Fortnite Battle Royale

Fortnite Battle Royale is a separate type of play style to another game called Fortnite Save the World. In this blog, I will only be writing about the Battle Royale game because I have not played the Save the World version before. Fortnite Battle Royale came out in September of 2017 as a Battle Royale game similar to the popular PlayersUnknowns’s Battlegrounds that came out earlier that year. Most Battle Royale games usually have all of the players start with little to no equipment and they have to scavenge for weapons and supplies to survive. They usually also have a border where players have to stay in that slowly shrinks causing players to have to fight each other until one player/team remains. Fortnite’s version of the game mode, however, was slightly different.

Fortnite’s Battle Royale allows players to harvest materials like wood and metal so that they can build structures such as towers and walls. Most of the game’s environment is destructible so that destructive weapons such as rocket launchers can be used to tear down houses or towers down. This means that the play style is quite different since players can create their own cover in mear seconds. Compared to most other games, Fortnite’s Battle Royale also has things like traps and jump pads that can be placed. There is also a large variety of weapons and tiers that can be gathered.

There are also a few more details that I probably didn’t mention but you can generally get the idea of the game. I’ve played the game for a few weeks now and at least for me, this game is definitely more fun if you play with friends. This may be different for others, but for me, the game gets a bit boring trying to win all the time. That’s why when I play with some friends it helps to lighten the mood a little if things get a bit stressful. As far as gameplay goes, I haven’t experienced any issues with bugs or glitches although from what I know they are out there. The whole player vs player system also works well, but if you’re more used to your shots being accurate to where you’re aiming then you might have to adjust. In Fortnite, unless you’re using a scoped weapon, most of your shots are still going to be relative to your crosshair. However, the aim cone, or spread of where your bullets go is pretty big compared to most other games. I guess this encourages more of a “run and gun” type game and getting close to your opponents, but none the less it’s the same for you as it is for everyone else so their’s no real advantage for anyone.

So far the game looks like it’s heading in a good direction and updates are still being put out every so often, and the game’s free to play. If you have the time and are interested I would recommend giving it a try and see if you like it.