A Serious Critique of Fortnite

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#fortnite #battleroyale #epic
Introduction: 0:00
Ch. 1: Where Many Failed: 1:58
Ch. 2: One Succeeds: 8:10
Ch. 3: Monetization: 18:16
Ch. 4: Competition: 21:35
Ch. 5: Conclusion: 29:05
Post-Script: 32:44
Battle Royale is a PvP (Player versus Player) mode in Fortnite that was released on September 26, 2017. Players must drop onto an island and fight to be the last one surviving in Solo, Duos, Trios, or Squads. In this mode, Building is enabled. A similar mode but without building is Fortnite: Zero Build.
Upon loading into a Battle Royale match, players will spawn on Spawn Island, a place where they can wait until the Battle Bus is ready to fly over the island. Upon entering the Battle Bus, players will have 15 seconds to jump out and skydive to wherever they want on the island. After landing, players must find loot either on the floor or through containers to obtain weaponry, healing items, materials and utility items of various rarities. After a minute, the Eye of the Storm, a safe zone, will be marked on the Minimap. Players start out with 100 health and 0 shield. Shield can be obtained from consumables.
Players have roughly 3 minutes until The Storm starts closing in. After the storm reaches the eye, another grace period begins and the eye of the storm shrinks. This process is repeated until the match ends. Any player in the storm will be damaged, with the amount of damage growing after each time the storm closes in until it hits 10 DPS (Damage per Second). The storm directly damages your health, ignoring shields. Prolonged presence in the storm causes Storm Sickness, which will deal more damage to a player's health, preventing long-term exposure to The Storm.
Reality Augments will appear briefly after a Storm Circle closes. Augments are perks that give a advantage in gameplay. Augments can boost the player in Combat, Mobility, Scouting, and Looting. A player can only have a maximum of 4 Reality Augments. When a player is able to select their next augment, they can chose between 2 options. If the options do not suit the player, they can reroll their choice for 200 Bars, with the first reroll being free.
In matches with more than one player on a team, such as Duos, Trios and Squads, players will be knocked down after losing all their health, and can crawl on the floor at a reduced speed. Knocked players cannot use items and, if not revived, their Tenacity will deplete, until they are fully eliminated and drop a Reboot Card. Reboot Cards expire after 4 1⁄2 minutes and can be collected to reboot fallen allies at Reboot Vans. If all players on a team are eliminated, then that team is fully eliminated and will lose the match. Unless revived or Rebooted, Players eliminated during the match cannot respawn and will have their loot dropped for other players to obtain if they wish.
Fortnite, more specifically the Fortnite Battle Royale was the latest game to sweep the nation. After many years, it seems still that no one has given this game A Serious Critique. A Serious Critique of Fortnite will be not only a Fortnite Critique, but a look at the New Fortnite Season. This Fortnite Review or Fortnite Retrospective will focus primarily on the Battle Royal, and why it is The Best Battle Royale. I will also touch on the question of Did Fortnite Die and or Is Fortnite Dying. If this video does well I will consider a Warzone Critique. The Fortnite Battle Pass, Fortnite Save The World, Fortnite Imposter Mode, and fortnite chapter 4 season 2, will be touched upon and heavy emphasis is placed on the Fortnite no build mode otherwise known as fortnite zero build, or fortnite no build. The Fortnite new season is around the corner, so I hope you enjoy this Critique of Fortnite.

[@ThatBoyAqua]

It’s with this video that I have shown you how much of an asshole I am in multiplayer games. I am sorry. It will continue happening though. Supporting me on Patreon is greatly appreciated as these videos take a long time to produce 🙏

[@flagondragon1854]

Nah I like to hit people with the rick roll after I frag em

[@PunishedDad]

*invades your Elden Ring world*

[@Depresso_Espresso._.]

bro at the end why did you sound like MossBag, or was it MossBag?

[@crownedshyness9656]

It’s just a little trolling.

[@Depresso_Espresso._.]

@@crownedshyness9656 it sounds the exact same :O

[@7ylerD]

I watched my younger brother go from playing Fortnite as a teen, to not touching the he game, to playing Fortnite no build in his early 20s. It’s honestly been a surprisingly consistent part of his life.

[@shaywundrow1336]

I’m your younger brother

[@7ylerD]

@@shaywundrow1336 Ah, snap! I’m ready for this: What would I say if I was a ghost haunting somebody?

[@dripkakarot105]

​@@7ylerD I am also your younger brother

[@yournightmare6969]

@@7ylerD lol

[@djillusii7333]

im your younger brother too

[@liamhuls470]

How did you pronounce Goku's signature move? The "comma-ya-momma"

[@OminousIndominus]

The call me ya mama

[@theonlyotakugamer7566]

Inside Joke

[@Windermed]

its a joke within the fn community because some guy in YT shorts mispronounced Goku's ability and everyone memed on it

[@kaniac_]

@@Windermed its a joke? 😧

[@Ant1kzzz]

For the lawls

[@exo_eve7575]

Honestly fortnite is so surprisingly fast to fix any issue. like people were slightly disappointed with new Battle Pass skin Imani for not having the animated shoe squiggles on the recolors and with the newest update they quietly added them. For me it's the little things that get my attention and that made me smile.

[@nok4799]

Yet they never gave nezumi a permanent reactive version of his skin even though everyone was saying it would make the skin better

[@passwords6189]

@@nok4799 that would be cool but i like the little feeling when i kill someone and she glows, i would rather have that then her like that the whole time.

[@Lingel-Sama]

@@fgwesgfqef5020for me this is the best battle pass in a while I honestly like every skin. Worst imo is the rabbit chick but I know many people like her a lot

[@nickevershedmusic8927]

​@@Lingel-Sama current issue is the ODM gear attack

[@doctorroach1680]

Fortnite is one of those games that I just keep returning to after a couple months as Epic always keeps things fresh with updates. It's a shame people mock it online even though its just so damn fun

[@vikinggamer7727]

I'd like to think the community ruined the game and made people mock it, i'm...actually pretty sure that *is* the reason.

[@Lexpionage]

@@vikinggamer7727 nah, people hate on it bc the main playerbase is kids, it happens to anything kids like; minecraft, roblox, fortnite, and it'll happen to the next big game too

[@JasmineUtd]

​@@Lexpionage it happens with Minecraft and roblox

[@achillesreyskens2774]

it's fun and all, except for the branded stuff.

[@JasmineUtd]

@@achillesreyskens2774 yes

[@wplays4271]

As someone who has played Fortnite since it’s beginning. I love seeing it grow. The storyline has expanded from some background lore to a full on layered story with comics exploring it even deeper. New gameplay mechanics keep getting added, making old gameplay almost look like a full on different game. One thing you forgot to mention was UEFN (Unreal Engine for Fortnite). It will change Fortnite forever. It was announced over a year ago, and finally came out this week. It basically gives builders the Unreal Engine, to build their own maps. It makes Creative go from a bonus, to a full on equal to BR. People can make live events, maps with different artstyles, animations, custom vehicles, roller coasters. People can even remake the old maps from previous seasons. If you can think of it, you can make it. It will change Fortnite forever.

[@vikinggamer7727]

It will definitely change it.

[@Devlinsky]

The Fortnite story doesn’t even fucking exist anymore, it was somewhat cohesive back in the day but now, we are on a fucking space island

[@vikinggamer7727]

@@Devlinsky honestly, i somewhat agree, they basically changed the story alot, from fire vs ice, to monster vs transformer to war to kingdom and shapeless man. Also the island is suppose to be free from the loop right? Yet the loop still exists.

[@sangan3202]

too bad they never actually do anything with the story and always drop it when it should be reaching a resolution

[@Shadow-ib2or]

​@@vikinggamer7727 there is multiple videos on the internet that explain the lore. If u wanna figure out the lore I suggest watching one of the videos

[@diaperbuster]

I used to play this game so much back then with my friends, it slowly got more boring over time and I moved on, it’s nice to revisit it once in a while -thx for 550 likes! This is the most I’ve ever gotten

[@Remy-eo7yb]

Yeah I hop on every now and usually to play with friends or a skin might drop I really like

[@keithragin89]

L

[@JasmineUtd]

​@@keithragin89 how, is that a L💀

[@MalikATL]

@@JasmineUtd Cause he only plays mainstream multiplayer games and missing out on amazing single player games

[@uvrays6336]

ngl, ever since zero builds got released, I've been enjoying the game more cus I don't have to build the 8th wonder of the world just to keep me safe from one guy.

[@tomjames9681]

As a reluctant fan of the game and of live service in general, I can appreciate Fortnite’s success being reinvested into giving free and paying players content to enjoy. There’s always new challenges, features, weapons and more reasonably priced cosmetics than most industry peers. As obnoxious as the game’s presence in pop culture can be, the developers certainly haven’t taken it for granted and have tried to expand in a way that benefits the player base. Not to mention, I appreciate notable creators who contributed to the popularity of the game being immortalised in cosmetics in the game itself. That’s a really neat way to acknowledge them.

[@jeffboy4231]

they did do some shady things sometimes (like not enough verification needed for buying/using vbucks for the longest time). but overall they do a pretty good job i would say, and honestly, i think they do deserve the popularity

[@tomjames9681]

@@jeffboy4231 Yeah the fact in the earlier life span of the game, Vbuck scams were such a common place thing, they even reached meme status, probably wasn’t a good sign 😂

[@LiliumOrientalis]

And how the incredible success funded some crazy advances to the Unreal Engine

[@dxrkcryptic6765]

also one of the best anti cheat systems .

[@paperclip6377]

The prices are especially good when compared to Apex. I mean seriously apex is the definition of greed. And the fact that it ruined Titanfall's lore. God I hate it.

[@OriginalKingJulian94]

This video was so worth the wait, I really need to see more of these videos from these kinds of video games. I really love your trolling gameplay & mentioning so many iconic meme lines like "Where are dropping bois?" I love how you found a unique way to explain Fortnite by telling us how it all began. This is top tier quality, I seriously wasn't expecting it to be this good. DO NOT STOP DOING THESE!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheFancyPig]

So glad someone covered Minecraft Hunger games as the start. I went from a hunger games creator to Fortnite and was always shocked how little it was brought up as an influence.

[@R1PP3RR0M3R0]

I am a massive Fortnite No Build fan, so this naturally came in my recommended. I've never seen a video of yours before, but this was a very well written essay. Great work!

[@ianmcdonough7575]

Absolutely love that people are finally giving Fortnite the respect it deserves.

[@jimju5064]

Love it or hate it fortnite will go down as one of the greatest videogames of all time

[@taelin-rh3wi]

​@@jimju5064 It will never "go down" it will always be up.

[@versatilelord8893]

@@jimju5064one the greatest games of all time? Not by a long shot but it sure has improved a bunch that’s for sure

[@wesleypatterson2284]

Wow, Aqua. This was an absolutely incredible video. You've really blossomed into your own as a writer and presenter within the last year or two. It's funny that you brought up Minecraft because I myself am old enough to remember clearly when Minecraft was "the worst game ever made" that was "ruining the industry" by introducing "little kids and causals", so when Fortnite began getting those same accusations a few years later, I tried not to judge it too harshly. Yeah it's kinda cringy, but I've always appreciated how it wears it's heart on it's sleeve. The devs obviously have a lot of love for this game, and take great care in making every character feel unique and like themselves.

[@shadow7D]

Yea I love the game cause it's always changing and evolving

[@perspii2808]

I feel so stupid for never realising that minecraft hunger games is literally the same concept as battle royale games lol. Kinda blew my mind I guess the real fortnite was inside us all along

[@justinbruce9808]

I remember me and the guys all got this early cause of the original Save The World concept. We jammed it and loved it, then after the BR mode took off, we very rapidly fell off and stopped playing, next thing you know that’s the only reason anyone knows the game now

[@Windermed]

funny enough i find myself playing StW more than BR because to me, StW is more fun than BR where BR feels like i have to play it to complete challenges and in order to do the BP (which ik StW lets you do that, but cmon)

[@Stupei3555]

@@Windermed exactly! Not only that, the designs of every individual hero and weapon look so unique and amazing. Not only that, but the fact that everything is easily obtainable without spending money is a huge plus as it isn’t filled with micro transactions. If only we saw this much creativity with fortnite’s cosmetics in BR

[@V_0777]

when aqua prounounced "kamehameha" that made me laugh and say outloud, "wtf did he just say" just playing chill bru chill bru

[@h4vemercy32]

I paused the video to look for this comment lol

[@djmoneystacks7000]

@@h4vemercy32 so did I

[@barkerwoof2707]

I'm 75 years old and I've been playing Fortnite since the first season 4 and I really love the game. It is getting a little too fast for me though. I don't get as many wins as I used to. You did a great job on this video and I hope to see more like it. You're a very talented young man. Thank you for the wonderful content. Cheers and best wishes from PapawG1947 also known as barkerwoof

[@the_mikeanator]

Every time I think I’m done with the game I end up returning the game is just a blast sometimes it feels boring but with the weekly updates it it doesn’t feel that way for too long

[@eight__822]

Can’t wait for odm gear.

[@mutantfruit9993]

Fortnite is the only game that has kept it's audience for this long

[@CallMeJoshua]

My biggest problem with fortnite is the aforementioned strength of the game. I absolutely *despise* how fleeting the game is. If there is something you absolutely ADORE and love, you simply cannot have that again because oop it'll be gone in a few weeks. I can hop on and have fun but totally feel lose and like I wasted any time I spent because it just goes away.

[@ddman12playz22]

Yeah but... That's really not how Fortnite works? Like they keep new additions usually for the length of a whole season (usually a couple of months but could be longer)

[@JoshuaIfidi]

@@ddman12playz22 that’s still relatively fleeting, I love this game but I completely agree with him

[@TacticalBaguette]

@@ddman12playz22 The problem is you're investing time and maybe money into a game that could be unrecognizable in half a year and you have no way to go back to how it was*. In most other games, when new maps, weapons, etc drop, you can still enjoy the old content and the new content at the same time, but if you played Fortnite back in 2018 and then took a break until now, there's nothing left from back then other than some weapons (with vastly different stats and models in some cases) and cosmetics. * You can technically play the old maps now but neither option is even close to perfect, you can either: A, play on the new UEFN creative versions of the old maps, which is just new Fortnite masked as the old versions, and is limited by memory restrictions and the fact that only the Chapter 1 maps are allowed, no Chapter 2 or 3 or B, modded private servers of older versions of the game, which are obscure, difficult to access for most, completely unsupported by Epic, and reliant on a host and other players to coordinate to even get a match running

[@ddman_1289]

@@TacticalBaguette on an alt account but i argue that the fact the game is constantly changing is what makes it interesting... if it didnt constantly evolve it would get boring... plus the game is significantly better than what it used to be... chapter 1 map is only liked so much because of nostalgia imo

[@TacticalBaguette]

@@ddman_1289 I'm not saying the new changes are bad, and I welcome further changes to the game, I just want the ability to play the game as it was whenever I choose to. I do like many of the new changes the game has added since I started late Season 2, and I'll continue to hop on and try the new updates whenever they come out, but there's something that was so charming about the simplicity of the game back then that I just want to go back and try out all of the goofy strats I never got to do and would never be able to pull off in the current versions. I honestly think that if we had the ability to continue playing the previous map whenever a new one launched (With most challenges locked to the new chapter's map to incentivize playing it and recycled seasonal updates for the old maps to keep it somewhat fresh), the excessive nostalgia hype would be much less since the people that just want a hit of nostalgia can get their 2 games in before they get bored, and those that genuinely enjoyed those versions can keep playing it their preferred way. Basically the way I see it is that a game can evolve while also keeping the old content around, to my knowledge you can still play the original PUBG and Apex maps all these years later when they've evolved just as much as Fortnite has.

[@Evanz111]

I always wanted to see a deep dive into Fortnite and I never realised how much experience you had with Battle Royales! As an outside looking in - this was really interesting to me!

[@thuggwaffle8825]

As a 30 year old lifetime gamer some of my best memories were playing fortnite.. It was a game me and friends never took seriously.. We loved the goofy childish style to it.. Getting off work having a couple beers and laughs with friends in fortnite was the best especially the first few seasons

[@OpeboO]

dude your videos are so well made i am so surprised you don’t have more subs. i hope you get more popular in the future

[@ethanmarino931]

God dang your writing on this video is sooooooo good. Keep up the amazing content

[@razmeep6403]

This video was very well made and shows the ludicrous tomfoolery of the battle royal genre in general. Overall the video was a great watch and informative like sheeeeesh brother! 🔥🔥🔥

[@DustyRaider]

Genuinely a phenomenal video, this was the best video essay I’ve ever seen on a video game. Bravo. I’ve been out of it for a season or 2 but this has made me wanna get back to playing a lil more

[@_soothsayer_]

i started playing fortnite in chapter 2 season 2, stopped after season 5, picked it up at the beginning of chapter 3 and still going. for me, its a very fun casual game to play. as someone who plays a good amount of apex, its movement and gunplay are amazing but its very competitive, even in pubs. so its nice having something that's more casual and for me fortnite fills that niche

[@wideface344]

I’m glad I found your channel. Another catalog of 30 min video game essays. Thank you 🙏

[@Leon.K69]

And yet he doesn't know that the hunger games were a book series.

[@blueguygaming1330]

Zero build keeps me around. Been playing since summer 2017 and never really fell off, but thanks to no build it's become one of my favorite games, as frustrating as it can be. I do miss the initial aesthetics though, it had a charm to it that the game just lost in a sea of crossovers and consumerism

[@TheRealHomeOfGames]

Yo I just wanted to say that this video was extremely well made and nice to watch. I literally watched this on my switch and got on my phone just so I could make this comment. In other words nice video and I just subscribed 🥇👑👍👍

[@caravaneerkhed]

I played this game around season 3 or 4… and fell off around season 7 I think, it was a lot of fun but I got frustrated by many changes that were happening at that time and began to be unable to out build opponents where before I was considered a pretty high level builder. But everything you have said about the current state of Fortnite makes me want to pull myself out of retirement

[@zipkol7389]

In my opinion it fell off after chapter 2 season 3. I did enjoy chapter 2 season 4 but the entire season was an ad. The seasons after were mid/bad (except for chapter 2 season 7) as for Chapter 1 season 7 (the one you mentioned) I adored that season, It was winter time, I was improving at the game the map matched the weather outside. I loved planes they were a fun addition. In fact I played so much during that season that I got grounded 😂. I only returned to Fortnite recently with the release of chapter 4

[@YBNKASHWAYS]

Its still the same actually to many changes and the map has gotten worse do not recommend

[@jonathanb7062]

This was a solid solid video man. Genuinely felt like not a single sentence was wasted. Everything you said had substance and was efficiently conveyed. Liked and subbed. Keep at it bro 🤘

[@BaconSmoothieDanish]

Damn dude. You have grown so damn much as a speaker. Your voice is so clean, happy to support you ❤

[@user-le9ef3pf1i]

I got really good at fortnite at the beginning and now I barely play it. But it's nice hopping back on a game where you know you can hold your own no matter what

[@HanimeFrost]

Okay this intro is actually amazing oh my god😂 love the logic mix in

[@nikolaibeckel1071]

I'd say that mainly the whole idea of building in a battle royale is what makes the game so fun and innovative and the execution, it could've been done so badly but fortnite did it so well imo, there really is such a depth of strategy and such a high skill-ceiling due to the mechanic of building and moldable environment.

[@greenstarfish]

Didn't expect this to be positive. I've had quite a complicated history with the game. I was never that much a fan of the gameplay (It's the only shooting game I play.), but I loved the art style, story, map changes, and the concept. I would play a bit quit and would come back a few seasons later. So I ended up playing during Ch1S3, Ch1S6, Ch1S9 and Ch1SX. After Ch2 started I took the game a bit more seriously and this is when I played the game the most. This phase lasted all the way up through Ch2S5. I quit during Ch2S6 because I wasn't that interested in the new season, I got distracted by my birthday which was around the start of the season and before I knew it was the next season. Then FOMO hit me and I stopped playing. I returned during Ch4S1 when GMTK made a video on the game and I found out Zero Build existed. (I had been avoiding all other Fortnite videos for the fear of getting dragged back into the game.) That made the difference and means I can play the game more casually and have more fun.

[@rayazkhan9498]

11/10 video. Thanks for uploading it!

[@ImMegalodon]

Ive played it since launch, and honestly, i don't think ill ever be able to have another "main game." 6 years in and im still obsessed, enjoying everything they make and loving the game. Theres just nothing else like it. Nothing else can bring so many people together, so many different ips and universes, from gaming to anime to tv and movies, all under one roof. And with creative 2.0 releasing, i doubt fortnite will go anywhere. Im just, glad its here and im glad i got to grow up with it.

[@TurboBloost]

This is certainly the most level headed critique to Fortnite and Battle Royales. The amount of accessibility that Fortnite has is something that always brings me back, even if I get tired in a couple of weeks. 😅 Fantastic video btw. Also there's no shame in taunting after a kill. It's just how it is. 😂

[@Poseidon-mj6ln]

No Build was lifesaving for me. I’m good at shooter games, but as you said, those skills could only get you so far in Fortnite. This made me drop the game for a while, but No Build makes it so much more fun for me now.

[@saltycomet]

One problem I have with cod is it's just prone or camping simulator and always has been. Wings of redemption used to get hate for camping in MW2 if that brings back memories (we all hated campers back then lol) and it hasn't changed

[@BrentStarling]

Cold War multiplayer didn’t have any camping, it was a very mobile game

[@saltycomet]

@@BrentStarling just looked up "call of duty cold war camping" tons of videos about others camping and or camping spots to "abuse". So wrong to say there was literally none

[@pinkaxol8015]

I have always enjoyed fortnite. I can understand why people don't play it as much as they did in 2017. I love seeing what the next big mechanic is each season, seeing what collab they do next and where the story will go next.

[@mrjuicyboi2768]

I really love this video because it points out the parts of Fortnite that are overlooked when people think of the game. People like to criticize others for playing Fortnite when it's actually pretty enjoyable. I still love the game and I still grind to get better at it because Epic Games keeps it feeling fresh. Thank you for making this video.

[@glibdavidyuk8485]

Loved the logic /commentator mash-up in the intro

[@cardboardbox4093]

this is a bit unrelated to the video but i had the fattest wave of nostalgia when you mentioned castleminer z

[@TrueNinjafrog]

After watching Albino's video on why Fortnite won, I expected that to pretty much be the end-all argument for why this game ultimately did so well, and why it is among the best modern games in existence... However this video elaborates pretty well, if not better on what other factors and such make the game solid and fundamentally successful at heart. While some details I think are pretty weird takes (especially individual weapons balancing and stances of items in Fortnite, both cosmetic and in combat), this overall is a wonderful vid. Great work! New subscriber.

[@TheSirAnthony]

I really enjoyed this video. What you said about your experience with Minecraft reminded me of Halo 3, I was 14 when it came out and the social aspects, custom lobbies/games, forge and theater were so fun and created so many great memories. I never considered Fortnite grabbing the torch of Halo but in a way it has, I don't think Infinite provides what young people want these days

[@escher1589]

HOLY SMOKES AQUA FORTNITE VID??? I never thought I'd see the day, it brings a tear to my eye.

[@nathanlafleur2740]

Absolutely amazing job with writing this video. You critiqued everything about the game so well and went in depth with everything and I really appreciate that. Fortnite has become a huge addiction for me last year when I decided to give it a go after thinking it was cringe. I've been playing it nearly everyday since and I don't see myself getting tired of it anytime soon because of it's constant updates. It really does keep the game fresh wanting you to stick around for what happens in the next update. There were 2 things that you forgot to mention though which are the live events and the developer and community interactions. While only experiencing 2 live events myself, (being Collision and Fracture) I can tell that these events really are something special to appreciate. At the end of every 2 seasons, there will be a live event to drive the story forward into the next season. Some of these events like Fracture do get a negative reputation but at least they still get some enjoyment out of people like me. Second, the community and developer interaction. A few times in the past, a concept like a POI (Such as Haunted Hills) or a skin (Like Tender Defender) will get a lot of attention online with one of the main places being the r/FortNiteBR reddit. Not only that, but sometimes clips will get noticed by an epic employee and get acknowledged in game. Like that one time when someone tried to perform a rescue mission with a golf cart to get someone off the side of the map but he ended up killing him so a tombstone was added to pay homage to that clip. Stuff like this along with the things you mentioned in the video is why I love Fortnite so much and why I don't see my obsession dying out anytime soon.

[@n0raaFTW]

Never would I think I would get the law and order sound effect used as a transition

[@LordInosukemp4]

Never expected you to make a Fortnite video essay but here we are

[@Spubbily01]

I remember Apex Legends was once my favorite multiplayer game, but I eventually got fed up with it because of it's multitude of issues (SBMM, Bugs, Poor Balancing, Devs who don't care about any of those issues), so when a friend introduced me to Fortnite Zero Build, I immediately got hooked, it was everything I liked about Apex but without it's problems.

[@lucassse]

This is such a real video, and it's crazy how we all relate. Minecraft survival games are a blast from the past!

[@FSH-fv6ww]

During its prime my buddy and I were actually like great at the game. We met through the game and just became great friends. He could build like a god and I just could not miss with anything that had a scope. He push high ground while I held the low ground and just nailed anyone who tried to retreat. It was just a great dynamic. Something no other game was able to give us due to our completely different skill sets.

[@h8den_]

I’ve been playing fortnite as my main game since late 2017 and I’ve seen it at its best and it’s absolute worse. What a ride it has been, zero build completely reinvigorated my love for this game. Just when I thought I was getting bored of it, this new season came in at the right time.

[@Blaze_Craze]

I first played Fortnite in 2017 when i was 16 im now 22 took a 1 year break in 2022 came back just recently cause of the star wars update and its crazy how much changed that got me playin again i do miss the og days of fortnites peak but im glad the game is still thriving and it blows my mind i was a teen when i started playing and now an adult and the games just as fun as that first match back in 2017

[@FOF275]

It's nice to have someone fairly point out how Fortnite's monetization works compared to other f2p games. I've seen so many videos criticizing battle passes and currencies and lump Fortnite in among some of the worst when it's nowhere near as bad and it's been annoying

[@andre7089]

You know Ive been waiting for someone to make a video like this

[@neatoman5367]

Hey, great video! While I disagree with the SBMM portion of the video, I can tell this video was made with genuine enjoyment over the game. And as someone who also is obsessed with this game, it's refreshing. Thanks!

[@liorgrinker5601]

I convinced my friends to try out Fortnite and now we play in a 4 man squad and just having fun, sure the first place is a nice goal but when each of us found a car we have a better goal of creating chaos

[@Whatismusic123]

I wish they would have added limited building instead of no building, something like a 4 build charge, that reloads every second.

[@OdinWright]

same man. I'm not quite good enough for boxfighting, but a 50/50 with a couple of walls, stairs, and floors? That's my jam

[@EntourageBand_]

Another banger video from That Boy Aqua

[@DogeMaster]

i really wasnt expecting this video to be this good but WOW i really enjoyed it and i look forward to seeing more of your content! and i really love the view you took on fortnite - because yeah, its popular to just hate on (or baselessly love for some people) but i think you described the game as a whole pretty much perfectly!

[@thegreatattack]

15:18 - 15:25 I legit couldn't tell the diffrence from Fortnite to that game its insane how identical it was lmao I do kinda miss the Webshooters tho they were the most fun traversal tool till probably the ODM gear comes out in a couple days

[@user_Z-]

All I can simply say is, this video was great. Hope more people see it

[@malachilining2730]

As a fan of Apex over all BRs, no builds is a great chill alternative. I play Apex because i love the gunplay, characters, and skill, but fort is perfect for relaxing with friends without having to even pay for the game. I gotta say though, if you put in 4 hours a day in WZ I don't get ho you can't commit to playing Apex 😂

[@saltycomet]

💯

[@iamwahman]

Tbf, Apex does have a slightly deeper learning curve than WZ which explains why it has alot more overall players.

[@malachilining2730]

@@iamwahman absolutely. Kinda surprises me that it's my favorite because usually I'm not willing to put in that time but I love the world and lore and look of the whole thing so much

[@mundanefantasy6344]

same

[@TydalTech]

Very well made video!!! You deserve 1m+ subs!

[@Pakistani890]

Fortnite is such a unique game because of how it's changing constantly, evolving, having extensive lore, no builds, free content, reasonably priced cosmetics and Epic keeping things fresh is what keeps makes this game amazing!! And now with the additiion of UEFN (Creative 2.0) it's going to change fortnite forever!!

[@nxa]

i love you, you did everything you mentioned so respectably

[@plankgang5973]

I've never played Fortnite up until C3S2 as I was never interested with the battle royale genre and like you mentioned in the video I was pretty sick of seeing Fortnite having those "cringe" media presence. But with C3S2 getting a no build mode one of my friends convinced me to play with him and since then I've been really enjoying this game. Plus once again like you mentioned in the video Epic Games really keeps this game fresh, you really get hyped with each season or chapter to see what they bring to the table next (skin wise, map wise, gun wise etc.)

[@zacfor4454]

I am kinda disappointed you didn't mention creative much in fortnite though now that 2.0 has dropped with almost the full power of Unreal engine 5 at the players fingertips would have been interesting hearing that side of it compared to minecraft or roblox in a few months. Maybe in a part 2 or something. But all in all a really good video

[@jeffboy4231]

i did see that fortnite does have a crazy creative mode now. but imo i don't think it will ever compete with minecraft or roblox tbh. but who knows.

[@Anonymous-st3gy]

@@jeffboy4231 it can derail giants like cod and apex if they introduce first-person mode.

[@Windermed]

@@jeffboy4231 did you not see the trailer on what it's capable of? i think that right now, it's not at the state where it'll be onpar with roblox but considering their plans to add more features to it (to the point where triple A games will be possible to make in FN) i'd say that it has alot of potential to outbeat ROBLOX depending on what it does. plus let's not forget that ROBLOX is such a disaster right now when it comes to getting your games out there and it's moderation unlike fortnite where you legitametly have a chance to get your games recognized compared to ROBLOX.

[@jeffboy4231]

@@Windermed lol no. first and foremost, roblox is 100x easier to run. that's where like 90% of the player base comes from.

[@Aigle662frileux]

@@jeffboy4231 Creative 2.0 smoke the roblox engine roblox is popular because you can play it on you crappy pc and roblox community have way more kid than fn community

[@CoconutGirl333]

Great video! I never made the connection between that Minecraft game mode and fortnite, but this was a fascinating learning experience. I’m a casual player and I’ve only started during Chapter 2 end of Season 6..but it’s become the most fun pastime for me during the pandemic and I even made close friends from across the ocean playing this game. After getting a full time job, I am now just a casual player but I appreciate the nice updates and map changes. idk why I feel like this, but I do want to say I fucking miss the chapter 3 map and even chapter 2. I know it was like only a year ago but I really appreciated the aesthetics and design. This map is fun too but it felt like they moved on to chapter 4 a little too soon…maybe it’s just me lol 😅

[@riverseaman81]

I used to play comp Fortnite, a big part of the game is controlling the builds around people so they can't run away. This is also the mechanic that made me quit, as fights quickly become a matter of flashy building tricks to finally catch ur opponent off guard. Defense is just too powerful in Fortnite, and to reliably beat someone who is playing defense you need to be leagues above them or just stop trying until they feel like fighting

[@AlexanderIsGr8]

Goat video! Lollipop Chainsaw next

[@gavinisback]

I love how the news reporters say Fortnite is violent, when there is not a drop of blood to be seen and the only violence found is the use of guns that have simple cartoony names.

[@diegorabr]

I still love the fact that epic was so scared of apex when it launched that they gave out a free battle pass to EVERYONE

[@Turtlezzzzzzzzzz]

Fortnite is the only shooter/BR I can consistently return to after months of ignoring and still immediately enjoy myself and catch a few Ws. I’ve tried my hand at Apex, Warzone even PUBG. None of them have held me as much as Fortnite over the last 5 years. Also huge props for highlighting H1Z1 and it’s dominance on twitch. That game and the twitch scene was my life when I was 17-18 years old. I would hot drop Pleasant Valley while me and my friends waited for our League of Legends queues to start 😂

[@ajfunke7419]

I'll never forget getting on the game when they made no build mode after years of not touching it because I didn't want to get good at building. I don't know if it was intentional or how, but I was greeted with 950 vbucks for the battle pass and I loved that, yes it can be seen as the game trying to manipulate you into getting addicted by grinding the game to afford the next one, but I loved this addition. It allowed me to get all the cool new stuff and if I didn't work for the vbucks to get a future battle pass, then that's my own fault, especially since they give you PLENTY of time to.

[@Wehndigo]

i agree with everything you mentioned up until the end. I AM NOT A FAN OF SBMM in fortnite! when you are an above average player you get punished for playing the game your own way. I have to team up in squad builds with 3 cracked goblins instead of playing fills chilling so i don't get steamrolled. sbmm should only exist for brand new players of the game so they can get used to it and not quit early. moments ive noticed that opened my eyes is creative has no sbmm so the gameplay is more fluid and unexpected. you never know what ur gonna get. great video as always Aqua

[@Wehndigo]

also quit addition I normally play public match squads win grinding with the boys so like I said sbmm doesn't account for when I have no one to play so team fills is unplayable for the top 10% of players, you practically need a full team to not die on land.

[@akimomalrov3241]

Great video. I still just despise the monetization of any free to play game. Like, I just rather spend one batch of money, and then "own" the game and everything in it. if i wanted to get everything and become a collector in todays gaming market, i would have to drop thousands per game. how much did it cost me 10 years ago? $100 for the collectors edition of a game. thats it....

[@theleftperson]

and with the recent launch of UEFN/Creative 2.0, the possibilities of what people can make in fortnite are endless now

[@didgeridooo]

Zero build was amazing for fortnite, it helped the bad/old/other shooter game players actually have a chance at winning

[@dopamine577]

Unexpected but great video

[@sevensilver8240]

You pre-ordered the video ig

[@commandercorl1544]

I absolutely agree. While Fortnite has it's issues, it's good monetarily. They offer a lot of awesome cosmetics and emotes (which I purchase often) as well as rewarding battle passes, but these aren't necessary. I have friends who are much better than me and have never spent anything on the game. The biggest Pay-to-win moment Fortnite had was when a new glider type was released where the player stood on top of it, making it impossible to shoot them. This was patched quickly though and was a very minor advantage. also nice cutaway at 29:49

[@user-IGM343]

You've gained a sub, my good man

[@buzzco3811]

I love this game but I feel that I’m slowly losing my love for it but I learned to just take a break

[@Purtle]

Also to mention, the parental controls are something that can be noticed (haven't seen full video, sorry if you already mentioned it) I'm 14 and the parental controls are blocking me from alot of things but its a fair feature in terms of how much children play the game, and giving the guardians more control.

[@cobrabear6497]

I didnt pick the game again until after the webshooters were vaulted, but i did get to try the grappling hook out. To say the swinging was better than Marvels Avengers would be an understatement.

[@Verdego]

Very well made video!

[@FNGecko]

I started playing during the pandemic, I love the game. I rarely run into kids 😅 my friends are all in their 20s-30s-40s it made my family's time during the pandemic fun and gave us a new hobby.

[@saltycomet]

I play Apex so this is very intriguing to me

[@LittleBigBwner]

I went from trying it out early on and somewhat enjoying it, to never touching it and hating on it like everyone else, to trying it again nearly a year ago now cuz some friends wanted to for shits and giggles, and we haven't stopped playing since. Me especially, and I used to hate on it the most which is the funny thing

[@Basegud]

It seems that there's a common trend with games: Make combat update, kill game.

[@frankgrimes24]

Good video. I agree with a lot of your points

[@gxrobert]

finally someone who isn't acting like fortnite murdered there friends and famliy

[@Bobo0451]

r.i.p. rumbleverse one of my personal favorite free-to-play games of all time. I understand that the learning curve could be a lot but I feel like the fighting system in the game had a lot of death that could have been expanded upon. also 360 power bombing someone off a skyscraper never got old or instant killing someone by Irish whipping them in the water.

[@FFG_Lexa]

You know, I thought this would just be a hate video and how fortnite is the worst game ever made, but this is very good, every point makes sense and this is a very good and well done video, thank you for not being one sided and looking at both good and bad sides

[@mastercrazyyyd7699]

One of the only times I have spent money on Fortnite was when they released the Alien skins because that is my favorite movie

[@CyberneticStreetrunner]

About the part with it’s promoting the pacifist play style. If you play a match and win without getting a single elim you get the accolade “Pacifist” and it gives you a hundred or so xp

[@Deadforge]

Pretty solid video dude