Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) was officially released by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment, marking the continuation of the popular Counter-Strike series with updated graphics, gameplay, and new content.
Valve released the Arms Deal update, introducing weapon skins (also known as skins or finishes) to CS:GO, enabling players to customize the appearance of their weapons and creating a marketplace economy within the game.
CS:GO was made free-to-play, and the new battle royale mode called Danger Zone was introduced to attract a wider audience and to stay competitive with other battle royale games.
CS:GO Majors started to reach prize pools over one million dollars, elevating the competitive esports scene significantly and increasing mainstream visibility for the game.
Alright. Bean the game now. Previous comment still stands. The concepts in the game are great. The setting is fun. I like that there are multiple endings - but I continued to experience being unable to deviate from 'the path'. I wouldn't have minded the game letting me fail more outright, and punishing me for it.
That being said; It's a gem. There's not a lot else quite like it, and I'm happy I've played it. Looking forward to whatever the developer does next.
This is a fun indie gem. Visual Novel, slight choose your own adventure (so far). 10 Hours in currently. The premise and world is really interesting, and the type of scenario I wanted after reading Permutation City by Greg Egan. Dealing with mind/consciousness, and AI. Topics I like exploring.
Biggest downsides so far are that it's quite wordy. The English translation has issues now and then. So far is it doesn't feel like I can actually make very many impactful choices. I can sometimes, but even if I do 'all the things I'm absolutely not supposed to do', the game steers me back to being successful. So more like an interactive story so far; though I know there are supposed to be multiple endings.
Absolutely loving playing through this right now. If you like the old-school combat/puzzle mix that quite a few old jpgs have - this game is gonna blow you away. Dungeons, puzzles, bosses, nice progression - it's a love letter in the best sense of the phrase. Worth every penny and then some.