I love Halloween events in games. There’s just something about the aesthetic and atmosphere that really appeals to me. That spooky yet at the same time goofy style of horror so many games adopt to celebrate the season. Most games introduce a new set of themed skins and maybe a limited-time game mode to tie in with Halloween and Apex Legends, which is still seeing plenty of play in my house if you were wondering, is bringing back the Fight or Fright event this year. And that makes me exceptionally excited because it absolutely rocked last year! Better yet, they’re bringing back wall-running but you’ll have to be dead to use it.
So let’s elaborate on two things. One, they’re not technically bringing back wall-running because that’s a mechanic that’s never been in Apex Legends. Yet given how Apex shares a universe with Titanfall 2, it’s like Respawn is returning to it in some form right? The other condition is that you’ll need to be dead to use this particular mode of movement which sounds counter-intuitive but let me explain! You’re always so quick to interrupt, just listen and maybe you’ll learn!
Fight or Fright will take the form of a standard trios match set on the night variant of King’s Canyon. It’ll start out as standard enough, dropping into the arena, collecting weapons and whatnot. Yet when you die, you’re not plucked from the game! Instead, you’re reborn as a “Shadow” Legend that can’t use guns but has a massive boost to your speed and melee power. The surviving players will need to stand against the other alive team while also defending against the Shadows. It does seem that alive Legends will be able to make use of some more-or-less tamed beasts to help stay alive so keep and eye out for caged monsters!
As always, the Fight or Fright limited time event also brings with it some new Halloween themed cosmetics in the shop and a free prize track to unlock some less cool (but still fairly cool) cosmetics. Everything kicks off on 22 October and will run for just over a week, ending on 3 November.
Last Updated: October 22, 2020
justlikemo
October 21, 2020 at 09:51
Cool, my kids always diss me when I play this or Titanfall, saying fortnite is waaay better!
Insomnia is fun
October 21, 2020 at 10:39
We’ll never get Titanfall 3, because people won’t stop playing this.
Kervyn Cloete
October 21, 2020 at 10:55
As much as I want Titanfall 3, Apex Legends is fantastic. Easily the best implemented Battle Royale game out there, in my opinion. Also, you have to remember that Titanfall 2 may have been a critical smash, but it was a commercial failure upon release, whereas Apex brought in the money and continues to do so.
Kervyn Cloete
October 21, 2020 at 10:55
As much as I want Titanfall 3, Apex Legends is fantastic. Easily the best implemented Battle Royale game out there, in my opinion. Also, you have to remember that Titanfall 2 may have been a critical smash, but it was a commercial failure upon release, whereas Apex brought in the money and continues to do so.
Insomnia is fun
October 21, 2020 at 11:20
I agree with you, but the one isn’t the other. Also one reason TF2 was a failure because EA sabotaged it.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2018/01/31/eas-anthem-delay-could-save-bioware-from-the-sad-fate-of-titanfall-2/#6d3ea62f7a5e
Kervyn Cloete
October 21, 2020 at 13:52
Oh EA totally fucked TF2 over big time. There’s no argument there.
But my point was that I just don’t see Respawn committing the resources to make TF3 a priority, when they have a much more assured thing in Apex Legends.
Kervyn Cloete
October 21, 2020 at 13:52
Oh EA totally fucked TF2 over big time. There’s no argument there.
But my point was that I just don’t see Respawn committing the resources to make TF3 a priority, when they have a much more assured thing in Apex Legends.
Insomnia is fun
October 21, 2020 at 14:10
Yeah, my point exactly. As long as people are playing Apex the devs won’t work on any new games. Wasted talent.