Overwatch (2016)

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  1. Captiosus
    May 30, 2016
    7
    Based on my time in Closed and Open Beta along with a limited bit of time after launch, I initially gave the game a pretty favorable "9" rating. After a full week and slightly more than one full day of actual game time, my opinion has trended decidedly downward so I feel I must revise accordingly.

    All one needs to know about Overwatch can be gleaned by looking at the trophy/achievement    Based on my time in Closed and Open Beta along with a limited bit of time after launch, I initially gave the game a pretty favorable "9" rating. After a full week and slightly more than one full day of actual game time, my opinion has trended decidedly downward so I feel I must revise accordingly.

    All one needs to know about Overwatch can be gleaned by looking at the trophy/achievement list: Many of them rely on luck, some require only time, and few require actual skill.

    There is a potentially good - no, great - game here but it is wrapped up in a myriad of poor design decisions such as poor character balance, poor map design, poor netcoding, and the allowance of hero stacking (which exacerbates all three of the other issues). There are tons of complaints about individual characters but the issue really is a combination of all four problems always happening at once. Sure, the complaints about Bastion's sentry mode with no slow down on aiming, no spread on shots, and no ramp up before firing are valid but they're almost always a problem because the maps are designed to heavily favor defending teams by either providing too few pathways for attackers, by allowing blatant base camping, or by putting an easy to defend choke point right outside of the defending team's base (while the attacking team usually has to run a fair distance from their last checkpoint when they die). Now add that the game allows multiples of the same character and one can see how the issues become multiplied.

    There's also the fact that Blizzard themselves have confirmed that the game's servers only run at a 20 tick rate (less than a third of what's considered minimum standard) and also includes a baked in latency delay to "favor the shooter" (read: prevent the need for leading shots) *on top of* each player's normal latency. Cheap, unavoidable deaths (such as being killed as Mei while in Ice Block or as Tracer after Rewinding because the server simply didn't "see" it relative to your opponent's latency+built-in delay) are frustratingly frequent.

    The matchmaking system is just... bad. I generally split my time between running in a small group of 3-4 people or running solo depending on time of day. Not that it matters, mind: Regardless of running solo or grouped, either you're going to steamroll the opposing team or you're going to get steamrolled. In 213 games played so far, I can say that two dozen (or less) of those were close matches where the teams were really fighting to win. Either we won by a large margin or we lost by a large margin. This might seem fun at first but it quickly becomes mindnumbing. I'm not sure what they use to determine MMR for matchmaking but it feels off and it certainly doesn't help that some maps are designed almost entirely to promote steamrolls by the defending team - maps like Temple of Anubis and Route 66, both of which my usual group now leave any time they pop up in the rotation. Not because we can't win on them (we can and have) but because they're simply NOT fun.

    There are very few elements of skill in Overwatch, mostly to be found within the support cast of Mercy, Lucio, Symmetra, and Zenyatta. For everyone else, this is a game of luck: Lucky timing on the acquisition of ultimate abilities, lucky placement of the enemy team, lucky netcode timing, lucky map selection, and so on. I would love to say I have faith in Blizzard to deal with these imbalances but I simply do not considering many of them were known as far back as Closed Beta and still went in at launch (not to mention their 8.5 year long struggles balancing Warcraft's Arena PVP system with far fewer classes).    … Expand
  2. Azatis
    May 24, 2016
    7
    A game that offers so little yet its a full priced game.

    What if its desing is good and its characters cute let alone has a "rich lore". Theres no single/Story mode in this game , is stricly multiplayer with very few modes and maps. Did i say that maps feeling the same even if they are different ? After a few fun hours game becomes a stale experience and when boredom kicks , which    A game that offers so little yet its a full priced game.

    What if its desing is good and its characters cute let alone has a "rich lore". Theres no single/Story mode in this game , is stricly multiplayer with very few modes and maps. Did i say that maps feeling the same even if they are different ?

    After a few fun hours game becomes a stale experience and when boredom kicks , which for majority this translates to few hours , youll be wondering why the hell this isnt Free 2 Play and why the hell did you spend 60$ for it.

    I recommend to TRY BEFORE BUY.

    Game in its current state / price ration is no way more than 7. Decent , decent and decent.    … Expand
  3. ozorxoron
    Sep 1, 2016
    7
    Good game let down by the map Hanamura which is an unbalanced nightmare.

    Good game let down by the map Hanamura which is an unbalanced nightmare.

    Good game let down by the map Hanamura which is an unbalanced nightmare.
  4. BK201
    May 24, 2016
    7
    This is a game i have played from Beta on both PC and PS4 and couldn't wait for the release and now that it is out i can say it is easily one of the best games i have played in quite some time so much fun i can say too anyone who wants to play it but is unsure please do pick it up it is worth every cent spent.
  5. gibsons
    Jun 22, 2016
    7
    The game is creative and interesting, but should not be worth more than 40 dollars. The characters are extremely well balanced, but unfortunately this is the only strong suit of the game. Matchmaking is not very good, map structure is too congested, and lack of content does not help make up for this.

    This game is fun for a while, but is not a great value. It's probably so overrated    The game is creative and interesting, but should not be worth more than 40 dollars. The characters are extremely well balanced, but unfortunately this is the only strong suit of the game. Matchmaking is not very good, map structure is too congested, and lack of content does not help make up for this.

    This game is fun for a while, but is not a great value. It's probably so overrated because it's one of the first Team Fortress styled games to be popular on the consoles.    … Expand
  6. chr1so
    Dec 27, 2017
    7
    A unique approach to fps games, with different characters bringing something totally different to the team. Really makes you think, in terms of strategy. The gunplay though, I just don't find it as satisfying as Destiny/COD/Battlefield. I get how it's very popular though, I just find the alternatives a bit more appealing.
  7. cypherhalo
    Jun 21, 2016
    7
    Overwatch is a fun game but it's a little overhyped. For starters, the lack of a story mode and the inclusion of microtransactions in a paid title, are something that seem to have been completely overlooked by the games journalists. Now, none of these are dealbreakers in my book. Other games have launched with no story and sadly microtransactions are a part of our lives now. TheOverwatch is a fun game but it's a little overhyped. For starters, the lack of a story mode and the inclusion of microtransactions in a paid title, are something that seem to have been completely overlooked by the games journalists. Now, none of these are dealbreakers in my book. Other games have launched with no story and sadly microtransactions are a part of our lives now. The microtransactions in Overwatch are purely for cosmetic items and do not give you any benefits in game (other than looking/sounding cool), so it's a fair system. You can also earn everything for free, if you have the patience of a Zen Buddhist Monk, otherwise you're going to pony up some cash. It's a system designed for gambling, addiction, and frustration.

    Anyway, gameplay wise it's a lot of fun. The characters are all very unique and interesting. They all play differently and give you a variety of ways to contribute to your team. If you're not the world's greatest aim, that's all right, you can play a support and focus more on helping your teammates versus trying to kill everyone yourself. The game is very "casual" friendly in that it doesn't focus on kill/death ratio, it has fun things like play of the game and allows people to vote/commend other players who did well. It's a bit short on maps and modes, there's only three modes and the assault/defense and team deathmatch just don't feel all that different from each other.

    Overall, I don't think it's worth $60, more like $30 or better yet since it has microtransactions should have been F2P. Personally for me it gets old, pvp is something I enjoy but only in doses and eventually it gets frustrating and of course you're inevitably going to run into something that is annoying. Whether that be people running a troll team (all McCrees) or just someone who is loads better than you and dominating you. In those times I like to have a story mode to retreat to and OW lacks that. If you are big into pvp and/or just really loved Team Fortress 2, go for it. Personally, there are other "hero shooters" I prefer to Overwatch.    … Expand
  8. BubaMan
    Oct 4, 2016
    7
    It's a fun game for a few hours but I don't get why Overwatch is so loved, past the 1st week...
    The character diversity is good but gameplay doesn't innovate much from any other 12-men-in-a-box format.
    Add the fact that there's no offline mode and it's looks like a very expensive proposition for a game with such a short lifespan. If you can pick up a physical copy cheap, have a go for    It's a fun game for a few hours but I don't get why Overwatch is so loved, past the 1st week...
    The character diversity is good but gameplay doesn't innovate much from any other 12-men-in-a-box format.
    Add the fact that there's no offline mode and it's looks like a very expensive proposition for a game with such a short lifespan.
    If you can pick up a physical copy cheap, have a go for yourself but don't buy digital because you'll likely trade it in shortly afterwards.    … Expand
  9. claytastic
    Jul 18, 2016
    7
    As a fan of TF2, I had really high hopes for Overwatch. Don't get me wrong, it's a great game. However, there are noticeable problems present, and I think a bunch of critics out there are failing to see them. Let's start off with the game's pricing. Overwatch is ridiculously overpriced, sitting at $60 for console users. What about PC, you may ask? $40. That's right, Blizzard is actuallyAs a fan of TF2, I had really high hopes for Overwatch. Don't get me wrong, it's a great game. However, there are noticeable problems present, and I think a bunch of critics out there are failing to see them. Let's start off with the game's pricing. Overwatch is ridiculously overpriced, sitting at $60 for console users. What about PC, you may ask? $40. That's right, Blizzard is actually forcing console users to pay extra for the game. I know most of their games are PC exclusives, but this is extremely unfair. Even at $40 I would say it's overpriced, mainly due to a lack of content. I mentioned this as a complaint to one of my friends who is a huge fan of the game. He said the $60 pricing was fine because all of the content would be added in later updates. Well, why? That doesn't make any sense. Either delay the game so you can add the content upon release, or lower the price and make it DLC. I'd rather have the content be paid DLC than be forced to buy it when I'm probably not gonna have use for it any ways. As mentioned earlier, there is definitely a lack of content in the game, especially with a $60 price tag. Most noticeably is a story mode, which I actually hope will be added in a future update because I definitely think that could bring the score up for me. I guess it's because they want you to learn the story from watching the animations, but who's got time to do that? Plus, I wouldn't bother, they're not that interesting. There's also a pretty large lack of gamemodes, which is a big issue for a multiplayer only game. But I've been a little too hard on Overwatch, let's give it a little credit. One thing in this game that goes without flaw is the heroes. The main selling point of the game is it's 21 playable characters. This was clearly a design focus, because they knocked it out of the park. Each hero feels and plays to match they're class perfectly, and I'm always tempted to try different characters. Each of these heroes have their own weapons and abilities, adding a lot of variety to these characters. It's also worth noting that they all have their own personalities. Personally, this is something that loads of multiplayer games are lacking now a days. I'd much rather see a quirky, British teleporter as the mascot of the game than a stone-faced, one-sided cyborg soldier. This and a large amount of maps elevate this game to my score for it. In total, Overwatch is a great game set back by some issues with pricing and a lack of content. However, the focus on all of the heroes, each individual playstyle, and a variety of maps serve this game right. It doesn't in any way deserve all of the perfect scores from critics, but it's not bad. 7/10.… Expand
  10. ToFewViews
    May 27, 2016
    7
    Overwatch is Blizzard's new Multiplayer Shooter, Some compare it to games like Team Fortress 2 or maybe BattleBorn and other more MOBA related games. But it's basically a hero based arena shooter where each hero has something that makes it unique from the rest, This causes some heroes to be stronger against others or vice versa. Your success in Overwatch is directly related to your teamsOverwatch is Blizzard's new Multiplayer Shooter, Some compare it to games like Team Fortress 2 or maybe BattleBorn and other more MOBA related games. But it's basically a hero based arena shooter where each hero has something that makes it unique from the rest, This causes some heroes to be stronger against others or vice versa. Your success in Overwatch is directly related to your teams lineup and how well you work together. Playing solo may result in some very bad games if your team isn't wanting to work together. Playing with groups of friends will be much more enjoyable. Currently Overwatch only has Quick Matches and personal ranks but they plan to add a full ranked mode for people who want to take it seriously.
    The design behind Overwatch is done so perfectly, Everything from sound to characters it all just works so well together. Audio queues will let you know if someone is using a Ultimate or even the foots steps of a specific hero. Not much bad can be said when it comes to this aspect of Overwatch.
    One of the only things you can complain about with Overwatch is Matchmaking and team builds. Nothing is more discouraging then getting destroyed by a full grouped team over and over or getting paired up against people much higher level players. This will hopefully be fixed with the addition of competitive mode. Also having team stack one hero can make a game unplayable...some of the builds you can make up are nothing but torture.
    All in all if you enjoy multiplayer games like Team Fortress 2 and you are able to keep your cool give Overwatch a try.    … Expand
  11. Phil_Panteleit
    Jan 8, 2017
    7
    I'm a little behind the Overwatch craze. I decided to give it a try and I picked it up when it was on sale during Christmas. So far I'm about 3 hours in and I must say Overwatch is a fun game that is perfect to play a few games a night. I'm completely shocked that Overwatch won game of the year though. By no means is this game the pinnacle of all games for 2016. I understand people givingI'm a little behind the Overwatch craze. I decided to give it a try and I picked it up when it was on sale during Christmas. So far I'm about 3 hours in and I must say Overwatch is a fun game that is perfect to play a few games a night. I'm completely shocked that Overwatch won game of the year though. By no means is this game the pinnacle of all games for 2016. I understand people giving the argument for best FPS but game of the year is a joke. I'm glad I picked it up on sale and I would suggest others who are thinking of buying it to not pay full price. All in all Overwatch is fun but can get very boring with very little game modes. The characters are fun. NOT GAME OF THE YEAR!!!!!… Expand
  12. NightLights
    Jan 16, 2018
    7
    While I can't speak for any other platforms that the game is on since there are different people playing on different platforms, the game is very well done as of right now. However, the community is one of the worst I have ever seen.

    To begin with, the game's developers are not ever going to release paid DLC for maps or characters or anything of the sort. Those are all going to be    While I can't speak for any other platforms that the game is on since there are different people playing on different platforms, the game is very well done as of right now. However, the community is one of the worst I have ever seen.

    To begin with, the game's developers are not ever going to release paid DLC for maps or characters or anything of the sort. Those are all going to be included in patches. Blizzard is also continuously trying their best to balance the game according to pick rate and people's feedback. However, I will agree that sometimes their changes do feel unjustified. Changes such as these make the character feel very weird in terms of balancing, and it can remain a problem for a long time.

    The game's balancing issues aside, it has spectacular graphics, fluid gameplay, and good music (that is when there IS music). Very responsive controls, and has a very advanced Options menu to adjust the experience to your liking. The game also runs at a steady 60 fps on console (aside from the rare frame rate drop when a lot of ultimates are used before the first checkpoint in Dorado), which many games fail to achieve. Just have a stable internet connection in order to play well on it. Keep in mind that this game is online only.

    The game's community, however, makes the game a chore to play sometimes. It's difficult to play on certain days, just because of the people playing it. If you want to go casual, you might try Quick Play. However, many people will just pick Offense characters and not make it easy for you to play the character you want to play. And that's fine, people can play what they wish to play in Quick Play. Say you would like a more serious game mode, you could try Competitive Play. However, if you get someone that is using a microphone in that mode, I wish you luck because I guarantee someone will start screaming at another member of the team to step their game up because they have "gold medals in everything and everyone sucks". I recommend you play with friends in order to keep any of the above from happening. This game is a CHORE to play by yourself.

    So, what to get from this:

    -Fluid gameplay and responsive controls
    -Steady frame rate
    -Good, but rare music
    -Weird balancing situation
    -Horrible community    … Expand
  13. MariololXD
    Apr 29, 2017
    7
    Great FPS game, but lacks of content. The characters are very well designed and have a very good backstory. The problem is that the game hasn't got a campaign, a game with the same content as Overwatch can even be free, but Overwatch is a really good game.
  14. Locust1
    Jun 3, 2016
    7
    While I quite enjoy the game, I stumbled upon huge bummer after installation, which I wish I knew about before buying the game. Regional Polish edition (other regions are affected too) has no English support. In other words you are forced to play in your native language at best (if it is supported). My console was setup to use English and Overwatch started in Russian (!). After I changedWhile I quite enjoy the game, I stumbled upon huge bummer after installation, which I wish I knew about before buying the game. Regional Polish edition (other regions are affected too) has no English support. In other words you are forced to play in your native language at best (if it is supported). My console was setup to use English and Overwatch started in Russian (!). After I changed it to Polish I did get Polish in game, unfortunately the dubbing is pretty poor. Here is a huge topic about this:
    http://eu.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/17611521594?page=1    … Expand
  15. Garcessist
    Jun 1, 2016
    7
    Played over 30 hours so far of this game over the past week and I have to say it is very addicting. The characters are a ton of fun to play and it truly makes you feel like you are a major contribution to every match no matter what character or role you are playing. Unfortunatly the game does suffer from being very repetitive. With 12 maps and really only 3 different game modes therePlayed over 30 hours so far of this game over the past week and I have to say it is very addicting. The characters are a ton of fun to play and it truly makes you feel like you are a major contribution to every match no matter what character or role you are playing. Unfortunatly the game does suffer from being very repetitive. With 12 maps and really only 3 different game modes there isn't much else in the game to do. Loot crates are a fun way to add more depth and value to the game the sad part is that you only receive them when you level. Most of the stuff contained in loot crates are garbage aside from the skins. It's obvious that they were just trying to find random things to fill in the crates and keep you on the hamster wheel. The better alternative would have been to have individual armor / skin pieces and allow you to mix and match parts so that you can really get creative and custom. It's an area where I think MOBA's and Hero shooters lack. Skins are nice but it's more fun to allow inter-skin / armor mix and matching would go a long way and then you can introduce new character armor and the loot boxes now have more value instead of getting a dumb spray paint or heroic entrance and stuff like that. Also it would be nice if they added a 3rd person perspective. With the beautiful character models it would be nice to be able to see your character in 3rd person not 1st person.… Expand
  16. ramtinkamanian
    Jun 7, 2016
    7
    when i saw the animated shorts i was hyped for a great campain but we dont get that in a modern fps thats somehow to much to ask for i mean 60 dollars for a few multiplayer mods and this is the same as the beta i mean if you have the beta you have the full 60 dollar game but the at the end this is not a bad game and all the characters are great and fun to play as
  17. stamito
    May 22, 2017
    7
    This is quite a decent game with the potential to become a 10. For me there are a few points that make it lose some score in my opinion. In terms of gameplay, the game feels great, you have 20+ heroes, each one feels very different, they all have 3-5 different skills, there’s a game style for everyone here. I also think they’ve managed to balance the heroes quite well, that doesn’t meanThis is quite a decent game with the potential to become a 10. For me there are a few points that make it lose some score in my opinion. In terms of gameplay, the game feels great, you have 20+ heroes, each one feels very different, they all have 3-5 different skills, there’s a game style for everyone here. I also think they’ve managed to balance the heroes quite well, that doesn’t mean you can kill any hero with any hero; it means each hero is strong against some heroes and weak against some others, balance within a specific game is completely dependent on people making the right choice. As long as people think a bit when choosing, rather than going “Genji is my main no matter what”, it is easy to have a combination of heroes that is balanced, being “combination” the key word here. Said that the gameplay wildly varies between heroes, you have very fast pacing heroes that have to move a lot (e.g. Genji/Tracer), bulky slow kind of heroes (e.g Mei, Reindhardt), healers, etc. etc. Graphically speaking, the game is good, not awesome but I think it stands out by its art style rather that the raw quality of the graphics, music and sound are all right, nothing out of the ordinary but they work all right. Story wise, this being a multiplayer online game, you won’t find a lot of story elements in the game itself, but Blizzard has made an awesome job at giving you context via comics and short movies that you can access online for free. That is quite cool, although I still miss a campaign mode, seeing the universe they’ve created, the main story and the charisma of the characters I think it would be relatively easy to make an awesome campaign. Finally, for those trying to think about how playing this feels I think it’s fair to say that this is a mixture between a multiplayer FPS and a MOBA (e.g. league of legends), so if you played some of those, just expect something that falls in the middle, at least it feels like this to me.

    Now, bad stuff, the first thing is the lack of proper modes. There are 3 main modes that you can either play on quick play or competitive. Two of them are very similar. These modes feel great, the games are kind of short 5-10 mins (in quick play) so, they’re great fun. Most of the people play to these. There are a few other additional modes, I’m calling these additional for two reasons, first, not as many people play them and second they don’t have maps specifically designed for them (which is awful) and you’ll notice that while playing. These additional modes are things like “deathmatch” 1v1, 3v3 and capture the flag. Capture the flag specifically angers me a bit, it is a very old mode in FPS games and for me it’s great, it’s my favourite usually in this kind of game. Here it feels “additional” because they reuse maps from the “main modes” for it; so basically Blizzard has put almost zero effort on the mode and you can feel that when playing. Now, on top of the lack of proper modes, there is the lack of maps for these modes. So the main modes have specific maps but not many, this is 3 and 4 maps for each of the “capture the zone” mode and 7 for the “escort the payload”. For escort the payload the number of maps is all right, but for example for one of the “capture the zone” modes only 3 maps is very very little.

    Finally, and maybe the worst for me is the matchmaking system. First of all, I want to clarify that I’m not complying about this after playing a couple of hours. As of today, I’ve played more than 850 games with 112 hours of playtime so I think I’m in a fairly good position to review this. Anyway, people say the match making is designed to try and put together people of the same skill so we have fair games. Some people say the game does this looking at your victory percentage. In principle, this is fine with me, fair games area funnier and I can definitely feel the invisible hand of the system “forcing” me to stay in the victory percentage that correlates with my skill. That again, in principle is fine with me, sounds fair. The game pairs me with better players if I go above my % and I start losing and vice versa. The problem with this is the way the system is keeping my percentage at X value. I’d say that roughly 50 to 60% of my games are games in which my team is immensely superior to the other team and we win very easy or the other way around. The other 40-50% are fair enough games that I might win or not. Anyway, the fact that 50-60% of my games are quite unfair is frustrating, I don’t mind loosing, but I don’t like losing overwhelmingly because it’s just not funny. Same way crush winning the other team is not fun either and that’s why I’m getting to a point where the game is frustrating me a bit.

    Summarising, there is quite a lot to enjoy in this game so If you like this kind of game go for it, but be ready for some frustration.    … Expand
  18. RodSal
    Jul 26, 2016
    7
    Game is fun and have really simple mechanics. BUT i would not buy the full price on it. I did and i regret it. Its clear an unfinished game, with a few maps and poor objectives to conquer. Some times its become a mess with so many heroes and ultimates in a same place.

    Wait for the price drop and some extra content. Unless you have all your friends playing on it for the competitive mode.
  19. Xevro
    May 24, 2016
    7
    The game is 'okay' and definately worth getting, just not for the full price.

    Overwatch has a beautiful art-style, (some) unique characters and is something different from now-a-days FPS (I do not consider this game a MOBA). The game also runs smooth on every platform, without any sort of glitches and exploits so far. However, the game is incredibly lacking in both depth and    The game is 'okay' and definately worth getting, just not for the full price.

    Overwatch has a beautiful art-style, (some) unique characters and is something different from now-a-days FPS (I do not consider this game a MOBA). The game also runs smooth on every platform, without any sort of glitches and exploits so far.

    However, the game is incredibly lacking in both depth and content-wise manner. I personally do not like the fact how we get a very vague 'prologue' to the universe of Overwatch through webisodes, rather than having some sort of story-telling in-game (i.e. cutscenes, fleshed out biographies, location descriptions and the overall 'goal' of the game.)

    What I've gathered so far from watching the webisodes and reading forums online is that the story is about an organization called 'Overwatch' which was made by the goverment to battle against this so called 'Omnic War'; a war that occurred between humans and robots. After this battle it lead to having society live in peace among one another's kind; as everyone praised Overwatch.

    As Overwatch began to recruit more people, there were rumors of corrupted members slithering their way through, this eventually made both humans and robots think bad about these past Heroes. The headquarters of Overwatch got blown up and their leader killed (which actually are two of the playable characters named 'Reaper' and 'Soldier 76') This made Overwatch fall apart and turn illegal; during the same time the second 'Omnic War' is about to occur.

    Winston, one of the co-leaders is trying to gather and make contact with all of the Overwatch current members so they can put a stop before this second war that is about to happen or is already happening. However, the vague part is that I don't understand the goal of the game itself.

    You're fighting Overwatch members and it has nothing to do with the robots itself; the Omnic War itself. You're either a terrorist or not, from what I've gathered (secure the payload/explosives gamemode and capturing points).

    There are a lot of flaws with the game; I'll list a few:

    1. There is no story whatsoever in-game (I do not count 3 dialogue lines per Hero, forcing us to figure out that Hanzo and Genji are related or that Soldier 76 and Reaper were actual people in the past that ran Overwatch.. Etc; Those are what the webisodes are for and I prefer it would've been ingame.)

    2. Incredibly short rounds

    3. Only two different gamemodes

    4. Unable to pick said gamemodes and maps specifically

    5. A broken social aspect to the game, such as partying up; etc.

    6. A FALSE progression system (All you earn are lootboxes and portrait frames every 10 levels, nothing aside of that seems to be unlocked, thus it isn't rewarding enough. I personally do not get why this sort of progression got wiped after the Beta since it holds no advantage over anyone else.)

    7. Incredibly uncreative skins (Aside from legendary ones, the rest are literally recolours of their original outfit)

    8. Overpriced for what it has to offer (Overwatch is using a very basic FPS formula and since it was originally planned to be Free to Play, but Blizzard decided to make it full price after they saw how much it got liked, I think it's pretty much a dick move on their side)    … Expand
  20. MrRater
    May 26, 2016
    7
    A serie with alot of hype, mainly because it is a Blizzard game with their "Blizzard polish". This game is fun, but won't have a long longevity for me after spending a decent amount of hours(around 100) playing this game. I will explain it as short as possible for the people who wants quick and short reviews to compare it with each other:

    EDIT: It isn't as short as I thought it would    A serie with alot of hype, mainly because it is a Blizzard game with their "Blizzard polish". This game is fun, but won't have a long longevity for me after spending a decent amount of hours(around 100) playing this game. I will explain it as short as possible for the people who wants quick and short reviews to compare it with each other:

    EDIT: It isn't as short as I thought it would be, so my appologize.

    Positive:
    - It's a fun and solid teambased shooter when you're new to this game:
    It's a fun and fresh experience, when you're learning each maps and characters. Every character is unique, but also easy to learn/understand. The maps are also well designed enough for each character.

    This is subjective and a negative for some gamers: People who wants complex characters won't get what they want. So this could be a negative. For example, Mei is a hero with a tier 4 difficutly, yet she doesn't feel that different in difficulty compared to a tier 1 character like Bastion.

    - You can switch characters during game and also able to play as the same heroes as your teammates::
    So you and your team can accustom to how your opponents are playing incase you have chosen the wrong hero. Or you can experiment by changing your heroes till you find the synergy to win the game. Or go crazy and have fun with weird hero combinations(even though this may be disrespectfull for your opponent).

    - Teamplay is pretty important in the game:
    For example, your health won't regenerate, hence you need a healer. However, you don't need a healer if you don't want to play that way, since there are healing items lying around the map with a respawn/cooldown timer. This will slow down your teamplay if everyone is scattered around to find the healing items and heal themself. Each hero has their role(attackers, defenders, supporters and healers).

    - Game isn't technically impressive. However, we're gamers and the visual presentation and performance is nice and that's what matters:
    It looks like a Pixar movie(not hitting that lvl, but the style is similiar) and the gameplay is fluent. Especially on the console, since it's pretty hard for developers to hit the 60fps on consoles and Overwatch is one of those game hitting the 60fps with a dynamic resolution.

    Negatives:
    - Short longevity for some gamers:
    This doesn't apply to everyone ofcourse. But the amount of content is pretty small for a priced game. This game is only PvP and while the game is fun to play, it's all you will get(with the exception of future contents(but the question is, will that be enough)). All the heroes and maps are unlocked. The only thing you will get are sprays, skins(some are interesting if I'm honest hehe), taunts, etc. As you may noticed, all the things I've mentioned doesn't add any value to the actual game, beside being aesthetic. All the character will play the same, meaning you won't be able to personalize your character like some other games do. Hence this longevity will be short after knowing how all your heroes plays and how to play in each maps. This is the main reason why I won't give this game a high score/perfect score like a 9 or 10.

    - The game isn't complete, since the competitive gamemode will come in the next update:
    Meaning, you're buying a game which isn't complete. Similiar towards SFV, but that one is far worse. This may be a trend in the future where publishers releases an incomplete game for the full price(sadly, I also bought this game, meaning I can't say much about this). Also another reason why I won't give this game an 8.

    Hence my final verdict being a 7. I hope you understand why I gave this a 7 and this is my personal opinion anyways for the people who disagrees :) 7 is a good game IMO, even though it isn't a 9 or a 10. Hope I helped some people with this review. And if you will buy this game or have bought this and still read this, because of curiosity:

    I hope you're enjoying your game and maybe we will be teamed up or teamed against each other in Overwatch now I'm done writing this :P    … Expand
  21. polarfists
    Jun 20, 2016
    7
    Highly polished and fun, but its not worth the money. After about 10 hours, you've seen everything intresting and you just want a refund. I would recommend Overwatch to anyone with lots of money and spare time, otherwise you're better off playing TF2 or PVZGW.
  22. post920
    Jun 29, 2016
    7
    I played quite a bit of the beta, and have sunk probably 50 hours into the full release. Here are my thoughts:

    Pros -Combat is very smooth, and as far as FPSs go, it doesn't get much better. -Characters provide a variety of different playstyles and strategies -Setting and art style is very aesthetically pleasing -Classes balanced fairly well Cons -Lack of content    I played quite a bit of the beta, and have sunk probably 50 hours into the full release. Here are my thoughts:

    Pros
    -Combat is very smooth, and as far as FPSs go, it doesn't get much better.
    -Characters provide a variety of different playstyles and strategies
    -Setting and art style is very aesthetically pleasing
    -Classes balanced fairly well

    Cons
    -Lack of content
    -Micro-transactions (more on this later)
    -Only 3 game modes at launch (competitive play will be out soon, if it's not already)

    The moment to moment gameplay in here is tense, fast paced and ultimately very satisfying. Those purely interested in a competitive experience will not regret playing this game. One thing that reviews from gaming sites/publications do not address though: lack of content. My understanding is that you can get a $40 dollar version on PC, but on PS4 (and I'm assuming Xbox One) the cheapest version you can buy is $60 (that I'm aware of). For $60, you get 12 maps, and 3 game modes. Other games seem to be punished in their score for a lack of fresh content, yet this game gets a pass. I find this very troubling. I could speculate on the reasons all day, but I won't bother doing it here. Games like Destiny, and even the Division, to a lesser extent, have been derided for a lack of content, from consumers and gaming publications alike. I know its blizzards first new IP in awhile, but they should not be given a pass due to their name recognition.
    Also, how they handle micro-transactions is pretty awful as well. Now, this is in no way pay-to-win. The only things you can pay for are purely cosmetic and do not affect gameplay, this is not the issue. The issue is that what you can buy for real world money is a pull of the slot machine. You get 1 loot box every time you gain a level, and in this loot box is a handful of cosmetic things (skins, voice lines, spray paints, emblems) that appear at random. It is also possible to get gold in varying sizes (by rarity) which you can then use to buy those cosmetic items that you want. My issue comes from the fact that buying these loot boxes means you are buying boxes, hoping to roll whatever it is that you desire. If you are going to charge $60 for this barebones game, paying extra should be for something you want, not a chance at something you want.

    In Conclusion:
    I know most of the previous paragraph makes it seem like I do not like this game, but I assure you that is not the case. Just wish there was more there for $60. Either that, or lower the price point. If you've played Team Fortress 2, you will feel right at home here, and that was bundled in the Orange box with arguably 2 of the best games in the modern era for the same price. All that being said, this game is frantic, sometimes hilarious fun, that you should definitely play if you can, just buy it on PC if you are able and save yourself 20 bucks, or wait for a price drop.    … Expand
  23. Palestinian
    Jul 6, 2016
    7
    Fun? Hell Yeah.
    Challenging? You bet.
    Competitive? Sky high. Flawless? Not quite BUT, The game delivers what it promised. A competitive environment where ever hero will play differently than the other. Sweet Art style, cool maps, and lovable characters. I was among those who did not plan to buy the game as it was only MP. But i had that amazon voucher and did not want it to get expired    Fun? Hell Yeah.
    Challenging? You bet.
    Competitive? Sky high.
    Flawless? Not quite BUT,
    The game delivers what it promised. A competitive environment where ever hero will play differently than the other. Sweet Art style, cool maps, and lovable characters. I was among those who did not plan to buy the game as it was only MP. But i had that amazon voucher and did not want it to get expired so i redeemed it against this game and oh boy i did not regret it. Nearly 60 hrs and i have not yet tried all the heroes. The game play is so addicting and feel way more refreshing than other FPSs. If you managed to overcome the fact that its MP only, being over priced on consoles and the lack of maps and modes , then you should give it a try. Its not "MINDLESS" shooter, it requires team work in order to secure victory. I would rate it 8, but since the game beg you to work with your team it did not really give many options to interact with the members of your team. (On consoles). Still this title is solid and i can assume that it will last in your library for 3 to 4 months at least.    … Expand
  24. Grayscale
    Aug 14, 2016
    7
    Overwatch is a complicated game to rate. This review is coming from someone who has played it HEAVILY. No first impressions here, this is an honest open-minded review.

    I think the highlights of this game are the characters. Very well developed, all very interesting. The graphics, gorgeous and pixar-like. The sound effects, crisp noticeable and in all the right places. Lastly, the gamer    Overwatch is a complicated game to rate. This review is coming from someone who has played it HEAVILY. No first impressions here, this is an honest open-minded review.

    I think the highlights of this game are the characters. Very well developed, all very interesting. The graphics, gorgeous and pixar-like. The sound effects, crisp noticeable and in all the right places. Lastly, the gamer environment is so less toxic than most, it is an absolute marvel. They did at the very worst an incredible job or producing a game that encourages positivity and teamwork.

    However, (of course there's a however) this game in it's current state is not worth 60 dollars IN MY OPINION. There just needs to be more modes and I get it, that will be released later. At the time of purchase however, this game is not complete. Also, this game is not for people who want to play a solo game and just relax. It requires teamwork...REQUIRES...teamwork. For the most part you can't run in and just carry your team like you can in some FPS games, so be prepared for that as well. Lastly, and possibly the most complicated issue to me, the unlocks. Although they do a good job of giving you rewards often enough to satiate you, you will quickly feel the desire to purchase loot boxes. The game has been designed that way. its debatable whether things like voice-lines or icons should be worth the kind of money they are asking for. It feels like the rewards system needs some improvements as well, although I will admit no game has ever made me care as much about skins as I do with this one, it still feels like we are all just desperately clinging to any bit of unique customization we can get.

    I think Overwatch is a high production quality great step in the right direction for gaming but I can't help but feel like we got a little swindled at release. With just a little more added to it this game is an 8 at the very least, maybe even higher.

    7/10    … Expand
  25. zeeknboom
    Aug 21, 2016
    7
    This game doesn't deserve more than 7 nor less, since the game it self is overpriced because the only game mode it has is multiplayer. No single player, no story mode, no survival, no other mode to sustain its price. The game is very fun to play online, the fact that you get endless match after match instead of waiting on queue for 5/10 min like in other games, makes this game very unique.This game doesn't deserve more than 7 nor less, since the game it self is overpriced because the only game mode it has is multiplayer. No single player, no story mode, no survival, no other mode to sustain its price. The game is very fun to play online, the fact that you get endless match after match instead of waiting on queue for 5/10 min like in other games, makes this game very unique. Knowing that this game has only to offer online multiplayer mode makes unfair to pay 60$ while it should cost considerable less. A game similar to this one is Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare. In terms of online multiplayer the game is very similar to Overwatch, but with the difference of game modes PVZ deserves its current score. I would suggest to buy this game for 30$ or less.… Expand
  26. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    7
    What Kind of Adventure?

    Its not a really an adventure game, its a First Person online Shooter. Was it fun? Yes, I am having an absolute ball playing this game. Are there any similar games? I just played Battleborn and its a lot like that but better. Favorite Character? I’m liking 3 characters, D. Va, Torbjorn and Lucio. Favorite Map? The Temple of Anubis is my    What Kind of Adventure?

    Its not a really an adventure game, its a First Person online Shooter.

    Was it fun?

    Yes, I am having an absolute ball playing this game.

    Are there any similar games?

    I just played Battleborn and its a lot like that but better.

    Favorite Character?

    I’m liking 3 characters, D. Va, Torbjorn and Lucio.

    Favorite Map?

    The Temple of Anubis is my favorite map to play on, especially defending. I don’t know what it is, but I really enjoy defending an area or territory.

    Would you play it again?

    Yes, I plan on playing this game a lot for the remainder of the year.

    Any Complaints?

    I wouldn’t mind a little bit more of a single player experience but its alright that its all a mutliplayer online game.

    How many hours did you play it?

    I have played 12 hours so far and I certainly plan on playing a lot more than that.    … Expand
  27. bartalex
    Dec 7, 2016
    7
    Juego bueno pero muy mejorable.
    Pocos personajes comparados con los grandes juegos online como puede ser league of legends o dota.
    Pocos mapas y la verdad es que algunos que son muy poco jugados como Numbani, y pocos modos de juegos y contenido general en el juego. Aun asi gran curva de aprendizaje con todos los heroes del juego cada uno con su dificultad, muy buena idea de meter    Juego bueno pero muy mejorable.
    Pocos personajes comparados con los grandes juegos online como puede ser league of legends o dota.
    Pocos mapas y la verdad es que algunos que son muy poco jugados como Numbani, y pocos modos de juegos y contenido general en el juego.
    Aun asi gran curva de aprendizaje con todos los heroes del juego cada uno con su dificultad, muy buena idea de meter aspectos para mejorar la experiencia y muy buen modo competitivo.
    Aun asi creo que en consola a la larga no valdra la pena comprarlo en consola ya que el nives es mas bajo que en pc y es un juego que se disfruta mucho mas en la plataforma del ordenador    … Expand
  28. Gamesearcher1
    Dec 10, 2018
    7
    I came from Team Fortress 2, expecting the exact same fun as in the game, and I certainly found it. Overwatch has three main roles, Tanks, who protect their teammates, Damage, the only role 70% of the player-base uses and Support, who I mainly play. I just want to say that playing as every hero feels unique, and extremely fun. But one of the core flaws I found with the game was how muchI came from Team Fortress 2, expecting the exact same fun as in the game, and I certainly found it. Overwatch has three main roles, Tanks, who protect their teammates, Damage, the only role 70% of the player-base uses and Support, who I mainly play. I just want to say that playing as every hero feels unique, and extremely fun. But one of the core flaws I found with the game was how much the tanks slowed down the combat. If the other team has three tanks, it's absolutely painstaking to break through their defenses sometimes. Its combat is fast, which I really enjoy about it. Then, there are the Ultimate abilities, and most of them are pretty good. But I find that the ultimate economy destroys the main part of Overwatch, which is being able to switch quickly to a different hero to counter another one, as you lose all your Ult. Charge, and so are at a massive disadvantage. I heard a statement that I really related to, 'When it's fun, it's extremely fun. When it's bad, it is terrible.' I play this game only casually, and I hate having to have a coin flip if I'll like the match or not. I only really have fun with Control and Payload maps, which are much faster and give every Hero a decent opportunity. But you can't choose what maps you want to play, resulting in another coin-flip. Then there are the heroes, and while I think it's slightly important to make each one of your characters have distinct personalities, Blizzard took it to the next level. For a game with no campaign, it certainly tries to make you love every character, and get invested in the incredibly stereotypical Sci-Fi story. The game looks very nice, I won't lie about that at all, everything well-textured and very smooth. The soundtrack is pretty enjoyable, every map having its own special style of music, but nothing, except the excellent, uplifting main theme, really sticks out as amazing. So overall, as a world, Overwatch is pretty solid. But this is a game, and when the gameplay isn't all too enjoyable, the world means nothing. I don't hate Overwatch, in fact, I think it's pretty likeable, but it has key flaws like the Ult. economy, broken hero launches, the reliance on people switching, even though no-one wants to and the lack of a campaign. Buy only during a sale, honestly.… Expand
  29. criticool
    Jan 8, 2017
    7
    Pros: Graphics are great, something different to COD or BF on console. Diverse cast of characters each enabling different play styles. (ties into the cons however) However, to get the most out of this game you need to be playing with 5 people on mics. W/O that the game is a 5/6.

    Reviews under a 5 are either trolls or people who are incompetent at shooters/multiplayer games. Cons:    Pros: Graphics are great, something different to COD or BF on console. Diverse cast of characters each enabling different play styles. (ties into the cons however) However, to get the most out of this game you need to be playing with 5 people on mics. W/O that the game is a 5/6.

    Reviews under a 5 are either trolls or people who are incompetent at shooters/multiplayer games.

    Cons: Massive flaws in the conversion to a controller operating system. (some have been fixed since launch such as the new communication stick, ability to bind keys, change sensitivity etc) . This game has probably the worst aiming of any multiplayer shooter I've played on console. To counter this it also has huge character models, and very strong auto aim. (in my opinion this takes a lot of skill out of the game, combined with the average hit detection and lag assist can make the experience very frustrating.    … Expand
  30. SassyQuatch
    Jan 26, 2017
    7
    The game succeeds in constructing well designed arenas with well designed characters, each made with a unique skill set. This makes for often times fun and often times frustrating combat. Unfortunately, the game severely depends upon exact and succinct team play, which depends on players playing as a team. This a phenomenon that is a rare occurrence indeed. This makes for more frustratingThe game succeeds in constructing well designed arenas with well designed characters, each made with a unique skill set. This makes for often times fun and often times frustrating combat. Unfortunately, the game severely depends upon exact and succinct team play, which depends on players playing as a team. This a phenomenon that is a rare occurrence indeed. This makes for more frustrating combat than fun combat.

    And unlike other games that you grow tired of playing and can eventually return to, there comes a point with this game where you will put it down and never pick it up again. That at least is what happened to me. After playing this game for a while, you'll begin to feel that there's nothing really left to discover. It is a perfectly complete circle and I often times felt myself going mad going around and around the circle. This problem is slightly amended by the addition of free DLC, but even the DLC still fails to really offer anything that doesn't become subsumed into the restrictions of the game.    … Expand
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#4 Best PS4 Game of 2016
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#17 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Games Master UK
    Jul 25, 2016
    94
    Simply the best multiplayer shooter to come along in years. Pure, joyous fun. [July 2016, p.74]
  2. Edge Magazine
    Jul 24, 2016
    90
    That the game hangs together visually is remarkable; that it should cohere so well in design terms, unfathomable. [Aug 2016, p.104]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jul 16, 2016
    90
    Blizzard's addictive and tactical team-based shooter is essential - the character-switching mechanic sweetens the genre. Group up with friends to avoid clueless carnage and enjoy the true game. [Aug 2016, p.82]
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