It's Game Review Time! Long story short, after the two breaks that we've had lately, I wanted a way to disconnect from reality, so I returned to a game that I used to play: Awesomenauts, a 2D multiplayer online battle arena by Ronimo. My brother and I got this game during a steam sale a few years back, but it has since become free to play, which is really exciting because it means more players which means quicker match ups to be able to play. It's a really fun game that's pretty easy to learn, and I just really enjoy the way that it looks. Basically though it's "2D League of Legends" (credit to Sam for such a good summary), so there isn't a ton to talk about gameplay-wise, so I'm just gonna talk about some of the characters I like and how the games sort of play out. [All pictures included come from the game's official website] The Basic Game Structure So basically, each team has 3 players who are trying to defend their own base, and the destroy the other team's base. However, there are also turrets, which act as a strong defense (the big mech machine gun looking thing above) and droids (the two little guys on the left with buzz saw arms) who function as meat shields when fighting against the turrets. It's pretty simple over all, but there's a variety of different characters who all play a little differently, and there's a lot of strategy that goes into it. It also really requires full engagement on the part of all 3 team members, or it really will be a struggle to have a fighting chance (basically it's really frustrating when someone goes inactive). One thing I really love about this game is that it's not about the kills. While yes, these stats are recorded, and it is helpful to kill others and not die, there's so much more to the game than attacking other people. A lot of it comes down to defending and attacking other turrets, and following waves of droids in order to be able to do so effectively. I'm not very good at any PvP game, but I've gotten a lot better at this one than at any other and even gotten a kill streak a few times, because I can actually use other strategy and skills to still help out my team, especially using characters that fulfill a more defensive or support role. Which brings me to... The Characters Awesomenauts has over 20 characters, and they all feel really unique, which I think is really impressive. A few of them do play a little similarly, but the character designs are all so vastly different, and they do have slight differences move-wise that set them apart. They all have their own theme music and voices too. The characters fall into a few different categories, some of them being fighter, tank, support, harasser, and assassin. I haven't unlocked all of the characters, so I'm only going to talk about a few of them who I've had fun with lately (2 of which are starter characters, but they're honestly still my favorites).
So, that's about all I have to say about Awesomenauts! I can foresee myself wasting hours on it over the summer, and I encourage you to try it out if you want! It's free to play and matches usually are less than 20 minutes long, and it's just such a charming game.
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