Warcraft III: Reforged

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  • Release Date: Jan 28, 2020
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0.6

Overwhelming dislike- based on 31090 Ratings

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  1. Thorer
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    this game is awful, blizzard lied, is banning accounts and just being terrible to its fans. enough is enough
  2. BarrJamis
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    As a game modder, their policy on trying to prevent another Dota situation from occurring is a stark overreaction that is extremely discouraging to me and probably many others. That's even ignoring the massive amount of other issues present.
  3. Allcreator
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    -Близзард, что ты делаешь?
    -Я выпускаю парашу, конец
    Любил варик больше чем Малфурион Тиранду, сбегал 15 лет назад в 7 утра в компьютерный клуб, чтобы с такими же мальцами дать жару другим мальцам. А теперь? А теперь я смотрю на бездушную куклу Артаса с мертвой озвучкой.    -Близзард, что ты делаешь?
    -Я выпускаю парашу, конец
    Любил варик больше чем Малфурион Тиранду, сбегал 15 лет назад в 7 утра в компьютерный клуб, чтобы с такими же мальцами дать жару другим мальцам. А теперь? А теперь я смотрю на бездушную куклу Артаса с мертвой озвучкой.
  4. LexaKret
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Обман покупателей через ложные показы с хорошей графикой(которая, кстати, совершенно не уровня 2020 года), баги(иногда миссия просто не начинается до тех пор, пока не перезайдешь в игру) + они убрали оригинальный варкрафт, заменив его своей "новой" поделкой, которая выглядит ещё хуже.Обман покупателей через ложные показы с хорошей графикой(которая, кстати, совершенно не уровня 2020 года), баги(иногда миссия просто не начинается до тех пор, пока не перезайдешь в игру) + они убрали оригинальный варкрафт, заменив его своей "новой" поделкой, которая выглядит ещё хуже.
  5. McSyndrome
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Absolute embarrassment. The worst part is the forced deforge of the legacy client. I feel cheated although I refunded before launch.
  6. Morthi
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    they managed to ruin even warcraft 3, Blizzard died a long time ago, there is only Greedvision now
  7. fensizor
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Unfinished, unpolished, lazy, outsourced piece of crap. Vote with your wallet and don't give them your money.
  8. Dorfide
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Where's my favourite Blizzard's "hand-painted" style like in Warcraft 3 Classic and WoW (models in Reforged look too realistic, game style is lost and there's no more this cartoony atmosphere in the game)?

    I only see a non-stylized high resolution textures without a soul and too detailed building models. Models of characters and animations look like developed for a cheap asian mobile    Where's my favourite Blizzard's "hand-painted" style like in Warcraft 3 Classic and WoW (models in Reforged look too realistic, game style is lost and there's no more this cartoony atmosphere in the game)?

    I only see a non-stylized high resolution textures without a soul and too detailed building models. Models of characters and animations look like developed for a cheap asian mobile game, they look like plasticine.

    Where are shadows under trees where's ambient occlusion? Why trees and grass dont move because of wind? Why fog dont looks like volumetric object? Why a large majority of cut-scenes are static and there is no nothing happens with camera?

    Blizzard, take a look at Dota 2 it's how your Reforged should look in 2020: stylisation like in WoW ("hand-painted" colourfulness textures and hyperbolic models with no excessive details) + graphics based on new technologies (new advanced lightning system, light shafts, glow, shadows, fx-effects etc.).

    Do I need to explain you Blizzard about nuts and bolts of your own developed game stylization?

    I guess the game didn't developed by Blizzard. Old Warcraft 3 looks more better than Reforged (despite low poly models, low res. textures and outdated graphics engine) because of talented artists, game designers and modellers worked on classic game.

    It's easier to remake the game from scratch, following the canon of Blizzard's style than trying to patch the completely wrong game.    … Expand
  9. Tomthewishful
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    I have poured thousands of hours in Warcraft III alone and as much spread across several of their other games. For years I loved Blizzard and have defended its products, discussed the game mechanics and design choices behind their creation process with hundreds of others on forums and in chatrooms. The past few years Blizzard has turned down a dark path. With Reforged, it severelyI have poured thousands of hours in Warcraft III alone and as much spread across several of their other games. For years I loved Blizzard and have defended its products, discussed the game mechanics and design choices behind their creation process with hundreds of others on forums and in chatrooms. The past few years Blizzard has turned down a dark path. With Reforged, it severely disappoints its playerbase with a falsely advertised cash grab that downgrades the old game. Blizzard has effectively murdered a decades old community in one move and its policies reflect an incredibly authoritarian, demanding, greedy and frankly stupidly blind stance. It is becoming increasingly apparent that Blizzard has betrayed its fans and remorselessly turns itself into a cold corporate vacuum of a company. The one good quality to Reforged would be the graphics but even those completely fail to be true to the original spirit and atmosphere of the game, instead looking like a cheap Chinese knockoff replica. The only way this game could be worse if it were to destroy your harddrive or spread nazi propaganda. The worst thing is I'm not even being dramatic. This sentiment is shared by the overwhelming majority of Warcraft III veterans. Reforged fully deserves its horrendous rating and I hope this serves as a massive red flag to any that would consider even a tentative interest in Reforged or any other Activision Blizzard game purchases. Their chain of soulless decisions has sparked outrage so many times that the word outrage has lost its meaning. The 800 employee layoffs. Suppressing the Blitzchung human rights advocacy. Even then I've never spoken this sternly. I actively advocate against this game in every way and cannot more strongly recommend not to play this game for any reason. Please warn your friends.… Expand
  10. accjust4this
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    This game is a literal downgrade of a game made 2 decades ago. It runs slow, the character models look worse?. The voice acting is ... worse? the new FMV is .. also worse! It's just bad all around. Don't even mention all the bugs. Asking money for a downgrade on abandonware is crazy. Fastest refund I've ever asked for. AVOID.
  11. AyKira
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    this is not a new game.. this is just another communist-fotrnite **** Blizzard dont really care about warcraft 3 they are just trying make some money on it againe and gaine control over custom maps. **** this.
  12. Alkatraz1337
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Take this, for deleting my 7K games and 2 years uptime account.
    Take this for deleting my clan from 2015.
    Take this for enforcing this sh*tshow of a game instead leaving old BNet players to play in peace. Take this for opening my eyes, even though I wanted to buy the game. Take this for making me uninstall WC3 first time in 10 years. Take this Actizzard, I'm never purchasing a single    Take this, for deleting my 7K games and 2 years uptime account.
    Take this for deleting my clan from 2015.
    Take this for enforcing this sh*tshow of a game instead leaving old BNet players to play in peace.
    Take this for opening my eyes, even though I wanted to buy the game.
    Take this for making me uninstall WC3 first time in 10 years.
    Take this Actizzard, I'm never purchasing a single sh*t from you AGAIN    … Expand
  13. Djurke
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    i feal scamed, done with this, canceling all subs on Blizz. Bye
    ghghghghghghghgh
  14. jiggityjosh
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bait and Switch.

    This is their advertisement. Keep in mind they literally outsourced the ONLY thing they did to this game to malaysian sweat shop workers, which was a reskin. Then they removed a BUNCH of the features of the original game. Then they asked more money for this game than WC3 originally cost, with less of the features.

    Warcraft III: Reforged is a stunning reimagining of the revolutionary real-time strategy game that laid the foundation for Azeroth's most epic stories. It is a remake in the truest sense, featuring a thorough visual overhaul, a suite of contemporary social and matchmaking features, and more. Command the Night Elves, Undead, Orcs, and Humans as alliances shift and armies clash in this timeless real-time strategy game.

    WTF    … Expand
  15. Xaalis
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    This was my last hope for Blizzard to show if they have something left from the once beloved company of us. But this is the last straw that broke the camel's back Blizz. This game, a 17 year old game to massacre it like this. This is not only absolutely incompetent but also heart wrecking. This game introduced me to you as a publisher and has a very special place in my heart and now IThis was my last hope for Blizzard to show if they have something left from the once beloved company of us. But this is the last straw that broke the camel's back Blizz. This game, a 17 year old game to massacre it like this. This is not only absolutely incompetent but also heart wrecking. This game introduced me to you as a publisher and has a very special place in my heart and now I cannot even play the old version anymore?

    I feel so sorry for the developers at Blizzard, may all the executives get what they deserve!    … Expand
  16. OutyNya
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Худший ремейк, который я когда-либо видел.
    Постоянно проскакивают фризы. Ладдера нет, онлайн матчи лагают. Ужасная озвучка персонажей (человек озвучивавший Артаса крайне халатно отнёсся к своим обязаностям, да и не только он)    Худший ремейк, который я когда-либо видел.
    Постоянно проскакивают фризы. Ладдера нет, онлайн матчи лагают. Ужасная озвучка персонажей (человек озвучивавший Артаса крайне халатно отнёсся к своим обязаностям, да и не только он)
  17. Poeasy
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    “over 4 hours of reforged cutscenes,” and “an updated UI“? Why the hell you lying
    Why you always lying
    Mhmm, oh my god, stop freaking lying
  18. Zhuorui
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    暴雪毁掉了经典的魔兽争霸3，更加不可思议的是，他们强迫所有购买过魔兽争霸3混乱之治和冰封王座的人升级到这款质量很差的重制版。
    blizzard destroyed classic warcraft 3,they forced players who bought War3:ROCand TFT upgraded this stupid reforged. So Disappointed
  19. MarceloLegolas
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Bad game. Cut scenes are worse than original. They lied at Blizcon. Don't buy it.
  20. Mopei_ECO200Y
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Not only was the online feature with battle.net not working during the initial release, even the single player aspects and the cinematics fail to live up to the original release of the vanilla. The cutscenes of the fights does not flow as they look like they were made by fans from an indie studio, which was very disappointing given how Blizzard was most known for making the best cinematicsNot only was the online feature with battle.net not working during the initial release, even the single player aspects and the cinematics fail to live up to the original release of the vanilla. The cutscenes of the fights does not flow as they look like they were made by fans from an indie studio, which was very disappointing given how Blizzard was most known for making the best cinematics to capture the moment despite the other flaws in the gameplay. The models of female heroes looks like they have simply took the male hero portraits and recolored them instead of making new female models from scratch when you see female reforged models when playing online using the classic client. Furthermore online gameplay lags and stutters even with a RTX2080 GPU which is far above the recommended specs of the game. One positive note is they are continuing to accept refunds for the game through their support tickets but that does not contribute to increasing the score for the title in any way as that is not a gameplay issue but a customer service issue.… Expand
  21. jadielrulez
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    terrible just terrible complete money grab nothing more nothing less. try and get a refund if possible.
  22. kelxern
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    looks and plays like cheap trash, a far cry from the polish and quality i once expected from Blizzard
  23. Moderntaker1
    Jan 31, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 0.9 from reforged + 9.1 from original game = 10/10
    You thought so, blizzard?
    Thanks. Great work.    … Expand
  24. 1990mixa
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    This is not a game, this is a scam. Not only is this false advertisement at its 'prime', but even the 'thing' that we got is not working.
    All 'new stuff' is like someone modded all models in the game...and thats it, its all, everything else is same or worse by design/feel. Same UI, SAME CAMERA ANGLES FOR CUTSCENES LIKE IN OLD VERSION. Game looks so similar to old that i even forget    This is not a game, this is a scam. Not only is this false advertisement at its 'prime', but even the 'thing' that we got is not working.
    All 'new stuff' is like someone modded all models in the game...and thats it, its all, everything else is same or worse by design/feel. Same UI, SAME CAMERA ANGLES FOR CUTSCENES LIKE IN OLD VERSION. Game looks so similar to old that i even forget sometimes that they have new game models... maps are awful, worse graphic then 17 old maps.
    BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM is that this game is not working, this is not even BETA state, this plays like late ALPHA. Black screens, crashes, messed up sound for units, laggy interface, stuttering on a pc that can handle max out DOOM on 200fps...
    I dont want event to talk about new TOA for custom maps...
    This whole game is one, very poorly made, 30/40 dollars mod...
    RIP BLIZZARD    … Expand
  25. Whatisthisdude
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Is this an out of season April 1st joke?
    Really, missing features, false advertisement, original client is gone!
    Goodbye Blizzzzz
  26. Trojak91
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Game is broken lost of content. You can't even refound it or play it because is buged. Do t even think to buy it best game scam of 2020
  27. iAmArgelH
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    It doesn't have any of the things that they promised to us. I don't really know how they did it, but they did a downgrade a 17 years old game
  28. Gerret
    Jan 31, 2020
    1
    I wanted to buy this soooo badly, but instead I just started the old one again yesterday.
  29. amigono1
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    игра УГ, рефаунд

    - No new UI
    - No new cutscenes (just the old ones rescaled)
    - Lots of old features missing
  30. FATNER
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Full of bugs, no real improvement that can be appreciated. 100% Refund.
    - No new UI
    - No new cutscenes (just the old ones rescaled)
    - Lots of old features missing
  31. Royalty1G
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Terrible game, so many things missing. This is NOT the Blizzard we grew up knowing and have been taken over by corporate greed. Shame. I will never be buying a Blizzard game again.
  32. Soulfingah
    Feb 8, 2020
    0
    They ruined my childhood game. Good job Blizzard, good job. I give it a 0 because they meddled with the Original Game.
  33. maxipas
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
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  34. Verre
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    A terrible disappointment and an atrocious example of corporate greed. The game is missing advertised material, is buggy and custom content is robbed from player creators.
  35. Decepti0n
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Somehow Blizzard downgrade their game by reforging them.

    I don't care that the graphics are much more new. It's not better. Better graphics doesn't mean better game.

    Honestly at least do what you promise us and don't get rid of old features and I'll consider picking it up again.
  36. nubischeprinz
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Eine Ära geht zu Ende. Es ist mir völlig rätselhaft wie ein so großer Konzern Entscheidungen rechtfertigen kann oder möchte, die zu einem Ergebnis geführt haben, das uns hier und heute als Reforged präsentiert wurde. Blizzard blendet die Kernzielgruppe komplett aus, entfernt für die Community essentielle Bestandteile des Spiels und hat sich seit der langen Betaphase nie die Blöße gegeben,Eine Ära geht zu Ende. Es ist mir völlig rätselhaft wie ein so großer Konzern Entscheidungen rechtfertigen kann oder möchte, die zu einem Ergebnis geführt haben, das uns hier und heute als Reforged präsentiert wurde. Blizzard blendet die Kernzielgruppe komplett aus, entfernt für die Community essentielle Bestandteile des Spiels und hat sich seit der langen Betaphase nie die Blöße gegeben, auch nur einmal auf Augenhöhe mit der Community zu kommunizieren und auf Kritik einzugehen.

    Ein Großteil der Punkte wurde in den anderen Reviews schon genannt, ich möchte speziell nochmal diese Punkte hervorheben:

    - das klassische Matchmaking wurde entfernt; es gibt keine Ladder und keine Übersicht der Siege/Niederlagen mehr. IN EINEM KOMPETITIVEN MULTIPLAYER GAME. Das war ein so zentraler Bestandteil des Spiels, das über 17 Jahre dafür gesorgt hat, dass das Spiel immer noch gespielt wurde. Unglaublich.
    - es ist nicht mehr möglich mit der klassischen Spielversion The Frozen Throne zu spielen; stattdessen wird man über den Launcher in den neuen Layer gezwungen (mit all den Nachteilen)
    - die alten Sounds sind nicht mehr verfügbar; die Nostalgie der alten Stimmen z.B. wenn der Peon "Arbeit, Arbeit" ruft ist verloren gegangen. Die neuen Stimmen klingen gewöhnungsbedürftig. Das mag für neue Spieler kein Problem sein, ist aber für alte Spieler sehr enttäuschend.
    - die User Experience bzw. die grafische Oberfläche der Menü- und Panelgestaltung ist einfach nur ein Schlag ins Gesicht. Schrift, Buttons, Chat, Einstellungen bis hin zu den verpixelten Karten in der Vorschau oder der fehlenden Möglichkeit die richtige Auflösung für WIdescreen-Monitore einzustellen (gab es mal in der 1.30; hat Blizzard auch erfolgreich kaputt gepatcht); oder die fehlende Möglichkeit Custom Hotkeys direkt über das Menü einzustellen ist einfach nur frustrierend
    - Custom Games funktionieren nur noch teilweise oder eingeschränkt und es gibt keinen richtigen Filter mehr in der Übersicht (nur noch eine Volltextsuche); die ganze Übersicht wirkt sehr unübersichtlich gegenüber der alten Version. Das bekommt jedes moderne iPad Spiel besser hin.

    Noch nie wurde bei einem Remake so wenig über die Grafik gesprochen wie bei diesem Spiel. Blizzard hat das Spiel kastriert, nochmal kastriert, nochmal kastriert und dann mit dem falschen Farbton drübergepinselt. Auch wenn die neue Grafik der Models und Icons im Detail ganz schön aussehen mag, funktioniert sie im Großen und ganzen einfach nicht in einem kompetitiven Spiel, da die Lernkurve durch die Entfremdung der alten Grafik zu hoch ist und die visuelle Übersicht auf dem Schlachtfeld durch die vielen Details, falschen "Farben" und Beleuchtung sehr schlecht ausfällt.

    Das neue Stadtportal Icon sieht z.B. aus wie ein Heiltrank die Grunzer sehen neben einigen Banditen Creeps aus wie die eigenen Einheiten. Das kann einfach nicht funktionieren.

    Awful remake. Thank you Blizzard for killing a legendary game.    … Expand
  37. Simonello
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    The game is complete sucks. how to get my money back?
    good year started)))))
  38. Vill88
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    I really wanted to like Reforged. I LOVE warcraft 3. It's a game that defined how I not only love Warcraft, but RTS/RPG/Army type games even. The game itself is still there, so new players will enjoy the game if it does not freeze and cause issues.

    Blizzard promised so much and continue to toss their audience into the mud and wonder why we don't enjoy it. I thought I was alone hating    I really wanted to like Reforged. I LOVE warcraft 3. It's a game that defined how I not only love Warcraft, but RTS/RPG/Army type games even. The game itself is still there, so new players will enjoy the game if it does not freeze and cause issues.

    Blizzard promised so much and continue to toss their audience into the mud and wonder why we don't enjoy it. I thought I was alone hating this but I am obviously not alone. Blizzard is not the same company. They are, like Bethesda, a good thing gone bad.    … Expand
  39. Cegesh
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Warcraft 3 Reforged is a fraud. The new customer agreement goes against customer protection laws.
    False advertisment is still used for this buggy mess. The advertisment New ingame cinematics don't exist. The game crashes. Multiplayer is buggy. Customgames don't work. The new UI is worse then the old.
    The new lounge and chat are a joke. War against modders. Illegal claims against modders.    Warcraft 3 Reforged is a fraud. The new customer agreement goes against customer protection laws.
    False advertisment is still used for this buggy mess. The advertisment New ingame cinematics don't exist. The game crashes. Multiplayer is buggy. Customgames don't work. The new UI is worse then the old.
    The new lounge and chat are a joke.
    War against modders.
    Illegal claims against modders.
    No 3D campaign background.
    A bug were you lose on the start of a game.
    And it will destroy your original WC3.
    Don't buy it    … Expand
  40. Snaketh
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    They've taken a classic game and ruined it. Between the graphics becoming worse the game hardly plays to blizzard becoming nothing but money grubbing failures. They've done horrible things to TOS basically stealing they're own gamers ideas because they're jealous that they cant come up with any good ideas so let's rob our fans. Now they are banning anyone on they're fourns for trying toThey've taken a classic game and ruined it. Between the graphics becoming worse the game hardly plays to blizzard becoming nothing but money grubbing failures. They've done horrible things to TOS basically stealing they're own gamers ideas because they're jealous that they cant come up with any good ideas so let's rob our fans. Now they are banning anyone on they're fourns for trying to help others get a refund on this broken false advertised game. Blizzard is past its hay day and needs to be put to sleep before Activision continues to make it suffer. .… Expand
  41. popocho
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Blizzard is no more.
    It's a far cry from the company that makes no wrong, and this horrible state of things.

    You either die Silicon & Synapse or you live long enough to become Activision-Blizzard
  42. Waercon
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    After getting disapointed with Beta for Azeroth, blizzard manages to kill their next game.
  43. gepe9000
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    - Terrible. TERRIBLE unit models. (footman with a dagger? wtf?)
    - Redesigned style that turned the game into a clowning game
    - Bloggers (omg really?) as voice actors (in the Russian version)
  44. Schumacker
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    O warcraft 3 reforged foi uma completa decepção, o jogo está quebrando e os gráficos e cinemáticas tiveram melhorias insignificantes!
  45. Karnex1754
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Various general systems are doing very poorly and reaching a single, solitary chat room.
    The promise of having Thai language?
  46. Stoneater
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Bad remaster. Made me lose a lot of maps. Broke a lot of things. They now want to own every custom game created for themselves. Cannot even refund this garbage or play the original game as this overwrites that one. Worst!
    More importantly, they lied. They made promises and did not keep them. Ruined the game for most of us.
  47. restinpeacebliz
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    False marketing, EULA changes that prohibit tons of custom games, old WC3 client and its previously superior Battle net functionality gone, censorship of certain voice lines (Dryad saying she's wasted), the list goes on. There are so many reasons you should hate this, if you actually like the old Warcraft 3.
  48. brax-undead
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    мало того, что просто много функций срезали, оптимизацию не завезли, лагов и вылетов добавили, так ещё и классическую версию насильно поменяли людям на новую, а если переключить графику на старую - она будет хуже...
  49. Vandar
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    My disappointment is so immense I made this account just to rate it 0.

    Blizzard successfully released a remaster that not only fails to deliver a positive experience, but destroys the original game! Well done.

    No new UI, poor animation/cutscenes and stealing people's creations. Awful.
  50. 31203253
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Yo wtf? 40$ for this trash ?? Even Classic W3 still better than this **** ...
  51. kewnee
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    i hate when corporate greed takes over a good project ruins it and expects you to pay for it anyway. im disappointed in blizzard or how we should call it from now on activision
  52. IconicRipjack
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    It takes work to imagine this release being any worse.

    What's good: the unit/building renders (not the final product!) are pretty great. I'm talking about the original work by Lemon Sky, the art studio that the modeling was outsourced to. If you want to see their work in isolation of the outdated, poorly updated lighting and animation then you have to look up the leaks on Hive Workshop.    It takes work to imagine this release being any worse.

    What's good: the unit/building renders (not the final product!) are pretty great. I'm talking about the original work by Lemon Sky, the art studio that the modeling was outsourced to. If you want to see their work in isolation of the outdated, poorly updated lighting and animation then you have to look up the leaks on Hive Workshop. Some argue that the textures are too dull, or the team colors not vibrant enough. I agree, but we have to start somewhere.

    Not much else is great about this release. It was originally advertised as having an updated campaign with new voice acting and new cutscene camera angles to show off the assets. They also had various pitches about what they'd do with cinematic cutscenes, which is a lot of the grief you'll read about on forums. Let's nevermind the drama about cinematics, it's only a couple of minutes _total_ of the whole game experience and so not a huge deal, but it was misleading. They also stopped short of providing as many new models as they had suggested. They did get very close, though. The new UI seems to have been scrapped, along with just about all of the campaign updates, including voiceover updates. Keep in mind that all of the initial announcement material that outlines all of these features is still part of the official website and marketing material, which is what condemns all of it.

    What is made worse is that, unlike other "remasters" or "remakes" (no consensus on which this is *supposed* to be), Reforged has taken the original game along with it. You can no longer play the original game with your friends since the client auto-updates to the Reforged client, meaning you are stuck playing Reforged without Reforged models.

    No matter which game you bought, old or new, you're stuck with the incredible framerate/performance issues (for this eighteen year old game) that also impact the *MENUS* (which apparently is an embedded web browser instead of using the engine that the rest of the game uses with models, animations, and hitboxes, like WarCraft 3 used to?), limited functionality (there are more than a dozen discrete Battle.net features that just no longer exist in WarCraft 3), limited gameplay options (customs games and custom campaigns currently broken an absent, as of time of writing), not really any new features, definitely no QOL improvements (still can't reconnect after a game if you disconnect, so we relive the nostalgia of that **** experience at least!). A lot of the charm and care put into the original game is gone such as faction art and flair in menus.. but that's just presentation. We're so far away from that being a concern, because the game is broken as **** doesn't have even half of what it promised.. and worst of all..

    .. Even if you did *just* want new models, the animations are so poorly done, the old lighting and rendering system has been SO poorly updated (or hardly at all?), and the resolution/camera angles do not provide enough fidelity to actually make any practical USE out of the detail! As a matter of fact, sometimes it can be hard to tell which units you're looking at because of all of these issues crashing into each other.

    Warcraft 3: Reforged is a colossal mess, as many of us expected when we waited almost a *FULL CALENDAR YEAR* to see an *ART PREVIEW* of the night elves. Blizzard was silent on the further development of this game because it was a mess, remains a mess, and will always be a mess. I'd like to give it a single point, because Lemon Sky did a great job on the initial renders (that we are hardly allowed to enjoy..), and I'm sure this game will allow _some_ new people to experience and enjoy a game they otherwise wouldn't have.. but it came with the death of one of the greatest games I've ever played.

    I spent so much time bonding with my friends over this game as a teen - countless hours of fun. We could play it last month, and it was still a good game. Today, even if we wanted to put up with all of these issues, we can't even play together since we're not in the same region. And that is profoundly sad.    … Expand
  53. parkermccrady
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    False advertising, shipped broken, denied refund requests and no accountability from what was once a titan of a development company.
  54. BlizzardFan1
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Это провал!
    Обман, наглый обман, в рекламе!
    Игрокам обещали перековку! Расширенную кампанию, кинематографические интерлюдии, красивую графику и многое другое. А на деле мы получили сломанный мультиплеер, графика не дотягует даже до дэмо, раскладка (хоткеи) настраивается через ФАЙЛ .txt В ФАЙЛАХ ИГРЫ!!!!!! КАК ЭТО КОММЕНТИРОВАТЬ???? 2020год!    Это провал!
    Обман, наглый обман, в рекламе!
    Игрокам обещали перековку! Расширенную кампанию, кинематографические интерлюдии, красивую графику и многое другое.
    А на деле мы получили сломанный мультиплеер, графика не дотягует даже до дэмо, раскладка (хоткеи) настраивается через ФАЙЛ .txt В ФАЙЛАХ ИГРЫ!!!!!! КАК ЭТО КОММЕНТИРОВАТЬ???? 2020год!
  55. Hrafnkol
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    This is insult is a complete robbery of the Warcraft experience. It lacks much of the single-player content, the competitive components, and has scared away creative modders who added to the game's variety. On top of all of that, this mockery of Warcraft III destroyed its origin.
  56. XenonCZ
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Total masacre. Bugs everywhere, missing maps, cannot join or create game....useless bul-sh-it.
  57. Nightmare17
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Basically, Blizzard **** the bed big time. Additionally, removing the ability to play our 2003 versions I have owned for 17 years and forcing us to use the terrible reforged client. Apparently I dont own it anymore. This was an absolute disgrace of a release. The fact they pushed it out like this tells a lot about the values of this company nowadays... They just lost a loyal customer of 17Basically, Blizzard **** the bed big time. Additionally, removing the ability to play our 2003 versions I have owned for 17 years and forcing us to use the terrible reforged client. Apparently I dont own it anymore. This was an absolute disgrace of a release. The fact they pushed it out like this tells a lot about the values of this company nowadays... They just lost a loyal customer of 17 years. It's a sad day for Blizzard.… Expand
  58. Hraefn
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    The continual decay of activision's grasp on yet another blizzard product. If you are reading this, join the rest of and abandon the filth you remain in.
  59. Lbrances
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Unfinished, disappointing, moneygrab. At least leave us with the old WC3. I was so excited for this release, I didnt know I'd be getting something so unpolished....
  60. theman9
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Total garbage. I understand games have bugs, but not being able to login or getting kicked off 10 seconds after five failed attempts is absurd.

    A lot of these reviewers remember the glory days when Blizzard represented quality and endless hours of gameplay. Those days are forever gone. I will never purchase a Blizzard product again. Robert Kotick can find another way to bait and switch    Total garbage. I understand games have bugs, but not being able to login or getting kicked off 10 seconds after five failed attempts is absurd.

    A lot of these reviewers remember the glory days when Blizzard represented quality and endless hours of gameplay. Those days are forever gone. I will never purchase a Blizzard product again. Robert Kotick can find another way to bait and switch customers.

    Eventually when companies continue to put profits over consumers, they end up failing. Can't wait to see this disaster go down in flames.    … Expand
  61. Thekowz
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Heartbreaking to see happen to one of my all time favorite games. Shame on you Blizzard
  62. Raffx
    Jan 31, 2020
    1
    I'm so disappointment, that I have created this account.
    As we all know, this game is awful, but Blizzard removed classic Warcraft 3 too. I can't download classic who I bought a long time ago on battle.net. Game from cd plays, but I can't use battle.net anymore.
  63. snaiper1731
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Все вы смогли сделать это текстурки убить кастомки, сделать баганый онлайн, не оптимизированое меню отказываться вернуть деньги и так далее. Верните мне 2003
  64. Kakevu
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    I want to cry, I really don't know what to feel conesto, more than disappointment.
    What happened to you blizzard, I don't believe in you anymore.
  65. toreges157
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Bait and switch marketing campaign. Showed a completely different game in their marketing materials, delivered a complete disaster. On top of that, the original game has lost critical features in the process, forcing old users to purchase Reforged for the removed feature-set from the original game (such as Shadows in-game for example).
  66. RWatermelon
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    I'm just devastated. Multiplayer does not work at the moment, half of the buttons have no function, endless lags, no multiprocessor support (this sounds like the middle ages, but is sad reality). I got a metacritic account just for this negative review, and I will try to get the lost money back. What was delivered on this release date is everything, just not fully developed. I started theI'm just devastated. Multiplayer does not work at the moment, half of the buttons have no function, endless lags, no multiprocessor support (this sounds like the middle ages, but is sad reality). I got a metacritic account just for this negative review, and I will try to get the lost money back. What was delivered on this release date is everything, just not fully developed. I started the game and after 10 minutes I just shut it down, because I was so disappointed.… Expand
  67. Lynx914
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Pure false advertisement. Not what was promised to us and the way blizzard went about releasing this game without clarifying beforehand is purely evil. Whatever respect I once had for this great company long ago has died with this release. Shame on you blizzard.
  68. MrMani
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    What can I say besides **** They promised us new cinematics, **** that, a better UI, **** that too, even better, they said **** half the things that were already in the game, in a 17 year old game. Is 2020 and the units move a 20 FPS, you may notice that if you can get into a game, because servers are as ****ing broken as everything else. I really didn't thought that they could **** a 2002What can I say besides **** They promised us new cinematics, **** that, a better UI, **** that too, even better, they said **** half the things that were already in the game, in a 17 year old game. Is 2020 and the units move a 20 FPS, you may notice that if you can get into a game, because servers are as ****ing broken as everything else. I really didn't thought that they could **** a 2002 game but hey, here we are with a broken **** show of a game.… Expand
  69. XII-Unwritten
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    *Slow clap*
    Why did you feel the need to remove things from wc3... some of us still play it and after many years of having these features you remove them from us... because of a remastered it, what are you thinking... this is the 1st review i have ever written but for this i will
  70. Kisumii
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    i just think it's just a sad situation, a lot of us grew up with this beautiful master piece and the after experience with the custom maps where just so fun, to think that everything is getting erased just because blizzard is scared of lossing prestige, just because they weren't able to make a fun gamemode by they own.
  71. donveech
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    EA managed to mess up a billion dollar IP, but even they realized where they went wrong and now battlefront 2 is amazing.

    Blizzard took an 18 year old game and downright broke it, I can't even play it due to terrible servers(which were fine before) and just seems like a greedy end of fiscal year cash grab. For shame blizzard, for shame.
  72. FUblizz
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Everything they told you this would be is a lie, and they are gonna steal your ideas without giving credit. Skip this one
  73. johnmes214
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Absolutely horrible. I feel genuine sadness. Not even player profiles. No ladders. No tournaments. No community. Minuscule graphics upgrade. Not exactly cheap, 2 years, AND a beta and this is what we get?
  74. Oneg223
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Ripoff just ripoff..................................................................
  75. Nickotine71666
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Terrible this game is so bad not good nothing that was promised refund everybody hide ya scores hide ya forums we downvoting errybody out here
  76. suicideking71
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Why would you do this destroy such a fan favorite game. Activision and Blizzard never should have merged. I was so excited for this game to come out only to be met with a lazy re-skin and texture update. Blizzard deserves this score and no one will give a **** about Overwatch 2 or Diablo 4 if this is the type of quality content blizzard comes up with.
  77. georgetl
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This product is a lie , its not a remaster its a cash grab remake, SC remastered price was 15 euro , this cash grab is 30 euro . And for what? missing features ,3-4 levels at most remade , but also took the old one charm , cutscenes look awful with low res... Don't but it , save money for a better game...
  78. Blizzsucks
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This game should've been free given the **** quality. A disgrace to the original game and will be my last blizzard game.
  79. maxcopters
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Huge fan here, spent over 500$ on the originals..This reforged abomination is everything that is wrong today with Blizzard. I hope they can see themselves in a mirror for what it is - a lazy unfinished thoughtless horrible cash grab. Free Hong Kong, unban Blitzchung, stop sucking communist deck, do not take a dump on a Warcraft 3 ROC AND FT grave, please
  80. generic_uke_elf
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    How could you cripple a classic so badly?

    This game used to be good. What has happened to you Blizzard? Why join the **** companies? People used to like your products man, you used to inspire fandoms. Now look at this ****
  81. uonod1323
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    When I was about 10 years old, Warcraft 3 was an amazing game for me. I spent a lot of time in my notebook imagining games like Warcraft. But now Blizzard is raping the dream that the boy had back then.
  82. Pure85
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I would rather wipe my ass with the money I spent that mess. Complete and utter horse **** of a game
  83. Noisrevid
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Reskinning over my original copy, removing original features, failing to allow custom maps be of the original creator, failing to launch custom maps without being kicked back into lobby, and a complete and utter dismissal of your fan base makes me proud to rate this a zero. Well done, Blizzard. You destroyed your reputation with an investor and a fan.… Expand
  84. Bayushi_oni
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Shame on you, blizzard.
    This empty shell of a game is like your final nail on the coffin you put our beloved franchises in.

    You deserve nothing more than what you got, now.
    Your lies, your empty promises, your merdiocre product... everything is shamefull...
  85. RoflcopterV22
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    It's amazing that they can make a game from 1999 worse with 20 more years of technology and experience
  86. AlexPH
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Thanks for the forced downgrade Blizzard. What a pathetic money grab attempt. Greed is a hideous thing.
  87. LeGuignon
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    How could they release it like that ? With no match making, rankings, profiles, stats ? Buggy interface and multiples bugs (tree selections, game speed changing randomly) ?
    They had a chance to revive one of the best RTS ever, and they blew it. It's not a labor of passion, and all the people involved should feel ashamed.
  88. badirontree
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    How do you f*** an old game so much ?
    I got in a mission and the game automatically ended and I lost !?!?!?
    What monkey programme this sh** ???
    People think that Fallout was bad lol
  89. Terry309
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    This is an insult to all Warcraft fans, Blizzard basically took down the Warcraft 3 Rebirth mod (which was available for free) and essentially made it themselves to sell to you only it's inferior to the mod in every single way. Boycott this godawful company!!!
  90. marimbajoe
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    I like the game, but seriously this is extremely disappointing without even talking about the false advertising. I think it should be abundantly clear that what they have done with the game is unacceptable. Many features from the old game don't work, and the graphical upgrades, while nice, are not nearly good enough to justify it.
  91. abdubda
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    I just sad because they ruined one of the best game of all time. What have you done Blizzard? At long last, no king rules forever
  92. arbitrator
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    I didn't buy reforged because I saw this coming, however my own old copy of wc3 is now **** with it? Go to hell blizzard, played your games since wc1 and now I have to be careful and refuse to buy your games for years. Good to see Activision managed to ruin one of the best game making companies in history.
  93. sniperfoxdls
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Extremely disappointing!

    A "Reforged" shouldn't be an upgrade in some areas and a downgrade in others. It should be an upgrade or at least a kept-the-same in all areas. They also decided that they were going to claim full IP rights on any mods, so the mod scene for it is going to be dead before it gets started. Pre-ordered it first day it was available. Refunded it after an hour    Extremely disappointing!

    A "Reforged" shouldn't be an upgrade in some areas and a downgrade in others. It should be an upgrade or at least a kept-the-same in all areas.

    They also decided that they were going to claim full IP rights on any mods, so the mod scene for it is going to be dead before it gets started.

    Pre-ordered it first day it was available. Refunded it after an hour of play.

    The Blizzard you knew and loved from years ago is dead. Pathetic!    … Expand
  94. bigbadmamajama1
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Not only is this game complete dog crap, they ruined the old Warcraft 3 with it. Good job blizzard. Thanks for ripping me off.
  95. Neritrax
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Reforged this is a joke. >>>>downgrade
    Dick **** my friends blizzard **** my **** so hard
  96. Maqus
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Pre-ordered in 2018 and this game is a complete betrayal. Should've made the game on a new engine and started over from scratch instead of worrying about the older version of the game. Want a refund.
  97. Nikolasimo
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Good job Blizzard for this poorly optimized game in general...Apart from custom games that don’t work,the game gets spike lags on my PC that meets the requirements by far more than needed... -.- 40€ for the deluxe edition wasted...Useless company...I want the old Blizzard back!Where is it?!
  98. Samsonatlanta
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Graphics just don’t look good. It’s inferior to the previous release and Blizzard is just a **** company now
  99. TZT
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Actualy the worst remaster possible. There was absolutely no effort. This misunderstanding should not have come out at all.
  100. Kidzin
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    I can't believe i un-dusted my Metacritiic account but god damn does Reforged deserve the worst possible mark. First thing - the game itself is not good. Optimiization is really bad, plenty of bugs of different nature and crashes. It doesn't look good at all, with weird mesh of very realistic graphics and cartoon. Doesn't sound good in every place where it didn't rip of sounds from theI can't believe i un-dusted my Metacritiic account but god damn does Reforged deserve the worst possible mark. First thing - the game itself is not good. Optimiization is really bad, plenty of bugs of different nature and crashes. It doesn't look good at all, with weird mesh of very realistic graphics and cartoon. Doesn't sound good in every place where it didn't rip of sounds from the classic WC3. They have managed to mess up UI, unit models, color scheme, cut scenes etc. And that's just experience from single player.

    Now all mods made for Reforged belong to blizzard. Seriously? Solid ToS, i'm sure modding scene will thrive with that.

    But the worst thing is that they killed battle.net that run original WC3 TFT multi-player. You can no longer play it outside of downloading 30GB of this dumpster fire, forced into new client that takes away features. 17 years old classic, one of the best RTSs ever made with the best modding scene is dead. Well done Activision-Blizzard. Nothing is sacred anymore.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 46
  3. Negative: 3 out of 46
  1. PCMag
    May 1, 2020
    50
    Blizzard has addressed some of the complaints and criticism hurled its way, and has promised to work on many of these issues. Naturally, one must ask why the game was released in such a state, especially considering the negative attention the company has garnered over the past year with the reveal of Diablo Immortal and the Blizzard/China controversy.
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  2. AusGamers
    Mar 4, 2020
    65
    In the end it’s worth noting that when viewing a remake or remaster what needs to be taken into consideration is the source material, how it looks, feels, and plays. That is, in addition to the work carried out to recreate moments, update visuals, and change any of the presentation. To do otherwise would be silly, a terrible game with a wonderful remaster doesn’t warrant a high score. In the case of Warcraft III, the inverse to that is also true. So, what we end up with is something in-between. A classic reborn, in a package that doesn’t warrant all that much in the way of celebration.
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  3. Player 2
    Mar 2, 2020
    50
    If you set your expectations a little lower, then Warcraft 3: Reforged is a game worth of your time and money. Sadly, for many of us out there, we were expecting a little more.
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