SMITE Lore Ep. 65 - Who is Amaterasu?

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What is a MOBA?

Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas, or MOBAs for short, originated as a sub-genre of the RTS (Real-Time Strategy) genre. Because of this, in most MOBA games, the player takes control of a single character from the isometric (top-down) view akin to most RTS games. Typically, in MOBA games, a player takes control of a single character on one of two teams. Those players choose characters that all have their own abilities, or “kits”. To win, the players must use a combination of abilities, teamwork, and strategy to not only best their opponent, but destroy the opponents main structures. A bonus to the genre is that most MOBAs are free games, which is definitely a contributing factor of the their massive success. The genre has many titles, the largest of which being Defense of the Ancients (DoTA) and DoTA 2, League of Legends (LoL), and most recently SMITE!

What is SMITE?

SMITE is one of the more recent free MOBA games to enter the fray. In SMITE you don’t just choose a character, you choose a god. You’ll instantly feel an attachment to characters like Thor and Zeus because even if you don’t know the lore behind them, you’ve at least heard their names before! What makes SMITE so immersive is Hi-Rez Studios’ inclusion of historical lore into the gods’ abilities, kits, and play styles. Thor and Loki aren’t just characters from Marvel comics and movies. They’re also a part of Norse mythology and you can take control of them in SMITE!

What makes SMITE different?

SMITE takes all of the strategy of the top MOBA games and adds another layer of difficulty by putting you into the action! Unlike most MOBA games, SMITE offers players the chance to experience the MOBA genre they know and love from a third-person perspective. This unique perspective allows for an extremely immersive experience unlike any other game in the genre. While this doesn’t sound like such a big change, once you play it you’ll understand! All of these things added together is what has gaming websites everywhere continually rating SMITE as one of the best MOBA games available!

[nevercakegames]

I'm still listening to "My Shiny Teeth and Me" on repeat. Help.

[niceguywillis]

The fairly odd parents reference killed me! This was great :)

[DiscountOstrich]

Alright so, you know how sometimes you're a wolf, but only in that one paint brush game?
Well thats where Amaterasu comes in..

[Artemisa]

"Now get in line" that killed me

[briansanders]

No Okami reference, but the Naruto reference, totally worth it.

[ConciousConstruct]

"if dem eyebrows on fleek!" haha perfect change of pace love it

[TheDeathtoll]

guys we only have 10 episodes left until we only get these for every new god

[Adeptus]

"Them eyebrows on fleek" I cried laughing at this.

[Eagle]

smite is confirmed to take place in the same universe as the fairly odd parents.

[ShiroPringles]

"welcome back sun goddess! now get in line." omg

[Monzter]

Whoever writes these scripts deserves an award!!!!

[BLODSWIPER]

I like that Fairy Odd Parents refference there xD

[FiyahKitteh]

Aww, man! You know, not only Ammy, Ra, Khepri and Sol are sun Gods, but Apollo too! Where is Apollo? D:

[TheGriefWizard]

We need a Nevercake announcer pack would be glorious.

[chromasus]

There can be only one God of the Sun, and that title goes to..

..Chickenma-.. I MEAN RA!

[deathkillrt]

I'm dissapointed by the lack of Okami reference, yet i am pleased with the Chip Skylark shiny teeth reference. All in all good vid, keep it up.

[proudguardofwhiterun]

Never Cake is the reason I wake up in the morning. And my alarm clock... But still.

[Tactavious]

Alright so, Amaterasu's ult is the old Guan Yu ult. Crazy world~

[fejipe]

JAJJAAJJA the best part was the "now, get in line" XDDDD

[emy]

The amount of Sun Gods is almost the amount of the amount of Sun Gods in Smite Jokes