Valorant

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3892 Ratings

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  1. r3vboss
    Jun 5, 2020
    7
    It's refreshing new and definitely good fun. I say this and give it a seven because a game does not have to be good to be fun. However it COULD be a great game. The issue is it gets ruined by poor map design amongst other things. The game heavily encourages lurking by having about 30 different 'cubbies' on a map. When I say cubby i generally mean a corner dug out near the entrance to anIt's refreshing new and definitely good fun. I say this and give it a seven because a game does not have to be good to be fun. However it COULD be a great game. The issue is it gets ruined by poor map design amongst other things. The game heavily encourages lurking by having about 30 different 'cubbies' on a map. When I say cubby i generally mean a corner dug out near the entrance to an area that is outside of a players FOV when checking the other angles. I do not have an issue with cubbies themselves but it is frustrating that there are so many and that they are all so strong to hold. When peeking a cubby you leave yourself exposed to virtually every other angle. Also if you leave for more than a round in an unrated match you can get a one hour ban. Also also, this is a personal issue but the game despite running perfectly fine keeps crashing my computer and then proceeds to ban me and the Devs on reddit delete my posts almost instantly without a response. The essential concept of a CSGO style game with more whacky abilities is cool, but lacks in too many areas at the moment but they went for the early full release anyway. Probably gonna be another 'No man's Sky'… Expand
  2. TheSkyPie
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, the gameplay is very addicting and makes me strive to be better.
  3. doroking
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Game feels insanely smooth to play. Character designs are interesting and the abilities really bring something new to the tact shooter genre. Can't wait to see this game go far for the next decade!
  4. Squall88
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    Game is broken. This is not a release, more like an alpha version. **** servers, low ping but constant packet loss
  5. SweeneyIIBot
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    This isn't the game that might be on the first look. There are a lot more mechanics from other competitive games. Even from MOBAs. After about 10 hours you start to understand that this is not just an abomination of CSGO+Owerwatch. Give it a try as it's truly worth it.
  6. Sacomore
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    I'm a casual gamer. Have never played shooters, especially 5v5's one. But when i started playing it, I actually had fun and still having it. Even despite matchmaking issues (cause being killed by CS:GO players is kinda sad, but I can understand, that it's hard to compare people's skill on launch, so no hate here). Graphics seems stylish for me. I guess, you should give it a try.
  7. likeuwill
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    A lot of fun, no hate or something like in cs go. I believe they will fix all problems in short term and will give us a lot of new content
  8. Mr64Bit
    Jun 5, 2020
    5
    Don't get me wrong, the game itself is pretty solid, and some what addicting, but I just can't give it a high score in its current state.

    The game features a range of characters to be played in the matches which come with a range of abilities advancing your gameplay, along with arsenal of guns from anything from a pistol to a sniper rifle. The game's UI and GUIs look amazing, in which    Don't get me wrong, the game itself is pretty solid, and some what addicting, but I just can't give it a high score in its current state.

    The game features a range of characters to be played in the matches which come with a range of abilities advancing your gameplay, along with arsenal of guns from anything from a pistol to a sniper rifle. The game's UI and GUIs look amazing, in which other developers should inspire to look like.

    As of writing this review, there are four maps, which can become a bit repetitive after a while, as the maps feel a little small for the length of the games. As well as now only having two gamemodes, unrated (which I feel are a little too long) and spikerush (which I think is just too repetitive)

    Apart from just enjoying the individual matches, I feel there isn't much to work for in Valorant, like perhaps increasing your account level, which unlocks new things as you progress, or other rewarding items. The skins in the shop seem far to expensive, almost $50 for half a dozen skins.

    Overall, I feel like this game has been rushed out, it is lacking too many features in its current state to give this game a higher score than I have given it.

    Another game breaking feature is that the game is region locked, which if you have friends or people you want to play with in other regions, your gonna have to make a new account (using a vpn) or you are out of luck.    … Expand
  9. GeneralWambo
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    Great game with alot of potential, I'm excited to see what is Riot's roadmap. Even if its a copycat of multiple games, it managed bring freshness to the hardcore shooter genre like csgo. Although, the community seems to be really toxic but it's an inevitable issue to every competitive shooter.
  10. przemo_stw
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    Good game, I'm having a great time with it. This is just the beginning, I wonder how it will develop.
  11. Princejojo
    Jun 5, 2020
    2
    Could be better. Hacker ridden. Lack of server choosing or replay feature. Even the stuttering of their servers are garbage. Constantly putting me in a Spanish speaking server. Absolutely garbage. Has potential to be alot better. But their matchmaking is also terrible. Having a high KDA means you constantly get matched with garbage players and play against a good team. Makes no sense. AndCould be better. Hacker ridden. Lack of server choosing or replay feature. Even the stuttering of their servers are garbage. Constantly putting me in a Spanish speaking server. Absolutely garbage. Has potential to be alot better. But their matchmaking is also terrible. Having a high KDA means you constantly get matched with garbage players and play against a good team. Makes no sense. And customer support is even worse.… Expand
  12. BlueMistane
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    Great gunplay and mechanics. Abilities give the game more depth and strategy than Counter Strike which lets you outplay your opponents more than you have to outgun them.

    Although there are still lacking features, no deathmatch mode, and missing quality of life systems like avoiding someone, it is great for anyone looking for a competitive shooter to pour hours into. As the game grows it    Great gunplay and mechanics. Abilities give the game more depth and strategy than Counter Strike which lets you outplay your opponents more than you have to outgun them.

    Although there are still lacking features, no deathmatch mode, and missing quality of life systems like avoiding someone, it is great for anyone looking for a competitive shooter to pour hours into. As the game grows it will get even better and I am sure Riot is working on adding more features.

    The only real negative I feel could be the lack of maps, which you will feel when you have played the same map 5 times in a row and are starting to hate it.    … Expand
  13. HIT_HOMESLICE
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    I really wanted to like Valorant, but I can't. Everything about this game was solely designed to be as tedious and bad as humanly possible.

    Let's start for one with the recoil. I don't know how you screw up recoil, but oh my god they did. Instead of a learnable recoil pattern, They decided to make it based on RNG, so that means to an extent, your kills rely on luck and not skill. I    I really wanted to like Valorant, but I can't. Everything about this game was solely designed to be as tedious and bad as humanly possible.

    Let's start for one with the recoil. I don't know how you screw up recoil, but oh my god they did. Instead of a learnable recoil pattern, They decided to make it based on RNG, so that means to an extent, your kills rely on luck and not skill. I don't know why you would ever do that, but they decided it was best. If you don't get an instant head shot or get the kill within the first 7 bullets, kiss the kill and your life goodbye. It just doesn't work for this game at all.

    Then let's get to the greed.
    How on earth can you make a game where you want a big emphasis on cool skins, and absolutely none of the cool ones are free? They made a battlepass which takes forever to grind, and if you don't buy the premium version, then you get a single gun skin after pouring straight up weeks into the game, and it's for the classic pistol. It does nothing cool at all, just looks pretty. Gun bundles cost you over 100 dollars, so if you wanna blow your stimulus check on something totally useless, there's that.

    Let's talk about the beta transition. In the game they have contracts to get you other useless free skins that don't look that great. I had to grind for a week straight to get one. They removed all beta progress and made everyone reset. It was totally and completely pointless. I have no idea why they did that but it's the stupidest choice I've seen made for this game so far.

    Then we have shooting through walls, which seems to only work when it wants too, because I haven't gotten it to work during firefights that I was headshot through a wall. The gun play in this game is extremely infuriating, most of your shots feel like they should kill but end up not doing so.

    Then they added in a new map, that you were forced to play on release date over and over, and it's horrible. I have no idea why they feel the need to shove this stuff into our faces.

    Overall, bad game, bad business with the skins, horrible experience.    … Expand
  14. xzeburx
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is quite fun, and very addicting. My first match during the beta made me feel helplessly bad at the game; but after sticking with it for some time it quickly becomes second nature and earning kills is VERY gratifying.
    Zebur on North America(cypher main)    … Expand
  15. Copperino
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    Solid game overall. I've never played CS:GO or any competitive shooter before Valorant, but I got the gist of it pretty quick and I'm having some good games. Extremely good readability, good performance in general (over 240fps, 1080p, max settings on a 1660ti mobile maxQ laptop) and very good sound design. The only real problem I have with Valorant is that it kinda lacks identity. It's aSolid game overall. I've never played CS:GO or any competitive shooter before Valorant, but I got the gist of it pretty quick and I'm having some good games. Extremely good readability, good performance in general (over 240fps, 1080p, max settings on a 1660ti mobile maxQ laptop) and very good sound design. The only real problem I have with Valorant is that it kinda lacks identity. It's a good mix of different games as far as I can tell, but it's got very llittle of its own. I can't help but feel "meh" about all the character designs barred few ones, and while the latest map is kinda cool the novelty wears off pretty quickly .… Expand
  16. Pedro186
    Jun 5, 2020
    3
    With an intrusive anti cheater. This game made my Windows OS break and I had to reinstall it. Besides that, the game is so unstable with ping, giving me sometimes a ping over 300. Graphically it's okay, but, still looks like a copy from other games. The gameplay is repetitive and boring sometimes with so many gameplays points copied from another famous game as Overwatch and CS GO.
  17. bask14
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    Game Ridículo ! só isso que tem pra dizer! COMPLETAMENTE Horrível.....................
  18. MiRagegeTwitch
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Great game! I love it to be honest. What i specificaly like is the agents in valorant, that's the best way and competitive gameplay. Worth a try!
  19. Nowtryhard
    Jun 5, 2020
    1
    I don't like the comic graphic and the concept of different characters with different powers. Also u don't get any feedback if you get hit
  20. WoxJ
    Jun 5, 2020
    4
    To me games looks extremely boring. Gameplay is dull, all weapons feels the same, taging is bul****t, removing picker adventage is not healthy IMO, Vangard sounds skechy and does not gives u 100% protection vs cheaters. What's more knowing balnace in riot games there will be a lot issues with balance sooner or later. Graphic looks way too outdated(Yes i know it should look clear and worksTo me games looks extremely boring. Gameplay is dull, all weapons feels the same, taging is bul****t, removing picker adventage is not healthy IMO, Vangard sounds skechy and does not gives u 100% protection vs cheaters. What's more knowing balnace in riot games there will be a lot issues with balance sooner or later. Graphic looks way too outdated(Yes i know it should look clear and works on evry thing but it's just look so unpleasent). And that just some problems with game. Tho it's not that bad for mobile game.… Expand
  21. OstapStad
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best FPS shooter. I love it. CS:GO is **** VAC is **** Steam is **** Thx to Riot… Expand
  22. ShaTTer_
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    The best FPS I have ever played. I think PPL that are crying here cuz the dnt know how a good FPS should look like. It is a bit buggy but devs are doing great job fixing them as soon as it is possible and it just started so I think it is normal. And they are listening to advices not like some other FPS devs do.
  23. tomanycheaters
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    i like valorant shutting my CPU monitor software and giving BSOD maybe they should make the anticheat better instead of shutting down harmless programs also 8000 cheaters in a closed beta how bad is gonna at launch and hardware spoofing was being done a week after beta launch hardware ID are not game specific their computer specific you can just people have been spoofing hardware IDS fori like valorant shutting my CPU monitor software and giving BSOD maybe they should make the anticheat better instead of shutting down harmless programs also 8000 cheaters in a closed beta how bad is gonna at launch and hardware spoofing was being done a week after beta launch hardware ID are not game specific their computer specific you can just people have been spoofing hardware IDS for ever why do you think if some got hardware banned they always get back in that game and cheat again and do you want your mouse software to not run because of vanguard or do you want vanguard to brick your keyboard… Expand
  24. Jozev
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    objectively, the game is technically much better than cs go.
    banal, here it is better to register hits.
    what spoils the experience of the game is the community, but what you wanted from a game that runs on any PC.
  25. Shouldox
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Fun, demanding and refreshing although largely based on CS. The differents agents give the game a really good feeling.
  26. Demonarium
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    Good game, five percent negative ratings from my mother's critics. I withdraw 2 points for the lack of voice chat in Russia:)
  27. Neorteron
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    Absolutely bad try to clone CS:GO. Vanguard? A lot of cheaters here was noticed, they just laught on it. No balance completely, theres absolutely some OP champions what dominate game. Design is **** my eyes just bleed after 2-3 games. Sometimes netcode **** up and ping goes very hight with no reason. Leavers in every game and match goes too long. I can understand why people leave thisAbsolutely bad try to clone CS:GO. Vanguard? A lot of cheaters here was noticed, they just laught on it. No balance completely, theres absolutely some OP champions what dominate game. Design is **** my eyes just bleed after 2-3 games. Sometimes netcode **** up and ping goes very hight with no reason. Leavers in every game and match goes too long. I can understand why people leave this game, there even guy in chat ask how to leave because game is **** Can understand him now.… Expand
  28. Banemus
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    This needed more time in the oven. Also, I don't want foreign software in my kernel.
    In these types of games, damage is a bad way to go for abilities. This changes the game into a spam fest and less of a shooter game. The focus needs to be shooting, not overpowered damage abilities. Look at Apex legends, none of those abilities are direct damage.
  29. FunnyPandas
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Отличная игра, очень понравилась ещё на этапе бета, сейчас сделали пропуск с крутыми скинами. Красивая графика и геймплей. Отличная замена кс.
  30. adarr03
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    Valorant is an interesting blend of two major titles, being Overwatch and CS:GO. It takes the gun play and precise movements from CS:GO and utilizes abilities similar to Overwatch, while not being overwhelming like the latter can be. This blend offers to more exciting and diverse game play and requires more strategy as every situation will be different.
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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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