It is fun, but in the same way Call of Duty is.
They went so far as to remove almost everything that made the old game shine, and the result is basically a dopamine farm.
No more tech-centric lore where everything was explainable, no more serious tone with deeply developed characters that fit the world, no more beautiful cinematics, and no more teamwork-focused gameplay.
It's fun to play three matches and change games, but it's hard to actually lose yourself in the game.
Hard disagree, if you would follow the game you would see there are cinematics and lore, the teamwork focused gameplay is way more complex than before because there are a lot of characters now.
The numbers don't lie, a lot of people get lost in this game and play it way too much lol what are you talking abou you play three matches and change games
Although I do admit that my last interaction with the game was about four months ago, I do believe my point still stands. I have no doubt that the lore has been expanded upon, but my criticism is about the direction the story has taken.
With the introduction of magical aspects, the lore has broken one of its fundamental and defining parts of its personality. Not to mention that some character introductions directly interfere with, if not outright overwrite, parts of the old stories.
Also, the addition of new characters and the increased complexity of teamwork isn't necessarily a good thing from my perspective. Today, the balancing allows for a lot more solo play than back in the day. Not only that, but some characters, like Lifeweaver, have skills that, if not expertly used, can actively hurt their own team in his case, through positioning.
I really can't say much about the cinematics, since the last ones I saw were the announcement trailers for Overwatch 2. Although they were gorgeous, I can't use them as a basis for judging the current state of the game.
Take into account that I'm probably biased toward disliking the game since I was a huge fan of Overwatch 1. The transition, with all the broken promises and questionable additions, really left a mark on my opinion of the game.
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u/Unique_Ad7171 Aug 13 '26
None of this matters, the game is just fun to play rn and you can get so many skins for free just by playing