Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout - Review of the colorful battle royale

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout - Review of the colorful battle royale

Who, in his entire life, has not seen at least once an episode of Takeshi's castle or Wipeout? Television programs where competitors challenge themselves by overcoming extreme obstacles have always been considered the ultimate in entertainment. It is precisely for this reason that, a few years ago, the boys Mediatonic they wondered why there was no title inspired by this genre of transmission. After a few years of work, this game with graphics was presented during E3 2019 cartoonish and from the soundtrack captivating. A year later, among the titles of Steam and PlayStation Store, finally check Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. And here in this period, on the internet, you don't hear about anything else. In first place among the most followed games on Twitch after only a few days, according to many creators it's the perfect game that comes at the perfect time. Here is our review of the title, which analyzes all the crazy features!



Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout - Review of the colorful battle royale

Published by Devolver Digital il August 4th, 2020, Fall Guys is available for PC means Steam and for PlayStation 4 purchasable on PlayStation Store (and even inserted as a free title of the aforementioned service for the month of August 2020). A strategic choice that of the producers, who immediately secured a huge number of players at launch.

A new style of battle royale

Despite now the genre battle royale both loved and considered - by many - the only source of entertainment, the definition often comes misunderstood. Above all, the youngest are convinced that by battle royal we only mean a fight to the death with various firearms, where the one who does not come remains alive wins (see titles like Fortnite, Apex or Call of Duty: Warzone). In fact, we mean a type of video game where the players do they challenge to survive longer than others. Here it is Fall Guys is considered a battle royale (although in his case it would be more correct to say "last man standing“) Different from the others, even if with this genus it has only some characteristics in common. In fact, the proposed MMO dynamics and the party game structure make it a very light title and definitely less in line with the characteristics of conventional battle royale. The aim of the game is to survive for various rounds (each time different) until you are the last player in the game. The possibility of damage the other players is minimal, really being there few commands and all a lot basic. Starting from a maximum of 60 players, in each heat you will have to survive longer of the other players, or win the top positions trying to avoid as many obstacles as possible. The rounds will each time be chosen randomly among 24 levels, divided into different categories.



Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout - Review of the colorful battle royale

Le 4 macro-categories that we find are: race, survival, team e final. Each of them is characterized by one different mode of victory. In the first few rounds, most of the time, you will have one speed race (race), in which you will have to overcome obstacles to get to the end of the path as soon as possible. This will make the rest of the game quicker and faster, being the most selective mode. During competitions, in fact, the number of starting players is usually halved (from 60/50 a 40 / 30). As the tournament progresses, players will become more and more aggressive and the ways more and more difficult. Until you get to gran finale. I am alone 4 the types of endings present inside Fall Guys. Whether it flee from companions to protect their tail, Or of to be the first to reach the end of a difficult path, the ending is always hard e compelling (and many times frustrating).

Fall Guys: all fruits plus one 

A very positive note of this title is the graphics. Many colors and shapes "Smoothy" transport the player to a world of sugar and candy. In the lobby it is possible customize your own avatar with various and fun graphics. To get started, you can change its coloration, il pattern, and the various disguises unlocked. Later, it will be possible buy new colors, motifs and costumes through coins earned with experience (Kudos). Inside the shop there are various objects of various rarities. As rarity increases, will increase also the purchase cost (some can only be purchased using the crowns received at each victory). Whenever you reach a certain experience level, you will be able to unlock rewards (As skin o bonus coins). Of course, there is the option to purchase additional content via DLC. At the moment there are two (both can be purchased on Steam at a more than honest price). We remind you that the shopping they will only serve to improve the aesthetic aspect of the game, without gaining any competitive advantage. 



Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout - Review of the colorful battle royale

A few small improvements ... 

The only flaw of which at the moment we can blame the developers is the little server capacity. Many players have noticed that often Fall Guys does not hold the strong turnout, causando sudden crashes during the search for players or even a half competition. Obviously this makes the wait frustrating, the inability to play with your friends or to finish a game once you are close to victory often makes the desire to keep playing. Probably no one would have expected such an immediate success, not even the developers - even if giving the game to all PlayStation subscribers a little was to be imagined -. We can though reassure you saying that, for a few days, every night servers are put into maintenance. We therefore hope that, as the days go by, these unpleasant events become less and less frequent.

In conclusion, we can say that Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout it is a more than successful game. The graphic and typology game make it relaxing e not competitive at all. The play "For themselves”And minimal interaction with others players (only needed in team round) ensure that everything runs as simply as possible. Furthermore, the lack of a chat (used to create grudge e flame often free), makes the matches even more friendly.

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