Fortnite – Battle Royale weaponises a virtual world
With its cartoon-like graphics, silly outfits and dance moves Fortnite’s visual elements deliberately eschew gritty reality to sanitise the gaming environment. There’s no blood, no gore, just cute avatars shooting at each other.
Besides the disarming visuals, Fortnite is also immensely shareable. The Battle Royale is almost as much about players interacting with each other inside the game as it is about staying alive.
The diverse battle arenas in Fortnite have quickly become digital playgrounds, where users congregate, create and share collective experiences.
This is Fortnite’s secret sauce: the cartoonish combat may be the objective of the game but inhabiting a consequence-free virtual world is the real drawcard.
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