I'm downloading Fortnite...

[Buddy Bradley]

Is this going to be a horrible mistake?

 

[blairsh]

I did. Didn't get it and had no one to explain it to me, so i deleted it

 

[Edie]

Do you have a 10-13yo in the house? If so then yes, very very bad mistake and you’ll rue the day.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Oh, nobody plays Fortnite any more*

*My kids' pronouncement; I have no idea if this is true

 

[Edie]

Oh, nobody plays Fortnite any more*

*My kids' pronouncement; I have no idea if this is true

It’s true in our house. So maybe you’re safe

Edit: it’s dead. Apparently.

 

[mojo pixy]

nobody

(that says 200million active subscribers in case the link doesn't work. bah subscription model)

 

[Steel Icarus]

It’s true in our house. So maybe you’re safe

Edit: it’s dead. Apparently.

What do I know? I'm playing Grand Theft Auto V every day

 

[weepiper]

If you're over twelve it's like so yesterday Mum. If you're under twelve it's literally all anyone talks about.

 

[killer b]

If you're under twelve it's literally all anyone talks about.

it's all he talks about and he has never even played it.

 

[Edie]

it's all he talks about and he has never even played it.

Aww (good move, my god it was the bain of my life for 6 months).

 

[Supine]

Watched my nephew playing it ages ago. I thought the graphics looked shit and deleted it off my PS as soon as he left

 

[killer b]

he doesn't have anything to play it on at my house. fuck that shit. he's boring enough about it already.

 

[tommers]

My son keeps on about it. I tried it to see if it was suitable. I got killed a lot. One of his mates has played it for about 1000 hours or something.

It's just a place to meet up innit. Something else will be along in a bit.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

My daughter plays it and can break in to dance at the drop of a hat.
I prefer Battlegrounds.

 

[souljacker]

PUBG is lots better. Less cartoony and far better shooting mechanics.

Full of hackers and cheaters though.

 

[Sweet FA]

Make sure you get your moves down.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

My son keeps on about it. I tried it to see if it was suitable. I got killed a lot. One of his mates has played it for about 1000 hours or something.

It's just a place to meet up innit. Something else will be along in a bit.

Yeah, it’s not popular because it’s particularly good, it’s popular because it’s free, social and you can play it on a phone. See also Minecraft (which I understand is now completely old hat).

A friend of mine was saying that his son had his mates come round and they just played games. Another friend and me pointed out that that was precisely what we did when we were that age.

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Update: Played a couple of games, got killed relatively early, uninstalled it. It's got quite a nice aesthetic IMO, and the construction feature is innovative, but it's not really my thing.

Back to peaceful indie games about boats or trains.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

My daughter FaceTimes her class mates whilst they play, providing a commentary that whilst cute, is on a fine line of being as annoying as the youtubers they emulate.

 

[chemn]

Yeah the last couple of times I played with my lad absolutely everything was 'dope' and we (apparently, according to him) did really well despite getting barely any kills and getting totally hammered. (And he said 'what does that mean?' wrt getting hammered... maybe he's heard people referring to that as being pissed and was confused ....)

 

[ffsear]

i'm 36, play fortnite 3-4 time a week, sorry. not sorry

 

[Chilli.s]

Crap grafix... loads of better online multiplayer things that are better.

 

[Rebelda]

My daughter FaceTimes her class mates whilst they play, providing a commentary that whilst cute, is on a fine line of being as annoying as the youtubers they emulate.

Mine skypes her cousin and school mates while they play. It's very confusing to suddenly hear your big sister yell 'dinner's ready' from the living room. I tend to zone out the actual Fortnite chat.

 

[tommers]

Crap grafix... loads of better online multiplayer things that are better.

You're not the target audience.

 

[Libertad]

PUBG is lots better. Less cartoony and far better shooting mechanics.

Full of hackers and cheaters though.

This ^^^ PUBG ftw

 

[a_chap]

"Fortnite" (it didn't realise that's how it's spelled) was mentioned on BBC Radio 4 today.

I'm sure that means it's a hip game.

 

[Supine]

You're not the target audience.

U75 isn't the target audience

 

[Johnny Vodka]

Stupid and shit.

 

[Epona]

Yeah, it’s not popular because it’s particularly good, it’s popular because it’s free, social and you can play it on a phone. See also Minecraft (which I understand is now completely old hat).

A friend of mine was saying that his son had his mates come round and they just played games. Another friend and me pointed out that that was precisely what we did when we were that age.

Aye, a lot of my teenage years can be summed up with the words D&D, Warhammer, and whatever computer or Atari games were doing the rounds...

 

[Kid_Eternity]

My son keeps on about it. I tried it to see if it was suitable. I got killed a lot. One of his mates has played it for about 1000 hours or something.

It's just a place to meet up innit. Something else will be along in a bit.

It’s more a social network than a game...


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