I did not expect to like this game.
I actually avoided the BR genre for as long as I could, despite friends reccomending games in the genre over the years, I just never played them.
A friend of mine finally encouraged me to at least give Apex a try, so I thought, hey, why not, I might as well confirm I don't like the genre.

My, uh, first session was around ten hours of playtime.
I'm not sure how to compare this game to other BRs, but it's, for lack of better words, absolutely one hell of a good time. It's chaotic, fast, and exhilerating for someone like me.
Take the ability focused stuff of Overwatch, sprinkle in the marksmanship required in something like Rainbow Six Siege, and set it in a BR, and this is what you get. Pretty much every character I've played has been a lot of fun, and I'm far from the best shot, but I've had my moments and pulled off some insane games. It's a strong blend of mixing abilities and marksmanship, and despite the randomness of loot, it feels pretty fair all around.

Even dying immediately after the round starts doesn't even feel bad. You can just hop into another game in 20-30 seconds, I've yet to get frustrated despite the relative fragility of the characters in early game.

Sadly, the game has lootboxes, so be wary going in and *never* buy them, of course. Don't get addicted and wait for the law to finally ban them outright. Hopefully that day comes soon. ♥♥♥♥ lootboxes.

There's also a battle pass system, but it's far more lenient than I've seen other games do it and I usually hate the system to death, but it's actually pretty fair here, catching up is pretty easy since all challenges that give progress seem to stick around. The major ones, at least, but it's still a nice gesture. Premium stuff's okay I guess, but I don't feel like I'm missing out as hard as other premium battle passes that tend to spite the everloving heck out of me.

It's got style, it's fun as hell, and while marred by some bad practices (battle passes and lootboxes), it's a blast for even someone like me who is a support at heart, a terrible shot and thought I hated BR games in the first place.

Also Mirage is probably the most fun character I've ever played in a FPS ever, so, uh, there's that.

I did not expect to like this game. I actually avoided the BR genre for as long as I could, despite friends reccomending games in the genre over the years, I just never played them. A friend of mine finally encouraged me to at least give Apex a try, so I thought, hey, why not, I might as well confirm I don't like the genre. My, uh, first session was around ten hours of playtime. I'm not sure how to compare this game to other BRs, but it's, for lack of better words, absolutely one hell of a good time. It's chaotic, fast, and exhilerating for someone like me. Take the ability focused stuff of Overwatch, sprinkle in the marksmanship required in something like Rainbow Six Siege, and set it in a BR, and this is what you get. Pretty much every character I've played has been a lot of fun, and I'm far from the best shot, but I've had my moments and pulled off some insane games. It's a strong blend of mixing abilities and marksmanship, and despite the randomness of loot, it feels pretty fair all around. Even dying immediately after the round starts doesn't even feel bad. You can just hop into another game in 20-30 seconds, I've yet to get frustrated despite the relative fragility of the characters in early game. Sadly, the game has lootboxes, so be wary going in and *never* buy them, of course. Don't get addicted and wait for the law to finally ban them outright. Hopefully that day comes soon. Fuck lootboxes. There's also a battle pass system, but it's far more lenient than I've seen other games do it and I usually hate the system to death, but it's actually pretty fair here, catching up is pretty easy since all challenges that give progress seem to stick around. The major ones, at least, but it's still a nice gesture. Premium stuff's okay I guess, but I don't feel like I'm missing out as hard as other premium battle passes that tend to spite the everloving heck out of me. It's got style, it's fun as hell, and while marred by some bad practices (battle passes and lootboxes), it's a blast for even someone like me who is a support at heart, a terrible shot and thought I hated BR games in the first place. Also Mirage is probably the most fun character I've ever played in a FPS ever, so, uh, there's that.