Cultural Cold Cuts

A Shooter in Turmoil Since I started Cold Cuts, I’ve covered Counter-Strike 2 a few times. I’ve been working on a few projects for this page over the last few months, but they aren’t quite ready yet. While I touch those up, I figure I’d briefly talk about the state of CS2. Counter-Strike is easy to pick up and difficult to master, a legacy franchise that has continually shaped the first-person shooter scene all without compromising its core identity and the snappy moment-to-moment gameplay the franchise has come to be known for. There’s no other game like Counter-Strike. That’s a problem, since the game is in danger, due to cheaters, technical problems, and the remaining feature incomplete almost a year since the early access launch. Today, in my mini-post, I want to talk about the state of Counter-Strike, my feelings about it, and what I (a layman) think is on the horizon. Misplaced Enthusiasm This is the third time that I’ve written about Counter-Strike on this page. Counter-Strike i...