed to 5v5 is really gimmicky. Players are not rewarded properly and need to pay to have something... No more Account level with cool level up effect. UI/UX from OW 1 was better and had VFX. Basically the game is so bad that I missed the loot box system. Loot box was not a good system but at least it gave the dopamine unlike Battle pass levels....
    AND Hardcore players can't keep their Battle pass like in Fortnite... Should be renamed Overfail...    … Expand
  7. horse__
    May 26, 2023
    0
    This "sequel" is an inferior version of the original. Game sucks, bliz sucks.
  8. ChloeTheB1tch
    May 30, 2023
    0
    This is just an update to get blizzard more money and literally just made the game worse. Give us the PVE mode you promised, and give us back OW1.
  9. PhenomenEdits
    May 28, 2023
    1
    I've been an Overwatch fan since Beta 1, played this game like no other.
    I always been on Blizzard's side but now i'm done.
    The Kaplan's vision for Overwatch 2 has been butchered to the point that it completely cancel the purpose of the lack of content in OW1. OW2 has indeed "redefined" the meaning of a sequel. It took away content from OW1 and just added a bad and abusive shop with a    I've been an Overwatch fan since Beta 1, played this game like no other.
    I always been on Blizzard's side but now i'm done.

    The Kaplan's vision for Overwatch 2 has been butchered to the point that it completely cancel the purpose of the lack of content in OW1.
    OW2 has indeed "redefined" the meaning of a sequel. It took away content from OW1 and just added a bad and abusive shop with a greedy battle pass.

    I've been hesitating to buy battlepasses and skins to help with the developement of the PVE, but now, i won't drop a cent in this game just like OW1.
    They've been lying to us, again. I'm done with that.
    F**k Activision, F**k Blizzard and i hope y'all gonna get fired and replaced by Microsoft    … Expand
  10. Xd_Xnd3r
    May 29, 2023
    2
    this is an unfair as jeff supposedly "left" as he actually still has a high role within the overwatch 2 community however the fact that it was announced a PvE was then cancelled completely because they needed money so they gave us this which most of the things they did in overwatch 1 but removed everything which is what made it overwatch 2 a complete utter waste of time and its back tothis is an unfair as jeff supposedly "left" as he actually still has a high role within the overwatch 2 community however the fact that it was announced a PvE was then cancelled completely because they needed money so they gave us this which most of the things they did in overwatch 1 but removed everything which is what made it overwatch 2 a complete utter waste of time and its back to square one with the battle pass to grab more money but should be better in about 6 months time if not i want every necessary refund for the game and all the cosmetics because i am very cross with what they gave us. EVERYTHING IS NOW PAY TO PLAY IF YOU WANT TO CATCH UP TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO ALREADY UNLOCKED EVERYTHING IN WHICH THE GAME WAS DESIGNED FOR SO THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE A CHARACTER TO COUNTER OTHERS BUT THEY ARE LOCKED THIS IS UNFAIR TO PEOPLE WHO PLAY COMP ALSO… Expand
  11. HoujouHara
    May 29, 2023
    0
    blizzass. what a joke of company. thought thing would get better since i play the og OW on 2017. nope. my hope for this company is gone to dust. nonsense sequel. what was a fun, engaging game, now even opening it feels like a chore. uninstalled it. plus, i will never forgive for the broken promise of PvE, the thing blizzass promise when they pull our beloved the OG Overwatch. lord, i lovedblizzass. what a joke of company. thought thing would get better since i play the og OW on 2017. nope. my hope for this company is gone to dust. nonsense sequel. what was a fun, engaging game, now even opening it feels like a chore. uninstalled it. plus, i will never forgive for the broken promise of PvE, the thing blizzass promise when they pull our beloved the OG Overwatch. lord, i loved this game.… Expand
  12. nepenthes
    May 29, 2023
    0
    You know, was a super fun game.
    Now:
    It is the most horrific, appalling, waste of my headspace that currently floats around in my mind, and there are so, so many contenders for that role. Same old story of profits ruining every 'could-have-been' thing out there. I made this account to post this review and I say this: If you support this game at all still, we have morally opposing    You know, was a super fun game.
    Now:
    It is the most horrific, appalling, waste of my headspace that currently floats around in my mind, and there are so, so many contenders for that role.
    Same old story of profits ruining every 'could-have-been' thing out there.
    I made this account to post this review and I say this:
    If you support this game at all still, we have morally opposing views. I, in my heart, truly believe the sequence of events that unfolded to expunge from the first game this virulent wasteheap that is what we currently call a "sequel" is equivalent to moral failing, not simple lacks of judgement, but premeditated, followed through malcontent for blizzard's fellow human.
    That is how it always is with companies though.
    Hope karma gets the best of you,
    cowards,
    Nepenthes    … Expand
  13. A9md26
    May 31, 2023
    0
    not good game alot of bug drop Fps . don't play it
    The login screen isn't interesting enough for me to look at it for 2 hours straight waiting for it to finally load
  14. iradei98
    Jun 1, 2023
    0
    Blatant lies and mismanagement. The PvE was just “too hard to make”, but you bet your ass free to play with monetization was ready DAY ONE. Back when Blizzard had its founding members who made games that were fun to play first, this never would’ve happened. Nothing but suits now that couldn’t care less about their customers and will do whatever it takes to milk every last cent from themBlatant lies and mismanagement. The PvE was just “too hard to make”, but you bet your ass free to play with monetization was ready DAY ONE. Back when Blizzard had its founding members who made games that were fun to play first, this never would’ve happened. Nothing but suits now that couldn’t care less about their customers and will do whatever it takes to milk every last cent from them for the least amount of effort possible.… Expand
  15. overwatch2isass
    Jun 6, 2023
    0
    I have never seen a game be run into the ground so badly with poor decision making by developers. Quit at the start of the year and have not looked back. I have infinitely more fun on every other game I have tried in that span of time. Overwatch 2 is a hollow shell of a once great game. Do yourself a favor and uninstall. Play literally anything else. Go ride a bike as a matter of fact.
  16. Jagora
    Jul 4, 2023
    0
    Complete disappointment. Worse than the original game in every way. The pve looks terrible scrapping the only interesting parts of it. I barely cared about the archive missions when the were free but now we have to pay for them. Classic ActivisionBlizzard greed.
  17. joelittle1986
    Jul 22, 2023
    0
    I am here for the faith #boycottblizzard!!!

    We are no shareholders or dont invest on the stockexchange,we stupid ppl only bought the game
    ...AGAIN
  18. eightbitspliff
    Jul 21, 2023
    0
    the most awfull downgrade from one of the best games in the gaming history.
    Activision your are a piece of **** shame on you
  19. Dead_Reckon
    Nov 1, 2022
    3
    Overwatch 2 feels like theft. They have taken away a game I purchased & I enjoyed but had issues with and replaced it with a worse version of it. It feels very much like the very same game with some new modes. The "new" skins don't impress, the new maps are fine, but I find myself missing some of the older ones as well. The games UX is worse overall outside of playing (menus &Overwatch 2 feels like theft. They have taken away a game I purchased & I enjoyed but had issues with and replaced it with a worse version of it. It feels very much like the very same game with some new modes. The "new" skins don't impress, the new maps are fine, but I find myself missing some of the older ones as well. The games UX is worse overall outside of playing (menus & whatnot). Some very basic quality of life improvements that have been in games such as TF2 since forever are still missing (looking at you customizable skin loadouts, I want to have a "Halloween" & "Christmas" custom loadout on every character just like I do in TF2). The game plays fine mostly, but it's hard to overlook the lack of improvements in "Overwatch 2". The whole thing feels like a huge disappointment. Everyone else will talk about how bad the new monetization is, you don't need me repeating it. Overall it sucks and if this game's monetization doesn't improve I'll be out & have completely uninstalled the Bnet launcher before the new year. Overwatch was the last Blizzard game I had installed.

    In summation, Overwatch 2 feels like an update, and a bad one at that.    … Expand
  20. SomberMitsuki
    May 22, 2023
    0
    Don't be fooled by the two at the end of the games name, it's not a real sequel.
    To date nothing of value has been added to justify it being called anything other than a terrible expansion and even calling it an expansion is misleading. In fact the original no longer exists for purchase.
    At it's core it's the same game except some removed game modes, one add mode and competitive being    Don't be fooled by the two at the end of the games name, it's not a real sequel.
    To date nothing of value has been added to justify it being called anything other than a terrible expansion and even calling it an expansion is misleading. In fact the original no longer exists for purchase.

    At it's core it's the same game except some removed game modes, one add mode and competitive being changed from a 6v6 to a 5v5 without properly rebalancing for it. The planned story mode was a bait and switch lie with what little pve story stuff coming likely (speculated) to be just what they have been doing before, only out for anniversary and not available year round.

    There has been no real improvements since launch. The progression's emphasis on the terrible battlepass and store that is somehow WORSE than halo infinite's. Avoid at all costs.    … Expand
  21. nix1331
    Oct 30, 2022
    1
    i understand how blizzard makes decisions now...just pick the greediest option no matter what because some schmuck will enable their terrible behaviour. Sure not only do we have battle passes, but one of the worst in the industry. Lock characters even though character swapping is a major aspect of the game so its essentially p2w.

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

    all of this put into an overwatch 1 patch that came years too late    … Expand
  22. Gnafar
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    Overwatch -- the franchise that no one wanted and no one asked for.

    Starcraft 2 released in 2010. Warcraft 3 released in 2002. Where is Warcraft 4? Where is Starcraft 3? Blizzard has forgotten the games the franchises that won fans over and made them popular in the first place. How on Earth did we get an Overwatch 2 before a Starcraft 3? What has happened to this company? Keep your    Overwatch -- the franchise that no one wanted and no one asked for.

    Starcraft 2 released in 2010. Warcraft 3 released in 2002. Where is Warcraft 4? Where is Starcraft 3? Blizzard has forgotten the games the franchises that won fans over and made them popular in the first place. How on Earth did we get an Overwatch 2 before a Starcraft 3? What has happened to this company? Keep your Disney esque shooter. We don't want it and the user score speaks for itself. Overwatch is a BAD game and a LAME franchise.    … Expand
  23. Noxious
    Dec 18, 2022
    0
    The game is just not fun. Matchmaking is awful. Trying to rank up is atrocious. Former 7 season GM from season 1 - 7 and I cannot get out of gold. If I try to grind, it takes days and days. It just doesn't have the fun of a valorant or CS GO
  24. ZanDEUS
    Oct 25, 2022
    0
    Gross monetization. Extremely gross. I've known for a while that Blizzard isn't the company it once was. The moment they got in bed with Activision I knew it was over. But I still had hope.... now I don't. Screw you Activision, you destroy everything you touch.
  25. sheppard90
    Jan 15, 2023
    4
    At first, the gameplay changes felt good. 5v5 instead of 6v6, less CC, new game mode and new maps, a bunch of new heroes...

    Then, the battle pass annoyed me. Even though I bought the Watchpoint Pack with extra OW coins, what I got was dismal at best, especially compared to Fortnite's battle pass at the time. The store is extremely greedy, and the 2000 coins I had from the pack weren't    At first, the gameplay changes felt good. 5v5 instead of 6v6, less CC, new game mode and new maps, a bunch of new heroes...

    Then, the battle pass annoyed me. Even though I bought the Watchpoint Pack with extra OW coins, what I got was dismal at best, especially compared to Fortnite's battle pass at the time. The store is extremely greedy, and the 2000 coins I had from the pack weren't enough to buy one single legendary skin pack. They have always priced 2200 coins or so...

    Then this new game mode "push" got boring pretty fast since it's pretty difficult to do a come-back in this mode. As I played the game more and more, It felt more and more like a big patch rather than a sequel. There is no fundamental improvement in the groundwork of the game. Like, the a-d spam is still a thing, the game still over-relies on healers, old maps have the same layouts, and there is no new gameplay mechanic or a new idea or anything. The game lacks the innovation and content to deserve a "2" at the end of its name.    … Expand
  26. Rathial
    Jul 10, 2023
    0
    **** blizzard lol literally one of the worst companies who bent this game over without consent and did terrible things to it
  27. AJCk19
    May 28, 2023
    4
    It is 2023, the game still needs to improve on its matchmaking and balancing of characters, while still allowing people to have fun. However it was nice of them to allow players from OW1 to transfer over all of their stuff, plus get a couple of bonuses. It doesn't deserve the 1.6 user score, and it definitely not a 8 out of 10. A 6 or 7 would be fair.

    UPDATE: Welp promises have been    It is 2023, the game still needs to improve on its matchmaking and balancing of characters, while still allowing people to have fun. However it was nice of them to allow players from OW1 to transfer over all of their stuff, plus get a couple of bonuses. It doesn't deserve the 1.6 user score, and it definitely not a 8 out of 10. A 6 or 7 would be fair.

    UPDATE: Welp promises have been broken, pve with rpg elements will not happen. A great game with so much potential, is now slowly dying. Also, why they haven't come back to twitch for esports is beyond me, the youtube exclusive deal was not smart. Originally 6 stars, dropping it to 4.
    I would only recommend to play this game, if you have a large group of friends with similar ranks.    … Expand
  28. violeteternity
    Oct 6, 2022
    0
    Very aggressive monetization. No free battle pass for owners of the first part. 1/10
  29. fredinator
    Oct 13, 2022
    2
    Blizzard fixed none of the issues except 1 and created a whole load of new ones. The tank meta is gone due to enforcing roles. Due to this the queue times are again long and the matches still not fun.
    GG Blizzard you rereleased a dying game by slapping a 2 on
  30. theSplund
    Oct 14, 2022
    0
    Piss poor - no way am I giving up a phone number to register for a downgraded game
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

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