The Storm came without warning. 98% of the world’s population vanished … then came the monsters. Lead the world’s remaining Heroes in the fight to hold back the Storm. Explore the large, destructible world where no two games are ever the same. Build huge forts, craft exotic weapons, find loot and level up your Heroes. Take on the Storm with four player online co-op. Welcome to Epic Games’ new Action Building game, Fortnite.
The Standard Founder’s Pack includes:
- Game Access
- 4 Exclusive In-Game Banner Icons
- 6 Daily Loot Pinata Packs
- Exclusive Founder’s Loot Pinata Pack
Features
- Build forts and make a stand against hordes of monsters, and of course, blow them up!
- Build the equipment you need, when you need it. Almost anything can be harvested for loot and materials, and used for for crafting.
- Collect weapons! Guns: sniper rifles, rocket launchers, lasers and shotguns galore all in your favorite rarity colored flavors. There’s also a pile of close-combat weapons that range from claymores to katanas or the rocket-powered sledgehammer.
- Collect and recruit Defenders. These are specialist NPCs that help you hold the line against the Husk hordes.
- Collect hero cards drawn from a pool of four core classes:
- Outlanders: Explorer class.
- Soldiers: Ranged weapon masters.
- Ninjas: Melee and mobility experts
- Constructors: Masters of buffing forts.
Verdict
Epic Games has created an engaging twist on the battle royale genre that not only stands out from the competition, but is head and shoulders above.
Pros
- Fun by yourself or with a team
- Great gunplay
- Encourages cooperation
- Building adds a different way to play
- Bright and colourful
Cons
- Building can be annoying
- Losing can make you want to snap the controller in half
- Occasional balance issues
Key Features
- Developer: Epic Games
- Release Date: Available now in Early Access
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mobile, Nintendo Switch
- Price: Free-to-play
Fortnite has a simple concept, when you think about it: 100 players enter, but only one is crowned the victor. Everyone goes in with the hopes of being Rambo; fending off 99 other players until all that’s left is the delectable taste of victory. That isn’t always the case, though. In reality, it’s more akin to being an expendable soldier in Predator. No matter how hard you try, there’s always that one guy hiding in a bush with a sniper ready to clock you when you run past.
It’s hard to pin down what makes Fortnite work as well as it does. Is it the happy-go-murder style? The feeling of overcoming something impossible each time a kill is collected? Or perhaps it’s the simplicity of it all? Fortnite is a juggernaut – millions of people play every day – but it’s also a shooter where you don’t need to be an elite pro-gamer to get stuff done.
Yes, there are skilled players out there, but for the rest of us, Fortnite isn’t so much a game of skill as it is a war of attrition. Hiding on a roof, then making a dash for the nearest building as the storm licks at your feet, all the while the sound of bullets rattle their way through the air, is a viable tactic. There’s as much beauty in camping as there is in landing at a hotspot and killing anyone foolish enough to challenge you.