However, the game's fairly awful launch failed to convince people on the fence that this change was for the better in fact, the sequel struggled to present a strong argument for its existence in general. Overwatch 2 went free-to-play, a decision that came with its share of positives and negatives. Therefore, a sequel should have been a slam dunk, but Blizzard ended up complicating matters. The hero shooter revitalized the genre, and the 2016 game arguably did it better than any of the titles that dropped in its wake. Even though it declined toward the end of its run, Overwatch was undoubtedly a massive success in nearly every metric.