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Overwatch 2 User Review Sentiment
Entertainment & Media Consumption
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About
This dataset provides user reviews and associated data for Overwatch 2, a popular video game. Sourced from the official Steam store, Overwatch 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the original Overwatch game, developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The game is particularly noteworthy for its unfavourable reviews on Steam, offering a valuable resource for understanding negative player sentiment. The dataset captures a snapshot of these reviews, acknowledging that a full scrape of all reviews would require significant time and resources.
Columns
- Author: The user's display name.
- Comment Count: The number of comments associated with the review.
- Date Posted: The date when the review was published.
- Helpful Count: The number of times other users marked the review as helpful.
- Funny Count: The number of times other users marked the review as funny.
- Hours Played: The hours the user spent playing Overwatch 2.
- Is Recommended: A binary indicator (Yes/No) showing if the user recommended the game. Note: 93% of reviews are Not Recommended, 7% are Recommended, with a small percentage (2%) unclassified.
- Review Content: The full text of the user's review. There are 2,817 unique review content values.
Distribution
The dataset is typically provided as a CSV file. It contains user reviews and associated metadata for Overwatch 2. While the exact number of rows is not specified, there are 2,817 unique review content entries. This dataset is version 1.0.
Usage
This dataset is ideal for a variety of analytical tasks, including:
- Sentiment analysis of video game reviews.
- Understanding player reception and feedback for highly anticipated game sequels.
- Analysing factors that influence game recommendations (e.g., hours played, review helpfulness).
- Text analysis and natural language processing (NLP) research on user-generated content.
- Studying patterns in negative public opinion for popular entertainment products.
Coverage
The data originates from the official Steam store and has a global regional scope. The reviews cover a time range from August 2023 to September 2023. The dataset reflects the reviews posted by Steam users, without specific demographic targeting beyond this user base. All data within the dataset belongs to Valve Corporation.
License
CC0
Who Can Use It
This dataset is valuable for:
- Game developers and publishers interested in player feedback and market sentiment.
- Market researchers analysing consumer behaviour in the gaming industry.
- Data scientists and NLP researchers working on text classification, sentiment analysis, or user-generated content.
- Academics studying online reviews, media consumption, or game studies.
- Analysts seeking insights into the performance and reception of video game titles.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Overwatch 2 Steam Review Data
- Overwatch 2 User Review Sentiment
- Steam Overwatch 2 Player Insights
- Blizzard Overwatch 2 Feedback Dataset
Attributes
Original Data Source: Overwatch 2 - Steam Review Dataset
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