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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  3. Negative: 29,219 out of 31090

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  1. xxGunslingerxx
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Blizzard is dead. Has been a great run but at this point it is clear that their investors have claimed complete control (creative and not) and it shows. They have not kept any of their promises, it's very buggy and even lacks features that we used to have in the original game. It really looks like an half assed mobile game, it's a remaster not a remake as they claimed. Not only did theyBlizzard is dead. Has been a great run but at this point it is clear that their investors have claimed complete control (creative and not) and it shows. They have not kept any of their promises, it's very buggy and even lacks features that we used to have in the original game. It really looks like an half assed mobile game, it's a remaster not a remake as they claimed. Not only did they release this poor excuse for a game, they releases a huge patch for warcraft 3 which removes/brakes tons of features and gamemodes. Other maps and gamemodes were banned due to copyright issues, this should not be a problem to begin with since we are talking about user made content. It wouldn't surprise me to discover that this happened due to the stake holders having business with the copyright holders referenced in that content. I would give it a 2 but at this point I'll give it a 0 for their poor treatment of their customers. If you want to do a good thing for the games industry don't support such a company… Expand
  2. Aemithrion
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    It's a disaster. For me the campaign is absolute master piece and cornerstone od Warcraft. When they announced the Culling trailer on Blizzcon 2018, along with making some subtle changes to make Jaina and Sylvanas and maybe some other characters a little bit more prominent, I was beyond delighted.

    Instead we got almost the same cutscenes as 18 years ago. Granted, some ARE improved like    It's a disaster. For me the campaign is absolute master piece and cornerstone od Warcraft. When they announced the Culling trailer on Blizzcon 2018, along with making some subtle changes to make Jaina and Sylvanas and maybe some other characters a little bit more prominent, I was beyond delighted.

    Instead we got almost the same cutscenes as 18 years ago. Granted, some ARE improved like the Arthas claiming Frostmourne, but most are not, and even those a little bit improved fell short of what was promised. For me, the Culling style (from the trailer) would have been like a whole New experience. What we get is just the same with better graphics, a few cosmetic changes to disguise the fact that they had done almost nothing, and a ton od Bugs and stripped features.

    The only way forward I can see is for Blizzard to urgently remedy all the technical problems, restore features, AND make the cutscenes that were promised. I don't care if it takes a month, two or half a Year but they MUST be done. Blizzard has the audacity to still advertise the game with Culling trailer from Blizzcon 2018 at this very moment.

    I mean they can stil salvage the situation, but it requires them to step forward, admit they screwed this up and actually deliver what was promised and made people buy this game in the first place. Of course fixing all the technical problems goes without saying.    … Expand
  3. PeaceWalker
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    Thank you Blizzard for not turning Warcraft 3 into a cinematic movie. Enjoying the updated graphics and glad to see the original content fully intact and running smoothly. Great job.
  4. Doeppoep
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Blizzard.... straight up lying in the face of your own customers and fans. This is a scam, not a game.
  5. taylinsora
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    to mess with one of the most legendary games of all time, and claim the newest update is a "Remaster" is a horrendous insult to true remasters, such as RE3, which is a critically acclaimed game who's remaster did it's original game justice.

    for this there's no justice, there's no winning, everyone loses and the only thing they can do to fix this mess is simple revoke the changes and    to mess with one of the most legendary games of all time, and claim the newest update is a "Remaster" is a horrendous insult to true remasters, such as RE3, which is a critically acclaimed game who's remaster did it's original game justice.

    for this there's no justice, there's no winning, everyone loses and the only thing they can do to fix this mess is simple revoke the changes and submit an apology, investors already see how disliked their company is, they've seen how they manage themselves and their marketing, right now i feel for all develops of their games who toil and work to the bone only to have their work, their vision turned into a foolish quick buck version of a more grandiose vision...

    to end my review, like many, who've both played and had friends impacted by this...this game will go down in history as the worst defiling of a legendary tile ever by a major company, not even activision, or bethesda, even EA can't compare to what was ruined this year. thank you for the great years of fun WoW, i will miss you, and i will remember it for the game it WAS, and not what...this thing they made it into is.    … Expand
  6. nazgul1980
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    As a long time Blizzard fan I have to say that this is the worst remaster possible! be shame Blizzard, be shame.....I refunded. I will not support this scum.....
  7. Faizanx2
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I hate blizzard for taking away the original game and dropping all forms of support for it. I didn't log onto Warcraft 3 for 8 months and lost all of my friend list. Now i waited for reforged and they showed their true colors again, they proved that they didn't care about their fans and player base. I can not express my disappointment and disgust enough shame on them for tarnishing all ofI hate blizzard for taking away the original game and dropping all forms of support for it. I didn't log onto Warcraft 3 for 8 months and lost all of my friend list. Now i waited for reforged and they showed their true colors again, they proved that they didn't care about their fans and player base. I can not express my disappointment and disgust enough shame on them for tarnishing all of my child hood memories.… Expand
  8. Notyepvance
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This game is a lazy cash grab. No effort, **** graphics, terrible game play, missing features, the list goes on. Blizzard, bruh, what are you doing? I threw up twice writing this review.
  9. Devilsoxygen
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    The new trend of releasing unfinished games... Blizzard has been fully consumed by activision. This game is unfinished laggy and not optimised. You cant create custom maps bc all custom maps are property of blizz.
  10. Ruzaky
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Blizzard really messed up very badly this time. Also they refusing to refund this abomination.
  11. baxcbah
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Its time to start making games and not a business model! There is a line, and if you want to make a profit, do as cdpr
  12. kaszek
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Is this game a joke?
    I payed 30 euros for reskined warcraft 3 and cannot even play campaign thanks to bug that makes me loose instantly. Game feels like and probably is a cheap cash grab. The UI stayed the same so no Quality of life features for you and for what i have seen the cutscenes stayed exactly the same! It really shouldn't be named reforged because it's just a lie.
  13. nik1188
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Terrible... false advertising at its finest
    Blizzard should be ashamed of themselves for failing to deliver what originally showed and promised
  14. Fackyouger
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Blizzard **** up as always. This "small indie company" has to quit game industry
  15. Wownix
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    So f*****g disappointed. My favorite videogame company is not the same anymore.
  16. direin
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Pretty horrible overall they didn't have to do that much and failed even at that.
  17. Cali01
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    That would be funny if it wouldn´t break my heart.

    I wanted to get the game that much and bought it direct after i saw the trailer. This was the last time Blizzard disapointet me.
  18. EmpathicV
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I had to make a metacritic account just to review this.

    This is a disgrace, False advertising at its finest.
  19. Wickedlike
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I wany my money back, this game is unplayable and wose then before.
    False ads as well.
  20. Marclem
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Not the game I expected it be. Should have been called re skinned instead of reforged.
  21. Beaned
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    The level that was set as a new low has changed 3 times in a short 3 years. EA being notorious for such things. A huge shock from Bethezda. Now, just like the bs of DRM and disposable game disks. Blizzard has set out a broken, glass advertised legal document .
  22. Alif33
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Why Bilzzard..... Why?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
    After a long awaited release, and a mountain of hype..... This hot piece of garbage was released to the general public. Do not buy this product.
  23. grim0
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Wow , didn't expect Blizzard can break their own game, having plenty of time on their hands to deliver. I mean it`s not even a new product. How can the best gaming company fall so low. I think they shouldn't go by that name anymore. For a few Years now they do nothing but disappoint.
  24. Modrzev
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Wow, like really wow. How can you make something like this abomination and be proud enough of it to release it and want money for it... Also I wonder how much Blizzard pays reviewers for such good reviews XD
  25. serverny
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Shameless bait and switch money grab move by Blizzard.
    I hope they get hit by class action suit for false advertising.
  26. landodnal
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This game is so bad it broke the original game. Even if you don't want any of the changes Reforged brought, too bad, they have ruined the original game. Even if you did not purchase Reforged, Blizzard has forcibly changed your original WC3 copy. Hundreds of posts/articles/videos chronicle all the changes so I won't list them. Terrible game that is so bad it even ruined the original. IThis game is so bad it broke the original game. Even if you don't want any of the changes Reforged brought, too bad, they have ruined the original game. Even if you did not purchase Reforged, Blizzard has forcibly changed your original WC3 copy. Hundreds of posts/articles/videos chronicle all the changes so I won't list them. Terrible game that is so bad it even ruined the original. I still want to play the original WC3, because I didn't ask for Reforged, and now I can't. Truly a shame.

    I have no positives to list because I don't personally like the new graphics. The simple fact that they went out of their way to screw over fans of the original game who didn't even buy this, is why I have to give this a genuine 0/10. I haven't seen a worse game launch and I've been playing games for 25 years. Ruining a completely separate game is mind blowing.    … Expand
  27. xPhoenix
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    You cant even call it a remaster, its in fact a demaster. I cant even play warcraft 3 classic since its bounded with the "remastered version". There goes my childhood memories.
  28. flyhigh
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I created an account on here just to rate this steaming pile of garbage.

    The let-down can be compared to the last season of GOT Only that in the case of Warcraft 3: "Refunded", they did not run out of source material, because they literally created the original game. The reason WHY I bought this was, because I hoped for upgraded graphics ingame as well as new cinematics and a better    I created an account on here just to rate this steaming pile of garbage.

    The let-down can be compared to the last season of GOT

    Only that in the case of Warcraft 3: "Refunded", they did not run out of source material, because they literally created the original game. The reason WHY I bought this was, because I hoped for upgraded graphics ingame as well as new cinematics and a better UI etc.

    Blizzard already let me down HARD with Diablo 3 and the matchmaking in Heroes of the storm is a disaster. No wonder there is no more support because most players are not masochists that like the torture of grinding through weeks or months of gaming to get to the rank they should actually be playing in.
    Hearthstone is honestly the only decent game worth playing right now, SC2 can be played for custom maps like desert strike at best unless you are a die-hard fan And when they announced reforged, I thought the fans would get an UPGRADED WC3 experience.

    Instead they only upgraded their greed by a factor of 10 by basically claiming the rights to custom maps so other studios or devs could not make a game like DOTA (which came from a wc3 custom map).

    Graphics are not what was promised
    Performance is terrible
    Campain has bugs (e.g. you load the campaing and get INSTA-lose when the loading screen is done and can't do anything about it)
    User Interface is garbage
    And I honestly just tested it for 2-3 hours so far. I am sure if I stuck to playing it more, my list of flaws would be way way longer.
    I do not expect this from a multi-billion dollar company that had several YEARS of development time for the game.

    I have seen solo indy developers that can do more alone in their mom's basement, than the development team of this company did with their staff in all those years.

    I guess they are all just paid for drinking coffee and playing hacky sack because CLEARLY there is no such thing as a QA department.

    Well who knows, maybe it was optimized for playing on phones.

    wAiT yOu dOn'T hAvE sMaRtPhOnEs?

    Can someone please call an airstrike on their HQ (when nobody is inside, I am no monster)
    So someone sensible can take it up to himself/herself to rebuild blizzard from scratch and bring it back to the former glory?    … Expand
  29. SaltyMaud
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Warcraft 3 is still a great game. The campaign is on the must play list for every gamer wanting to experience the gems of this media and custom games have a lot of wacky and unique user created game modes. However, this is a remastered version of a classic game, and a remastered game should enhance the game and that is where reforged fails completely - reforged is a worse than the classicWarcraft 3 is still a great game. The campaign is on the must play list for every gamer wanting to experience the gems of this media and custom games have a lot of wacky and unique user created game modes. However, this is a remastered version of a classic game, and a remastered game should enhance the game and that is where reforged fails completely - reforged is a worse than the classic warcaft 3 from 2002-2003. So judging reforged as a remastered game, this gets negative points, but i can't leave negative points, so it'll just be a zero score review. The extremely hostile change of attitude towards custom map makers is also likely a death sentence to the custom game scene which is what gave WC3 its longevity, and by proxy a death sentence to reforged itself. For shame.… Expand
  30. Shyrf
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Well. that is a straightforward downgrade of a game that is 18 years old, I'll just spend year, or something like that, waiting for a miracle. Hope it will be fixed somehow.
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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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