Paladins could be summed up in two words: fun and controversial. Featuring 3v3, 4v4 and 5v5 along with different game modes, you can’t accuse this game of lacking content or options, but it also has plenty of polish and it’s a lot of fun, in co-op or competitive modes. When you’re done with that and you’ve come to grasps with the tag system, which allows you to select two masters and swap between them mid-fight, you can jump straight into the competitive aspect of Master X Master. One of the strengths of Master X Master is that it’s not just a MOBA, it’s way more than that there’s a solid PvE story mode where you can team up with other players and go on an adventure through several environments based on NCSoft’s games. With a catalogue so rich that includes the Lineage series, Guild Wars, Aion, Blade & Soul and Wildstar, it would be a shame not to use some of the more popular characters from those MMOs, along with many interesting original creations for this game. Master X Master is the MOBA entry from giant NCSoft and just as it happens with Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm, it takes inspiration and characters from the studio’s most important franchises.
One of the few games where you get all the heroes for free from the start, without any kind of hassle or payment, so you can choose the ones that you like the most right away.
Epic Games didn’t spend much time between the announcement and open beta, which could be the main reason why Paragon is still getting a somewhat divisive reaction – some players love it, others complain about the slower gameplay when compared with other MOBAs. Coming from the powerhouse that created the Gears of War series, Paragon surely won’t lack support and is getting a new hero every three weeks to keep things moving. It sounds somewhat weird to say that Paragon is one of the few third-person free MOBAs out there, but considering that for several years everyone was going top-down in a bid to become the next League of Legends, it starts to make sense. Dreadnought will hardly become a hit, as it sounds more like a niche game with its slow paced gameplay and tactical approach required during battle, but it frankly deserves to get a good enough player base to keep it going for many years. The game looks stunning and controlling these massive ships gives you a sense of being truly behind something where you have to consider your actions and plan ahead, not just dive into the fray and hope for the best.
Dreadnought is one hell of a game, a triple-A production that actually happens to be available for free. This is one for fans of slower paced battles. There’s no lack of originality and eye candy in this game, so hopefully the gameplay has improved over the latest tests and Gigantic can finally fulfil its potential.
Now in the hands of Perfect World after an initial push by Microsoft for a Windows 10 exclusivity on PC that is no more, developer Motiga has a clearly talented art team, with Gigantic looking like a stunning playable cartoon. Bad pun aside, Gigantic is going through stress test after stress test, making sure that the servers are able to handle all the action, and also serving as a way to balance the different heroes. This game is going through a gigantic delay. Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel!