first few years of release:
insanely polished fps with pixar-like animations and great characters. it helps that this was the first multiplayer shooter I really got into, would even spend entire weekends playing if I hit a groove

the term "game feel" is thrown around a lot, but it's just so satisfying to sleep dart an ulting opponent as Ana and teabagging that ass. And can't forget the SEXTUPLE KILL

end of the road:
characterse, stages, and modes, were really slowing down the past few years, and some ranked decisions were odd (not allowing free pick in the beginning). I think a lot of content they tried to save for Overwatch 2 and decided to drip feed us instead. But we all know how overwatch 2 launch turned out

I have a lot of fond memories playing, but am aware of the short comings. Can still easily recommend this to people with time machines as the servers are down. 4/5