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Overwatch 2 Pre-reviews Say It's Worth A Sequel
Overwatch 2 is almost here, arriving as a free-to-play game on October 4 that will totally supplant the OG hero shooter. While it isn’t playable to the general public yet, a handful of gaming outlets got early access to Blizzard’s upcoming sequel, publishing prereviews just in time for launch day. We here at Kotaku Dot Com were, unfortunately, not given the same courtesy. So instead, we’re rounding up what critics are saying in preparation for Overwatch 2's imminent release.
The overall consensus across the board, from GameSpot to IGN, is that Overwatch 2 offers some solid team-based gameplay that’s somewhat marred by the tedium of battle pass progression. There are some changes reviewers have pointed out as interesting and positive steps in the right direction, including the reduction of team size from six to five and hero reworks that completely alter their function in team compositions. But the biggest gripe is how characters are now locked behind the grindy battle pass. Sure, Blizzard plans to introduce new heroes every 18 weeks, but critics aren’t too pleased with .
This new method of unlocking heroes while also blocking new players from accessing the old ones alone has been a particularly contentious point among reviewers and fans eager to play the game.
With that, let’s look at what folks are saying about Overwatch 2 right now
