New MOBA Smite 2 is "strictly better" than the original, and it shows

SMITE 2

Become a god and wage war in SMITE 2, the Unreal Engine 5-powered sequel to the legendary third-person action MOBA. If you love challenging competition, intense action, ability-driven combat, rewarding teamwork, or godly mythology, you’ll see why 40+ million players love SMITE.

Smite is the colorful, third-person MOBA in which you wield the powers of any one of over 100 mythological Gods. I was lucky enough to be among the first to play a pre-alpha build of its sequel, Smite 2, announced during the tenth Smite World Championships. It's hard to call Smite 2 a remake or a sequel as it fits somewhere between the two, and developer Titan Forge insists every change must be "strictly better." So, is it?

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