Apex Legends - contender for the throne. Review

Even we did not know a couple of weeks ago about Apex Legends, and today it is played by millions. The same could surprise the audience a new shooter from the creators of Titanfall 2? So obviously not the Titans, where there is no. On the surface, everything is so simple, that the question arises - why it is not done before? But this iceberg More, than it seems at first

• Three heroes
• All people
• Legends are born here

Protestirovana game on PlayStation 4

Sometimes you start to get bored at times, when about half of the new games belatedly learned from magazines, and the other half by chance noticed on the shelves, I spend a couple of hundred rubles for "Jewel" with you like a cover and hoping for something good. Now about upcoming releases, we know almost for several years before they are released, they are accompanied by a great lot of trailers, shows and interviews - almost no surprises. Apex Legends but it does not apply - even information about the game and the "leaked" shortly before the release, all the details we know exactly at the moment, when it became available for download.

In such a situation does not even matter, that this is another battle royal, - the surprise is a surprise. After all, I engaged in the development studio Respawn Entertainment, whose Titanfall 2 undeservedly go unnoticed because of the appearance at the same time with the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare и Battlefield 1. Shooter fans certainly would like to see Titanfall 3, instead of "Battle Royale" without a crazy run on the walls, Titans and other distinctive features of the series. However, Apex Legends is not like a game, cobbled together by Electronic Arts for the order of a couple of months. It has some cool ideas, making the project attractive to a wide audience.

Three heroes

One of the main differences from the game the other representatives of the genre - the lack of solo mode. Only twenty teams of three people each. But do not jump to conclusions and do not close this page now - even for me as a person, I prefer to play Battle Royale entirely alone, It was as comfortable as possible to participate in games and win victory, without a word.

The whole point is conveniently organized interaction with friends. Get at least the first few seconds of the match - in other games you have to negotiate with the partners and jump at the same time, Without communication it does not always work. The chance to assemble a team for sure there is one "brake" or a Rambo, falling apart from all. Then randomly chosen leader, with which the ship comes out the entire squad, and the three of you are flying in one spot. Before jumping colleagues can give advice, and players unsure nothing prevents transfer leadership to another.

After that, everything is the same, in other similar games: all they landed and start to run from one building to another, collect weapons, skirts, chests, shields. Around this time a beginner starts to notice, What are sociable characters. They utter phrases, if attacked, if treated, if the ability to use - no unnecessary chatter, only important for the team information. One touch, you can specify a point, where you want to go, and two - mark the location of the enemy. And this hero also says.

However, this is only a small part of the local communication system capabilities. You do not need the finds can be celebrated, and then they become visible comrades on the force. If you need some ammo clip or increased, it is worth in the inventory click on the appropriate cell, and a character asks himself all. so comfortable (and, it would seem that, the obvious) I want to have the possibility of all Battle Royale - without returning to Fortnite PUBG or no longer want.

Heroes comment on what is happening not only in talking about the outfit. Familiar with the genre of the players for a long time in the course of, if you are killed in command mode, one of the participants, and he died immediately, instead of crawling on his knees waiting for comrades, so, his entire squad interrupted. Without being bound to inform the difficult, but Apex Legends character says about such things myself. It seems to be a trifle, but it helps a lot in those cases, when I joined to a shootout late and not sure, He remained there near one of opponents.

All people

Shooter is literally overflowing with so convenient "chips", that make the gameplay Apex Legends one of the best in the genre. For example, "Eclipse" in Black Ops 4 tired of constantly shoot from the weapon skirts, before taking a new gun in the hands of. The Apex Legends suitable sights, clips and butts are transferred automatically. Мало того — если в вашем инвентаре есть неиспользуемый предмет, compatible only with certain types of weapons, it will automatically be applied to the next suitable gun. Conveniently!

Another interesting fact, that the deceased partner does not disappear forever - colleagues can take the flag from his body and carry little thing to resurrect one of several objects on the map. Soldiers will be back without armor, weapons and all equipment, but alive - can quickly assemble the surrounding trash, pick up a pistol and no longer be a useful. The banner disappears fairly quickly, but if someone has already picked up, resurrection is virtually guaranteed - important, to carrying his partner died.

From the rest of the Royal Rumble game features characters and increased mobility, which is achieved through the ability to slide down the slopes at high speed. It saves in the shoot-outs, as you get to the more difficult it becomes. Another clear difference is associated with the environment - in the game there is little room, which failed to find at least some shelter. If found any desert, then on it necessarily scattered boulders, debris and trash, allowing to take a breath and to use the first aid kit. Although the grenade that does not protect.

High dynamics of matches can also be considered to be particularly. Unlike PUBG and Blackout, in Apex Legends can not lie on the ground. And to sit until the end of the match in the same building, or to build a Fortress, in Fortnite, not very interesting. By enemies you have to shoot for a long time, So often fierce duel: with rolled up to shelters, restoring shields, attempts to outwit your opponent and go to the other side. Characters do not take damage from falling from any height and can climb walls, that can often cause a sudden blow to the fans to sit and comfortable shooting at unsuspecting victims.

Legends are born here

Controversial decision seemed to add character classes - the characters have unique skills and abilities, even as absolute, which are charged for a few minutes. Many like Pathfinder, in the arsenal which has a hook-cat - with his help, he climbs on the roof and can, Spider-Man, to fly over the enemy's head and quickly be behind him. It allows you to release the cable spetsumeniya, which tseplyayuetsya for distant objects, - use it can match all the participants.

There Apex Legends and supporting characters, and stormtroopers. Passive Skill Bangalore increases movement speed, when it takes damage, Lifeline uses a faster healing items and more revives allies. Slightly unbalanced can be called spetsumeniya Gibraltar and Bangalore cause shelling - if you hide behind the open air compartment, probably, chance of salvation will not. However, for those, who is constantly in motion and does not stick out in the bushes until the last lap, it is unlikely to be a problem.

The rest of the characters are no different - they can use absolutely all the items lying on the ground, equip all weapons and all skirts. The vast majority of the matches I have spent, play for Lifeline, which is considered to be a physician and may once per minute to call the attending drone for itself and its allies. However, it does not hurt to choose the desired course of action, of sniper shootings to storm the premises with a shotgun at the ready.

Everything in the game is made at a very high level: design, inventory (how convenient for consoles searching corpses - study, Treyarch!), shooting. Questions arise only to the progress of the system. Initially, the Apex Legends unlocked six characters, two more can be bought either for real money, either for virtual currency, which give smaller portions for higher level. One character will approximately 15 hours, another will require even more time. Basically, It's not a problem.

But lutboksy ... just all started to wean from their presence in the games, when suddenly we see the progress of the Overwatch system, virtually no change for the better. With each new level falls Box, which contains three things. And the junk they are very, highly, lots of. Two dozen costumes for each character, the same number of colorings for each gun, poses for the banner and decorations for him as, countless replicas - hope for any particular prize is not necessary. To create the desired items using another type of currency, and it is provided in the so miniscule amounts, that pay for the coolest costume will be easier, than wait for it to lutbokse.

***

But it's all cosmetic, which is interesting not far from all. The rest of the Apex Legends can be called one of the best shareware games on the market - the, so that the quality, fascinating and attention to detail shooter is not worth a penny, at 2019 by surprise. Electronic Arts, what happened to you? It is finally released publishing project, which immediately fell in love and community of players, and tape drives, and press? While it is difficult to say, Apex Legends as the impact on the global phenomenon represented Fortnite, but at least one of the main multiplayer shooter game generation can already be considered.

dignity:

• excellent communication system, who wants to see all the team shooter;
• some interesting ideas, distinguish the game from other representatives of the genre;
• eight characters with unique skills for every taste;
• fast dynamic matches;
• excellent shooting and a sufficient number of types of weapons.

disadvantages:

• lutboksy contains only three things, and trash among the cosmetic articles are too many, to quickly get what you want.

evaluation: 9,0/10

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