Impressions, Pros, and Cons of LEGO Overwatch Sets

As soon as LEGO announced a collaboration with Blizzard to make Overwatch LEGO sets, I was immediately excited, given that Overwatch is one of my favourite games and LEGO is one of my favourite things to do when my internet goes down and I can’t play Overwatch.

Living in the UK, I didn’t expect to be able to buy any of these sets in stores, as items like these are usually reserved for the U.S. (at least without a hefty delivery charge). Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised when I managed to find both the Reinhardt/D.Va set and the Dorado payload sets at my local Sainsbury’s. Both sets cost around £30 each, which equates to about $38 USD.

In terms of actually assembling, each set took between 30-40 minutes at a fairly fast pace (this wasn’t my first LEGO rodeo) with the Rein-D.Va set being the slightly more complicated of the two. Each set consisted of three bags of pieces and two sets of instructions per set. Here is what the finished product looks like:

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The Pros:

Both sets were full of detailed sticker decals that added a lot of character and brought the sets to life.

Considering the price tag and with the experience of building past LEGO sets, I can say that these were a joy to assemble. All the pieces fit together pretty easily and there were only a handful of instances where I had to be wary of not dislodging some pieces when adding another. The design of these sets was fantastic.

Especially on the Reinhardt figure, the options for posing are great with many articulated sections. Joints in the ankles also offer great stability for displaying and as I’m a little old now for actually playing with these that was a big plus for me.

The Cons:

My only gripe would be that the weapons were all fairly generic. I wish they could have included a specially moulded gun for Reaper or Soldier: 76 which would have affirmed that I had spent the best part of £65 ($83) well.

Overall, I was happy with the quality of these sets. LEGO, of course, are renowned for their quality and the company really put a lot of effort and attention into making these sets as accurate as the blocks allow.

You can pick up these sets at most toy sellers or on LEGO’s official website: here