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. ThageGames
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    I made an account just to express my overwhelming disappointment with this game. I'm glad I didn't bother preordering it, because the effect it had on my copy of Warcraft III Classic was bad enough! There are a lot of things I don't mind and actually thought were pretty cool and could breathe some new life into an old favorite--the updated home main menu including a chat lobby, portraitsI made an account just to express my overwhelming disappointment with this game. I'm glad I didn't bother preordering it, because the effect it had on my copy of Warcraft III Classic was bad enough! There are a lot of things I don't mind and actually thought were pretty cool and could breathe some new life into an old favorite--the updated home main menu including a chat lobby, portraits to unlock, countless custom games up and running, man, it was great!

    ... And then I tried to play the campaign. Nowhere to be found were the second half of the Exodus of the Horde levels despite having had them as bonus maps from The Frozen Throne. Nowhere to be found was my old clan--luckily we stay in touch via Discord or that could have been the death knell for a decades-long group of friends. Nowhere to be found was my beloved Hard-mode save file commemorating my first time beating the game on, well, Hard.

    Screw me, never mind beating the game. The game is so ridden with bugs, glitches, and general reeking incompetence, I mean absolutely lousy with them (like a late-state syphilis patient), that I can't even play the campaign on Classic anymore. Nope--I get through the two tutorial levels they so magnanimously 'allowed' me to keep, then as soon as I start playing through the Human campaign (which I have to do to unlock the other campaigns) YOINK! I get through the cutscene where Medivh attempts to warn King Terenas... only to be greeted with the defeat screen. This persists through multiple attempts at reinstall.

    This is a level of "polish" I would expect from a developer on par with Digital Homicide, or perhaps mid-2010s Ubisoft.

    Hey, Kotick? This is why your QA teams are important, you sniveling toad. Go jump off a cliff and save the rest of us from dealing with your abject ineptitude.    … Expand
  2. Nisyboy
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Я так долго ждал этого ремейка, но Близзард все испортили, это ужасно. Игра моего детства, пала жертвой жадности издателя и невнимания со стороны разработчика. Надеюсь до них дойдет, что так делать не надо.
  3. beday
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I find it unbelievable that my "old" W3 with all of its features is not playable anymore as it has been immediately updated and merged with the Reforged client, in spite of me having no interest whatsoever in it. I just want to play the old game that I have paid my money for and that I love. Instead, I have been forced to effectively downgrade to a version that I have neither bought, norI find it unbelievable that my "old" W3 with all of its features is not playable anymore as it has been immediately updated and merged with the Reforged client, in spite of me having no interest whatsoever in it. I just want to play the old game that I have paid my money for and that I love. Instead, I have been forced to effectively downgrade to a version that I have neither bought, nor have any interest in.… Expand
  4. Enemy_Keeper
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    What Blizzard did to Warcraft 3 is unacceptable.
    Not only they failed to RECREATE Warcraft 3 with better graphics, but they also ruined multilayer that was great.
  5. hcstrelok
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    This travesty deserves all the hate it gets. I did not even buy it, but Blizzard forced me to download 30 GB of trash in an update so that i can't use the new grafics i did not even pay for. Even worse this disaster removed features of my classic Warcraft 3 that worked for 15 years.
  6. mumba
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    A game full of bugs, and blizzard doesn't care.
    Support is a joke.
    Don't use your money on this game.
  7. Wallenstein-1
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** you Activision blizzard this is not what we gamers want. you are broken.… Expand
  8. MsLobster
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Such a shame to see a once beloved company become so greedy. This is representative of the entire industry, where games lack the heart and soul they once had. You don't feel the love of the developers but instead a cold, calculating brains of the management.
  9. AKC88
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm so so so disappointed. I'm never gonna give that company my money again.
    Look at other companies like Microsoft and how they value their IPs like Age of Empires.

    Shame on you Blizzard!    … Expand
  10. Sztil1234
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    The things done to the game and the community are terrible. Wake up Blizzard!
  11. An-Nour
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I'm sad to see Blizzard go down this path as I have been a fan since the original Warcraft lll and for a long time I regarded them as one of the few trustworthy game developers - I see that time is now behind us and they're turning into a corporate machine with little regard for their fans. I hope they can turn around from this.
  12. Psyke02
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Just a rubbish game. Nothing more and alot less. Really hate this I want a refund
  13. Wyrelade
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    The release of WarCraft 3: Reforged has left players disappointed after popular features from the original like profiles, clans, automated tournaments, and even custom campaigns were left out of the game on Day 1.

    Long-time WarCraft 3 players were finally given their wish of a remaster at BlizzCon 2018 with the announcement of Reforged. Not all of their prayers were answered on the game’s    The release of WarCraft 3: Reforged has left players disappointed after popular features from the original like profiles, clans, automated tournaments, and even custom campaigns were left out of the game on Day 1.

    Long-time WarCraft 3 players were finally given their wish of a remaster at BlizzCon 2018 with the announcement of Reforged. Not all of their prayers were answered on the game’s January 28 release, however.

    The community has noted that the vintage real-time strategy title is lacking popular features that were included in the original game’s day one.

    I've made a quick list of features that had existed in Warcraft 3 since day 1, that got removed with this new release. Please add items I missed.

    - Automated Tournaments

    - Clans

    - Profiles

    - Ladder

    - 3D animated campaign backgrounds

    - 3D animated portraits in Battle.net

    - /slash commands in Battle.net chat

    - Communal channels listing

    Edit: Adding other things people pointed out as being removed:

    - Custom Campaigns

    - Battle.net News section

    - RoC campaign balance (RoC now uses TFT balance)    … Expand
  14. Tomanow1991
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This is really bad game. They destroyed the legacy of warcraft. The game looks disgusting. Cheap crafts without quality control. We did not deserve it.
  15. SEKTOR12
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    BlizzLOL, Why did you do this?! It's just disgusting! Not only have you ruined your Best and Most Important game, but you are also very greedy!
    - Poor and Horrible Graphics
    - False Advertising - Bugs!!! - Disgusting Tech Support But most importantly: - Deterioration, are you so sorry to lose money from DOTA 2 that you decided to spoil an IMPORTANT aspect of your the game? Friends -    BlizzLOL, Why did you do this?! It's just disgusting! Not only have you ruined your Best and Most Important game, but you are also very greedy!
    - Poor and Horrible Graphics
    - False Advertising
    - Bugs!!!
    - Disgusting Tech Support
    But most importantly:
    - Deterioration, are you so sorry to lose money from DOTA 2 that you decided to spoil an IMPORTANT aspect of your the game?
    Friends - it's terrible! Don't buy this! and BlizzLOL - I don't trust you anymore!

    #DontDoDiablo2Remaster    … Expand
  16. Mortanius
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Blizzard is simply a greedy trash company for years. This game along many others proves it.
  17. ZubriQ
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    This is not a joke. This is sad. You guys from Blizzard don't make remasters ever again, please. You've done nothing but poor graphics and poor voice acting. The landscapes on your maps have empty textures: no flowers on the grass, no stones, no stumps when the original game has it all. Trees has no shadows... Just wow, how it happened? I wonder how it was possible to approach the game soThis is not a joke. This is sad. You guys from Blizzard don't make remasters ever again, please. You've done nothing but poor graphics and poor voice acting. The landscapes on your maps have empty textures: no flowers on the grass, no stones, no stumps when the original game has it all. Trees has no shadows... Just wow, how it happened? I wonder how it was possible to approach the game so irresponsibly? And the price is too overvalued for a final product. I am a big fan of wc3 but I will never gonna support THIS creation.… Expand
  18. XboXinG
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    They should pay players to do better remaster... Im very disappointed :( :( Blizzard just cheated people
  19. EntoxicatedApE
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Game is a mes, no ladder, can't get my old account stats, no custom campaings, bad graphics, lying bout in-game new features. Stay away.
  20. Buatilasic
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    This is a joke, how can you not atleast put a bit effort in, 30 € for a downgrade, wow...
  21. Moquitto
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    The moment a game is delivered as a final product, yet it very clearly isn't, especially when its 17 yo classic version had more features than this piece of **** it deserves a 0.
    New unit models do not compensate for missing Custom Campaigns, ranked ladder, updated cutscenes, which still ARE BEING ADVERTISED on the official site. This was the game that introduced an entire generation to    The moment a game is delivered as a final product, yet it very clearly isn't, especially when its 17 yo classic version had more features than this piece of **** it deserves a 0.
    New unit models do not compensate for missing Custom Campaigns, ranked ladder, updated cutscenes, which still ARE BEING ADVERTISED on the official site. This was the game that introduced an entire generation to Blizzard games, and now it's the game that will alienate a generation.    … Expand
  22. BuzduganGA
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    So... My childhood game it's basically over. I miss the nostalgia playing the older version. I don't know how but they managed to "reforge" the game in a way that I don't think I would buy this version... I'll remain a fan of the classic
  23. Cynamore
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    2002: Its done when its done.
    2020: Its done...*

    *Removed for financial success
  24. NeoDark_cz
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    New menu have lags, cinematics are up-scaled (looks bad and have artifacts) and only 2 new cinematics are in game. Bugs all the way around and even go extra mile to kill classic bnet and delete custom maps in game directory of classic users. EULA killed all custom maps and creative freedom.

    promised features not in game: 4h of cinematics, new UI, no story changes to reflect wow, etc.    New menu have lags, cinematics are up-scaled (looks bad and have artifacts) and only 2 new cinematics are in game. Bugs all the way around and even go extra mile to kill classic bnet and delete custom maps in game directory of classic users. EULA killed all custom maps and creative freedom.

    promised features not in game:
    4h of cinematics, new UI, no story changes to reflect wow, etc.

    this is 40$ reskin ... no refund. Blizzard at this point, at least for me, you are on same level as EA and Bethesda and I will never order anything from this company again.    … Expand
  25. Saner100000
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This game is a huge lie. U won’t get promised product. Don’t buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  26. jekiyer271
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Missing scenes, terrible graphics. When corporations put money ahead of usability, this what you get. Even Doom got remastered, and they did a better job.
  27. PlayerOne1
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Unfortunately this is a project that should never have happened. It's overpriced and not completed to a satisfactory level of quality.

    Such a shame given the popularity of the Warcraft franchise and Warcraft 3. There are hints of quality work, zooming in on a unit will reveal great detail, but that's about it. I still enjoy the original Warcraft 3 from a Warcraft perspective and this    Unfortunately this is a project that should never have happened. It's overpriced and not completed to a satisfactory level of quality.

    Such a shame given the popularity of the Warcraft franchise and Warcraft 3. There are hints of quality work, zooming in on a unit will reveal great detail, but that's about it. I still enjoy the original Warcraft 3 from a Warcraft perspective and this new refresh just doesn't bring enough to the table to warrant the price of 30 euros.

    A very big let down.    … Expand
  28. Kheryn
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    "Reforged" with used chewing gum and spit apparently. A remaster that is somehow worse than the original. This is the perfect example of what working with activision does to you.
  29. 1Pluma1
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I could have been overjoyed of coming back to the games that made me a GAMER.Now my boomer feelings are ruined because of greed of a corporation.
  30. zuljin
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Ruined my install of classic warcraft 3. Goodbye shadows, custom games, friends, voice acting. I'll never get another blizzard product again.
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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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