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”.
Warcraft III: Reforged2020
Warcraft III: Reforged
2020 Blizzard Entertainment60Worthwhile
Playtime
LongIt typically takes about 40 hours to finish the game.
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Game modes
Details
- Launch
- January 28, 2020
- Developer
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Publisher
- Blizzard Entertainment
- Genres
Overview
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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Reception
Press59
Mediocre- Metacritic59from 53 reviews
- OpenCritic60from 30 reviews
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.
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....
Warcraft III: Reforged still delivers the same satisfying core gameplay and laudable campaigns, but Blizzard under-delivered on promises and removed features that made the original game something exceptional.
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
