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What are the best Blizzard Entertainment games?

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9 Games Considered

Best Blizzard Entertainment games	Price	Genre	Platforms
-- Overwatch	$39.99	Hero-based FPS	Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
-- Diablo III	$29.94	Dungeon Crawler RPG	Windows, macOS, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One
-- Heroes of the Storm	$0.00	-	-
-- Warcraft III	$9.99	-	-
-- Diablo II (2000)	-	-	-

Overwatch

Top Pro

Variety of maps to keep gameplay interesting

Overwatch currently has 16 maps, which includes a Moon colony, an encampment in Antarctica, and various futuristic cityscapes. The distinct themes, color palettes, and layouts make each of the maps feel and play differently, keeping the gameplay fresh for a long time. See More

Top Con

Not for solo players

Overwatch is all about team compositions, cooperation, and communication. If you prefer a more solo-oriented playstyle, this game might not be as fun for you since it's very hard to win a match with your abilities alone. See More

CheerfulEulabeia's Experience

I love this game. It's so fun. See More

Specs

Genre:Hero-based FPS

Top Pro

Simple to learn and play

While Overwatch has MOBA elements, it's very simple at its core, you just shoot the enemy and take objectives. It may take a couple matches to get the basic down, but from then on it's gonna be a blast. This makes it a lot more accessible than most MOBA-esque titles that take a really long time to learn and master. See More

Top Con

Lacking in story

Even though Overwatch has a very detailed world and distinct characters, it doesn't ever delve into the history of the world or overarching story of each character. All you ever get are vague hints in voiceover lines and writings found in the environment. See More

Top Pro

Beautiful graphics

Highly detailed character models, weapons, and environments, smooth animations, distinct particle effects, a vivid color palette, great lighting, and intricate shadow mapping make Overwatch a joy to experience. See More

Top Pro

Tons of unlockables to keep you playing

Each playable character in the game can have more than 90 different unlocks such character skins, color schemes, emotes, and victory poses. While these don't affect gameplay, they allow you to create a personalized character you can feel more attached to. This gives additional goals for both regular players and completionists, keeping the game interesting for a long time. See More

Top Pro

Unique FPS gameplay

Overwatch combines traditional team-based FPS elements and MOBA-esqe characters with unique abilities and weapons. You'll still be shooting and bashing your way to victory, but instead of picking different weapons, you'll be often switching between one of the many characters. Each character has its own strengths, weaknesses, and unique playstyle. For example, there's Tracer that dual wields handguns, is pretty quick on her feet, and can rewind time when in a tough spot, which makes her well suited to hit-and-run tactics. However, she has poor aim and low health, so you have to be a lot more careful when playing as her. Another example would be the very durable Reinhardt who has high health and armor. He's able to protect his allies and himself with a projected energy shield while moving at a slower rate. Unfortunately, his only real means of attacking is a giant hammer, so fast characters or characters with a long range can easily outmaneuver him. As a result, Overwatch not only rewards accurate shooting, but also quick decision making and clever use of your abilities, creating gameplay that feels different from most competitive FPS games. See More

Top Pro

Variety of game modes

There are over 10 game modes you can play, keeping you interested. See More

Diablo III

Top Pro

Fun to collect loot

One of the better parts of Diablo III is collecting the piles of gold, the colorful gems, and various pieces of equipment. It's especially exciting when a legendary quality item drops from a monster since it makes a distinct sound effect and shoots a beam of orange/green light into the sky. So whenever a lot of legendary items drop all at once it just feels incredibly satisfying. See More

Top Con

Endgame grinding can get really repetitive

The endgame in Diablo III consists of only two things – completing bounties and clearing greater rifts. Both of these have very little variation in them, so quite often you'll run through the same map layouts, clear the same enemies, and complete the same objectives. This gets extremely stale after long play sessions and can cause you not to pick up the game again. See More

Specs

Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG

Top Pro

Easier to learn and enjoy than most other similar titles

Diablo III is very simple, requiring very little to no planning to succeed. You create a character, pick a skill and just progress through the game while occasionally upgrading your equipment. You can change skills and any stat points you've earned without penalties. You can also choose from one of the 17 difficulty levels, so you can always play at a level that's challenging but not too stressful. All of this creates a game that you can enjoy without worrying about messing up in the long run. See More

Top Pro

Decent selection of character builds to try out

There are more than 50 distinct class/skill combinations, including ranged builds, melee builds, support builds, defensive builds, pure-offense builds, and many more. You're sure to find a build that you'll enjoy playing, whether you prefer to play alone or with friends. See More

Heroes of the Storm

Top Pro

Shorter game times

Decreasing the importance of "laning" and increasing team fights and map objectives. Also, many map objectives keep the games to time limits between 15 - 30 minutes. Much more manageable for people not able to commit an hour to one match. AI games are even shorter. See More

Top Con

Slow fights

Heroes inflict little damage to each other, which has the potential to make fights seem long. On top of this when one falls behind many of their skills will become useless making for a fight that one is delegated to a support role, which will also add to the slow feeling of a fight. See More

Specs

Top Pro

Hero and playstyle diversity

Blizzard has gone above and beyond to introduce Heroes that break the standard molds for Tanks/Support/Damage characters. The talent system allows for diversity in how a character plays, even if they are considered Support, they can go for damage or utility. Each Hero has 2 Heroic Abilities(Ultimates) providing even more diversity in how each character can be played. Also, Blizzard has introduced several unique heroes, like Lost Vikings: which are 3 heroes in one, and can be controlled separately; Also, newly added Cho'Gall, which required 2 people to control 1 hero. See More

Top Con

Clunky camera movement

The way the camera moves makes it difficult to follow your hero. See More

Top Pro

It's always possible to make a comeback

Even if you are in trouble because you lost almost all the game, you can still win by killing the enemy team on a stupid move they made at the end of the game. And it's never unfair: it's always because the losing team was overconfident and the winning one was the focus. See More

Top Con

The XP sharing system has some flaws

You can get a bad player to your team, and he or she is able to ruin you match with some bad decisions, intentionally or not because XP sharing hurts the whole team in that way. See More

Top Pro

RNG is almost non existent

Except for some objectives in specific maps, RNG doesn't exist in this game. No luck, pure skills. See More

Top Con

Terrible matchmaking

In any of the matchmaking queues, the chance of being put against someone with much higher skill than yourself is very high. The ranking system goes in this order: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master, Grandmaster. On multiple occasions, silver players have been placed against an entire team of Grandmasters with bronze allies, leading to very poor experience. See More

Top Pro

Great developer support

Blizzard has a great track record of supporting their game. Starcraft 1 latest patch 1.21.1 is released on December 2017, a game released 20 years ago. See More

Top Pro

No last hitting, no gold, no items

The game does away with the shop mechanic entirely. No last hitting means players don't have to focus on a minigame for the first 20 minutes so they can jump into the action much faster. No shop means that supports aren't starved for cash and can remain strong and relevant throughout the game. No items allow for the hero-specific talent system to shine, which provides a much more unique and easily balanced way to enhance your character. See More

Top Pro

Can get skins for free

And many more cosmetics with the 2.0 version. See More

Top Pro

Teamwork is encouraged

More teamfighting, less laning. Games are largely decided by how well each team can work as a unit instead of one player carrying. See More

Top Pro

Characters from all Blizzard games

Heroes of the storm has a mish-mash of characters from many of Blizzards popular titles. See More

Top Pro

Deep but not complex

The game removes a lot of pointless features of other games like last hitting and out-of-game rune/card buffs. It's also much clearer, with natural percentage based increases for characters rather than "armor/intelligence" stat increases. It also has a large map pool with greatly differing objectives in each one forcing you to consider how your playstyle will adapt to the opponent and the map itself. It may appear to be simple, but there is a lot of hidden depth. See More

Top Pro

Easy to learn

Heroes of the Storm was created to be a streamlined, modern take on a MOBA, something that many others have aimed for but HotS succeeds in. Shared XP keeps teams leveling together; No Last Hits means that everyone gets XP from minions and puts less importance on who gets the kill, since there is no Carry-player. Choosing talents instead of having to buy items gives the game complexity without forcing players to wade through menus and travel back to base. The game still offers a challenge to master at higher levels, but is more accessible to new players. See More

Top Pro

Fun emotes from heroes upon team work and team kills and more

If you play Nova and Kill Vala, Nova will say "HUNTER!?!? more like Hunted!!" Or if you play support and heal Raynor he will say "This medic is my new best friend". These emotes make it very clear what happened, and add a dimension of fun that you don't see in other MOBAs. Also you can hear some emotes after other events, like your own hero death/respawn or during starting second of the match. See More

Top Pro

Every hero is playable

The game balance in HoTS is amazing. Even heroes that are ranked by pros as the worst heroes in the game can win MVP. Even the supposedly "broken" heroes are not far above average See More

Top Pro

Intelligent AI

The AI is responsive, challenging and fun. See More

Warcraft III

Top Pro

Single Player campaign serves as a learning tool

The campaign acts as a tutorial for each of the game's four races. New units become available every mission, which feature their own unique abilities and skills. By giving you access to different units over time, the game allows you to acclimate yourself with each individual unit type as the campaign progresses. This gives you an understanding of how each race plays, thus helping you develop a desirable playstyle. See More

Top Con

Macromanagement supplies casual players with a difficult learning curve

Warcraft III provides players with a difficult balancing act of maintaining armies, upgrades, and economy. Each unit takes a large amount of resources to complete, so it is imperative to keep as many of your units alive as possible with each fight. In order to do so, you must research technologies that increase their effectiveness and resilience in combat, making it imperative that you queue these upgrades once you have the money to do so. However, as your army grows in size, you will gain less resources due to an Upkeep Tax that is levied against you once you reach a certain population. This will make it harder to replace fallen units and purchase additional unit upgrades. Because of this intensive macromanagement of army, upgrades, and resources, casual players will find it difficult to master the balancing act required in order to win each match. See More

Top Pro

Multiple build orders make each Multi-Player match feel different

Warcraft III gives players the freedom to build their bases in any order they choose, to fit any strategic purpose they need. This allows players to start each match with a certain strategy in mind, build toward it, then alter it if it's no longer viable. For instance, players can build toward a rush of low-cost units at the start of the match and abruptly switch their strategy, constructing buildings that will enable them to train flying units instead. This keeps matches interesting, requiring players to adapt their build order at a moment's notice if their strategies change. See More

Top Con

Heavy focus on micromanagement makes Warcraft III too strenuous for casual play

The combat in Warcraft III relies heavily on the micromanagement of units in each encounter. The crux of each engagement is unit placement: Each individual unit has to be positioned properly, with their abilities activated the moment they are off cooldown. Due to this, every battle requires constant focus and the maneuvering of individual units, which can be quite difficult for casual players to maintain. See More

Top Pro

Story-filled campaign gives players knowledge of the game world

Warcraft III has an excellent story that's told through the eyes of four separate races. As you progress through each race's story, you are presented with background knowledge of previous events in the world of Azeroth, while taking on new and challenging missions. Due to this, you are given a breadth of information about the races of the world, as well as key characters that make appearances in later missions and other Warcraft titles. See More

Top Pro

Four varied races give more play styles

In multiplayer and skirmish matches, you get to choose which race you would like to control: Humans, Orcs, Elves, and the Undead. Each faction have their own advantages and down-sides, as well as wholly unique play styles. For example, the Orcs have units that are tougher and can deal more damage, while Night Elves units are completely invisible while standing still during the game's night cycle. This makes for gameplay that can change dramatically depending on which race is chosen. See More

World of Warcraft

Top Pro

Most recognized MMO in existence

WoW is the defacto MMO, almost every MMO created after it came out has been influenced by it in some way. Still to this day it is one of the most played MMO's online and has one of the largest brands tied to its name. See More

Top Con

Class homogenisation

In the early days of WoW there were significant differences between the classes; classes had unique skills which defined that class and giving it its identity. Unfortunately, over the years, most of that variety has been stripped away and now all of the classes have minimal differences other than being ranged, melee, healer or tank. While this was done to (unsuccessfully) bring balance to the classes, it ultimately resulted in a lot of the flavour of the game being stripped away leaving a much blander experience overall. See More

Specs

Top Pro

Low system requirements

Due to the stylised 'cartoon' graphics you won't need a top end gaming rig to be able to play WoW and have it look good. See More

Top Con

Subscription Required

WoW requires a $15-a-month sub to play. This can definitely deter some people from playing. There is a trial mode, but it is very restrictive. See More

Top Pro

Very polished

The game is very old now but has been under constant development since release so despite its age it still looks and plays very well. See More

Top Con

It's all about the destination, not the journey

Vanilla Wow used to have a very slow leveling process, this allowed people to experience and enjoy the world and dungeons as they leveled up. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case and the leveling process has been completely destroyed by being made trivial. It is so fast that if you enter a dungeon you will almost certainly have out leveled any loot you find by the time you finish it. Not that most people worry about loot while leveling as most players have access to heirlooms which further trivialise the leveling process and turn your character into a leveling God. See More

StarCraft II

Top Pro

Well balanced, asymmetrical gameplay

Opposing teams will have completely different skillsets allowing players to take wholly different approaches toward completing the same goal. This makes for asymmetrical gameplay that has been painstakingly balanced. See More

Top Con

Troops are not well balanced

Demolij's Experience

It's got a deep background and is well supported by Blizzard. If you enjoy science fiction this game has some of the best designs out there, and an expansive lore second only to Warhammer. See More

Specs

Top Pro

A free starter edition is available

With the Starter Edition, players can start the beginning of the campaign, compete in ranked ladder matches, and play anything in the Arcade (a mode that offers a huge selection community-created games and mods). See More

Top Con

Starcraft I units unavailable

They removed/replaced some of the units with new units. See More

Top Pro

Campaign features an engaging story and acts as a tutorial

StarCraft II tells a very concise and cohesive story, exclusively featuring the Terran, with some exceptions during optional missions. During the campaign, the player is asked to make several choices which partially alter the storyline, as well as give access to some units, while making other completely unavailable. With a new unit unlocked nearly every mission, these levels utilize unique gameplay mechanics that highlight the specific uses of each new unit that is unlocked, thus allowing players to familiar with them. For example, one mission highlights the maneuverability of the Viking, an aircraft that can quickly fly across the map, killing other aerial units, and transforming to become a walking vehicle that can annihilate ground-based enemies. See More

Top Con

Large focus on micromanagement

Following closely in StarCraft's footprints, StarCraft II relies on extensive micromanagement; engaging in a battle with an enemy while, at the same time, deploying a side force to harass the enemy base or to flank in a large fight. If titles featuring wars of attrition and slower-paced gameplay garner more of your interest, StarCraft II may prove a difficult challenge. See More

Top Pro

Big player base

Has a very big player base and everyone will be able to find a suitable opponent whether you are a rookie or an experienced player. See More

Top Pro

Has an active eSports scene

With a 1.6 million dollar prize pool for the world championships in 2015, StarCraft II has a very large and supported eSports scene that is participated in throughout the world. See More

Top Pro

Gives in-game access to a wide variety of community created games/mods

Users can publish their mods to the game so that other players may then apply them in-game. This makes for easy access to a wide variety of mods and games. See More

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Top Con

Huge Money Sink

Although you can "technically" play for free, Hearthstone is very stingy on rewards. To get the limit of 100 paltry coins free a day, you have to win 30 games vs mostly players who have much better cards than you. It can take a new player 6 to 8(or more) hours to accomplish this. And after all this you get a pack of 5 cards that are often completely worthless to any viable deck. It's possible to get cards like "Angry Chicken"(worthless card) as the "Rare" card several times. You can also get a bunch of cards you already have a lot of. See More

Top Pro

Card Balances and Game Updates Often

The Hearthstone team is always looking at their data and community reaction towards cards and the state of the game, and they have made many card and game changes/updates to balance and improve the game for all players. See More

Top Con

Dependent on Battle.net infrastructure, not playable offline

The game requires a connection with Battle.net servers from the developers, and thus can't be played offline. See More

Top Pro

Great if you don't take it too seriously

HS is meant to be fun, lighthearted, and generally casual. It requires a lot of time and money investment if you wish to play seriously. See More

Top Con

Simplistic and unintuitive card design

Very little mechanical depth, most of the complexity is based on random numbers. See More

Top Pro

You won't be cursed at in the chat.

Interaction with opponent limited to simple pre-made phrases, so you don't have to see how many 1337 gamers had their way with you or your mother. Or deal with the spam about free decks, new hacks etc. See More

Top Con

Crafting is expensive

In lieu of trading cards, this game uses a disenchanting/crafting system to handle duplicate copies in your collection and being able to obtain the cards you want. Many cards disenchant for paltry amounts, and the best cards cost lots of "dust" to be able to play with. See More

Top Pro

Polished overall aesthetic

Possibly the most polished user Interface of digital CCGs. Unified and fun art style and flavor text. See More

Top Con

The reward system is not significant enough

Hearthstone's reward system is very lackluster, providing little to nothing of significance to the casual or excessive player. There will be times when you feel heavily rewarded by the game, but these times are few and far between and if you are driven by rewards you will likely lose attraction to this game quickly. See More

Top Pro

Entertaining Voice Acting

The voice work really adds to the game and makes it entertaining to play. See More

Top Con

Many mechanics based on random numbers

Random effects in the game use a random number generator, which causes an uncertainty of all outcomes. This causes one or both players to be frustrated because they can lose an already won game despite playing to the best of their ability. See More

Top Pro

Brawl events, that don't require you to follow "the meta"

You can take advantage of weekly brawl events that give you a certain set of cards (so no need to pay to stay competitive). It keeps the game fresh, fun and fairly "casual". See More

Top Con

No trading with other players

Top Pro

Multi-platform

Available on PC and on mobile. Makes a great commute companion (provided you have internet). See More

Top Con

Poor port

Plays much better on PC. Sluggish and crashes often on mobile, sometimes connections can be difficult to make as well. See More

Top Pro

Active community

It has a lot of players due to Blizzard's fanbase which means finding multiplayer matches is not all that difficult. See More

Top Con

Sometimes unfair matchmaking

Sometimes players will be matched up with people who clearly have been playing longer. See More

Top Pro

Great even for casual players

Hearthstone has a friendly learning curve that makes picking it up and getting started easy for people who don't want to spend a lot of time learning rules and tricks. See More

Top Con

The discover mechanic alone ruined this game

Luck tends to be more important than skill: there are numerous RNG-based cards in this game. Players that care about skill are better of playing other games, like Magic. See More

Top Pro

Familiar characters from Warcraft 3 and World of warcraft

The characters used in Hearthstone are all from the lore of the Warcraft series, making for a familiar universe for fans of the series. See More

Top Con

Luck is more rewarding than skill

When you lose a game in Hearthstone you don't learn anything because you generally can't play around most of the cards, most of the cards have random effects you have no control over it whatsoever. See More

Top Pro

Free to play that doesn't exploit

Yes it's free to play, but it's designed to easily continue to play and have fun without having to feel like you HAVE to pay. At the same time, after playing a while you'll probably want to. See More

Top Con

Ridiculously bloated

Over 4 GB data installed on ones device. Which is quite a lot of room, something many might not have to spare. See More

Top Pro

Near-perfect balance between going first or second

There's no significant first-turn or second-turn advantage in Hearthstone. The player going second gets an extra card from his deck as well as "The Coin", a card that gives one extra mana crystal for one turn. This subverts the advantage that would be gained otherwise by the player going first. See More

Top Con

Additional "Cards" must be paid for if not earned by continuously playing

There is a bit of a grind in earning new cards, so for those that do not want to spend the large amount of time needed to earn quality cards they will need to be purchased, which can get expensive. See More

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