After a dizzying barrage of souped-up monster vans, Magneto gloves, and the facility of literal Greek Gods, Fortnite is returning to its roots. On Nov. 7, the the builders launched the Chapter 2 Remix season. This patch reboots the 2019 Chapter 2 Season 1 map and introduces a number of new areas and twists from the unique model. Its slightly-stripped down merchandise pool, easier map, and new forged of rappers like Ice Spice, Eminem, and Snoop Dogg make this season a good time to hop again into the sport even in case you’re an irregular or informal participant.
Right here’s why this season is so good, as illustrated by an anecdote from taking part in.
In duos, my buddy (sporting the Vi pores and skin from Arcane) and I (dressed as a lady sporting shark PJs) made a last-minute choice to land on the Dogg Pound. After a failed face scan, we acquired pulled right into a gun battle with Snoop Dogg himself, gained, after which recruited him as an NPC ally to hitch our workforce. Collectively, we plundered his granite and gold-gilded mansion for weapons, after which celebrated by dancing on a pile of information within the rapper’s vault. We left the compound to move nearer to the following storm circle, however upon approaching a seashore, a personality wielding a gun that rattles off Eminem verses as a substitute of bullet sounds, killed us. It was wonderful.
Fortnite fairly actually modifications with the seasons. Relying on the merchandise pool, map, and total idea, a sure model of the sport would possibly attraction to totally different sorts of gamers. For me, a superb Fortnite season is one which isn’t afraid to lean into foolish, playful parts, however doesn’t overwhelm gamers with a chaotic merchandise pool. I like distinctive and considerate gadgets — just like the Eminem minigun — however it’s fairly simple for the builders to go overboard.
The workforce at Epic Video games has to stroll the tightrope that’s attempting to get Fortnite proper. It’s an absurd sport that always advantages from “doing essentially the most,” i.e. smashing collectively tons of parts collectively to provide some sort of joyful fever dream. However between being pushed over by monster vans, and being obliterated by Magneto’s Energy Gloves, and so… many… different… super-powered gadgets, I simply couldn’t cope with it anymore. Even once I beloved the theme, like Avatar: The Final Airbender, it felt just like the core of what I like about this sport acquired somewhat bit misplaced within the sauce.
There was additionally so much happening outdoors the formal battle royale sport. Previously 12 months, Epic Video games has launched every kind of different video games on the Fortnite platform. All of the sudden, gamers had the choice to play a rhythm sport, a racing sport from a part of the Rocket League workforce, and an entire dang Minecraft-esque Lego survival sport. (And that is all along with a whole slew of different player-made creations, and different experimenting with video games like Fall Guys.) It’s good to supply new choices, however on the finish of the day, none of these video games modified the truth that I logged on to play a goofy shooter.
I’m not even nostalgic for the OG Fortnite. I simply suppose it’s higher. It provides the builders an excuse to return to a lot of the core gameplay of the shooter that makes it shine by actually turning again the clock and restoring a number of the outdated map and gadgets. By including some new parts — like Snoop Dogg and Eminem gadgets and areas — the builders have struck an incredible steadiness between outdated and new content material. And personally, I believe it’s a adequate cause to spherical up all my friends to drop on it for this shortened month-long season.
