Warcraft III Reforged

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Total Reviews: 33

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This is a careless remaster with a laundry list of bugs, lack of polish, and uninspiring new assets.

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Critic Reviews: 33

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# Reviews: 33

This is a careless remaster with a laundry list of bugs, lack of polish, and uninspiring new assets.

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Critic Reviews for Warcraft III Reforged

Reviews

High Score - 84/100

Low Score - 40/100

Fraser Brown (PC Gamer)

59/100

“An exceptional RTS let down by a very disappointing remaster.”

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GameCentral (Metro GameCentral)

6/10

“An inexplicably careless remaster, where none of the changes are unequivocally for the better and the experience is brought down further by numerous bugs and missing features.”

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Cass Marshall (Polygon)

Not Recommended

“Reforged ultimately feels like a dusty museum exhibit more than a faithful remaster or an update into the modern age. It could have been an excellent way to introduce this story and game to a new generation. Instead, it’s a halfhearted release that misses the opportunity to bring Warcraft 3 back to its old audience while hopefully finding a new one.”

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
3DNews	Иван Бышонкoв	5 / 10	02-04-2020	With Warcraft III: Reforged, Blizzard killed this legendary RTS, and instead offered fans and newcomers a neglected mess that’s filled with bugs.	Read review
AusGamers	KostaAndreadis	6.5 / 10	03-04-2020	It grew the universe and helped define that high-fantasy art-style we’ve come to know of as “hey, that looks like a Blizzard game”.	Read review
Critical Hit	Brad Lang	5.5 / 10	02-04-2020	While Warcraft 3 is still a phenomenal game to play today, Reforged is unfortunately a chaotic storm of failed promises, technical bugs and missed opportunities that makes a great game worse.	Read review
Cubed3	Athanasios	5 / 10	02-11-2020	The heavy criticism towards Warcraft III: Reforged has nothing to do with the quality of the experience therein. This remains the wonderful real-time strategy that thousands of people have loved. The real problems begin when you take the changes of this remaster into consideration. The half-baked, unimpressive new engine and hit-or-miss design choices; the numerous bugs and network issues; and, finally, those mind-numbing, corporate-smelling decisions, like the fact that custom maps now belong to Blizzard, or how Reforged effectively ruins the original for those who don’t even own the new game.	Read review
Destructoid	Chris Carter	6 / 10	02-04-2020	I brought up “the old Blizzard” in this review because this is a first time in a while (yes, even counting Diablo III at launch) that you can really sense a huge shift at the company in just about every sense. Warcraft III: Reforged is both the beginning and end of an era. It works to a degree thanks to the immense talent of the original Warcraft III creators and custom map fiends, but it doesn’t quite feel like Blizzard, does it.	Read review
Digital Trends	Giovanni Colantonio	3 / 5 stars	01-30-2020	Warcraft III: Reforged is a much-needed remaster that’s not quite complete.	Read review
DualShockers	Ricky Frech	4.5 / 10	02-04-2020	Warcraft 3: Reforged is the latest disappointment in a long string for industry titan Activision-Blizzard.	Read review
Game Informer	Daniel Tack	6 / 10	02-06-2020	Warcraft III was a great game, but I struggle to find a reason to return to it in this form. Reforged has a laundry list of bugs, lack of polish, multiplayer options markedly amiss from the original offering, and uninspiring new assets	Read review
Gameblog	Vincent Elmer-Haerrig	7 / 10	02-11-2020	Warcraft III Reforged is at least equal to itself and it is already something. Yes, its graphics engine fails to display a fluidity worthy of the finesse of its redesign. But the game mechanics, the storyboarding of the campaigns and augmented narration convince the player even more that he is facing one of the big names in the history of video games. If you are not a player who is looking to be sharp to enter esports, you will also have a great time online. Don’t give in to blind bashing. Make your own opinion!	Read review
Gamerheadquarters	Mitchell Fagnan	4 / 10	06-16-2020	But compared with the bugs, missing features originally promised, and the fact that the game itself just looks like it got a shiny new paint job merely to hide the rust, Warcraft Reforged just isn’t worth the money.	Read review
GameWatcher	Marcello Perricone	7 / 10	02-16-2020	A successful update of a great game’s presentation, but which removes a number of features that may leave old fans hurting.	Read review
GamingBolt	John Cantees	5 / 10	02-03-2020	Except for its solid core gameplay and intriguing story, Warcraft III: Reforged lacks any major updates over the original. In the end, what we have is a game that is a complete disappointment..	Read review
Hobby Consolas	Alejandro Alcolea Huertos	55 / 100	02-17-2020	Warcraft III was a great RTS, and Warcraft III Reforged still is, but has a lot of issues. All races are balanced and the campaign is epic, but this remastered version has a number of issues that cannot be ignored, such as disconnecting from multiplayer or options that were in the original and gone in Reforged.	Read review
IGN	T.J. Hafer	7 / 10	02-05-2020	Reforged is an uninspiring remaster, but Warcraft 3 itself is still a great game nearly two decades later.	Read review
INDIANTVCZ	Jakub Kadlus	6 / 10	03-06-2020	Warcraft 3 Reforged was build on fandom of the original game and if you like original story you will be able to enjoy also this remaster. Wors thing about the game is not a game itself, but promises made before. Without these promises, game could be accepted by the community much better, as a kind of regular “HD patch”.	Read review
Merlin’in Kazanı	Furkan Sakoğlu	50 / 100	02-10-2020	It was a dream for many RTS players to enjoy Warcraft 3 with modern graphics. And it seems, it will stay as a dream…	Read review
Metro GameCentral	Unknown	6 / 10	02-03-2020	An inexplicably careless remaster, where none of the changes are unequivocally for the better and the experience is brought down further by numerous bugs and missing features.	Read review
Oyungezer Online	Can Arabacı	6 / 10	02-03-2020	Lots of broken promises means this game doesn’t worth buying just for Reforged makeup. But, if you haven’t played Warcraft III before… then it’s one hell of a game despite all annoying details.	Read review
PC Gamer	Fraser Brown	59 / 100	02-03-2020	An exceptional RTS let down by a very disappointing remaster.	Read review
Player2.net.au	Adam Rorke	Not Recommended	02-19-2020	“If you set your expectations a little lower, then Warcraft 3 Reforged is a game worthy of your time and money. Sadly, for many of us out there, we were expecting a little more”	Read review
Polygon	Cass Marshall	Not Recommended	02-04-2020	Reforged ultimately feels like a dusty museum exhibit more than a faithful remaster or an update into the modern age. It could have been an excellent way to introduce this story and game to a new generation.	Read review
PowerUp!	Leo Stevenson	8.4 / 10	02-13-2020	Fans of the original are clearly miffed but, if like me, you missed it the first time, or haven’t played in ages, Warcraft 3: Reforged is a game that simply must be played	Read review
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Alice Bell	Not Recommended	02-05-2020	Reforged, like a lot of remasters today, is good for a run around if all you wanted was to give your nostalgia a long leash	Read review
SECTOR.sk	Lukáš Zábojník	6 / 10	02-11-2020	The legendary Warcraft is back, more beautiful and atmospheric than ever. But also full of failings and controversy	Read review
Softpedia	Cosmin Vasile	7 / 10	02-17-2020	In this state, the best way to describe Warcraft III: Reforged is “serviceable.” Taken as a whole, just like the original, the remaster offers a great gameplay experience for newcomers, but there’s not much here that would justify a purchase if you’ve already played the classic.	Read review
SpazioGames	Daniele Spelta	5.5 / 10	02-03-2020	Warcraft III: Reforged is still one of the best RTS ever made, but is also one of the worst remake we have seen.	Read review
The Games Machine	Daniele Dolce	6.7 / 10	02-03-2020	Warcraft III is still one of the best RTS ever made, yet this Reforged edition is just a lazy remaster. That’s because many features are missing and the game is plagued by a significant amount of technical issues.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Jim Hargreaves	6 / 10	02-05-2020	Warcraft III: Reforged is built upon such strong foundations, yet manages to be somewhat unremarkable in 2020, mired by technical hiccups and Blizzard’s clumsy messaging.	Read review
Twinfinite	Alex Gibson	3 / 5 stars	02-03-2020	Despite the fun that I’ve had playing Warcraft 3: Reforged and for how it has reminded me what an incredibly influential and brilliant game it is, there’s no way I could recommend anyone outside of the absolute hardcore Warcraft fanbase to purchase it.	Read review
Unboxholics	Γιάννης Φανίδης	Not Recommended	02-13-2020	Is Warcraft III: Reforged worth it? Of course, but only provided you’ve never played Warcraft III or if you want to relive its great single player campaign. As far as the multiplayer goes, there are big problems there, that will surely require some time to get fixed.	Read review
VG247	Nic Reuben	Recommended	01-29-2020	There’s a reason why it’s a classic.	Read review
Wccftech	Chris Wray	7.5 / 10	01-29-2020	All in all, playing multiplayer with everything available in Warcraft III: Reforged is a great experience. It’s a smooth, attractive and altogether great experience for those who are wanting to see the game that started the DOTA craze as well as a game with one of the most thriving and energetic modding communities in the world.	Read review

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A Classic Favorite, Reforged. Warcraft III: Reforged is a stunning reimagining of the revolutionary real-time strategy game that laid the foundation for Azeroth’s most epic stories. It is a remake in the truest sense, featuring a thorough visual overhaul, a suite of contemporary social and matchmaking features, and more. Command the Night Elves, Undead, Orcs, and Humans as alliances shift and armies clash in this timeless real-time strategy game.

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