Recent reviews by MrMountains

Dota 2 is a 5-v-5 MOBA game. You have a selection out of 108 unique heroes, each with a unique skillset. Every hero is also available from the minute you start. No playing X amount of games before this hero becomes available.

The object of Dota 2 is to destroy the other teams’ Ancient. To do this, you can work your way down any of the 3 lanes (Top, Mid or Bottom) by destroying the outer towers. You’ll start most matches pairing up or going into a lane solo trying to get some experience and gold by last hitting creeps. As the game progresses, you’ll start teaming up more with your other team members to take on the other team or to quickly kill of a solo member of their team.

Because of the importance of coordinating your attacks with other team members, communication is a very important aspect of the game. I therefor also recommend playing this game with some friends because random people that you’ll be teamed up with won’t always show the same willingness to communicate. If you’re just starting out playing Dota 2, I also recommend playing with a friend who already has some experience in the game because the learning curve is very steep, especially when you have to figure everything out by yourself. The skill ceiling is also extremely high. So every time you play, you might learn something new. Due to the high number of available heroes, skills and items, you can be sure that every game is unique.

Something to be wary of is the community. There are people out there that take this game way more seriously than you might. Most players have an opinion of what you should have done in a certain situation and will be happy to blame a lost teamfight on you not taking that action. Flaming is something that could happen often. But if you’re playing with a team entirely made up of your friends, this shouldn’t prove to be an issue. If this is not the case, don’t worry. You can always mute the players that are causing you grief and continue enjoying this wonderful, team oriented game.

Awesomenauts is a 3-on-3 2D MOBA game. You start out with a limited selection of ‘Nauts, but unlocking the other ones is done rather quickly.
Eventually, you’ll have a selection of 15 heroes to choose from (19 if you also purchased “Starstorm”) each with 2 special skills and a regular attack. Further levelling up of your profile will unlock special features for your skills, like lower cooldowns or larger range. So people who have played longer will have a wider variety of features in their skills.
Awesomenauts also doesn’t have a steep learning curve like other MOBA games, so it’s fairly easy to jump into the game and get playing. However, it’s still varied enough to not grow stale quickly and the skill ceiling is high enough to keep you playing and trying to improve.