Kenger's first impression:
I played de_dust and de_aztec
Positive things:
The HE's... they ring your ears Love it..
Smoke nades... they actually look real and make a wall of smoke that you cannot see through.
Flashbangs... Not only do they flash you but they make a loud noise like the HE's. And also blurs your vision just before you are able to see again. I liked that was neat.
Graphics are great, during aztec you make splashes when running through the water, and also when you shoot through it. You can shoot bottles so they shatter, and also shoot the barrels around. Thought this was a great addition for the moment. The characters are nice. Can see the grenades on his belt, thought that was cool also.
Negative things:
Crouching characters need a little more work. They look too goofy running around crouched.
Throwing grenades does not seem real. Seems like you have no control where the nades go.
Headshots. Seems like our heads have grown again. I saw all kinds of headshots in two maps.
Bomb... they need to bring the backpack back. I don't like the gfx of a brick of c4 with a timer on top to it just sitting on someones back with no straps or anything. Looks like the terrist just glued it to his back.
I also thing they should fix muzzle flash. With the ak there should always be flash. (works fine) But with the m4 colt there should not be flash w/ a silencer. I mean thats one of the purposes of adding it to your gun...
Additions:
Maps. Duh, always can be added. Will come with time i believe tho.
Characters. Maybe 2 or 3 more, but I like having one do to easier for newer players to learn who is what team and such.
With the mp5, if your a ct there should be an added silencor option to it. In all the movies you always see the mp5 with silencers, would be neat to have the same.
I think its a good update for CS. But maybe not a great "new" release. It is worth buying HL2 and getting CS:S. I think with time the game will get better, but I think thats the way it always works. But of coarse 1.5 to 1.6 really killed CS .
I think a lot of people think different about it and you will just have to try it out by yourself to really see if its worth it or not. But at the very least you can convince yourself that you bought HL2 for 50 bucks instead of HL2 and CS:S.