Apex Legends – Godzilla Event Preview

The latest Apex Legends crossover event is massive, with Godzilla taking to the Outlands and making looting and surviving even harder for you and your squad to come out on top. 

In collaboration with Toho and timed with the recent release of Godzilla Minus One, the Apex Legends – Godzilla Event sees the massive kaiju looming over Storm Point.

You’re not fighting against Godzilla in the event; how would that even work? The Legends of the Apex games are strong, but taking down Godzilla is a whole other game. Instead, it’s a matter of surviving his Heat Ray blast while moving around the map and staying within the shrinking circle. 

From the moment you drop into Storm Point, it all looks different. The map has received a visual overhaul, adding building destruction and a path of debris as Godzilla has rampaged across it. The weather now teases oncoming rain; it’s gloomy and in theme with recent Toho film releases. Now roaming across Storm Point, with the gigantic kaiju looming in the background, it is silent, peppered with rain, and then the tease of the oncoming attack from its blast has you watching where it targets next.

 “Bringing Godzilla from the Toho universe to Storm Point was all about creating a sense of scale and unstoppable force. We wanted the map itself to tell the story of a monster’s rampage, complete with shattered buildings, scorched earth, and Godzilla looming over the battlefield.”

– Eduardo Agostini, World Director

You don’t have to fear Godzilla being a random Heat Blast away from randomly catching you off guard. Godzilla has a target in mind, and it’s looking for the care package or the person wielding the new ‘Monsters Heat Ray,’ a variation of the Devotion. It has a powerful charge attack and will track enemies on hit, making it both a super-powerful weapon to find and wield, but also one that will put a target on your back. 

There is some risk and reward in wanting to track down the Monster Heat Ray, of course, but the wiggle room is that Godzilla mode is built around Wildcard, not traditional Battle Royale. So you can respawn as long as your whole team hasn’t been downed. You can also play as multiple copies of the same legend in this mode, which makes the new skins coming with this event even more fun. Three Pathfinders with the Legendary Mech-Godzilla skin are a blast. That said, in the preview event, it was easier to achieve this perfect and somewhat ridiculous line-up with all the Legendary skins unlocked.

“We went deep into the Toho catalogue to make sure every pairing felt considered, matching kaiju to our Legends based on silhouette, power fantasy, and attitude. Valkyrie’s wings made her a natural fit for the iconic Mothra, and we loved pairing Pathfinder’s charm with Mechagodzilla 1974.”

– Alisa Rastorgueva, Art Director

Playing Wildcard was already an exciting twist on Apex Legends and the battle royale formula; having Godzilla looming in the background only raised the stakes and tension, making this mode perfect for the crossover. With all the extra gear to unlock, of course, with the event pass, including skins, frames, stickers and more, it will give Apex Legends fans and Godzilla fans a lot to play this event for in the coming weeks, I’m sure.

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