Finally a DotA style mainstream game to bring fame to the genre
In Demigod. Everything in the game can happen in a single match. With an Assassin or General you can go up 20 levels in less than an hour and every level you get to pick skill upgrades or new skills. Your also constantly gaining gold from doing all kinds of things from killing npcs, other Heroes, or doing any number of team objectives. Gold you can spend on yourself with different RPG items which there are over 100 so far.(Not sure the total) Or you can spend gold to also Upgrade your teams citadel which improves all your teams assets in different ways. There are two teams of up to 5 players each. AIs can also be substituted. You also have Computer Controlled "Creeps" which flood constantly to the other side fighting to destroy enemy towers, and the enemy.
The object to win varies. Sometimes it to beat a number of Heroes, sometimes to take over the opposite Citadel, and more.
There are 4 Different Assassins. You control one and no others. It is Big and Tough with all kinds of abilities and skilltrees to branch out in different ways. Plus all kinds of gear to buy and outfit.
There are 4 Generals. These are Heroes you control too but also get to summon their own Creeps which you can give a number of upgrades to and can control in different ways. You can also upgrade the Generals Abilities. They are weaker than Assassins but strong as a Army unto themselves. They play pretty differently but fun just the same.
So there you have it. Single player is just against AI players that progress through 8 tournaments. Like the classic Unreal Tournament.
Graphics are amazing zoomed in at ground level but get very small as you pan way up high looking down. This is the Supreme Commander engine afterall. It looks Very slick and everything has alot of personality.
Sound is awesome with booming announcements going off throughout a tournament. And you hear all the fighting when you zoom in close with pretty much everything making distinct sounds you can recognize. Music is Excellent too.
Its all very addictive and you will want to play it over and over trying out different techniques. You'll want to play this online primarily. And if you buy you should get from Impulse, Stardocks online service since they really are small company and need the support. They dont even bog down their games with protection and DRM junk. You could freely copy the game but you wont be able to play any online. They trust their community and the community is great and really helped shape the games development. Great people on their forums at Demigods homepage. This game is not at all your typical RTS and has elements of Diablo, World of Warcraft (Battlegrounds), and RTS. Oh and theres an indepth ladder system built in where you can carry over persistent Favor Items into proceding Tournaments and Achievment system as well.
Its very fast but maps are large enough you got time to think and plan as your moving while your "Creeps" help keep the enemy back or your teamates.
Its not a huge game yet. They will be growing over time adding more and more new stuff. But what there is now is a blast and will give you lots of time to enjoy. Replay value is everything!