User Gameplay Review: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike is revived with Global Offensive! I seriously haven't had this much fun in any fps game. I was aware of this game for years but wasn't interested until it was on a good sale price of £8.95. Glad that I picked up my copy. The game objectives are simple but the gameplay is brilliantly balanced. Graphics are a bonus but the real emphasis is on teamwork and strategy. Every round feels tense, and there are no cheap deaths, only mistakes.
Counter-Strike Global Offensive is just a few bug fixes and features away from beating its predecessors. With 100s of hours on this game and previous installments, it is safe to say that CS GO is just as good as providing a competitive and fun experience
One thing I love about the Counter-Strike shooter genre at once is the sheer amount of skill required, you cant simply jump into a kill a wreck havoc, you must be able to learn spray patterns, smoke areas, and have a good amount of game sense, in most games the map doesn't make much of a difference towards the gameplay. But Counter-Strike: Global Offensive provides a substantial amount of game sense, map knowledge, and gun spray patterns in order to just get the simplest of objective done.
The ranks add more gameplay and less repetitive, not only is it fun to say but its also a good way to separate different skill groups. Ranging from the Beginning of Silver to all the way to Global Elite. One incredible feature that is new to Counter-Strike is the addition of the Workshop. You are able to download maps, game modes and also post skin ideas! Awesome way to add value and replayability to the game! The map balance is a bit screwed up on a few maps, but with a good team, you can achieve anything.
However not every game is perfect, especially Counter-Strike, unfortunately, valve really decided to start off with new micro-dlcs. With the recent CSGO Betting scandals. Valve's reputation has gone lower then it should be. However, there is a way to get these micro-dlcs without paying. The recent addition of spray cans is the worst of the worst. I hate seeing them in my drops as they have no value at all and could have been in the game since the beginning, worst way to charge players.
The verdict is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is just as fun, with new features to give it better replayability, I think this game shines out to be one of the most played and competitive and fun video games even after 4 years; And that's not easy to say, especially for shooters. The cons can be easily ignored, as they don't provide any substantial benefit in the game, and are just cosmetics. Overall I give CSGO a 9. It's fun and amazing with the exception of Micro-DLC.