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. Junanelle
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    I want to hate the game solely for the amount of greed Blizzard has put into it - Battlepass, Skins costing 19 bucks... But I do not need to hate it for this reason because the game alone is enough reason to be hated.

    The balancing changed - a lot! Well lets not call it balancing. Because balancing is what Blizzard wrote on a piece of paper, burned it and shot its ashes to jupiter. And    I want to hate the game solely for the amount of greed Blizzard has put into it - Battlepass, Skins costing 19 bucks... But I do not need to hate it for this reason because the game alone is enough reason to be hated.

    The balancing changed - a lot! Well lets not call it balancing. Because balancing is what Blizzard wrote on a piece of paper, burned it and shot its ashes to jupiter. And even that last bit of ashes on Jupiter is closer to balancing then the actual gameplay.
    The game is extremely bad coded - it crashes all the time. Thats a problem with screen resolution most likely but still. Can play in 16:9 with ultra settings but not on a widescreen with minimum settings because the game keeps crashing after roughly 15 seconds in game - and you guessed correctly: The crash is entirely my fault and I see why I should get a -75% exp punishment for that.
    Ohh lets talk a bit more about technical mistakes: The login queue... I've spent multiple rendititions of 30 minutes waittime, just to be greeted with an error message, about how the servers couldnt establish a connection and I would be put back at the end of queue...

    All in all: If this was an indie game it would maybe be a 3/10 - but from a multi-billion-dollar company I expect a little more. The gameplay is bland, the engine and technology implemented badly and worst of all in the eyes of Blizzard we are no more then "money-mules" that need to deposit their funds.
    All gamers should stand together here and no longer touch any product by Blizzard until the day, where Blizz actually puts out a good game with reasonable pricing!    … Expand
  2. Akrosz
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    Good job Blizzard you did it again. The new negative record is on the way. There was a good working and now log in is almost impossible bugs everywhere, and they call it a new game GG.

    Somebody know where can i get back my OW one.
  3. Palomino_17
    Oct 7, 2022
    2
    It's a patch, not a new game. Changing to 5 man means your 1 tank is so important that if you have even a mediocre one then the game is over. It's not a new game, adding the 2 was a marketing move and the Battle Pass is a joke, it gets you very little of use. Servers are awful (Blizzard should know how to fix this by now but i guess they can't be bothered, it happens at the launch ofIt's a patch, not a new game. Changing to 5 man means your 1 tank is so important that if you have even a mediocre one then the game is over. It's not a new game, adding the 2 was a marketing move and the Battle Pass is a joke, it gets you very little of use. Servers are awful (Blizzard should know how to fix this by now but i guess they can't be bothered, it happens at the launch of every Blizzard game).

    The new heroes are completely stacked to the point of being silly, from more immortality/immunity mechanics and shots that shoot through everyone like it's a cardboard box on COD, to Healers that one shot you across the map.

    Positives... it looks pretty!

    Negatives... too many to list all of them

    I was truly hoping that this was going to bring me back but honestly, after a couple of days I'm already done with it.

    if I were to write an open letter to Blizzard about this game, it would simply say I'm disappointed, you dressed up a content patch for any other game as a new game entirely. For a developer of this size they are being shown up by every small studio out there currently and for a studio the size of Blizzard to take over 3 years to make 3 characters, a battle pass and a couple of maps... it's utterly shameful. Overwatch players got used to certain team sizes and built groups and friendships based on that and now they're being told to leave people out and just play 5v5... sod that!    … Expand
  4. SamSatodia
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    Absolute trash. 0 changes made from Overwatch 1. Horrible waiting times still. Unplayable.
  5. Jaggernaut
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    Aggressive monetization. No benefit to who buy the game (ow1). New champions without storyline. New ranked point System foggy and unclear. Blizzard ignore the fanbase thinking only to the Best way to do money.
  6. aimerr
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    Heros been locked. Can't fix no matter what.
    No pve, fake propaganda.
    Loot box removed, skins price raised.
    Called it a new game.
    Shame
    Shame
    Shame
  7. ErectusMaximus
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    This game is a mess. A product resultant of horrid leadership and greed. They took Overwatch 1 and demolished it with this “sequel.” It feels more like a patch and a ploy to milk consumers’ wallets. Blizzard has gone further down the drain. Just look how horrible Diablo Immortal reviews are. I wouldn’t be surprised if they butcher Diablo 4 as well ¯_(ツ)_/¯
  8. December_
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    I love waiting in 20 min-3 hr+ queues to play a broken garbage game. Not only could you lose your items, disconnect mid game, or even need a phone number to play but you can also get your heros locked randomly for no reason. I would rather deal with lootboxes and tryhards on OW1 then be forced to play another second of this game.
  9. aya099
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    Overall Overwatch 2 is a downgrade. It is just a worse Overwatch 1 with monetization. They implemented changes that made heros feel clunky. Despite complaints, they decided to keep many of the changes.
  10. NOBUSHI
    Oct 7, 2022
    0
    This game is a cash grab its terrible they ruining overwatch and took out alot of overwatch 1 features that made it great like the portraits to portray people's levels, lootboxes to get items and cosmetics, the voting system at the end of matches. It's also very confusing on where there taking the direction of the game with the battlepasses and the free to play and replacing overwatch 1This game is a cash grab its terrible they ruining overwatch and took out alot of overwatch 1 features that made it great like the portraits to portray people's levels, lootboxes to get items and cosmetics, the voting system at the end of matches. It's also very confusing on where there taking the direction of the game with the battlepasses and the free to play and replacing overwatch 1 with overwatch 2. There also doing something scummy by charging people for the new characters now. You have to aquire them through a battle pass now they used to always bee freely given to us in overwatch 1 a poor decision on business if I knew they were gonna do this to make their money I would of rather paid upfront a price. This game is also lacking alot of content there's none of the features they promised us like the pve modes. This game feels like a reskin of overwatch 1… Expand
  11. AledFeen
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Как откатиться до предыдущей версии?

    Игра совершенно не сбалансированная. В каждой игре ты встречаешь неуязвимую Орису. Играющих героев только треть, остальные значительно слабее. Невероятные прайсы на донат, наличие батл паса без контента за приличные деньги, огромные цены на донат и многое другое ждёт вас в этой невероятной помойке.    Как откатиться до предыдущей версии?

    Игра совершенно не сбалансированная. В каждой игре ты встречаешь неуязвимую Орису. Играющих героев только треть, остальные значительно слабее. Невероятные прайсы на донат, наличие батл паса без контента за приличные деньги, огромные цены на донат и многое другое ждёт вас в этой невероятной помойке.
  12. Kuro_69
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Seriously, it's just a cheap remastered of Overwatch 1...

    And this should've killed TF2? How about Blizzard stops being a circus.
  13. Batooshicek
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Bought OW at the start, what I get when it transformed into free OW2? A clown skin, nice
  14. Rihter_
    Oct 8, 2022
    3
    Проблемы на старте бывают у всех, но меня разочаровало другое: делать её бесплатной ужасная идея в обмен на это сделать тонну доната и невозможность получить даже старые скины на персонажей за нормальную цену серьезно, 1900 вместо 1000 при этом сделать валюту донатной, ужасная идея. Монетизация ужасна, система батлпасса так же ужасна, в бесплатной версии нет практически ничего пару скиновПроблемы на старте бывают у всех, но меня разочаровало другое: делать её бесплатной ужасная идея в обмен на это сделать тонну доната и невозможность получить даже старые скины на персонажей за нормальную цену серьезно, 1900 вместо 1000 при этом сделать валюту донатной, ужасная идея. Монетизация ужасна, система батлпасса так же ужасна, в бесплатной версии нет практически ничего пару скинов аватаров и несколько анимаций? Спасибо Blizzard, все ваши последние игры - мусор, Диабло и WoW тому пример, может уже пора задуматься почему так выходит? Или нет, нужно выпустить ещё несколько провальных проектов?
    Положительные стороны тоже есть но их настолько мало что все происходящее перекрывает эти положительные стороны. Пинг теперь ниже это классно, новые сервера это хорошо, но этот низкий пинг становится ничем когда игра начинает фризить или лагать, насколько мне известно комфортно играть только на торговом железе. Делать 5 на 5 это очень странное решение, каким образом это даст больше вариативности игрокам остаётся только гадать. А пока я буду ждать, ждать что вы наконец одумаетесь, пофиксите все баги и фризы, пофиксите очереди, перестроить монетизацию и сделайте пожалуйста возможность вернуть интерфейс OW1а лучше просто удалите этот позор и верните игрокам нормальную игру, просто введя правки персонажам и добавив новых. На этом все, я ухожу в тень...    … Expand
  15. X3NekoChanX3
    Nov 26, 2022
    1
    A solid game though it lost most of its specific playstyle to go towards a more generic shooter with an Overwatch skin.
  16. WhiskyBonBon
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    There's a lot wrong with this game that is supposed to be an upgrade from the former version. My personal experience with it is that, despite being an upgraded version really not much has changed in terms of graphics or style; and yet, on my PC I get massive frame drops that NEVER occurred in the first game.
    I dont have the best PC but even in OW1 I was able to play on medium-low to    There's a lot wrong with this game that is supposed to be an upgrade from the former version. My personal experience with it is that, despite being an upgraded version really not much has changed in terms of graphics or style; and yet, on my PC I get massive frame drops that NEVER occurred in the first game.
    I dont have the best PC but even in OW1 I was able to play on medium-low to medium-high settings with little to no issue. Why is the game suddenly so heavy on my PC with very little to no change graphics-wise? (If anything it seems even more simple than before)
    Then of course the wait times and the fact that some people arent able to play at all just due to their phone plan. It's a complete mess that never should have happened.    … Expand
  17. yorinaki
    Oct 8, 2022
    5
    It isn't worth to name it Overwatch 2. It's like a big update, not a new game or something similar. But for everyone who liked before, could be still like it. It's just Overwatch 1 with an update.
  18. Ursoo
    Oct 8, 2022
    1
    Game should be called Overwatch 2.1. Not enough content to be an upgrade. Game is same as 1 but free to play.
  19. Gorus
    Oct 8, 2022
    1
    Previously earned in-game currency disappears and resets to 0 and some previously purchased skins are also removed.
  20. Schwarts
    Oct 15, 2022
    2
    Another bad launch for Blizzard. The game began with extremely long que times. Once that was remedy now users and myself are experience almost a lag like bug. Characters, projectiles, etc. are rubber banding frequently while playing. You would think this is lag but it is actually happening in the replays as well. My ping, latency and FPS are great even when this happens, needs to beAnother bad launch for Blizzard. The game began with extremely long que times. Once that was remedy now users and myself are experience almost a lag like bug. Characters, projectiles, etc. are rubber banding frequently while playing. You would think this is lag but it is actually happening in the replays as well. My ping, latency and FPS are great even when this happens, needs to be resolved.

    Tanks need to be stronger going from 2 to 1 but they completely killed any balance they had in arcade and quickplay games where you can stack tanks. Que times even for flex/any role are still way to long. To many people play DPS with no aim causing support to melt.

    The Push maps are god awful, you run forever to get back to your team. Characters hidden behind time or paywall for competitive. Tanks are way to strong now and make playing Mystery Heroes or Arcade feel bad, teams go 3 tanks 2 supports frequently in Arcade. Mystery Heroes always had this possibility but you use to be able to overcome it. Tanks have some much HPs, armor, and damage now it is almost impossible unless you mirror in Arcade or get lucky by RNG in Mystery Heroes.

    They are charging $10 to new players for old skins. I am glad I already had an account. The battle pass seems lack luster for the rewards.    … Expand
  21. gamgamer
    Oct 8, 2022
    0
    Игра полностью провалилась. Полное г*вно. Вместо того чтобы создать что-то новое и интересное, оставив старое как альтернативу, Близы испохабили хорошую, ламповую, локальную игрушку и превратили ее в обычный фри-ту-плей донатный шутан по типу апекса. Играть в это невозможно. Тиммейты будут набираться в квиках как из помойной ямы, разминаться придется в ранкеде и все время там же и играть.Игра полностью провалилась. Полное г*вно. Вместо того чтобы создать что-то новое и интересное, оставив старое как альтернативу, Близы испохабили хорошую, ламповую, локальную игрушку и превратили ее в обычный фри-ту-плей донатный шутан по типу апекса. Играть в это невозможно. Тиммейты будут набираться в квиках как из помойной ямы, разминаться придется в ранкеде и все время там же и играть. Про цены на СКИНЫ и ПЛАТНЫХ ПЕРСОНАЖЕЙ я вообще молчу. это пробитое дно. #ВЕРНИТЕСТАРЫЙОВЕРВОТЧ… Expand
  22. Name12
    Oct 8, 2022
    2
    Matchmaker is bad and the battle pass is the highest form of greed. The new devs did not keep to what made the game a success. Everyone is now a dps and the game feels like a death match. If you are support main, you’re really out of luck if you’re not pro level players.
  23. RakBot
    Oct 9, 2022
    0
    The number 2 in the name is only to change the monetization system in which you need to grind what you could get before for free without grinding.
  24. w1ndoffs
    Oct 9, 2022
    1
    In competitive mode, you get a group of leavers. As same as Overwatch 1, but it's free now.
  25. jeffthekiller13
    Nov 22, 2022
    1
    yup... it certainly is a videogame. it sure is overwatch yuuuup it sure is a game
  26. krzyskrzyms
    Jan 9, 2023
    0
    games buggy as heck, balance is bad, new systems pointless and unfun also made straight up for chinesse players money
  27. Schniedel
    Oct 10, 2022
    2
    Having played Overwatch1 every week since launch - this sequel is genuinely an embarrassment. It feels like a downgrade instead of an upgrade. The choices the dev team and management made with OW2 are beyond amateurish. Such a shame to stain an excellent former product like this.
  28. Hyperi0n
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    The changes in the game make it so this is more like a CoD game than a hero shooter.

    The new maps are very poorly balanced.

    Battlepass is a huge grind and you have to pay for skins now.

    It's a step forward in some ways but ultimately; 5 steps backward.
  29. View_Bandit
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    This is nothing like “Overwatch”, new players be warned as you must unlock essential characters either through a paywall or spending hours and hours of time. All skins must be paid for with real money or grind on daily challenges that only give you a small percentage of what is needed to buy the skins. Also you need a valid phone plan to even play the game (so they can sell your info).This is nothing like “Overwatch”, new players be warned as you must unlock essential characters either through a paywall or spending hours and hours of time. All skins must be paid for with real money or grind on daily challenges that only give you a small percentage of what is needed to buy the skins. Also you need a valid phone plan to even play the game (so they can sell your info). PLEASE DO NOT play this game it is not worth your time what so ever. Go buy the nee call of duty instead at least you are getting a complete game when you buy the newest COD.… Expand
  30. minerva051101
    Oct 11, 2022
    0
    I spent months looking forward to this game, only for the worst launch week possible. couldn't play the first few days, constantly taken offline, awful currency system, something constantly breaks when trying to play this game
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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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