Demigod Preview, Trailer

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Written by BuckGB on March 4th, 2009

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Tossing in some quick skills and basic gear and running into battle is easy, but if you've done a poor job of building your character, you'll find yourself respawning back at your base after only a few seconds of fighting. If you want to start really winning, you'll need to do a bit of number crunching and thinking about what makes the Demigod you chose work best in certain situations. There are eight Demigods in all to choose from, and either side can use any of the eight (except in Pantheon mode). There's a Demigod that's great at healing her allies, another is fast at sliding into and out of battle, another has a fast melee attack and the ability to poison and slow the enemy, while still another can snipe from a distance. My favorite Demigod so far is the Rook, this game's version of a tank-type character, with a large amount of health and a huge body. He's pretty much a walking castle that, once he's leveled up, can pound enemies into dust with his hammer, throw boulders, build defense towers anywhere on the map, and install independently-firing towers on top of his shoulders.

Demigod has a definite fantasy look, but it pulls from medieval and Japanese influences at the same time - you won't see the stereotypical type fantasy art here that you've probably been getting sick of. The guys at Big Huge Games also accomplished something similar with Rise of Legends, even if the rest of their game kind of fell apart under its own weight. This one has those same production values and originality in the character design, but it's also got a much smarter focus on building your character and configuring him to be a powerful damage dealer or support class alongside other Demigods.

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