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
  3. Negative: 29,219 out of 31090

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  1. philc494
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    They ruined WC3 classic which had been playable for 17 years. All of the progress, history, memroies, gone in an instant. The new version is only half finished and there has been no communication from Blizzard at all - it's astonishing how poor the outreach has been.
  2. MTysonFG
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Well this was a really painfull experience. SInce the moment I clicked the "BUY NOW" button my completely new PC started to restart over and over like a hundred times (RYZEN 5 3600 CPU based). Few times I have been forced to uninstall and download again whole game, because of PC failures through downloading process (no ingame voices, crashing ingame videos). Then I was able to play threeWell this was a really painfull experience. SInce the moment I clicked the "BUY NOW" button my completely new PC started to restart over and over like a hundred times (RYZEN 5 3600 CPU based). Few times I have been forced to uninstall and download again whole game, because of PC failures through downloading process (no ingame voices, crashing ingame videos). Then I was able to play three prologue missions with about 10 crashes to BSOD. During this I realized that the only plus of this crappy game is characters HD reforge.
    Maybe my expectations were a bit higher. When someone says REFORGE, I would expect to bring the game to 21st century standards. And that did not happen.
    So I uninstalled the game the last time, closed the battlenet app, and world wonder, the pc stopped to crash as well.
    The result of that is that I again installed old good WC3 from 2002 and it runs pretty smooth on WIN10. Blizzard also accepted my request for refund.

    NEVER MORE!!!    … Expand
  3. Gahzeera
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    I miss oldschool Blizzard. The one that made good games. Activision has ruined this once great company.
  4. peepeepoopoo2
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Why did you guys reforge the game when you guys can reforge yourself. What a **** waste
  5. benq017
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    They just killed their most loved franchise, that's what's happening when game developers act like bussines man's.. Thank you for being trash, like bethasda, this planet it's gonna fail and u did ur job Blizzard.. :(
  6. maxcold
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Its Buggy, the Grafic sucks, the Cutesceens are just filtered original Cutsceens from 2000, The Sound sometime stops, You have to bind your Hotkeys in a Text Document, You cant see you Hotkeys ingame, There is nothing that shows you the Controlls, it was 20 Years off Development for nothing
  7. MaximeG
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    That's plain and simple : I didn't buy the game and still feeling robbed from memories dating back to my childhood.
  8. dow32
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    very bad game/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.
  9. Elliotsilva
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    What a mess, big corporations are the true virus of the society. Hopefully everyone will get their refund soon.
  10. Whyexes
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Reforged: Come for the classic game, stay because it was a ruse, you were injected with HIV and now your body is withering away. Thanks, Blizzard!
  11. KhanoTheTeller
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Greetings. I don't like to give flat out 0 score as developers deserve some credit, this is a special case and I feel heart broken to the point to make an account to write this review.

    What I like: They kept original voice lines and dialogue (so far) which seem to be quite nice, I love how they respected this aspect of the game which brings memories and nostalgia. I'd give them a 3    Greetings. I don't like to give flat out 0 score as developers deserve some credit, this is a special case and I feel heart broken to the point to make an account to write this review.

    What I like: They kept original voice lines and dialogue (so far) which seem to be quite nice, I love how they respected this aspect of the game which brings memories and nostalgia. I'd give them a 3 instead of 0 for this alone, but they truly deserve this.

    What I don't like: Multiple textures used in the game looks like washed out compared to the previous teaser videos.
    With the release of WC3 Reforged, they also changed WC3(original) forcing players to update.
    The inability (at least I could not find an option) to go back to old model and textures like they did on SC1.
    Most cutscenes I got to see are far from dramatic and some even feel light-hearted, specially the one for the Culling of Stratholme... It feels like they are taking Jaina to disneyland! Where is the dramatic scenario? Where did art direction go?
    What they are doing to UMS to avoid another icefrog/dota issue which drives modders away.

    But what truly breaks my heart is the removal of Samwise Didier's icon for reforged and replaced by somebody else.
    Samwise is one of the most important people for the company and for one of my favorite games, Warcraft 3, leaving his icon would be a good sign to respect his legacy, maybe they removed it on purpose to not harm his image.    … Expand
  12. Covfefe0
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    I bought this game since 02/01/2019, a whole year of waiting and it becomes a obvious cash grab. Truly disappointed with Blizzard as a whole. I am not purchasing any more games and expansions from this company more.
  13. Kaiba12
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    All i can say is, I am contacting a class action lawyer, he will GOBBLE this garbage up, I feel so betrayed by the company that I love that at this point its very hard to even trust them anymore, as an avid fan of Blizzard Games, they just dont have the passion or the fire that they once had.

    Their Core Values 1. Commit to Quality - This clearly is not being followed as this game was    All i can say is, I am contacting a class action lawyer, he will GOBBLE this garbage up, I feel so betrayed by the company that I love that at this point its very hard to even trust them anymore, as an avid fan of Blizzard Games, they just dont have the passion or the fire that they once had.

    Their Core Values

    1. Commit to Quality - This clearly is not being followed as this game was delivered to us as a buggy mess. What happened to delaying games so that they can be polished for release? That hasn't happened since what Wrath? We have all seen the quality in their games diminish over the years and this is the nail in the coffin.

    2. Every Voice Matters - Clearly we are not being heard, even though they say they are listening.

    3. Gameplay First - Well, we can throw this one right out the window wit this game because for one, you can't play the game, there is no game play. This value needs to be changed to Money First.

    4. Lead Responsibly - Blizzard WAS once a leader in the gaming industry, that is no longer the case, because they blame the consumer for what they put out, they dont take any responsibility for their actions at all, and when we hear the "We are Sorry" letters, we are issued bans for requesting refunds on a broken game that looks NOTHING like it did at Blizzcon. Blizzard needs to take responsibility for their actions which they have proven time and time again that they just simply, cant.

    Need I say more? This is not the Blizzard Entertainment that I use to know and love. This is Bobby Kotick basically saying, push the game unpolished, we'll fix it later. This doesn't cut it anymore Blizzard    … Expand
  14. tarj345
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    BLIZZCON 2018 I am very excited about the game, but this is a scam to the players, they lack many things so that the game is polished. it was necessary to ruin a mythical game, with this version without soul and made with little love to what I characterized warcraft 3.
  15. MadGhost
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    What a let down. There was 0 improvement, all false advertising. The way Activision/Blizzard is acting now, full anti-consumer, making this worse. F*** them.
  16. FlameHaze10
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Warcraft III is a legendary game that I put thousand of hours to, especially on the golden age of RTS. Mods, Custom Games, and other are the ultimate features of the game and upon recently Blizzard was my favorite gaming company, but recently they always f****d up on every game they have, probably because of Activision.

    Now with the release of Reforged I transparent that Blizzard is    Warcraft III is a legendary game that I put thousand of hours to, especially on the golden age of RTS. Mods, Custom Games, and other are the ultimate features of the game and upon recently Blizzard was my favorite gaming company, but recently they always f****d up on every game they have, probably because of Activision.

    Now with the release of Reforged I transparent that Blizzard is long gone and now it's ActivitionBlizzard that ignores their fans and focusing on making the money as easy as possible and a b****es of China, they're probably competing with EA for the worst company in the world,

    Goodbye Blizzard we'll miss you, and for ActivisionBlizzard get bankrupt already.    … Expand
  17. kalleas
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    One of the few instances where the game actually deserve a 0/10 since it not only sucked it also destroyed the original game.
  18. spacken321123
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    What have you done here Bizzard!? Where are all the features you announced at Blizzcon ... in an interview you said that the community doesn’t want a improved campaign with even more content in it; I don’t know a single person who said this. This is just one of your excuses that you didn’t made it in time or even had no interest in this. Where is the reworked user interface??? On BlizzconWhat have you done here Bizzard!? Where are all the features you announced at Blizzcon ... in an interview you said that the community doesn’t want a improved campaign with even more content in it; I don’t know a single person who said this. This is just one of your excuses that you didn’t made it in time or even had no interest in this. Where is the reworked user interface??? On Blizzcon there is a more minimalistic and new one and now it’s gone in the final version instead of giving the user the option to choose which one they want. Not to mention the absolutely bad rework of the game menu you did as well the bad performance the game has. Back in the days you canceled game after game because they couldn’t meet your quality standards and nowadays you publish this game which feels more like a bad mod!? So there is no finished game BUT you changed the EULA to grant you the rights on user mods. I can tell you that you won’t need this because there won’t be any user mod if you aren’t interested in fixing this accumulation of bugs, missing features and so on. Your company is doomed if you won’t find your way to quality instead of quantity again.… Expand
  19. StrBE
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Broken promises and a broken game.

    Surely, despite Blizzard's recent track record, remastering (not to mention 'reimagining') one of the games that is responsible for early Blizzard's success is a matter of self-respect? What could possibly go wrong? A lot of things, apparently. In almost every way except models the original game from 17 years ago is superior. Be it missing features,    Broken promises and a broken game.

    Surely, despite Blizzard's recent track record, remastering (not to mention 'reimagining') one of the games that is responsible for early Blizzard's success is a matter of self-respect? What could possibly go wrong?

    A lot of things, apparently. In almost every way except models the original game from 17 years ago is superior. Be it missing features, bugs or the completely neutered custom games that were still played today. That brings us to the next issue, where the Reforged 'classic' version overrides the original without your consent.

    As an icing on the cake, it'll be difficult to get a refund for this mess if you pre-ordered. All in all, Warcraft III: Reforged and the original Warcraft III epitomize today's Blizzard and the Blizzard that we used to love.    … Expand
  20. Zly_nida
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Nowa gra , gorsza od starej. Pełna błędów, niedociągnięć i niespełnionych obietnic. Bezczelny skok na kasę graczy. WSTYD!
  21. TCnm
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Господи, как же она ужасна. Такое ощущение, что я играю не в показанную на близконе игру, а сырой кусок беты, сделанный за 5 минут.
  22. Ardu24
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    False advertisement. Ruined the game. 4h remade cut scenes missing. 30 FPS **** animations. Terrible old ingame interface. Ruined classic w3 client. Ruined custom campaigns
  23. Frost_Aegis
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    I made a Metacritic account purely so I could express my immeasurable disappointment with this product.

    Not only does everything look exactly the same as the original, but it runs poorly, it is missing many features and game modes, it has abysmal DRM requirements, there are extreme disincentives to making custom maps/modes (even besides the missing features part contributing to that as    I made a Metacritic account purely so I could express my immeasurable disappointment with this product.

    Not only does everything look exactly the same as the original, but it runs poorly, it is missing many features and game modes, it has abysmal DRM requirements, there are extreme disincentives to making custom maps/modes (even besides the missing features part contributing to that as well), and so, so many more issues.

    This soulless shell of a product is not even worth existing, let alone your hard-earned money and valuable time.    … Expand
  24. f1xxer
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    False advertising from Blizzarnd and no more.

    - Graphics looks pathetic in 2020, all the environment is completely static!!!
    - Crashing and drop fps experience
    - Promisses from the blizzcon were not fullfilled at all!
    - reforged cutscenes aren't even close to what was promised.
    - Blizzard just danced on the grave of classic Warcraft 3
  25. YtAnthrYtbr
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    None of the large scale critics have even the slightest of ideas how bad of a product this is. No custom campaigns and any custom games made by users belong to activision blizzard. Aside from that this “thing” went from a reimagining, with new takes on the individual campaigns and missions, alongside new models etcetra, into a wannabe of a remaster, that fails to deliver even the basicNone of the large scale critics have even the slightest of ideas how bad of a product this is. No custom campaigns and any custom games made by users belong to activision blizzard. Aside from that this “thing” went from a reimagining, with new takes on the individual campaigns and missions, alongside new models etcetra, into a wannabe of a remaster, that fails to deliver even the basic features and playmodes.… Expand
  26. FuzzleWuzzle
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    I want to say that i'm disappointed in Blizzard, but at this point it's become the norm.
  27. jpdiv
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Не выделывались бы на презентациях, общались бы с сообществом, просто подредачили бы графику - и все было бы у метелицы хорошо. А за этот дикий обман только 0 можно поставить
  28. zbra
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    I used to defend Acti-Bliz but now I'm just done with them. Not only did the ruin WC3 but they ruined classic WC3 as well, so when you want to play the working/better game...you can't. If you read a critic post and its positive, they either got bought off, never played an RTS, or played the game a few times in 2001. I've been playing for 19 years, and sadly this is the first time I don'tI used to defend Acti-Bliz but now I'm just done with them. Not only did the ruin WC3 but they ruined classic WC3 as well, so when you want to play the working/better game...you can't. If you read a critic post and its positive, they either got bought off, never played an RTS, or played the game a few times in 2001. I've been playing for 19 years, and sadly this is the first time I don't want to play every day. I guess it was good while it lasted, just a shame what happened.… Expand
  29. 1kneedles
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    Do not purchase.
    Falsely advertised, laden with broken promises and lies. So sad.
  30. Stalehumor
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    The first thing that I want to point out is that I am very unhappy about the Critic reviews. They focus on Warcraft III more than they should instead of focusing on the false advertisement that is Warcraft III: Reforged.

    Warcraft III (RoC and TFT) have their respective scores and reviews and if you want to talk about them do it there however, giving Reforged praise because "It's still    The first thing that I want to point out is that I am very unhappy about the Critic reviews. They focus on Warcraft III more than they should instead of focusing on the false advertisement that is Warcraft III: Reforged.

    Warcraft III (RoC and TFT) have their respective scores and reviews and if you want to talk about them do it there however, giving Reforged praise because "It's still Warcraft III"? that is basically saying "Hey, good job! You didn't delete your game, gold star!". Reforge is NOT Warcraft III, it is more akin to a mod. You don't praise the original DotA because it was using Warcraft III Models, terrain, ect. You praise DotA for being a unique concept executed well and using those resources from the base game in a new and innovative way.

    And what did Reforge "reconstruct" that was so valuable? the models? or are you talking about the classic client that no longer exists, or the reconstruction of the forums by banning people? and how the hell does a review that lists ONE GOOD THING HAVE A 75 FOR A SCORE? ESPECIALLY when that ONE good thing is what they DIDN'T change...

    These critics really irritate me, worried more about their jobs and getting paid then the truth and the respect for the game. If any critic reviews this like they have and have played the original Warcraft III, then shame on you. You have let all of us, and yourself, down.

    Remember that apology they gave at Blizzcon 2019? How they 'Didn't live up to their high standards'? Is this their "High Standards"? Is this bringing the world together, or is it epic entertainment? Speaking of which there is a beautiful comment on that video...

    "Our wallets took a hit so we're going to throw out a cheap apology rather than change business practices. And since you're all stupid it'll work."

    Honestly I do feel stupid. I feel stupid that I gave Blizzard the hope that they could revive my favorite game, bring back what gave me YEARS of REAL Epic Entertainment. The game that created a Genre while commanding its own. Now what? Instead of inspiring the next generation to create the next Genre they are inspiring generations to leave them because they threaten to remove your rights if you have a single productive thought.

    As much as I want to keep going I will end this here before more critics start to post some stupid crap about how "It's still Warcraft III" because they don't have the integrity to tell the truth and fight for what we were promised, or at the very least the things we should have (like our rights).    … Expand
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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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