tl;dr - Really fun, really challenging, prepare to lose a fair amount.

Battlerite, a cross between a standard MOBA and a standard fighting game, nails the fun aspects of both: the chaos of perpetual MOBA teamfights and the skill-based matchups of fighting games.

In terms of how the gameplay feels, it mostly feels tight across the board. The matches feel responsive pretty much all of the time, and the ability kits of the characters are solid and allow for some major examples of outplaying opponents. The skill ceiling is quite high for these reasons. The skill floor, however, is also a bit on the high side, since you have to know how all your abilities work in tandem with each other. Battlerite does point out which characters of the roster are easier to understand, which helps a bit. However, if you try to learn a new character, be prepared to lose a fair amount.

In terms of its roster, while most characters don't feel unique personality-wise and most lore is glossed over (for better or for worse), there is a lot of diversity in terms of playstyle. Many of the abilities and even entire kits on show can look the same on the surface, the characters of the roster do play wildly differently and can cater to almost any playstyle. And all this is before the battlerite system comes into play, which allows for further customization by buffing abilities in any myriad of ways.

In terms of community, I can't say much. There's an option to mute the text chats in-game that defaults to on (if I remember correctly). And seeing as this is the sort of game that attracts toxicity in the same vein as pretty much any other popular MOBA, it may be best to keep it muted.

Overall, Stunlock pretty much nailed the gameplay loop of the teamfight and the skill-oriented mastery of fighting games in one package, and I recommend at least trying it out.

tl;dr - Really fun, really challenging, prepare to lose a fair amount. Battlerite, a cross between a standard MOBA and a standard fighting game, nails the fun aspects of both: the chaos of perpetual MOBA teamfights and the skill-based matchups of fighting games. In terms of how the gameplay feels, it mostly feels tight across the board. The matches feel responsive pretty much all of the time, and the ability kits of the characters are solid and allow for some major examples of outplaying opponents. The skill ceiling is quite high for these reasons. The skill floor, however, is also a bit on the high side, since you have to know how all your abilities work in tandem with each other. Battlerite does point out which characters of the roster are easier to understand, which helps a bit. However, if you try to learn a new character, be prepared to lose a fair amount. In terms of its roster, while most characters don't feel unique personality-wise and most lore is glossed over (for better or for worse), there is a lot of diversity in terms of playstyle. Many of the abilities and even entire kits on show can look the same on the surface, the characters of the roster do play wildly differently and can cater to almost any playstyle. And all this is before the battlerite system comes into play, which allows for further customization by buffing abilities in any myriad of ways. In terms of community, I can't say much. There's an option to mute the text chats in-game that defaults to on (if I remember correctly). And seeing as this is the sort of game that attracts toxicity in the same vein as pretty much any other popular MOBA, it may be best to keep it muted. Overall, Stunlock pretty much nailed the gameplay loop of the teamfight and the skill-oriented mastery of fighting games in one package, and I recommend at least trying it out.