10 Ways Valorant Is A Clone Of Counter-Strike

5. The Map Design

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The maps in Valorant are very reminiscent of those we see in Counter-Strike, so much so that the exact same call-outs are used. Terms such as 'Short A' and 'Long A', which are used to pinpoint the enemy's location in Counter-Strike, are now being commonly used by players in Valorant.

It therefore comes as no surprise that ex-pro Counter-Strike player and map designer Salvatore 'Volcano' Garozzo, who worked on maps such as 'de_cache' and 'de_nuke_ve' in Counter-Strike, is on Valorant's developer team.

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Ever since I saw BJ grin as he picked up the chain gun in Wolfenstein 3D, I've been hooked on video games. My first love, however, was Counter-Strike 1.3 and I would beg my mom to take me to Internet cafés just so I could play it. The other two games that captured my heart were World of Warcraft and Quake, though I play all sorts of games (especially of the competitive multiplayer type). Oh, and I love dwarves and write fantasy stories about them in my free time.