Because Valorant’s beta did incredibly well, it’s not clear why exactly it ended up the target of review-bombing. However, one can probably make an educated guess from the reviews’ attached comments. Overall, they suggest that a few Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans aren’t happy with the game.

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Most of the negative reviews call Valorant a “CS:GO clone,” along with claiming that it has terrible graphics, slow pacing, and uninteresting guns. Valorant’s anti-cheat software comes up in some of the negative reviews as well.

At the time of this writing, Valorant has over 1500 fan reviews and more than half of them are negative. The sheer amount has left the game with an overall score of 5.7 out of 10.

Metacritic’s critic review score for Valorant looks vastly different by comparison. As of right now, it stands at an 83 out of 100, with only one review giving it a mixed rating.

Some of the criticisms leveled against the game may be valid, but the amount of 0 scores that the game has received thus far suggests foul play. Valorant’s official release isn’t much different from the beta either, so it shouldn’t have such an opinion-swaying dip in quality.

Most gamers don’t take review aggregates and user review scores as seriously now as they did in the past because of tactics like this. It’s hard to say whether or not that’s a good thing or a bad thing, but in Valorant’s case, the scores might not have as significant of an impact. The game is free to play, so anyone with a decent PC can try it out for themselves if they’re curious.

Regardless, the full version fo Valorant has only been around for five days and is only starting to find its audience and competitive scene. Riot Games has had tremendous success with League of Legends as both a casual online experience and a legitimate esport, and it hopes that Valorant fills a similar role in the FPS space. There are some hardcore FPS players that don’t like the game’s mix of Overwatch and Counter-Strike, but plenty think it is a fresh twist on the genre.

Valorant is available now for the PC.

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Source: Metacritic