#Blisk gets away series#

But these are characters that people have paid money for and then possibly bought dozens of cosmetics for. In fact, it would be an incredible way of injecting a dramatic shake-up to the story. On paper, seeing a few characters leave the Apex Games might sound fine. These outcomes would narratively lead to these characters leaving the Apex Games. And so there's less forward momentum to these characters' growth.įor example, Respawn can't write that Loba gives up on fighting Revenant to focus on building the type of family that was taken from her with her girlfriend, nor can the studio come up with a way for Horizon to successfully travel back in time and be together with her son again. Because in Apex Legends, that means that whatever situation has caused these characters to engage in the game's plot at launch needs to remain so that the character will too.

#Blisk gets away series#

This structure would work if Apex Legends was a comedy-comedy-focused television series can get away with this structure, as it creates an established starting point for setting up skits or jokes in future episodes-but it falters when it comes to something more story-driven like a drama. That also means that the main characters of these stories typically have to exist in some sort of narrative rut. As such, the stories for these games need to be written in a way that allows them to continue for years without drastic changes that would change how the games play. The structure of a service game is designed with longevity in mind-these are experiences that are meant to be played for years after release. The issue in question is the inherent immortality of the main characters for hero-focused service games. Now Playing: Apex Legends: Defiance Launch Trailer

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