Valve recently released Counter-Strike 2, also known as CS2, one of the most anticipated games of the year. This effectively marked the end of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. However, CS2 brought significant changes along with it. Unfortunately, it did not meet the expectations of a significant portion of the Counter-Strike community, leading to negative reviews.
Why did players believe that CS2 shouldn’t have been released?
Counter-Strike 2, which was introduced to players through updates to the 2012 game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, brought noticeable changes to the maps, a new buy menu, and adjustments to character physics.
Developed using Valve’s Source 2 game engine, Counter-Strike 2 not only made character legs visible but also introduced changes to the user interface on the main screen and in the settings. In other words, there were several noticeable improvements.
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Despite the visible changes and innovations that came with Counter-Strike 2, a significant portion of players did not have positive feedback about the game. Many players had various complaints, and some even expressed a desire for CS:GO to return.
Looking at player evaluations for Counter-Strike 2, we can see that only 70% of the comments made in the last 30 days were positive. While this indicates that a majority of players liked the game, the number of dissatisfied users is still substantial.
When examining the negative reviews, it’s clear that players were generally unhappy with specific issues. These issues include optimization problems, the high graphical quality of the game, certain maps being overly bright, and the increased system requirements due to the need for even better graphics.
Some players claimed a significant drop in FPS in CS2 compared to CS:GO. On the other hand, some users noted that certain points on maps, especially the spawn point of the Counter-Terrorists on the Dust 2 map, appeared excessively bright. This issue extended to other maps as well, with brighter colors being a point of concern.
Additionally, there were a few comments from players with lower-end hardware stating that they couldn’t even launch the game after transitioning to CS2. This suggests that the increase in graphical quality may have resulted in a loss of players.
What are your thoughts on this matter? How did you find Counter-Strike 2? Would you have preferred CS:GO to make a comeback? Feel free to share your opinions in the comments section below.
