Fortnite

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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1688 Ratings

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  1. ExcuuuseMeZelda
    Nov 18, 2019
    0
    This game is unoriginal garbage. it got popular because the developer paid a youtuber to play it and go like this is the best game ever. but it is not. i have my reasons for my negativity, and let me explain. the building aspect and nonverbal storytelling were both ripped from Minecraft. the battle royale aspect was ripped from Minecraft fan minigames and games like PUBG. they use mobileThis game is unoriginal garbage. it got popular because the developer paid a youtuber to play it and go like this is the best game ever. but it is not. i have my reasons for my negativity, and let me explain. the building aspect and nonverbal storytelling were both ripped from Minecraft. the battle royale aspect was ripped from Minecraft fan minigames and games like PUBG. they use mobile gaming methods to make this game addictive in a bad way. also, look at all the microtransactions. that shows a developer who develops for money, not for the fans. Overall, stay far away from Fortnite. stay FAR AWAY.… Expand
  2. PrimeAlphaOne
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The worst game of all time has finally been made. What a great achievement.… Expand
  3. Gamedude051
    Feb 26, 2020
    0
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  4. IGN-MiddleEast
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    This is by far the worst Free-To-Play game by a big publisher, And it is like a scam to steal parents money, Kids like it because it's trendy and does put every meme and viral character into the game such as John Whick and what not...But it doesn't deserve the big hype and the love, This game must die ASAP because kids are missing out on too many better games...Fortnite is nothing but aThis is by far the worst Free-To-Play game by a big publisher, And it is like a scam to steal parents money, Kids like it because it's trendy and does put every meme and viral character into the game such as John Whick and what not...But it doesn't deserve the big hype and the love, This game must die ASAP because kids are missing out on too many better games...Fortnite is nothing but a **** random crazy project (devs literally did things randomly and did not expect that this game is going any where, ironically enough it was a single-player survival zombie game)
    DIE FORTNITE DIE DIE DIE!    … Expand
  5. himynameisjeff
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    Hi, my name is Karen Hope, and I am a proud mother of a sixteen-year-old. However, I do not think that this game is appropriate for teen audiences. We all know that video games cause violence and can lead to terrorism. I believe the Earth is flat and vaccination is witchcraft. The use of guns in this game can encourage rash behavior, and my child has nightmares of being shot every week.Hi, my name is Karen Hope, and I am a proud mother of a sixteen-year-old. However, I do not think that this game is appropriate for teen audiences. We all know that video games cause violence and can lead to terrorism. I believe the Earth is flat and vaccination is witchcraft. The use of guns in this game can encourage rash behavior, and my child has nightmares of being shot every week. Now, his fear is greater. I do not think the building is user-friendly because my child said it was "trash" and he always lost. and also the game sucks lol… Expand
  6. LeftForMilk2
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    This game is really more of a minecraft building competition than a battle royale. I'd rather stick my dick in a blender and simultaneously have a cactus shoved up my ass than to play this somehow successful cancerous cesspool.
  7. jakesporea
    Sep 2, 2021
    0
    TERRIBLE, stupid sweats named max and dylan who just bulid and edit. THIS GAME HAS BEEN OUT FOR 4 YEARS
  8. M_MIXER
    Jan 16, 2022
    0
    **** THIS GAME!! To hard, mirror copy of PUBG... No one else can love you more.
  9. ThatCrazyGuy
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    It was good in the past, but the game in present is disappointing. I expected something better than this. Full of glitches, bugs, hackers. The community is HORRIBLE. There are only kids thinking the game is legendary and that other games are bad.
  10. Kaesebrot1
    Apr 2, 2022
    0
    Fortnite tries to be Berlin in Amerika from asia to the moon and Mars.für fortnite
  11. tastycake
    Aug 18, 2017
    0
    devs ignore community and impose really slimy tactics in order to grab money. avoid this game, epic ruined this possible gem and gave us a pile of dung.
  12. Kenshin13850
    Aug 8, 2017
    3
    TLDR: Not a Gearbox game. Fortnite has a terrible, predatory, monetization-based progression scheme surrounding a potentially fun set of core mechanics. It discourages cooperation and has unbearable amounts of grind involved. Do not buy this game. Do not support the development of games using this model. Spend your money somewhere else. If you must get it, then play it with a group ofTLDR: Not a Gearbox game. Fortnite has a terrible, predatory, monetization-based progression scheme surrounding a potentially fun set of core mechanics. It discourages cooperation and has unbearable amounts of grind involved. Do not buy this game. Do not support the development of games using this model. Spend your money somewhere else. If you must get it, then play it with a group of friends and try not to out level each other. There's no meaningful way to catch up.

    First things first: Gearbox has nothing to do with this game. Gearbox published the physical discs, but this game was developed and produced by Epic Games, which was bought by Chinese Tencent during production. Gearbox is to blame for supporting this terrible game model, but it's not their fault that it's this way.

    Second: The game is early access, but it deserves all the criticism it's getting. It's on store shelves, you can pay to play it now, so it's out there. Epic games isn't a small studio either and the game has been in alpha for two years. This is likely close to a finished product.

    The actual review:
    The core of this game is pretty exciting: fort style zombie slaying action. Players are supposed to work together to build a fort and protect an objective against a zombie horde. When that happens, it's a pretty sweet game. The problem is that the game doesn't encourage that kind of behavior and there is a massive monetization model laid over top of it.

    Progression is gated behind a number of mechanisms - which are either paywalls or time mechanics reminiscent of mobile games. There are multiple, independent systems required to progress in this game: 4 types of XP (commander, weapons/traps, heroes, survivors), 4 different core mechanics (weapons, traps, heroes, survivors), a skill tree (based on commander XP), and a research tree (gated by a passive time mechanic). There's nothing wrong with complicated mechanics, but the problem is that progressing on most of these fronts requires purchasing a reward known as a loot llama. You can only buy the lowest level llama, but it has a chance of upgrading to a tier 2 or tier 3 llama with better rewards - rewards you can't get by playing the game. The only way to get a llama is to buy one with 100 V-bucks, which you can either pay for with real cash or farm 50 V-bucks a day doing your single daily. That means you only get tangible progress every other day, regardless of how many hours you actually put into the game. The rewards from llamas are completely RNG though, so most llamas are actually worthless anyways. This model feeds on gambling addiction to milk players willing to spend cash on rewards they might never see (or maybe they'll get right away).

    Fortnite also punishes cooperation. Want to play with your lower level friends? Well, you won't get XP for playing with them, you get leveled down so you need to waste more materials and durability to have an impact, but because you're in a lower level area, you won't get the materials you need to replace the ones you use. Okay, what about playing with other people at your level? Because of the resource grind, many players (~20-30%) aren't interested in cooperating and instead spend the entire 20 minute games farming materials solo and ignoring the objective. Players interested in building have to spend huge periods of time farming just because other players aren't willing to share their hard earned materials with them.

    This game has so much potential, but it's being squandered under monetization and poor player incentives. Hopefully the dev team will change things during the early access period, but the alpha players have been making these demands for two years already. I doubt we'll see any real improvements. Vote with your money, don't buy this game. Don't let Epic Games get away with this kind of model in the US.    … Expand
  13. phatal808
    Aug 9, 2017
    3
    The game is great if you have $1000 handy to spend on buying all your gear but you will need luck as well. I quit after a week and spent $300. Just not worth it.
  14. boxanata
    Aug 23, 2017
    0
    Paywalls, paywalls everywhere! Until they decide to give up on milking players wallets, avoid like the plague. It's just not worth it. It's a good game that's fallen victim to greed.
  15. wupaz
    Jul 27, 2017
    5
    When you pay for a game and you have to continue to get stuff that really suck. My feeling is I have to pay for get really good weapon etc (like legend or epic) and this is style of game I really dislike.

    I hope epic game backtrack on in-game payment, it ruin this game!
  16. wow4201
    Apr 8, 2018
    4
    This genre of game is a rip off of Minecraft Hunger Games and will have a short lifespan. The type of game it's is just not fun. It's a 3rd person shooter with very basic mechanics. It's incredibly boring.
  17. Captain_n0etics
    Aug 9, 2017
    4
    Greed kills the fun of this game. If the devs can pull their heads out into fresh air then maybe I'll come back, but they've already hurt their playerbase enough to kill any game
  18. Hippystank
    Sep 1, 2017
    1
    Do not support this **** the game is really good they could have done so much with this, they could have released it as a 60 dollar game and done fantastic because the game is really good.

    This game is the absolute worst with it's f2p system. This is a gambling system it is not designed for the consumer it is designed for them to milk money. AVOID this game unless they come clean about    Do not support this **** the game is really good they could have done so much with this, they could have released it as a 60 dollar game and done fantastic because the game is really good.

    This game is the absolute worst with it's f2p system. This is a gambling system it is not designed for the consumer it is designed for them to milk money. AVOID this game unless they come clean about the whole thing, admit they were wrong to do this system. Change the entire system and move away from trying to milk players.

    If you and a group of friends have no problem dropping fat stacks of cash in the game to progress then by all means get it, this is the perfect throw your money away for nothing simulator.    … Expand
  19. SkeletorTX
    Aug 18, 2017
    2
    Not worth the cost for early access. All the F2P pay walls are there, so you can only enjoy about the first 10 hours of the game before it becomes a frustrating grind that isn't worth the effort. Wait until it's truly F2P and then try it.
  20. Ratchetix
    Aug 18, 2017
    0
    What got me into this game is the Base building, husk's and "loot" . The trailer with all the loot on ground got me pumped up after buying and playing the game it's complete opposite. for me no loot drop in game play it's just only lama pack's(loot box).
  21. Krisnick28
    Aug 9, 2017
    1
    Several things about this game. So lets get to the points.

    * The game is published by EA *It will be a f2p game in 2018 *It is in early access right now (but you have to buy to play) * There are constant crashes and bugs with the game right now. Constant as in 4-5 in a 2 hour period your game will crash does not matter if it is PC,PS4 or Xbox. *There are different editions    Several things about this game. So lets get to the points.

    * The game is published by EA

    *It will be a f2p game in 2018

    *It is in early access right now (but you have to buy to play)

    * There are constant crashes and bugs with the game right now. Constant as in 4-5 in a 2 hour period your game will crash does not matter if it is PC,PS4 or Xbox.

    *There are different editions of the game and the prices are $40,$60,$90,$150 after the $150 a choice of spending and additional $100 for the ultimate upgrade.

    * There were and are and will be resets of maps and other things in the game due to development. So be prepared to rage.

    * There was cross play between consoles and PC. But apparently that was a "bug" and the devs then removed the ability for players to cross play.

    *It has a cash shop

    *Grinding is the key part of the game other key part being the cash shop

    I have played many f2p games over the years. But those games did not try to hide what they were. They knew what type of pay model and gaming model they were. Fornite on the other hand is pure greed. The game itself is focused on the cash shop in order to get better gear and heroes. You cannot get better gear or heroes unless you spend money in the cash shop on loot boxes. You might be asking, do they at least drop good gear in game at a lower rate. No they don't drop better gear. The loot boxes them selves are horribly unbalanced in terms of getting legendary's. Take it from a guy who spent hundreds of dollars on the game and only got one legendary gun. One just one.

    The game play itself is fun, in between the bugs and crashes. But after a while you start to understand the game is about pure grinding. Everything in the game needs to be grinded for. Guns,heroes, survivors traps and resources. The items needed to upgrade and move up are a bit rare and makes the grind even worse. You will rinse and repeat doing the same thing. Gather resources build your fort and defend against waves of zombies. The zombies rarely ever change in terms of looks of design even at higher levels.

    I cannot recommend this game. It is pure cash grab. All they want is money. They have the nerve to want people to pay for an unfinished game still being developed. Still having resets. But the cash shop is in full working order and takes all kinds of payment methods. For over priced loot boxes that give you 95% commons and uncommons no matter how much you spend. If you cannot spend money in the cash shop. Then good luck at higher lvls with your weak weapons and traps to defend your fort. You will be tickling the zombies and running out of ammo fighting those bullet sponges.

    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY!!! STAY AWAY!!    … Expand
  22. Genociy
    Feb 18, 2018
    0
    Posturing, terrible physics, no graphics.
    What are some unintelligible engineering chips.
    The game is a joke, the game is a copy of the popular PUBG
    Cheap.
  23. Tismandmand
    Mar 8, 2018
    0
    Just dont.

    It sucks.

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  24. Gunmars
    Aug 19, 2017
    3
    First off I purchased the top founders edition with the hopes that the devs actually wanted to live up to their promise of helping them "mold the game early with your feedback." That sounded dandy, game was fun for the first 30 hours until you got into the guy of the game. The main issue is they do not reward enough V bucks or Llamas. For those who are lost Loot llamas are RNG machines andFirst off I purchased the top founders edition with the hopes that the devs actually wanted to live up to their promise of helping them "mold the game early with your feedback." That sounded dandy, game was fun for the first 30 hours until you got into the guy of the game. The main issue is they do not reward enough V bucks or Llamas. For those who are lost Loot llamas are RNG machines and V bucks are the in game currency to purchase them. Epic and FortNite has received endless negative feedback for this lottery model and many went in with hopes this would be only a temporary model or tweaked drastically with founders feedback. It was all great until Tim Sweeney basically outright said "this is the way we wanted the game, we will not change it and if you don't like it, leave."

    Pros - Tight shooting mechanics
    Mostly open ended base building
    Decent difficulty progression
    Varied classes that need tweaked

    Cons- Unfinished zones if game is rushed
    Lottery loot llama is terrible
    Very grindy
    Devs preached openness but refuse to change a universally hated Llama/progression system

    Take it from me, spent too much money on empty promises and not severely regret it after Tim Sweeneys comments on the not changing certain aspects.    … Expand
  25. SkeletonCross
    Apr 8, 2018
    0
    This game is awful! This isn't a PUBG vs Fortnite debate this is a review of Fortnite. So you're wondering why I would rate it a zero you say and it's 1 basic problem with this game. Micro-Transcations the battle royale section and save the world is littered with them. Instead of unlocking costumes thru the game regularly you pay for them. Any moron can buy them and they do. I was playingThis game is awful! This isn't a PUBG vs Fortnite debate this is a review of Fortnite. So you're wondering why I would rate it a zero you say and it's 1 basic problem with this game. Micro-Transcations the battle royale section and save the world is littered with them. Instead of unlocking costumes thru the game regularly you pay for them. Any moron can buy them and they do. I was playing with a friend and decided to hit alt+f4. The only thing anyone does in this game is craft let's chop down trees. Don't worry about killing someone because all they do is build. The game doesn't even understand the term battle royale. You might as well just called it build fort royale because that's all it is. The devlopers won't even support the base game. Just avoid this game at all costs. It's a item mall disguised as a battle royale mode.… Expand
  26. qarlific
    Oct 28, 2017
    0
    The way they have implemented loot boxes is just the worst, most predatory, way to make money above all else, that I have ever seen.
    This is legitimising gambling for children. Preying on people by giving them the sense that the game might be fun if you just had that legendary that all the other cool kids seem to have, just buy a loot box kid, go on, you know you want to.
    Not to mention    The way they have implemented loot boxes is just the worst, most predatory, way to make money above all else, that I have ever seen.
    This is legitimising gambling for children. Preying on people by giving them the sense that the game might be fun if you just had that legendary that all the other cool kids seem to have, just buy a loot box kid, go on, you know you want to.
    Not to mention the sordid "early access limited edition". For a 'pre-order' type of deal you'd expect that price to remain static right? Wrong. It's on 40% discount, absolutely stiffing anyone who paid for the game prior to the discount.
    The game will bore you as a means to get you to buy loot boxes, don't fall for the notion of spending your way out of boredom. It will just make you feel violated, and you'll be bored regardless.    … Expand
  27. arkbird
    Aug 9, 2017
    7
    A great game that sadly, was ruined by a pay to progress loot based system. If they improve progression by making you get stronger faster, and figure out a better way to get you good guns/trap/heroes that does not involve loot boxes this game would easily be a 10.
  28. Onlineposter1
    Oct 7, 2017
    0
    This game shows good promise. The first impression of this game is really fun, but their player base is extremely toxic. Customer service is little to no help. If something goes wrong, their response is generally this is early access, so deal with it. On top of that the game is build on a pay to win base. There is no alternative way to obtain gear. Their RNG system generates mostly trash,This game shows good promise. The first impression of this game is really fun, but their player base is extremely toxic. Customer service is little to no help. If something goes wrong, their response is generally this is early access, so deal with it. On top of that the game is build on a pay to win base. There is no alternative way to obtain gear. Their RNG system generates mostly trash, even when you get those extremely rare legendary. This game is Epic Games cash cow. They don't care about their customers. They just want your money and once they get it, you're on your own.… Expand
  29. Finchhh
    Jan 28, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When they introduced Battle Royale, they forgot aboute founders! They have spited on us. They are plagiators. Epic Games can't think of something new.… Expand
  30. Arious
    Mar 28, 2018
    0
    Doesn't work for older GPU systems. Yes, it would be slower/worse graphics for those people but who cares? People just want to play, don't ban them completely...who wants to pay thousand of dollars for a new computer just to be able to play?
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
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  1. PC Games
    Sep 9, 2018
    80
    Although it has some flaws and typical free-to-play mannerisms, Fortnite is fun, both in co-op and in PvP.
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  2. Game Informer
    Jul 19, 2018
    95
    Fortnite is an ever-shifting entity, but strong footing has solidified it as a verified phenomenon with fast, fun gameplay and ubiquitous reach. Anyone can play it and have a great time, and although Save the World might get grindy and shotgun climb-and-dives might get a little tiresome, there’s real magic here along with the promise of more in the months and years to come.
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  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 3, 2018
    80
    Whether we're talking aesthetics or the accessibility of its gameplay, all is good for Fortnite, which provides a beautiful vision of what Battle Royale should be.
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