Valorant

Valorant

June 2, 2020

First-Person Shooter PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series X/S

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Critic Reviews (28)

Alex Gibson The Nerd Stash Jun 2020
80.0 /100

"Valorant is likely to make a big impression on anybody that enjoys competitive shooters, even if it is a little light on content at the moment. Genre newcomers will need to stay patient to push past the initial difficulty curve, …"

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Angelo D&s;Argenio GameCrate Jun 2020
83.0 /100

"Valorant isn&s;t trying to appeal to everyone. It&s;s trying to appeal to a hyper focused slice of the hardcore shooter fanbase. If that sounds like you, you will absolutely love it."

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Aria Moghadam Gamefa Jun 2020
88.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

84.0

"Valorant is a well-balanced mixture of CS:GO and Overwatch, that doesn&s;t lose its own identity. The gunplay is awesome and the combat system is deep and fun. Though there are some minor issues like the limited number of maps and …"

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Chris Carter Destructoid Jun 2020
70.0 /100

"As a hardcore shooter fan since the &s;90s, Valorant feels very well designed, and provides me with a rush I haven&s;t gotten out of so many other big genre games in the past five years. But Valorant feels like it …"

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Chris Tapsell Eurogamer Jun 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

30.0

"Riot Games delivers a masterclass in competitive integrity, soulless precision and zealous, life-consuming obsession."

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Daniel Tack Game Informer Jun 2020
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

60.0

"Valorant takes a traditional template and adds some flash and flair to the competitive formula"

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David Rodriguez Hobby Consolas Jun 2020
85.0 /100

"Valorant is a great multiplayer proposal, that although it includes elements from many other games , it&s;s cohesion manages to entitle it a unique personality. Riot Games has been able to detect the genre by providing a game that remainds …"

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Donovan Erskine Shacknews Jun 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

78.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

64.0

"Valorant delivers as a highly competitive FPS. From a pure design standpoint, Riot’s shooter stands tall on excellent gunplay, diverse agents, and balanced maps. This alone is enough to capture the attention of hardcore fans of the genre. It’s been …"

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Echo Apsey Push Square Jun 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

35.0

"Despite missing a few features from the PC version and eye-watering prices for customisation items, Riot has crafted an incredible shooter in Valorant and done a stellar job at transitioning it over to PS5. It&s;s a unique breed of multiplayer …"

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Eva Martinello Gameblog Jun 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

40.0

"After League of Legends, Riot Games has seemingly succeeded to create a competitive tactic FPS game with a real identity. The game lies on solid grounds at the state of its launch, which broke a record on Twitch. The question …"

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Evan Prather Jump Dash Roll Jun 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

78.0

Story

25.0

"Riot created Valorant to be the next big competitive first-person shooter. In our review, we discuss how Riot used hit games like CS:GO and Overwatch as inspiration to create a fun, competitive game that should last for years to come. …"

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Harry Kalogirou Press Start Jun 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

90.0

"Despite a few issues, Valorant has a compelling combination of twitch shooting and ability focused combat, fueled by kinetic gunplay and the ever-alluring temptation to get better. I’m excited to see where Riot take this title in the future, and …"

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Joe Vargas The Angry Joe Show Jun 2020
70.0 /100
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Jordan Oloman VGC Jun 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

60.0

"Valorant has already won over many esports and live-streaming stars and their millions of teen fans. If it can do what Fortnite and Overwatch have done and bring in more casual players as well, we will be talking about it …"

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Kai Powell Wccftech Jun 2020
78.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

56.0

"Valorant doesn&s;t stray too far from Riot Games&s; plethora of hero-focused titles. With the fusion of high-level gunplay and hero mechanics, Valorant is both highly competitive and unfortunately too highly skill focused for casual players to enjoy."

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Kyle Campbell IGN Jun 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

30.0

"Valorant is a clever tactical hero shooter that&s;s plenty deep, and a lot of fun to master."

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Lee Mehr VGChartz Jun 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

30.0

"The well-weathered gamer can easily spot its debt to Counter-Strike and Overwatch, but that shouldn&s;t dismiss how those mechanical &a; aesthetic philosophies succinctly fuse together through Riot&s;s own due diligence. As the saying almost goes: it&s;s more than the sum …"

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Lexuzze Tablante Sirus Gaming Jun 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

68.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

28.0

"Valorant made a rather old game formula fun that even myself can&s;t deny how delightful the sessions were. It manages to keep what makes the game fun and that&s;s its core gameplay mechanics. So even if you&s;re not a CS:GO …"

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Matthew Osborn Daily Mirror Jun 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

30.0

"Going up against the likes of Overwatch and Apex Legends, Riot Games&s; new release is an intense FPS that&s;s fun to play with friends but a challenge to master."

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Michael Higham GameSpot Jun 2020
70.0 /100

"Valorant hooks you match after match with tight, tactical gameplay, albeit in rather barebones fashion."

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Morgan Park PC Gamer Jun 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

35.0

Gameplay

40.0

Story

25.0

"With intense gunplay and transformative agent abilities, Valorant is an exceptional FPS that everyone should try."

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Ravi Sinha GamingBolt Jun 2020
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

88.0

Story

30.0

"As a worthwhile experience that&s;s only improved over the years, Valorant is a great option for competitive shooter fans on consoles."

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Ryan Jones TrustedReviews Jun 2020
90.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

70.0

"Valorant is one of the best tactical shooters in recent memory, featuring superb precision gunplay and an expansive class system for an abundance of depth. With ruthless headshot damage, accuracy proves more important than rival online shooters which may put …"

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Tony Bae COGconnected Jun 2020
85.0 /100

Graphics

100.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"All in all, Valorant is definitely not for everyone, but the game is completely free to play so you have nothing to lose. It might not be the most original game, but it is expertly designed and iterates on many …"

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Valentino Cinefra Spaziogames Jun 2020
82.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

30.0

"You&s;re going to play Valorant a lot in the future, because though it doesn&s;t have the charisma of the early Overwatch, it&s;s a solid and entertaining multiplayer fps experience: rough, high skilled and incredibly catchy."

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Will Borger IGN Jun 2020
70.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

20.0

"Valorant&s;s an excellent shooter with a lot of depth brought down by an intrusive anti-cheat program, limited game modes and characters, and mediocre art design."

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Zaher Albalbisi IGN Middle East Jun 2020
77.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

40.0

"Valorant is overall a good game that still needs a lot of work and enhancements"

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80.0 /100

Graphics

20.0

Gameplay

20.0

Story

20.0

"An exciting and fun shooter with a huge potential and a questionable monetization. If you don&s;t care about cosmetics at all, you can add one point to the final score."

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