Valorant

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3892 Ratings

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  1. Qurbaha
    Sep 5, 2023
    7
    You have to know how to use gun in Valorant and play a bit well to get entertained. Otherwise it can became unbearable because it's gun shooting and spraying are different from other FPS games.
  2. Richard_dias
    Aug 14, 2023
    5
    That Vanguard anticheat is just invasive, wtf this thing want starting with Windows itself? Not on my turn... and the game itself is kinda lame for me. It looks kinda strange and plays like a game from the early 2000s. I'm not a fan. There's a lot of people who like it though, so I think everyone interested in competitive FPS games should at least try it. It runs really good and I neverThat Vanguard anticheat is just invasive, wtf this thing want starting with Windows itself? Not on my turn... and the game itself is kinda lame for me. It looks kinda strange and plays like a game from the early 2000s. I'm not a fan. There's a lot of people who like it though, so I think everyone interested in competitive FPS games should at least try it. It runs really good and I never had any technical issue while playing it!… Expand
  3. Kayocritico
    Jul 20, 2023
    7
    bueno para pasar el rato pero nada destacable ademas de las habilidades de los agentes. mucho smurf
  4. Thiagod123
    Jul 14, 2023
    5
    Que tal Valorant sufre de un emparejamiento malo soy bronce 1 y me empareja con hierro 4 y la comunidad hace que el juego tenga una mala cara como juego y se ve que plagiaron varios mapas de Cs go que al juego le saca originalidad si es original con las habilidades pero están muy óp. las armas tiene un tipo de aim bastante difícil que pal el jugador nuevo se le va complicar lo digo porQue tal Valorant sufre de un emparejamiento malo soy bronce 1 y me empareja con hierro 4 y la comunidad hace que el juego tenga una mala cara como juego y se ve que plagiaron varios mapas de Cs go que al juego le saca originalidad si es original con las habilidades pero están muy óp. las armas tiene un tipo de aim bastante difícil que pal el jugador nuevo se le va complicar lo digo por experiencia + el emparejamiento que media lobby son tryhards hace que valorant sea un juego difícil los mapas están bien algunos están plagiados pero su problema es la comunidad que no plantaste spike prepárate para la lluvia de insultos mas racistas y clasistas. Para mi va para el 5 no es un juego para todos pero se nota que Valorant trata de hacerle rival a cs go lo único que logro es un juego difícil y con una comunidad peor, CSGO ES DIFICIL pero tiene un mejor emparejamiento
    Para mi va para un 5 para mi es una copia de Owerwacth y cs go a la vez    … Expand
  5. bigeli
    Jul 7, 2023
    6
    Love hate relationship. I'm pretty terrible at it. Honestly its fun but it has so many flaws. Maps are actually terrible, Riot Games can't make a god d**m good map. You only use Vandal, Phantom, or Operator. and characters are extremely unbalanced. But its a great game to play with friends. Otherwise uh yeah. Not so great.
  6. HydrophobikFish
    Jun 9, 2023
    7
    I think this game sits in an interesting niche, agents can radically change the way you play but at the end of the day there's no substitute for quick reflexes, good aim, and situational awareness. The ttk is too high for my tastes, but i love the creativity in agent design and i like the carry potential.
  7. lo2an
    May 29, 2023
    6
    o jogo possui uma boa desenvoltura e design, porém o jogo acaba por possuir uma jogatina chula e mais do mesmo como outros fps, mas nesse caso, com um desempenho n tao satisfatorio quanto os outros, sem contar que o proprio possui uma má optimisaçao, tanto em rede quanto em performace fazendo assim um jogo de certo modo mediocre, mas pode sim oferecer razoes para lazer e passa tempo, como jogo possui uma boa desenvoltura e design, porém o jogo acaba por possuir uma jogatina chula e mais do mesmo como outros fps, mas nesse caso, com um desempenho n tao satisfatorio quanto os outros, sem contar que o proprio possui uma má optimisaçao, tanto em rede quanto em performace fazendo assim um jogo de certo modo mediocre, mas pode sim oferecer razoes para lazer e passa tempo, com entretenimento apropriado, mesmo com melhores opçoes no mercado… Expand
  8. Triblue
    May 22, 2023
    7
    Le jeu est très sympa à regarder cependant à jouer je le trouves moins bien qu'un CS au gameplay.
  9. Chiller12
    May 17, 2023
    6
    The game valorant is good but there’s a boatload of things holding this review back. The game is is a 5v5 shooter game like the game Csgo i am mainly gonna talk about the map fracture a more common map that appears often, Complexity: Fracture is one of the most complex maps in Valorant due to its multi-level design, unique layout, and multiple paths to each bombsite. This complexity can beThe game valorant is good but there’s a boatload of things holding this review back. The game is is a 5v5 shooter game like the game Csgo i am mainly gonna talk about the map fracture a more common map that appears often, Complexity: Fracture is one of the most complex maps in Valorant due to its multi-level design, unique layout, and multiple paths to each bombsite. This complexity can be challenging for players to navigate and master, and some players may find it overwhelming or confusing.
    Unfamiliarity: As Fracture is a relatively new map in the game, some players may not have had enough time to learn and get used to its layout and gameplay. This lack of familiarity can lead to frustration and a negative playing experience.
    Balance: Some players may feel that Fracture is not well-balanced compared to other maps in the game, with one bombsite being easier to defend than the other. This can lead to uneven matches and a feeling of unfairness for some players.
    Performance: Fracture is a visually stunning map with lots of intricate details, which can put a strain on lower-end computers or cause performance issues for some    … Expand
  10. Niltrio
    May 5, 2023
    6
    Fun and good game at its core, a free alternative to CSGO with its upsides (lower skill floor, more quality of life improvements, more characters granting more variety to matches) and downsides (terrible smurf/cheater detection system, overinflated prices of skins, anticheat program issues). Can also be fun as a 5-stack of friends in normal games.
  11. BDP1215
    Apr 16, 2023
    7
    I started playing this game as a break from Counterstrike Source and Counterstrike: Global Offensive as all of these games fall under tactical shooters and seem to operate very similarly.

    My rating is an 7, as I now have several hundred hours and stream this game regularly. I have always found the game easier than counter-strike games even though Valorant seems to be almost a PG copy    I started playing this game as a break from Counterstrike Source and Counterstrike: Global Offensive as all of these games fall under tactical shooters and seem to operate very similarly.

    My rating is an 7, as I now have several hundred hours and stream this game regularly. I have always found the game easier than counter-strike games even though Valorant seems to be almost a PG copy of the game. I love the competitive aspect of the game, and regularly enjoy Competetive matches. The gun balance and gameplay is pretty optimized, but the game sometimes suffers from network issues. One on one battles can be decided based on your ping.

    Maps leave something to be desired. Most maps are defensively-sided or offensively-sided, with a middle ground not being found very often. The balance seems off, but the maps are built well and allow for good gun play.

    The learning curve is STEEP, which drives a lot of new players away unintentionally. The game is hard to pick up, but with practice it is a game that anyone can be competitive at.

    The community has gotten better since the initial release. Players are generally friendly and play well with each other. It has come a long way since the toxicity of the initial launch and beta testing.

    Overall, fun game. Tactical shooters are always fun because you really need some skill to win. There are some issues with the game, but the actual playing experience is great!    … Expand
  12. mmsmilie
    Apr 15, 2023
    5
    Character Design isn't that bad. Each character is pretty unique. The gameplay is alright. Its just that the community is garbage. I get a lot of toxic people in my games who can't wait to point out any flaw I do missed headshot etc. The game is really corner camping based. You thought rainbow 6 was campy this game you have to check each corner and the map designers love making corners.
  13. SpillzYT
    Feb 28, 2023
    7
    This game has a lot of controls and I had to remap my entire keyboard because of that they should’ve added a open chat feature.
  14. annettdankworth
    Feb 3, 2023
    6
    Whenever i feel bad about my performance in CS:GO, I go to play this game to feel better about myself. For that confidence boost alone, it's 6/10 (community is absolutely cringe, the amount of people called some form of 'mommy/daddy', 'milkers', etc. and the amount of e-couples...)
  15. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    6
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  16. trinovatic
    Nov 27, 2022
    6
    La neta el único juego que me ´gustó´ de Riot, un csgo con overwatch, al final terminó aburriendome.
  17. DieterfallCZE
    Nov 20, 2022
    6
    Ok :/
  18. vlecp
    Nov 7, 2022
    5
    The community of this game is very toxic. It has a lot of kids on it so not really surprising.

    The balance is quite questionable. Riot thought they could create a new CS:GO but without the actual balance behind it. 1 shot sniper rifles won't ever be fun in any game. Even in CS:GO they are the biggest bs and not easily countered. The starting music on some maps is pretty cool but the    The community of this game is very toxic. It has a lot of kids on it so not really surprising.

    The balance is quite questionable. Riot thought they could create a new CS:GO but without the actual balance behind it. 1 shot sniper rifles won't ever be fun in any game. Even in CS:GO they are the biggest bs and not easily countered.

    The starting music on some maps is pretty cool but the gameplay itself feels just clunky. Like there is a certain actual level of aim required but also not really since the hitboxes feel very off. Frames and the smothness of the gameplay are fine, same for the artstyle itself. Models are easily distinguished from one another.

    I can't say the same about the abilities. Some are over the top strong while others feel completely luckluster. Take Jet vs. Killjoy vs. Reyna. Reyna has the actual ability to solo carry games, same for Jet. Killjoy though? Forget it.

    Now... With all of that said... The anti-cheat kills and freezes my pc. It also causes my pc to take forever to start. These problems are in the game since launch and Riot never bothered to fix any of it.    … Expand
  19. Aspromixy
    Oct 22, 2022
    7
    it is very interesting to play, similar to cs, but technically the game is poorly made, the fps is good, but when you turn on 1000Hz on the mouse, the game starts to lag, when you exit the game, the computer may freeze, if you fix this, it will be a good game
  20. yeetyas12001
    Sep 10, 2022
    6
    it's a great game good agents good guns the only problem is the afk ban i remember my pc crash it was really loud and it scared me and i was in a match and i don't know how to get back it but the round finish by the time i fixed it but i got banned for being afk which is stupid because my pc crash and i couldn't tell my pc was about to crash and so if you are really busy maybe play spikeit's a great game good agents good guns the only problem is the afk ban i remember my pc crash it was really loud and it scared me and i was in a match and i don't know how to get back it but the round finish by the time i fixed it but i got banned for being afk which is stupid because my pc crash and i couldn't tell my pc was about to crash and so if you are really busy maybe play spike rush or something because leaving a match gives you a banned for a few mins or secs i got banned off comp for my pc yet again crashing and I got banned for 2 months and now i'm banned from every game mode for a hour which isn't bad but just saying the afk banning sucks so if you wanna play it make sure you don't leave or let your pc crash so be careful playing on valorant… Expand
  21. david99by
    Sep 8, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not Bad, But sometimes the game crash or drop frame like from 60 fps to 30-24 fps… Expand
  22. ckp20
    Aug 23, 2022
    7
    Listen. This game takes time to love. It's an acquired taste, but that doesn't mean that it should be ruled out like most of the reviews in this forum or however you want to call it say. The sprays are inconsistent, the economy system sucks. A lot. The way that matchmaking happens sucks even more, but the agents are fleshed out and each character has something unique to offer. This is notListen. This game takes time to love. It's an acquired taste, but that doesn't mean that it should be ruled out like most of the reviews in this forum or however you want to call it say. The sprays are inconsistent, the economy system sucks. A lot. The way that matchmaking happens sucks even more, but the agents are fleshed out and each character has something unique to offer. This is not a blend of CS and OW. In OW, you get flamed for picking a certain hero because they're objectively not very good. There are no bad agents in Valorant, because in the end, all that matters is that you hit your shots. The gunplay is unique to Valorant and unlike CS in the way that it is easier to pick up, but harder to master. Counterstrafing is easier, spraying is much, much harder. Footsteps are louder, people can specialize in a certain type of utility, you don't have to learn lineups on every single map in the whole game just to be competitive. Also, CS is managed by valve, where a single patch in a year is celebrated, and OW is managed by nobody because they dropped the game to make OW2. We may hate riot and their idiot game design choices, but they do care about the game that they are developing, and they aren't making people pay obscene amounts of money to do it. This means that patches are constant, and mistakes that are made can be and usually are fixed. All in all, good game, plenty of stuff to like about it, give it a shot before you write it off after seeing the reviews… Expand
  23. Sonolanders
    Aug 5, 2022
    6
    Valorant is good but also very lazy. On one hand you have a good CS:GO gameplay and on the other hand, CS probably had more effort put into it when it was made. But for real though, shooting, voice acting, general physics and some of the visuals are very nicely done. Specially shooting feels more satisfying that CS:GO ever did. And you can't vote kick a player out of the match. FurthermoreValorant is good but also very lazy. On one hand you have a good CS:GO gameplay and on the other hand, CS probably had more effort put into it when it was made. But for real though, shooting, voice acting, general physics and some of the visuals are very nicely done. Specially shooting feels more satisfying that CS:GO ever did. And you can't vote kick a player out of the match. Furthermore it was disappointing to see less guns, I can understand why they didn't implement more of them.

    Moreover I'd like to say how badly lazy the game is. This is a game came out in 2020. So I'd expect to see some form of updated visuals. Even though it has cartoony graphics like Fortnite I'd still say they could have done more to make it immersing. Just think of how many times you've seen a graphical glitch and thought "hmm, maybe they should fix that in next update". And speaking of updates, their update mostly focuses on new contents or skins. It feels like they put more of their resources on skins than polishing the game. Valorant sucks on detailed visuals, has many pesky bugs, and broken queue ban timer which never got addressed even as I write this masterpiece. Riot just only focused on making the game more precise. [Also in game lore is dismissible. Definitely not Overwatch]

    "Free to play" should not be an excuse for Valorant to be a mobile quality game. And certainly Valorant should not be seen as a great game when it sets the bar too low.    … Expand
  24. Prad_Bitt
    Jul 11, 2022
    7
    Great for casual gameplay, however it is defeated by CS:GO in terms of gun play and tacticality, the skill ceiling is simply much higher in counter-strike. This game also has quite a bit of a learning curve, with so many agents and abilities to get a hang of. The anti cheat works well.
  25. Strife69420
    Jun 16, 2022
    5
    The game is incredibly repetitive. You do the same kinda things over and over and over again and it gets incredibly boring after playing for just a couple of hours. The guns get very boring, the maps are just as boring, the utility is also just as boring. For a game with abilities, the abilities don't even really add much gameplay-wise, making the game incredibly redundant, I'm not a bigThe game is incredibly repetitive. You do the same kinda things over and over and over again and it gets incredibly boring after playing for just a couple of hours. The guns get very boring, the maps are just as boring, the utility is also just as boring. For a game with abilities, the abilities don't even really add much gameplay-wise, making the game incredibly redundant, I'm not a big fan of CS:GO, but I'd rather play that game than this. What's even worse is the monetisation model. The gun skins are worth $60+ CAD for a bundle, and it is awful. If it were body skins sure, but gun skins? I'd literally rather buy a couple of CSGO cases for a couple dollars than that. However, I do have to give it to it's anti-cheat. It may not have a replay viewer, but for the most part I have not encountered a single cheater in my games which is very nice. The graphics also look pretty good though. Other than that the game is just really badly designed, and wayyyyyy too overrated. Popular does not mean good.… Expand
  26. Izoeros
    May 30, 2022
    5
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  27. Kuzya_Zeleniy
    May 1, 2022
    7
    VALORANT is a good computer game designed for many users. But in design it is very similar to the game OVERWATCH, and the gameplay is very similar to CS:GO. I'm not a fan of CS:GO at all and I've played very little in it, but even I can see that the VALORANT gameplay is almost exactly like CS:GO.
    But still, this game made me feel good emotions. I loved playing it with my friends, but    VALORANT is a good computer game designed for many users. But in design it is very similar to the game OVERWATCH, and the gameplay is very similar to CS:GO. I'm not a fan of CS:GO at all and I've played very little in it, but even I can see that the VALORANT gameplay is almost exactly like CS:GO.
    But still, this game made me feel good emotions. I loved playing it with my friends, but unfortunately now I have lost interest in this game (    … Expand
  28. S0lakHN
    Apr 19, 2022
    7
    Riot a creado un gran juego, buen graficos, una jugabilidad tactico-agresivo y una variedad de personajes muy utiles. Eso es lo bueno, ahora voy a lo malo. El juego tiene problemas con el input lag, me compre otro teclado porque pense que mi teclado estaba roto pero el juego tiene problemas con este tema, a veces se crashea y aveces cuando disparas a un enemigo y lo tienes en la mira comoRiot a creado un gran juego, buen graficos, una jugabilidad tactico-agresivo y una variedad de personajes muy utiles. Eso es lo bueno, ahora voy a lo malo. El juego tiene problemas con el input lag, me compre otro teclado porque pense que mi teclado estaba roto pero el juego tiene problemas con este tema, a veces se crashea y aveces cuando disparas a un enemigo y lo tienes en la mira como que no le cuentan los disparos.… Expand
  29. CursedDRAGON
    Apr 17, 2022
    7
    Valorant is a fun game at times but could be a lot better like it feels like the game is full of smurfs making it an unplayable experience for those of lower skills and even when there are no smurfs and you get in a game where someone goes afk. comms with team is not always there and someone blames everyone for not doing what they were thinking. The game could be better but the valorantValorant is a fun game at times but could be a lot better like it feels like the game is full of smurfs making it an unplayable experience for those of lower skills and even when there are no smurfs and you get in a game where someone goes afk. comms with team is not always there and someone blames everyone for not doing what they were thinking. The game could be better but the valorant lore is pretty good in my opinion… Expand
  30. BannerSiamang15
    Mar 10, 2022
    6
    I genuinely hate this game and I hate that half the maps suck, but you can make a funny crosshair so I'll give it that.
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 42
  3. Negative: 1 out of 42
  1. GameMAG
    Sep 12, 2020
    80
    Valorant has a high-quality and clean release without any problems. The game will definitely please fans of the competitive FPS genre. The eSports potential of the shooter has only become established over time, and the first tournaments are already planned. However, a high entry threshold requires serious skill training. But this only makes the game more interesting.
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  2. GameStar
    Aug 7, 2020
    86
    At first, this looks like just another Counterstrike clone. But there’s more depth and variety, despite the lack of content.
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  3. KeenGamer
    Jul 29, 2020
    80
    Overall, Valorant is a great game to play if you're a fan of first-person shooter strategy games. But it is also something that someone without experience with games like CS:GO can enjoy and pick up quickly. The Agents are, for the most part, balanced, and the planned addition of more should keep the game fresh. The overall style doesn't really land and the sound design needs to be fixed.
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