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What an odd analysis, and I basically entirely disagree. I picked up Vainglory when I got my iPad Air 2 and have absolutely fallen in love with the game for al
by nlh 11y ago
What an odd analysis, and I basically entirely disagree.
I picked up Vainglory when I got my iPad Air 2 and have absolutely fallen in love with the game for almost ALL of the reasons that the author dismisses it.
Background: I'm nowhere near a hardcore gamer and I never played LoL or DoTA, so I'm a newbie to MOBAs.
But I think Vainglory is fantastic. When I gush about it to friends, the two things I bring up are:
1) The game adapts to touch beautifully. I've always found that wildly clicking the mouse while scrolling with your other hand is awkward in these sorts of games. Being able to physically direct your character with your fingers gives the game a much more intimate feel. You feel connected to the match.
2) The 20-30 minute play time is perfect! So many PC games require this multi-hour-long commitment that I was never really able to give. But knowing I can sit down and play a full (exciting) Vainglory match in 20 minutes is easy. The pacing is perfect - you get to experience all stages of hero development from weak to strong in what I think most people would consider to be a very reasonable amount of time.
Anyway, I just think this guy is off-base.
(And if any HNers want to play some Vainglory with me / form a team / start a guild, let me know! :)
- osi 11y agoi play, usually a game or two a night. osi42 in game.
- HelloMcFly 11y agoOn your point #2, I disagree that a 20+ minute playtime is perfect for mobile devices. That just seems like too big a time commitment for me if I'm interacting with my phone; perhaps it is different with a tablet, but at that point it just feels like a PC game on your counter. I also don't know which PC games you're playing that require multi-hour commitments, but the only one that comes to mind for me is Civ5. Everything else I play, I play small chunks, and a given "match" requires no more than 30 minutes at the most. I don't play LoL or Starcraft II, but do play SMiTE and Company of Heroes II.
- invalidOrTaken 11y agoNever had the 50-min CoH2 game? I loved that game, but I don't think I can take the stress anymore, ha.