Fortnite Review

At this point, Fortnite feels like a lot more than just a game. It’s a full-blown cultural phenomenon. It even made a brief cameo appearance in Avengers: Endgame, cementing its place in pop culture history.

However, gamers can be a fickle lot. What’s popular today may be replaced tomorrow. And the major popularity of a game doesn’t always indicate it’s as good as a new player might think.

So, is this free-to-play game worth your time? Or should you go play another Battle Royale game such as Apex Legends? Keep reading to discover the answer!

Bigger Is Better

The first thing you’ll notice about Fortnite is that it’s big. If you’re used to playing games like Overwatch or Halo (which are typically broken into rounds of 6-on-6 or 4-on-4), then Fortnite’s 100-player matches will feel massive.

Even compared to other Battle Royale games, Fortnite feels pretty chonky: its nearest current competitor, Apex Legends, currently only has 60 players as its max. So, Fortnite is a big game, and this ends up being both a blessing and a curse.

The sheer size of these matches makes any given encounter feel more epic than it otherwise would. And victory feels truly special — when your squad is the last to survive, it feels like you’ve really accomplished something.

However, the size of the game can make it difficult for new players (more on this later), and it virtually ensures that most matches will end in a quick death instead of the kinds of epic gunfights you might be expecting.

Fortnite Evolves

We love to see a game that actually evolves instead of resting on its laurels. And Fortnite is a game that has actually been doing this since well before it got so popular.

The original concept of the game was Fortnite Saves the World, which was a game obviously inspired by Minecraft. Players mined resources, fended off undead enemies, and found increasingly creative ways to live off of the land.

When Battle Royale games became popular, Fortnite pivoted into that space, but kept the Minecraft-style elements. That is arguably the most unique thing about Fortnite: you must harvest resources and build structures in addition to finding weapons and hunting down enemies.

The game has continued to grow and evolve since then, rewarding players who might be worried that the game will always feel like more of the same.