Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Steven does, as he catches a wave of minions.
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This review was submitted by Steven Bogos. If you’ve played League Of Legends, or just want to ask Steven more about it, leave your thoughts in the comments below.
League of Legends (PC)
League of Legends is a game in the newly forged MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) genre, from Riot Games, a company founded by two of the creators of the original DoTA allstars map, on which the entire MOBA genre is based. You play as a summoner, a powerful mage who summons a single champion to do battle in an arena against waves of minions and enemy champions.
Loved
N00b Friendly: One of DoTA’s biggest flaws is that a new player will have better luck discovering the secret of alchemy than figuring out how to play properly. Thankfully, LoL has plenty of features to help out newbies, such as a tutorial level to get you started, a matchmaking system that finds games based on skill, a recommended item option at the shop, and a death recap feature that tells you the who, what and why of your death.
Free To Play Done Right: LoL’s free-to-play supplemented with micro transactions model is the best I have seen in a game so far. A quick summary on how it works:
-All accounts are free to create
-Every week, a set of 10 Free Champions are available. They change every week to ensure variety, as well as letting players try out every champion
-As you play games, you earn Influence Points. You get more IP if you win, but you still get some if you lose. Influence points can be used to permanently unlock champions
-If you choose to, you can purchase ‘Riot Points’ for real money, which can also be used to unlock champions, at a much faster rate
It really nails the delicate balance between allowing paying customers more content without unbalancing them in game.
Hated
Featureless: Many features included in rival MOBA’s such as Demigod, Heroes of Newerth and even the original DoTA are missing from LoL. These include: ranked matches, map variety (there is only one map at the moment) and random champion mode.
League of Legends is incredibly fun and addictive, and in my opinion, much better than any of its competitors currently on the market. The best part is I’ve been told that my only gripe with the game (lack of features) will be corrected with future content patches, something that League of Legends has regularly!
PS: If you want to try this game out, hit up my referral link to make a free account. And add ‘Istvan’ to your friends list!
Reviewed by: Steven Bogos
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