Two new video games “Fortnite”
and “South Park: The Fractured,
But Whole” exemplify the
new generation of video games:
high quality, mature, and really,
really good.
If you enjoy shooting games
and survival games, then I don’t
know why you haven’t already
downloaded Fortnite. The main
goal of the game is simple – be
the last one alive. 100 players
skydive onto a large map and
control exactly where they land.
From there, you collect guns,
ammunition, health bandages, and
natural resources to use to build
forts, hence the name of the game.
The first question I had was
“With 100 players, wouldn’t the
game last too long and lose my attention?”
The developers’ answer
was simple: not even close. Every
2 and a half minutes, the game
chooses a random section of the
map that you are required to enter,
otherwise, you face death. As the
game progresses, the designated
circle becomes smaller and smaller
to prevent players from just
hiding the whole time.
This game is very similar to a
PC game called “Players Unknown
Battleground.” The concept
is the same but with the twist
of building structures, and it’s
a big one. As the game reaches
its end with less than 10 players
remaining, you will start to realize
that having the resources to build
yourself a fort can win you the
match. You can build walls to stop
incoming bullets, or build a high
structure to gain a height advantage
on your opponent. Just don’t
build too high or someone might
shoot the bottom of your fort and
you will fall to your death. It’s a
twist that I believe is making this
game sky rocket in popularity and
will continue that way.
If you lose the game, you can
either leave the match and start
again with a new 100 players, or
continue to watch and spectate
your opponent’s finish the battle.
I love this feature because there
are times where I’ll die quickly
and want to get straight into a
new game, and some games I’ll
finish top 10 and love watching
the remainder of the match unfold
in such a small area on the map.
It makes it feel like you control
how long each game lasts, which
is great.
Overall, this game is a home
run. It is still in its beginning stages
so it has so much more room
to grow and get even better than
it already is. I would give this
game a 10 out of 10 and possibly
a top five spot on my list of the
PlayStation 4/Xbox One/Wii U
generation.
South Park has recently come
out with their brand-new video
game called “South Park: The
Fractured, But Whole.” The game
consists of you fighting battles
alongside Coon and Friends to defeat
the Freedom Pals. Along your
journey, you will have to fight
just about everyone in South Park
to complete the main goal of the
game, which is finding a lost cat.
The first thing this player noticed
was amount of content and
quality of the content within the
game. There is an incredible number
of secret doors, passageways,
codes, and other unique hidden
objects within the game that you
can only unlock by thoroughly
playing the game. This game is
not for someone who only plays
30 minutes at a time, because it
would take you about a year to
complete the game at that rate.
Next, let’s look at the story
mode in general. When I first
started playing this game, I didn’t
expect it to have nearly as good
of a story line as it does. From
the hidden doors, to the complex
missions, you get your money’s
worth in this one. Along with the
story mode, you will encounter
many cut scenes that better
enhance your knowledge on the
overall objective of the game and
tasks at hand.
Now let’s talk about the ingame
fighting. Almost every 5-10
minutes, you will encounter a
fight scene. These fight scenes,
although are not fast moving,
require a good amount of strategy.
If you have ever played Pokémon,
the fighting style is very similar.
It is a turn based fighting system
and the last person standing wins.
I personally love the way they set
up the fighting system and incorporated
all of the special moves
each specific character possesses.
The game makes many references
to the television show
throughout the game, making
it semi-hard for someone who
doesn’t watch a whole lot of the
show to understand some of the
punch lines. Watching the show,
if you haven’t already, makes the
game a lot easier and more fun.
Lastly, I wanted to touch on the
vulgarity of the game. The whole
entire game is full of drugs, sexual
innuendoes, violence, language,
and even some nudity. The game
is rated M, so I understand that
allows the game designers to basically
put whatever they want into
their game, but I personally think
they went a bit overboard.
I would give this game a 9 out
of 10, with a point knocked off
for the developers’ abuse of the
M rating. Outside of that, I would
highly recommend this game to
anyone who has a good sense
of humor and can take offensive
jokes well.