I wanted a player like Faker, instead, I received a player like me.


🟩 Pros:

+ Progress carries over from the Demo
+ If you liked Teamfight Manager, you will love Esports Godfather
+ Icons, text, models and animations, everything is of a high quality
+ Each new game offers an impressive amount of customisation options
+ In game survey allows you to ban changes you don’t like, creating a tailored experience
+ Players and champions have their own unique playstyles, traits, and skillsets, and can be scouted or traded
+ Due to adjacent, colour, column, and row buffs, training is surprisingly involved and fun for those who like min-maxing
+ Gameplay is kept fresh each season through major and minor rule changes, new equipment, and new champions
+ Player traits and champion mastery levels are a great addition and further improve the ‘play as you like’ approach of the game

🟥 Cons:

- Text discrepancies where ‘Athlete_1’ is used in place of player name (rare)
- Music consistency can be improved, along with adding more tracks and better looping
- Localisation can be improved, with several texts being in Chinese instead of English (99% is fine, this is more an issue of consistency than understandability)

🏷️ Suggestions:

~ Auto resolve combat (toggle)
~ Speed adjustment map screen
~ I would love to see more aggressive and intelligent AI
~ Coach notes slowly prefill based on game performance
~ Balance, buff, and nerf champions and equipment each season
~ Character facial expressions change in line with tone of dialogue
~ Please make reference to, and update the language of the second training tab
~ Option to adjust how Dragon and Herald fights are won, think killing (or stealing)
~ Initial tutorial game before creating your team to explain the mechanics and what some of the terms mean would be a welcome addition
~ Dialogue to explain that you can see Breakthrough tasks for players and monthly objectives during matches by checking ‘View Info’ (this is done for all other aspects, why not this?)
~ Stats on pick, ban, and win rate, damage dealt, taken, healed (or negated) gold gained (and source) etc. based on player and CPU games - This would be amazing data to have re coach notes


Esports Godfather (EG) is a deckbuilding MOBA simulator, giving me all the dopamine of DotA or LoL without the rage inducing teammates. Initially, I thought EG lacked the MOBA experience I was seeking, but as I progressed further it more than delivered. Once I understood the mechanics and unlocked additional champions, I could set up combos to recrate authentic ‘ganking’ experiences – There was no better feeling than executing a 4 vs 2 in bot lane before dragon.

There are three phases in EG – Pre and post-game which features the games management aspects and match day, which features the deckbuilding MOBA aspect. Pre-game involves training your team along with intensive training for one player, selecting breakthrough goals (to unlock new player skills), and the occasional scrim. Post-game involves reviewing stats, taking coaching notes, upgrading your team, and the occasional interview.

The pre and post-game involve using coaching and training points to shape your players along with unlocking team improvements to further refine their talents. You can focus on improving their individual skills, or their skills with specific champions, along with streaming for fans. The ability to improve champion pools was my favourite feature, as I initially felt my players were limited in this regard.


The laning phase is just as important in EG as it is in traditional MOBAs and depending on your bans and picks, you will either win or lose lane – To help win however, you have various cards. Upon reaching 8 strategy points, the deployment (and action) phase begins, allowing you to play the cards you’ve drawn. Cards have various costs and abilities, primarily revolving around the champions role (assassin, jungle, support etc.), but they all mostly follow the same design – Offensive, defensive, supporting or enhancing actions.

As the game progresses, Dragon and Herald will spawn (once their timer reaches 0) and if you win the objective, you receive an additional card which buffs one of your champions for free. I would try and align my strategy points to the objective, aiming to execute a successful gank prior to objective spawn, ensuring my success. After the objective, if lucky, the champions would destroy a tower earning everyone bonus gold which was used toward items, snowballing the teams power.

Eventually, the game is decided through destroying the opposing Nexus or winning the final fight (once the countdown timer reaches 0). However, there are cards which can force a final battle to decide the game, should you kill the opposing champions in the given set of rounds. They cost 8 deployment points so the stars need to align perfectly, but they are a quick and easy way to win a game should the opposing team have a few dead champions.


EG delivers an exceptional deckbuilding MOBA management simulation with unparalleled freedom and flexibility. It reminded me of the countless hours, days, weeks, months, and years I spent playing MOBAs without the unnecessary frustration or stress surrounding the genre. The pace of play is just right and matches never feel like they overstay their welcome.

For someone who normally isn’t the biggest fan of management (give me action), EG executed this aspect brilliantly. It was enjoyable and offered plenty of flexibility in allowing me to tailor my team however I liked without being unnecessarily complex. I highly recommend EG to fans of MOBAs, I promise you won’t be disappointed.

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[i]I wanted a player like Faker, instead, I received a player like me.[/i] [h1]📝 Main Pros, Cons, and Suggestions:[/h1] 🟩 Pros: + [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2960430/Esports_Godfather_The_Legend_Begins/] Progress carries over from the Demo [/url] + If you liked Teamfight Manager, you will love Esports Godfather + Icons, text, models and animations, everything is of a high quality + Each new game offers an impressive amount of customisation options + In game survey allows you to ban changes you don’t like, creating a tailored experience + Players and champions have their own unique playstyles, traits, and skillsets, and can be scouted or traded + Due to adjacent, colour, column, and row buffs, training is surprisingly involved and fun for those who like min-maxing + Gameplay is kept fresh each season through major and minor rule changes, new equipment, and new champions + Player traits and champion mastery levels are a great addition and further improve the ‘play as you like’ approach of the game 🟥 Cons: - Text discrepancies where ‘Athlete_1’ is used in place of player name (rare) - Music consistency can be improved, along with adding more tracks and better looping - Localisation can be improved, with several texts being in Chinese instead of English (99% is fine, this is more an issue of consistency than understandability) 🏷️ Suggestions: ~ Auto resolve combat (toggle) ~ Speed adjustment map screen ~ I would love to see more aggressive and intelligent AI ~ Coach notes slowly prefill based on game performance ~ Balance, buff, and nerf champions and equipment each season ~ Character facial expressions change in line with tone of dialogue ~ Please make reference to, and update the language of the second training tab ~ Option to adjust how Dragon and Herald fights are won, think killing (or stealing) ~ Initial tutorial game before creating your team to explain the mechanics and what some of the terms mean would be a welcome addition ~ Dialogue to explain that you can see Breakthrough tasks for players and monthly objectives during matches by checking ‘View Info’ (this is done for all other aspects, why not this?) ~ Stats on pick, ban, and win rate, damage dealt, taken, healed (or negated) gold gained (and source) etc. based on player and CPU games - This would be amazing data to have re coach notes [h1]Finishing undefeated, I expect a call from T1 any day now[/h1] Esports Godfather (EG) is a deckbuilding MOBA simulator, giving me all the dopamine of DotA or LoL without the rage inducing teammates. Initially, I thought EG lacked the MOBA experience I was seeking, but as I progressed further it more than delivered. Once I understood the mechanics and unlocked additional champions, I could set up combos to recrate authentic ‘ganking’ experiences – There was no better feeling than executing a 4 vs 2 in bot lane before dragon. There are three phases in EG – Pre and post-game which features the games management aspects and match day, which features the deckbuilding MOBA aspect. Pre-game involves training your team along with intensive training for one player, selecting breakthrough goals (to unlock new player skills), and the occasional scrim. Post-game involves reviewing stats, taking coaching notes, upgrading your team, and the occasional interview. The pre and post-game involve using coaching and training points to shape your players along with unlocking team improvements to further refine their talents. You can focus on improving their individual skills, or their skills with specific champions, along with streaming for fans. The ability to improve champion pools was my favourite feature, as I initially felt my players were limited in this regard. [h1]Match day is where EG shines[/h1] The laning phase is just as important in EG as it is in traditional MOBAs and depending on your bans and picks, you will either win or lose lane – To help win however, you have various cards. Upon reaching 8 strategy points, the deployment (and action) phase begins, allowing you to play the cards you’ve drawn. Cards have various costs and abilities, primarily revolving around the champions role (assassin, jungle, support etc.), but they all mostly follow the same design – Offensive, defensive, supporting or enhancing actions. As the game progresses, Dragon and Herald will spawn (once their timer reaches 0) and if you win the objective, you receive an additional card which buffs one of your champions for free. I would try and align my strategy points to the objective, aiming to execute a successful gank prior to objective spawn, ensuring my success. After the objective, if lucky, the champions would destroy a tower earning everyone bonus gold which was used toward items, snowballing the teams power. Eventually, the game is decided through destroying the opposing Nexus or winning the final fight (once the countdown timer reaches 0). However, there are cards which can force a final battle to decide the game, should you kill the opposing champions in the given set of rounds. They cost 8 deployment points so the stars need to align perfectly, but they are a quick and easy way to win a game should the opposing team have a few dead champions. [h1]In Closing[/h1] EG delivers an exceptional deckbuilding MOBA management simulation with unparalleled freedom and flexibility. It reminded me of the countless hours, days, weeks, months, and years I spent playing MOBAs without the unnecessary frustration or stress surrounding the genre. The pace of play is just right and matches never feel like they overstay their welcome. For someone who normally isn’t the biggest fan of management (give me action), EG executed this aspect brilliantly. It was enjoyable and offered plenty of flexibility in allowing me to tailor my team however I liked without being unnecessarily complex. I highly recommend EG to fans of MOBAs, I promise you won’t be disappointed. 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