No one thought at all that Apex Legends would quickly achieve success, surpassing its predecessors without mercy. Fortnite became one of the kings of the Battle Royale game that immediately rose to fame, passing PUBG at that time. However, this game is not alone because Respawn Entertainment released Apex Legends on February 4, 2022, what is even more surprising is that this game has become a free-to-play and indeed this game is very interesting because it relates to another game from the same developer, namely Titanfall.
Behind its success in achieving success in a short time, there are some unique and interesting facts related to the game battle royale Apex Legends. You need to know, this game was not initially released on a large scale. Maybe only a handful of gamers know. However, 25 million players in a week is more than enough to prove his success. And here are the surprising Apex Legends Game Facts that you should know.
Information about the game:
- Developer : Respawn Entertainment
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Producers: Drew McCoy, Tina Sanchez
- Designer: Mackey McCandlish
- Composer: Stephen Barton
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Release Date: February 4, 2022
- Genre: Battle royale, first-person shooter
- Mode: Multiplayer
- Price: free-to-play (Download the game on Origin)
1. Breaking Shocking Records
Yep, the presence of the Apex Legends game is surprising and makes people curious. You can imagine, after its release within 8 hours this game has broken records by breaking through 1 million players. Within a week of its release it has set a new record with 25 million players. And most recently, after 1 month of release, Apex Legends has broken another record of attracting 50 million players, that’s a fantastic number.
In terms of graphic quality, gameplay mechanics and features, Apex Legends is indeed a luxury and expensive game, but it can reach various groups because it can be played for free. This game has succeeded in bringing the new standard of battle royale games to a higher level.
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2. Titanfall weapons are also in Apex Legends
In addition to the skills applied to Apex Legends which were adopted from Titanfall, it turns out that there are not enough developers because they need weapons with the right era. This is the reason why developers chose weapons from Titanfall to be adopted into the Apex Legends game. You will notice the resemblance, although there are some modifications.
Starting from Mozambique, Hemlock, VK-47 Flatline, Wingman, RE-45 Auto, Alternator, M600 Spitfire, Longbow DMR, Kraber, EVA-8 Auto, Mastiff and Devotion.
3. Skills from Titanfall are also available in Apex Legends
The combination of other Titanfall and Apex Legends elements that are inherent is in the application of their abilities. Starting from Mirage with abilities decoynya, in Titanfall 2 you can find it at mod Hello Pilots. The Bloodhound’s ability to detect the presence of enemies is also present in Titanfall 2. The skill of the Wraith that can move to another dimension was adopted from mod The Phase Shift. Then the last Skill grappling hook from Pathfinder is also included in Titanfall.
The developer adopted the skill and then made a few changes to suit the battle royale concept. Finally, you will find these skills in Apex Legends. So, some skills from Titanfall are in Apex Legends.
4. 8 Hero Legends with Incredible Abilities
Another interesting fact is that in the Hero Legends, Apex Legends immediately presents 8 Hero Legends with different character classes with unique abilities. The characters are Bangalore, Mirage, Wraith, Gibraltar, Caustic, Lifeline, Pathfinder, Bloodhound.
But unfortunately, of all the characters, only 2 are free. The remaining characters are paid, the price is around USD 20 or if it is converted into IDR 282 thousand. This game has to be played as a team so character selection is very useful.
5. Easter Egg stuffed dog and its sad story
Battle Royale games require concentration to shoot, defend and strategize. However, easter eggs seem to provide entertainment that reduces tension. In Apex Legends, there are easter eggs which is quite unique is a stuffed dog. You can find this doll in the market.
The story behind the doll is a tribute to the dog that has passed away belonging to one of the developers. So Jason McCord made a stuffed dog similar to his own and put it in Apex Legends.
6. Turns out the Loch Ness Doll is from Titanfall
You know Lock Ness? The doll characters in the Titanfall game also appear in Apex legends, you know and become easter eggs other than the stuffed dog above. If you are a Titanfall player, you must be familiar with this doll, because you can find this doll on the map multiplayer Titanfall 1 and also appears randomly in campaign Titanfall 2.
Looks like the developer is obsessed with this one doll. You can find them in various places and shoot them, but you have to be careful. If you manage to shoot 10 times in a row, a Loch Ness monster will appear.
7. Combining Mechanisms from Other Games
The fact that will surprise you is that Apex Legends was inspired by four popular shooter game titles, namely Overwatch, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, Destiny, and Bungie’s Halo. Starting from the battle system and narrative in Destiny and Bungie’s Halo.
In terms of a unique class Apex Legends adopts from the game Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and the shooting mechanism is similar to the game Overwatch from Blizzard Entertainment.
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8. The Bloodhound character that almost appeared in Titanfall
One of the most important characters in Apex Legends is Bloodhound. You can track other players and it is useful to know the surrounding conditions. What’s interesting is that Bloodhound is almost a part of Titanfall 2.
It’s not easy to create a character and then enter it in the game. Respawn does not give Titanfall this character. Instead, Bloodhound became popular in battle royale. It seems, the decision is very right.
9. Become a Highly Successful free-to-play EA Game
When the release was quite surprising and it seemed like you couldn’t believe it, publisher EA released a free-to-play game this year. But because it quickly gained popularity, of course people immediately looked for the truth. And it’s true that this game can be played for free, available on Origin download here.
If you just happen to want to play this game, there is something you need to pay attention to, namely the PC specifications.
Apex Legends Minimum Specifications
- OS: 64-bit Windows 7
- Processor (AMD): AMD FX 4350 or Equivalent
- Processor (Intel): Intel Core i3 6300 or Equivalent
- Memory: 6GB – DDR3 @1333 RAM
- Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ HD 7730
- Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GT 640
- DirectX: 11 Compatible video card or equivalent
- Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
- Hard drive space: 22GB
Apex Legends Recommended Specifications
- OS: 64-bit Windows 7
- Processor (AMD): Ryzen 5 CPU or Equivalent
- Processor (Intel): Intel Core i5 3570K or Equivalent
- Memory: 8GB – DDR3 @1333 RAM
- Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ R9 290
- Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970
- DirectX: 11 Compatible video card or equivalent
- Online Connection Requirements: Broadband Connection
- Hard drive space: 22GB
10. Instantly available on many Big Platforms
EA as the publisher when they wanted to release Apex Legends immediately hooked up with 3 major platforms, namely Windows PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Meanwhile, mobile platforms such as Android and iOS are not yet available. But from the information that has been disclosed by EA, it is possible that this game will someday be available for Android and iOS mobile platforms.
So let’s just wait for more information, hopefully EA is really trying to make Apex Legends available on the mobile platform so that it becomes a rival to games like PUBG, Garena Free Fire, and Fortnite.
Those are ten facts about the Apex Legends game that are interesting to know, surprising aren’t they. These facts will further add information and add to the excitement when you play Apex Legends.
