SMITE 2 Review (Steam)

SMITE 2 Review, Ascend to divine status and engage in in SMITE 2, the-to-play sequel to the renowned third-person actionBA, powered by Unreal Engine 5. For those who appreciate challenging competition, intense action, ability-driven combat, rewarding teamwork, or godly mythology, it is evident why over 40 million players adore SMITE. No other game offers combat that feels like your favorite hero shooter, crossed with the deep strategy you can only find in a 5v5 MOBA. Feel the impact of every shot, sneak up on enemies, and combo abilities with teammates to take down the enemy Titan in Conquest mode, or defeat waves of minions and enemy Gods to secure victory in Arena mode.

SMITE 2 Review Pros:

• Awesome graphics.
• 15.35GB download size.
• Steam achievements.
• Full controller support.
• Free to play.
• Mouse and keyboard support.
• Graphics settings – resolution, screen mode, global quality, anti-aliasing method, DLSS super-resolution, brightness slider, motion blur, v-sync, NVIDIA reflex, reduced rendering buffer, max fps, and ragdoll.
• Camera settings – Invert axis and sensitivity sliders for both the mouse and the controller.
• Jump can be disabled.
• Accessibility and usability options – Colourblind, photosensitivity, auto-build, auto skill, help tips, map signposts, distance line indicator, ground target, reticule shape, show-targeted 3D elements, and nameplate highlighting.
• Controller settings – can remap controls or use the presets.
• Arena-like gameplay.
• Opening arena fight with a voice-over and on-screen text tutorial that helps you learn the basics.
• Good voicework.
• Daily login rewards.
• God’s will go on free rotation so you can try them out.
• Profile setup lets you select any unlocked – badges, titles, and global emotes.
• You have a main profile rank and earn exp to level up.
• Over 40 different God’s to play as and each one is unique and is a particular play style like melee, ranged, magical etc.
• Every God lets you take them into a practice area.
• Mastery is a set of unlocks like a battle pass except it’s a mastery level for each individual character.
• Daily quests for Rewards.
• A full 3D game world with 360-degree camera control.
• 12 total game modes – conquest normal, conquest ranked, arena normal, joust normal, assault normal, duel normal, conquest vs Ai, arena vs Ai, joust vs Ai, and then 3 practice modes – conquest, arena, and practice arena.
• Server browser and search bar.
• Arena is 5v5 where you have to kill enemies to reduce the teams ticket count, no lanes just a circular arena complete with minions but no towers.
• Joust is 3v3 and to win you have to destroy the enemy team’s titan, one lane with towers, phoenix, and jungle.
• Assault is 5v5 on a one-lane match where you get a random God and lanes have towers and phoenix.
• Duel is a 1v1 mode where to win you take out the enemy titan, it is one lane with towers, phoenix, and jungles.
• Conquest is 5v5 and to win you take out the enemy Titan, this is all 3 lanes, jungles, towers, and phoenix.
• The general game is minions spawn at a set time and follow a set path continuesly and taking them out grants exp and gold.
• Level up in the game to unlock new abilities or empower previous abilities.
• Gold is used to buy items from the shop in your spawn hub area.
• Jungles are little set pieces where killing the team there will grant you or your team a buff and they respawn at set times.
• Phoenix and Titans will fight back and always target the closest enemy.
• Towers attack anyone in their range but you can take them out.
• Many different ways to play the game.
• Every mode will say how long a game typically lasts.
• Decent matchmaking speeds.
• Create your own load out every game by choosing what and where you unlock abilities etc.
• Damage numbers pop off.
• I found this game to be a lot more accessible than the first game thanks mostly to the tutorial and breakdown of modes.
• Handy icons to show heroes that are good for beginners.
• When selecting your God you also choose the skin of them.
• Death breakdown shows who killed you and how much damage they did.
• At any time you can teleport back to the hub but it has a casting time.
• Killing enemies and watching it all kick off is really satisfying.
• The visual feedback of everything from attacks to heals to abilities is a real treat.
• The minimap shows enemies and minions, as well as points of interest and objectives.
• Gifts can be picked up around the world and granted temporary buffs.
• It is definitely a game that looks confusing and overwhelming but is surprisingly easy to pick up and understand.
• Setting your character up starts at the beginning of a match where you can choose what build to go for or set it to manual and any starting relics or items.

SMITE 2 Review Cons:

• Precompiling shades can be quick but also slow.
• There is a lot to take in.
• To be a good player it will take a long time.
• No benchmark test.
• If all players don’t ready up in time the lobby closes and kicks everyone out.
• As a new player, I don’t see huge differences between the first and second games.
• Seeing the God selection screen is daunting.
• Have had times of the day dictate slow matchmaking times.
• There are a lot of app purchases.
• Dying leaves you out of the game for a while.
• It is a very visual game and it can be very over-stimulating and an assault on the eyes.
• You will always swear the game is unbalanced and full of crap but the truth is you need to know what every God can do and how to counteract attacks and abilities.

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SMITE 2:

Official website.

Developer: Titan Forge Games

Publisher: Hi-Rez Studios

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Steam