Invokers Tournament vs Rend
Invokers Tournament
Invokers Tournament is a multiplayer online battle arena (or MOBA) game developed by StormBASIC Games exclusively for the PlayStation platform. The game was first available in the Playstation 3, and it has now arrived for the PlayStation handheld, PS Vita, and the current-gen console, Playstation 4. The gameplay in this game is pretty much similar to a typical MOBA: two opposing teams are placed in their respective bases at both ends of the map. These bases are connected via two separate paths (as opposed to the usual three), and your goal is to fight your way to through the opposing team’s defenses, be it towers, creeps or enemy players, to ultimately destroy their Core and secure a victory for your team.The most unique part of Invokers Tournament is the magic rings. Each ring your character wears (up to 2 rings max) will grant him/her to a selection of skills and sometimes, even transform your avatar into something very different. This allows you to customize your character to fit your play style and also to help you counter certain hero types simply by equipping the right combination of rings.
So, although Invokers Tournament has some special features, the gameplay still feels like your average MOBA game. However, you should definitely take note that this is among the two (so far) MOBA games that are PS-exclusive, so if you love playing games on your PlayStation and that you enjoy MOBAs, then this is one game you'll want to try.
Rend
Rend is an up-and-coming, Nordic-themed, team-based survival game that is set in a wild and ruthless, fantasy world filled with fantastic creatures, where only the strongest are able to ascend to the realms of the gods. In this game, players are separated into their respective factions at the beginning. They are then given the freedom to explore the many biomes and harvest resources from the environment whether solo or co-operatively. The resources obtained can then be used to craft better weapons and tools or can be reinvested into the faction stronghold to fortify it from potential attacks from players from a rival faction and to advance your base just so you can unlock new technologies. Players have their own skill systems and talent trees as well, and these are the main ways for a player to customize and tweak their characters to their liking.The ultimate goal of the game, however, is to reap as many warrior spirits as you can by battling and defeating rival players and deposit the souls at the Divinity Stone in the middle of your faction base, that is if you're not slain while carrying such precious loot. Somewhat similar to grand strategy games, Rend is more of a continual game. It has game cycles of 2 to 3 months, in which the winning faction of each cycle will get a nice pile of rewards at the end of a cycle.
Rend has a really unique take on the survival genre and this might just give the game the fuel it needs to rise to the top. The game is currently in Alpha and its release date is still TBD.