Saturday, May 7, 2011

PC Game Review: League of Legends

www.leagueoflegends.com
League of Legends, a DOT-A style platformer, is one of the highest rated free computer games currently available. It features a wide variety of Champions to choose from, two large arenas for 5v5 or 3v3 gameplay, and nail-biting action that will leave you wanting nothing but more.

The basic premise of the game is to destroy the other teams Nexus. Sounds easy, right? Not so much. Teams are split up into 5v5 or 3v3, with a different Arena for each. Summoners (you and your teammates) choose their Champions before the battle begins (following suit with your typical Tank/DPS and Ranged/Mele fighting classes). There is also an in-game shop where you will spend the gold you earn by killing enemy minions and other Champions, on increasing your own Champions stats. There are also enemy turret towers along the way that shoot heavy damage dealing blows to anyone that get within range. The good news is that when you manage to destroy a tower, it cannot ever be re-spawned, whereas the bad news is that usually only a few hits from one kills you and forces a re-spawn at home base.

The in-game graphics are superb on my 18" 1080p laptop. The colors and edges are very vivid and the game runs incredibly smooth. I would say that anyone with a decent graphics card and at least 1Gb of Ram will enjoy smooth gameplay.

League of Legends (or LoL to those who play) is an incredibly team oriented game. If one person is bringing the team down, then two must work to pick up the slack. Only in rare cases can a pro carry an entire team.

Give the League a chance. I promise you won't be disappointed!
My in-game name is GhostL0rd. Go ahead and add me if you are in need of questions or advice, or are a veteran looking for a pro teammate. ;D
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24 comments:

  1. ThirtySevenMay 7, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    AP support master! Janna, Sona, or Zil

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  2. BobMay 7, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    LoL is very fun. Its really fun. Im looking forward to seeing what Valve does with DOTA2. Great writeup. See ya around.

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  3. Pappa PüllïMay 7, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    League Of Legends = LOL
    hehe

    nice blog though =D

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  4. kokocolaMay 7, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Dude I love lol add me my ign is kokocola

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  5. SynthRockEngineMay 7, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    I really don't know why I haven't played League of Legends yet. My friends and I were always playing DotA when we first discovered it. Probably going to do that soon!

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  6. AnonymousMay 7, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Sounds fun, but I'll always love the original DotA!

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  7. musicmammothMay 7, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Video games and NHL, my kind of blog.

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  8. PaulBlarkMay 7, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Been playin for a long time! Great game!

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  9. dcpatakyMay 7, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    Awesome game... great review! keep up the good work!

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  10. Nom de PlumeMay 8, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    me and my friends all love this!

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  11. CaliMay 8, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    aww.. LoL.. luv it.
    Are u on teh EU or the US version?

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  12. FortuneMay 8, 2011 at 9:18 PM

    Captain Teemo reporting for duty.

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  13. Battlefield 3May 9, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    Hey nice review, they call LoL DotA and HoN 'MOBA massively online battle arena' games now, not RTS or RPG =)
    I just tried out LoL today it was quite fun with a few mates, felt less competative than HoN tho!

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  14. Daily PuckMay 9, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    I have never played HoN but have heard of it. I think that LoL is very competitive tho. I will check out HoN and get back to you about it.

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  15. Battlefield 3May 9, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    I tried it after following your blog its amazing! Way better than dota!!1!

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  16. Battlefield 3May 9, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    I guess its a different kind of competative, my friend at level 30 says its very competative (he was a pro WC3 player who moved from dota to HoN andplays LoL also).
    Its just more fun id say as it doesnt punishing you for dieing as much as HoN does.

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  17. Daily PuckMay 9, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Battle I'm glad you are enjoying it!! The graphics are pretty good too, very vivid and clear, plus there is an entire rune system, and 3 different mastery builds. Not to mention 70+ champions to choose from. Well good luck to you! If you have any questions, my in-game name is located in the blog. Hit me up!

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  18. mMay 9, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Oh. My brother came home really excited about this today. I think I will try it out! =)

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  19. BannedFromAdsense.NETMay 9, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Nice game, but i am more into dota

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  20. AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    I love this game.

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  21. AnonymousMay 11, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    I tried to get into LoL, I really did. But the games community destroyed the experience for me.

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  22. tgillesMay 11, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Sweet game.

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  23. HARRY May 13, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Loved LoL, but the thing I couldnt handle from the MOBA was how long it took (upwards of an hour for a good legit match). That's why I switched to sc2 now ^^

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  24. Freddy S.May 14, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    Played Dota, Once i found out about this. Fell in love.

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