Apex Legends: Pros and cons from EA's new free-to-play battle royale

Pros

Apex Legends

Super smooth gameplay

Apex Legends plays like butter. The shooting mechanics are so smooth. It feels like a AAA game from the moment you start it and that's not something you can say about PUBG. The game also looks gorgeous on the highest settings.

Emphasis on Teamplay

Because each character has its own class and specials, Apex Legends puts more emphasis on team play than any other BR before it. From the moment you launch off the jet, the team of three are placed together with a single Jump Leader, although players can opt out of this manually.

The game also has an incredibly simple but revolutionary Ping system. With a single button press, it's possible to communicate with others about where to go next or to draw their attention to a gun, armour or other items. This means you don't need to be on a headset to communicate with your team.

Innovations to the genre

Apex Legends brings a lot of new things to the genre. Along with the aforementioned Ping system, you can also bring a downed teammate back to life by taking their dog tag to a Respawn station on the map.

There are also zip lines including ones directly up to hot air balloons, allowing the player to rise up and launch themselves to move quickly across the map.

Conclusion

Apex Legends is one of the best Battle Royale games out there right now and I'd argue that it's better than Blackout and PUBG. Download it yourself and give it a shot, it's free after all.