Fortnite: Game of a generation

Tyler Krenzin
Lantern Staff

Trends have dictated gaming more than any other media. Simply, there is no other way to describe the direction that games are heading. PlayerUknown’s BattleGrounds (PUBG), the leader in the genre of battle royale games, was the first game in recent memory to employ the battle royale format. Battle royale is simple: 100 people enter the map with nothing and must scavenge weapons, ammo and armor with the goal of being the last one standing. Fortnite shares the same concept with PUBG, but after that the two are considerably different.

Both are complicated in their own manner. PUBG has the complex inventory system involving backpacks and attachments for guns, but simple in the fact that outside of hiding in the grass, there is no other hiding element. PUBG has the added benefit of vehicles; however, since the game takes a more realistic approach, it needs vehicles for the players to travel the needed distance.

Fortnite takes its complexities to the actual gameplay. Building mechanics and bullet drop have made the actual gunfights more complex than anything PUBG has to offer. If you look at it from a cut and dry perspective, PUBG has the more realistic gameplay, but there is just something about Fortnite that is intriguing. Deep down, Fortnite just has that special place in the culture of gaming. Everyone you know has either heard of it or played it themselves. Popular gamers such as Nadeshot and Ninja have led the way for it becoming a staple. This game has the staying power behind it, unlike other shooters, namely Call of Duty, there is no sequel in sight.

The Fortnite developers have stated time and time again that they are committed to continually updating the game and, for the time being, they have kept their promise. Fortnite has kept their promise of bringing 60 frames per second to consoles, a feat that most developers haven’t figured out.

While their competitor PUBG came first to the genre of battle royale. It is Fortnite, however, that perfected the game mode. Being way more accessible on console than the pre-alpha PUBG, Fortnite will be the game that people are still playing for years to come, and the game that we will look back on as the king of Battle Royale. 8.7 Chug Jugs out of 10.