World of Warcraft Classic

 PC
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Shacknews
    Nov 3, 2019
    70
    WoW Classic targets the original WoW player base, the same player base that’s been playing since the game released in 2004, so if you started playing WoW at later expansions, like Cataclysm, or Mist of Pandaria, it may not hit you with the same nostalgia as so many other WoW veterans. I guess one could argue that the difference between WoW Classic and retail is, simply put, accessibility. What takes hours in WoW Classic, can take 20min or less in retail WoW. Which begs the question, does having a more or less accessible game make for a better or worse experience? This is the question I pose to you the reader. Ponder it and let us know what you think in the comments below.
  2. Digital Trends
    Sep 9, 2019
    70
    When the brunt of your game consists of slamming buttons to fight off beasts, you better make it feel good to distract us from the repetitive nature of it all.
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  1. Destructoid
    Aug 27, 2019
    The best thing about Classic is that it will evolve, and you can join in at any point without too much fuss.
  2. Polygon
    Sep 5, 2019
    World of Warcraft Classic does everything it set out to do. It recreates a faithful snapshot of a moment in time, the 1.12 patch in vanilla WoW, with a few engineering conveniences quietly built in. I’ve also seen a few signs of better player behavior bleeding over into the modern game. What happens next is impossible to guess, but this is the sort of fascinating experiment that helps root out what people love in a game, and what might make them come back. And that data is worth its weight in gold, both fictional and otherwise.

Awards & Rankings

50
#50 Best PC Game of 2019
63
#63 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019

User Reviews

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User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 272 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 145 out of 272
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 272
  3. Negative: 93 out of 272
  1. howmeafrog
    Aug 27, 2019
    0
    For unfathomable reasons there aren't enough servers to go around so if you get disconnected due to server wonkyness as you well might you canFor unfathomable reasons there aren't enough servers to go around so if you get disconnected due to server wonkyness as you well might you can either throw your character in the garbage and literally start over on one of the new servers that were hastily opened (albeit much too late) or literally wait a couple hours in a queue to reconnect.… Full Review »
  2. michaelrediger
    Aug 28, 2019
    10
    Lots of fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  3. Kzix
    Sep 21, 2020
    0
    Graphics are playstation 1 like, quests are like fetch me 20 wolf. Good now fetch me 30 bandits. Good now fetch me 40 black spiders... afterGraphics are playstation 1 like, quests are like fetch me 20 wolf. Good now fetch me 30 bandits. Good now fetch me 40 black spiders... after 100h of this crap if you have not given up you are part of the elite of Wow. The people who survived the most boring "game" ever made, the ELITE!… Full Review »
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