Valorant

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3892 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,955 out of 3892

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  1. dabossman
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    This is an extremely fun game with a high skill ceiling. Unfortunately it looks like its getting review bombed right now by salty csgo fanboys, and overwatch/cod players who arent used to a slower style of gameplay.

    That isn't to say the game is perfect, I normally woulnd't give it a 10/10 (probably a 7 or 8), but so many people are giving it zeroes i figured id try and balance it out a little.
  2. Pringled
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    As a die-hard counter strike fan, I love this game. The devs addressed a lot of issues during the beta and seemed to understand their community well, which I can't say for CS honestly. I think the game has a lot of potential. And yeah, I'm just giving it a 10 to compensate for the 0's. Seriously, you haven't played the game, you don't understand game development, don't bash it. Pathetic.As a die-hard counter strike fan, I love this game. The devs addressed a lot of issues during the beta and seemed to understand their community well, which I can't say for CS honestly. I think the game has a lot of potential. And yeah, I'm just giving it a 10 to compensate for the 0's. Seriously, you haven't played the game, you don't understand game development, don't bash it. Pathetic. If the game is not for your that's fine, but just leave it at that then. My honest score would be an 8.5.… Expand
  3. ahabministries
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    The best game since halo 4. These guys know what there doing. No lag. Runs like a console game. Just wow!
  4. Garlia
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    Brilliant game。After spending over 600 hours in CSGO and 500+ hours in Overwatch, I can recommend this title. Riot games has done an outstanding job by adding the competitive aspect of CSGO with the utility abilities from Overwatch and other similar games. 10/10
  5. 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
  6. Gonthorian
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    First day out of beta is strong
    good servers
    good FPS
    FINALLY another tactical shooter other than CSGO
  7. kGibb
    Jan 24, 2021
    10
    Its like CS:GO, but with a higher focus on competitive gameplay and balance.
    Its like Overwatch, but with more updates and memorable characters.
    Riot Games out-does Blizzard and Valve after just 1 year of VALORANT being available publicly.
    Best shooter that exists to date. Easy to learn and dangerously addictive.
  8. DIMONROCK
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    Очень даже неплохо. Интересные механики. Заинтересованность разработчиков в улучшении игры. В принципе ,вполне гуд в перспективе. Не такая скучная как CS, не фановая и казуальная как овер(от овера тут разве что стрела ханзо и стенка мей),но и не такая разнообразная пока как R6. Поставил бы 8,но слишком уж занизили кокоэсеры рейтинг опустили. Сравнивать игру с овервотчем - вообще омегалул .Очень даже неплохо. Интересные механики. Заинтересованность разработчиков в улучшении игры. В принципе ,вполне гуд в перспективе. Не такая скучная как CS, не фановая и казуальная как овер(от овера тут разве что стрела ханзо и стенка мей),но и не такая разнообразная пока как R6. Поставил бы 8,но слишком уж занизили кокоэсеры рейтинг опустили. Сравнивать игру с овервотчем - вообще омегалул . К слову для дурачков,которые говорят о воровстве и копирайтер,сначала погладить ,кто над игрой работал.. Там и разрабы из овера и(при этом от первой тут 2 св половиной механики)… Expand
  9. Askael
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Not shooter fan but love this game! Nice visual style and great optimisation.
  10. Cheddar_Cheese
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    In my opinion the game is great. It's fun to play (especially with friends) but still competitive.
    I know there are things to be done but they'll fix it / balance it over time.
  11. HUNTstrPRO
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Игра очень бодрая. Для тех кому не нравится или надоел CSGO, то игра станет глотком свежего воздуха. Играть с друзьями достаточно весело. В игре, конечно, мало контента, но игра только вышла, и я надеюсь, что разработчики не забудут про эту игру.Игра очень бодрая. Для тех кому не нравится или надоел CSGO, то игра станет глотком свежего воздуха. Играть с друзьями достаточно весело. В игре, конечно, мало контента, но игра только вышла, и я надеюсь, что разработчики не забудут про эту игру.
  12. GameSpirit
    Jun 12, 2020
    10
    Comprehensive anticheat and 128 tick servers. CSGO players gets this service by paying premium third party services like FaceIT and ESEA. Valorant grants it for free. Industry veteran map makers and testers. Very low system reqs, 144+ fps with 1050ti. No p2w elements. That's what a F2P FPS should be and more. Esports side is not ready but orgs are racing for pro players already. ValorantComprehensive anticheat and 128 tick servers. CSGO players gets this service by paying premium third party services like FaceIT and ESEA. Valorant grants it for free. Industry veteran map makers and testers. Very low system reqs, 144+ fps with 1050ti. No p2w elements. That's what a F2P FPS should be and more. Esports side is not ready but orgs are racing for pro players already. Valorant is definitely here to stay.… Expand
  13. bailodudley
    Jun 8, 2020
    10
    A revitalizing take on the CS formula. I had a lot of fun playing this for the past few days. So easy to jump into. Really loving this game and I look forward to playing it in the future.
  14. ZachPack
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    This game is way better than csgo ever was day one of release, im not saying its better than the current csgo because that took years to get to that point, but this game has great ping for eu servers and amazing fps for over 500fps on my gtx 1060 and i cant wait for more updates to balance and maps and weapon tuning, this games future is looking bright, and the esports scene is lookingThis game is way better than csgo ever was day one of release, im not saying its better than the current csgo because that took years to get to that point, but this game has great ping for eu servers and amazing fps for over 500fps on my gtx 1060 and i cant wait for more updates to balance and maps and weapon tuning, this games future is looking bright, and the esports scene is looking amazing as well.… Expand
  15. industria
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Good anti-cheat. Seriously. Very good anti-cheat. If you dont like playing with cheaters - play valorant.
  16. respwn
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    Probably the best competitive game of 2020. It's the long needed renew of tactical shooter games with modern features like hero characters instead of faceless soldiers. The character abilities add a lot of fun to the otherwise repetitve gameplay of older games that are alike. Everything in this game is optimized and finetuned to be sleek, fast and competitive.

    The graphics for instance    Probably the best competitive game of 2020. It's the long needed renew of tactical shooter games with modern features like hero characters instead of faceless soldiers. The character abilities add a lot of fun to the otherwise repetitve gameplay of older games that are alike. Everything in this game is optimized and finetuned to be sleek, fast and competitive.

    The graphics for instance are beautiful and a huge upgrade to older games, but simple enough to still allow 144fps on low-end machines. For example it does not feature ragdoll phyics for fairness and high framerates.

    The gunplay is fantastic and probably the best I've ever seen.

    The launch was the smoothest I've seen in ages. I could play the whole day without any issues but minor display bugs.

    It's a very polished game, and on launch already better than its direct competitors in most fields, except map count and the missing kill cam.

    The Vanguard Anticheat people are writing about is nothing new. Riot was just pretty transparent about it. It features a kernel driver anti cheat service that runs on startup. This is possible security hole and riot has a well paid bug bounty program to keep it secure. The thing is, that every other big competitive games also come with kernel drivers: Easy Anticheat (Fortnite, Apex Legends), Battleeye (PUBG), FaceIt (CSGO), Punkbuster (Battlefeld). Other companies just don't tell you about it and how it works. Also they don't give you the opportunity to switch it off.

    If you wonder about the bad reviews here: it's basically CS:GO players who try to troll defend CS:GO. Funningly enough at the time CS:GO came out, it was also stomped in to the ground by CS players alike.    … Expand
  17. Tyran3
    Jun 7, 2020
    10
    Don't believe in any of those negative revies, it's some king of bombing.. I got 10 friends and we play many games but some of us don't like one or another but there are games when we all play together like CS GO or League or WoW and everyone like it. The Same Valorant, we are amaze about this game and it's Great! this reviews here mostly are **** ;D the game is Awesome really, just playDon't believe in any of those negative revies, it's some king of bombing.. I got 10 friends and we play many games but some of us don't like one or another but there are games when we all play together like CS GO or League or WoW and everyone like it. The Same Valorant, we are amaze about this game and it's Great! this reviews here mostly are **** ;D the game is Awesome really, just play for yourself and give it a time ;) Very skillful and precise fast shooting gameplay :)… Expand
  18. Doils
    Jun 10, 2020
    10
    I personally played CS quite a lot and Valorant has nothing to envy to CS, much deeper gameplay coming from the hero based design. Monetization is also criticized, but guys just remember that Valorant is fully F2P, don't buy the skins if you find it expensive (juste remember CS isn't F2P for a long time and did offer very - very expensive skins...)
    Review bombing is classic and directly    I personally played CS quite a lot and Valorant has nothing to envy to CS, much deeper gameplay coming from the hero based design. Monetization is also criticized, but guys just remember that Valorant is fully F2P, don't buy the skins if you find it expensive (juste remember CS isn't F2P for a long time and did offer very - very expensive skins...)
    Review bombing is classic and directly comes from CS community.    … Expand
  19. Kamalesh696
    Dec 16, 2020
    10
    A faSciNatInG Game, 5 vs 5 multiplayer Fps Game ..Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.
  20. ADRIXONUSONIX
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    I am playing this game since beta release. Devs are in constant contact with players. Guns and maps are balanced. Some champions needs adjustments
  21. ROM30NRG
    Jun 6, 2020
    10
    I'm a CS GO player and I've been playing Valorant for the last few days and I really like it. Even though the game has a lot of problem's, I believe that they will be fixed.
  22. Fr0sty2K
    Jun 6, 2020
    10
    Love this game from Closed Beta even I dont touch into the game but I am still love it
    Even my **** laptop can run at 30-40fps the frame rate which is playable for some people
    I'm just a normal player from R6 Siege and CS GO. Honestly, Valorant make me feels difference between these game. And dear negative thought Why dont you try the game for 6 hours playing then go to write these post    Love this game from Closed Beta even I dont touch into the game but I am still love it
    Even my **** laptop can run at 30-40fps the frame rate which is playable for some people
    I'm just a normal player from R6 Siege and CS GO. Honestly, Valorant make me feels difference between these game. And dear negative thought
    Why dont you try the game for 6 hours playing then go to write these post And how many CS GO clone in the world? Crossfire, Metro Cònlict are its clone why dont you argue with it ?    … Expand
  23. lejou123
    Jun 8, 2020
    10
    there's no worse than fan-boy. No:

    for me the game is good with flaws but will get better over time.
    the opinions against these games are really ridiculous you feel the frustration of the cs:go players.
  24. aveshkin
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    Отличная замена помойной csgo в которой нихера толком не меняется на протяжении века. Изначально хорошо видно противника и высокий фпс, не надо шаманить над настройками и играть в низком разрешении.
  25. Integrity94402
    Jun 6, 2020
    10
    The game is amazing, it brings me back to the good ol' CS1.6 Days. Guns are snappy, characters are easy to see and the community has been great so far. Don't believe in the fake negative reviews. CSGO and Overwatch players are worried because the new kid on the block is about to steal their thunder.
  26. cubester3487
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    Dont be fooled by the amount of zeroes on this page. Some are salty that people have an alternative to CS:GO. Others are salty that they got banned by the anti-cheat. This game launched yesterday and will continue to get major updates as time goes on as Riot has been shown to support their games
  27. Soraia
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Incrível jogo a gameplay e super divertida e fluida com uma jogabilidade muito parecida com cs go… Expand
  28. PavelF
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    If cs:go is a good game, why the "clone" of it is a bad game? You don't know right. You can easily stop anti-cheat by clicking on the tray icon. You say there is some spyware in it, so why don't you tell riot about it, and receive ~100k$? Yes they pay for it, go find a bug or a rootkit, as you say you know it is there, and get a good amount of dollars. Animations? I don't care, this gameIf cs:go is a good game, why the "clone" of it is a bad game? You don't know right. You can easily stop anti-cheat by clicking on the tray icon. You say there is some spyware in it, so why don't you tell riot about it, and receive ~100k$? Yes they pay for it, go find a bug or a rootkit, as you say you know it is there, and get a good amount of dollars. Animations? I don't care, this game is competetive, it's not an adventure game, i don't care about graphics, just a good and faster then cs gameplay.… Expand
  29. TheSTARX
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    Such a fun and loveable game I had a blast when I played the game yesterday i love it
  30. Alteffo
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    After spending over 600 hours in CSGO and 1000+ hours in Overwatch, I can wholeheartedly recommend this title. Riot games has done an outstanding job by adding the competitive aspect of CSGO with the utility abilities from Overwatch and other similar games. 10/10
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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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