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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  2. Mixed: 396 out of 31090
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  1. Cryonize
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Bought it, downloaded it, saw the cut-scenes they claimed to have been "reforged" but was actually the same. It's basically the same engine and they squeezed in the 4K graphics they are so proud of which made the same 2002 engine choke.

    We wanted a remake, not a reskin.
  2. Benjinx
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Absolute garbage. Blizzard has been a sinking ship in need of redemption for some time now but this is just sad. You ruined a game that originally score 90+. Can't even play the original game in its glory because you force merged the clients.

    Glad I quit WoW with BFA. Glad I didn't pre-order this dumpster fire. Will not invest any faith your company can produce another reasonably good    Absolute garbage. Blizzard has been a sinking ship in need of redemption for some time now but this is just sad. You ruined a game that originally score 90+. Can't even play the original game in its glory because you force merged the clients.

    Glad I quit WoW with BFA. Glad I didn't pre-order this dumpster fire. Will not invest any faith your company can produce another reasonably good game again(even Diablo 4).    … Expand
  3. Lazyyawn
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    An absolute scam, on some maps the old w3 looks better, how the **** is this an upgrade ?
  4. CinderDI
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Thanks for ruining one of my absolute childhood games.

    Old Blizzard is dead
  5. Heroyism
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    So many features CUT, Models and Graphics look terrible. Blizzard owning rights to player-made custom games.

    Thanks for ruining my childhood. Pure CRAP
  6. azimoert
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    There is literally no game to play. There is nothing I can do with it. I can't refund the game. This is just a massive fraud from Activision Blizzard.
  7. Fry93
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Blizzard changed their focus from gamers to their lawyers. They only sole purpose is to created heaven for lawyers, lawsuits and bulling gamers.
  8. vv3hll
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Очень грустно смотреть на то, что ты любишь всем сердце от души срут. Спасибо, близы. Больше не надо.
  9. borek87
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Screwing the remaster is one thing but taking down with it the original game in the process is just another level of incompetence, imbecility and green. RIP Blizzard... Will remember you the good way you were years ago...
  10. lzipzapl
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    F76>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WCR
  11. Ark1
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    They have ruined my favourite game, the first online game I ever loved. No singleplayer custom campaigns, no ladder, trying to **** over mapmakers. death to nu blizzard
  12. Baluz0r
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Epic bad. Give Me My MONEY BACK. Do not buy it or you will regret 100% Blizzard is dead. Ty Activision
  13. MattM
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    So sad to see a classic game ruined by corporate greed. Fire J. Allen Brack, fire Bobby Kotick. We've reached Bethesda levels of pathetic here.
  14. Drakartes
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Una verdadera mierda jugaron con nuestra nostalgia
  15. shadowfold
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Beyond horrified by the cash-grab monstrosity that Blizzard (RIP) has become. I have been concerned about this game since the beta was released to select streamers last year, for it looked extremely shoddy and I couldn't imagine them improving it much before launch. (I mean, when was the last time a babd beta transformed into a good game?)

    In comparison to what they promised, especially    Beyond horrified by the cash-grab monstrosity that Blizzard (RIP) has become. I have been concerned about this game since the beta was released to select streamers last year, for it looked extremely shoddy and I couldn't imagine them improving it much before launch. (I mean, when was the last time a babd beta transformed into a good game?)

    In comparison to what they promised, especially the footage from the trailer a few years ago when first revealed, this game is utter garbage. It genuinely looks worse than the original game. Yes, there are new character models. I know that some people like them. I don't especially, for they don't make use of the same design language as before – it is very noticeable that they were made out of house. The cut scenes and cinematic scenes in this new release are ALL WORSE than the original. They are dark and muddy to look at, lacking the magic and authenticity of the old game, and not coming even close to what was previewed. Quite what they've done to the audio in this release is beyond my understanding. I just know it sounds worse.

    I preordered this game in a state of optimism and excitement. And now can't even get a refund (I'm disputing the case, but currently that's the status). It is pathetic of Blizzard to have blatantly lied about what they were promising, and then very quietly dialled back on virtually every promise. The fact that they changed the licence regards modding and map-making is atrocious – it was one of the best things about the original game. There is just so little regard for the passion and enthusiasm of their biggest and most loyal fans. This is not the same company I fell in love with as a kid. They are corporate, greedy, shameless, and liars to boot.

    The game doesn't even run well. Yes, that's right. A game made in 2002 doesn't run in 2020. What's more, they have screwed the original, forcing us all to use the new Battle.net. So, yeah. They have failed to "reforge" the game. They have virtually killed the original game. They have lied and lied and lied; taken our money to pay lawyers to write up new draconian and frankly unreasonable user-agreements that directly spit on fans who have loved and supported Blizzard for decades; trashed what was the best ever RTS of all time (yes, I consider it better than SC); and don't even have the decency to refund preorders. Being lied to by anyone is unpleasant. To be lied to by your favourite games studio, in relation to your favourite game is off the charts.

    I honestly hope Blizzard crumbles and disappears over the next few years. I would be ashamed to work there now. Employees should protest the corporate takeover. Fans and customers need to vote with their wallets. I suspect that Diablo 4 will be the final proof that Blizzard is dead. It needs to be buried and left to rest. What exists today is an infected corpse, belching up putrid crap in exchange for as much money as it can leech from us (the vast majority of which goes to shareholders and company heads – not to the actual creatives and developers). I will never again preorder a game from them. This is the end.    … Expand
  16. RicSoda
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Blizzard is one of the worst companies in the market. Denying refunds, releasing **** updates with the solo purpose of milking more money fro players. The blizzard we once loved is now gone. It's now just a new EA. I hope it loses as much relevance as possible.
  17. Tldrn
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Худшее что я мог ожидать,просто отвратительное переиздание. Близард окончательно скатилась в компанию которой нужна только прибыль, а на результат плевать
  18. CommissarWolf
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    How do you have LESS features than a game that came out over a decade ago? How is the "Reforged" version worse than the original? Blizzard is just so trash now, this should be evidence of that if all the prior screw ups of theirs weren't enough.
  19. Own3r
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Отвратительно. Не хочется говорить даже об этом, но им удалось угробить собственный проект.
  20. KitsuneNZ
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Clearly made by soulless corporate slugs who couldn't care less about the people who love their games and just want a quick buck. No real improvements other than widescreen compatibility and maybe the memes that have spawned from this dumpster fire. Worse still is that they have now damaged your ability to play Warcraft 3 Classic because the multiplayer for that is now linked directlyClearly made by soulless corporate slugs who couldn't care less about the people who love their games and just want a quick buck. No real improvements other than widescreen compatibility and maybe the memes that have spawned from this dumpster fire. Worse still is that they have now damaged your ability to play Warcraft 3 Classic because the multiplayer for that is now linked directly through reforged. If you want to play the good version then get a CD copy and play it outside of Blizzard's decaying grasp.… Expand
  21. Murderinthedark
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Total garbage in every way. Look it up! Blizzard failed to deliver! They are refusing to give refunds. Suspending accounts and not saying why. The forums are a war zone. Just stay away.
  22. maximilianyuen
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    When you think Fallout 74 from Bethesda is the worst and nothing can set lower standard than that, Blizzard deliver you this.

    Paying again for the same game, which you do get some graphic update that's actually not that obvious unless you zoom real close. But no one zoom in close up for RTS. The rest of the game, however, are not only a clear lie and false advertisement, but actually    When you think Fallout 74 from Bethesda is the worst and nothing can set lower standard than that, Blizzard deliver you this.

    Paying again for the same game, which you do get some graphic update that's actually not that obvious unless you zoom real close. But no one zoom in close up for RTS.

    The rest of the game, however, are not only a clear lie and false advertisement, but actually get WORSE than the original one that people are jumping back to the old one.

    Only found out the original version is ruined too.

    And now they banned people asking/ helping people to refund, and actually deny refund saying the play time is too much, while REFUSING to share what's the acceptable play time that are qualified for refund.

    There's an Australian guy shared how he got denied refund even under consumer protection law, which we all know Blizzard will have to refund because US company sales policy do not override Australia Laws.    … Expand
  23. Endlessway
    Jan 30, 2020
    1
    Ностальгия не спасает положение, мы получили полноценный ремастер, но никак не перековку.
    UPD. Ru Art*s terrible
  24. Tonkalol
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Thanks for ruining the game i grew up loving, how can blizzard keep destroying this game and not care about its users, what a joke
  25. kydjt
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Unbelievable, shame on u Blizzard.
    This is my first time writing a review for a game. I also made a metacritic account for this.
    I can't believe that after waiting for two years, the final version is a *****, *****, ****and ****!!!
  26. kappakappa213
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    A disgusting disappointment that nobody should buy ever, refund before running because you WILL NOT be getting a refund.
  27. bernbalila
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    why the **** did they release this game with soooo many bugs and game crashes?
  28. bdp123
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Anybody who has this little amount of respect for their own previous work and fans deserve an absolute 0. Blizzard had an easy opportunity to make a great game based on nostalgia alone and totally **** the bed. Really unacceptable for a billion dollar company. They should feel bad and ashamed. Its like if you asked da Vinci to recreate the Mona Lisa and he just took a huge dump on a pieceAnybody who has this little amount of respect for their own previous work and fans deserve an absolute 0. Blizzard had an easy opportunity to make a great game based on nostalgia alone and totally **** the bed. Really unacceptable for a billion dollar company. They should feel bad and ashamed. Its like if you asked da Vinci to recreate the Mona Lisa and he just took a huge dump on a piece of paper. It'd be like if you asked Michelangelo to add on the the Sistine Chapel and he threw some **** at the wall. Anyway you probably get the point, its ****. Cmon guys get it under a 1.… Expand
  29. DrYoshi
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    I pre-ordered the game IMMEDIATELY when I saw in person how much work they put into recreating the Culling of Stratholme at Blizzcon 2018. The graphics looked amazing, the cinematic re-shoots with better camera panning and more dynamic character animations. When they announced the December 2019 release date, I was very skeptical, but Blizzard had never failed to deliver within the "due byI pre-ordered the game IMMEDIATELY when I saw in person how much work they put into recreating the Culling of Stratholme at Blizzcon 2018. The graphics looked amazing, the cinematic re-shoots with better camera panning and more dynamic character animations. When they announced the December 2019 release date, I was very skeptical, but Blizzard had never failed to deliver within the "due by date" before.
    When the game was delayed, I was very disappointed, but I thought "you can't rush perfection". They even released the beta test for players to get into to recompense the delay. At this pointed I started to feel the doubt, I hadn't tried the beta, but I saw plenty of game-play from other people. The graphics were barely a step up from the classic client. The units may have looked smoother, but in the larger picture, every meshed together, and it didn't make that much of a difference especially with the flat surroundings and buildings. The game looked more like a really well done Fan-created mod, than that of a Triple A studio.
    The final nail in the coffin for me was the cinematic scenes for the actual campaign. There was no longer that personal touch that I had seen in 2018. There was an even worse punch in the guy when I saw a fan-made scene made by another Blizzard fan on youtube. Something he had done for free. It had more passion and creativity in that one video, than the entire game.    … Expand
  30. Geca7a
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Blizzard I didn't expect such a buggy game from you. I wasn't able to play your game because of crashes and I refuse to look for solutions as this game was delayed to be polished but it wasn't. You are now soulless corporation.
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Metascore
59

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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