Which is better? ESL and Blast? Or VCT?
ESL:
https://youtu.be/HSI1wRMK2So
https://youtu.be/N7DiYE4G3yc
Blast:
https://youtu.be/f7rmk1I7sUc
https://youtu.be/k8WX72DBww4
VCT:
https://youtu.be/pBYRerD3odg
https://youtu.be/cXjP1uJwdmY
Which is better? ESL and Blast? Or VCT?
ESL:
https://youtu.be/HSI1wRMK2So
https://youtu.be/N7DiYE4G3yc
Blast:
https://youtu.be/f7rmk1I7sUc
https://youtu.be/k8WX72DBww4
VCT:
https://youtu.be/pBYRerD3odg
https://youtu.be/cXjP1uJwdmY
To me, even though Blast production is insane, ESL especially IEM Katowice and Cologne events is better overall: special storyline, music, and also good production! VCT is good too but its just not my taste tbh.
EDIT: After seeing today's VCT Americas LCQ production, I don't really know what to say lol
ive been following the casters this year in CSGO and its lacking, even the paris major/the current blast games, they're rambling too much about random things because there's nothing to comment on in game due to the save meta. csgo casting talent is still better but it seems even the casters are waiting for CS2 to actually cast, right now they seem like they're on autopilot. The faze vs liquid game had a lot of hype moments and the casters were too uninterested to cast properly.
My wording wasn't that great. There's a lot of hype around CS matches, where even people like me who don't watch the game at all hear about it. I meant more in the sense of promotional videos, teasers, and trailers for the event. The teasers that drop for each event, while admittedly corny, add a nice flair to the game, one which I haven't seen in CS, but tbf I could have just missed it.
I also think the fact that Val is more of an international game helps as well, compared to CS which from what I can tell is essentially EU vs EU with a sprinkling of NA and BR every now and then. The international story lines that Val has helps boost the hype going into the events.
Yea I definitely agree, I said Valorant is more mainstream when it comes to this.
As for the region thing, CS used to be way more international with NA and BR back in 2015-2019. I think Covid and Valorant ruined the NA scene, but hopefully CS2 will revive it a bit with more tier 1.5/2 orgs entering such as the recent M80. BR still has a couple of teams, but not as strong as they used to be
blast is no doubt the 🐐 for production, they just need to stop making shit like that goofy ahh last major trophy 💀
and the blast tv music on timeouts are so relaxing I don't think anything can beat it.
One thing I have to say though, except for the 2021-2022 masters square prism trophies, the new vct trophies are really cool