Fortnite

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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 363 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 53 out of 363
  3. Negative: 206 out of 363
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  1. JoseAngel47
    Feb 23, 2018
    6
    Fortnite is just a way better version of the godawful flaming turd also known as PUBG
  2. happyandnude
    Jul 24, 2017
    5
    Good game play with the support of coop to have fun with your friends online for hours. Smooth play through out and hardly any bugs.
    But I'm upset of about the repetition in this game that makes it boring. Even though it's a defense game it doesn't expand with the potential it has. All the mission will be defending a curtain point in the game through the level. But the building makes it    Good game play with the support of coop to have fun with your friends online for hours. Smooth play through out and hardly any bugs.
    But I'm upset of about the repetition in this game that makes it boring. Even though it's a defense game it doesn't expand with the potential it has. All the mission will be defending a curtain point in the game through the level. But the building makes it unique since you the player can make awesome forts to defend of the zombies.
    In game purchases ruins the moral of this game. When first witnessing the loot, it heavily shows the coins to spend to get loot. You can either grind missions for these coins or daily goals, but you can also spend hundreds of dollars for instant coins to get better loot. To get new weapons, characters, survivors, and also traps come through the loot from these crates.
    Crafting is confusing and will make more sense on PC. But it doesn't have good directions on how to repair items or craft them. The tutorial doesn't teach you that.
    Leveling is confusing even with the descriptions that don't real change or have a big impact on the overall game play.
    It's disappointing that now games have these insane in game purchases to change the overall impact that makes a good game. I don't see any overall replay ability when other games come out and leave this game in the dust. This is my opinion so no hard feelings.    … Expand
  3. SuperkenGaming
    Jul 23, 2017
    7
    Fortnite
    Fun for a little while
    Fortnite is an online 4 player co-op tower defense game all about collect materials and building bases… I was a huge fan of this game during my first 5 hours with it here you choose a hero out of a possible 4 different classes, all with their own bonuses and special cool down attack and weapons are shared by all… you start your mission of finding the    Fortnite
    Fun for a little while
    Fortnite is an online 4 player co-op tower defense game all about collect materials and building bases…
    I was a huge fan of this game during my first 5 hours with it
    here you choose a hero out of a possible 4 different classes, all with their own bonuses and special cool down attack and weapons are shared by all… you start your mission of finding the objective spot on the map, collecting materials with your pick axe.. using those materials to build a base and traps… and starting when you feel you’re read to defend
    and you can defend just using your base and relying on the material of your walls to hold up or you can hop right in and melee or shoot these zombies trying to destroy the item you’re protecting…
    this tower defending is thrilling at first…
    it’s fun to explore collect and craft new weapons…
    getting better chests based on you and your teams performance
    inside of these chests are xp chips, items, skill points, and llamas…
    llamas are also loot items that you break open for survivors, heroes, weapon schematics, and xp chips as well…
    these chips go into leveling your favorite heroes and survivors up that you assign to your squads and bases for support, as well as leveling up weapon schematics…
    you can also earn xp by retiring duplicates or weaker heroes and survivors as well as recycling unneeded weapons…
    and skill points obviously go into a skill tree…
    it’s fun getting all of this loot at first and the game gives it to you at a very generous pace.. Keeping the initial few hours with this game addictive...
    sadly the gameplay itself isn’t interesting enough to keep this great loot system intriguing for long…
    it’s the same thing over and over and over..
    the developers couldn’t even be bothered with giving you a change of scenery
    you’re either back at your base, in some random woods, or town that all look and play exactly the same…
    some just have more materials for bullets than others…
    it’s just the same repetitive boring grind of collect build defend as the game slowly introduces new enemies to you
    the game never makes you think of your surrounding or change your strategy…
    its repetitive…
    I made it half way through the game and this is when the game starts forcing you to replay missions multiple times to move forward and I just couldn’t do it anymore..
    It’s a shame because I did love my first initial hours with this game...
    it just doesn’t do enough to stay fun…
    it makes you impatient and starts to feel as though its matches drag on forever…
    while you won’t hate your time with fortine..
    As again I loved my first few hours
    I’d be surprised if it keeps you entertained longer than a weekend…
    I give fortnite
    a 7/10    … Expand
  4. TatsMcGee
    Sep 9, 2018
    6
    What is the genre?

    Third-person Shooter, Battle Royale Are there any similar games or is it a sequel? Its similar to PlayerUnknowns Battle Grounds but it does have its own unique spin on the gameplay. The biggest difference is, this is much of an arcade shooter and it has a crafting/building mechanic. How is the gameplay? The shooting is, its far from the best shooter that I    What is the genre?

    Third-person Shooter, Battle Royale

    Are there any similar games or is it a sequel?

    Its similar to PlayerUnknowns Battle Grounds but it does have its own unique spin on the gameplay. The biggest difference is, this is much of an arcade shooter and it has a crafting/building mechanic.

    How is the gameplay?

    The shooting is, its far from the best shooter that I have played but the shooting is serviceable and good enough for a free to play game.

    There are three game modes, solo, duo or squad. Solo is 100 people and they're all out for themselves trying to be the last survivor. Duo is 50 teams of 2 competing against one another to be the last 2 on the map and Squad is 25 teams of 4 competing to be the last ones on the map.

    The gameplay is simple. You start in a flying school bus as it takes you across the map. You can jump at any point and start anywhere you want on the map. Once you land, its time to start looting to find weapons to kill people with.

    How is the offline and online?

    There really isn't any offline. It's an online shooter.

    Is there any single player?

    Nope

    Would I recommend it?

    Maybe, if someone is looking for something to do. I would recommend it only because its free. The free makes it so its low risk for anyone to try it.

    Recap: The Good

    Its free and it can be fun

    Recap: The Bad

    The Shooting is not great for a competitive shooter

    Recap: The Okay

    The building mechanic is okay    … Expand
  5. KWOR
    Feb 3, 2018
    7
    Fornite is a decent game. Graphics aren't as good as other games. More for the younger kids in Junior High. Big hit for them.
  6. MadMainer
    Aug 8, 2017
    5
    First, I love parts of this game. There are elements that work very well and are quite fun. I am still actively playing and will continue to do so. However, that being said, I cannot recommend this game for the average gamer at this time. The game is far more incomplete than implied by the slick marketing campaign that was released prior to the NDA being lifted. At least 50% of the mapFirst, I love parts of this game. There are elements that work very well and are quite fun. I am still actively playing and will continue to do so. However, that being said, I cannot recommend this game for the average gamer at this time. The game is far more incomplete than implied by the slick marketing campaign that was released prior to the NDA being lifted. At least 50% of the map content is incomplete. Weapon balancing, hero balancing, and trap balancing is incomplete. Server and network code is very buggy. There are systems in place to punish progression like capping weapon level to hero level and defenders double dipping xp/resources. This game has the potential to be great, it is just not there right now. If you want to be part of testing then buy the game, if you want something that is polished and completely enjoyable stay clear.… Expand
  7. JDfluffybunny02
    Oct 18, 2017
    7
    Fortnite is a good game and definitely does deserve some credit for its all round performance. The game has good cartoon graphics that are enjoyable to see and fun to look at when you are playing the game. It is a little disappointing that only one map is out for PvP and it does get a little boring sometimes if you play for more than a few hours. i definitely do enjoy Fortnite and amFortnite is a good game and definitely does deserve some credit for its all round performance. The game has good cartoon graphics that are enjoyable to see and fun to look at when you are playing the game. It is a little disappointing that only one map is out for PvP and it does get a little boring sometimes if you play for more than a few hours. i definitely do enjoy Fortnite and am always a little shocked when people say that they hate.
    the gameplay is very good and i love how there are different types of guns and i really like the building mechanics that definitely make it different and unique to things like Player Unknown Battlegrounds and The Culling.
    i really do like this game altogether but i do agree that there are flaws that need to be sorted, i have a good feeling that when the game is patched up it will be very fun to play and ratings will definitely go up.    … Expand
  8. XXXreaperXXX
    Jan 18, 2019
    5
    this game is just mediocre really. the shooting is average and there isn';t much depth with character customization. I especially hate the visual style. why the hell would epic choose to make the game more kid friendly. the shooter genre was built upon adult themes and tons of blood and gore. shooting people with guns will never be kid friendly, so why not embrace that? plus the fandomthis game is just mediocre really. the shooting is average and there isn';t much depth with character customization. I especially hate the visual style. why the hell would epic choose to make the game more kid friendly. the shooter genre was built upon adult themes and tons of blood and gore. shooting people with guns will never be kid friendly, so why not embrace that? plus the fandom sucks total balls and is just a bunch of autistic 4th graders screaming at each other.… Expand
  9. ralinsilver
    Aug 9, 2017
    6
    I'm having a great time with this game. Just to be straight forward it is a bit of a nitch game, if your not a fan of tower building / defense or RNG Loot games you might not like it.

    The controls are good, and the game feels good to play and shoot. There are a lot of parts to this game and the base UI is sometimes easy to get lost in. I love the drop in game mechanic, finding a group    I'm having a great time with this game. Just to be straight forward it is a bit of a nitch game, if your not a fan of tower building / defense or RNG Loot games you might not like it.

    The controls are good, and the game feels good to play and shoot. There are a lot of parts to this game and the base UI is sometimes easy to get lost in. I love the drop in game mechanic, finding a group of 4 people is super easy as it will automatically find players,

    The game starts off super easy, almost making it seem as the classes / communication are irrelevant, but I have dropped into higher level games and seen a preview of the difficulty curve. Definitely need more coordination and planning as you get past level 19 zones.

    There are several different game types / objectives. some feel very similar to each other. from watching the youtube I know there are a few more interesting game types and enemies I haven't encountered yet.

    Update 8/9:
    So Basically at this time, the game is fun, but really there is not much incentive to go beyond level 30. Resource / Backpack management is pretty bad and the loot too too expensive / time consuming to get. If Epic doesn't fix the "pay to progress" its gonna kill this game.

    I still play the level 20ish games because its fun if you ignore trying to progress.

    I'll update my review later when I have seen more of the game.    … Expand
  10. Dragonfly44
    Oct 7, 2018
    6
    All too often less fun than not. But when it is fun, it is quite fun,

    Rating - 60%
  11. Roman-1295
    Mar 25, 2018
    5
    This game is only fun when you are playing with your friends, or getting into huge battles. Otherwise, it's just a boring game with insulting micro-transactions.
  12. saltydog99
    Jul 28, 2019
    6
    Fortnite is a complicated and somewhat confusing game. It is an overall good game but I cannot help but let the stigma and awful community impact my experience. The graphics and style of the game is fun and enjoyable for sure, and the world they created is pretty fun. The game is made probably 100 times better when playing with friends and you can play for hours with a set squad. The gamesFortnite is a complicated and somewhat confusing game. It is an overall good game but I cannot help but let the stigma and awful community impact my experience. The graphics and style of the game is fun and enjoyable for sure, and the world they created is pretty fun. The game is made probably 100 times better when playing with friends and you can play for hours with a set squad. The games in game battle pass and skins are not required but without it you can't help but feel left out and will most likely pay for the lackluster and overpriced skins and battle pass.… Expand
  13. GameHonesty
    May 11, 2018
    5
    Dont get me wrong this game can be fun at times, BUT, When you first get in to the game, they already throw, Battle pass, cosmetics, emotes, skins, Etc. And it really shows how money hungry epic games can be. It feels like there is a huge disadvantage to new player, trust me, I was one of them. It also feels like all the hours you put into this game doesn't matter. From the day I firstDont get me wrong this game can be fun at times, BUT, When you first get in to the game, they already throw, Battle pass, cosmetics, emotes, skins, Etc. And it really shows how money hungry epic games can be. It feels like there is a huge disadvantage to new player, trust me, I was one of them. It also feels like all the hours you put into this game doesn't matter. From the day I first started playing which was like 2-3 months ago to now, I dont feel like I improved majorly. It's horrible going into a game where a try-hard John Wick who has 500 hours plus, takes you out with one shotgun blast. But when I get a headshot with a shotgun, I do like 9-30 damage, I see there replay, and they get like 150-250 damage on me. Epic Games has a lot of weapon balancing to do. Im a decent player mind you, It shouldn't take 30 minutes + to get 4 shotgun kills. It seems like 80% of the players there are better than you. Dont even get me started on the building on XBOX ONE. It feels like it's not even supossed to be in the game. The fact that Epic Games even considered cross platform play without even optimizing Fortnite on XBOX is obsurd. My recommendation is being able to edit the building mechanism so that you can access what you preferer.… Expand
  14. TheMainBroski
    Aug 27, 2018
    6
    Another battle royale game overtakes the rest in popularity, and with it now becoming main stream, you have to know whether Fortnite battle royale deserves all it's players, or it is just another trend that will die in the next few months. Fortnite battle royale definitely doesn't have anything that makes the experience of playing it, not fun or not enjoyable. You DO have fun playing it,Another battle royale game overtakes the rest in popularity, and with it now becoming main stream, you have to know whether Fortnite battle royale deserves all it's players, or it is just another trend that will die in the next few months. Fortnite battle royale definitely doesn't have anything that makes the experience of playing it, not fun or not enjoyable. You DO have fun playing it, but that's when you realize that your having fun with your friends and not what the game gives to you as an experience. Playing this game alone is not fun, and when you only play it so you can win to add to your total "amount of wins" to show off to your friends, that's when you realize that you have been playing a game that is a fad.The game is fine, it's not broken or unplayable, don't play the game just because it's popular, play it because you like it.… Expand
  15. AL3XHOUND
    Feb 21, 2019
    5
    Fortnite es un juego bastante dinámico a nivel jugable, sin embargo su sistema de progresión y modo historia, dejan mucho que desear; volviéndose repetitivo y aburrido. A nivel técnico el juego luce y se escucha bien. El mutlijugador por otro lado, me parece decente pero con una falla muy importante y es que carece de un sistema de emparejamiento.
  16. Tn_Dev
    Mar 13, 2019
    6
    This Review will be split into 3 sections because this game is in turn, 3 separate games.
    BATTLE ROYALE:
    Fortnite Battle Royale is the first battle royale I ever played, I have played since it's day one release and I have played up until season 8. I WILL ONLY TALK ABOUT THE *CURRENT* STATE OF THE GAME. Epic games has developed the Jeff Kaplan complexity. The game has seen massive    This Review will be split into 3 sections because this game is in turn, 3 separate games.
    BATTLE ROYALE:
    Fortnite Battle Royale is the first battle royale I ever played, I have played since it's day one release and I have played up until season 8. I WILL ONLY TALK ABOUT THE *CURRENT* STATE OF THE GAME.
    Epic games has developed the Jeff Kaplan complexity. The game has seen massive success and now the developers have seen fit to change the game randomly and for no reason for the sake of making the game interesting to casual players. This ruined the state of the game for hardcore players and ultimately caused this games demise. However, the building is a great mechanic (when it works) and shooting is satisfying though it is a bit rough sometimes.
    SAVE THE WORLD:
    From the start save the world was painfully average, however there were two motivators for me while playing:
    1. A sense of progression
    2. V-bucks
    However, BOTH of these have been removed from save the world and now it's just a boring grind fest for nothing worthwhile, the complex skilltree that motivated me to keep playing was removed for a simple upgrade system, and crafting tiers were locked to how much progress you made in the games 'story.' Speaking of which, the games story is meh, though the characters are charming. Missions are repetitive and enemies get stale, though new enemies are steadily introduced so you don't go braindead.
    CREATIVE:
    Creative is in what I can think was fortnite's attempt at killing minecraft. It is surprisingly good however, it's too limited and much too difficult to learn, placing objects in the environment is inconvenient and tedious to do. However, once you get the hang of it, it can be dumb fun with friends, especially once you get bored of the game's steadily deteriorating battle royale.

    SUM:
    Graphic style is wonderful, though it substantially takes a toll in Save the world, and save the world is locked to what feels lower than 30 frames. (battle royale is 60fps) The community is annoying and I want the best for this game but Epic just keeps making poor decisions    … Expand
  17. westfam4190
    Apr 22, 2019
    6
    This game was amazing in the beginning of 2018, but each season makes it worse. I feel that the only people that play it now either just want to stick with the trends, or continue making money. Save the World is amazing, I would give it a 90, but battle Royale just ruins it.
  18. Azelf_br
    Sep 15, 2019
    7
    This game used to be Really good at the Season 1 - Season 5, but every Season, get boring, Despite receiving a lot of content quickly, the game gets more and more broke meta.
  19. MrEddinho
    Jan 23, 2020
    7
    É Um bom jogo. porem repetitivo! o jogo tem bons graficos baseados na unreal engine! não gosto tanto do estilo Battle-Royale. ele é muito bom para quem gosta de tiro massivo. para mim é um game bem repetitivo comparado aos outros. sua maior diversão é jogar em squad com amigos, acredito que seja um game foda para quem gosta de tiro
  20. FokaFox
    Jul 20, 2020
    7
    Говоря про королевскую битву, оценка средняя из-за однообразия игровых механик игра может как и быстро надоесть, так и затянуть на долго, не смотря на выше перечисленный минус. На этой консоли игра идёт против этой же консоли.. На консольных версиях игры не так много очень опытных и сильных игроков, поэтому вы можете расслабиться и поиграть в своё удовольствие. Но игра может надоесть. ДляГоворя про королевскую битву, оценка средняя из-за однообразия игровых механик игра может как и быстро надоесть, так и затянуть на долго, не смотря на выше перечисленный минус. На этой консоли игра идёт против этой же консоли.. На консольных версиях игры не так много очень опытных и сильных игроков, поэтому вы можете расслабиться и поиграть в своё удовольствие. Но игра может надоесть. Для тех, кому не важен сюжет, и есть любовь к соревновательным играм, она надоест нескоро. Но для тех, кто любит сюжет, нравятся соревновательные или одиночные игры с обширной вселенной и сюжетом, игра может достаточно быстро надоесть примерно через полгода из-за отсутствия обширного сюжета. По поводу PvE, могу сказать, что ничего привлекательного нет. Микротранзакции влияют на вашу мощь, игра очень однообразна и если для первого типа людей, перечисленных ранее этот режим может затянуть, то для второго типа людей этот режим может надоесть спустя пять или десять часов геймплея, так как сюжет максимально простой, а игровые механики одинаковые, ничего нового в последующих только 4 локациях нет. Игра может подарить хорошие впечатления, но для определённого типа людей.… Expand
  21. Willywonka180
    Apr 27, 2021
    6
    Did I have fun? Sure. Do I think it’s a good game? Maybe. The game has too many licensed material in it. Now this usually wouldn’t be a problem. Yet that’s all the game is at this point.
  22. FadedInMN
    Jan 22, 2022
    7
    Very average game but I give it credit for how big it got and for popularizing the battle royal game mode. Thankful Call of Duty added it to their game.
  23. Skyplayer1507
    Sep 3, 2021
    7
    good.......................................................................
  24. Italian_guy
    Apr 13, 2023
    5
    This game is so outstandingly bad its good, If you were a physio, which I am ofc...

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85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. 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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  2. IGN
    Mar 27, 2018
    96
    It may not be the first battle royale game, and it certainly won’t be the last, but Fortnite sets itself apart from the crowd by giving you the freedom and tools to express your own personal playstyle.
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  3. XboxAddict
    Aug 24, 2017
    66
    If you have friends to play with and want to devote a good chunk of time into it, Fortnite can showcase a lot of entertaining times with some great teamwork and cooperative builds. As it stands right now though, I think gamers should wait a little while and see what gets added, changed and tweaked. Maybe by then there will be some more variety added to spruce up the tired repetitive gameplay and it will be more of a game that will make a more positive impression on those who play it.
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