Concord is one of the most controversial games of this period, receiving many negative reviews, and the latest attack from players heavily criticizes the design of the playable characters.

While Concord has received negative reviews for its replication of Overwatch's competitive shooting style and different heroes, it has also been criticized for poor character design, with one person stating in a post that the game has the worst character design ever, with heroine Emari being identified as "the worst character design ever". Many players have expressed their opinions on Concord's character design, with some mocking the design and another comparing it to a randomly drawn character in XCOM 2.

Others find the design outdated, although this comment comes from fans who are generally not interested in this aspect, but some are tired of the cartoonish look of the characters that most team shooters had.

This negative review comes after Firewalk Studios made the first major reveal of Concord, which received cool reactions, especially after its gameplay was revealed during the State of Play event in May 2024.

Concord might have the UGLIEST character designs I've ever seen.
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Concord is developer Firewalk Studios' first foray into the world of upcoming PlayStation games, which will serve Sony's service-based games division for the next few years. The game will generally be available for pre-order starting June 6, 2024, and will release on August 23, 2024 for PS5 and PC.