

Overwatch 2 is a hero shooter, where players are split into two teams and select a "hero" from a roster of 35 characters. If they’re not? No harm done.Further information: Gameplay of Overwatch If the improvements and new content are enough to keep you engaged, then great. If you fall into either of these buckets, then Overwatch 2 is probably worth returning to - if only to test the waters. It’s newer and sleeker, but it’s still Overwatch. It has just been refined, balanced and flat out improved.

To put it bluntly, if you never had fun playing Overwatch, then you probably won’t have fun playing Overwatch 2. This is not to say Overwatch 2 doesn’t feel like Overwatch anymore. The new 5v5 gameplay gives the game a more natural FPS feeling.

Shields and crowd control abilities have been largely culled to a manageable amount. The days of the GOATS comp are long gone. Overwatch 2 also offers gameplay solutions for the players who may have left out of frustration with the game state. New maps, a new hero in Sojourn and the promise of more regular content updates are all intriguing enough to have piqued my interest. If you’re like me, the allure of content is probably enough to at least dip your toes back into Overwatch 2. It wasn’t the plethora of shields or the meta that drove me away - I eventually just lost interest. Unlike many, I did not leave Overwatch out of contempt for the competitive state of the game. Is it worth it for returning players?Īs a returning player myself, I was personally interested in seeing how Overwatch 2 had changed the game. And from having toyed with the Overwatch 2 beta, there are enough upgrades and quality of life improvements to the game that it feels like the 6-year-old franchise has caught up with the year 2022. There’s a reason it grew to be one of the most popular FPS games of all times before falling into disrepair. But even as someone who hadn’t touched Overwatch in months - prior to the release of the Overwatch 2 beta - I would still highly recommend the game. Overwatch 2 PvP will be free to those who already own Overwatch, but new players will have to pay, at present, $25 to buy it PC.
