“When something is broken, you fix it.”
Warcraft 3: Reforged is “an exceptional RTS let down by a very disappointing remaster”, I said back in 2020, before slapping it with a 59% score. Most of that 59% was simply down to the original Warcraft 3 being rad. After waiting nearly two decades for a sequel, all we got was a bad remaster.
“There’s the classic RTS, its elaborate faction design, memorable campaigns and clever RPG flourishes, and then there’s the ‘Reforged’ part”, I wrote. “It’s an attempt to bring the game into the modern age, but one that feels half-hearted. This is not the remaster that Warcraft 3 deserves.”
The launch was so dire that Blizzard instituted a straight “refunds upon request” policy specifically for Warcraft 3: Reforged.
