

Many players still have axes to grind about Overwatch 2's switch to a free-to-play battle pass model - check out our launch-day Overwatch 2 review for the nitty gritty - which introduced levelling for new characters and cosmetics to a game that once handed you its entire roster almost without caveats, and encouraged you to experiment freely. Tucked in amongst the usual troll reviews, cheeky links to Team Fortress 2 and dubious ASCII jokes there are some rather extensive essays on the game's direction and faults. At the time of writing, the game has attracted 22,619 reviews, many written by people who've already been playing for a while on, of which just 15% give the game a thumbs-up, making for an "Overwhelmingly Negative" rating. Overwatch 2 has launched on Steam and well, Activision Blizzard are probably regretting that right now.
