[i]Disclaimer: Like all of gaming, this is my opinion. (Duh).[/i] [u]Preface:[/u] I've played Overwatch (or Overhype) for some time now. Just to make sure that this is the conclusion I want to share with the community. [i]It's mediocre at best.[/i] [i]But[/i] there is a silver lining. I also think that the undying Fanboyism that Overwatch is getting, is good for the game and I will get into that later. First, let's talk about why I don't like Overwatch. [b][u]It plays slow[/u][/b] Overwatch plays extremely slow. And part of it is a design thing. Part of the punishment of dying is having to walk all the way back to the fight. And there's no sprint, which is a design thing so the maps can stay close-quarters. Now the problem with this is that no one likes walking all the way back to the fight and this is coming from someone that only dies 3-4 times a match on average. That's a wasted 10-15 seconds each trip. So that's 40-60 seconds a match from a low death player that's spent simply walking. If I wanted a walking simulator, I wouldn't have returned my copy of The Division to GameStop. The non-sprinting is a part of the design of Overwatch, I get it. But with the mobility of this game, sprinting would make this game much better in my opinion. It would increase movement levels, which would create more exciting gunfight instead of two players simply shooting at each other at head level. [b][u]There's no story[/u][/b] This is an example of Social Hypocrisy. We criticize games for having bad stories. We criticize games for having no stories. We even made Ubisoft [i]promise[/i] that there upcoming game "For Honor" had a story! Yet, no one bats an eye about the lack of campaign in Overwatch. Incredible! Edit: [quote]Also, blizzard gave what was promised, and a little bit more, you shouldn't have been expecting a campaign because they said that there wouldn't be a campaign from the getgo. If the lack of content was such a problem for you, then you shouldn't of bought the game.[/quote] And we are okay with this? We are okay with its lack of content because they delivered on their promises? We're okay with giving it 10/10 because they didn't promise more than the game shipped with? We're okay with people buying the game for $60 even though the game is likely worth about $25? I ask you, did Star Wars Battlefront promise a campaign? Why is that game catching hell for not having one, yet no one bats an eye at Overwatch? What you are telling me is, as long as I fulfill my promises, my game can be whatever after that and no one should complain. I don't agree with that. [u][b]Lack of content[/b][/u] Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only way to enjoy Overwatch is the multiplayer or playing against the AI. Now, this is a problem because if you get bored of the multiplayer, there's not much to do but let it rot in the video game library. There's no campaign, no PvE, nothing but simply playing something else. There's only 9 maps and a maximum of 3 if you only like a specific game mode. To compare, Black Ops 3 released with 13 map and Star Wars Battlefront had 12. How are we okay with this? When games like Star Wars Battlefront and Destiny were blasted for the same thing but Overwatch isn't? [b][u]The loot boxes[/u][/b] If there's one thing I love about Overwatch, it's the character customization. They are creative, funny and clever at times. However, they are locked behind this loot boxes. I hate RNG. RNG is a cheap way to keep players playing your game. I'd rather them have this system like Black Ops and have the gear unlockable through playing the character. And even then, the cool stuff everyone wants, Skins, have an extremely low drop rate. I might be okay with these RNG systems in games if everything they drop is worthwhile. But it gets frustrating when they incorporate dumb stuff like sprays, voices and other stuff besides skins into the loot boxes. [b][u]The weird Skill Gap[/u][/b] Most multiplayer games have good and bad players. Overwatch has figured out an ingenious method of Skill Gap Compression (reducing the amount of Skill needed to compete at the average level). There's a role for everyone. People that are generally bad at multiplayer games, finds a measure of success in this one. There's no way of getting ahead of the pack, no combination of attachments, perks or anything. Additionally, there's no recoil on any weapon that I've played with. So shooting is simply a holding down of the trigger; which calls into question the skill needed to even succeed in this game. [b][u]MicroTransactions[/u][/b] The title speaks for itself. But the part that really gets to me is that as a gaming player base, we [i]abhor[/i] MicroTransactions. We hate them. We can't stand them. Yet, no one bats an eye at the MicroTransactions in this game. [i]Now for the Silver Lining...[/i] [b]Why Overwatch is great for the gaming Industry[/b] Overwatch is a change of pace from the shooters we've been given. I'm talking about the First Person, futuristic KD focused games. What your undying loyalty to this game means to developers is that they shouldn't be afraid to try something different. So that in the future, we will get a better variety of games. [b][u]Conclusion[/u][/b] I don't have many good things to say about Overwatch. On paper, it should be a bad game that we should protest like the others but somehow this game has something about it people like that I don't understand....which is fine. But in my eyes, Overwatch is a barebones, boring, cartoonish shooter for people rehabbing from neurosurgery. Agree? Disagree? Just want to tell me how much you love me? Let's discuss below!