MY first impression of Smite 2 is that it's still an Alpha and it has too much to do yet, It's true that graphics are gorgeous and the game is fun but for somebody who comes from Smite 1 it is too much material to release yet and it's innevitable to compare with Smite 1.
My PC specs are Intel i7 6700K with an GTX 1070 graphics card, for Smite 1 is more than enough, I can play at 144 FPS at FHD with every graphics option to max but for Smite 2 in low graphics I can barely make 60 FPS.
Playing Smite 2 today I noticed that the graphics is still too bright my eyes hurts but I know theres a lot of adjustment to do and I'll be waiting for them.
About the gameplay what I liked most is the variety of items to interact with, teleports, cooldown, etc... definitely requires to be more skilled from the player, theres the big diference between S1 and S2.