Game Debate #5: Fortnite

[Reed Rothchild | 9,514]

 

[Gloves | 11,771]

Wrong audience, bud. 

[mbd39 | 2,020]

Never played. Never will.

[ICrappedMyPants | 302]

Never played it, never will.

I liked FPS for awhile, but I’m burnt out with shooters.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,514]

10 minutes ago, Gloves said:

Wrong audience, bud. 

I don't discriminate

[MrWunderful | 2,927]

Played it one match, dont get the hype. Wont ever play again. 

[ZeldaFreak | 3,600]

Can't say I've ever played it. I don't have anything against the game or the people that enjoy it, but I personally likely won't ever play it. Don't have any interest in it.

[OptOut | 8,883]

I'm gonna offer an alternative take: 

Never played it, but WOULD be open to trying it. But not necessarily gonna go out of my way to do so. It's on Switch for free right?

[RegularGuyGamer | 2,012]

Not a bad game by any means. It's did to shooting games what smash did to fighting games. I would call fortnite a party shooter. It's easy to pick up and play but anyone who is good sticks out like a sore thumb.

[Andy_Bogomil | 815]

Played a few matches back in the day but really never liked the building mechanics and wasn't much into BRs. I play Apex Legends pretty frequently now though and like that quite a bit.

[noiseredux | 232]

2/10 for me.

I find the battle royale genre interesting in concept. But I've had trouble really enjoying it personally. I played Fortnite once with my buddy and his two kids online, and it didn't go great. It was a lot of the like the two kids (early teens) yelling at me "pick that up!" "what are you doing?!?!" "no not that gun!" and me just repeating "I've never played this before, I don't know what I'm doing!"

The experience was sort of similar to the one time I dabbled in PUBG and the one time I dabbled in Apex Legends. The games just didn't click with me. I think I can see WHY some people get really into them. I found the experience(s) a bit too stressful, though.

I do think that some of the Fortnite content is INTERESTING (not saying 'good' or 'bad'), such as recently showing movies in-game or having concerts or whatever. It's interesting because the game itself has become such a social experience.

It's also interesting that "Fortnite" has become ubiquitous with "gaming" the way that Minecraft did before it, and the way that Super Mario Bros did long before that.

I don't know. Fortnite isn't for me, but I understand why people are into it I guess.

[RH | 4,898]

I gave it a 7.

I tried it on the Switch and I felt the controls weren't that intuitive. I tried it on mobile, for kicks, and that's just a bad idea.  I tried it on PC and that was a much better experience.  Having a 50 player battle royale is fun but in general the whole experience feels uninspired.  If this was a paid game, I'd probably give it a 4 or 5 at best.

But this is a 100% free-to-play game.  I made a post about this late on NA, or early here about how I actually have mad respect for Epic and this game.  It's not about game play though, but it's because anyone can pick up and play this game, not spend a dime (or watch ads) and potentially be as good as the next guy.  When you buy stuff in-game, you're basically just buying skins for your guns and characters.  Epic has made an ecosystem where 100% of their revenue for this game is based off of the unnecessary, superficial purchases of their players.

Again, this isn't the greatest game but in a world where DLC and in-app/game purchases are becoming more and more prevalent, Epic has proven you can create an even playing field for all players and still generate generous revenue.  I "support" them, because they are doing in-game purchases right and that's a lesson MANY game studios could learn.

So, yeah, I'll give them a few extra points to their game score for that.  I'll likely never play the game again but if I ever want to, at least I know the experience will be completely free.

Edited July 10, 2020 by RH

[zeppelin03 | 314]

I gave it a 4.  I did put a bit of time into it years ago.  It was enough for me to get my fix of Battle Royale for a bit.  I soon moved on to PUBG.  Not long after I gave up on the genre entirely.  I don't play with anyone else and it isn't an interesting genre to play solo.

[Jeevan | 8,910]

 

[Kguillemette | 1,543]

I get the appeal. Not for me, though. It's a kids game with a couple adult strategies mixed in. 5/10

My 8 year old would probably give it a 7.

Edited July 10, 2020 by Kguillemette

[BortLicensePlate | 652]

If it came out like 10 years ago I would've been all over it. Nowadays I dont have the time to invest to get good at a game like that, or have much interest in the genre to begin with. Its definitely a good game, just not for me

[TDIRunner | 2,731]

Haven't played it.  Definitely not my style of game.  Respect to the developers for making as much money as they did with a free game.  Whether or not you like that kind of gaming, it's still pretty impressive what they've done.  

[Skorp | 383]

Never played, never will. Simple enough.

[Hammerfestus | 3,832]

Nephews were way into it.  I tried a few matches and it just seemed like a nothing  special shooter. — which is a genre I’m not a particularly big fan of anyways.  I don’t understand the building stuff either.  Also it’s always just one map?  3/10

 

[Jicsan | 589]

Gave it a 2.  Ask my kids though and they will say it's the best game ever.  Despite them begging, I wasn't going to let them ever play, but then I figured I was depriving them of a childhood  gaming zeitgeist they will remember forever.  I can't stand the business model and I hate that I have to tell my kids 'no' all the time.  "No son, $20 is not a good deal for a skin."  I've bought them Save the World and Battle Passes, which in my opinion should be the only things for sale, after that it seems predatory.

[rdrunner | 422]

This might be a poll where over half the votes go to non-votes.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,514]

10 minutes ago, rdrunner said:

This might be a poll where over half the votes go to non-votes.

I'm assuming Minecraft will play out the same way 

[DefaultGen | 5,401]

I'll probably never play it. I've played PUBG and some other bandwagon Battle Royales and they're all so similar, some faster, some slower. It's a pretty boring genre walking around doing nothing until you finally get into a firefight and your fate is decided in 5 seconds. I like Quake, this genre is basically the opposite of Quake.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,514]

I put a couple hours into it.  Pretty fun, and the appeal of the BR format should be readily apparent.  I don't really feel the need to ever play it again, but if I did I'd enjoy it.  Then again, I always seem to have a lower threshold for enjoyment than everyone else.

I also maintain that if this was instead a stripped-down version of itself that existed for N64 or Cube, people in this thread would be gushing over it as a retro classic.

[BriGuy82 | 765]

No interest at all. But then again I have no interest in 99% of modern games.