I soon came to understand that, when you see the bigger picture, it was a necessary sacrifice. I was crestfallen at first when I made the discovery that, at some point during the last thirty years of Titanfall’s canon, running on walls had reached its best-by date. It features the tight and satisfying gun-handling of its predecessors, both literal with Titanfall and those that came before Respawn’s inception. However, I think Apex Legends handles a lot more like Call of Duty, but again this is for reasons that go without saying. You’re bound to see a lot of comparisons to Fortnite for obvious reasons, it’s a battle royale after all. Though not every demographic is hit, it’s fair to say that Apex’s octant are a definite up-tick for representation within the medium at large.
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Apex Legends’ cast is its most diverse and interesting feature in a game full of interesting features. Adorned on the walls during our playtest were three words.Īnd I tell you what, it rings true. Perhaps it speaks to my attention span and extremely modest skill set, but I remembered far more about the Legends themselves after my time was up than I did the intricacies of the map which, compared to its contemporaries, is what I’d describe as intimate in size. There appears to be a lot of Overwatch inspiring these avatars as their rich personalities cut through the violence and bloodshed that exists at the heart of the game and steal the spotlight. The real centerpieces of Apex Legends are the Legends themselves.
Apex Legends might not feature the titans or the wall running that put Titanfall squarely on the map, but it features the best versions of a number of the genre’s staples that have emerged since its inception.
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It’s set within the same universe and there’s enough connective tissue for series fans to recognise, but if I’m talking to the layman out there, Apex Legends might as well be a new property.īut just like Adam Lambert isn’t quite Freddie Mercury, he also ain’t bloody bad. Apex Legends is the brainchild of just two within the team. The product of rapid prototyping, a common practice at Respawn following a launch as they search for their next project, following the release of Titanfall 2. Let’s address the elephant in the room straight away, shall we? Apex Legends isn’t Titanfall.