Valorant

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3892 Ratings

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  1. Peanu
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Great game imo, only thing it lacks is originality and I think it's the main reason for all the negative views. Really hope this game continues to have a loyal player base and not get turned away by CSGO players that hate new games
  2. bmfalcon95
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Best multiplayer game i've played in a while. I really don't like the anti hack system. It feels a bit invasive and I really hope they fix that, among few little things. The game is good as hell. CSGO players are just mad.
  3. FroZRil
    Jun 4, 2020
    5
    Good game. But I think the default weapon skins from this game are not very easy to identifiable for beginners. All of them are the same color, I tried to shoot a guy, but I didn't know that it was an automatic fire mode. This will likely the most basic mistake of the beginner.
  4. kedeshi
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Valorant - смесь двух старых механик в одном новом проекте.

    Как идея - это довольно интересно.
    Игра не 10/10, но 8 точно, ставлю 10, из-за каэсеров, которые тупо ставят игре 0.
  5. kanobits
    Jun 4, 2020
    9
    Admittedly, the game isn't for everyone. It is to think about like league, where as some people won't like it, and others will. I've enjoyed every minute of this game. It is the very beginning so the only think it lacks is variety, but it seems as if they are driven to drop a lot of content in the game, but hopefully not so fast to where its not hard to keep up with competitively. A lot ofAdmittedly, the game isn't for everyone. It is to think about like league, where as some people won't like it, and others will. I've enjoyed every minute of this game. It is the very beginning so the only think it lacks is variety, but it seems as if they are driven to drop a lot of content in the game, but hopefully not so fast to where its not hard to keep up with competitively. A lot of what I see is "graphics this, graphics that, anti-cheat this, anti-cheat that" and I have a take on most. Graphics is its own work of art in my opinion, and I believe it works amazingly for what it is wanting to go for. The anti-cheat, yeah it does sound very worrying, but it means less cheaters, and for me I don't think there is much to worry about and I'm sure they've looked real far into this to know what they're doing, and I think many have just jumped to conclusions, and after all it can just be closed if you're not playing it. Other than that I find myself being able to do much more, and has so much room to really get creative with how you play, and hypes me up doing insane stuff with each and every agent knowing that they're unique, and knowing you will have the upperhand in a handful of situations. The game definitely has room for improvement in terms of maps, and a few other things, which is keeping it from that 1 point to a 10, but I recommend heavily with friends. It is very much enjoyable.… Expand
  6. SleepingTea
    Jun 7, 2020
    10
    I'm not sure why this game is getting such low numbers. There is no way in hell this game is anything close to a 0. Maybe CS:GO fans don't like a game that competes for the same playerbase, or was there over hype for it? (I kind of missed all the hype and just downloaded the game)

    Anyway, the game is more of a 7, but I've put a 10 to try and help level out the scores. The game for sure    I'm not sure why this game is getting such low numbers. There is no way in hell this game is anything close to a 0. Maybe CS:GO fans don't like a game that competes for the same playerbase, or was there over hype for it? (I kind of missed all the hype and just downloaded the game)

    Anyway, the game is more of a 7, but I've put a 10 to try and help level out the scores. The game for sure needs some updates, and the fact it will take over 100 hours to do all of the battlepass is a little dumb, but none the less it is a fun game.

    It has a few bugs here and there, but nothing that really affects gameplay. The guns also need to be changed and spiced up a bit. I don't see much of a difference between some of them, and I think some new ones or tweaks to the current ones will make a huge difference. When I started playing, I also didn't see much uses of a lot of the Agent's abilities, found some of them a little pointless. However, as I've sunk more time into it, learnt the maps better and the Agents, I find myself using them a lot. You need to get under the skin of this game and work out what works where, and what doesn't. This isn't a chill game like Call of Duty, you need to put time into understanding its mechanics, and I fully see how that won't be for everyone.

    I've seen a lot of people talk about the anti-cheat both here and around the internet. To me, it just looks like people are jumping on the freakout train, and don't know how software works. I won't go into huge detail here, but I'll cover some things here.

    - Calling something a rootkit doesn't mean that it's a malicious bit of software. It just means it running at the root, and therefore can do whatever it wants on your PC without needing to ask you or your kernel.

    - It's not the only anti-cheat that runs on ring 0. Easy Anti-Cheat and Battle Eye, alongside a lot of others, do this. I do however understand the argument of it running 24/7 unlike these, I see why they have done it, but I understand why people don't like it.

    - The argument of "It's not spying on you now, but someone could hack Riot and update it so it can". This isn't a simple thing to do. First, you would need to fully program this into the anti-cheat, and then put the update out to all the players. Updating the game isn't as simple as pressing send, someone would spot this before the update went live.

    - Also, why the hell would Riot Games or Tencent spy on you with it? If it logged everything you was doing on your pc for everyone who had it installed, do you know how much data that would be?

    First, you would need to store it all, then you would need to look over it to find anything useful. Even if you get software to do that, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack

    Not only is it massively illegal, and they would be heavily fined if found out. It would also tank their company. Customer trust is very important, you lose that, and that's it. If Tencent was found to be behind it, then it would have huge effects on its company also.

    - And the last one, and the very key one, why the hell bother? What did you do on your PC today? Watch YouTube for a few hours, play a game with mates, and then look at funny cat images on Reddit. What is anyone going to with that information? "The Chinese have gone to war with us, how will we win now they know I spent 3 hours last night on r/Instantregret"

    If you're worried about that the Anti-Cheat is doing then please find YouTube videos by people who know what they're talking about. There are a few out there, I've seen them. Don't listen to people who have just heard rootkit and then freakedout.

    So overall, it's a good game at the moment, it has a lot of potential and I hope Riot with updates can deliver that. If you're worried about the Anti-Cheat then seek out people who know what they're talking about, and then make your own mind up on if you trust it or not. Don't just dive on the freakout train and miss out on what you could find to be a really fun game.

    Anyway, hope you have a good day!    … Expand
  7. ToenailJar
    Jun 4, 2020
    6
    Eh. It copies csgo's economy and also has the same gun play as csgo with the addition of ADS. Some of the abilities feel clunky and annoying to use and there are only two maps but the game is still fun to play and is unique enough that I wouldn't call it a clone. More so "heavily inspired". My biggest issue is the anti-cheat is extremely invasive and kinda annoys me.
  8. valoranter
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have played many fps genre games, but it is the most interesting. really good… Expand
  9. SaintSnow
    Jun 4, 2020
    9
    This game is good. It could easily become the next big e-sports title and with good reason as Riot is well versed with this. I have played the beta day one and though roughly enjoyed playing competitive. Upon release, it looks and runs even better and feels much more polished. The characters have seen some balance changes and it's for the better. The new character Reyna does need a littleThis game is good. It could easily become the next big e-sports title and with good reason as Riot is well versed with this. I have played the beta day one and though roughly enjoyed playing competitive. Upon release, it looks and runs even better and feels much more polished. The characters have seen some balance changes and it's for the better. The new character Reyna does need a little work but that was honestly to be expected. At least competitive is not out at the moment, allowing some rework to be done after feedback.
    Game play is has a good pace and over games don't last nearly as long as for example a match in CS:GO. Map's are fairly well designed for the way this game is as it has heroes with abilities instead of just guns and grenades. They are designed by CS:GO map designers so there are striking resemblances while having new elements. Gun-play has felt good and only has gotten better with changes over the beta and release, ping is low, and I have yet to come across a cheater. I've found they are mostly found at the highest level of play on the occasion. Vanguard is actually fine. It operates like any other anti-cheat so I don't understand the fuss and it does not eat at my computer's resources and effect anything. I have yet to see what many seem to complain about.
    The only thing I have found to be a possible issue are the individual prices for skins. They are particularly high, the bundles however are within reason as they offer skins on a multitude of weapons at a lower overall price. I can't complain much here though as the game itself is a free to play game so this is completely optional.
    Overall this game is actually extremely well made and Riot is also extremely communicative within the community listening to feedback constantly. It shows that they are really adamant in creating a well rounded and polished fps for the e-sports scene. I am honestly excited and intrigued on how they will progress going forward.    … Expand
  10. Beest
    Jun 4, 2020
    8
    A lot of fun to play, especially with friends. Gunplay feels tight and responsive, and the abilities give an added layer of skill to the game. The only things going against it are its lack of game modes and progression at launch, but with ranked releasing sometime soon I'm excited for the future of the game. Hopefully the esports scene for this game grows as well!
  11. CapitalD
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    Nothing too innovative, but Valorant's a pretty solid and refined tactical shooter. As a fan of CS, this game is a nice breath of fresh air with the agent abilities. Only problems with the game are general map design, and RNG shooting after the first few shots. Other than that: pretty good game!
  12. G0A1L
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    Наиграл в CS 3200-3300 часов и наскучило. Тут в бете появился Valorant

    Что могу сказать по этой игре? У нее маленький порог вхождения(серьезно,в ней разобраться-это часов 15-20,когда в CS на освоение некоторых механик уходит где-то 1000-1200 часов). Сервера,128 tickrate. Заметно,как в этой игре хорошо проходит регистрация пуль(после нее зашел в CS и убедился в этом). Персонажи.    Наиграл в CS 3200-3300 часов и наскучило. Тут в бете появился Valorant

    Что могу сказать по этой игре? У нее маленький порог вхождения(серьезно,в ней разобраться-это часов 15-20,когда в CS на освоение некоторых механик уходит где-то 1000-1200 часов).
    Сервера,128 tickrate. Заметно,как в этой игре хорошо проходит регистрация пуль(после нее зашел в CS и убедился в этом).
    Персонажи. Кому-то они не зашли,я их понимаю. Некоторым нужен фикс(на бете стенка Sage была слишком имбовой,теперь ее намного легче разбивать,это не может не радовать). В целом приятные по образам и скиллам. Так что зачту это как плюс.
    Баги и прочее. За собой в бете заметил парочку,но они никак не мешали игре. Разработчики прислушиваются к комьюннити и фиксят это(в бете это замечалось). Очередной плюс в копилку Риотов.
    Музыкальное сопровождение. Тут похвала,дико кайфовал от нее,даже не выключил(в отличие от той же КС).
    Графика. Честно,мне плевать на нее. Можете сколько угодно кричать про "А ВОТ В КРАЙЗИСЕ ЛУЧШЕ" и т.д,однако картинка приятная. На моем R5 1600 и R9 380x все идет без проблем на максимальных настройках. Жалоб никаких нет,как и на оптимизацию.

    Теперь к минусам.
    Карты. Особенно новая карта,очень раздражает это. Я будто не вижу как-то динамики,смотря на карту. Хотя есть и хорошие карты,на которых приятно играть.
    Отсутствие голосового чата в России. Про это уже говорили,однако могу сказать,что разработчики не виноваты. Благодарить стоит наше любимое Правительство:)
    Ну и больше ничего сказать не могу.

    Игра не является копиркой КС и Овервотча,в нее очень интересно играть(я играл что в первую,что во вторую,но кайф ловлю именно в Валоранте). После КС это какой-то глоток чистого воздуха. Игра заставила меня вспомнить те самые задротские времена в КС,когда я мог и 200 часов за 2 недели наиграть.
    Хейт игры понятен:фанаты КС тут прямо выгорают. Однако от меня игра получает твердые 8/10. Игре есть куда развиваться,и я очень рад,что на рынке появился достойный КС конкурент,который в будущем доберет свое.    … Expand
  13. Gambitsun
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    This game is smooth, dynamic and super fun. Is it perfect? For me (a casual player) yes, for others maybe not...
  14. Paulbbg
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    It makes very much fun the only point that matters is that you can't leave lobbys when you have bad team mates. But away from that I think this is on of the best free and paid games.
  15. FilthyLeftist
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    This is exactly what I needed during the pandemic : an interesting, competitive mix between an Overwatch-like MOBA and Counter-Strike, including both unique characters, encouraging different playstyles, and the weapon purchase and headshot mechanics which gives an opportunity for people like me who never were good at counter-strike (Siiver despite plating 600+ competitive battles) to countThis is exactly what I needed during the pandemic : an interesting, competitive mix between an Overwatch-like MOBA and Counter-Strike, including both unique characters, encouraging different playstyles, and the weapon purchase and headshot mechanics which gives an opportunity for people like me who never were good at counter-strike (Siiver despite plating 600+ competitive battles) to count not only on my aim and reaction, but also on a correct application of the chosen agent and his abilities in favor of my team.

    Several issues that could be solved with time I guess are of two different kinds : Gameplay-wise, the agents are still a little bit unbalanced resulting in a duo of Sage and Omen in 100% of battles and an extreme rarity of Breach, whose abilities are very limited damage-wise and are only useful in very specific circumstances. The second issue, which in my opinion is what many users underlined as "emptiness" is the lack of high-budget lore, a trend that was born back in 2007 with TF2 and was standardized by Overwatch. I don't think it will be possible to expect a full mini-series of a 20-minutes long machinima for each character considering that the game is F2P and not 30$ (which is a lot for a broke person like myself) like OW, but I think it is reasonable to hope on something like in-game missions and comics explaining the lore progressively (like TF2).    … Expand
  16. DrPhoenix
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    Didn't really understand the bashing. Having fun RN on the game. Personally I dislike playing CS and came to Valorant thinking I will hate the game.
    But I found the heroes and abilities gameplay freshening. It's a really slow fps with a short TTK, the maps are good, even if not innovative (the new one is better). Graphics are subjectives but didn't bothered me.
    I experimented a little bug    Didn't really understand the bashing. Having fun RN on the game. Personally I dislike playing CS and came to Valorant thinking I will hate the game.
    But I found the heroes and abilities gameplay freshening. It's a really slow fps with a short TTK, the maps are good, even if not innovative (the new one is better). Graphics are subjectives but didn't bothered me.
    I experimented a little bug at the release with unattributed reward but it was fastly patched for me. Didn't got any other problem.
    In the end, the game is short in content, it's ok for a fast release post beta but if riot didn't release maps before 2 or 3 month I will lower mi ratinf    … Expand
  17. Emera1d
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Valorant - Отличный шутер для тех кто устал от "cs" или ищет что-то новенькое, но стоит учесть что игра ещё сырая и много чего надо ещё допиливать и обновлять. Хотелось бы увидеть чем она станет через год или более, всё таки в игре есть потенциал.
    Итог - Хорошая игра но со своими изъянами, много чего надо додумать и до делать. Подойдёт вам если вы раньше играли в "cs" или ищите что-то новенькое поиграть.    … Expand
  18. KRedL619
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    I've been playing csgo for more than half of my life, fps games is my only life
    And this game, is something rlly new from what I've seen before , dont trust csgo mainers they just trying to bring the game down with there negative reviews, just give it a shot, you will like it)
  19. nesag
    Jun 5, 2020
    7
    Valorant will always be compared to CS:GO
    But that doesn't mean that it will be always in it's shadow. As we all know, Valve haven't been a good "parent" of CS:GO. In their eyes its still number 2 game (after Dota 2), which really bothers me since CS:GO is more popular (based on SteamDB)
    That's why I'm more interested in seeing how Valorant going to work out for Riot. The game in    Valorant will always be compared to CS:GO
    But that doesn't mean that it will be always in it's shadow. As we all know, Valve haven't been a good "parent" of CS:GO. In their eyes its still number 2 game (after Dota 2), which really bothers me since CS:GO is more popular (based on SteamDB)
    That's why I'm more interested in seeing how Valorant going to work out for Riot.
    The game in today's state is, of course, objectively worse than CS:GO. But with the Riot as the developer, I feel a great potential for the game. If we look at League of Legends, Riot have always been supportive and had a great feedback to their players. I, personally, don't play League, but I know, that Riot does their job very well, and we might even see competition between CS:GO and Valorant in the future. As to mechanics: it is very similar to its competitor, which works good for players, who got bored of CS:GO (the only difference being hero skills and utility). However, Valorant has to do a good work balancing it, and because the game heavily relies on characters its going to be a tough job for the whole development team (balancing both characters and maps at the same time might prove to be difficult, but I'm still very optimistic).
    In term of graphics - this game does looks outdated, but it helps people with older systems to play and have fun.
    Again: I'm very optimistic about the future of the game, and looking forward to see what it can bring to competitive shooter scene.
    We just have to wait and see, and hope that Riot knows what they're doing.    … Expand
  20. Hy_
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    Сегодня хочу рассказать свое мнение о Valorant. 1.Графика:Приемлемая графика но не достаточно до высоких настроек. Но Valorant сделан так, чтобы любой мог опробовать новый проект. Я Riot games не гноблю, мол "Сделайте хорошую графику чтобы хотя бы отлично смотрелось" - нет, я не доволен тем что в Valorant-е могла бы присутСегодня хочу рассказать свое мнение о Valorant. 1.Графика:Приемлемая графика но не достаточно до высоких настроек. Но Valorant сделан так, чтобы любой мог опробовать новый проект. Я Riot games не гноблю, мол "Сделайте хорошую графику чтобы хотя бы отлично смотрелось" - нет, я не доволен тем что в Valorant-е могла бы присут
  21. OneSheet
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    I have played CS for years and i love this game, there are clearly many other CS players hating on this game and they are entitled to but i feel as this is blind hate and they do not realise what this game means for CS as a whole. They should be actively encouraging this for competition. With competition there is improvement on both sides.

    Now onto the main game. I by no means    I have played CS for years and i love this game, there are clearly many other CS players hating on this game and they are entitled to but i feel as this is blind hate and they do not realise what this game means for CS as a whole. They should be actively encouraging this for competition. With competition there is improvement on both sides.

    Now onto the main game.

    I by no means believe the game is perfect but i feel considering the game is free it is a very good product. I have had my own fair share or annoyances with server side issues but that does not bother me as im sure that will go with time. I think the similar combat to cs go is quite fun and the guns have their own spray patterns, which is also why i think CS players are hating on the game, as the spray pattern isn't the exact same. At the end of the day the game is a competitor not a copy. I think people keep wanting certain features to be more like CS but then complain when there are features like CS calling it a copy. The abilities breath fresh air into the game and are fun to try and use in smart ways for bluffs and certain tactics and for the most part feel like a sideline part of the game rather than the primary source of killing. Of course there are some exceptions but i feel as though there aren't many in number and don't feel OP just more annoying. The visual style may not appeal to everyone but its a smart idea as it allows a wider range of computers to run the game, combined with the game being free, this allows for a big player base keeping the game alive longer. Don't get me wrong though i am clearly aware of with free games, comes more smurfing but i guess im used to that from all the League of Legends i play but it is still definitely a negative. At the end of the day i think the game is very fun and i have had hours of enjoyment already without having to spend any money at all. There are problems but i feel they are outweighed by the fact it is free and the positives make up the negatives.    … Expand
  22. postano
    Jun 6, 2020
    10
    hella fun game, memorable characters, graphics are stylish and aimed to work at low end PCs, most negative reviews are butthurt cs go and OW fans who are threatened by the game, grow up.
  23. R4back
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    Great game, doesn't look to great but this gives it more clear graphics which I think is more important. Love it!
  24. ArtyMore
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Whoever said that, but I liked the game. I play with CBT, I survived a bunch of bugs. Nevertheless, I believe that the game has good prospects because of the correct approach of the developers. Well, you can compare games endlessly, and this is the most useless activity in the world. Like - play, do not like, do not play. That's all)
  25. Duuh
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    Even tough it has been officially launched in the past few days, the game seems to still be in development. Despite of that, this game is fun and the mechanics are pretty good.
  26. Sungboi
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Valorant is a fun take on csgo and over watch, is it perfect no. No game is perfect however I have yet to find a game that I love more!
  27. RL_CLOWN
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Отличная игра, производительность в норме, устранены минусы из CS:GO.
    В эру когда все игры должны быть быстрыми и не лагать у всех, Valorant получила много критики в свой счет, что является не оправданным! Fortnite+OSU+APEX+COD Все там идет динамично, и люди привыкли к этому. Я бы не сказал, что Valorant медленная игра, просто у игры меньше динамика, чем у перечисленных выше! ЛЮДИ    Отличная игра, производительность в норме, устранены минусы из CS:GO.
    В эру когда все игры должны быть быстрыми и не лагать у всех, Valorant получила много критики в свой счет, что является не оправданным! Fortnite+OSU+APEX+COD Все там идет динамично, и люди привыкли к этому. Я бы не сказал, что Valorant медленная игра, просто у игры меньше динамика, чем у перечисленных выше! ЛЮДИ ДЕЛАЮТ ПОСПЕШНЫЕ ВЫВОДЫ ДАЖЕ НЕ НАИГРАВ 5-10ч ИГРЫ! если сравнивать с CS:GO, в которой я потратил (2000-3000ч) я выбрал валорант, ибо в ней нет всех проблем CS:GO (в России)    … Expand
  28. Joeydisconnect
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    I’m really enjoying the game, I always thought I just sucked at FPS games and that my shots never hit but in playing VALORANT, I’ve found that games rarely run on a high tick rate and that matters. Yes, VALORANT has its issues but nothing that cannot be fixed. The games graphics are different but they are fresh and colourful which is vastly different to the cartoon modern atmosphere I’veI’m really enjoying the game, I always thought I just sucked at FPS games and that my shots never hit but in playing VALORANT, I’ve found that games rarely run on a high tick rate and that matters. Yes, VALORANT has its issues but nothing that cannot be fixed. The games graphics are different but they are fresh and colourful which is vastly different to the cartoon modern atmosphere I’ve been used to for so many years in CSGO. The game is great, it’s a lot of fun to play and full of variable gameplay. Can’t wait to see what’s next. If I had to say one bad thing is that skins are expensive af but nothing new to riots monetisation but new to the FPS genre… Expand
  29. Rmcpedro
    Jun 5, 2020
    9
    Is a solid game and I have been having fun trying to come up with strategies that might become the new meta
  30. 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!
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  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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