Nothing says a fandom is angry quite like review bombing.Overwatch 2has finally been released on Steam, yet it’s already got “overwhelmingly negative” reviews.
Having only been on the Steam Store since 10 August, the game has experienced a massive influx of fans who are warning potential players to stay away. Their main issue with Blizzard’s 2022 title is that it locked certain heroes behind a paywall, with only those willing to pay a Platinum Battle Pass able to access them.
Reminisce over whenOverwatch 2was free to play!
As one disgruntled playerpoints out, “this is a core gameplay feature, in a competitive game, behind a paywall”. They also take issue, like many others, with the way PvE missions were “cancelled” before beingsold as individual missions.
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Ouch.
Worse still, at least for Blizzard, is that over 10,000Steamusers have found this review helpful. Whether that translates into them actively avoiding downloading this Steam freebie, we can’t say. However, it certainly doesn’t look good for, what was arguably, one of 2022’s major releases.
Unlike other recent examples, like when theRE4remake was review bombed, the fans voicing their frustrations on Steam don’t seem to be negative for the sake of it. In fact, the majority are obviously veteran players who know the game inside out. They’re annoyed, so they’re hitting out the only way they know how.
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Should you wish to braveOverwatch 2despite all you’ve heard, it’s available for free on Steam.
Topics:Steam,Overwatch,Overwatch 2
