This past week was crammed full of AAA game releases, with Friday alone having seen the simultaneous launches of Crackdown 3 , Far Cry New Dawn , Metro Exodus , and, for a select few PC players , Anthem . Despite this incredibly hectic launch window, Apex Legends _ continues to reign over all its newly released competition in terms of both popularity and acclaim. When a free-to-play battle royale title so handily beats back an entire wave of full-priced games, developers and producers alike are left to scratch their heads and wonder what Respawn Entertainment's _Apex Legends has that their titles do
This is one of those good, all-around compositions that can be great for newcomers in particular . There's no real synergy to work with here, besides Bangalore and Gibraltar both having Ultimates that can severely limit an enemy's ability to move into an area . Thanks to his perks, Gibraltar can also opt for a smaller Dome of Protection with a lesser cooldown and deploy it more aggressiv
A few months ago, additional backpack space would not have been a big deal, but the recent nerfs to shotgun ammunition capacity would have people eyeing this Legend carefully. The ability to find nearby loot is always going to be valuable as well, and Nomad would likely earn a spot in competitive squads quite eas
Bloodhound believes that destiny is already a carved out path, and because of that, they believe they're unstoppable until the day in which they shall pass on in death. It seems they have a real sense of purpose and mean
This Legend standouts for the sheer amount of camping potential that could come from using them properly. This seems counterintuitive in terms of Legend design, at least from the perspective of offering compelling and exciting esports coverage. Imaging a full map of teams doing nothing but camping and waiting for everyone else to make the first move. Not exactly riveting st
This composition is the embodiment of speed within the game and is built to catch players off guard. With Mad Maggie’s wrecking ball leaving speed pads and Ballistic’s ultimate granting a speed boost, enemies will struggle to react quickly against this kind of offensive. This composition is ideal for players who struggle to sit still, and can almost guarantee players high kill, high damage gam
That leaves only Anthem , whose global February 22 launch will mark the only proper live-service competitor to Apex Legends . Though Anthem is unquestionably beautiful and has thrilling combat and movement that Crackdown developers ought to take note of, there is the unavoidable fact that it is EA's answer to Destiny , and the online loot-shooter genre Anthem 's obvious source material spawned is marred by a series of hard-to-avoid caveats. It does more to ensure that players won't be locked out of certain time-limited content by providing matchmaking in areas that the Destiny franchise neglects, but (as EA has clearly done its homework) it's difficult to not fear that launch content will prove much more sparse than initially expected, much as it was in both Destiny entr
While Hi-Rez is mostly known for SMITE , they have a few other games in the mix as well. Paladins is their attempt to get in to class-based shooters, and Realm Royale is their attempt at getting into battle royale ga
Their abilities are all about analyzing player movement so they can figure out what the next best move is. A talented Bloodhound with a steady aim is the last thing you want to run into in King's Can
The island players fight on is riddled with natural disasters. They’ll have to adjust to those as well as watching their backs. The goal in this game is not to be the last man standing. Instead, it’s to get off the island by making it to an evac helicopter. However, the chopper can only save four people. It then becomes a race to make it off the isl
Every legend in the Apex Games has a type that puts them in a certain classification. These types give players a quick understanding of the type of play-style that best fits each specific legend. Bloodhound is a tracker which means they're best suited for aggressive players who like to chase down other teams or play
This type of speech has a lot to do with Bloodhound's beliefs and purpose and 100T Phony tie directly into why they decided to participate in the Apex Games. It also explains why Bloodhound's companion happens to be a mysterious ra
Respawn entertainment has also already clearly outlined its future plans, and Apex Legends is designed to be modular in a way that we can see plenty of interesting events and tweaks coming. Imagine a mode with larger squads, different gear, or changes to the map. It's all possi
Battle royale games have become one of the biggest and most popular genres in gaming. With most of them free to play, they offer an easy route for anyone to jump in, then monetize their success by having skins or extra goodies players can get for their avat
