Valorant

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3892 Ratings

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  1. LEo_k1
    Jun 3, 2020
    2
    First of all, tutorial doesn't really teach you anything that's important for the game, such as different abilities uses.

    Gameplay - is slow, boring for me to play and to watch. Map design - poor map design, not much work went into making the different maps, basic maps with no importance of map control, everymap feels like the only thing there is to it is the different bombsites.    First of all, tutorial doesn't really teach you anything that's important for the game, such as different abilities uses.

    Gameplay - is slow, boring for me to play and to watch.
    Map design - poor map design, not much work went into making the different maps, basic maps with no importance of map control, everymap feels like the only thing there is to it is the different bombsites.

    Guns feel cheap and are overall weird, they don't look like they should feel, the sprays are very weird and are not always the same.

    if the file size for this game was more than 15 gb, i would probably never had downloaded it.

    game is csgo but noob friendly with sh!tty maps.    … Expand
  2. xanderrose
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    gotta post my review again since meta critic bent the knee to china already and keeps deleting bad reviews user score was at 3.7 28 minutes ago now for the game get fps drops all the time tons of bugs and the game looks like it was made 10 years ago half of the heros are legit over watch clones not too mention the fact this game installs a kernel level 0 root kit malware on your pc thatsgotta post my review again since meta critic bent the knee to china already and keeps deleting bad reviews user score was at 3.7 28 minutes ago now for the game get fps drops all the time tons of bugs and the game looks like it was made 10 years ago half of the heros are legit over watch clones not too mention the fact this game installs a kernel level 0 root kit malware on your pc thats always running on start up even if the game is closed and even if you uninstall the game still have to manually go in and get rid of the root kit idk about you but i don't want china having a backdoor into my pc just so i can play some awful csgo clone i at least hope the kids spamming 10/10s are getting paid for the awful shilling they are trying to do to say this game only got bad review because of trolls… Expand
  3. SKATEGEEK
    Jun 3, 2020
    1
    I spent the time to get into the Beta and spent at minimum of 2 hours a day since the beta started. This game is addictive especially with friends and what most of the negative reviews are true. The game is a very slow CS:GO/OverWatch clone. There are still hackers that break the game and plenty of connectivity issues. I can't say I would recommend this game to anyone unless you are beingI spent the time to get into the Beta and spent at minimum of 2 hours a day since the beta started. This game is addictive especially with friends and what most of the negative reviews are true. The game is a very slow CS:GO/OverWatch clone. There are still hackers that break the game and plenty of connectivity issues. I can't say I would recommend this game to anyone unless you are being paid to play it. Also the "anti-cheat" is way to invasive, to start running as soon as you turn your pc on
    1/10    … Expand
  4. MaRiOcK
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    If this game was released when League of Legends did, it would be awesome. Now it's just like a flash explorer based game. Everything in this game is basic, animations, map, environment, damn even champions are just like a basic concept made by an indie company.
  5. Oktanas
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    Nothing new.
    Ugly graphics.
    Art style doesn't fit realism.
    Over agresive anti cheat system that runs allways doesn't uninstal with the game (such things should be illigal) doesn't stop cheaters.
    Doesn't run that well.
  6. DocAragon
    Jun 3, 2020
    4
    I dunno, it was fun for the first 3 matches but after that... its really freaking slow and some of the skills are just op, and some just sucks really bad.
  7. madamadajoe
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    I quit Valorant after playing just ONE game. The game is so uninspired, slow and boring. The use of skill is comical and ridiculous. If you like getting one shot killed after being hit by an ulti skill that u didn't see coming at all, if you like to play a game that requires no skill or brain, if you like to sit around and camp corners till u finally shoot them in the back then playI quit Valorant after playing just ONE game. The game is so uninspired, slow and boring. The use of skill is comical and ridiculous. If you like getting one shot killed after being hit by an ulti skill that u didn't see coming at all, if you like to play a game that requires no skill or brain, if you like to sit around and camp corners till u finally shoot them in the back then play Valorant. This game is just a braindead piece of hot garbage.
    Edit: Vanguard rootkit has been causing my windows to crash randomly ever since I installed Valorant. If you notice that happening then i strongly advise you to uninstall Valorant immediately    … Expand
  8. whyriot
    Jun 4, 2020
    1
    Where do I even start?

    The hype for this game was blown out of proportion as it was expected. For some reason, Riot felt that there's a need for another competitive shooter despite all the fronts being covered. CS:GO is where their game took the most from, except instead of utility you have different "agents" and their abilities. As you can imagine those will be constantly updated,    Where do I even start?

    The hype for this game was blown out of proportion as it was expected. For some reason, Riot felt that there's a need for another competitive shooter despite all the fronts being covered. CS:GO is where their game took the most from, except instead of utility you have different "agents" and their abilities. As you can imagine those will be constantly updated, buffed and nerfed, which makes the game feel more like a MOBA than an actual shooter. Some agents are so good they're basically a must-have on every team, like Sage.

    In terms of gameplay it's closer to CS 1.6 than the current CS:GO. Peeker's advantage is a disaster. Tagging is insane and much stronger than CS:GO. For a tactical "shooter" there are still quite a few abilities that can kill you without you ever having to use your weapon.

    Then there's Vanguard. Riot's anti-cheat has caused numerous issues throughout the beta and surprise surprise there hasn't been an update on it besides adding the option to uninstall it/disable it. It's basically a rootkit which works from the moment you boot your PC, so it can detect any cheats. Then why is the game still filled with cheaters? In addition to that, Vanguard interferes with other programs and might cause lower fps or straight-up mess with your BIOS and melt some of your components (I wish I was joking).

    The game can run on a potato because it looks like a potato. Some people would say that CS:GO has bad and outdated graphics, but at least they were made in the last 10 years. Valorant looks like an unapproved project from the 2000s. Not that it matters though everyone's here for the "revolutionary" gameplay and competitive scene.

    Speaking of the competitive scene, there isn't one yet. Riot haven't revealed anything outside of a guide which states some requirements. This didn't stop big organizations from already hiring a full roster for the game. Those usually consist of washed-up CS:GO players and others who wanted a change from Overwatch, which is already dying.

    There's only one question, who will play this game once the hype dies out and people realize it's nothing special. Anyone giving Valorant a higher score at its current state is obviously paid to do so. Critics won't give it a single bad review because they're bought. Just read through the bad one to get a good idea what's not right with the game and don't waste your time with it.    … Expand
  9. cjpc
    Jun 4, 2020
    1
    It's like a "csgo" but graphics are ugly and boring.
    They didn't mix well...
  10. jodelmeister123
    Jun 4, 2020
    4
    I played this game since 3 days after the closed beta started.
    The sadest part of this game is that
    1st . it kind of just filled twitch with bots. 2nd. all these streamers that "are not " getting paid aint reliable anymore. Most overhyped game of the decade id say. Just think about all them streamers tweeting stuff like "it s the best game i've ever played" sure not paid in a oldfashioned    I played this game since 3 days after the closed beta started.
    The sadest part of this game is that
    1st . it kind of just filled twitch with bots.
    2nd. all these streamers that "are not " getting paid aint reliable anymore.
    Most overhyped game of the decade id say.
    Just think about all them streamers tweeting stuff like "it s the best game i've ever played"
    sure not paid in a oldfashioned way . but suddenly having 100k viewers due to drops is rly welcome payment i'd say for people that live from theirs numbers.

    Now to my thoughts
    -gameplay feels more repetitive than in cs
    -movement is slow
    -Guns dont have any identity
    -abilities are nowhere near to be balanced and imo just make the game worse
    (imagine killing 4 people and then there is a wall that keeps you away from the bomb and you lose cause 30 seconds aint enough to run around it or to destroy it ) same goes to the rpg. great skill just insta kills on aoe. wont even start with the grenades of raze)
    -maps feel boring. (only 4 maps on release)
    -Graphics. WOW in 2005 had similar graphics didnt it? abilities look ugly af. especially viper stuff
    -vanguard is just annoying. in the beginning it blocked my cpuZ and my msi rgb software

    Overall i think this game just misses its own identity. what is actually from riot here? the graphics ? well done. you are on the level of 2005.    … Expand
  11. Galaxysaris
    Nov 26, 2020
    8
    new update... im back because my friend play
    feeling fast now.. its worth to play i change my mind. thanks

    Feeling slow and bored . Graphic is good but game play is bad . Not worth it to play . I like csgo , apex , and call of duty . Those are good than Valorant .
  12. Alivezoned
    Jun 3, 2020
    1
    Don't waste your time with this game. Doesn't work. The anti-cheat sodtware is garbage and the game has login crashes. Go play warzone instead.
  13. Quodin
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    This is a total copy of counterstrike, but very badly executed.

    Okay, let me start with this: If this was a random new refreshing game, it would be decent. The thing is: It is a complete copy of an exciting game and some changes were made to it to make it seem different. It’s not good though. Things are made overly complex, but not interesting. The heroes make your game more limited and    This is a total copy of counterstrike, but very badly executed.

    Okay, let me start with this: If this was a random new refreshing game, it would be decent. The thing is: It is a complete copy of an exciting game and some changes were made to it to make it seem different. It’s not good though. Things are made overly complex, but not interesting. The heroes make your game more limited and casual, which is not what a CS:GO player would want.

    Riot is being lazy by trying to profit off of an existing formula. They executed it badly, and that’s why this game gets a 0 out of 10, because it’s a lazy copy, an attempt to steal players from a winning formula and not doing a good job. Don’t support this game. A good developer would create a fun and original game made form their own vision. Riot did not do that. They used their capital to steal players from an existing game. And of course they added 70 euro + skin packs from launch. It is very obvious what these devs want from you. The addictiveness of counterstrike and making you pay for it. Sorry Riot, you failed. Get your own idea’s and make an original game :)    … Expand
  14. Huslig
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    Great mix of cs and hero shooters. Balancing drasticly improving game day by day.
  15. jamestamescows
    Jun 3, 2020
    3
    There are many issues with this game. One, the maps are garbage due to their inherit claustrophobic nature where you need to check 647437867485 corners. Two, it feels like Riot sacrificed the creativity of weapons in favour of the "creativity" of abilities; the main sniper is clunky, and plays as if it was designed for one purpose of holding angles on defence. The CS:GO deagle equivalentThere are many issues with this game. One, the maps are garbage due to their inherit claustrophobic nature where you need to check 647437867485 corners. Two, it feels like Riot sacrificed the creativity of weapons in favour of the "creativity" of abilities; the main sniper is clunky, and plays as if it was designed for one purpose of holding angles on defence. The CS:GO deagle equivalent cannot head shot kill from a far distance on armoured opponents and cannot be spammed close range, decreasing the potential of this weapon. With a few exceptions, the abilities are lackluster too, aside from the ultimate abilities, which add some zest to the game play. Thirdly, the game is "bulky". Slow movement speed is the primary culprit for this, but the weapons also feel heavy and weighted-down. These three things prevent the riveting adrenaline rushes and dopamine hits i get off other tactical shooters like CS:GO where freedom to express yourself through the weapons provided is part of what makes the game so fun.

    However, on a technical basis, the game is flawless- it is smooth, can run on a potato, and has good hit registration. The cartoony graphics are polarising and look similar to over watch and TF2, but work well for the game. Easier wall banging and the perfect balance of the games' two main rifles are also amongst the games strengths. Just to add an extra note, this game will appeal to people who just couldn't hack it in CS:GO (sorry). Casual elements such as RNG sprays and abilities like Sage's heal and Raze's rocket launcher affirm this.

    Overall, the game is free, so try it if you wish. However, it isn't fun in its current form, though its potential is high in the future.    … Expand
  16. LunarTrick
    Jun 3, 2020
    1
    Game looks outdated and gunplay feels particularly off...feel like this game was hyped up by "pro" players but honestly felt like it was marketing hype and not actual gameplay almost like a shadow raid legends sort of marketting tactic...but the final nail in the coffin for me was the vanguard anti-cheat software, root level software is NEVER! okay and it interfered with the software myGame looks outdated and gunplay feels particularly off...feel like this game was hyped up by "pro" players but honestly felt like it was marketing hype and not actual gameplay almost like a shadow raid legends sort of marketting tactic...but the final nail in the coffin for me was the vanguard anti-cheat software, root level software is NEVER! okay and it interfered with the software my motherboard uses to monitor cpu/gpu temps and ramp fans accordingly as well as caused a few other games to freeze and have crashes due to Vanguard denying access to them moving assets around to memory (at least from what I could tell reading error codes and looking up support) uninstalling it and valorant fixed my issues and sorry Riot Games but if this is your solution, going forward I can't support your pc endeavors, will gladly keep playing TFT and League as long as you don't ruin those for me as well.… Expand
  17. Wikidude
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Just an excuse to install Chinese Spyware with kernel access on your computer and disable your Aura RGB. The driver might not communicate with the Chinese nowadays, but might communicate at a later date through a silent update that you won't even know about or through a vulnerability or backdoor. Also, not being able to launch the game in a VM means it's hard to analyze it and you justJust an excuse to install Chinese Spyware with kernel access on your computer and disable your Aura RGB. The driver might not communicate with the Chinese nowadays, but might communicate at a later date through a silent update that you won't even know about or through a vulnerability or backdoor. Also, not being able to launch the game in a VM means it's hard to analyze it and you just have to "Trust them ™ "… Expand
  18. yungpo
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    csgo/league of legends/paladins knock off with no real appeal. I’d literally rather get killed by 9 year olds on fortnite than play this game. disappointing release and annoying that I can’t play with most of my friends, who play on console.
  19. Shaxsss
    Jun 7, 2020
    0
    дешевая копия других игр, с плохой графикой и скучным геймплеем. Интереса хватило на 2 катки. Категорически не советую
  20. 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
  21. boolgater
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    Genuine review.
    This game is awful. Just ctrl + c/ctrl + v from CS:GO, Overwatch and TF2. It brings nothing to shooter games sphere and not deserve all this attention at all. No more than a bad copy of truly good games.
  22. Sephrinx
    Jun 4, 2020
    4
    Valorant is extremely mediocre in every way. Nothing about it is great, nothing about it is exciting or innovative.

    The games last WAY too long, sometimes taking well into 35-45 minutes. They are incredibly boring and "swingy" - meaning that you're either winning or not. The maps are bland and boring, frustrating corridors that funnel to choke points with little open areas other than    Valorant is extremely mediocre in every way. Nothing about it is great, nothing about it is exciting or innovative.

    The games last WAY too long, sometimes taking well into 35-45 minutes. They are incredibly boring and "swingy" - meaning that you're either winning or not.
    The maps are bland and boring, frustrating corridors that funnel to choke points with little open areas other than like 2 places on each map.
    The weapons are too samey and uninteresting.
    So much about this game is just, boring and lame. The prices for MTX are also criminally high. Like, absolutely absurd. I think GGG set MTX for Path of Exile too high, (even though I've somehow spent over 1,000 on supporter packs), but these prices make those look like dollar store price points.

    Eh, I don't know. It just doesn't feel like a "2020 gen" game. It's just a (somehow) worse version of CS with Overwatch themed heroes. Not even going to get into the rootkit level "anti cheat" (that doesn't even **** work).
    4/10

    I feel like if they would make the games "First to 7" instead of 13, it would be much more enjoyable because you wouldn't be held hostage in a bad game. Rework the weapons and add more of them. Balance the heroes and remove the extreme Kill Potential from some heroes kits, and make the game less "campy."

    The fact that you have to completely stop moving in order to shoot with any modicum of accuracy is astonishing to say the least. There is no run and gun at all, you just pitch up a tent and wait for people to walk around blind corners.    … Expand
  23. lifelover90
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    I was (to some degree) hyped about this game only to realize that the gameplay is so clunky and rigid. Quite frankly, I am at a loss for words for the gunplay and the movement. Coming from games like CS (back in the day, yet I remember how smooth it was) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare / Warzone, I just couldn't bear playing Valorant because I was feeling like I had to control aI was (to some degree) hyped about this game only to realize that the gameplay is so clunky and rigid. Quite frankly, I am at a loss for words for the gunplay and the movement. Coming from games like CS (back in the day, yet I remember how smooth it was) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare / Warzone, I just couldn't bear playing Valorant because I was feeling like I had to control a minecraft-like box with a gun. Regardless, I love the artstyle; in fact, it inspired me a lot as an artist, but I can't turn a blind eye on the gameplay. Anyway, the game just marked its beginning and hopefully sometime in the future it will get better.… Expand
  24. 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
  25. Gazgub
    Jun 5, 2020
    2
    After 4hours, Uninstalled, the gameplay feels like an 2000s game with graphics of 2015, sound design is terrible, it feels slow, gunplay is basic, it can be a bit fun with friends, but they're better and funnier games that we are playing currently.
  26. Velizar
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    "Thank you" for the bad CS:GO and overwatch clone, as well as the lack of voice chat for Russian players 0/10. Went on to play CS:GO.
    "Спасибо" за плохой клон CS:GO и Overwatch, а также отсутствие голосового чата для русских игроков 0/10. Ушел играть дальше в CS:GO.
  27. Rhinnox
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    Shops skin prices are a joke.

    71$ skin that you need to upgrade so in reality you looking at at least 100$ for a goddamn gun skin?
  28. hyakubi205
    Jun 3, 2020
    1
    Game works as a combination of CSGO (tactical shooter that focuses on gunplay) and Overwatch (unique heroes with skills that separate based on classes). But the gunplay in the game is worse than in CS (sprays can’t be fully controlled, maps are claustrophobic with weird angles), and the characters are nowhere near as memorable/iconic as the overwatch characters are.

    Then you get into the    Game works as a combination of CSGO (tactical shooter that focuses on gunplay) and Overwatch (unique heroes with skills that separate based on classes). But the gunplay in the game is worse than in CS (sprays can’t be fully controlled, maps are claustrophobic with weird angles), and the characters are nowhere near as memorable/iconic as the overwatch characters are.

    Then you get into the intrusive anti cheat, that gives level 0 kernel access to your PC to a company owned by Tencent. As someone who played the game a bit in beta, I won’t be touching this game unless riot backs off on the intrusive anti cheat. Putting your data privacy at that kind of risk for a weeb version of CSGO isn’t worth it.    … Expand
  29. 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.
  30. Tamamotenko
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    The movement is way too slow and the random spray means that if your first shot misses, you can't readjust because of RNG. Abilities in a FPS make it tedious, especially if the map is basically 5-6 chokepoints that lead into a bombsite. It kinda has to be that way though because you have abilities that can do **** things. Newer agents have more broken abilities too, and its apparent theThe movement is way too slow and the random spray means that if your first shot misses, you can't readjust because of RNG. Abilities in a FPS make it tedious, especially if the map is basically 5-6 chokepoints that lead into a bombsite. It kinda has to be that way though because you have abilities that can do **** things. Newer agents have more broken abilities too, and its apparent the devs either got replaced or they gave up and decided to make overwatch 2. Invisibility and heal to max + sheilds as well as a large area flash that lasts 5 seconds on the newest agent and the noob-tube with 4 nades (2 blast, 1 nade, 1 roomba nade). Meanwhile the original set in the beta had a few smokes and flashes with damaging abilities doing less than 100 dmg (sova dart and ult) and your flashes are not only hard to land but also stuns for only 1 second. Healers are never a good thing in FPS. Being able to track who and how many are low is a core CS mechanic, but a healer will almost always be full health when you see them again. Utility doesn't mean **** for casuals who play solo too. This game also doesn't have a casual mode.… Expand
  31. kamikazi
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    The graphics are a huge problem with this game apart from all the bugs and server issues, but these are something that can be solved over time and I trust the devs to do that. The main and huge issue with this game is that the maps are repetitive. most of the rooms feel the same, everything is just one pattern. The gameplay isn't fun because CSGO is a better option, the abilities areThe graphics are a huge problem with this game apart from all the bugs and server issues, but these are something that can be solved over time and I trust the devs to do that. The main and huge issue with this game is that the maps are repetitive. most of the rooms feel the same, everything is just one pattern. The gameplay isn't fun because CSGO is a better option, the abilities are either overpowered or useless and it does not feel natural in the game. Just play CSGO, which is a great refined game or overwatch if abilities is your thing. Valorant was good only when it was exclusive for those who wanted twitch views and wanted to sit on the hype train. As a normal person, its just repetivie and not fun to play, atall.… Expand
  32. ahakarma
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    I'm an overwatch player who has never played an fps game before, but I got introduced to valorant by my friend and I have been playing it since the public launch. So far, I really like the gameplay. Being an overwatch player, it took me a while to adjust to the walking, crosshair placement and spray control but I've managed to become on-par with my friends who have played csgo previously.I'm an overwatch player who has never played an fps game before, but I got introduced to valorant by my friend and I have been playing it since the public launch. So far, I really like the gameplay. Being an overwatch player, it took me a while to adjust to the walking, crosshair placement and spray control but I've managed to become on-par with my friends who have played csgo previously. All the characters have varied abilities and you will definitely find a character for the playstyle you like. I highly recommend playing with friends as it makes it a lot easier to communicate with eachother. I've seen so many bad reviews on here from csgo players so I thought I should write a good one coming from an ow player. I personally enjoy the game!… Expand
  33. Chaserjzx80
    Jul 4, 2020
    9
    From the beginning, i've played all my school years in CS, starting from 1.1 it was maybe 2000 or 2001, idk how much thousands of hours i've spent in this game, also i played CS Source & CS Go, but honestly i don't like them because of shooting mechanics, in 1.6 shooting was way more interesting. So what can i say about this game, its copy of CS but with abilities and ultimates, but thisFrom the beginning, i've played all my school years in CS, starting from 1.1 it was maybe 2000 or 2001, idk how much thousands of hours i've spent in this game, also i played CS Source & CS Go, but honestly i don't like them because of shooting mechanics, in 1.6 shooting was way more interesting. So what can i say about this game, its copy of CS but with abilities and ultimates, but this abilities dont ruin the game totally, you can use them as a help, but all depends on your skill, how do you shoot and move. This is what i like, not like in many modern games, pay to win system, where all depends on which gun, clothes and rank do you have, and people who are new just cant do nothing to you. Here all depends on skill, this is exactly how multiplayer shooter should be. Also i like shooting mechanics in this game. But there's obviously not enough content in the game, only 4 or 5 maps, i hope they will add some more soon.… Expand
  34. iAxX
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Quite possible one of the worst FPS games I've ever played. You know how chinese companies made like 25 versions of Autochess in a month? This feels like one of those games. A s****y chinese rip off with very bad design elements.
  35. brian130
    Jul 18, 2020
    3
    Played my first match and got screamed at by the same toxic players that inhabit League. Glad to see they made the switch. The matches take too long to play and they are boring and repetitive. The guns all feel the same. Why can't I aim down my sights with certain guns?
  36. ameenk67
    Jun 5, 2020
    3
    After playing all throughout the beta and getting the beta gun buddy and buying the season pass. All I can say is as a shooter it's unfinished and unbalanced. It is also plagued by server problems causing players to lag out constantly. The anti-cheat also turns off my fans so I have to play this game at max speed to make sure my laptop doesn't die. There is also a lack of content and maps,After playing all throughout the beta and getting the beta gun buddy and buying the season pass. All I can say is as a shooter it's unfinished and unbalanced. It is also plagued by server problems causing players to lag out constantly. The anti-cheat also turns off my fans so I have to play this game at max speed to make sure my laptop doesn't die. There is also a lack of content and maps, once the game changes and fixes many bugs and its lack of content I may come back and make this my main game, but until then its hard to convince people to play a game that is unfinished and buggy but also could destroy or brick your computer.… Expand
  37. zkawai
    Jun 4, 2020
    4
    I kinda liked the game a I played through the closed beta, but... I didn't stay.... I didn't know why at first... After sitting and analysing it a little, I came to understand.

    First- Character abilities in a skill based shooter is a bit weird and difficult to balance, as you could see on Quake Champions. Second- Movement is a bit iffy, feels too... weightless? just like the weapons;    I kinda liked the game a I played through the closed beta, but... I didn't stay.... I didn't know why at first... After sitting and analysing it a little, I came to understand.

    First- Character abilities in a skill based shooter is a bit weird and difficult to balance, as you could see on Quake Champions.
    Second- Movement is a bit iffy, feels too... weightless? just like the weapons; it's probably mostly the visual feedback that doesn't sit well with me.
    Third, and what I feel is most important: Aside from cool visuals, the game fails to have an actual Identity...
    I mean, R6S has skills and attack/defenders dynamic, but still has a feel all its own...
    Overwatch as well, they actually focused heavily on the characters and that worked out pretty well for them.
    CSGO has the nostalgia and years upon years of extremely refined mechanics,
    Quake champions is... well... the only way to play quake in modern times...
    But valorant just feels... out of place, maybe?

    Sorry if I'm not much help, but that's just how I felt while playing it for 30h+

    Small edit: Right, I forgot about TF2, my bad... TF2 was probably a reasonable comparison point, but I feel like the mechanics were waaay more refined there and the class system made it just that different from the rest. AND they EMBRACED the aesthetics, valorant feels like it has a bit of an identity crisis there...    … Expand
  38. iFlu
    Jun 4, 2020
    4
    So this a game that takes absolutely no time to explain you anything except how to move in a way too long mandatory tutorial. You can't try the weapons outside a game (so good luck finding the one you prefer). Once you start a game you can't change your hero so if you're trying them out and don't like it, buckle up because it's on a 13 round per side match (playing both sides is mandatorySo this a game that takes absolutely no time to explain you anything except how to move in a way too long mandatory tutorial. You can't try the weapons outside a game (so good luck finding the one you prefer). Once you start a game you can't change your hero so if you're trying them out and don't like it, buckle up because it's on a 13 round per side match (playing both sides is mandatory too), long story short: when Counter Strike allow you to play for 5-10 min if you want, here you're in for at least 30min.

    Graphisms are gorgeous that's clearly a plus on the game.

    The different heroes seems to have interesting abilities with some more useful than others (didn't play enough to try them all).

    Biggest reason I stopped playing: Vanguard. This anti-cheat software allows a kernel-0 access to your computer and display a lot a false positive. Disabling some critical drivers / functions in your system at random (enjoy loosing your CPU cooling system while playing a CPU intensive game). This started a new trend that I absolutely don't want to see anywhere else.    … Expand
  39. TheGambIer
    Jun 5, 2020
    1
    It feels like a very Cheap version of CS:GO and Paladins, the most weapons are very clunky or CS:GO weapons with other names. This game feels very, very, very, very slow and the Spraypattern is disgusting. Riot comon i knew you can do better stuff but please fix first the lol clint befor you try to make a shooter. :(
  40. MINIMA029
    Jun 5, 2020
    4
    Boring weapons, boring heros, boring maps, boring leveling up system, and definitely a boring game.
  41. Paveell
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Почему у СНГ сообщества нельзя разговаривать ,передавать инфу ,нужно в Дискорд заходить ,чтоб нормально поиграть .Графика хуже, чем в кс го и овервотч ,оптимизация средняя хотя с такой графикой могла быть лучше оружие прям совсем одинаковые ,как в кс го файла севен скаут ,авп ,п2000,юсп ,ПП до фига одинаковых ,сделали другие оружие бы ,зажим такой же получается это клон кс го.Почему у СНГ сообщества нельзя разговаривать ,передавать инфу ,нужно в Дискорд заходить ,чтоб нормально поиграть .Графика хуже, чем в кс го и овервотч ,оптимизация средняя хотя с такой графикой могла быть лучше оружие прям совсем одинаковые ,как в кс го файла севен скаут ,авп ,п2000,юсп ,ПП до фига одинаковых ,сделали другие оружие бы ,зажим такой же получается это клон кс го.
  42. 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
  43. numbbear
    Jun 4, 2020
    2
    Below average shooter, most of the game exists purely of copying other games, but only copying the bad aspects. poor graphics, balance feels off. anti cheat is scum. Offers absolutely nothing that isnt out there already.
  44. DJCetra
    Jun 4, 2020
    1
    This is literally one of the worst games that has a lot of hype behind it in years. The game is nothing more than a cartoonish/overwatch ripoff mixed with counterstrike ripoff. First and foremost, the graphics are boring and lazy, surely to make it easy to run on any bucket of a PC. The character design, abilities, personalities are completely bland and a piss-poor effort to copyThis is literally one of the worst games that has a lot of hype behind it in years. The game is nothing more than a cartoonish/overwatch ripoff mixed with counterstrike ripoff. First and foremost, the graphics are boring and lazy, surely to make it easy to run on any bucket of a PC. The character design, abilities, personalities are completely bland and a piss-poor effort to copy mechanics from games like Overwatch.

    What's worse is that many look at it as a competitor to CS however, it offers nothing new so if you enjoy CS there's literally 0 reason to play this game. The gameplay is slow, boring, repetitive with garbage tier level design. Most games can basically be wrapped up by saying everyone takes the same positions, everytime, on the level just sitting around leaving their crosshair ready to fire. Same boring chokepoints, essentially you're just camping the entire time while you pretend there's some high level strategy (there's not, the skill ceiling is so low a toddler can play it).

    People are hungry for a competitive FPS but this isn't it chief and what makes matters worse is even if you're not interested in playing the game but are interested in watching your favorite streamer play, it doesn't matter because watching it is even more slow, boring and dreadful.

    You have kids signing up to go pro in a game that will absolutely not have a long lifetime, at least not in the spotlight, probably won't even last longer than Overwatch League.

    You'll hear some people defend it, great they like it but it's probably one of the most laughable attempts to reskin old ideas in a while.

    There may be a niche community for it that sticks around but I feel bad for streamers and pros that will get into this hardcore because it's never going to be what riot or anyone else wanted.

    NEXT    … Expand
  45. DrBright501
    Jun 3, 2020
    4
    Если честно от игры я ожидал большего, может быть как раз из за завышенных ожиданий она мне и не понравилась. Игра очень сильно похожа на что то среднее между CS GO и Team fortress 2 (а не на овервотч или паладинс. Именно Team fortress 2). Игра очень медленная ей не хватает динамики хотя видно что карты заточены как раз для этого. Играть за персонажей не интересно а управления неЕсли честно от игры я ожидал большего, может быть как раз из за завышенных ожиданий она мне и не понравилась. Игра очень сильно похожа на что то среднее между CS GO и Team fortress 2 (а не на овервотч или паладинс. Именно Team fortress 2). Игра очень медленная ей не хватает динамики хотя видно что карты заточены как раз для этого. Играть за персонажей не интересно а управления не интуитивно и не удобное. Каждый раз менять персонажа и изучать новые механики пропадает сразу же после смены 3-4 героя и думаешь что бы лучше бы научиться играть хотя бы на одном. Насчет графики она может и посредственная но хорошо оптимизированная так что для меня ок. Про стрельбу тоже я ничего особенного не скажу так как она не плохая, я бы сказал такая же как и в CS GO. Античит и читаки это отдельное тема. Мало того что античит запускается вместе с компьютером и влияет на производительность вашего ПК так оно еще и не работает, еще во время закрытого Бэта тестирования их было достаточно что бы испортить вам настроения так после выхода их стало еще больше. Да о чем может идти речь если чел стримил свою игру с читами больше недели без бана (может быть он до сих пор не получил бан). Так что я бы сказал что игра на любителя, если вам надоела CS и вы ищите игру похожую на нечто похожую то вам на недельку 2 хватит но думаю вам она надоест быстрее. Игра на даном этапе явна сыровата плюс то что у русского комьюнити нету доступа к голосовому чату делает ее оооочень нудной.… Expand
  46. Iustin115
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    It's a copy of CSGO and Overwatch lol and the gameplay is purely trash the characters look stupid and the graphics look like a game from 2010
  47. Bensonen
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    I hope there is a special hell for cheap reskin developers like Riot Games. Please donate your resources to CD Project Red and delete your company.
  48. Trigg3r3d
    Jun 3, 2020
    0
    Really slow and they aren’t joking when they say **** maps. Gunplay is unpredictable with the RNG spray so why try to make a boring, luck based game competitive. There’s also no new concepts compared to previous search and destroy games. Won’t be playing anymore, it feels oddly forced when I do. Trying to play enjoyable games like anything with substance unlike this rip-off of differentReally slow and they aren’t joking when they say **** maps. Gunplay is unpredictable with the RNG spray so why try to make a boring, luck based game competitive. There’s also no new concepts compared to previous search and destroy games. Won’t be playing anymore, it feels oddly forced when I do. Trying to play enjoyable games like anything with substance unlike this rip-off of different search and destroy games if they all sucked D. Terraria got updated will most likely play that alongside CS:GO, over watch, LOL, and whatever isn’t valorant. Deleted on day one gang wya??… Expand
  49. BryhanFine
    Jun 4, 2020
    1
    Лучше купите Overwatch, или на крайний случай поиграйте в CS, все лучше, чем ставить себе на машинный уровень анти-чит, работающий 24/7
    А если по пунктам:
    *Античит на машинном уровне *Графика мезозоя *Какой-то недоразвитый плод кски и овервотча    Лучше купите Overwatch, или на крайний случай поиграйте в CS, все лучше, чем ставить себе на машинный уровень анти-чит, работающий 24/7
    А если по пунктам:
    *Античит на машинном уровне
    *Графика мезозоя
    *Какой-то недоразвитый плод кски и овервотча
  50. BSFGP
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game seems to be unfinished. The gameplay is slow, a lot of bugs and the spread of bullets is not random, i.e. it can be learned.… Expand
  51. redsanchez
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    valorant is clone of overwatch.
    overwatch is clone of tf2.
    cool.
    overwatch in some thinks was bad game.
    valorant cant be called as "game".
    its just boring clone of clone.
    nothink of new ideas.
    nothink of nice gameplay
    nothink of just normal storys.
    boring characters.
    and genius anti cheat...
    i cant find some good sides of this "game".
  52. shimziini
    Jun 4, 2020
    4
    I've actually played this during beta, so I have no clue what may have changed. However, I do not care to what changes there are on the official release day as this game has honestly pissed me off. //TAKE THIS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT//

    As someone who comes from Overwatch (the other game in which people compare this to, even though the only related things are "Agents", skills and    I've actually played this during beta, so I have no clue what may have changed. However, I do not care to what changes there are on the official release day as this game has honestly pissed me off. //TAKE THIS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT//

    As someone who comes from Overwatch (the other game in which people compare this to, even though the only related things are "Agents", skills and ultimates), this game is incredibly slow paced for me. Movement feels dragging, and the game favors camping. It's like you're better off just sitting still if you want to avoid bullets than moving around. The guns don't feel right, and more times than not the skills and ultimates can be counter-productive to use. They probably wanted it to be more like real life and make it more of a challenge, and I get that, but it just makes me NOT want to use certain skills for the sake of my team and me.

    I majorly dislike the game and I don't think it's for me because it's way too slow, and it's easy to pick off people if you're in a good spot. Maybe in the official release that game improved, maybe not. My patience isn't high enough to return to this game yet, and when I do, I'll give a more up-to-date review. Until then, **** this game.    … Expand
  53. RussiaSosat
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Параша, тупо клон овервотча и кс, с самым худшимы их чертами. Для школньников со слабыми ПК в самый раз, для нормальных людей - нет. Короче, не рекомендую никому.
  54. YMC
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    What is it trying to be? Its not a competitive shooter because a lot of rng and just unfair "abilities". It also plays much slower than overwatch and the gubplay feels wonky at times. I wqs so frustrated some times with the fact that you can never know where an enemy will come fom and retakes wre soooo bad. Thr map design is worthless.
  55. infamousPanda
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Very crappy game. When im playing it feels like im playing those kind of CS knockoffs like crossfire and others.
  56. t3hw
    Jun 4, 2020
    1
    I tried to like this game, i really did, but it is just so bad...
    Coming from both CS and OW, i gave this game a chance, but it combines the worst parts of overwatch, with some badly copied core mechanics from CS
    just keep that in mind, this is my personal subjective opinion, people may disagree but these are my personal experiences with the game: The ultimates that can kill you    I tried to like this game, i really did, but it is just so bad...
    Coming from both CS and OW, i gave this game a chance, but it combines the worst parts of overwatch, with some badly copied core mechanics from CS

    just keep that in mind, this is my personal subjective opinion, people may disagree but these are my personal experiences with the game:
    The ultimates that can kill you across the map, it feels terrible to play against, even if there might be some counterplay, it doesnt feel right. at the end of the day someone just presses a button on his keyboard and if you dont have the perfect response you would automatically die.

    the maps are pretty bad. every map is a bunch of deep 90 degrees corner camping fiesta.
    every corridor feels like the one right next to it.
    to distinguish one map from another they added a gimmick to each map: teleporters on bind, no mid on split, 3 bomb sites on haven.
    only the new map that they have added is relatively "standard" (is that its gimmick? being standard?).
    what im trying to say is that instead of having a different feel for every map, they all feel the same to me, with an exception to the different gimmick that they all have.

    the defined role of every character is kind of boring, kind of reduces the amount of ways you can play as a player.
    for example, brimstone/sage are support, phoenix is an entry fragger, breech can flash his way into a site but cant block sightlines on his own in a clutch or during post plant, ect...
    In valorant your character selection defines your playstile, where in CS the player defines his own playstile.
    mastering the game mechanics and map knowledge is what enables you to be a good entry fragger, or a good support player, or a good clutch player
    what im trying to say, is that in CS the baseline is even, and the choices you make in game decides the outcome of the round, or even the game, and you have all the possibilities to play every style you want, instead of doing it in the pregame select screen and be stuck with it for the rest of the game

    also, the addition of characters like sova and cypher is so wrong in this type of game.
    you basically take game sense and map awareness, and you throw it out the window.
    who even needs a brain when you can stick a camera to some wall, deploy a trap, shoot wallhack arrows and the occasional death laser, or use a global map hack

    and of course, there is vanguard.
    i turned it off between play sessions, because i dont trust them to not destroy something about my motherboard or GPU drivers, and i forgot about it, so when i opened up the game again, i was greeted by some message about vanguard and having to reboot my PC, i didnt think much about it and i just clicked the button
    my PC shut down instantly, i wasnt given an option to cancel, closing all of my files, tabs and programs, and making me deal with windows update.
    you can say its my fault for not realizing it when i was telling the game to reboot my PC, and you would probably be right. i felt incredibly dumb 3 seconds after i pressed that button.
    but i have never had a game restart my PC before, it just didnt register with my brain at that moment that this is what was going to happen.

    so yeah, just add my not so bright moment to the collection of issues that other people reported having with vanguard, it adds up to a pretty terrible user experience

    P.S.
    just a tip for other people who are looking to uninstall the game, you have uninstall vanguard separately from your machine as it will not uninstall itself when you uninstall the main game    … Expand
  57. 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
  58. 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.
  59. DuasDeColoide
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    The most fun I've had **** around and doing stupid strats. The abilities make the game play in a completely diferent way from CS or OW. Loving it so far
  60. hali2391
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    This game is the most braindead game I have ever played in my entire life. Not only can you run and shoot there are also the most stupid abilities ever created. There is no sense of reward after hours of playing. Don't play this hot garbage trash when you can play overwatch or cod or cs go. The maps are also the most insanely stupid things I have ever seen in games
  61. Seroperi
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Самая скучная и самая медленная игра которая была создана за все время. И полностью скопированный режим из Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Почему нельзя было хоть тут то своё придумать? Так же анимации слишком деревянные и топорные, такое ощущение, что у всех персонажей по 5 бутылок в теле застряло.Самая скучная и самая медленная игра которая была создана за все время. И полностью скопированный режим из Counter Strike: Global Offensive. Почему нельзя было хоть тут то своё придумать? Так же анимации слишком деревянные и топорные, такое ощущение, что у всех персонажей по 5 бутылок в теле застряло.
  62. Zharc
    Jun 4, 2020
    10
    Best game i played in a long time of course many thing to upgrade but theres a future in it.
  63. nKey
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Below average f2p CS clone that does not understand what makes CS work.
    Movement and gunplay are on par with any generic chinese free to play shooter. Maps are absolutely terrible and completely miss the point what makes "tactical shooter" maps good.
  64. lena2002rus
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Очень скучная игра с плохой механикой, управление ватное, неудобно сделано сочетание брони+здоровья, точнее того что после смерти показывает 100+ урона игроку а он остаётся жив, просто потому что учитывается снесеная броня. Крайне не оптимизированно, выдает 100+ фпс а в дыму 40 а то и ниже, при том что видеокарта и процессор не нагружены, жалкая пародия на кс с овервотчем, сочетаниеОчень скучная игра с плохой механикой, управление ватное, неудобно сделано сочетание брони+здоровья, точнее того что после смерти показывает 100+ урона игроку а он остаётся жив, просто потому что учитывается снесеная броня. Крайне не оптимизированно, выдает 100+ фпс а в дыму 40 а то и ниже, при том что видеокарта и процессор не нагружены, жалкая пародия на кс с овервотчем, сочетание навыков с геймплеем кс получилось у Riot Games крайне ущербно.… Expand
  65. nokki_atk
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    This game doesn't do anything innovative or fun, it's all taken from other hero shooters, in my experience it doesn't bring anything new to the table and it isn't even the best at what it does.

    The anticheat is invasive and people can already bypass it, the developers posted a few posts on it literally calling themselves god of some sort for designing it but it greatly exposes the user.
  66. Ecxoes_Gaming
    Jun 5, 2020
    2
    Really wanted to like this after all the hype, the amount of streamers and views but its just meh.

    The gunplay is so so, the gameplay is clunky and slow paced and the other than the item shop (of course) and front end it's just not very polished. Killing someone isn't satisfying, the games are too long and are a snoozefest. If you are going to "borrow" heavily from two of the major games    Really wanted to like this after all the hype, the amount of streamers and views but its just meh.

    The gunplay is so so, the gameplay is clunky and slow paced and the other than the item shop (of course) and front end it's just not very polished. Killing someone isn't satisfying, the games are too long and are a snoozefest. If you are going to "borrow" heavily from two of the major games on the market you better do something with it that makes it stand out. Unfortunately there are much better options, games that have done it so much better and while yes this is a free game, the price of skins is outrageous (I know you don't have to buy them but this is its model to make money and peer pressure will dictate young people must have the latest skin)

    Its obvious that this has been made with esports in mind, i just don't see how this can be compelling viewing or exciting to see people plod around a map for 30 minutes.    … Expand
  67. Immunomodyluato
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    Worst game I've ever played. An abundance of cheats and cardboard graphics that strain the eyes and not only.
  68. RandyHQ
    Jun 5, 2020
    0
    Took 9 months to get full release.

    Release game not in your region Timeout Gooseman country is very disappointed
  69. MegaDranix
    Jun 5, 2020
    5
    To be fair, I did enjoy this. It reminded me of how Counter Strike used to be. Now, the only reason why I'm giving it a 5 is because that effing anti-cheat system Vanguard is a piece of @#$%! I work from home and the anti-cheat system flags most of my office apps and its annoying. I'm tired of exiting it and restarting the PC so I can play the game.

    Uninstalled completely. I'll come    To be fair, I did enjoy this. It reminded me of how Counter Strike used to be. Now, the only reason why I'm giving it a 5 is because that effing anti-cheat system Vanguard is a piece of @#$%! I work from home and the anti-cheat system flags most of my office apps and its annoying. I'm tired of exiting it and restarting the PC so I can play the game.

    Uninstalled completely. I'll come back if they remove this nonsense anti-cheat system for something less intrusive.    … Expand
  70. brawlyx
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    Valorant is one of the best First Person Shooters on the market. It's clear that a lot of the reviewers here are Call of Duty or Overwatch players...

    I feel sorry for the employee who has to read through these trash reviews.
  71. Rifull
    Jun 5, 2020
    3
    Слишком много багов и вылетов, игра могла бы получится отличной, если бы вышла на месяц позже и ее успели доработать, а пока что слишком сыро.
  72. 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
  73. doink123
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    super successful launch and beta. very good game.

    has a low score due to intentional review bombing from csgo players feeling threatened that their game has competition. absolute cringe kids
  74. theKobaladze
    Jun 6, 2020
    5
    1)Map layout sucks
    2)Map design is uninspired and forgettable. they have chance to make maps inspired by heroes (for example Brimstone who is soldier, developers could make map inspired by this hero - Military base and so on...)
    3)Guns are very similar especially SMG's and AR's 4)Game is so good optimazed it fills like I'm playing mobile game(they could add more effect for sure) 5)Game    1)Map layout sucks
    2)Map design is uninspired and forgettable. they have chance to make maps inspired by heroes (for example Brimstone who is soldier, developers could make map inspired by this hero - Military base and so on...)
    3)Guns are very similar especially SMG's and AR's
    4)Game is so good optimazed it fills like I'm playing mobile game(they could add more effect for sure)
    5)Game tries to be too much "Esport"

    P.s My review comes from closed beta and i had a little hope that they could fix these issues but NOTHING!!!    … Expand
  75. 00033
    Jun 6, 2020
    10
    this is a very good game i dont know why toxic csgo players give 0/10 **** retards
  76. DNPidgey
    Jun 6, 2020
    2
    Valorant is simply the merged copy of CS and Overwatch. Outdated gameplay of CS and skills almost redone with accuracy compared to Overwatch. The accuracy of the aim can be worse than that of the CS. The game is slow. It does not bring dynamism or emotion to the matches. Graphically speaking, there are mobile games far beyond quality. It is deplorable for a company with such experienceValorant is simply the merged copy of CS and Overwatch. Outdated gameplay of CS and skills almost redone with accuracy compared to Overwatch. The accuracy of the aim can be worse than that of the CS. The game is slow. It does not bring dynamism or emotion to the matches. Graphically speaking, there are mobile games far beyond quality. It is deplorable for a company with such experience presented in LoL to launch a game in the middle of 2020 with graphics and gameplay below 2012 games. Apart from not having launched with servers on the largest continents, which causes an extremely high PING.

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    Valorant é simplesmente a fusão copiada de CS e Overwatch. Gameplay ultrapassada de CS e skills quase refeitas com exatidão em comparação ao Overwatch. A precisão da mira consegue ser pior que a do CS. O jogo é lento. Não traz dinâmismo nem emoção as partidas. Graficamente falando, existem jogos de celular muito além em qualidade. É deplorável uma empresa com tamanha experiência apresentada em LoL lançar um jogo em pleno 2020 com gráficos e jogabilidades abaixo de jogos de 2012. Fora não terem lançado com servidores nos maiores continentes, o que causa um PING extremamente alto.    … Expand
  77. kamikazeGAM
    Jun 9, 2020
    0
    En serio, esto parece un juego de play station 2, no entiendo cómo se esperan que algo tan obsoleto tanto técnicamente como jugable pueda llegar a tener un mejor recibimiento en el año 2020.
  78. Don-Flo
    Jun 10, 2020
    0
    F*** this game. It has no new gameplay mechanics to offer. Everything is recycled from other games with more character. The heroes are reminiscent of Overwatch, the bare-bones shooting mechanics rival CSGO and the art style reminds me of Paladins. So yes, if you have played none of these games before, its amazing.

    But as a heavy duty *ahem* seasoned gamer all I can say is F Valorant.    F*** this game. It has no new gameplay mechanics to offer. Everything is recycled from other games with more character. The heroes are reminiscent of Overwatch, the bare-bones shooting mechanics rival CSGO and the art style reminds me of Paladins. So yes, if you have played none of these games before, its amazing.

    But as a heavy duty *ahem* seasoned gamer all I can say is F Valorant. This is the Didi to the Uber of CSGO. However I feel such a game does not encourage new ideas in the gaming industry. There is no real competition other than marketing between these games. All the aforementioned titles have better execution at their chosen gameplay mechanics.

    We need to nuture innovation, what the gaming industry flourishes on. Look at Fortnite, a game which built on battle royale mechanics and combined them with Minecraft's build system. However, where Epic's masterpiece was an interesting combination of its predecessors mechanics, Valorant instead plays out as a banal blend of normality.
    F*** Valorant.    … Expand
  79. LIMMIT
    Jun 10, 2020
    4
    rly slow game , like a CS but with powers , i think powers in a shooter need more speed , the game are so sloooow ,
  80. Yourdadd
    Jun 19, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bug every where, can't select agent, mini map doesn't display properly, some agent too OP… Expand
  81. Jessrond
    Jun 23, 2020
    7
    It's good, yet frustrating. The other players are so much better than I am and the game can be toxic because of how much I suck.

    There are also some REALLY young children on voice chat, and I don't think the game is age appropriate.

    The heroes are varied and fun to play and overall I recommend it.
  82. ace52387
    Jun 10, 2020
    6
    Valorant is a fun game that makes some interesting refinements to the core CS gameplay. It's painfully unoriginal however, and the anticheat is just annoying.

    Fun tweaks to the CS forumula: I love how the characters look; they're quite colorful and kind of standout from the bland background. This makes their silhouette really nice and obvious. Nice touch. Cool alt fire mechanics for    Valorant is a fun game that makes some interesting refinements to the core CS gameplay. It's painfully unoriginal however, and the anticheat is just annoying.

    Fun tweaks to the CS forumula:
    I love how the characters look; they're quite colorful and kind of standout from the bland background. This makes their silhouette really nice and obvious. Nice touch.

    Cool alt fire mechanics for almost every gun. Either an ADS with different behavior (usually slower rate of fire but not always) or other goodies.

    Lots of info on the minimap and all over the UI, awesome! Some of the things this includes are the area where your running footsteps are audible, the location your abilities will hit if you release them, etc.

    Awesome headshot animations. Super satisfying.

    Cool distribution of abilities. I like how the abilities are quite similar to CS grenades + some movement oriented ones, and weird info gathering ones, and I like that not every character can have all the grenades.

    Changes with mixed results:
    Why are there ults in this game? It just seems like a dumb addition since the economy for it is very simple. Meh.

    The maps are way too corridor and choke heavy, which makes this game particularly slow, even compared to CS. There needs to be more wide open areas that snipers have to survey. It's just all about angles in this game which kind of kills variety. This is snowballed harder since lots of characters can specifically make chokes even harder to get through.

    Terrible ideas:
    The characters are really annoying...it almost feels like Riot just wanted to make a CS clone but shoehorned the idea of a hero shooter in there with very little thought. They basically gave the heroes abilities that are largely just grenades in CS. The banter is banal, all the characters suck.

    Skins suck. Monetization is not intrusive at least.

    Lack of game modes. There isn't even ranked now, but you can't play on 1 map only the way you can with CS, no custom servers, etc. There's basically only an unranked mode, which lasts freaking 40 minutes, and a super casual mode that's kind of like gun game with crazy powerups. Nothing in between.

    Anticheat. There's NO POINT in this annoying anti-cheat. It doesn't prevent cheating, it just requires the cheat to have more access. Preventing cheating will always be a combination of anticheat software and reporting, data-analytics, etc. There's really no reason to make such an intrusive program that makes you reboot every time it updates, runs all the time, etc. It's almost a deal breaker. Get rid of this garbage please.    … Expand
  83. Psyrecx
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    Unoriginal and boring. This game is for people who don't mind something they've played before, many times over. It's extremely simplistic, and has no real point to playing it. Games are becoming more complex and beautiful. This game goes there exact opposite direction.
  84. 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.
  85. alexmegaking
    Jun 6, 2020
    1
    нет поддержки dolby 5.1
    нет поддержки 21:9
    нет нормального сглаживания
    персонажи деревянные как и геймплей
  86. hastalavistazia
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    Got pretty hooked for 3 days, could have played more but cheaters already ruined it for me. No chance to Vote-Kick a cheater, anticheat is not working. Cheating bastards just loling at you on chat that they never got banned. Also flooded with kids from other games who just call you a noob or and idiot on voice chat with no reason. Good game tho but ruined with 0/10 community.
  87. death12123
    Jul 2, 2020
    5
    I fall asleep watching and playing this game. It's basically CS:GO but more kiddy and with overwatch type abilities. Characters feel so generic and forgettable, map designs are basic as usual, the customization sucks with typical loot crate items which don't even look good, abilities are either too broken or overpowered, graphics look like a mobile game even at ultra settings, etc.

    The    I fall asleep watching and playing this game. It's basically CS:GO but more kiddy and with overwatch type abilities. Characters feel so generic and forgettable, map designs are basic as usual, the customization sucks with typical loot crate items which don't even look good, abilities are either too broken or overpowered, graphics look like a mobile game even at ultra settings, etc.

    The good though is the Frame Rate you can get is DANG good and the buy system actually is very forgiving.

    Slow boring matches that take forever to finish, Typical Riot Games with boring games as always. At least it has some appeal but it's mostly forgettable and I'd honestly go back to CSGO. Both games have hackers but one actually looks appealing and it ain't this one. This is a decent team game but that's about it.

    5 out of 10. Below Average. Forgettable.    … Expand
  88. maxpap
    Jul 5, 2020
    1
    The gameplay is very slow. When you run, you're being heard from another part of the Universe. So you should always walk to not being very vulnerable.
    Everyone hits with headshots all the time. Where are all that skillful aimers in another FPS?
    Cheaters! CS have these too, but Valve has a huge experience dealing with them.
    This game is CS of a smoker.
    OK graphics and performance, though.
  89. romolar61
    Jun 12, 2020
    4
    Interesting look, but some agents are overpowered, weapons are not satisfying to shoot with, very loooooooooooooooooong and boring matches.
  90. venomtail
    Jun 12, 2020
    4
    A decent game to start with, and if they refine what they have, there can be potential to make a community of its own. However it has an identity crisis.

    For example. They go for a cartoony art style but to make the game fair they made every colour flat. So then what's the point? Either commit to a cartoon style like TF2 or make a flat realistic style like CSGO. You can't have both. The    A decent game to start with, and if they refine what they have, there can be potential to make a community of its own. However it has an identity crisis.

    For example. They go for a cartoony art style but to make the game fair they made every colour flat. So then what's the point? Either commit to a cartoon style like TF2 or make a flat realistic style like CSGO. You can't have both. The same goes for map design, guns, character abilities as well as the economics of round to round.

    By trying to appeal to everyone, they appeal to no-one. And by tying to hijack other community playerbases instead of trying to make one of its own that will stick around, I don't see this lasting.    … Expand
  91. MikeGold
    Jun 20, 2020
    5
    The game is a mix up of Overwatch and CS Go. Coming from Overwatch it felt really refreshing to me. It's fun, not really buggy. It requires skill and asks for a lot of real money for the skins which is not great. The graphics are not stunning, but it runs even on potato. The main issue with it is the anti cheat system that starts along with the OS and slows down the boot. Also it isThe game is a mix up of Overwatch and CS Go. Coming from Overwatch it felt really refreshing to me. It's fun, not really buggy. It requires skill and asks for a lot of real money for the skins which is not great. The graphics are not stunning, but it runs even on potato. The main issue with it is the anti cheat system that starts along with the OS and slows down the boot. Also it is constantly checking yoour system and might be considered a vulnerability. Those things won't allow me to give it a higher score.… Expand
  92. MadViking
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    Slow, clunky and not that much fun. Maps are small and confined and while the abilities are nice enough, it doesn't help much on the overall feel of the game. If you want an ability driven game, there is Overwatch. If you want a tactical shooter, there's Rainbow Six. Valorant tries to be a tactical ability shooter, and ends up falling short on everything.
  93. Itbememate
    Jun 5, 2020
    3
    This game doesn't bring anything new to the table. Its fundamental elements are a combination of ideas that have been executed better elsewhere over a long period of time. It also lacks a lot of charm and overall attention to detail rival games contain. Factor in the invasive and potentially problematic anti-cheat that is essential to playing the game (and not actually stopping cheatersThis game doesn't bring anything new to the table. Its fundamental elements are a combination of ideas that have been executed better elsewhere over a long period of time. It also lacks a lot of charm and overall attention to detail rival games contain. Factor in the invasive and potentially problematic anti-cheat that is essential to playing the game (and not actually stopping cheaters anyway) and numerous other things and I honestly can't recommend this game.… Expand
  94. Hopa256
    Oct 14, 2020
    0
    Valorant is slow, boring, too sweaty, and unfinished. It came out way to rushed and never came close to CSGO polish. Sad that people defend this when CSGO clearly won the battle with constantly double the amount of streams on compared to Valorant. Also Riot games is known for making frustrating content and this is no exception.
  95. gadsby
    Jul 19, 2020
    2
    I am really sorry to see how Valorant changed from their first trailer. I am really sorry to see how monetized the game and how overpriced everything. This shows how absurdly greedy they are right now. This basically show how they will be in future for their other games. You have to play like every single day and hours and hours to unlock other characters. You can't earn skins. There isI am really sorry to see how Valorant changed from their first trailer. I am really sorry to see how monetized the game and how overpriced everything. This shows how absurdly greedy they are right now. This basically show how they will be in future for their other games. You have to play like every single day and hours and hours to unlock other characters. You can't earn skins. There is Vanguard(which is their Anti-Cheat and it is always on even you don't play the game) uses a lot of CPU usage. Maps are basically copied from most popular fps game and edited to give unique look. I would like mention one more time, there is skin pack which is cost $300, if you think "If you can't afford, don't buy it" because this is how things go bad. If you don't bother with these, there will be something for you in future then you may think again.… Expand
  96. Falcone
    Jun 4, 2020
    2
    The game is bad and this is my objective opinion. It look like CS and Overwatch but bad in its core. After playing the game you think that you'd better play Overwatch or CS instead Valorant.
  97. Arya_
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    The anticheat basically ruined my pc disabled my mouse and keyboard bloody apps uninstalled my msi afterburner had to boot up the pc in safe mode to be able to fix this crap no game is worth trashing your pc.
    GG
  98. Hazarb
    Jun 29, 2020
    1
    Gave this a shot after being fed up with cheating in CS GO.

    1) Gameplay is clunky, does not feel realistic (movement, shooting, death animations, powers). 2) No bots if someone abandons, can't even surrender till round 8. Slow and annoying loss ensues. 3) A, B, C bomb sites? Terrible map design, everyone just camps angles to get free kills. 4) Power system feels too complex and will    Gave this a shot after being fed up with cheating in CS GO.

    1) Gameplay is clunky, does not feel realistic (movement, shooting, death animations, powers).
    2) No bots if someone abandons, can't even surrender till round 8. Slow and annoying loss ensues.
    3) A, B, C bomb sites? Terrible map design, everyone just camps angles to get free kills.
    4) Power system feels too complex and will always limit the casual gamer. There is a reason TF2 is a classic, different characters abilities were so easy to pick up. Same for Overwatch. For Valorant, its just a colorful mess being spammed on the map.

    This is why Valorant is not for me. I have no doubt that it will garner a fanbase of hardcore nerds, just like when Diablo Mobile Version comes out.    … Expand
  99. SIPSIK
    Jun 9, 2020
    0
    Полное говно. В это даже зайти сложно. Установил их античит, который внедряется в комп, но даже так игра не запускается, просит перезагрузить компьютер. 100 раз перезагружал, ничего нового не увидел. Копия кс. 1 в 1, говно которое опять хайпануло.Полное говно. В это даже зайти сложно. Установил их античит, который внедряется в комп, но даже так игра не запускается, просит перезагрузить компьютер. 100 раз перезагружал, ничего нового не увидел. Копия кс. 1 в 1, говно которое опять хайпануло.
  100. Verdoga
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    игра - кусок говна, рито, которые 5 лет не могут сделать лаунчер в лоле решил сделать игру и получилось говно как и лаунчер в лоле.геймплей полнейшая параша, стрельба просто срань, попасть нереально. интерфейс делал пьяный паралитик после того как рукаи ему отрезали , сожги и прах обоссали. этой дряни не должно существоватьигра - кусок говна, рито, которые 5 лет не могут сделать лаунчер в лоле решил сделать игру и получилось говно как и лаунчер в лоле.геймплей полнейшая параша, стрельба просто срань, попасть нереально. интерфейс делал пьяный паралитик после того как рукаи ему отрезали , сожги и прах обоссали. этой дряни не должно существовать
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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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