Valorant

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3892 Ratings

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  1. duckyouinthears
    Jun 4, 2020
    8
    It's exactly what i thought it would be, a thought as nails, csgo like shooter, with less focus on abilities akin to apex legends, and an insanely high skill ceiling. I am not a csgo player, nor am i good at shooters in general, but i can appreciate the game for what it is and continue to play for a long time. The only thing that keeps it down is that there are a few performance issues andIt's exactly what i thought it would be, a thought as nails, csgo like shooter, with less focus on abilities akin to apex legends, and an insanely high skill ceiling. I am not a csgo player, nor am i good at shooters in general, but i can appreciate the game for what it is and continue to play for a long time. The only thing that keeps it down is that there are a few performance issues and i have experienced several crashes, but its not somethings that can't be fixed.… Expand
  2. B1ped
    Jun 4, 2020
    9
    I've been having a very good time with this game. It's quite challenging, but that makes it even more rewarding to do well.
  3. Gorducho
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    jogo muito sem graça, basico, precisao das armas um verdadeiro lixo, parece cs.
  4. slowpuff
    Jun 4, 2020
    9
    Very good job! MacBook Pro 15 (2012 mid) 2.6, 16 Gb, GeForce 650M 1 Gb — incredibly FPS! Gameplay is enough exciting.
  5. Leksa21
    Jun 4, 2020
    9
    Я бы поставила 8, но хочу повысить общий рейтинг несправедливо плохо оцененной игре. Серьезно, я получаю огромное удовольствие, играя в это. Ставлю не десятку, так как у русских отсутствует voice chat, мы даже не можем слышать товарищей по команде, не то чтобы говорить.Я бы поставила 8, но хочу повысить общий рейтинг несправедливо плохо оцененной игре. Серьезно, я получаю огромное удовольствие, играя в это. Ставлю не десятку, так как у русских отсутствует voice chat, мы даже не можем слышать товарищей по команде, не то чтобы говорить.
  6. JackChan
    Jun 4, 2020
    4
    This game is enjoyable, but only when it works, and it works about 1/8 of the time. Maps have too many corners and angles to keep track of, gunplay and recoil feels random and unpredictable compared to CS:GO's, and hit detection and hit boxes are just plain bad. If headshots actually connected when they were supposed to, if peekers advantage wasn't as prevalent, and if the gunplay wasn'tThis game is enjoyable, but only when it works, and it works about 1/8 of the time. Maps have too many corners and angles to keep track of, gunplay and recoil feels random and unpredictable compared to CS:GO's, and hit detection and hit boxes are just plain bad. If headshots actually connected when they were supposed to, if peekers advantage wasn't as prevalent, and if the gunplay wasn't so annoying, the game would be good. But sadly, it isn't. I have hope that eventually it will be good, but in its current state its nothing but a failure of a CS:GO clone.… Expand
  7. tefon
    Jun 4, 2020
    3
    VALORANT значит, да?
    -ПЕРВОЕ ЧТО БРОСАЕТСЯ В ГЛАЗА - ЭТО КАРТИНКА. Она здесь не то, чтоб слабая - она никакая!
    -ВТОРОЕ ЧТО Б Л И Н ВОТ РЕАЛЬНО БЕСИТ - ЭТО ДИЗАЙН УРОВНЕЙ. Он здесь до ужаса простой и поломанный, что я имею ввиду под словом "поломанный" ХЕХЕ ща... Бежишь ты такой (не помню на какой карте ну да ладно) бежишь и видишь что в углу стоит БОЧКА И ТЫ ХОЧЕШЬ НА НЕЁ ЗАЛЕЗТЬ, ДА!    VALORANT значит, да?
    -ПЕРВОЕ ЧТО БРОСАЕТСЯ В ГЛАЗА - ЭТО КАРТИНКА. Она здесь не то, чтоб слабая - она никакая!
    -ВТОРОЕ ЧТО Б Л И Н ВОТ РЕАЛЬНО БЕСИТ - ЭТО ДИЗАЙН УРОВНЕЙ. Он здесь до ужаса простой и поломанный, что я имею ввиду под словом "поломанный" ХЕХЕ ща... Бежишь ты такой (не помню на какой карте ну да ладно) бежишь и видишь что в углу стоит БОЧКА И ТЫ ХОЧЕШЬ НА НЕЁ ЗАЛЕЗТЬ, ДА! Но у тебя не выходит, потому что, знаете почему? Да потому шо ты в её на сквозь проходишь -_- и это не единственный прикол который может немного поднасрать в геймплей (челик может в неё ПРОНИКНУТЬ и его будет сложнее увидеть). Далее что БЕСИТ в дизайне это, то, что его МАЛО. Мало деталей, мало каких то вертикалок, мало взаимодействий с картой или предметами на ней. НУ ИХ ВООБЩЕ НЕТ! Кроме дэбильных верёвок (они служат игрокам подниматься вверх на платформу выше, но встречается на одной карте в одном месте и всё)
    -ТРЕТЬЕ ЧТО ПЕЧАЛИТ - ЭТО ФИЗИКА ПРЕДМЕТОВ НА КАРТЕ. ЕЁ ПРОСТО НЕТ!!!!
    Вот взять тож же самый овердроч, в неём прям уууфф вот этим он мне от части и нравился когда то... Нравился своим ТОТАЛЬНЫМ ПРОРАБОТАННЫМ М И Р О М. Всё развивается на ветру: ткани, листья на деревьях, флаги и т.д. Можно в любой объект выстрелить и он улетит либо сломается (натуре прикольно). На карте можно устроить полнейший бардак, накидать всяких предметов и они даже могу МЕШАТЬ! ЭТО КЛАССНО!!! На Китайской карте вообще на фоне могу бабахать фейерверки.
    Что же есть в валоранте... эм... э... мо... мож.. а нет, он максимально упрощённый. ВСЯ карта - это статичный прикол по которому ты бегаешь и никак не взаимодействуешь (даже в старой сука кс го что то лежит и может легко разрушиться при выстреле). Деревья в валоранте, если их можно как таковыми назвать, вообще не шатаются на ветру. А! Я Вспомнил. Иногда по песчаной улице ХОДИТ ветерок и своей ПРОГУЛКОЙ сдувает с плиток пыль (но это настолько незаметно, что даже если ты это и увидел в первые, то просто забываешь и всё). Мелочей в игре НЕТ! (ПЛОХООО)

    +ЗВУК В ИГРЕ (+- нормальный). Пушки стреляю не так как в овере, но пойдёт.
    +ПЕРСОНАЖИ И ИХ УМЕНИЯ СБАЛАНСИРОВАНЫ. Хотя есть один перс... ну да ладно, фиксанут)
    +FPS ПИЗДАТ, потому что игра КАК Я УЖЕ ПИСАЛ ВЫШЕ - ПРОСТАЯ ДО УСРАЧКИ, потянет даже на ведре.
    +ПИНГ (+- приемлем) ВОЗЬМЁМ ТОТ ФАКТ, ЧТО ЩА ДОВОЛЬНО СИЛЬНЫЙ НАПЛЫВ ИГРОКОВ И ОБЩЕЕ СОЕДИНЕНИЕ С КЛИЕНТОМ МОЖЕТ ПРЕРЫВАТЬСЯ. К слову, у меня за 31 час игры, было такое дважды.
    +ИМПАКТ ОТ ОРУЖКИ - УСТРАИВАЕТ. ОНО ОРУЖИЯ ОЧЕНЬ МАЛО(
    Как итог, неплохой шутер "на бумаге", а по факту сырой кусочек какульки(
    Благо шо бесплатно)
    (и кста в валоранте скины НУ ПРОСТО УБОГИЕ, не донатьте на них или на пропуск, они того не стоят!)    … Expand
  8. ButChiz
    Jun 4, 2020
    2
    Cheap, boring, looks bad. If it's CS:GO killer... well, only if devs from Valve will die cuz of laughting
  9. Gildou35
    Jun 4, 2020
    3
    ce jeux n'a rien avoir avec cs:go, c'est une pure et pale copie, ils ont pris les pires élements de overwatch et de cs pour les regrouper sous valoran, la pure daube!
  10. CalcCalcCalc
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Valorant is the lovechild of Counter-Strike and Overwatch and I would have a hard time reccomending it to anybody who hasn't played (and enjoyed) either of those two games.

    ...Why am I giving it a 10 then? It's because as of now, the user score stands at 5.3 due to countless completely unreasonable 0/10s. Come on guys, this game isn't threatening the integrity of the games industry or    Valorant is the lovechild of Counter-Strike and Overwatch and I would have a hard time reccomending it to anybody who hasn't played (and enjoyed) either of those two games.

    ...Why am I giving it a 10 then?
    It's because as of now, the user score stands at 5.3 due to countless completely unreasonable 0/10s.
    Come on guys, this game isn't threatening the integrity of the games industry or anything. There can, and absolutely should be competing games to Counter-Strike and Overwatch, and this game provides enough novel ideas for it to feel fresh and exciting.
    My real score is 8.5/10.

    Valorant belongs to a group of e-sports known as tactical shooters, focusing on gunplay, tactics, economy and teamwork.
    It is fantastically compelling as a team experience, but is not reccomended if you have nobody else to play it with.
    The game is only going to get better as time goes on, and I'm sure that even with all this purile review bombing it will continue to grow and strengthen the entire tactical shooter genre of e-sports.    … Expand
  11. yatebyazahuyaru
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    10 конечно завышено, но это только потому что игру незаслуженно задаунрейтили. ЕЕ плюсы это:
    -Игра выпущена компанией Riot Games. (Эти "черти" умеют делать годноту и слушать пользователей)
    -Низкий порог вхождения и фру ту плей. (достаточно посмотреть 7 минутное видео на ютубе с обзором скиллов персонажей и сыграть по 2 раза на каждой карте, а стрельба практически идентична CS:GO)    10 конечно завышено, но это только потому что игру незаслуженно задаунрейтили. ЕЕ плюсы это:
    -Игра выпущена компанией Riot Games. (Эти "черти" умеют делать годноту и слушать пользователей)
    -Низкий порог вхождения и фру ту плей. (достаточно посмотреть 7 минутное видео на ютубе с обзором скиллов персонажей и сыграть по 2 раза на каждой карте, а стрельба практически идентична CS:GO)
    -Приятная графика, относительно того что игра может запуститься и на бабкином дырявом ведре и выдавать 60 фпс.
    -Антивирус приличного уровня, получше вальвовского античита. (что нынче в играх редкость)
    -Нет ограничения скилл лвла, т.е. тебе не достаточно просто хорошо стрелять, нужно комбинировать это с умениями персонажа.
    Главный минус:
    "Мало контента"
    - 4 карты, которые даже выбрать нельзя, иногда 6 раз на одной и той же играешь.
    - Нет death match серверов и т.п.
    - Дисбаланс в подборе рейтинговых игр, мне в бронзу закидывало платину, и не раз.
    - Есть технические недоработки, у кого с пингом проблемы, у кого-то с антивирусом, у кого-то фпс проседает, но поддержка всегда пытается помочь,если возникают такие проблемы.
    ВЕРДИКТ: Игра на твердую семерку, все минусы я уверен будут пофикшены в будущем , но для ФРИ ТУ ПЛЕЙ, напоминаю ФРИ ТУ ПЛЕЙ проекта, очень годно даже сейчас.    … Expand
  12. Speedyteh
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    The game is amazing. I have played a lot of shooters including CS & Overwatch. This is the best one out there for sure!
  13. Baehrchen
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Wonderful game, great communications with devs, big improvements since beta.
  14. DrSeckzytime
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Sluggish gameplay movement with poor animations. Mobile quality graphics with equal low quality art. Gunplay feels ultra generic, as do agent abilities. Speaking of, there is some tremendous imbalance with them. Map design is poor at best. Shop prices are overpriced for poor art items. Let's not forget about the anticheat system debacle, which was horendous, reducing performance in otherSluggish gameplay movement with poor animations. Mobile quality graphics with equal low quality art. Gunplay feels ultra generic, as do agent abilities. Speaking of, there is some tremendous imbalance with them. Map design is poor at best. Shop prices are overpriced for poor art items. Let's not forget about the anticheat system debacle, which was horendous, reducing performance in other games, and not allowing commonly used overclocking, cooling, hardware monitoring, and even RGB controls to function.

    They tried to pull a Respawn and get influencers/streamers to advertise the game, but also tied beta keys to bolster views. Was expecting a game that would surpass the main game it's based off of which is forever old, but it hasn't. Game is not ready to play yet for sure. Needed months more of polish. Maybe come back to it in a year and see if it improved. Right now it is boring to watch, and even more boring to play.    … Expand
  15. andreistalker
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Game is so good it's getting review bombed :)

    Such a fun and loveable game I had a blast when I played the game yesterday i love it
  16. OthrineTM
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    I played the game in beta and now. They try do hard to make the game well and they are good at it. Please give it a try. 10/10
  17. kraz
    Jun 4, 2020
    1
    Кс го и овервотч в одной упаковке под названием valorant, куча скинов за огромные деньги , но школьники сожрут
  18. fvckrito
    Jun 4, 2020
    1
    - Comes update: 1/4 of it its one little bug fix and 3/4 of it is makeing a new ones.
    - Very expensive skins
    - Dmg recording is still bugged eg. shoot from bucky/shorty/judge from 3m into oponent chest game says nah bro, u do 0 dmg. next eg. is vandal from headshot awlays deal 156 dmg - shoot oponent chest and head then game say to you nah bro, u dealt 86. - Bad looking models - Toxic    - Comes update: 1/4 of it its one little bug fix and 3/4 of it is makeing a new ones.
    - Very expensive skins
    - Dmg recording is still bugged eg. shoot from bucky/shorty/judge from 3m into oponent chest game says nah bro, u do 0 dmg. next eg. is vandal from headshot awlays deal 156 dmg - shoot oponent chest and head then game say to you nah bro, u dealt 86.
    - Bad looking models
    - Toxic players
    - AC is working like pice of s......
    - AC makes instability of your PC
    - AC is like antivirus
    - Support respone is avg. 3 day
    - RIOT politics - ones says then other do...    … Expand
  19. Herring
    Jun 4, 2020
    1
    Not gonna lie, the game gets boring very fast. It also does not have enough content and have you seen the skin pricing??
    I'm not a fan of the art direction either, the style just doesn't blend together well - the character do not fit the map design, it's a visual mess.
    It's also extremely boring to watch. Had hopes for this one, since it's a CSGO with OW abilities kind of thing, but    Not gonna lie, the game gets boring very fast. It also does not have enough content and have you seen the skin pricing??
    I'm not a fan of the art direction either, the style just doesn't blend together well - the character do not fit the map design, it's a visual mess.
    It's also extremely boring to watch. Had hopes for this one, since it's a CSGO with OW abilities kind of thing, but nope. Very meh.    … Expand
  20. LLIoXa2004
    Jun 4, 2020
    3
    I have played CS:GO for a long time and i have some experience of playing shooters. I have played Valorant, and i felt there the mechanic of CS with another graphic. I think they did it to make it easier for players to switch to Valorant from CS. But i do not really understand the thing with super abilities. There is some cheating abilities.
  21. howcanslap
    Jun 4, 2020
    1
    I wanted to give this game a good review, I really did. I even dropped some cash for the battle pass since I've enjoyed the game since closed beta and wanted to support the developers. Unfortunately, Riot Vanguard, the anti-cheat software Valorant utilizes, is for a lack of a better word, a root kit. I've played since the beta with not many problems, but once the game released on the 2ndI wanted to give this game a good review, I really did. I even dropped some cash for the battle pass since I've enjoyed the game since closed beta and wanted to support the developers. Unfortunately, Riot Vanguard, the anti-cheat software Valorant utilizes, is for a lack of a better word, a root kit. I've played since the beta with not many problems, but once the game released on the 2nd and I played for one night, Vanguard reared it's ugly head.

    Since you need to restart your PC if you disable Vanguard after playing (it stays on whether you are playing or not) I did so the next day, hoping I could continue to play the game. Well, Vanguard uses a kernel-level driver that boots up right as your PC does, which is already pretty alarming, but I figure I'll allow it as long as it doesn't mess with my PC, right? My computer proceeds to hang up on boot, refusing to move past the first screen. This makes me force a shut down via the power button, and rebooting. PC boots up fine now, but what's this? Vanguard failed to initialize at boot, meaning I can't even play Valorant if I wanted to! 3 re installs and no fix. Either my PC disregards Vanguard and boots normally, or Vanguard tries to load and bugs out, freezing my computer in the process. Good thing I just spent money on the game the day before in good faith, silly me! It's been 24hrs and Riot has of course not gotten back to me whatsoever, I'd like to mention.

    My story is just the start. This software has been reported to brick PCs, block vital software from PC manufactures, make systems run abnormally hot, etc. Just take a quick look into this Riot Vanguard and see for your self. In short, Vanguard is an unnecessarily intrusive piece of mal-ware that has spoiled the game for me, and thus the review. The 1 is because I think the game is fun, the rest of the rating is because I cannot play the game due to Riot Vanguard. Instead of listing the pros and cons of the actual game and giving an overall positive review, I'd rather warn potential consumers of the stunts Riot are trying to pull to battle "hackers" and "cheaters". Admirable, but when your genuine customers start being punished by said anti-cheat is where I draw the line. Stay away from this game for now if you value your PC. If they ever put a leash on this borderline virus, I'll come back and maybe be able to recommend this to you. Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  22. burakbilginn
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Better than CS. No more words.it s simple and feel good. İt s maker riot and riot enough
  23. Pollenus
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    There are a few reasons I'm giving Valorant a negative score; the cost of the cosmetics, the current balance of the game, crashes, server issues, some nearly-blatant copying of Counter-Strike maps, and the gamepaly can be a bit stale at times.

    All that being said the reason I'm giving it a 0 is it's always-on anti-cheat system Vanguard. I'm uncomfortable with kernel-level drivers in    There are a few reasons I'm giving Valorant a negative score; the cost of the cosmetics, the current balance of the game, crashes, server issues, some nearly-blatant copying of Counter-Strike maps, and the gamepaly can be a bit stale at times.

    All that being said the reason I'm giving it a 0 is it's always-on anti-cheat system Vanguard. I'm uncomfortable with kernel-level drivers in general, but with every other kernal-level anti-cheat system currently on the market (Easy Anti-Cheat, BattleEye, ect.) they're only active while you have the game it monitors running. Vanguard launches when you boot your PC and cannot be disabled. This means if Vanguard is ever compromised every system with it installed will have a backdoor to EVERYTHING. People with this access can do whatever they want to these systems. Some examples; steal information, monitor usage, install malware/ransomware, you name it. The sky's the limit with access to ring 0.

    Add in the fact that Riot is 100% owned by Tencent (which is practically a branch of the CCP) and I cannot bring myself to leave this game on my machine. I'd rather some cheaters fall through the cracks and get reported by the community than give you this level of access to my system.

    I'll edit this review if my concerns with the Vanguard are addressed by Riot.    … Expand
  24. KuroNico
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    RIOT CCCP games decided to not let you change aspect ratios in the game because **** you for buying a wide screen AMIRITE also their anti cheat is literally spyware
  25. Jvckpot
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    If you need any sort of explanation as to why the game is currently receiving a less than positive review on MetaCritic, just take a quick scan of the coherency of 95% of the negative reviews. The game has it's problems but it is exactly what it sets out to be. A fresh free shooter with aspects of 2 paid to play games. I understand CSGO is technically free but lets be honest if you don'tIf you need any sort of explanation as to why the game is currently receiving a less than positive review on MetaCritic, just take a quick scan of the coherency of 95% of the negative reviews. The game has it's problems but it is exactly what it sets out to be. A fresh free shooter with aspects of 2 paid to play games. I understand CSGO is technically free but lets be honest if you don't have Prime Status you don't get anti-cheat. That being said I suspect a large portion of the negative reviews have yet to discover all of the intricacies and combinations behind each character and class. There is a bit of a sour taste for people who may be struggling to grasp the game mechanics but I can already tell you that the creativity in play-making has been a lot of fun and very exciting thus far. I have been playing since day one and have had little issues with the servers and have purchased the battle pass without issue as well. I tend to start my sessions off with a few rounds in the shooting range on medium/hard difficulty to warm up which I find to be a really awesome under-rated feature for getting reactions primed for game play. Overall it's got huge potential, after all, it is one of the largest publishers in the industry.… Expand
  26. TempuraJoe
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Honestly I love the game! It's a fun game especially with a few friends! It just released so there are a few bugs that the dev team are working on but honestly they have had great communication and transparency through everything! I had some audio issues so I emailed support and they responded the next day and my issue got fixed. Gameplay is great! If you're unsure give it a shot! I cannotHonestly I love the game! It's a fun game especially with a few friends! It just released so there are a few bugs that the dev team are working on but honestly they have had great communication and transparency through everything! I had some audio issues so I emailed support and they responded the next day and my issue got fixed. Gameplay is great! If you're unsure give it a shot! I cannot recommend it enough!… Expand
  27. Sosochek
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Одна из самых лучших игр в этом году.Графика и геймплэй приятные, но не очень удобная стрельба.
  28. BananaTop
    Jun 4, 2020
    1
    Eu achei o jogo horrivel, poderia ter bem mais armas, tem umas 10 armas de umas 100 skins. Muito enjoativo o jogo, tem algumas habilidades mas são bem chatas, nada de inovador.
  29. d4nu
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Интересный сеттинг, не надоедает. Не понимаю, почему юзер скор так обрушился, все пишут про вангуард, но лично мне он никак не мешает :т
  30. Vinzor
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Ну что могу сказать, один из главных обсёров года. Античит говно, комьюнити агрессивные школьники, которые готовы "разорвать" за свой кусок говна под названием Valorant. Игра обосралась даже не успев выйти, что сказать, ещё один никому не нужный кусок говна.Ну что могу сказать, один из главных обсёров года. Античит говно, комьюнити агрессивные школьники, которые готовы "разорвать" за свой кусок говна под названием Valorant. Игра обосралась даже не успев выйти, что сказать, ещё один никому не нужный кусок говна.
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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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