Early footage of Valorant was shared over the weekend as content creators were able to publish gameplay from an exclusive hands-on event with Riot Games. For most, it was the first chance to see Valorant's tactical first-person shooter gameplay in its entirety. Such was the case with Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect, who didn't attend the event. After Dr Disrespect said he watched some of TimTheTatman's footage, he gave some first impressions, though they weren't exuberant, to say the least.
In a short clip, Dr Disrespect asks his viewers what they think about Valorant. As his chat adds their varied responses, Dr Disrespect leans back in his chair and feigns falling asleep. He doesn't say anything explicitly about the game, but the implication is that he either doesn't find it interesting or was bored by the gameplay. His chat, following his lead, spammed Dr Disrespect's "doctorSNOOZEFEST" emote.
The clip from Dr Disrespect's stream echo's a sentiment he shared over a month ago. After seeing some of the first Valorant gameplay shared, Dr Disrespect said "What the hell am I looking at?" after being confused regarding one of the Valorant Agent's abilities. He'd then say, "I'm not mad at what I'm seeing, I'm just disappointed." Since then, it's been somewhat of a meme on his channel that Dr Disrespect doesn't like Valorant.
This sentiment continued through April Fool's Day, when Dr Disrespect revealed an "exclusive" channel-themed skin for Valorant. The joke wasn't just that he'd gotten such a cool partnership ahead of other streamers, but that the Dr and Valorant don't make so much sense together.
To Dr Disrespect's credit, he says that his SNOOZEFEST impression of Valorant was just a joke. He'd say that it was just TimTheTatman gameplay footage that was boring. He then pantomimes Riot Game walking away from the table regarding their skin deal.
To be fair to Dr Disrespect, his actions so far have been very much in-character. He's having fun with the question regarding whether he'll be into Valorant or not and would likely do so regardless of whether he likes the game or not. Like most streamers, he'll probably give Valorant's closed beta a chance when he gets the opportunity. If the game does well for him and if he's good at it, he'll stick with it. If not, then he'll keep joking about not liking the game. Fans will just have to tune into his Twitch stream to find out what's what.
Valorant releases this summer on PC.