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23. Apex Legends (Xbox One, 2019)


Perhaps my extensive background in playing team sports is a major reason why I'm wired this way, but there's nothing quite like being a part of something great in a team-based multiplayer game. Not that there's anything wrong with single player games and solo-based online games, but accomplishing something gaming-related on my own isn't particularly special or memorable to me as it is something exclusive to me and can't celebrate with others. Furthermore, playing with others and beating other humans is even greater. I dont play every multiplayer game out there or anything like that, but there are a handful at any given time that I like to play semi-frequently now that there are so many quality options available.

I was skeptical of the rise of the battle royale. At the time, it was basically just slayer-based shooters, and being an objective game type fan, I wasnt sure how much I could enjoy it, especially with so many teams thrown in. My first foray was with the juggernaut Fortnite in 2018 I believe. While it was mildly entertaining, I wasnt a fan of the emphasis on crafting, and as a fan of shooters (more FPS than TPS), Im not sure if I am describing this well, but I was disappointed with the heft of guns and shooting them as well as the related sound design/effects. The game was clearly meant and marketed for people of all ages, so Im not surprised, but it just wasnt what I was looking for.

Then Respawn came along and surprise dropped Apex Legends, based on their Titanfall series, and I started playing it within the first week of its 2019 release. Im usually quick to acclimate to FPS to at least be decent, but I was not very good to begin. Kill/Death ratio isnt the most accurate way to gauge someones skill, especially in a more complicated game such as this, but there arent that many efficiency stats that can be and are collected, and during the intro period before seasons began, I had like a 0.5 K/D ratio. That being said, I had tons of fun. It isnt common for me to continue playing a game that I was struggling so much with individually (at least in terms of killing vs dying), but I could tell this was something special.

Over time, even as the game kept changing and trying out new things, I kept getting better even though I am getting older. Im no ace or anything, but Im pretty self-aware of my own strengths and weaknesses in the game, and Im a great teammate, and so I get satisfactory results more often than not. Im not someone who is win or bust. I want to have a good time and not go down with a whimper, so its pretty easy to please me here unlike other other multiplayer games.

Part of the reason why I stick around is because when I party up with strangers, which is more often these days as most of my friends have stopped playing it, Ive been teamed up with great people. I have played a couple thousand games, and the amount of obnoxious people that I have played with is miniscule.

I usually give at least some money to every free-to-play game that I play, even one that I dont stick with for long, but I have chipped in more for Apex Legends than any other. I hope Apex Legends will be around for a long time still to come, but the time and money investment that I have put into has been well worth it.

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