Demigod - some old and forgotten game that nobody gives a shit about

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I'd like to introduce you to some faggot shit called Demigod. Nobody plays this shit (except me) because it's a MOBA and those are all awful. It's the first commercial MOBA ever made, the first standalone MOBA ever made, and the second MOBA ever made in history. It was preceded in its genre only by DOTA 1, which is a free mod that requires you own Warcraft III.

Demigod only has 10 playable heroes, which means you can pick up and learn the game surprisingly fast. Also, because it's a dead game, it doesn't go through constant balance changes requiring you to learn new shit or relearn old shit. It's the only MOBA I'll ever touch.

The story is that God is dead (just like real life) and ten faggots are competing to try to replace him or some shit. It doesn't matter, you're not playing it for the story. Hell, you're not even playing it at all.

I always play as The Rook because he's a goddamn walking castle, and I think that's cool because I'm apparently twelve. Other characters include some tit lady and a vampire and other shit that nobody cares about. Trust me, you want to play as The Rook, he's on the front cover because that's obviously who you're supposed to play as:
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When you begin, you can choose a "favor item." When you win games for not being as moronic as the AI, you get points to buy these shitty favor items that stick around in future games. Since The Rook is a slow fatass on account of being a literal castle, I get the Swift Anklet which increases my movement speed:
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You also get some starting money to throw at the item shop, and I buy Boots of Speed, which as you might imagine, also speeds me up:
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These are fucking awful item choices for my character who is supposed to be a gigantic tank, but I buy them anyway because the AI is still too stupid to beat me and also because it's funny, fuck off.

Basically you run around and beat the everliving fuck out of towers and faggots and upgrade your castle guy. You can get a catapult to hurl flaming turds at your enemies. It's kinda cool I guess.
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Your goal is to take out the big hunk of shit (the citadel) on the enemy side.
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One interesting thing about this game is that there are multiple maps (uncommon for the genre) and they all have that cool godly design/vibe going on:
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At the end of the day it's flawed like crazy due to a horrendous release. I still enjoy it though because I'm allowed to. Here are some pros and cons:

PROS:
Nobody plays this shit
AI is shit so it's easy to win
It's not Free-to-Play
The Rook
Cheap
Easy to learn
Mods exist that fix problems
THE MOTHERFUCKING ROOK

CONS:
Nobody plays this shit
AI is shit so it's easy to win
It's not Free-to-Play
Game balance is fuck
Doesn't just use Steam, you have to make some shitty account
You have to mod it because there will never be any more updates, ever

So, should you buy it? No. But do it anyway if you want.

More info here.

In-depth gameplay video.

You can stop reading now.
 
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I remember when this game was a big deal coming off the huge success of the original Supreme Commander but ultimately the game was too ahead of its time with being the 2nd commercial MOBA released and the concept behind the game being too weird for normies.
 
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atleast the server seem to be still up you cant even play massive action game or planetside 1 anymore
 
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Chaos Theorist said:
ultimately the game was too ahead of its time with being the 2nd commercial MOBA released and the concept behind the game being too weird for normies.
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People say this a lot. It was one of the first in its genre and the concept was really unique at the time. Also that same year, a game you may have heard of called LEAGUE OF LEGENDS came out, and once it did, this game was pretty much left in the dust. It's a shame, because this is basically the only MOBA where you don't have to invest your entire life in it to learn how to play. In about an hour I had figured out the strengths and weaknesses of my character and won my first 1v1. If you find yourself sympathetic to the game and willing to overlook its flaws, even to this day it's still damn playable and even enjoyable.

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atleast the server seem to be still up
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They are. It's a forgotten game though. In a perfect world they'd rebalance the game (which seriously only involves tweaking a few numbers or using mods that the community has already made for them) and dropping the reliance on registering a Stardock account. Lowering the price wouldn't hurt either. If it used your steam information and the game had the issues fixed (would take minutes, seriously) people who are new to MOBAs and want to learn could start here (it's the perfect game for learning MOBAs). All it needs is one patch to fix the AI and balance (again, they could just use the mods that have already fixed this) and integrate it fully with Steam.

Edit: A release on GOG would also be fucking baller.
 
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People say this a lot. It was one of the first in its genre and the concept was really unique at the time. Also that same year, a game you may have heard of called LEAGUE OF LEGENDS came out, and once it did, this game was pretty much left in the dust. It's a shame, because this is basically the only MOBA where you don't have to invest your entire life in it to learn how to play. In about an hour I had figured out the strengths and weaknesses of my character and won my first 1v1. If you find yourself sympathetic to the game and willing to overlook its flaws, even to this day it's still damn playable and even enjoyable.


They are. It's a forgotten game though. In a perfect world they'd rebalance the game (which seriously only involves tweaking a few numbers or using mods that the community has already made for them) and dropping the reliance on registering a Stardock account. Lowering the price wouldn't hurt either. If it used your steam information and the game had the issues fixed (would take minutes, seriously) people who are new to MOBAs and want to learn could start here (it's the perfect game for learning MOBAs). All it needs is one patch to fix the AI and balance (again, they could just use the mods that have already fixed this) and integrate it fully with Steam.

Edit: A release on GOG would also be fucking baller.
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Demigod was released before League of Legends was released.
 
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