Warcraft III: Reforged

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  • Release Date: Jan 28, 2020
User Score
0.6

Overwhelming dislike- based on 31090 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 396 out of 31090
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  1. 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
  2. DevSK
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    18 years ago I played my first WC3 game.
    During that 18 years a lot had happened... I graduated from university, got married, got two children.
    18 years had pass and I was still playing WC3. Now with my son. An now Reforged had happen. Well, what can I say... We got new skins. That's good, probably. The bad? Everything else. - Menu lags. - Menu looks ugly on 21:9 monitors    18 years ago I played my first WC3 game.
    During that 18 years a lot had happened... I graduated from university, got married, got two children.

    18 years had pass and I was still playing WC3. Now with my son.

    An now Reforged had happen.
    Well, what can I say...

    We got new skins. That's good, probably.

    The bad? Everything else.
    - Menu lags.
    - Menu looks ugly on 21:9 monitors
    - FPS is 1/5 of the classic mode.
    - Visual style is just not right. Every individual model is good, but it's extremely hard to distinguish unit during big fights. And overall graphics style is just ugly.
    - Campaign was not updated. OK, It's understandable that people may want old story unchanged. What is not understandable, why Blizzard didn't change every single cinematic like they did for Blizzcon demo.
    - Bugs are everywhere. Game crashes, lags, issues with connection to custom games.
    - Classic mode, the last hope, looks just worse than 18 years ago. Literally, they made graphics worse.
    - ROC campaign is gone. Now it's just TFT balance.

    A complete disappointment.
    The only thing the blizzard can do with this game is to call this release "public beta" and deliver real "Reforge". In 2021.    … Expand
  3. MisterEnkou
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Screw Blizzard and screw this trash game. This is literal scam and false advertising.
  4. MielieStronker
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game had so much potential but it looks like corporate greed once again got the better of blizzard. Blizzard was one of the best gaming companies that ever existed and seeing them delay this game not once but twice just for it to be released without the content they promised at blizzcon. Not only has blizzard achieved something that no other company has ever done by introducing the policy that gives them ownership of all content created in the custom community but they also have ruined the custom game/map community and it is sad to see blizzard in such a state. Dont buy this game because this will only send a positive message to blizzard rather than sending a message that will make them regret releasing an unfinished project, boycott this crap and refuse to buy future blizz products because they dont even respect their customers enough to give them refunds and are even banning users on the blizz forums trying to help others get refunds and refuse to comply with Australian consumer laws. **** man this game makes me feel sad and the current state of blizzard makes.me feel depressed, dont buy this product unless they introduce some major fixes.… Expand
  5. Lolwc3rf
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Had to make a new metacritic account due in part to the massive ban waves blizzard is doing to silence the player base. If you have any sence at all.... I mean at all.... do not get this game Im not refunding or posting anything negative thats attached in anyway to my account to prevent a retaliatory ban from them. Good luck.… Expand
  6. Sentrycube
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    reforged was such a letdown, the original was such a masterpiece and they couldnt even get a remaster right. How can you **** up so bad actiblizzard even if you are a cash grabbing company.
  7. Chued
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I could have forgiven a **** remake but destroying the original game in the process is too much
  8. valrath
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    No ladder, no stats.. cant link your old account. This game is a complete rip off and a joke
  9. kuli
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Disappointing cash grab. Never going to get another blizz game after this one
  10. PapixDoom
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Even now if you look on the website there is clear false advertising at play. Can't believe this is a game released by Blizzard, it's really unlike them.
  11. Fishtony
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely a let down. But after the blizzard's way of handling this situation. Just gave up all active subs on blizzard. Bye… Expand
  12. deezNuts_19w
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Yet another Blizzard's miscarriage.
    This game has been released from beta too early. In my opinion, it is fault of brain-dead managers from Activision Blizzard, who are responsible for this project and who just wanted to grab cash from W3 fans.
    Which is more, the classic versions are gone.
    Also, f**k neutral critics reviews. Should have destroyed this game with a solid 0 - 30 metascore.
  13. Andathar
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Disappointing... false advertising...horrendous cash grab. Blizzard is getting worse with each title they see producing.
  14. dookieinapot
    Feb 1, 2020
    1
    I am a sad panda :( I hate Activision. What a pile of garbage. The outcome of this game is unfathomable. So many good memories playing this in college. Well, atleast Activision can't take that away from me, ha!
  15. 2krugel
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Хотел оценить обновленный Warcraft 3 и проникнутся историей от которой в восторге миллионы фанатов по всему миру, а в итоге получил Reforged...
    Blizzard - Rest In Peace
  16. 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
  17. Crystoff
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Reforged was supposed to be a remaster, but surprisingly not only did it fail in every aspect other than visual upgrades (some of which was blatantly lied about), it managed to tarnish the original game as well. If you somehow managed to get the game to work without getting black screen, instant defeat or having connectivity issues, good for you.
  18. labcoat
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Downgrade and custom map banning is a big screw up. maybe biggest after the diablo screw up , maybe even bigger. shame on you blizz
  19. Mance
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Not only was Warcraft 3 a perfect game to me, I also used to wait for every Blizzard game on release. A lot has changed.
  20. Nizorro1998
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This game actually broke the original game. I have no idea how Blizzard managed to do that but they found a way. That should be enough to keep you from spending your hard earned cash on a product which doesn't live up to its marketing, and actually breakes other products by only existing. Just what in the f**k?!
  21. Leevam
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Lazy, sleasy downgraded version of this once beloved game. This is simply incomplete, falsely advertized that doesn't just suck, it REPLACES the old game to boot...
  22. Chedk
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Не выполнили обещания! И даже без этого, вы не можете выпустить релиз без проблем !? Ужас
  23. 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.....
  24. Yokeall
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Just for the meme ( ͡⚆ ͜ʖ ͡⚆)
    NOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYESNOYES
  25. RomShenhav
    Feb 1, 2020
    1
    Absolute disaster. Bugs, crashes, terrible UI and login & connectivity issues. Would definitely not recommend until these issues are patched.
  26. Necromass
    Feb 1, 2020
    1
    After 17 years of playing wc3 it has never been in such a bad state not even during the late 2010's before the remaster was announced and the custom map community was in decline as many of its users grew up and could no longer play as much as they used to. The reforged has some good traits however flashy visuals do no come close to making up for what was lost.
  27. Kelsey011
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    You can’t even see what the actual players look like under the reforged graphics.

    When you switch the view to classic the graphics are worse than the original 15 years ago.

    Horrible game
  28. LowPro
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Game is very buggy, character animations move in 30fps and for someone with a high rez monitor with 144hz refresh rate or higher that hurts the eye, custom games are now owned by blizzard? Yea, you can see why it's a 0
  29. illidqn
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Will the content announced and for which I have this game be integrated in future updates?

    My corrupt politicians are even more honest...
  30. Reds9
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nononononononoonnonononono nononononononoonnonononono nononononononoonnonononononononononononoonnonononononononononononoonnonononono nononononononoonnonononono… 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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