Tencent's Arena of Valor [Free] launched late this month, and I really just can't get enough of this game. I posted a launch day review, and I still completely stand behind all five of those stars. Arena of Valor is a ton of fun. The one strange thing about the game, however, is the way they're dealing with releasing heroes across regions is ... a bit odd. Each region the game is operated in has a different content release cycle, so the "newest" hero in North America is old news in every other region. Presumably we'll eventually get caught up, but right now the discrepancies between which heroes are available in which region is real weird. For example, other regions have DC Superheroes like Batman and Superman, but those are still "coming soon" in North America. Whatever rhyme or reason is powering all this decided that this week NA is getting Cresht the Mermidon. Cresht has a pretty cool kit that reminds me a bit of Gnar mixed with Nami from League of Legends. His "normal" form is like a tiny greenish blue merman guy with a spear, and using a rage mechanic is able to transform into a giant kraken-ish looking creature. Check out the hero spotlight:

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The basic kit is similar to a lot of transforming heroes in other MOBAs in that when you're in your normal form your abilities focus on survivability and light crowd control. Then, when you turn into your ultimate form, things get real. You gain a h...