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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  1. joriandrake
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    I looked forward to this game, I was a big fan of the original W3 and I never liked MMOs so I don't care about WoW. I got hyped and betrayed by the false advertising for the Reforged edition. It's not worth the money. EDIT: Blizzard is obliged by many governments including the whole of EU to refund the game, don't let them steal your money. Look for legal help if you need it.
  2. DH1987
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    The bugs and the performance issues might be forgivable, if Blizzard can fix them quickly. I hope they do, but my faith in the company is so low at this point that I only expect the very worst from them. But the one thing that makes this product truly unacceptable is the client, and also the fact that they forced everyone into this client, even those who didn't buy Reforged. I have lostThe bugs and the performance issues might be forgivable, if Blizzard can fix them quickly. I hope they do, but my faith in the company is so low at this point that I only expect the very worst from them. But the one thing that makes this product truly unacceptable is the client, and also the fact that they forced everyone into this client, even those who didn't buy Reforged. I have lost most of my friends from the old Battle.net now, and don't know if I will ever be able to reconnect with them again. I have also lost my account that I made in 2003 and played over 7k games on.

    I can only hope that Blizzard fixes this mess. If they do, I might have respect for this remake. But as of right now, this game is 1 step forward and 10 steps backwards. This game will not draw new people in, nor will it likely keep veterans around.

    As of right now, I have lost all respect for Activision-Blizzard as a company, and I shall never buy another one of their games. Not even for $0.01.    … Expand
  3. XzifT
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Blizzard is Blizzard no more. This game is not worth it in any way. I feel they are just trying to get our money, there is no soul put into this «revamp».
  4. Wildheart187
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    This game has become a huge disaster. Written in the history of PC games that are released unfinished, just because they only care about money, shame on you Activision Blizzard!
  5. Sinloth
    Feb 5, 2020
    0
    Good games... good games is what we've come to expect from Blizzard over the decades when we were passionate and loving about their work. Not cuts, regressions and total control over user created content and inability to play the original superior version...

    But corporate greed tampers with everything... even with creative process, integrity, and promises made to your loyal fans...    Good games... good games is what we've come to expect from Blizzard over the decades when we were passionate and loving about their work. Not cuts, regressions and total control over user created content and inability to play the original superior version...

    But corporate greed tampers with everything... even with creative process, integrity, and promises made to your loyal fans... Allan Brack, you're a piece of **** you don't deserve to sit in the chair of Mike Morhaime. Actiblizz has been dead to me for quite a while, I like to see the rest of the fanbase catching up :)    … Expand
  6. DonMega
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Crap game !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  7. aoetje
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    First of all people there is no such thing as blizzard anymore, its just acti (give me your money) zzard.

    The once respected company has turned to the dark side, its now just a corporation that needs to make profit for shareholders, there is nothing more. They messed up wow, messed up warcraft 3, pay to win heartstone, abandoning heroes of storm and making an overwatch 1.5?... the    First of all people there is no such thing as blizzard anymore, its just acti (give me your money) zzard.

    The once respected company has turned to the dark side, its now just a corporation that needs to make profit for shareholders, there is nothing more.

    They messed up wow, messed up warcraft 3, pay to win heartstone, abandoning heroes of storm and making an overwatch 1.5?... the way they treat customers - its crazy    … Expand
  8. Supmotto
    Feb 5, 2020
    0
    where's all the features that you hyped up in the trailer at blizzcon 2018 LMFAO liars
  9. Crazycanuck
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Im done !!! I am fed up and finished !

    .. Im done with Blizzard, I am done with Bethesda. Im done with these companies not respecting my hard earned money and treating me like an idiot . Wallet is closed to Blizzard and Bethesda going forward. This game is broken, buggy and a complete disaster. Blizzard Lied to us They delivered a half working product and that half is broken    Im done !!! I am fed up and finished !

    .. Im done with Blizzard, I am done with Bethesda. Im done with these companies not respecting my hard earned money and treating me like an idiot . Wallet is closed to Blizzard and Bethesda going forward. This game is broken, buggy and a complete disaster.

    Blizzard Lied to us

    They delivered a half working product and that half is broken and charged good money for it and Now they wont give refunds. Blizzard has taken decades of goodwill and thrown it out the window like p!ss in a chamber pot in the Victorian Era. Enjoy your " Fame " and roll on with the class action lawsuits.    … Expand
  10. shai182
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    As an owner of original Warcraft 3, this is a disgrace to see such a broken work of crap.
  11. Busterofwar
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    You lied to your fans and betrayed the people who pre-ordered for you. What's happening to you, Blizzard?
  12. Max_Damage
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Blizzard, what happened? Activision? Or lack of self-respect? Either way, this abomination is a monument of the start of your end. Diablo: Immortal, censoring, and now this. You were the chosen one. Now you are just a shadow of your former self. Saddening.
  13. LokiPoki
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    hot garbage hot garbage hot garbage hot garbage hot garbage hot garbage hot garbage hot garbage
  14. Lawdude7777
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Absolutely awful Blizzard. To blatantly lie to your user base & even break the original game is so egregious, that you make Bethesda look like an upstanding company. Avoid.
  15. bigbramble
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    False advertising.Blizzard have no artistic integrity remaining. RIP another great lost to corporate greed.
  16. BillySpandex
    Feb 3, 2020
    1
    Do you remember when Blizzard released good or decent games? I do. Blizzard used to mean that what you get was going to be a quality product. Butchering the original version of Warcraft 3 is really the greatest sin here. This is a step backward.
  17. IcarusLives
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Lies and false marketing. Refunded after 2 hours on launch.

    The game looks good, that's about it. Everything else is a disgrace.
  18. ztatic
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Horrible graphics, no tournaments, I really hate this, and original Warcraft 3 is still my favorite game ever.
  19. SighMN
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I loved Warcraft 3, and played it for years in the early 2000’s. This game is buggy (games automatically lose all the time), graphically is horrible both in quality and performance, and SO MANY FEATURES OF THE ORIGINAL GAME HAVE BEEN REMOVED! I loved the competitive ladder, and this game somehow doesn’t have that!!? Also no ability to create custom campaign games? I can’t believe thisI loved Warcraft 3, and played it for years in the early 2000’s. This game is buggy (games automatically lose all the time), graphically is horrible both in quality and performance, and SO MANY FEATURES OF THE ORIGINAL GAME HAVE BEEN REMOVED! I loved the competitive ladder, and this game somehow doesn’t have that!!? Also no ability to create custom campaign games? I can’t believe this game was released by Blizzard. Terrible!… Expand
  20. joshrowin2000
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Wow, just wow
  21. BernardTheBeast
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    1) I like WarCraft.
    2) I want to like WarCraft III Reforged.
    3) I don't like Blizzard-Activision and other greedy, amoral corporate money-worshiping organizations. Why my 0/10 score? Because Activision-Blizzard needs to be sent a message and be held accountable for the downward trend they and other "AAA" publishers have embarked on this past decade. That said, here are my honest first    1) I like WarCraft.
    2) I want to like WarCraft III Reforged.
    3) I don't like Blizzard-Activision and other greedy, amoral corporate money-worshiping organizations.

    Why my 0/10 score? Because Activision-Blizzard needs to be sent a message and be held accountable for the downward trend they and other "AAA" publishers have embarked on this past decade. That said, here are my honest first impressions of the game:

    • HD Character models are great!
    • Cutscenes virtually unchanged
    • Dialogue has been edited in places (some more noticeable than others)
    • Dialogue glitches/repeats in cutscenes
    • Menu/UI Glitches
    • Stuttering after prolonged play
    • Less new content than advertised
    • WorldEdit EULA states you give Blizzard literally all your rights, including "moral rights"

    When I saw they were remaking WarCraft III, I thought "cool", and forgot about it until I bought the game 6 hours before it was unlocked. I was torn: buy WarCraft III for the third time (originally bought WC3, then Collector's Edition afterwards) at $30, or Deluxe ("Spoils of War") to get the Thrall model for online games...then I thought, "$10 just to use Thrall in multiplayer matches?" and bought the cheaper version.

    I had avoided all advertising/conversations on WC3: Reforged. As I was downloading the game, I saw walking animations being used by character models in one of the animated ads. It was then, I realized "Oh, they've actually added in more than just higher resolution models/textures!"

    The game starts. I select Play Offline. The menu loads, it looks cool. I go into options and start tweaking; suddenly the menu vanishes and I'm back at the main menu in Online mode. This happens every time. Once, I was quick enough to start loading the campaign—half way through loading, it booted me back to the main menu, with no mouse cursor. Original WC3 had hotkeys for all menu options; Reforged doesn't. Had to Alt-F4.

    The Campaign: They pulled a George Lucas, subtly editing certain lines of dialogue:

    Grunt: "The Warchief the human mentioned...maybe they're referring to—HELLSCREAM?"
    Thrall: "I don't know, but if they have captured—HELLSCREAM, I'll make them regret it."

    Pretty noticeable. The new models look great, but most of the cutscenes are shot-for-shot remakes, unlike what the advertising showed (I watched videos after playing, for comparison). I ran into bugs; characters repeating their lines of dialogue as the cutscene changed scenes or gameplay resumed (looking at you, Undead Arthas). The Menu bugs are rather severe; several occasions, I'd unpause the game, but the game is still darkened and paused, so I'd have to re-open the pause menu and close it again, to get the game working once more.

    After running the game for about 1.5 hours, a stutter issue started happening: selecting/ordering units would cause the game to freeze for a fraction of a second; very noticeable, and only resolved by restarting the game.

    It's my hope that the glitches can be fixed with patches. It's a lingering disappointment for all the game's visual upgrades, the core of the game itself seems either untouched or slightly fractured. I genuinely appreciate the opportunity to play a nostalgic classic with a more modern look, and I thank the developers that basically created a modding overhaul to do so...

    But there was less here than was advertised, and that falls on the shoulders of the Publisher and their Marketing Campaign, and that's where the 0/10 is really directed. The game itself, as a remaster, I'd give 6/10: a nostalgic game, with an HD upgrade, a strange choice of little edits here and there, but overall mostly functional.

    But it's a game that comes from Blizzard-Activision, a company with an operating income of two billion dollars (as of 2018). If their leadership had true, genuine passion and love for their games, WarCraft III: Reforged could have been a masterwork, revitalizing and reintroducing a classic to a new generation. It partly succeeded, but it could have...if not, should have, been better than what it was advertised to be.

    And that kind of dishonesty in advertising deserves 0/10 rating. It's a rating to show how little they as a company are to be trusted by gamers. Activision-Blizzard doesn't deserve your money. Be careful about how, when, and on what you choose to give your money to them.    … Expand
  22. MoGlee
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    I dont even own this game - and ended up having to download a 26 GB patch to a 20 year old game just because this stupid thing released. And then I found all my old save games and custom games are unusable. Horrible! This should be a crime!
  23. JohnLSD
    Jun 7, 2022
    0
    After a whole year still no patch. Just another spit in the face of the general Blizzard consumer.
  24. Kal1235
    Feb 5, 2020
    0
    False advertising. No more preorders for Blizzard.
    Bad graphic and UI. It's still old 2001 game with "new" models. Really really trash thing.
  25. farside79
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Wow what happened to the blizzard we loved? Over promised and drastically under delivered.
  26. Danceswithsheep
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Like nearly everyone else I don’t read the EULA and was shocked to learn how Blizzard are grasping at user mods to make more money by simply demanding ownership of mods and no recompense for the modders. The update is sad anyway, it’s like Blizzard were just treating this like a mobile game with minimal graphical upgrades except they forgot to reconfigure the UI.
    Thank you for the years I    Like nearly everyone else I don’t read the EULA and was shocked to learn how Blizzard are grasping at user mods to make more money by simply demanding ownership of mods and no recompense for the modders. The update is sad anyway, it’s like Blizzard were just treating this like a mobile game with minimal graphical upgrades except they forgot to reconfigure the UI.
    Thank you for the years I spent in Warcraft when I was happy to give you my money. Now, well, I guess the customer no longer matters so bye bye. There were good tones but now it’s just sad.    … Expand
  27. predavlad
    Feb 10, 2020
    0
    Greedy remaster - improved models but removed a lot of features at 40 euros. F... you blizzard
  28. Cyntax3rr0r
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    A disappointing downgrade of one of my favorite games of all time. It's not only a poor remaster, it also breaks features of the legacy game. Blizzard is no longer a premiere development studio.
  29. iSahar
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This game obviously got cut alot, the traileer in 18' was conpletely different from the product in front of us. as usual blizzard lies and manipulates us fo the sake of money.
  30. mumhustler
    Feb 2, 2020
    2
    Don't normally do this, but you should be ashamed of yourselves blizzard / Activision. I don't need to list the reasons because we all know them. You are an embarrassment to your legacy that once was. Legitimately won't be pre-ordering any of your future titles
  31. Vladaimmortal
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Barely anything done,many promised and expected things are not in the game.
  32. Ghoul_08
    Jan 3, 2021
    0
    disappointment, disappointment, disappointment, disappointment, disappointment, disappointment
  33. Frostphoenyx
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    A total shame. Blizzard is dead for me now. Uglier than the original version, how can it be like that ?
  34. Serpheos
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    What a utter disgrace! I was so hyped for this game. I absolutely loved playing the original back in the days. I was also a long time player of World of Warcraft and I even read the books. This is such an insult that no words will do it justice. Activision is everything wrong with game companies today. I hope this results in a massive blow to your brand. Losing millions of dollars shouldWhat a utter disgrace! I was so hyped for this game. I absolutely loved playing the original back in the days. I was also a long time player of World of Warcraft and I even read the books. This is such an insult that no words will do it justice. Activision is everything wrong with game companies today. I hope this results in a massive blow to your brand. Losing millions of dollars should teach you a thing or two about accountability. You have no excuse for treating fans of your franchise like that.

    I award you NO points and may god have mercy on your soul!    … Expand
  35. Sybelius
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Warcraft 3 reforged is a huge misstep for blizzard. I had pre-ordered it some weeks ago as a personal gift to my self in order to replay it in a whole new playthrough, after years of oblivion in my shelf. The game is still there, but it has legal restrictions to modding and it has some ridiculous bugs, such as missing 3d models. Moreover the promised remade cool cut-scenes in 2018 blizzconWarcraft 3 reforged is a huge misstep for blizzard. I had pre-ordered it some weeks ago as a personal gift to my self in order to replay it in a whole new playthrough, after years of oblivion in my shelf. The game is still there, but it has legal restrictions to modding and it has some ridiculous bugs, such as missing 3d models. Moreover the promised remade cool cut-scenes in 2018 blizzcon are simply not there. They are much simpler and with poorer animations and camera angles. What a shame. I've asked for a refund, I hope blizzard is going to have the decency to give me my money back.… Expand
  36. DeadSquallit
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Overwatch dead ? WHY? Diablo immortal? WHY? WOW Dead! WHY? Only promises and nothing more, because Blizzard!
  37. Neust
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Если бы этот "Ремастер" вышел 10 лет назад... То он и тогда был бы бездарной тратой денег.
    Нанять кучку криворуких "экспертов" из Азии, которые сделали всё хуже, чем оно было, и продавать этот шедевра за фулл-прайс.
    Это просто уже плевок в лицо. Близы считают "Наши фанаты преданные, и будут терпеть всё, что мы с ними будем вытворять. Да ёщё скажут спасибо.". ВОТ, ЧТО Я ВИЖУ!!!    Если бы этот "Ремастер" вышел 10 лет назад... То он и тогда был бы бездарной тратой денег.
    Нанять кучку криворуких "экспертов" из Азии, которые сделали всё хуже, чем оно было, и продавать этот шедевра за фулл-прайс.
    Это просто уже плевок в лицо. Близы считают "Наши фанаты преданные, и будут терпеть всё, что мы с ними будем вытворять. Да ёщё скажут спасибо.". ВОТ, ЧТО Я ВИЖУ!!!
  38. Silverbow
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    No. Most remasters at least leaves the original alone, this one broke even that.
  39. Torro
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    How can a company ruins a game like this?
    Also, I am sick of those release dates. Just frigging take your time to polish your game!
  40. Ins0mnia
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    To much broken promises and original killed off. This is absolutely bad. I never seen in my life so many broken promises, that is including my ex.
  41. Jonatikkan
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Blizzard delivered a half-baked game that's worse than the original. Aside of the new graphics the overall experience feels like a rushed cash grab.

    And, for me, the final nail on the coffin: they claim as their intellectual property EVERY SINGLE user created content. Good luck with that.
  42. ulukaj
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    This is an outrage. A wannabe remaster, which is worse than 17 yrs old original cannot earn other score than 0. Shame on you, Blizzard. You should remedy yourself asap!
  43. Codex
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    They won't let me refund it! I've had enough with Blizzard. This is unacceptable
  44. justmike2000
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    The game feels like a rushed mess and a sub par product however the main reason I give it a zero is due to the destruction of the original title without any warning or alternative.
  45. FalconPilot
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    One of the biggest video-game disaster I've ever witnessed.

    I can't even give a single point to this game. I always was a huge Warcraft 3 fan since childhood. I even dumped hundreds of hours in the map editor, and everything this remake stands for disappoints me. Slimy and shady new policies, a buggy mess of an experience, broken promises and, icing on the cake, no more classic version.    One of the biggest video-game disaster I've ever witnessed.

    I can't even give a single point to this game. I always was a huge Warcraft 3 fan since childhood. I even dumped hundreds of hours in the map editor, and everything this remake stands for disappoints me. Slimy and shady new policies, a buggy mess of an experience, broken promises and, icing on the cake, no more classic version. Why the hell would you do that ?

    Blizzard didn't address a single time the issue of this remake being plain bad, and yet they just throw refunds like they *know* it's just that bad. It makes me sad, really.    … Expand
  46. sheppard90
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Capitalism ruins everything. Blizzard slowly changed from top tier developer studio to a greedy stockholder bootlicker. First they soft-abandoned Heroes of the Storm, now they ruined Warcraft 3 Reforged... I can't believe this, I left Dota 2 behind and permanently switched to Heroes of the Storm because of how good the game was. But now they're so afraid of something like Dota 2 to emergeCapitalism ruins everything. Blizzard slowly changed from top tier developer studio to a greedy stockholder bootlicker. First they soft-abandoned Heroes of the Storm, now they ruined Warcraft 3 Reforged... I can't believe this, I left Dota 2 behind and permanently switched to Heroes of the Storm because of how good the game was. But now they're so afraid of something like Dota 2 to emerge from W3 Reforged custom games, they pre-own every map and mod with this ridiculous new user end agreement bs. What were they thinking?? Do they think people will come into this mess of a remaster, and create mods knowing they will not own any rights to their own work? Holy sh-t they're so out of touch.… Expand
  47. Teknodruid
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    This is what happens when Activision buys an established company - chases out the talent - cuts corners to maximize profit & players be damned.

    You get Warcraft III: Reforged. Blizzard is not to blame - they did what they could with the talent they were left with. Activision is a cancer. Pumping out garbage to long time fans of Blizzard games. Look back at what Blizzard used to put out    This is what happens when Activision buys an established company - chases out the talent - cuts corners to maximize profit & players be damned.

    You get Warcraft III: Reforged. Blizzard is not to blame - they did what they could with the talent they were left with. Activision is a cancer. Pumping out garbage to long time fans of Blizzard games.

    Look back at what Blizzard used to put out compared to this garbage... Activision owns this steaming pile of crap they called a game.    … Expand
  48. deathvortex
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    I was actually following along to this. glad i didnt buy. Would have been totally let down. Dont waste your money!!! Only if Blizz. ever decides to fix this mess will i consider it
  49. Gamecraze
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Abysmal in every way, except some of the character art. Wouldn't even pass as basic HD version.
  50. SavageStyle
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    "WarCraft III: Refunded" or "WarCraft III: Wasted" are much more appropriate names for this ugly mess.
    Blizzard is undone. It is not that company we all loved anymore, this abomination is something different.

    Every aspect of old game is ****ed.
  51. dez1re
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Just jumping on the bandwagon. Blizzard has fallen from grace and don't deserve gamers money
  52. Maglen
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    While it should not be expected that what is shown in previews should absolutely be in game, this game was promised to be a "complete reimagining".

    And that was shown to be a lie.

    This is one of the best examples of "Not ready to ship" and "Bait and switch" I've seen in a while.
  53. Areyon
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Imagine releasing a worse version of a 20 year-old game and then going the extra mile and essentially deleting the original version for everyone.
  54. Mokkun
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Noone made Strategy games like OLD Blizzard,
    Noone Destroys Strategy games New Activision Blizzard.
    Missing features, lying in advertising for game.
  55. Zoreslav
    Feb 4, 2020
    1
    Impudent lie. Where game that you shown to us in 2018 or Blizz think we all blind?
  56. AwesomeLA
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Very good game, Graphics look nice and it's a classic. Very long Story with the superb Addon. I don't understand the hate this Game gets I like it a lot and you should buy it.
  57. Eldoran
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    I can't believe someone looked at this finished product and said, "yup, its ready to sell"
  58. Orasull
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Why did you have to merge the two clients together??
    So scared for Diablo 4 now.
  59. old_skool_gamer
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    OMG. Congrats Blizzard!!! You just broke a world record. You have the worst game rating in history from a AAA company....heck even indie game companies with no money have scored better.
    Totally not was promised. It's not like you left out a couple things. 99% of the game is not what was promised. The only thing you changed was the graphics but everything else runs worse than the    OMG. Congrats Blizzard!!! You just broke a world record. You have the worst game rating in history from a AAA company....heck even indie game companies with no money have scored better.
    Totally not was promised. It's not like you left out a couple things. 99% of the game is not what was promised. The only thing you changed was the graphics but everything else runs worse than the originals. How dare you do this to your fans??!!! Can we get a refund??? I'd rather play any of the old Warhammer RTS (the ones Blizzard stole the genre and style from originally). I've been a Warcraft 1,2,3, Frozen Throne fan from the beginning and this is probably the worst disappointment from Blizzard...and they had a few.
    Althought the graphics are slightly improved from a distance. This new one runs worse than the original 2d versions over 25+ years ago. Heck I would rather play those but no they shut down the servers so now we are permanently stuck with this. With Starcraft Remastered you didn't promise or overpromise and so you didn't underdeliver. I    … Expand
  60. jucedogi
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    An amazing surprise to see an alleged update to such an incredible game result to be as disastrous as this. Seriously... the lack of commitment to put out a finished product is amazing. The amount of greed demonstrated in the ToS is staggering. DO NOT BUY THIS!
  61. Alchemik
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    People defending this say it's at least still Warcraft 3, one of the best RTS games in history...

    The problem is, it isn't. So many things that gave Warcraft 3 its identity, especially in the long run, are downscaled or straight-up gone. Intricate animations of original units were replaced with inferior ones. The game is more buggy and unstable than it ever was. Custom scenarios are    People defending this say it's at least still Warcraft 3, one of the best RTS games in history...

    The problem is, it isn't. So many things that gave Warcraft 3 its identity, especially in the long run, are downscaled or straight-up gone. Intricate animations of original units were replaced with inferior ones. The game is more buggy and unstable than it ever was. Custom scenarios are broken and the new rules for creating them are one of the most vile legal overreaches I've seen from a game company. Most promises about the game were broken and marketing for it was misleading all the way since the announcement.

    But maybe the worst of all, it ruins Warcraft 3 even for those that didn't buy the Remaster through the forced merger of the old game into it. If anything in gaming history deserved a 0 rating, it's this. I find it more insulting than something like Fallout 76 or Anthem, as those are just standalone games you can skip and forget about them. This murders a classic game and mutilates its corpse. All for the low price of $40. Shame on you Blizzard.    … Expand
  62. NeverDead_Chaos
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Absolutely disastrous. Lying marketing. The cutscenes are not remade as advertised. The UI is not remade as advertised. This is literally an update to remove your right to own the custom games that YOU MAKE. and Bliz want you to pay $30 for the privilege. Avoid at all costs.
  63. AralesBloodmoon
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    I don't always review bomb but when I do it's because Blizzard fudged it up beyond all recognition lel
  64. gOnAgO
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Очередное подтверждение, что от Blizzard, компании Мирового уровня, остался маркетинговый отросток называемый Activision.
  65. SK747
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Don't mind me, just adding my zero here.

    Real talk though, I've never been so cheated by a gaming company in my life and I bought No Mans sky.
  66. falberto
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Uma falta de respeito e absurdo fazer isso com o consumidor, promessas não cumpridas, jogo pessimo, apenas um port mal feito
  67. yar1k
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    really bad move to remove good old game and not delivering in new one, its makes it 0/10
  68. Narayana
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    seems like someone in the head of blizzard wants do destroy this company, farewell
  69. Ezekiel_Abaddon
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Это просто позор.Позор Blizzard-что вы сделали с моей любимой игрой.? Это отвратительно-невозможно играть.
    - Нет нового пользовательского интерфейса
    - Нет новых катсцены (только старые изменится) - Многие старые функции отсутствуют Кланы нет-кастомные компании нет-Позор..... Я не могу поверить, что они так сильно испортили игру...    Это просто позор.Позор Blizzard-что вы сделали с моей любимой игрой.? Это отвратительно-невозможно играть.
    - Нет нового пользовательского интерфейса
    - Нет новых катсцены (только старые изменится)
    - Многие старые функции отсутствуют
    Кланы нет-кастомные компании нет-Позор.....
    Я не могу поверить, что они так сильно испортили игру...
  70. Ratanka
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Disaster
    My disappointment is so massive I made a metacritic account just to review this.
    You ruined a 17 year old game completely so you could have the money 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    Disaster
    My disappointment is so massive I made a metacritic account just to review this.
    You ruined a 17 year old game completely so you could have the money
    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.    … Expand
  71. guthsloove
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Game: 10 out of 10
    Graphics: worse than the original so -10 out of 10
    Kept promises: 0 out of 10
    Refunds: 1 out of 1

    Final score = (10 - 10 + 0 + 1)/3 = 0.33(3)
    The closest score is 0
    Sorry, Blizzard. You will never be half the Blizzard you were in 2002.
  72. NeverLast
    Feb 7, 2020
    0
    to pay 25 pounds on icons i dont see why should i pay for that . like stablnthesoul said
  73. AnOniaC
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    False advertisement basically they charge your for a mod that ruins all the game features !
  74. Kolklik
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    The terms of service is complete ****
    Taking rights over any custom maps made.. Shame on blizzard for going against the core values of the modding community. This was one of the main forces of WC3..
  75. jcamato
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Blizzard is an absolute joke of a company now. This release adds to their pathetic list of blunders.
  76. stesser
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    As a result of launching this 'Reforged' version of Warcraft 3, I can no longer use Warcraft 3 as it was sold to me and have worked for close to 2 decades - It is unjustifiable and a clear demonstration of the utter apathy Blizzard has for it's players.
  77. SpaceBAR
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Game is crap. Blizzard is dead. There is no soul to Blizzard anymore. I wish it just ends.
  78. Exoldy
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    So many things were announced, and so many were thrown out, allegedly because of the feedback of some specific users. This is a lie. All the best things that were announced were removed only because it increased labor costs and payback risks.
    This is just a product, this is not the game we loved so much.
    I didn’t just buy a game in the pre-order launcher on the first day. I even ordered    So many things were announced, and so many were thrown out, allegedly because of the feedback of some specific users. This is a lie. All the best things that were announced were removed only because it increased labor costs and payback risks.
    This is just a product, this is not the game we loved so much.
    I didn’t just buy a game in the pre-order launcher on the first day. I even ordered a collector's edition from China, which is intended only there, this release meant so much to me.
    And while the game is still good, I can’t forgive Blizzard for their current approach to people. Deception and simple thirst for profit. Awful.    … Expand
  79. gNarNar
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    To the people that keep saying “bro my wc3 reforged works fine! and latter is coming soon!”

    I was expecting remastered cutscenes, better sound and voiceover work. Improved and HD music. (sound is still 240p ripped straight from 2004 with compression and all) There’s none of that. to play custom games against bots you have to create a lobby which of course requires internet    To the people that keep saying “bro my wc3 reforged works fine! and latter is coming soon!”

    I was expecting remastered cutscenes, better sound and voiceover work. Improved and HD music. (sound is still 240p ripped straight from 2004 with compression and all) There’s none of that.

    to play custom games against bots you have to create a lobby which of course requires internet connection.

    They talked about adding male and female counter parts to heroes. (male and female demon hunter.) They didnt but for some reason the replaced the demon hunter permanently with a female model same with the death knight. I have a digital copy of warcraft3 w/ frozen throne so I can already play wc3 whenever I want. So buying this wasn’t at all what was expected or implied it would be.

    Pros of keeping it? none from what I can see.

    If i want to play warcraft 3 I can literally go play warcraft 3 because I still have the download on MY account. I was not expecting a mod with 99% of the features talked about for 2 years scrapped. Like. it’s just a janky warcraft 3 with graphics that look like plastic figures medieval figures you can get at a dollar store. Like, did we really just pay blizzard 40 effing dollars to add more polygons during game play??? really???

    If you watch the frozen throne ending it’s literally the SAME compressed 240p sounds from 2004 that literally sounds like theres fog in your headphones and the camera is still off center, like… what? I can literally just go play warcraft 3. They up resed the cutscenes which is literally as easy as rendering on updated software. LOL?    … Expand
  80. dragon70
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Blizzard was and still is the biggest scam in video game history!!! Be aware!!
  81. selbstmord666
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Blizzard le dio la espalda a su comunidad. Banear a gente que ayuda a devolver el dinero a los que pre-ordenaron este juego?!! A todos nos mintieron con sus trailers!!! Blizzard tenia la comunidad mas fiel que ninguna otra compañía tuvo o pudo desear y escupió a todos sus seguidores en la cara.
  82. zanyboy786
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Blizzard you deserve to burn, you f my Diablo 3 with online only and now the holy grail Warcraft, you bastards deserve to die
  83. zakelong81
    Jan 31, 2020
    0
    What a joke this game? 15 years ago I have a good time playing WC3. 15 years later I want to kill my self playing this game
  84. melongod
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    A terrible, broken farce of a product! But what do you expect when its 'Made in China☆'?
  85. EvilEric
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    Broken promises, missing features, poor performance and egregious EULA terms ruin with should have been an easy hit for Blizzard.
  86. KFFAO
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Алло, близзард, а где часы перерисованных синематиков? Где мой ладдер? Обновленный интерфейс где? Играешь такой кампанию с новым графоуни, захотел со старым. Переключаешься и....кампания на старом графоуни с нуля.
  87. diaos
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    dont buy it，it a **** check game play in online you will konw. and give a zero when you see how game esa.
  88. Onrike
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Quickie, thash, bugs. The worst thing the company did Blizzard. There are also a lot of bugs.… Expand
  89. fortronec
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    useless fckin game. optimisation - no, bugs - yes. Supports in forum Bliz - always deleted negative critic.
  90. Nintok
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    I preordered this game and the outcome disappointed me, ugly graphics, nothing new added, sound is worse than original, custom maps are deleted. Blizzard is dead for me.
  91. Saibotron
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    Very bad game, no New ui, only New bugs... Pls blizzard stop Make trash games...
  92. bumnumber1
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This is so sad. You all can still turn this around. Look at Hello Games. They apologized and then made the game they said they would. You need to do this. Also remove all of the selfish custom game restrictions. I'm done with Activision games until you do.
  93. bonescrusher
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This is what a fail looks like , lazy ,greedy and even managed to ruin the old game . Sums up the Blizzard nowadays
  94. XFMImD
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    I really wanted to like this, i really did, but they forced it out to early, skipped alot of things the promised us alot of new cutsceans, features etc and what did we get? no cinematics, no new voice overs, the overall visuals was downgraded compared to what we were shown on blizzcon.

    Oh wait, we got microtransactions with custom models. I'm so dissapointed by this and the worst part    I really wanted to like this, i really did, but they forced it out to early, skipped alot of things the promised us alot of new cutsceans, features etc and what did we get? no cinematics, no new voice overs, the overall visuals was downgraded compared to what we were shown on blizzcon.

    Oh wait, we got microtransactions with custom models. I'm so dissapointed by this and the worst part is that i cant play the old one again since they removed it.

    Why Blizzard? why?????

    I coudn't barely play it, low framerates and the game was really chugging on a ryzen 7 2700 system witrh a GTX 970 SC and 16gb ram, nvme ssd etc etc

    Oh and the maps you make, original IP you make in the map editor? they are not yours anymore, you sign your rights away once you start the map editor.

    Oh right, insta defeat in the campaign, that was alot of fun to trubbleshoot.    … Expand
  95. Cadaverific
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ActiBlizzard ate the bad grain. They must be purged. ActiBlizzard ate the bad grain. They must be purged… Expand
  96. Hatshoo
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    I've pre-purchaced the game over a year ago...

    What have I done... Is it still possible to get a refund considering I only played the game a couple of hours?
  97. ILoveDV
    Feb 3, 2020
    0
    This game is a scam ... don't buy it ! They destroy one of the best game ever created ! What happen to you Blizzard ?
  98. Johno752
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    What’s happened Blizzard? You’ve went from my all time favorite games developer to a company with comparable values and ethics to that of Hitlers Nazi party.
  99. Leouch
    Feb 3, 2020
    1
    warcraft 3: Refunded, or how to downgrade 18y old game.
    +new models are nice
    -game runs like trash
    -bandit like policy of mods
    **** tons of bugs(you can not even start campain)
    -many many more
  100. DanRowan
    Feb 2, 2020
    0
    I have not been this dissapointed since Anthem. Warcraft 3 was one of the first games I played on PC and this is nothing but a ghost of a promise. Since others have went into far further detail than I have I will just post a quick list of what was removed from a 16 year old game.

    Automated Tournaments, Clans, Profiles, Ladder, 3D animated campaign backgrounds, 3D animated portraits in    I have not been this dissapointed since Anthem. Warcraft 3 was one of the first games I played on PC and this is nothing but a ghost of a promise. Since others have went into far further detail than I have I will just post a quick list of what was removed from a 16 year old game.

    Automated Tournaments, Clans, Profiles, Ladder, 3D animated campaign backgrounds, 3D animated portraits in Battle.net, /slash commands in Battle.net chat, Communal channels listing, Custom Campaigns, Battle.net News section, RoC campaign balance (RoC now uses TFT balance) and the majority of animations from units have had their animation count go from 3-4 animations to only one for attacking. This game makes me fear for the future of Blizzard and one of my other favorite series Diablo.    … Expand
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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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