It's a long time since I have played this game, I stopped playing since the start of Season 10 (November 2nd, 2021) and I don't feel bad leaving it in the dust, however, I do sometimes feel nostalgic towards the game.
I will say the microtransactions are horrendous when there's an event going on, upwards of $100 I believe nowadays. Even if there isn't one.
Another reason is because it's not fun that point, I'm not the type that plays games and masters them, but as the game became increasingly more popular, more players are coming in, and more really sweaty players come in and ruin the fun.
I think I was burnout because it was late Season 1 all the way to Season 8-9 I played that point and it helped me get through quarantine.
But yeah, not my favorite, but I don't mind playing with a few friends if they want to play.
I will say the microtransactions are horrendous when there's an event going on, upwards of $100 I believe nowadays. Even if there isn't one.
Another reason is because it's not fun that point, I'm not the type that plays games and masters them, but as the game became increasingly more popular, more players are coming in, and more really sweaty players come in and ruin the fun.
I think I was burnout because it was late Season 1 all the way to Season 8-9 I played that point and it helped me get through quarantine.
But yeah, not my favorite, but I don't mind playing with a few friends if they want to play.
This really is one of the better battle-royales out there, and it's longevity is because of both impressive design and incredibly fun gameplay.
As a multiplayer game, it's very dependent on the community-at-large. I feel that due to the developers outspoken politics, including support for anti-racist and pro-LGBTQ movements, it welcomes more of the pleasant, supportive and nicer people that do online gaming.
As per usual, there are trolls, jerks and bigots that can make playing with strangers far less enjoyable, but you are given the tools for muting and reporting. There's not much griefing one of these players can do to others outside of using AOE damage to harm teammates, or just being uncooperative in the squad.
The actual gameplay is great. It's very smooth and fast-paced, with most of the movement sets inherited from Titanfall 2 with some exceptions, but it does feel great to accelerate downhill with a slide into a jump to evade enemies. There's quite a few different game modes to play in, which some people find preferences outside of the large, battle royales, and new ones introduced or rotated in each season.
The guns and bullets are all interesting and not necessarily interchangeable. It's easy to find a couple of comfortable ones outside of the meta. Similarly with the excellent diversity of roles and characters in the game.
The maps are mostly well designed with some caveats. Plenty of game reviewers who write on Apex Legends tend to point out that most of the fun in the game comes from moving across a map with a team seeking engagements, evading being ambushed or actively looking to initiate one. Some levels and players tend to favour locations that have a scramble-to-the-gun aspect, where winning a fight relies more on random pickups and twitch-reflexes than it does with strategizing or being a good shot. There's plenty of interesting things to engage in the environments, which are mostly related to mobility.
I've played a bit of other battle royales like Fortnite, PUBG, Ring of Elysium and Hyper Scape, but not all of the top-rated ones currently out, such as Valorant or the Call of Duty and Battlefield ones. However, I still feel strongly that this is one that will last a long time and worth investing a skillset in to because of how well-made and fun it is.
As a multiplayer game, it's very dependent on the community-at-large. I feel that due to the developers outspoken politics, including support for anti-racist and pro-LGBTQ movements, it welcomes more of the pleasant, supportive and nicer people that do online gaming.
As per usual, there are trolls, jerks and bigots that can make playing with strangers far less enjoyable, but you are given the tools for muting and reporting. There's not much griefing one of these players can do to others outside of using AOE damage to harm teammates, or just being uncooperative in the squad.
The actual gameplay is great. It's very smooth and fast-paced, with most of the movement sets inherited from Titanfall 2 with some exceptions, but it does feel great to accelerate downhill with a slide into a jump to evade enemies. There's quite a few different game modes to play in, which some people find preferences outside of the large, battle royales, and new ones introduced or rotated in each season.
The guns and bullets are all interesting and not necessarily interchangeable. It's easy to find a couple of comfortable ones outside of the meta. Similarly with the excellent diversity of roles and characters in the game.
The maps are mostly well designed with some caveats. Plenty of game reviewers who write on Apex Legends tend to point out that most of the fun in the game comes from moving across a map with a team seeking engagements, evading being ambushed or actively looking to initiate one. Some levels and players tend to favour locations that have a scramble-to-the-gun aspect, where winning a fight relies more on random pickups and twitch-reflexes than it does with strategizing or being a good shot. There's plenty of interesting things to engage in the environments, which are mostly related to mobility.
I've played a bit of other battle royales like Fortnite, PUBG, Ring of Elysium and Hyper Scape, but not all of the top-rated ones currently out, such as Valorant or the Call of Duty and Battlefield ones. However, I still feel strongly that this is one that will last a long time and worth investing a skillset in to because of how well-made and fun it is.
I really, really love this game. I came into Apex expecting it to be another AAA slog, designed to suck money out of the player with low-effort cosmetics (which I will admit happens sometimes) but I was very satisfied when I played the game more.
Once I started putting more hours into Apex, I started to realize all the amazing aspects of it, the movement is slick and well-implemented and resonates really well with the style of game, the maps are developed and fleshed-out and really feel unique unlike a game like Fortnite which I think has very similar Points of Interest. Every legend you play in Apex freshens the experience into something new and the gunplay is some of the best I've tried. I really reccommend giving Apex a good shot, yes it's being monetized greedily and there are other issues, but if you put the hours in this game is great, replayable fun. Also the seasonal updates are consistent and add enough to enjoy every time.
Once I started putting more hours into Apex, I started to realize all the amazing aspects of it, the movement is slick and well-implemented and resonates really well with the style of game, the maps are developed and fleshed-out and really feel unique unlike a game like Fortnite which I think has very similar Points of Interest. Every legend you play in Apex freshens the experience into something new and the gunplay is some of the best I've tried. I really reccommend giving Apex a good shot, yes it's being monetized greedily and there are other issues, but if you put the hours in this game is great, replayable fun. Also the seasonal updates are consistent and add enough to enjoy every time.