Paladins

Paladins is often compared to Overwatch, but it brings its own unique twists to the hero shooter genre. With a deep card-based loadout system, diverse champions, and fast-paced action, it offers strategic depth and customization that many shooters lack. But does it still hold up today?
The Good:
✅ Diverse Champion Roster: Over 50 champions, each with distinct abilities and playstyles.
✅ Customization Through Loadouts: The card system allows for unique builds and strategies.
✅ Free-to-Play & Fair Progression: You can unlock champions without spending money.
✅ Fast-Paced & Strategic Gameplay: A mix of shooting, teamwork, and abilities keeps it exciting.
The Bad:
❌ Matchmaking Can Be Inconsistent: New players may struggle against experienced ones.
❌ Balance Issues: Some champions feel overpowered, while others feel underwhelming.
❌ Content Updates Have Slowed: While still supported, updates are not as frequent as before.
❌ Occasional Bugs & Server Issues: Some technical hiccups can affect the experience.
Final
Paladins remains a fun, customizable, and strategic hero shooter that deserves more recognition. If you’re looking for a free-to-play alternative to Overwatch with deeper customization, this is worth a shot—just be ready for some balancing issues and slower updates.
⭐⭐⭐ 8/10 – A great hero shooter with unique depth, but in need of more polish.⭐⭐⭐

I have 200+ hours in Marvel Rivals, and 300+ hours in Overwatch. I have played ranked across all games extensively, and I can confidently say that in terms of pure design, Paladins is by far the best game among the three.
By. Far.
I wouldn't be a game developer today without this game. It got me through a very miserable time in my life, and contributed heavily to my understanding of what makes a game good even if it's not very polished. Rest in peace, my King.

This game truly had enormous potential, it's a shame how the devs neglected this game as it could have rivaled even the likes of Overwatch or Marvel Rivals or provided perhaps a more niche version of those games with a dedicated fanbase if they contributed efforts into making Paladins 2.

The devs are really trying to make this game right. Balance wise they've been doing a great job and they do the best they can to add new content given the resources they have. Please give this game a chance :)

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☑You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☑ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☑ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☑ It's free!
☐Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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The direction they took with the gameplay mechanics,skins and lore is exeptional however its clear that hirez doesnt want to allocate resources to the game,too bad because with enough polish it could really solidify that spot it as its very unique

I haven't properly played this game in a very long time but when I found out it is no longer going to be supported I wanted to leave a review. This game was my favorite around 2018 and I remember being so excited when we got a new champion. Its a shame there was so much jank and bugs in the game and alot weren't even fixable due to messy code. I'll miss this game and all the memories I had with my friends. 10/10 in 2018 the loadout style was such a good idea and its a shame this game never got polished. Rest in Peace I wish the devs the best!