Darth Vader, Indiana Jones Vibin' in New Festival Fortnite Season

Why are people still playing this? I can’t imagine anything worse than to be stuck in a single game world for years as some are. Devs are equally stuck when they could be creating entirely new worlds and gameplay mechanics. Please people, widen your horizons a little.

So this is the power of late-stage capitalism.

@Constable_What
Sorry mate, didn’t mean to touch such a nerve. I genuinely know people who think videogames are just Fortnite, FIFA, and COD. Their lack of exposure saddens me. Didn’t mean to make you feel like I was insulting you personally, you do you.

And I get the job security thing, but I doubt that is the main reason people get into and enjoy making videogames. Or any project based work actually.

@thefourfoldroot1 People stay because the game is constantly being updated to be an always changing and growing platform. It's due to this investment that the game can always stay fresh. Developers stay on this game likely because they value getting paid, and/or being in a stable position that allows them to provide for themselves and their families.

@thefourfoldroot1 Kids only play what other kids play these days and it's all about playing with friends. They tend to not sit and play single players as they can't scream down their headsets at other kids and even find them "boring" without the social aspects.

According to my nephews this and FIFA are the best games ever. Shows what little they know, as when it comes to online games Guilty Gear Strive, Rocket League and Genshin Impact are the best!

I love the style but i dont like the game thats me rerelease save the world that i can play of and online and ill buy it day one.

@MightyDemon82 Now I know why i play singleplayer games and mute the voice all the time.

lmao at these comments , the hell is the age demographic here ??😂😂

anyone in their 20s here ? 😂

After all these years I've still never played this game, as I'm not really into kill everyone multiplayer type affairs. It certainly is a polished looking experience however. Perhaps one day.
Does anyone know if you can play in a private room where you only play with your personal friend list?

@FuzzyYellowBalls yes you can, in Creative mode.

@thefourfoldroot1 A new Battle Pass every 11 weeks or so helps keep it fresh. The are regular changes to the map too, so it isn’t the exact same map every season. Rotating weapon types, vehicles and mythics. Then there are the live events and seasonal events which are always good fun. People tend to judge it without really knowing what it’s all about.

@nomither6 this comment would indicate that you are the only child here.

I don’t get the hate with Fortnite, I’ve played it for a few years and have never looked back

Kinda crazy how many crossovers Fortnite is getting.

@BritneyfR_ee
I understand it’s pretty much a platform of its own at this point. Just a platform with far less variety that hardware platforms of the past. I consider it a shame, but it’s clear it’s what many want. I’m just glad I didn’t grow up thinking some of the things commonplace now are what gaming has to be, that’s all. I’d take new finished games with great variety, over rotating whatever.

@MightyDemon82
Yes, sad times, sad future for single player gaming growth. Many games are nothing more than social hang outs these days, and publishers love that as it shows “engagement” and gives them more opportunities to flog their microtransactions.

@thefourfoldroot1 the thing is, it doesn’t have to an either or situation. I regularly play Fortnite but I’m also currently playing Demon’s Souls Remake. Completed Ghostwire Tokyo last week. And LEGO Star Wars, GT7, Horizon FW and Uncharted Legacy of Thieves collection before that. I don’t see Fortnite (or similar games) as a threat to SP gaming at all. I don’t like sports games but I’m not concerned that every game will become a sports game because they’re so popular.

Fortnite just kid game

Loved how the season ended, and looking forward to playing around and enjoying this season with the misses and daughter.

They really have done a great job over the years, and especially of late, ensuring it all feels fresh, yet familiar.

And of course, I also look forward to continuing many a single player game, as apparently, looking up at the comments I can’t both enjoy being social in a game and playing a serious narrative driven one an hour before or after.

@thefourfoldroot1 I could give a rat’s arse about Fortnite but to answer your question, maybe because they enjoy it?….

People in here complaining about Fortnite but not blinking an eye at people playing MMOs for more than a decade. People play cause it's well made, exciting, and enjoyable. Shocker.

🤢 Keep Indy away from that filth.

@BritneyfR_ee
Yes, and if it was simply left to consumers then sure, but when platform holders and publishers see more money in one direction, that’s the direction things will take. Single player games will be an anachronism before too long. A generation or two. That’s all it took for things like microtransactions to be endemic.

@danzoEX
Sure. Of course they enjoy it. I’d enjoy OK too if I hadn’t experienced greatness. Live service games limit experience to chase engagement, in part, for that reason. Stop players experiencing much else by monopolising their time, otherwise they might not come back.
I’d likely also be OK with microtransactions and unfinished games if I hadn’t experienced anything else.

I'm glad I gave up on this game, the first couple of seasons were good but now there's just too much going on and every match is hectic, the aim of the game is to loot and kill the other team yet 90% of matches are filled with kids that just want to mess around.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if atleast 70-80% of its player base are kids and streamers.

Just like GTA 5...

If you want a better battle royale game thats more serious, less kids, and less hectic then I'd reccomend Apex Legends or Hunt Showdown

>"we’re digging the threads, as the kids would say."
Kids from the '70s?

The only thing more toxic than this games influence on gaming is it’s fan base

However the levelling system is slowly becoming pay to complete. Getting to level 200 from daily quests was easily achieved.. now it’s very tough.

I just done the daily quests for today, and didn’t even get to level 2

@BReal Oh, I would say there are many things far more toxic than Fortnite or its fanbase, your comments on PushSquare are a good example.

I don't like many a game, but christ, people who don't like something don't half spend a lot of time focusing on it.

I just don't understand how putting no money into the game, having fun with my daughter on it and gaining enjoyment from it in-between a single player game, makes myself or my daughter toxic.

You realise there's plenty of young toxic people who play single player games too right? They just aren't witnessed during your game session.

@BReal Time to get Real pal.

I have no idea why you would comment on a game that you have no interest in.
That’s like me saying COD is the same game year-after-year, but it’s the best selling game of the year.
People have different tastes & choices.

Indiana Jones has a... Hookshot? Did he excavate Gerudo Valley?

The new areas on the map are great. My only complaint is that The Daily Bugle is still there. I was hoping they would add Darth Vader’s Castle surrounded by lava (I guess they still might yet). Rideable beasts are a welcome addition. I do miss jetpacks and balloons from last season though.

Okay, I’ll be honest — I haven’t played Fortnite since a couple years ago when it was the new hot Battle Royale game. I found it pretty boring and like most multiplayer games, I wasn’t very good at it and it had a community of people who apparently played it 24/7 and were so good that they could build a fort in like 2 seconds and so I got killed quickly and it just wasn’t fun at all. Deleted and never looked back.

Now I watched these trailer videos for the new season and the 15 min video (on the other article) of the ending of the last season and I’m just like… uh, what even is this now? 😅 I’m not really sure if it’s still a BR game? Or is it a co-op online scripted linear third person shooter? There’s a story now? How do concerts and dance parties factor into all this? To me it actually is starting to look more like PlayStation Home back on PS3. Just a hang out spot with a bunch of mini-games within a virtual online world. I’m so confused.

If so, I guess PS Home was way ahead of it’s time!

I can see the fun in it, but I just can’t get over the feeling that I’d be like an outsider trying to get into this coming late to the party. And I can appreciate the production value for a F2P game, but yeah that’s the operative phrase - for a F2P game. If these promos were for a paid game then it would be panned for sure. Looks like a bargain bin game at face value, like it could exist on PS3. The fun is clearly in the online social interaction because the gameplay looks average at best.

@thefourfoldroot1 but Fortnite’s success is rare and isn’t guaranteed. Most live service games don’t come anywhere close. Publishers know this but they also hope that they will release the next big thing.

People have been coming up with doomsday scenarios for years - before live service games it was MP that was going to be the death of SP games, for a while they tried to convince us that consoles are dead - but it never comes to pass. As long as single player games like Spider-man are selling 33 million copies, I can’t see publishers moving away from them any time soon.

Watching the promotional trailers and videos and whatnot for Fortnite gives me a little more perspective about how adults in the 90s must have felt when children were getting swept up in the Pokemon phenomenon for the first time. It was probably this same mixture of confusion and irritation I'm feeling now.

What goes around comes around.

@Th3solution it depends what game mode you choose. Battle Royale is still 100 players (or duos/squads made up of 100 players) fighting to the last person/duo/squad. Jump out of the Battle Bus, land, collect loot and try to survive the other players and the ever-shrinking storm circles.

There is also Team Rumble which is 50 v 50 and the winning team is the first team to reach the set target/goal (number of eliminations).

Party Royale is a separate mode where you can just hang out and show off your skins/emotes etc and just goof around (no weapons in this mode).

You also have Creative mode where you can play other people’s games or create your own if you wish.

With Battle Royale you also have the choice between ‘Build’ or ‘No Build’ modes.

@BritneyfR_ee
Yet it’s also the case that SP games are not a guaranteed success unless part of an established franchise. The rewards are also potentially much smaller and the costs much higher without reusing assets between updates. Face it, platform holders and publishers are pushing GaaS and consumers will come to expect it as they consider it normal.

@BritneyfR_ee Ok, cool. Thanks for the quick update on the game. So there’s not a common space, rather you choose which mode from a menu? I mean, they really ought to go all in with the social sim aspects then and have a PS Home type of virtual hub where people can have an apartment and decorate it how they want and hang out and shoot hoops at the park, go to the arcade, etc. It looks like it’s headed towards that with the “Party Royale” mode.

What’s the average cost to buy a packet of
Skins? Like $2? Or do you have to buy it in collections of $5-10?

And how many different weapons are there usually in the two battle modes? Do you have any magic powers or super powers you can acquire?

@Ralizah When people say gaming (Fortnite or gaming in general) is for kids but think watching 22 grown-ass men run around a pitch kicking a ball is the height of adult entertainment 🤣 I won’t judge if you don’t 👍😉

@BritneyfR_ee Oh and (sorry for the double post) which of those 4 modes was that season finale from then? It was like 4 people doing co-op in the mech and all that jazz. It looked like a regular ol’ co-op game with scripted elements and a story.

Cool.word up son

@BritneyfR_ee I understand the appeal of watching sports even less than Fortnite. Although, as an American, I'm not exposed to a ton of soccer as is.

My mother follows baseball and hockey, and will talk excitedly about how "we won," or "we lost," and my reaction is always to wonder why it matters which team wins if you don't have some personal or financial stake in the outcome. Pointing this out causes people to look at you like you're an alien, though!

@Th3solution While Fortnite still have they Battle royale Fortnite is basically slowly transitioning from a BR to a 'metaverse' game; which basically what game like PS Home where. Before Facebook came along, coined the term, and ruined it. So that where all this extra stuff comes now.

@BritneyfR_ee when they do limited time events you feel pressured to play it in that time frame because of fomo though

@Th3solution I always said PlayStation Home was way ahead of its time. It was like a way advanced Social Media.

@TheArt Yeah, I actually really liked PlayStation Home and I spent a lot of time with it. I was of the age at the time when that sort of socializing was appealing and the free-to-play nature of it was perfect for a youngling with limited cash flow. Now, 12-14 years later, I don’t think collecting virtual clothes, furniture and knickknacks to show off with friends will appeal quite as much. The mini-games were pretty basic and also not enough to keep my maturing interests.

Like I say, the social part of these games is the hook, because I don’t see much in the gameplay department that really impresses. Factions 2 might change that. It might be the first GaaS that strikes my current interest and pushes the standards to current gen level.
Nothing against anyone wanting to play Fortnite with their kids or buddies, but most of us without kids (or gaming buddies) don’t feel the hook as much.

Its a great season already! Thoroughly enjoying it. Can't wait to see how UE5 changes it later this year!
Oh, and what's wrong with being 'stuck' in a game if you enjoy it? Some can't afford to buy lots of games. My library has nearly 200 titles, and I play lots of different games.
Ill-thought out comment imho.

@thefourfoldroot1 you're coming across like a right elitist in your comments and general tone. People enjoy what they enjoy. I've slaved away on apex since it launched but I still find time to play plenty single player games. I downloaded Fortnite last night due to it being a new season and being curious about the lack of building now being a thing.

Do you and stop telling others what to play.

@daveofduncan
Yes, I must hold my hands up, you are completely right, I do seem like an elitist. But I guess I am. Sorry, I barely see these things as games at all, just social spaces in which people waste time doing the same old thing constantly with small variations they often have to pay for. It’s not a format of “gaming” I like and think it is taking resources away from more worthwhile products.

I guess I’m a bit of a d*** sometimes. I honestly don’t mean to insult anybody though, just these products. I’m glad if people can get enjoyment out of them, but hope they don’t miss out on too many great worlds through being so “engaged” with these GaaS. I know people who spend far too much time in them and miss out on so much. But that’s the cynical purpose of the publishers when utilising these models.

The comments are pressed momma lmaoo
If you can't see why this game is doing well I don't know what to tell you. If we all get so overly critical and cynical with age just end me now.

Kids today really are worse off. ***** music, social media pressures and this rubbish game. They have my pity!

@thefourfoldroot1 I agree with you, don't let the Fortnite apologists get you down.

Anyone over the age of 18 still playing this game needs to revaluate their life!

@Baircade
It’s not automatic that we get cynical with age, it’s just that with more points of reference for comparison it’s easier to note changes. Good and bad. But usually it’s bad unfortunately.

I don't care if people like and play Fartnite (pun intended), but I'm still sore about Epic just dropping Unreal Tournament altoghether. Yes, I know arena shooters are a thing of the past. I'm just irrational like that.

@BritneyfR_ee Thanks for all the info, all while keeping your cool while under fire.👍

@Ralizah "Although, as an American"

Been reading your comments for a decade, you are so not an American. 😂 Take that as the compliment it is.😎 Oh, and to answer your question - religion, family, sports, gangs, book clubs - people need to belong to feel alive ie give their life meaning.🇺🇸

@Col_McCafferty "Anyone over the age of 18 still playing this game needs to revaluate their life!"

Anyone over the age of 18 commenting on a gaming website needs to revaluate their life!

Fixed it for ya. 😉

@NateGoesLive "and didn’t even get to level 2"

I only played 1 match yesterday but I won it and did a bunch of other stuff as well, still at level 1, only halfway to 2. Pretty sure I've always gone up faster than that at lower levels. Also saw it only gave me 150 xp points for my first kill, so killing people is basically pointless, for all the people thinking it's the point of the game.🤷

@Jackpaza0508 "I don’t get the hate with Fortnite"

It's popular 'nuff said. 😝 Though also in Fornite's case it's free-to-play so people spending $60 to start a game then $40 for a season pass need to bash it to feel better about how they spend their own money gaming. 🤑