Well that wasn't great

[Ashraa]

Been quite a while since I played Smite, but I don't really notice any difference?

Graphics might look a bit better, but still "cartoony" and pretty basic by today's standards. All looks a bit like Paladins textures/reskins.

Didn't really notice anything new or fun gameplay wise either. If you are already a Smite fan, then you'll still like it.
If not, then there is absolutely nothing new to engage.
Matches are dull, uninspiring and last way too long.

Personally I'm not a massive MOBA fan and couldn't be bothered playing any more than three matches.
If you're looking for something MOBAish but more fun and snappy check out Gigantic Rampage Edition
Waaaaay more fun than this chore

[Snarty]

i typically play arena in smite 1. Like it for a quick 10-20 minute game. The game of smite 2 i playted yesterday last 50 minutes, after multiple tries to surrender. Noone surrendered on my team. Then all of a sudden, with the game in a stalemate, the other team surrendered...found i was quite relieved...the regular match is atrocious. I wish i had got Gigantic instead...used to love it before it was taken off Steam...

[Elerium-115]

No Aegis + games looking like you're playing in slow mo kinda sucks

[VoidStar]

If you're already a Smite fan, you won't like it, actually. Because all it did was dilute and take away the interesting things of Smite and replace it with janky League of Legends game design.

It is such an insane downgrade from Smite 1 that I'm actually shocked that they have the audacity to call it a sequel.

[Elerium-115]

Originally posted by VoidStar:

If you're already a Smite fan, you won't like it, actually. Because all it did was dilute and take away the interesting things of Smite and replace it with janky League of Legends game design.

It is such an insane downgrade from Smite 1 that I'm actually shocked that they have the audacity to call it a sequel.

Bleeding money so they had to release something, had only 2 years left of monetary dev things of Smite 1 before layoffs started hitting the inner circle

You can also see some cost cutting things in place, card arts for instance are out and replaced by models in poses probably that you could run a trained AI through to get an instant image that looks arty to put on there with minor clearup

Wouldn't surprise me if they removed the after-victory and defeat screens too

[Mr. Penguin]

Feels a lot like OW 2 so nah I'm out.

[Raaban]

"Looks like a copy paste Smite 1 / Looks worse than Smite 1"

Compare Smite 1 2012 (Closed Alpha)
To Smite 2 2024 (Closed Alpha)

It needs time to brew,

https://imgur.com/dMj6fNW

[Mr. Penguin]

Originally posted by 🌴Raaban🌴:

"Looks like a copy paste Smite 1 / Looks worse than Smite 1"

Compare Smite 1 2012 (Closed Alpha)
To Smite 2 2024 (Closed Alpha)

It needs time to brew,

https://imgur.com/dMj6fNW

I agree they look better then smite 1, but the thing that annoys me is i feel the new once is like "mushy" like a photo taken a little biit out of focus and it annoys the hell out of me...

[Phat Phyuck]

The game is very rough around the edges. Graphically I can't really say at this point that it looks better than Smite 1 with the exception of Anhur but Anhur is one of the few early gods that have not received a visual upgrade in Smite 1 so that is to be expected. I honestly thought that Athena looked worse in Smite 2. But it is in alpha so I highly doubt it will look like this when it releases. Smite 1 also received a major graphical overhaul between closed beta and release.

Gameplay wise I would rather test in Arena mode as the matches are much faster. Conquest feels so much slower in Smite 2 it takes forever to get into a different match to try a different god/build.

[Raaban]

Originally posted by Mr. Penguin:

Originally posted by 🌴Raaban🌴:

"Looks like a copy paste Smite 1 / Looks worse than Smite 1"

Compare Smite 1 2012 (Closed Alpha)
To Smite 2 2024 (Closed Alpha)

It needs time to brew,

https://imgur.com/dMj6fNW

I agree they look better then smite 1, but the thing that annoys me is i feel the new once is like "mushy" like a photo taken a little biit out of focus and it annoys the hell out of me...

Yes i agree that the UI and presentation needs work. But hey thats why we test.

[Raaban]

Originally posted by Gwimbly:

The game is very rough around the edges. Graphically I can't really say at this point that it looks better than Smite 1 with the exception of Anhur but Anhur is one of the few early gods that have not received a visual upgrade in Smite 1 so that is to be expected. I honestly thought that Athena looked worse in Smite 2. But it is in alpha so I highly doubt it will look like this when it releases. Smite 1 also received a major graphical overhaul between closed beta and release.

Gameplay wise I would rather test in Arena mode as the matches are much faster. Conquest feels so much slower in Smite 2 it takes forever to get into a different match to try a different god/build.

A clash gamemode would be nice aswell. Not looong conquest matches