Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, or CS:GO for short, is a highly competitive skill-based game. This is what makes it so great, learning the maps, all of the different tactics, improving your aim and managing the economy. This however, can be a long grind. Every map has its own calls, grenade spots to learn and positions to play.

CS:GO runs great (although every updates costs FPS), has some great design, and decent graphics for an older game. Updates come regularly to add stuff (Most of the updates are skins and other things, but that doesn't make the game bad) and Valve keeps improving the game. A big downside of CS:GO however is the big amount of cheaters. If you don't link your phone number to the game and play in "prime matchmaking" the game can be literally unplayable. This can be very frustrating, especially when you're doing your best to rank up and improve.

Aim and sound play an important role in CS:GO, more than in most other shooters. Every gun has it's own recoil pattern to learn and it's own unique playstyle. Since CS:GO requires a lot more tactics than most other shooters, aim also very important. Having your crosshair at the right position means you can take your opponent down faster. Lots of practice, playing aim maps, helps and using your sound to locate your enemy's footsteps gives you a big advantage. The CS:GO e-sports scene is also massive. Millions of people follow it and it's a great place to learn. Use this to your advantage. Want know those new tactics, boosts and smoke/flashes? Watch some games! You can honestly learn a lot from watching the pros play.

Now of course, you saw this one coming, the community can be really... annoying. Especially at lower ranks, the community is full of toxic kids, people who have no idea what they are doing and teammates who refuse to work together. This can be harsh, especially because CS:GO heavily relies on teamwork. That's why I recommend playing this game with friends. The faster you're out of those low ranks the better! Once you get a bit higher you'll see the community gets better and better (with the occasional toxic/clueless player of course). People work together, people give useful information and are just a bit nicer to work with in general.

Next to competitive, CS:GO also has some gamemodes for people who just want to have some fun and don't care about ranks or tactics. Gamemodes like: Arms Race, Deathmatch and Casual are great for this and the thousands of community servers offer cool things like: surfing, aim training, roleplay, minigames and more!

Now, would I recommend CS:GO? Sure! Especially for the small amount of money it costs. Just don't expect this to be another casual shooter. It's a highly skilled game and requires you to put in a lot of time to improve. Pick this up with a couple of friends so there's less of a chance of having these annoyances.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, or CS:GO for short, is a highly competitive skill-based game. This is what makes it so great, learning the maps, all of the different tactics, improving your aim and managing the economy. This however, can be a long grind. Every map has its own calls, grenade spots to learn and positions to play. CS:GO runs great (although every updates costs FPS), has some great design, and decent graphics for an older game. Updates come regularly to add stuff (Most of the updates are skins and other things, but that doesn't make the game bad) and Valve keeps improving the game. A big downside of CS:GO however is the big amount of cheaters. If you don't link your phone number to the game and play in "prime matchmaking" the game can be literally unplayable. This can be very frustrating, especially when you're doing your best to rank up and improve. Aim and sound play an important role in CS:GO, more than in most other shooters. Every gun has it's own recoil pattern to learn and it's own unique playstyle. Since CS:GO requires a lot more tactics than most other shooters, aim also very important. Having your crosshair at the right position means you can take your opponent down faster. Lots of practice, playing aim maps, helps and using your sound to locate your enemy's footsteps gives you a big advantage. The CS:GO e-sports scene is also massive. Millions of people follow it and it's a great place to learn. Use this to your advantage. Want know those new tactics, boosts and smoke/flashes? Watch some games! You can honestly learn a lot from watching the pros play. Now of course, you saw this one coming, the community can be really... annoying. Especially at lower ranks, the community is full of toxic kids, people who have no idea what they are doing and teammates who refuse to work together. This can be harsh, especially because CS:GO heavily relies on teamwork. That's why I recommend playing this game with friends. The faster you're out of those low ranks the better! Once you get a bit higher you'll see the community gets better and better (with the occasional toxic/clueless player of course). People work together, people give useful information and are just a bit nicer to work with in general. Next to competitive, CS:GO also has some gamemodes for people who just want to have some fun and don't care about ranks or tactics. Gamemodes like: Arms Race, Deathmatch and Casual are great for this and the thousands of community servers offer cool things like: surfing, aim training, roleplay, minigames and more! Now, would I recommend CS:GO? Sure! Especially for the small amount of money it costs. Just don't expect this to be another casual shooter. It's a highly skilled game and requires you to put in a lot of time to improve. Pick this up with a couple of friends so there's less of a chance of having these annoyances.