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  1. Jun 24, 2021
    6
    Es un gran multijugador con grandes personajes y muy buena personalidad, el problema radica en el pésimo buscador, perderás el 80% de las partidas por culpa de jugadores que parecen tener 1 mano , aparte de eso los mapas están totalmente deseculibrados dando ventaja a ciertos lados de equipo, pésima actualización 1 personaje al año es ridiculo, actualmente está muerto
  2. Mar 16, 2022
    6
    uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah you know what we all think of overwatch.
  3. Jul 1, 2022
    6
    As far as the regular modes go, this game is hella fun. However, when you play ranked... This game is unplayable for me because of the toxic fanbase. I know it's probably not a fair reason to judge the game but I just really an't enjoy the game because of toxic people are in the game. People take this game way too seriously and it's extremely sad.
  4. Jan 6, 2023
    6
    This game used to be a lot of fun. The tank meta of course ruined the game and pushed everyone off. It was good while it lasted.
  5. Dec 31, 2022
    6
    invested so many hours in this game, but blizzard has no love for it. Great cinematics tho...
  6. Jan 3, 2023
    6
    Wenn man das Spiel alleine ohne Freunde spielt, wird es sehr schnell sehr langweilig und monoton. Mir fehlt auch der Grund, dieses Spiel auf längere Zeit zu spielen.
  7. Oct 26, 2016
    5
    This game ia 20$ at It's best, very generic online shooter, and It's the most unbalanced games in the gaming world, It's not fun ... it does very little job introducing the characters and almost no story, great visuals though .
  8. May 24, 2016
    5
    It just doesn't feel like a full game, i don't have motivation to play next battle,
    i even don't know why i have to win in the battle i just entered. And even winning isn't rewarding(
    Its like shoot, jump, explode, sometimes happens something cool. But what it has... is hats.. The useless part of TF2 Gameplay 5/10 Graphics 7/10 Audio 8/10 UI 8/10 If it wouldn't be Blizzard i
    It just doesn't feel like a full game, i don't have motivation to play next battle,
    i even don't know why i have to win in the battle i just entered. And even winning isn't rewarding(
    Its like shoot, jump, explode, sometimes happens something cool.
    But what it has... is hats.. The useless part of TF2

    Gameplay 5/10
    Graphics 7/10
    Audio 8/10
    UI 8/10

    If it wouldn't be Blizzard i probably rate it 7/8 out 10. But from Blizzard i was expecting masterpiece at least.
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  9. Aug 19, 2018
    5
    An extremely overrated game with plenty of crippling flaws for a type of player like myself.

    When it comes to gameplay, it's fine overall. I personally am not a fan of FPS, but there are fun moments with characters like Tracer and Bastion to me. I also like the design of most of the characters: McCree, Genji, Bastion, Sombra, there is plenty good here when it comes to the design of the
    An extremely overrated game with plenty of crippling flaws for a type of player like myself.

    When it comes to gameplay, it's fine overall. I personally am not a fan of FPS, but there are fun moments with characters like Tracer and Bastion to me. I also like the design of most of the characters: McCree, Genji, Bastion, Sombra, there is plenty good here when it comes to the design of the characters.

    Then, there's everything else...

    Straight to the point, outside of the online mode, there is very little content and almost non-existent single player content. I love single player games and are my favorite games to play. Overwatch has plenty of material to have single player content but nope. Instead it's almost exclusively online and for someone like me, it has very limited replay-ability. If this game had something akin to a single player campaign, I would cut it some slack. Also, no local multiplayer mode. Whoever thought that a game like Overwatch should not have a local multiplayer should be demoted. This game would have been much better if it had local multiplayer.

    Overwatch's focus on strictly online really hurts the game by the lot. What if you don't have PS+, Xbox Live Gold or a good internet connection? And if you do get into a game, the online community isn't very helpful or encouraging as it has been quite notorious how bad or even cruel they can be. The game had to make up for people who do not want to play the game online but it doesn't and for people who are interested in the lore, they have to leave the game to get it's tidbits of lore. Leaving the game to understand it's lore and enrich it's universe is not good design.

    This is a really disappointing game and it baffles me how people can consider this to be 2016's Game of the Year or even one of the best games of all time when there are much better games out there deserving of both those titles.
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  10. May 26, 2016
    5
    Overwatch is a weird game and I mean it when i say Its just not for me Overpriced for console I think would have made a better title but lets get into it

    Story: There is zero story packed into the game If you want to find the story the only thing you can do is watch the trailer for the game that give the background of the world, Its a weird way of doing a story for a game and at the
    Overwatch is a weird game and I mean it when i say Its just not for me Overpriced for console I think would have made a better title but lets get into it

    Story: There is zero story packed into the game If you want to find the story the only thing you can do is watch the trailer for the game that give the background of the world, Its a weird way of doing a story for a game and at the same time a very bad way, because it never covers why these heros are fighting each other or why at all, So because of a lack of a story mode we are forced to watch the trailers for the game to even understand who any of these people are and thats a bad way of doing a story for a game.

    Gameplay: Best part of the game by far but only for a few hours after that it gets very repetitive You have a ton of heros to play as and They ALL play very differently they did an excellent job with the heros but it all fades away with only 3 game modes to play and you'll be doing the same thing over and over again I would go into more detail but honestly theirs nothing else its very lacking instead they try to keep things fresh with a wide variety of maps but that still comes down to being repetitive

    Performance/Graphics: The game Runs super smooth and the graphics are something fresh and new that I like ive gotten really bored of the ultra realistic graphics everyone seems to be going for these days, no bugs have seen flawless so far

    Censorship: This game has fallen under some scrutiny for censoring a character called tracer due to sjw backlash It was a pose they showed off her butt and they removed it from the game , but soon after they replaced it with a just as exposing one which makes me think why even took it out at all? and various print outs of characters that were under out houses in maps were removed due to them making a dirty joke about masturbation.

    Personal Thoughts/Verdict: Blizzard has had a long track record of amazing games but i feel for this one they took a step back with the sheer lack of content very little gameplay variety and the 60 dollar price tag for console instead of the pc 40 dollar version which is just unfair my verdict is a 5/10 In mp opinion blizzard got it wrong this time hopefully they can do better on their next project
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  11. Jun 1, 2016
    5
    At first glance Overwatch is a beautiful, and fluid arena style FPS, and seems to be compared to games like Team Fortress 2, Unreal Tournament, and Quake Arena by many people which naturally tugged at my heart strings. Seeing as how much I loved the aforementioned games I thought I would give it a go. I didn't get to play the beta or anything so I went in somewhat blind. OverwatchAt first glance Overwatch is a beautiful, and fluid arena style FPS, and seems to be compared to games like Team Fortress 2, Unreal Tournament, and Quake Arena by many people which naturally tugged at my heart strings. Seeing as how much I loved the aforementioned games I thought I would give it a go. I didn't get to play the beta or anything so I went in somewhat blind. Overwatch completely took me by surprise at first. It was so much fun those first couple hours. Sure. It does have some minor balancing issues, but once you get a better understanding of the characters and what they can do, on top of being able to switch characters at any respawn the imbalance issue somewhat fixes itself. My problem is there just isn't enough here. Especially for 60 bucks. As much as I hate the price point debate (because it is really hard to find that line between under and over priced when it comes to games) I just can't justify the 60 dollars this game costs. Knowing Blizzard I am sure they will rectify this with added DLC later, but it will literally need to be another "half" added to the game to even come close to making it feel less repetitive. With all do respect to my brother and sister gamers, I just can't say Battlefront was lacking content and then play this game and say it is a solid 8 or 9. The funny thing is Battlefront had A TON more to it than Overwatch does! I would highly suggest playing Overwatch............when it gets to the bargain bin. Expand
  12. Jun 5, 2016
    5
    Initially I would've given Overwatch a 9/10. But after about 15 hours of play it isn't as great as it's hyped up to be. It's alot like TF2 with a more pixar art style and less balance. With so many characters only useful on specific maps it's hard to ever play as your favorite all the time. The biggest issues are the lack of content at launch, hopefully more will be released, and the factInitially I would've given Overwatch a 9/10. But after about 15 hours of play it isn't as great as it's hyped up to be. It's alot like TF2 with a more pixar art style and less balance. With so many characters only useful on specific maps it's hard to ever play as your favorite all the time. The biggest issues are the lack of content at launch, hopefully more will be released, and the fact that theres next to no community on ps4. Most players run around chasing kills or just camping as a handful of turret characters or shielders as well as the same couple of powerful attackers. It's hard to enjoy when 9 times out of 10 people wont communicate, play balanced teams or play objectives. Although it is really fun when you get in a good lobby and everything comes together. I cant recommend a 60$ price tag. Expand
  13. May 27, 2016
    5
    For a game that has no campaign and has few multi-player maps and game-modes, its definitely not worth $60. You can get better games with the same content for just a quarter of the price; even FREE for some games.

    And for a game that makes each of its characters and maps so diverse and interesting, its a shame that the game itself has no story and has meaningless multi-player. All you
    For a game that has no campaign and has few multi-player maps and game-modes, its definitely not worth $60. You can get better games with the same content for just a quarter of the price; even FREE for some games.

    And for a game that makes each of its characters and maps so diverse and interesting, its a shame that the game itself has no story and has meaningless multi-player. All you do is run around mindlessly while spamming your abilities, and that's clearly not what anyone expects from a $60 game.

    And as anyone could have predicted from a Blizzard game, the characters are clearly unbalanced. Since World of Warcraft, Blizzard has done a really bad job at making classes/characters balanced so that any and every play-style is viable. I don't expect this to be fixed any time soon, or even for the entire lifespan of Overwatch for that matter...

    Blizzard has released cinematic shorts based in the Overwatch universe, and they are clearly better and more entertaining than any time spent in playing the game itself. I'd really recommend anyone reading this to check them out!

    Besides that, I also don't like how Blizzard is selling-out FPS pros to play and advertise this game, and paying studios to host future Overwatch tournaments when the game has just been released. They're trying so hard to make this game the next "League of Legends" before the game even comes out, even though the success of every big game (or eSport) was because of the loyal fans and players.

    And I don't see any real reason to be even the slightest bit interested in this game.

    In conclusion, "Overwatch" is an over-priced and shallow FPS that had potential, but was ruined by Blizzard spending the majority of its budget on advertising the game than into giving the game and its characters some sort of meaning.
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  14. Aug 15, 2016
    5
    Overwatch is a fun and new shooter, but it is lacking. Its gameplay can get very tiresome and repetitive with only 4 modes, and it is overall lacking substance and content. TF2 did it much better. Overwatch is overpriced on console, and is only barely deserving of a 40$ price tag on console.
  15. May 25, 2016
    5
    to me it feels just boring, the character design and everything too childish, coming from doom the speed of this game is incredible, it feels like I'm glued to the ground, I really wanted to love a blizzard shooter but the cartoon style and repetitive gameplay truns me off, its basically just capture the flag, and thats the multiplayer I hate the most... they should have done a mature mmoto me it feels just boring, the character design and everything too childish, coming from doom the speed of this game is incredible, it feels like I'm glued to the ground, I really wanted to love a blizzard shooter but the cartoon style and repetitive gameplay truns me off, its basically just capture the flag, and thats the multiplayer I hate the most... they should have done a mature mmo instead, frist person and everything, this just feels like they wanted to recycle some of their assets from project titan, buy doom instead, you get the best singleplayer plus actionpacked multiplayer in one box Expand
  16. Jun 12, 2016
    5
    This game neither deserves a 0 nor a 10. It is well made with beautiful graphics, gameplay etc but characters are unbalanced and for a shooter its missing a huge amount of content...no unlockables like guns and skins. I know cod has flaws but its a better shooter. Rainbow six siege is a better shooter. This game requires no skill. Its a team based game. Your victory depends on your team.This game neither deserves a 0 nor a 10. It is well made with beautiful graphics, gameplay etc but characters are unbalanced and for a shooter its missing a huge amount of content...no unlockables like guns and skins. I know cod has flaws but its a better shooter. Rainbow six siege is a better shooter. This game requires no skill. Its a team based game. Your victory depends on your team. Lost many games because of noobs. I played this game for a little while but i will be exchanging it soon. Expand
  17. Oct 22, 2018
    5
    No creo que el juego sea malo, pero tiene muchas cosas en contra. Primero que no creo que sea lo mejor de lo mejor para jugar en PS4, personalmente se me hizo muy tosco y aburrido. Segundo, es un juego puramente online, y estoy seguro que hay muchos FTP ahí fuera que hacen el mismo labor que este juego.
    ¿Pagar 60 dolares y encima tener que pagar PS Plus para poder jugar esto?
    No creo que el juego sea malo, pero tiene muchas cosas en contra. Primero que no creo que sea lo mejor de lo mejor para jugar en PS4, personalmente se me hizo muy tosco y aburrido. Segundo, es un juego puramente online, y estoy seguro que hay muchos FTP ahí fuera que hacen el mismo labor que este juego.
    ¿Pagar 60 dolares y encima tener que pagar PS Plus para poder jugar esto? Definitivamente no, no vale para nada la pena.
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  18. May 25, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I kinda like Overwatch, it is fun,aloof and has a lot of fun characters,but, if you played the Beta, you have played the full 60 dollar game!
    Also, I cannot believe how hard it is to get the little loot boxes with experience just so you can get useless junk like voiceovers, sprays,character icons,emotes (that most barely use), victory poses and the stuff that everyone should care about, skins and the awesome highlight intros.
    I was hooked after I saw the Winston intro and I was like "Ohh this game has story mode? Awesome, I want to know the characters!" But nope, no story mode whatsoever. Also, if you want to be in highlights, it is easy with 2 characters, Torbjorn and Bastion because they have turrets and turrets win matches.
    I like this game but it should be at 40 bucks not 60 bucks. Also remember that you can purchase loot boxes with real money!
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  19. Jun 7, 2016
    5
    After 30 hours game play, I think this game deserved 7, but -1 for ridiculous buggy PS4 achievements design, -1 for kid style art. I wonder this game is just designed for the kids rather than adults.
  20. Jun 21, 2016
    5
    Graphically speaking great to look at, frame rate is good too. Plenty of characters to choose from, very diverse from one another. It does not have a campaign feature and the introductory modes are not that many. I have invested some hours into it; not a lot to do to be honest. No reason to play after a while apart from stylistic character changes. Not bad but not good either. Average atGraphically speaking great to look at, frame rate is good too. Plenty of characters to choose from, very diverse from one another. It does not have a campaign feature and the introductory modes are not that many. I have invested some hours into it; not a lot to do to be honest. No reason to play after a while apart from stylistic character changes. Not bad but not good either. Average at best. Expected something better from Blizzard. Expand
  21. Dec 11, 2016
    5
    Pensaba puntuar menos este juego, pero recorde el feeling o sentimiento, pasion que juegas las partidas ranking no tiene precio, y por eso añadi un punto mas.
    POBRE DE CONTENIDO, aunque cabe admitir que Blizzard lo advirtio en su lanzamiento.
    Considero que este titulo hubiese triunfado con un modo campaña, tiene tela para eso, tiene personajes suficientes para un modo compaña, y lo han
    Pensaba puntuar menos este juego, pero recorde el feeling o sentimiento, pasion que juegas las partidas ranking no tiene precio, y por eso añadi un punto mas.
    POBRE DE CONTENIDO, aunque cabe admitir que Blizzard lo advirtio en su lanzamiento.
    Considero que este titulo hubiese triunfado con un modo campaña, tiene tela para eso, tiene personajes suficientes para un modo compaña, y lo han desaprovechado.
    Nivel grafico nada sorprendente, nivel tenico, muy buena jugabilidad y balanceo de personajes.
    Lo he jugado entorno a 60 horas, soy nivel 75, lo he disfrutado con colegas, como digo, las partidas ranking son buenas.
    Pero muy repetitivo, actualmente me hago entre 2 o 3 partidas, pero me aburre y lo dejo.
    Lo compre en su lanzamiento, lo compre por Amazon, mas coste de envio me costo $75, lo se una estafa pero tenia que probarlo, y saber por que tanta gente lo defendia y criticaba, mi opinion personal, fue un timo con advertencia, no lo recomiendo en Consola.
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  22. Jul 20, 2016
    5
    Overwatch has almost completely fallen short of my expectations on the PS4. The gameplay and character variety is excellent, almost unmatched. The graphics are also great with a near-constant 1080p 60fps, only downgrading the resolution sometimes when a lot of things start happening. There is also a lot of customization in terms of controls, where you can remap every button on eachOverwatch has almost completely fallen short of my expectations on the PS4. The gameplay and character variety is excellent, almost unmatched. The graphics are also great with a near-constant 1080p 60fps, only downgrading the resolution sometimes when a lot of things start happening. There is also a lot of customization in terms of controls, where you can remap every button on each individual character.
    The major reason why I can not rate this game much higher is for the fact that this is a dreadful port when compared to PC. No text chat, limited communication, and 2-3 minute wait times for games. You also can't choose map or gamemode. The other major downside is that there are major balancing issues console side, 2+ Torbjorns (the dwarf character) on console=instant loss. These issues are monumentally made worse by the fact that Blizzard doesn't patch the game often enough on console partially due to Sony's delays for patch roll-outs. Overall, I say to anybody who wants to pick up Overwatch, get the PC version at all costs.
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  23. Aug 16, 2016
    5
    Overwatch is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment.

    + Fun
    + Good Characters Design
    - Few Modes
    - Should Not Be Cost 60 Dollars
  24. Aug 17, 2016
    5
    This game can be fun if you play with friends or in a party, but playing solo is usually a cancerous experience. Without people to communicate with this game can be incredibly frustrating and difficult to have a consistently enjoyable experience. Like almost all other online games be prepared to be plagued with the usual re-occuring bugs and annoyances, like poor hit detection andThis game can be fun if you play with friends or in a party, but playing solo is usually a cancerous experience. Without people to communicate with this game can be incredibly frustrating and difficult to have a consistently enjoyable experience. Like almost all other online games be prepared to be plagued with the usual re-occuring bugs and annoyances, like poor hit detection and inconsistent connection to servers. The core gameplay can definitely be enjoyable but for me those times where I truly and fun were few and far between. All too often my game would be plagued with leavers or toxic players who wouldn't communicate or attempt to create viable team compositions. I didn't mind these occurrences as much in quick play but many times I would run into players like this during competitive matches making which made those games incredibly annoying to play. All in all the core gameplay is good, the characters are relatively interesting, and the game at times can genuinely be fun but unless you have a consistent group of friends to play with I really wouldn't recommend investing $60 into this game. Expand
  25. Oct 19, 2016
    5
    This is fun if you're playing norms, cool heroes and fun graphics. But if you try the ranked gameplay; you can really find out how crap this game can get. Ps4 has no chat, the best communication you can give other teammates (which are most the time attempting to play genji) is a good old' thumbs up and an indication that we have no healer. If you cannot communicate with a garbage team inThis is fun if you're playing norms, cool heroes and fun graphics. But if you try the ranked gameplay; you can really find out how crap this game can get. Ps4 has no chat, the best communication you can give other teammates (which are most the time attempting to play genji) is a good old' thumbs up and an indication that we have no healer. If you cannot communicate with a garbage team in overwatch, it's the hardest thing in the world to carry. forever getting dumped on in gold because that one bloke chose Hanzo instead of a support. I'm sure this game is a lot smoother and less retarded on PC but for PS4; this game is frustrating as balls, 5/10. Expand
  26. Mar 27, 2017
    5
    Okay, the core gameplay is good, now how about some actual FREAKING CONTENT!?

    There's no single player, only two modes of multiplayer, and micro-transactions to milk your poor chafed wallet even more. And to add insult to injury, it uses RNG loot boxes rather than letting buy what you want. And At $40 minimum, it becomes apparent that this is less a game and more like a mechanism to
    Okay, the core gameplay is good, now how about some actual FREAKING CONTENT!?

    There's no single player, only two modes of multiplayer, and micro-transactions to milk your poor chafed wallet even more. And to add insult to injury, it uses RNG loot boxes rather than letting buy what you want. And At $40 minimum, it becomes apparent that this is less a game and more like a mechanism to vacuum more filthy lucre from anyone foolish enough to play.

    Not helping matters is how the actual gameplay itself has the depth of a dixie cup, and some characters are unforgivably broken i.e. Bastion, who's minigun spam shames even Legion from Titanfall 2. Spawn camping is a major issue, as the defending team can park themselves outside the attackers' front door for a savage ROFL stomping.

    The feel of the game is alright I guess, but half the controller is under-utilized. The whole game just gets boring so fast; it's slow and quiet, and the weapons and attacks lack any impact or feedback. None of the heroes are satisfying to play, exacerbated by the stupidly long respawns and long walks back to the objective (god help you if you're playing one of the slower, tank-y characters). The fact that almost none of the attacks are hitscan is nice, but again, have all the impact of a nerf gun.

    As for the characters themselves, while the artwork is very good, none of the characters move beyond broad stereotype. With no villains or villainous factions, can you really call these people heroes?

    This game doesn't deserve even an eighth of the hype it received, and ignore the slavering hordes of fans who will accuse you hating the game for not being Team Fortress 2.
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  27. Nov 30, 2017
    5
    This game is awesome with an impressive story line and beautiful contents until toxic players who didn't slept for 24 hours started talking trash in mic unto you after reaching level 10. Some people creates a group and now we see what Overwatch players are made of, a bunch of feminist, trash-talking, anti-propaganda againts other players and people who insults you like an immature brat butThis game is awesome with an impressive story line and beautiful contents until toxic players who didn't slept for 24 hours started talking trash in mic unto you after reaching level 10. Some people creates a group and now we see what Overwatch players are made of, a bunch of feminist, trash-talking, anti-propaganda againts other players and people who insults you like an immature brat but talks retarded-dumb swearing and cussing when he/she speaking in mic. The Overwatch fangroup are made out of PC gamers and TV box players which the PS4 or Xbox players are the most toxic ones ruining the game but the gameplay is still the same which looks the same but easy. Expand
  28. Jun 5, 2018
    5
    Un titulo multijugador competitivo, personajes con una carisma como blizzard lo ha hecho siempre, en su lanzamiento 2016, muy pobre de contenido, modos de juego, un modo competitivo clasificatorio sin funcionar practicamente roto, con un precio de $60.00, cometi el error de comprarlo de salida, me deje guiar por la prensa, vaya decepcion.
    El juego ha recibido soporte por parte de Blizzard
    Un titulo multijugador competitivo, personajes con una carisma como blizzard lo ha hecho siempre, en su lanzamiento 2016, muy pobre de contenido, modos de juego, un modo competitivo clasificatorio sin funcionar practicamente roto, con un precio de $60.00, cometi el error de comprarlo de salida, me deje guiar por la prensa, vaya decepcion.
    El juego ha recibido soporte por parte de Blizzard durante estos dos años, muy agradecido con ellos, aun con su soporte, para jugar con amigos y pasar el rato muy recomendable, si tu eres de las personas que te aburre lo competitivo, o que simplemente pasas de jugar online, no es para ti, pero si eres muy competitivo online, y le dedicaras horas, muy recomendable por menos de $30.00.
    LO QUE ES IMPERDONABLE ES QUE ESTO HAYA SIDO EL GOTY DE 2016 ;(
    Para mi es un buen juego, personajes correctamente desarrollados, bueno un e-sport, pero no para ser GOTY.
    Ojala y Blizzard sigan dando soporte al titulo, yo he dedicado mas de 300 horas de juego, y me gusta bastante, pero pasada las 3 horas, comienza aburrir, como digo si eres full multiplayer, y te gusta competir, es para ti, de lo contrario no lo recomiendo.
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  29. Dec 30, 2019
    5
    لعبة جميلة وجبت فيها البلاتينيوم وانوي الوصول لي الماستر ولفل السلفر وتقيمي لها ٩.٥/١٠
  30. May 10, 2022
    5
    Overwatch is an entertaining and captivating PvP game that has an interesting and diverse cast of characters in an intriguing world, but fails to actually incorporating any narratives into the game.

    Whilst it is very enjoyable to play, the game suffers from a lack of balance within the large cast of characters, a poor match-making system and an unfortunately toxic community both in and
    Overwatch is an entertaining and captivating PvP game that has an interesting and diverse cast of characters in an intriguing world, but fails to actually incorporating any narratives into the game.

    Whilst it is very enjoyable to play, the game suffers from a lack of balance within the large cast of characters, a poor match-making system and an unfortunately toxic community both in and outside of the competitive scene.

    The worst aspects of Overwatch is what it lacks. There is no proper progression system where you are properly rewarded for playing the game - instead you play several matches at a time to level up and receive a lootbox, which may or may not reward you with anything that feels rewarding (most of the time it does not). Even with its competitive scene rewarding unique currency, it is a grind to obtain and can only be used to unlock the same golden variation of each character's weapons.

    The best aspect of Overwatch is, or perhaps it is better to say *was* it's frequent content drops, which included new cosmetics, maps, characters and events that kept the game fresh and enjoyable at least for a limited time. However, now the game has been barren of any real content for years and this only further highlights the flaws with the game.
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  31. Aug 9, 2021
    5
    personajes con historias interesantes, pero pues no se aprovecha nada por el mismo punto del juego, en lugar de mejorar el juego y equilibrarlo, se pusieron a hacer la inlcusion cuando se les acaba de acusar de hacer cosas de abus0 en su compañia...siempre los buenistas son los mas repugnantes. el juego actualmente esta muerto y la verdad no merece la pena a menos que tengas amigos ya parapersonajes con historias interesantes, pero pues no se aprovecha nada por el mismo punto del juego, en lugar de mejorar el juego y equilibrarlo, se pusieron a hacer la inlcusion cuando se les acaba de acusar de hacer cosas de abus0 en su compañia...siempre los buenistas son los mas repugnantes. el juego actualmente esta muerto y la verdad no merece la pena a menos que tengas amigos ya para jugarlo. lastima, pudo ser algo mejor. Expand
  32. May 22, 2022
    5
    Poor balancing, stale meta & disgusting business ethics. Blizzard’s fall from grace is undeniable.
  33. May 29, 2016
    4
    Extremely boring game without any sense to play. There are no character progression or weapon upgrades, no leveling up and no new weapons or abilities to unlock. First 5 minutes of gameplay is just identical to all the rest time you'll provide (why?) in game. Blizzard became a casual game developer finally. What a shame. Free to play game with old but extra casual and primitive gameExtremely boring game without any sense to play. There are no character progression or weapon upgrades, no leveling up and no new weapons or abilities to unlock. First 5 minutes of gameplay is just identical to all the rest time you'll provide (why?) in game. Blizzard became a casual game developer finally. What a shame. Free to play game with old but extra casual and primitive game mechanics and 60$ price tag with insane fanboys on background - game of the century of course. Expand
  34. Jun 8, 2016
    4
    This game gets really boring really quick. It had the potential to be good with a good variety of distinctive heroes to play as breaking the norm from your typical FPS. However there's no progression system (nothing to unlock/upgrade except for the appearance of the heroes) which makes earning experience points and “levelling up” very ungratifying. Furthermore despite the various maps andThis game gets really boring really quick. It had the potential to be good with a good variety of distinctive heroes to play as breaking the norm from your typical FPS. However there's no progression system (nothing to unlock/upgrade except for the appearance of the heroes) which makes earning experience points and “levelling up” very ungratifying. Furthermore despite the various maps and game modes, all games seem to play out the same with all the action focused around a given objective point - it's a frantic run-and-gun experience which soon gets v.repetitive. After only a few hours I felt I'd done it all and there was little point forcing myself to continuing to playing. I've returned my copy for a refund. Expand
  35. Jul 7, 2016
    4
    Overwatch is Team Fortress 2 with bright current gen graphics and lots of marketing. Blizzard spared no expense in making Overwatch an un-ignorable release, but after playing a few hours, i was bored.

    Whats the point? Level up-- You get some worthless in game graffiti or if youre really lucky a new "skin" or outfit for a random character. So XP is meaningless and winning matches is
    Overwatch is Team Fortress 2 with bright current gen graphics and lots of marketing. Blizzard spared no expense in making Overwatch an un-ignorable release, but after playing a few hours, i was bored.

    Whats the point? Level up-- You get some worthless in game graffiti or if youre really lucky a new "skin" or outfit for a random character. So XP is meaningless and winning matches is therefore also meaningless.

    It plays fine, and the characters are taken from every video game trope, making sure every taste is represented, but the minute to minute game play never grabbed me, and without a meta game to drive progression, i saw no reason to play again after my initial session.

    Overwatch is for a particular type of gamer. A niche that has been filled in the past with less flashy but just as competent titles like Team Fortress 2. If you like that specific experience, you will like Overwatch. Otherwise, its merely a distraction in a year of many more interesting games in all genres.

    I suggest borrowing it for a weekend or renting it before you buy it.
    Overwatch has suspect staying power, even if you initially enjoy it.
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  36. May 24, 2016
    4
    Very let down by this, it got mighty boring within a hour, i dont feel there is any lasting appeal to keep me interested in the game. Oh well.........
  37. Oct 9, 2016
    4
    Came in a bit later than everybody else, but decided to run out and get a copy as friends seemed to be having fun with it. Having put in a good chunk of hours I'm starting to think this was a flash in the pan, and the extent to which people no-longer post about it would seem to confirm that.

    Overwatch is a class based ("Hero") shooter a-la Team Fortress 2, colorful graphics, large and
    Came in a bit later than everybody else, but decided to run out and get a copy as friends seemed to be having fun with it. Having put in a good chunk of hours I'm starting to think this was a flash in the pan, and the extent to which people no-longer post about it would seem to confirm that.

    Overwatch is a class based ("Hero") shooter a-la Team Fortress 2, colorful graphics, large and varied roster, allegedly a dozen or so maps, all good. The problem is there is basically 1 game mode "go stand by the thing" with an implied "don't let the enemy stand by the thing." The maps are functionally identical and so easy to navigate you get the impression that they have been committee designed so as to meet some sort of balance criteria that makes them all equally boring.

    The matchmaking is skittish and will frequently drop you on the "defeat" screen and then kick you from the game. It would appear that a single person leaving the match can be enough for the system to decide it's no longer worth bothering. Equally frustrating is the claim that you'll be playing with people of a similar skill level doesn't seem to pan out, matches are almost always a complete pushover for one team or the other. The best matches are of course when it goes right down to the wire, with the "overtime" mechanic apparently intended to encourage this sort of play, however as I said this seldom happens. Matches can be over in as little as 2 minutes, combine this with the excessive pre-match wait and the twitchy matchmaking and you've got a situation where you can end up spending most of your time twiddling your thumbs.

    I'd like to suggest there are also some balance issues, especially if the enemy team is running 2 or more of the same hero, however any complaint will immediately be met by the community with "hero X is a hard counter to Y" lest blizzard ever be exposed to criticism of their game mechanics.

    All in all considering how colorful and varied it is the whole experience ends up bland and repetitive and I've got a serious case of buyers remorse over paying full whack for what feels like a F2P game.
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  38. May 24, 2016
    4
    Blizzard did a lot right with this game, but they were apparently not interested in making a game that is fun to play solo. I assume that eventually players will learn what to do and cooperate (similar to WOW), but for now most battles are a disorganized mess. Unfortunately, even when players do learn how to cooperate, I think the simplicity of the objectives will become a negative. TheBlizzard did a lot right with this game, but they were apparently not interested in making a game that is fun to play solo. I assume that eventually players will learn what to do and cooperate (similar to WOW), but for now most battles are a disorganized mess. Unfortunately, even when players do learn how to cooperate, I think the simplicity of the objectives will become a negative. The other major problem is that there is no real progression. You can gain levels, but so what. Leveling has no impact on your abilities/stats. Without the ability to improve your character, I think this game will get boring pretty quickly. There is just no feeling of progression at all. This game is probably a blast to play with a group of friends but we don't all have 5 friends standing by when we feel like playing. Expand
  39. Jul 18, 2016
    4
    This game would be great... If it was actually great. It's fun for some time but that some time was only a week for me, the "Blizzard polish" **** everyone talks about doesn't mean anything when the game is so painful to play even after such a short while. The ultimate negative here is that this game wanted me to pay £49.99 to do even more beta testing and after a week I'm very glad IThis game would be great... If it was actually great. It's fun for some time but that some time was only a week for me, the "Blizzard polish" **** everyone talks about doesn't mean anything when the game is so painful to play even after such a short while. The ultimate negative here is that this game wanted me to pay £49.99 to do even more beta testing and after a week I'm very glad I could sell it on for £42. Expand
  40. May 27, 2016
    4
    This is literally the most unbalanced game I have ever played. I'm extremely let down by this game as I was under the impression it wouldn't be hot garbage.
  41. Jun 2, 2016
    4
    As of this moment this game is literally like the Beta if you played it. You didn't miss anything. There's nothing pass the Beta. I put in hours on this game, and I mean hours. Whenever I get a new game, I play only that until I'm tired of it. That's exactly what I did. I got tired of the game pretty quickly because of one thing: 2 modes and that it. I will be technical as it is only 2As of this moment this game is literally like the Beta if you played it. You didn't miss anything. There's nothing pass the Beta. I put in hours on this game, and I mean hours. Whenever I get a new game, I play only that until I'm tired of it. That's exactly what I did. I got tired of the game pretty quickly because of one thing: 2 modes and that it. I will be technical as it is only 2 modes but if you expand it there's 7 modes if you really want to lie about something:

    1) Practice mode: basics
    2) practice mode: training
    3) PvP: KotH (king of the hill)
    4) PvP: escort
    5) PvE: KotH
    6) PvE: escort
    7) weeklies

    ^all of these is basically 2 modes since practice mode doesn't count and the pvp and pve does the same modes.

    Now, I expected a lot from a triple A title, especially since I'm a multiplayer type of person. I played CoD, BF, Halo, Destiny, Borderlands, Gears of War, and Division. Each of those titles I had something to complain about since I'm skeptic on what "should" be in the game besides what in their future dlc. At this very moment though that I'm writing this review, this game is not worth the price on the label. This game should either be half the retail or even free.

    You're thinking, I'm probably being hard the game. Well, let's compare to what you're missing in a triple A title that all other titles have done: Campaign, horde mode, and more than 2 modes of multiplayer. Is that so hard? You are paying $60 for literally a fraction of that. One would argue that you're getting all these characters. CoD4 multiplayer split screen local does somewhat a similar job. It has classes you can't create yourself that everyone can only play. You are playing an updated version of CoD4 local with only 2 modes: HQ and Safeguard. You get nothing else. If CoD did that to us, we'd expect the game to be beta or free. Everyone that's a fan of blizzard gaming has turned a blindeye to this since they are playing their favorite characters from league of legends.

    I actually wish this game came with more; in fact, I hope the DLCs come free. Where this game stands from gaming review seems paid off and fake. Although I seem negative about this review there's a reason why I'm giving this game a 4 out of 10.

    Campaign: 0/10
    PvE: 4/10 (terrible AI)
    PvP: 9/10

    ^if you average this it become 4.3/10. You can have an incredible multiplayer, but if that's all you have I'd even be more specific as the multiplayer isn't that amazing since there's only 2 modes. I'm being lenient when giving multiplayer pvp a 9/10. It should technically be 5/10 since there's no tdm or any other modes.
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  42. May 25, 2016
    4
    Glad I found a used copy to try Overwatch, as I plan to return it already. Overwatch isn't a bad game, but it is simply another example of an overhyped, overrated, overpriced, and content light multiplayer focused game ala Titanfall or Evolve. I have a feeling "professional" game reviewers are gonna be over scoring Overwatch as they did with Titanfall.

    Team Fortress 2 launched bundled
    Glad I found a used copy to try Overwatch, as I plan to return it already. Overwatch isn't a bad game, but it is simply another example of an overhyped, overrated, overpriced, and content light multiplayer focused game ala Titanfall or Evolve. I have a feeling "professional" game reviewers are gonna be over scoring Overwatch as they did with Titanfall.

    Team Fortress 2 launched bundled with the content rich Orange Box and it was an amazing deal. Why Blizzard didn't follow TF2's launch example is disappointing. Overwatch should've launched at a $29.99 or $19.99 price for the amount of game content on offer. Overwatch could've even gone free to play as TF2 did.

    There is a fun game here, but unless Blizzard adds in some form of single player or actual story in multiplayer? I recommend waiting for a big price drop or used copy. The game already dropped $10 on Amazon, so, in a month or so it will drop even more.

    I expect more from Blizzard...
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  43. May 25, 2016
    4
    highly overrated, Its pretty...But it doesnt mean its good. Its just meh...Its hard to describe...There isnt much to it in a literal sense...little content. If youre looking for the hero shooter equivalent to cod despite having even less content than cod....this is for you. Battleborn is well rounded...Just was overshadowed by this hype train that wrecked.
  44. May 28, 2016
    4
    I've never left a review for a game on Metacritic, but I felt like I just had to say something about Overwatch.

    First off, this game has so much potential, but in it's current state it's totally not worth it. If this were a Free-To-Play game, I would say "Wow," great job, but $60 for what is essentially a game with a few maps and no story is absolutely ridiculous. Let me break it down
    I've never left a review for a game on Metacritic, but I felt like I just had to say something about Overwatch.

    First off, this game has so much potential, but in it's current state it's totally not worth it. If this were a Free-To-Play game, I would say "Wow," great job, but $60 for what is essentially a game with a few maps and no story is absolutely ridiculous. Let me break it down with you starting with the pros.

    Pros:
    1. Fluid Gameplay
    2. Fun Characters
    3. Action Packed, Small Maps
    4. Brings back memories of Q3 Arean

    Cons
    1. I'm not sure how the PC version plays but in the PS4 version you have only 2 game modes. "Quick Match" or "Arcade".... WTF. You can't select maps, you can't select playstyle... And if you select "Quick Match" it's pretty much always the same "escort the cargo" mission or "Hold point A for X amount of time."

    Sorry, but that gets old, and if you don't like the randomly chosen map you are SOL

    2. No character progression. Sure, you level up but it doesn't mean anything. You don't get stronger, you don't get new weapons. All you get with a level is a "loot box" that will give you meaningless stuff like skins. So you never feel like you're working towards something ever. A Victory or Defeat means nothing.

    3. Annoying load times... Often you will have a quick match that ends in 10 minutes, then you're stuck watching the Play of the Game, voting for the MVP, then waiting for the match to load, then waiting for the countdown for the match to start. Sometimes it feels like you are WAITING FOR THE GAME TO START more than you're actually playing the **** game.

    4. NO FFA mode, No FFA Teams mode.

    5. Some characters are clearly unbalanced. Any noob can use the character who transforms into a turret/tank and just camp around a corner and wait for someone to round it and maul them down. The autoaiming characters almost guarantee you 3-5 kills. The precision characters are soooo bad on the PS4 version because the controller makes it too hard to aim them. They aren't bad, but it's clealry unbalanced.

    6. Play of the game is meaningless. It's always just whoever killed a few people in a short of amount of time... Usually through a cheap ult. MVP is also meaningless as most people just vote for somebody random, even if it's someone on the losing team

    7. No Single Player Mode, No offline play

    Anyway, I enjoyed Overwatch for a couple days and it's already played out. You quickly realize that you're fighting for nothing and there is no where to progress to. It feels so impersonal and you never feel connected to your team or the other team despite it being a team based game.

    This should have been a F2P game with skins and "loot box" BS as purchasable items. There is no content here to justify a $60 price tag, and if I could take the game back now, I would.
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  45. Jun 6, 2016
    4
    this game could be funny, but its completely emptiness, without single player and its a copy of TF2.
    EA and Capcom do this and the people started to hate them, but Blizzard do the same and people don´t mind.
  46. Aug 16, 2016
    4
    Visually this game has a lot to offer; its style has a glossy finish and its characters, diverse as they are, have a undeniable pull. However after investing several hours in this game I am still taken aback by how empty it truly is. The maps are gorgeous and offer multiple options to players to adapt and develop strategies however the game is limited to a stock few game modes that onceVisually this game has a lot to offer; its style has a glossy finish and its characters, diverse as they are, have a undeniable pull. However after investing several hours in this game I am still taken aback by how empty it truly is. The maps are gorgeous and offer multiple options to players to adapt and develop strategies however the game is limited to a stock few game modes that once dealt with a few times offer little variation. The character roster can not be faulted however beyond mastering the different play styles each, there is little to aim for witch each being unlocked from the start. I can see the draw of a well worked team game with each player playing to a strength and building a balanced team however far too often you are placed in a game lacking coordination and nothing is more frustrating than loosing an objective based game because everyone on your team is gunning for that solo killing streak.

    My other bug bear that again personally cuts the game re-playabilty in half is the lack of unloackables or character development. You unlock new character features, poses and sprays through earning 'loot boxes'. These boxes take no stock of your play style, character choices or skill. Equally they do not pop in relation to player achievements, these loot boxes will appear once every time you level up, or if you succumb to the fee-to-play ethos of blizzard and buy yourself some. This for me gives you no real motivation beyond mastering the characters available and certainly no stock that you have. The two specific trophies/achievements that you can earn after painstaking play with your specific character merely unlock different 'sprays' that can be declared onto walls in front of you in-game for absolutely none else to look at...
    There just isn't any reason for you to keep going hoping that one of the loot boxes will drop a skin for a character that you maybe play as now and again.

    I truly can't grasp the reason behind the hype surround this game. I think the user reviews speak for themselves and wish I'd paid more of attention to them instead of being blinded by the hype surrounding a sub stellar game marketed at a AAA price.
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  47. Jan 22, 2017
    4
    The game itself is good, with a good quality, nice graphics and with a lot of cool mechanics.
    But, Blizzard told us that everyone can choose a character which you like, so everyone will find a best fit. It's an illusion in which you will never win a game. Because key to this game - constantly change characters, same for Dota and LoL. And this game doesn't feels like a good shooter. It's a
    The game itself is good, with a good quality, nice graphics and with a lot of cool mechanics.
    But, Blizzard told us that everyone can choose a character which you like, so everyone will find a best fit. It's an illusion in which you will never win a game. Because key to this game - constantly change characters, same for Dota and LoL. And this game doesn't feels like a good shooter. It's a good MOBA, not more. It's feels like porn-parody shooter. I can't find something interesting for myself in this game. All fine, except the price. 60$ for Dota it's too much, it's highly overpriced and extremely empty inside for this value. 15-20$ and I can keep calm trying to find it interesting, but not 60$. You can buy a lot of games for 60$, and you will feel that this money invested in a content, in a game design, in a graphics, in entertainment innovations. But not for dota with World of Warcraft textures.
    I will not recommend this game anyone, who are not crazy about MOBA and who are not a rich guy :)
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  48. Mar 14, 2017
    4
    Lo único destaca-ble del juego es los personajes y sus habilidades en cuanto jugabilidad nada fuera de lo normal, les recomiendo antes de comprarlo que lo jueguen en casa de un amigo a ver si les gusta, porque comparado con Call of Duty: Black Ops el Overwatch es un niños en pañales es como comparar el mundo abierto del The Witcher o Red dead redemption con Minecraft en fin este juego alLo único destaca-ble del juego es los personajes y sus habilidades en cuanto jugabilidad nada fuera de lo normal, les recomiendo antes de comprarlo que lo jueguen en casa de un amigo a ver si les gusta, porque comparado con Call of Duty: Black Ops el Overwatch es un niños en pañales es como comparar el mundo abierto del The Witcher o Red dead redemption con Minecraft en fin este juego al parecer es de niños rata, pero seguiré jugando a ver si cambio de opinión ya que inverti 60 Us. Expand
  49. Sep 29, 2017
    4
    If Overwatch had costed $20, it could have been a decent 7/10 game. With only a few multiplayer game modes, even fewer maps and no singleplayer campaign whatsoever, it feels more like a lazy scam from Blizzard than a love-crafted game. The terrible matchmaking and lack of progression system don't help either and all of this culminates with a ridiculously luck based trophy list to encourageIf Overwatch had costed $20, it could have been a decent 7/10 game. With only a few multiplayer game modes, even fewer maps and no singleplayer campaign whatsoever, it feels more like a lazy scam from Blizzard than a love-crafted game. The terrible matchmaking and lack of progression system don't help either and all of this culminates with a ridiculously luck based trophy list to encourage boosting in online play which ruins the game for both trophy hunters and other players. Expand
  50. Oct 29, 2018
    4
    Кроме сладких попок нет ничего хорошэго, надоедает толкать телегу 6 тянами в леггенсах сразу после 100 лэвэла.
  51. Feb 25, 2019
    4
    I damn like this game, but over time they began to add less content, regular baffs and nerfs this good but no will save game, and of course overwatch league this looks so stupid and cheap. I hope Blizzard will wake up and start doing and developing L O R E.
  52. Oct 13, 2019
    4
    The game is really scimpy on ps4, pc version is way way better. After 40 hours of gameplay you will realize that Overwatch is Hollow. IT'S JUST EMPTY and no one wants to fullfit it(yes, Blizzard, talking about you)
  53. Dec 4, 2021
    4
    Game slowly made worse and ruined by ret*rded developers who do not listen to players :(
  54. Jun 9, 2016
    3
    Remember Evolve?! This game is about the same. Cool concept of a hardcore team focused game (MLG) but if you lack a decent team it's just frustrating. Not bad but just not fun. If they do patch/fix the matchmaking then maybe.
    On the plus side all new heroes and maps will (should) be free - in the end contrary to Evolve.
  55. May 31, 2016
    3
    I liked this game, but the high number of disconnects while playing is just unacceptable, especially since it costs as much as any triple A title. alot of my friends have been getting disconnected as well. This can seriously ruin the mood when we all log in for a night of online gaming.

    Aside from that this game has no depth. Limited modes eventually grow boring. Yes there are alot of
    I liked this game, but the high number of disconnects while playing is just unacceptable, especially since it costs as much as any triple A title. alot of my friends have been getting disconnected as well. This can seriously ruin the mood when we all log in for a night of online gaming.

    Aside from that this game has no depth. Limited modes eventually grow boring. Yes there are alot of characters to choose from, and that provides for alot of different match ups. However, it just starts to feel after a few hours that every match is the same. This wouldnt be too much of a problem if the game was priced reasonably. But for being charged around 60 USD for a game that has not an iota of single player, or a coop campaign mode, the absurd amount of mid match disconnects, and the lack of real depth in game play (unless playing at competitive level) makes it hard to give this a score of anything above average.

    Was going to give this game a 6-7, but mid match disconnects is just sloppy. Hopefully they will fix this in an upcoming patch.
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  56. Jun 5, 2016
    3
    Just another plotless, pointless multiplayer game. Yet another way for video games to make endless surplus coinage with "promises" to add more meaningful content.
    Frankly, if I want to just run around and compete with other people, I'll play Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, WWE or some sports title. I play games for the immersion, an escape, not to deal with toxic multiplayer communities in
    Just another plotless, pointless multiplayer game. Yet another way for video games to make endless surplus coinage with "promises" to add more meaningful content.
    Frankly, if I want to just run around and compete with other people, I'll play Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, WWE or some sports title. I play games for the immersion, an escape, not to deal with toxic multiplayer communities in a game that is plotless. There are far too many of these types of games being released.
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  57. May 24, 2016
    3
    Just another pretty and polished casual game made by Blizzard with very little depth, blizzard only makes casual games now. If this game was made by anyone else it wouldn't have been popular because it's just not a great game. Too casual, not a good long-term game.
  58. May 25, 2016
    3
    After you get over the decent visuals and play the game for a few hours, the utter lack of content starts to become apparent. I had not heard of this game before buying it, I didn't play the beta or see any gameplay of it. Going in blind, I was pleased to see a team fortress style shooter for my ps4. A few hours later however, after seeing some flaws, like the tracking speed of theAfter you get over the decent visuals and play the game for a few hours, the utter lack of content starts to become apparent. I had not heard of this game before buying it, I didn't play the beta or see any gameplay of it. Going in blind, I was pleased to see a team fortress style shooter for my ps4. A few hours later however, after seeing some flaws, like the tracking speed of the engineers turret, and the damage of some non-ultimate abilties, I started to see why this game is broken from the start.

    This is a blizzard game, and if you have played world of war craft for any period of time, you would know that balance is a big issue in pvp, it always has been and always will be. How is blizzard supposed to keep 21 diverse characters balanced when they can't keep 8 classes balanced?

    This game with basically 1 game mode costs $60 on consoles. I got bored fast. Team fortress on the other hand was $20 on release, had many game modes and a modding community.

    If you have read this far and are still wondering if you should buy this game, just ask yourself "is an unfinished game with very little content worth $60 to me?"
    If you think unfinished games are worth your money, then by all means, you might get an hour or two of fun out of this, otherwise, just pass.

    And lastly, to the people who gave this a 9 or 10, please come back and fix your review in a couple of weeks when you get bored and stop playing it. It would really help put an end to these companies selling half finished products.
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  59. Dec 7, 2016
    3
    Very easy, the graphics are not the best, it does not inspire to know the history or stories of the characters, very expensive for a game still in development, the objectives are very simple, there is no challenge, it is understood that it does not need campaign because this Oriented to be multiplayer, but not so it should be limited to a single objective that makes the games last lessVery easy, the graphics are not the best, it does not inspire to know the history or stories of the characters, very expensive for a game still in development, the objectives are very simple, there is no challenge, it is understood that it does not need campaign because this Oriented to be multiplayer, but not so it should be limited to a single objective that makes the games last less than 5 minutes, it takes longer to find a game than hard in a game, microtransactions within a video game already purchased does not make sense. Expand
  60. Oct 14, 2018
    3
    a nonsense of biblical proportions nd goty wiz d cast of leagueoflegends trying shot to d intellignc of d people
  61. Mar 7, 2019
    3
    This game is ruined by the online, children playing in it and the company which made it. It could be a good game or it was at the beginning, but now it is not. And that's a pity.
  62. Oct 29, 2019
    3
    Trash Negatives :
    Events don't change for 3 years !!!! Skins so limited , bad modes and nothing new، weekly change of important modes like "TDM" and "elimination" , lack of interest in the game
  63. Oct 11, 2020
    3
    its an interesting first person shooter with rich characters and design. But competitive play requires you have five friends available to form a team that works well together. The rating system gives individual ratings based on the teams result. If you dont have a team that all work together, you will lose. Period. And when you lose, you lose 50 rating points. When you win you earn 25its an interesting first person shooter with rich characters and design. But competitive play requires you have five friends available to form a team that works well together. The rating system gives individual ratings based on the teams result. If you dont have a team that all work together, you will lose. Period. And when you lose, you lose 50 rating points. When you win you earn 25 rating points. It doesnt take a mathemetician to realize even if you win 50% of the games, you rating will descend until you are paired with terrible teammates who have long given up and just want to sabotage your game.

    The game is great if you have five, high-level players to group up with, and its awful if you dont. Not sure why i care to learn 35 different heros and their abilities while being permanently stuck with the under 500 rated players. I easily earned 2300 rating in the placement matches, then most games after are a loss from there. I tried this twice and it happened twice. Huge loss in rating for a match loss, not so much gain at a win. The more you expect teamwork, the more they will passive aggressively not help you. Popularity contest rules apply to whether or not a player will help you. It helps if you are LGBT it seems. Strange to have sexual orientation based prejudices

    The quickplay is fun 1 in 3, or maybe 1 in 4 games, but the teamwork and discipline is even less in quickplay.

    I believe games with ratings should only reflect individual performance. Maybe future versions can fix this issue but i doubt it.
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  64. Mar 29, 2022
    3
    The game was practically abandoned, if you are in high ranks, it takes hours to find a match there's nothing to do in the game other than playing the same games with the same characters doing the same thing. The game was good at launch. And the simple price doesn't decrease even after many years
  65. Sep 22, 2018
    2
    It's sad this game lacks sooo much it's been 2 years and they've only added 7 characters since the start of the game barley any new content. I got this game to play it with my Girlfriend and I remember enjoying it back in the Beta but now I feel this game is just as bad as Destiny 2 in the idea of lack of content. Like wheres all the new maps and other new characters just a extremely lazyIt's sad this game lacks sooo much it's been 2 years and they've only added 7 characters since the start of the game barley any new content. I got this game to play it with my Girlfriend and I remember enjoying it back in the Beta but now I feel this game is just as bad as Destiny 2 in the idea of lack of content. Like wheres all the new maps and other new characters just a extremely lazy company and I used to love this company as they are behind World of Warcraft.

    Now lets talk about the player base 99% of them are idiots or they're in the age group of 6-12 and don't understand strategy. Let me give you a situation I'll be a tank with my whole team with me I initiate the fight low and behold my whole team ran off to hide somewhere with there thumbs up there asses not even close to the point that we need to capture or escort. Or we get people who insta-lock Widowmaker expecting to be a game changer and they completely suck as in 0 kills and 0 assists and 40 deaths.

    Now another issue they have is ranked and I shouldn't get to much into this but lets say last season you placed gold. The next season comes around you do your placements and win every single one guess what rank you are oh right your gold! Cause there MMR system for placements are so abysmal that it actually ruins the game the only ranking system that does this. In any game I've ever played.

    Kinda sad when a Free2play game (Paladins) has more content than a triple A game made by a billion dollar company.
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  66. May 26, 2016
    2
    This game is decent at best. It's just a glorified objective simulator that every other FPS games have been doing for decades. It has almost no content with no single player campaign.
    Think of Street Fighter 5 with even less to work with.
    If you enjoy games like team fortress then this is right up your alley. It's enjoyable for a few hours but at the end of the day you'll be begging
    This game is decent at best. It's just a glorified objective simulator that every other FPS games have been doing for decades. It has almost no content with no single player campaign.
    Think of Street Fighter 5 with even less to work with.
    If you enjoy games like team fortress then this is right up your alley.
    It's enjoyable for a few hours but at the end of the day you'll be begging gamestop to stay open so you can sell your copy back to them
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  67. Jun 8, 2016
    2
    First of all, Overwatch is a great looking game. However, it's 2016 and most games are pretty great looking, so there are no bonus points for that. Basically, this game felt like a remake of Timesplitters 2 for Gamecube. It's a cartoon shooter that has two game modes that get boring very, very quickly. I bought this game on a Friday, and returned it on a Sunday. Do yourself a favorFirst of all, Overwatch is a great looking game. However, it's 2016 and most games are pretty great looking, so there are no bonus points for that. Basically, this game felt like a remake of Timesplitters 2 for Gamecube. It's a cartoon shooter that has two game modes that get boring very, very quickly. I bought this game on a Friday, and returned it on a Sunday. Do yourself a favor and get this one out of the red box before you buy it. If you're really in need of a shooter, Star Wars Battlefront is down to 40$ and blows this game out of the water as far as content and play control goes. Having 25 characters is great, but none of them are really fun to use. I for the life of me cannot understand what all the hype about this game is for, it's very below average. Expand
  68. May 30, 2016
    2
    So disappointed by this game considering it was a lot of money to buy! For a game with no single player campaign and okay multiplayer content, it is just simply not worth the money! Expected much more.....
  69. May 29, 2016
    2
    If you rate this game 10,then i sorry for you.You shoul play team fortress 2 and battleborn instead.This game have no content:
    No Weapon process
    Only one mode
    Boring after a while
    60$ for box with skin.I mean wtf!!!
  70. Jun 1, 2016
    2
    The game is fun. The way a free to play competitive shooter is fun. But Blizzard is selling their characters stories, style and backstory which are not in the game. The videos and trailers are awesome, love them. But the game is a full priced game $60 for a few maps, a ton of random characters and basic shooting, no upgrades, no levels, no progress, nothing.
    I should mention that it's
    The game is fun. The way a free to play competitive shooter is fun. But Blizzard is selling their characters stories, style and backstory which are not in the game. The videos and trailers are awesome, love them. But the game is a full priced game $60 for a few maps, a ton of random characters and basic shooting, no upgrades, no levels, no progress, nothing.
    I should mention that it's very smart and balanced, the way each character plays very different from each other, but putting the videos and the brand aside, the game is just MEH. Not worthy of it's score.
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  71. Jul 14, 2016
    2
    Nice graphics! I like the anime inspired characters.
    But:
    No single player; no campaign; no story; no progression; no goals; always online.

    It's got to be a free-to-play, right?
  72. Aug 29, 2021
    2
    Нормально, но быстро надоедает. Костюмы персонажей скучны и однообразны расскраска одного костюма 5 раз, сюжета нет - и не будет! Free to Play (зажмотили), денег не стоит. Русский язык присутствует - за это спасибо!
  73. Jul 8, 2022
    2
    This game is Boring, and full of try hards and loot boxes
    This game ruined gaming as a whole, by incentivizing corporations to add loot boxes to their games too, to make those billions of addicts who cannot say no. so now every blizzard game is just another overwatch, a loot box shop, with a diablo, warcraft, or starcraft shaped ui.

    I hate this game, and despise what it caused to happen.
  74. Jun 20, 2016
    1
    Call me biased, but I don't even have to play this title to tell you I won't be purchasing it. No split-screen co-op? No thank you. Gone are the days of family entertainment.
  75. May 29, 2016
    1
    60 USD for a Beta. What is the difference between Ovewatch and Battlefront or SFV?. Little content and few players in the arena.

    Not campaign, few maps, limited scenarios, few characters, this game must be FTP. But there a lot of Blizzard's fanatics.

    Overwatch is pure Scam and the worst are the microtransactions.
  76. Sep 5, 2016
    1
    Damn this one is boring. And I just hate multiplayer oriented games that aren't skill based.
    We have teams composed of champions, and they're far from being ballanced. From my point of view competitive multiplayer games should resemble chess - at the beggining each player should have exactly same chance of winning. Thats not the case here. Lets take maps for instance - I played some road
    Damn this one is boring. And I just hate multiplayer oriented games that aren't skill based.
    We have teams composed of champions, and they're far from being ballanced. From my point of view competitive multiplayer games should resemble chess - at the beggining each player should have exactly same chance of winning. Thats not the case here. Lets take maps for instance - I played some road map (route some numbers). This was just plain dumb, when I was defending convoy my whole team had hard time to simply leave the base, we were crushed, two matches later when I was attacking the convoy we just pummeled enemies.
    And it's no accident, its not the first blizzard game that suffers ballance issues.

    Besides, the graphics are just average, amount of content is nice, but beside the ballance issue game suffers from lack of true goal. When I was on my way to work after playing another 20 or so matches I was wondering why Id waste so much time on something so unrewarding. There is no cool story Youl uncover. No sense of acomplishement after winning a match, because You wonder why You had won - because of Your skill or enemies just had worst champs/unfavorable map goal - and thats the nail in the coffin for Overwatch.

    Maybe new Quake will bring back greatness to fps multiplayer games, dont bother with this Blizzard turd.
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  77. Jun 6, 2016
    1
    Im giving this turd a 1 to simply counter the dilusional people and kids that are giving this a 10! This game got super boring quick and there was absolutley no content. the loot boxes are basicly at a slow trickle to force your hand for spending even more money lmao....stay away from this game and dont listen to the game reviewers scores either because there obviously paid or dumb to giveIm giving this turd a 1 to simply counter the dilusional people and kids that are giving this a 10! This game got super boring quick and there was absolutley no content. the loot boxes are basicly at a slow trickle to force your hand for spending even more money lmao....stay away from this game and dont listen to the game reviewers scores either because there obviously paid or dumb to give this any higher than a 6! Expand
  78. Jun 9, 2016
    1
    A game with very little content, graphics for undemanding machines, or rather not demand anything for not being the best, no competitive game modes or ESL or anything, unbalanced characters.
    Wait wait Diablo 3 expansión.
  79. Jun 1, 2016
    1
    This game is fun for about 1 hours and even less if you played the beta..there progression level up is useless and doesn't affect the game in anyway.
    Its basically a game for 12 year old girls,if your older than that its just sad!
  80. Jun 15, 2019
    1
    Designed to encourage trolling. Imagine putting 8 year olds and older on 2 teams in a competitive team sport, and get rid of all the referees, and don't let teams kick players for bad behavior. That's Overwatch.

    No one would be suprised to see kids piledriving other kids, or pooping on the feild so they can laugh when their own team steps in it, or just sitting down and laughing
    Designed to encourage trolling. Imagine putting 8 year olds and older on 2 teams in a competitive team sport, and get rid of all the referees, and don't let teams kick players for bad behavior. That's Overwatch.

    No one would be suprised to see kids piledriving other kids, or pooping on the feild so they can laugh when their own team steps in it, or just sitting down and laughing watching their own team go nuts becaue they're a man down. Yet somehow this scenario is suprising to Blizzard, who want to be taken as a serious e-sport. Or maybe they knew how bad their game was designed, but didn't care because they knew they were doing something no one else was and they could get away with not thinking about the core rules of the game. Either way, if you want a slick shooter with lots of strategy, this is your game. If you want a game where your strategy matters at all, there are games with much smarter rule sets for that out there.
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  81. Oct 18, 2017
    1
    I don't want to be hyperbolic with my review of this, but I feel disapointed. I bought overwatch after hearing it was like the old TF2. In some ways I can see the comparison. I played for around a week, maybe two. I really tried to give the game a chance. But it just feels empty, repetitive, and at the end of the day boring. The community surrounding the game doesn't help much, with peopleI don't want to be hyperbolic with my review of this, but I feel disapointed. I bought overwatch after hearing it was like the old TF2. In some ways I can see the comparison. I played for around a week, maybe two. I really tried to give the game a chance. But it just feels empty, repetitive, and at the end of the day boring. The community surrounding the game doesn't help much, with people generally not working as a team. This is really unfortunate given Overwatch's team focus. In the end, I put it on the shelf, thinking "maybe I'll give it a try again someday down the road." I haven't played it since. It has no lasting appeal. The aesthetic wasn't for me, but hey that's subjective. This game was a waste of money, and I'm disappointed in myself for buying it. Maybe children could enjoy this game, but the sexuality of it kind of stops that to. Teens. That i think is probably the perfect audience for this game. Over all, a very disappointing purchase. I put the game in a box somewhere so that no one will know my shame. Expand
  82. Nov 23, 2017
    1
    Based on my time I played at a friends house, I don't understand why this game is popular. The community is pretty toxic and will get mad if you don't play the quote on quote right character.
  83. Feb 14, 2018
    1
    So basically if you're looking for a game that lets you succeed in the beginning by setting you up against a group that it knows wont work together in order to let you win so you will keep playing then to only set you up to fail to make other players feel awesome then this is the game for you. This garbage **** is consistently punishing you for being a little bit better than your peersSo basically if you're looking for a game that lets you succeed in the beginning by setting you up against a group that it knows wont work together in order to let you win so you will keep playing then to only set you up to fail to make other players feel awesome then this is the game for you. This garbage **** is consistently punishing you for being a little bit better than your peers making it almost impossible to advance in a fulfilling way. It traps you with awesome games in the beginning even when you just pick a new character you haven't played before in order to get the player to keep playing only to have you get wrecked by other players to keep them playing. Designed to waste your time and to manage a certain ratio of players in order to keep everyone playing. Unless you happen to be the genetic freak to make your way beyond Platinum competitive ranking just don't bother playing. Expand
  84. Feb 19, 2018
    1
    I think to Jeffrey Kaplan it would be quite good to present the book about the balanced maps, because what I see never probably on the balanced game. I will separately tell about rating - it is poverty.
  85. Aug 4, 2020
    1
    плохая игра серверы плохие не возможно играть вобшим не покупайте секономте деньги и время
  86. Dec 13, 2019
    1
    Don't buy this in 2019.
    3 years since launch and the game has had nothing but endless rebalancing, and I'm pretty sure they'll never get the balance right at this point.
    The only good thing that came from this garbage is the porn/fan art. Playing it gives you little to no rewards, and Ranking gameplay is ridiculously broken. It will pair you with people with less rank than yours
    Don't buy this in 2019.
    3 years since launch and the game has had nothing but endless rebalancing, and I'm pretty sure they'll never get the balance right at this point.
    The only good thing that came from this garbage is the porn/fan art.
    Playing it gives you little to no rewards, and Ranking gameplay is ridiculously broken. It will pair you with people with less rank than yours effectively throwing the match and lowering your rank without giving a single chance. Why even bother? If you're not ranking/playing with friends then you're straight up screwed.
    One could argue that that's why you should communicate with your team.... Nope, in south America you only get to play with Brazilians who don't speak your language/don't know English for **** because Blizzard closed the servers making this game pretty much unplayable trash.
    I wish Sony had the refund option... 60 USD for this terrible experience is nothing short of a scam. (Specially considering the almost non existent amount of content that this game had at launch).
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  87. Jun 24, 2021
    1
    The game was fun as long as you could play with people using the same system (finding a match was easy and quick). But the new crossplay update (June 2021) added a lot of balancing issues to the game and a broken matchmaking system. (Matchmaking no longer works once you deactivate the crossplay feature.) = Thanks for adding something I never cared about.
  88. Jul 24, 2020
    1
    This game is nothing short of terrible. From a terrible dev team, to a painfully sad community, this game brings hours of pain. Think of the worst thing ever (apart from Overwatch) and then multiply it by Ebola. You get Overwatch. Avoid this game at all costs.
  89. Nov 21, 2020
    1
    I don't really get it's huge hype. It may be enjoyable for multiplayer fans, but it's not innovative and special at all. Just the next multiplayer FPS that doesn't offer much. I'm not a fan of it's visuals as well. I wish it had a singleplayer campaign that could higher the rating.
  90. Aug 28, 2021
    1
    Blizzard переименовали Маккри, игра плохая, как и сама компания, той blizzard больше нет, желаю быстрее им утонуть.
  91. Jul 12, 2016
    0
    Yet another "universal acclaim" from critics and not even 6 from users, Pay2Win game. Unfortunately, Blizzard reputation is long time gone by now and this game won't help it. Lot's of cash for empty, solely multiplayer game, with "opportunity to pay" and so legally cheat on unbalanced gameplay.
    Not worth your money.
  92. Jun 12, 2016
    0
    Shallow, empty shell of a game. Nothing but a boring, unimaginative arena shooter. Grind out 'levels' to unlock cosmetic rewards. If you have a group of friends to play with, great.. If not, solo play really isn't supported. You play random pug groups with a broken matchmaking system. Usually it's one sided, stomp or get stomped. Leave too many games? -75% experience penalty.no warning,Shallow, empty shell of a game. Nothing but a boring, unimaginative arena shooter. Grind out 'levels' to unlock cosmetic rewards. If you have a group of friends to play with, great.. If not, solo play really isn't supported. You play random pug groups with a broken matchmaking system. Usually it's one sided, stomp or get stomped. Leave too many games? -75% experience penalty.no warning, nothing. Waste of money. Expand
  93. Oct 19, 2016
    0
    Do not get this game for PS4. It's a fun game, but the PS4 version is the worst by far, and you're much better off getting it on the PC or even the Xbox One. The problem with the PS4 version is that Sony runs the servers, and don't care one bit about people intentionally ruining the experience.

    Basically, you can purposefully make your team lose via Mei walls or Symmetra teleporters in
    Do not get this game for PS4. It's a fun game, but the PS4 version is the worst by far, and you're much better off getting it on the PC or even the Xbox One. The problem with the PS4 version is that Sony runs the servers, and don't care one bit about people intentionally ruining the experience.

    Basically, you can purposefully make your team lose via Mei walls or Symmetra teleporters in faraway locations, and there are no consequences, because Sony doesn't provide a report option.
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  94. Apr 27, 2022
    0
    Game was good at launch, now the long wait times and forcing DPS to basically be locked behind such wait have killed any interest in the game. The whiners turned this game into a literally **** show. Not one ounce of it is good.

    PS. what was the point of queue if half your team still doesn't heal, tank, or even do DPS correctly? Seems like it was just a waste of development time to
    Game was good at launch, now the long wait times and forcing DPS to basically be locked behind such wait have killed any interest in the game. The whiners turned this game into a literally **** show. Not one ounce of it is good.

    PS. what was the point of queue if half your team still doesn't heal, tank, or even do DPS correctly? Seems like it was just a waste of development time to please snowflakes. Let me guess... we are going to have a bunch of libtard-related characters here on out as well?
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  95. Sep 10, 2016
    0
    Overwatch or Overrated? This is one of those games that gets a lot of attention because of its pedigree. It shows that this is a game made by Blizzard. Colorful graphics, unique characters, tight art design, oozes style from every crevice. Glance at it and it's an incredibly well put together game. Put it under the microscope and the illusion fades.

    The number one issue on console is
    Overwatch or Overrated? This is one of those games that gets a lot of attention because of its pedigree. It shows that this is a game made by Blizzard. Colorful graphics, unique characters, tight art design, oozes style from every crevice. Glance at it and it's an incredibly well put together game. Put it under the microscope and the illusion fades.

    The number one issue on console is the aiming mechanic. It's one of the worst of this generation. The max turn speed is too slow to handle the quickness of movement for some of these characters. Couple the insane amount of input lag with timed acceleration and there is no consistency to crosshair movement. It's no surprise than that the more precision a character requires to do well the more worthless they are and the less they are used online. Tanks, grenadiers, and shotgunners dominate.

    Outside of gameplay the experience isn't much better. Whether there is no community left or SBMM is too stringent, the game takes too long to find a match, often more than a minute. Often as not it will place you in a match that's nearly over leaving you waiting more than playing. This is further aggrevated by the half a minute team composition time and then the minute long wait before the match begins.

    They try to rectify this by, on occasion, putting you in a pre-battle non objective ffa skirmish with the playes that have been matched already while finding the rest. These usually last seconds and you often get kicked back into menu to search for a new lobby. Why they couldn't let you stay in training with bots while the search for players commences is beyond me.

    Overwatch is one of those games that you really, really, really, want to be good because it has a lot of great qualities but it falls apart where it matters most. If it ever gets its aiming and matchmaking fixed it will be something special.
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  96. May 24, 2016
    0
    This game is FLAWLESS. I've never played a more polished launch title than Overwatch. Everything from the options down to the game play itself feels as though it's been in development for the last 15 years. There is easily 100+ hours of content in the base game, not including all the post-launch DLC which will be absolutely free.

    Devs, take notes from Blizzard. Overwatch is a smash hit!
  97. Sep 30, 2019
    0
    Overwatch is a particularly joyless piece of software that never seems to go anywhere
  98. Apr 13, 2017
    0
    overrated piece of **** ... this game is a joke and I don't understand how can this game get Game of the Year .... take Team Fortress 2 and its game mechanics, put some sexy girls with nice booty and you have overwatch ... I hope this game dies soon !!
  99. May 25, 2016
    0
    Don't believe the hype. This game has the least amount of content i've ever seen any game ship with. It is a shame that this is what qualifies as a AAA title. It is a piss poor game that has very little fun in it. There are 21 characters, a few maps, and 2 game modes. 3 if you dont count the third game mode which is a composition of the first 2 game modes.

    I can't begin to describe the
    Don't believe the hype. This game has the least amount of content i've ever seen any game ship with. It is a shame that this is what qualifies as a AAA title. It is a piss poor game that has very little fun in it. There are 21 characters, a few maps, and 2 game modes. 3 if you dont count the third game mode which is a composition of the first 2 game modes.

    I can't begin to describe the depths of problems this game has but ill try.
    -Overpowered Characters
    -No singleplayer
    -Terrible cartoon graphics
    -Gigantic innacurate hit boxes
    -Clunky movement and shooting mechanics
    -Uninspired ripped off characters
    -No replayability
    - Leveling grants vanity items and skins nothing else
    -Piss poor matchmaking
    -No singleplayer campaign
    -No grounded lore
    -its just an team arena shooter
    -targeted towards children as a kids game

    This game and games like this are destroying the gaming industry. Developers pander to the stupidest people with no coordination or skill and their games reflect that in shallow, pointless, buggy messes like Overwatch. Blizzard is treating you like your an idiot and you prove them right by buying this garbage. This game is meant for the lowest commen denominator. Not gamers. This game is meant for people who think games on your phone are real video games. If you buy this, you are supporting the destruction of the gaming industry.

    No one will play this game in a month. No ones even playing it anymore now. Now that the new fresh smell is gone, this game will wither like it shouldve before it was released. Save your 60 bucks. This game should be a free to play game on your iphone.

    Overwatch boils down to a repetitive, bland, pointless, uninspired TF2 clone that costs $60 with microtransactions included day one.
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  100. May 30, 2016
    0
    OverHYPED. Why are the heroes fighting each other? The world needs less generic online FPS games that severely lack content. No horde survival mode? No option to even vote for the game type? And only 2 game types at that... attack and defend! LOL what a scam.
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]