Without a doubt, Epic Games and People Can Fly’s multiplayer survival sandbox titleFortnitehas become a gaming sensation, as the game has managed to garner upwards of 20 million users whilesmashing concurrent player recordsof competitors such asPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Considering its popularity, the fine folks over at Smosh Games have decided to set their targets on the title by giving it the Honest Game Trailer treatment.
As seen below inFortnite’s Honest Game Trailer, Smosh starts out with its explanation regarding how the title from Epic Games and People Can Fly “took the Internet by storm by mashing together 3 things gamers love:Minecraft,PUBG, and blatant ripoffs.” The footage then goes on to break downFortnite’s Save the World mode in silly and meticulous detail, until the narrator admits, “Who are we kidding? We’re not playing this mode.”
The rest of Smosh Games' Honest Trailer forFortniteessentially tacklesthe title’s Battle Royale mode, detailing how its building feature sets it apart from competitors by letting players “construct elaborate towers at Amish speeds” to survive enemy onslaughts. The narrator also makes a salient point in regards toFortniteBattle Royale’s popularity, stating, “Whether you likeFortnite’sHunger GamesmeetsRustgameplay more thanPUBGor not, it’s hard to beat a price tag of $0.”
All things considered,Fortnite’s Honest Trailer does a fine job of summarizing the title’s contents and the culture surrounding the game by tying it all together with a humorous thread throughout, and caps it all off with hilarious descriptions of the players that we’ve all seen before in a Battle Royale match. So, whether it’s “The Total Noob” or “The Guy Who Shoots You First Every Time”, it’s safe to say that these and other kinds of players will be encountered at a steady frequency by the title’s growing fan base, as Epic Games continues to incorporate fresh content such asFortniteBattle Royale’s recent addition of the limited timeSolid Gold mode.
Fortniteis available now in early access for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
