Recent reviews by Leather Wardaddy

Combat is extremely lethal and frustrating at first, but with a little practice you begin to understand the maps and one of the most interesting class systems I have seen in a realism-focused shooter that manages to prioritize teamwork while still holding true to the plausibility of the underlying world.

This is the best game I have played in a long time. People have been rightfully annoyed by launch-week server load problems, but those are pretty much resolved and the game is better than ever.

The shooting feels good. The high difficulties are achieved by increasing enemy number and variety rather than increasing HP and damage output, meaning that when you struggle there you feel like a badass overcoming increasingly impossible odds rather than just kind the same game but you sucking more. The little things like the way Stratagems are called in and the way climbing and diving work make the game feel unique but not gimmicky.

The game is not without warts, and there's definitely a lot of things that need to be fleshed out; however, the pure fundamentals of this game are so much stronger than the original CS that I think I would have a hard time going back even in its imperfect state. I only expect it to get far better in time -- but even now, I think it's great.