Announced several years ago, Epic’s Fortnite has finally made its way through some extremely protracted development launched with an early access build on July 21. There are currently several paid ‘founders’ packs to choose from, in addition to a basic free version on PS4, XBO and PC.
HIGH Hilarious, breakneck gameplay that continually offers new variety.
LOW Player models pale in comparison to the effects and environments.
WTF Lo Wang begins to get a little grating by the ten-hour mark.
HIGH Shoggoth chase!
LOW The developers completely failing to flag something crucial, costing me an hour of backtracking.
WTF Why is smashing walls so satisfying?
HIGH Figuring out my rifle and executing that damn wolf.
LOW Having to restart after three in-game days because the food system wasn’t well-explained.
WTF Dear Main Character: Please put on pants. It’s freezing out there.
HIGH A folksy art style that encourages progress.
LOW Random puzzles that encourage quitting.
WTF Honestly, just about every scene transition in the game.
HIGH Finally telling off Xavier.
LOW The puzzle to move the truck.
WTF Why, exactly, is there an occult altar on the top floor of this hotel?
HIGH Wiping the Cryptark out by firing my super-weapon over and over…
LOW …after having the game crash the first time I tried to do that.
WTF Enemies can fly through walls now? That seems fair.
HIGH Finally catching that damn housewife leaving her apartment.
LOW The bizarre lack of urgency in Hector’s plight.
WTF The English translation, once again.
HIGH Scraping out a win during a nail-biting slow-motion finish.
LOW The online still needs serious work on PC — connection issues are way too common.
WTF The reason for Akuma’s inclusion in the main storyline is weak.
HIGH Figuring out the ending to at least one of the cases.
LOW Spending ten minutes trying to find the correct place to stand and look up.
WTF The whole last chapter, really.
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