Fortnite Hype

A couple weeks ago, the majority of the world stood still (and some servers stood still as well... When they crashed under the sudden load) as 60 bajillion people, 1.2 million pets, several youtube stars, 3 Artificial Intelligences and 1 guy at Select Start Gaming logged-in to Fortnite to watch a in-game Rocket blast off. The Rocket flew into the sky, fell back down, darted around the game world, gained some weird green energy, flew back into the sky and cracked it. You read that right! The Rocket. Cracked. The Sky. 90% of the viewers lost their minds and could not contain their excitement (including the 1 guy at SSG). Just Google "Fortnite Rocket Launch Reactions" (You'll get 837000 results in 0.44 seconds)  to see what I'm referring to. The racket broke my concentration, jolted me back to reality and made me fail my story mission in Destiny 2. I asked another SSG-attendee what all the fuss was about and he gave me the rundown. I internalized all the things he said (The slow build up of anticipation before hand, the hype generated during and the dramatic reaction after this [puerile] event) and as I sat there (in my corner) I mostly found myself wondering... WHY?! (do people like this game so much?) *utterly confused face*   

In case you're 1 of the people (born this year) who have no idea what Fortnite is. Have no fear, T.A.G is here. *in my best superhero voice* (Click Fortnite *suggestive wink*)
Fortnite is (currently) the most popular and most played video game in existence. It's a Battle Royale Style, Third Person Shooter with a bit of Construction mixed in that uses cartoon-like character design and bright, colourful palettes in its visuals. The game-play centers around gliding into a zone, using your pickaxe to harvest materials, using materials to build (walls/ramps), shooting your opponents and staying alive. It is sound and apparently, firsthand accounts and secondhand information suggests it's, fun. All of the great things about Fortnite are compounded "If you play with a group of friends" and are further extrapolated by the fact that Fortnite features Cross-Platform Play! My daughter (who hardly ever speaks [much less to speak highly] about anything) can't stop singing its praises. There have been multiple occasions where she has inquired "Have you started playing Fortnite?" I reply in the negative then ask if I should. She scoffs at me and retorts with "Fortnite Hype!" ("Fortnite Hype!" is Teen Speak for "Yes! Yes, you should!") I lend her my mouse (she plays on PC) and as I watched her try to build a protective wall while her opponent jumped around, randomly firing his shotgun, I mostly found myself wondering... WHY?! (is the player jumping around like an epileptic frog?) *utterly confused face*

I can see the draw that Fortnite possesses. It scratches a lot of the itches that gamers (Nowadays) have. They want their guns (snipers and shotguns specifically), they want their wacky dances (Fortnite has some of the wackiest) and they want to be the last one standing (even if it means pretending to be a Bush for the entirety of the match). It has well-executed physics (There's Bloom and Bullet Trajectory), excellent mechanics (There's a "Storm" that forces all players to a specified area) and, most importantly, it's FREE!!! You read that right! F. R. E. E. It doesn't cost anything to get (into) Fortnite. However, I can't see why people love this game so much and why they get all twitterpated at the mere mention of its name. It is a good game but it's just that. Good. (Think 6/10) Not Spectacular, not Outrageous, not Totally Awesome Dude. Just Good! And that's me being objective. If I looked at it with bias it would plummet to Alright (4/10). I have been privy to more than my fair share of Fortnite. I can't seem to get away from it. Even people at my workplace (the least "Game Savvy" place on Earth) have asked me about Fortnite and I quickly steer the conversation somewhere (Anywhere) else. 
"Dude, I was watching Ninja play Fortnite and he got like 20 kills. Between him and Myth, he's the better player of the 2 but Myth has super building skills and that's where he shines. He out-builds most other players hands down! You should check them out when you can. I know you're into gaming. Maybe you should stream Fortnite sometime. You could become famous!"
I listen a bit more to him spew about how Fortnite is the best thing since slice bread and as he prattles on for what seems to be an immeasurable length of time, I remember the last match I saw. The players' team (4 members) was holed up in a fort they had build to defend their position. They each took a cardinal direction and waited patiently for their attacker. The attacker lobed a "Dance Bomb" into the fort (Dance Bombs [as the name suggests] force affected players to dance uncontrollably and as such they cannot shoot), broke down the wall (with his handy Pickaxe) and proceeded to dance along with the group. I exclaimed "Look at this nonsense" and as I stood there with my arm extended towards the Monitor where 5 characters danced away, I found myself wondering... WHY?! (would you dance instead of shooting them?) *utterly confused face*    

This is something I would do in FORTNITE not because I'm a "Bad Guy" or because I'm Trolling but because I, honestly, don't understand how so many people get so into this game that it makes $300000000 (Three Hundred Million Dollars) in 1 month. (You may have noted earlier, that I said the game is free and it is [The game is free] but you can opt to pay for in-game Skins and Cosmetic Items and Season Passes and people seem to do this repeatedly and quite often)
But in order to do something like that guy in the article did, I would have to ACTUALLY play the game first. And as I type the last few lines of this posts and try to come up with an impactful way to end it, I mostly find myself wondering... WHY?! (in heaven's name am I still typing about Fortnite?) *utterly confused face*

E.G.A.D - July 2018

"Time... waits for no man." And neither does the monthly release of new games! July seems to be a bit of a slow month for PC though, as evident by the relatively low number of releases. (There's ONLY 160 new titles coming out for PC *gasp*) However, there is still more than enough to go around. 
Side Note, I've been thinking about giving Every Game Abouta Drop a Banner/Logo. So I'm asking you readers to create 1 (or 3) and send it (them) to:  theantiguangamer@hotmail.com 
I'll choose the one I like the most as the OFFICIAL E.G.A.D Banner. (The chosen creator can expect a token of appreciation) And with that, I'll segue into my spiel.

Have you been to Select Start Gaming on Newgate Street, St. John's, Antigua? (i.e. physically go INSIDE the store [and, preferably, buy something]... But clicking the link is OK too) You should! Any Gamer who's any Gamer has!! They can address all your gaming needs!!!
Check them out or call them at 268-732-5191.
*Looks around suspiciously before whispering*
Insider info says SSG will restock $20.00US PSN Codes in 2 days. Get Yours! Before they're all gone!! Again!!!
Now... back to the games.

E.G.A.D - July 2018

Freebies

1. PSN Plus
2. Xbox Live Gold


SSG Selected

1. Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2 (Trailer)
2. The Banner Saga Trilogy: Bonus Edition (Trailer)
3. Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr (Trailer)


PC 

1.  Sumerian Blood: Gilgamesh against the Gods Jul 1
2.  Rocket Island Jul 1
3.  Another Otter Jul 1
4.  Deiland Jul 2
5.  AnimVR Jul 2
6.  The Entity Jul 2
7.  Heart of Dixie Jul 2
8.  Korvux Jul 2
9.  Ink Cipher Jul 2
10. Animyst Jul 2
11. Forests of Augusta Jul 2
12. Thunderbowl Jul 2
13. PlatONIR Jul 2 1
14. Battle 100 Jul 2
15. Super Dangerous Dungeons Jul 2
16. Zen Space Flight - VR Showcase Jul 2
17. The 50 States Quiz Jul 2
18. Dead in time Jul 2
19. The Chambers Jul 2
20. Shred! 2 - Freeride Mountainbiking Jul 2
21. Chess Parallel Esports Jul 2
22. Tower Stacker Jul 2
23. Rage of the Pumpkins Jul 2
24. Beyond The Heavens Jul 2
25. Trooper 2 - Alien Justice Jul 2
26. Rabbit and the moon Jul 2
27. Desert survival Jul 2
28. Casino Mega Collection Jul 2
29. Contact Draw: Bowling Jul 2
30. Battle Shapes Jul 2
31. Fesnia Jul 2
32. In The Fighting Jul 2
33. Jet-Story 2018 Jul 2
34. Jumper Magic Jul 2
35.  Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Jul 3
36. Destructions Jul 3
37. Roguebreaker Jul 3
38. Alicia Quatermain 2: The Stone of Fate Jul 3
39. Hue Defense Jul 4
40. Police Air Transporter Jul 4
41. Let's Go There And Wander Nowhere Jul 4
42. Cavesweeper Jul 4
43. The Putinland: Divide & Conquer Jul 4
44. Sarah in the Sky Jul 4
45. Professor Watts Word Search: Yummy Foods Jul 4
46. Camp Grizzly Jul 4
47. Seeds of Resilience Jul 4
48. GeoGebra Mixed Reality Jul 4
49. New Ice York Jul 4
50. Car Demolition Clicker Jul 5
51. Anti-Human Alliance Falsemen Jul 5
52. Magical Fable: The Princess of Light Jul 5
53. Mansion of Horrors Jul 5
54. Dehumanized Jul 5
55. Professor Watts Word Search: Space Voyage Jul 5
56. Fitzzle Precious Dolphins Jul 5
57. Drive Switch Evade Jul 5
58. Take Care of the Paperwork Jul 5
59. Dreamland Defender Jul 6
60.  Mistress of Maids Jul 6
61. Trivia Vault: Music Trivia Jul 6
62. De Fobos y Deimos Jul 6
63. Ashes of the Ark Jul 6
64. Jade's Dungeon Descent Jul 6
65. The Official GamingTaylor Game, Great Job! Jul 6
66. School Idol Jul 6
67. 18+ Jul 6
68. Jumpo Joe Jul 6
69. Dog's Quest Jul 6
70. Supesu Jul 6
71. The Island Combat Jul 6
72. Leviathan Jul 6
73. Thetaball Jul 9
74. XZ: XL Jul 9
75. KO Mech Jul 9
76. V.T. Jul 9
77. HellMaze Jul 9
78. Fairyland: Power Dice Jul 9
79. Depression The Game Jul 9
80. The SOL Device Jul 9
81. Neon Universe Jul 9
82. Lost Legend Jul 9
83. Hentami: Vendetta Jul 10
84. Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard Jul 10
85. Muddledash Jul 10
86. Shining Resonance Refrain Jul 10
87. Defiance 2050 Jul 10
88. MXGP Pro Jul 10
89. Echoes of the Fey: The Last Sacrament Jul 10
90. Hardway Party Jul 10
91. Indie Pogo Jul 10
92. Queen of Spades Jul 10
93. The Skeleton Jul 10
94. Curse in our heads Jul 10
95. FAST DRIVE: Extreme Race & Drift Jul 11
96. Henri's Secret Jul 11
97. Insane Robots Jul 12
98. The Free Ones Jul 12
99. Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War Jul 12
100. Ghostly Matter Jul 12
101. Blockchain Tycoon Jul 12
102. Undead & Beyond Jul 12
103. Beard & Axe Jul 12
104. My Mad Road Jul 12
105. Icons: Combat Arena Jul 12
106. The Spiral Scouts Jul 12
107. Scrunk Jul 12
108. Train Simulator: London Subway Jul 12
109. Pro Gamer Tycoon Jul 12
110. Bitcoin Mining Tycoon Jul 12
111. The Spectrum Retreat Jul 13
112. Wasteland Rampage Jul 13
113. Lilipalace Jul 13
114. Mars or Die! Jul 13
115. Slime CCG Jul 13
116. Mecha-Tokyo Rush Jul 13
117. Fitzzle Regal Tigers Jul 13
118. Immortals Jul 13
119. The Sunny Day Jul 13
120. Yeli Orog Jul 13
121. Chicken Assassin: Reloaded Jul 14
122. Barbarroja Jul 15
123. Wayward Souls Jul 16
124. Wizard Hunter 2348 Jul 16
125. Saint Slaughter X Days Jul 16
126. The Life's Lane Jul 16
127. Groove Coaster for Steam Jul 16
128. Tribloos 3 Jul 16
129. Fairyland: Blackberry Warrior Jul 16
130. Tiny Hands Adventure Jul 17
131. Shadowlings Jul 17
132. Black Moon Jul 18
133. I am Your President Jul 18
134. Nano Nebula Jul 18
135. Warfare 1944 Jul 18
136. Pool Panic Jul 19
137. Impulsion Jul 19
138. Eternal Fantasy Jul 19
139. The Mystery of Happyville Jul 19
140. Love Stories Jul 20
141. Kaz Ball Jul 20
142. Depraved Jul 20
143. Guilty Summer Kiss 2: Bloody Secret Jul 20
144. ACHIEVEMENT CREATOR Jul 20
145. Star Trek: Bridge Crew The Next Generation Jul 21
146. Silence in Space: Season One Jul 23
147. The Banner Saga 3 Jul 24
148. Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2 Jul 24
149. Train Sim World Jul 24
150. LOOT BOX ACHIEVEMENT SIMULATOR Jul 24
151. Doors to the City Jul 24
152. Sleep Tight Jul 26
153. DONT PLAY THIS GAME Jul 27
154. Deep Space Waifu: FANTASY Jul 31
155. Detective Failure Jul 31
156. Fate Of India Jul 31
157. Digital Siege Jul 31
158. Intelligence Trader Jul 31
159. My Russian Trip Jul 31
160. Undelivered Jul 31 
   

PS4

1. Runbow Jul 3
2. Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Jul 3
3. Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr Jul 5
4. 20XX Jul 10
5. Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard Jul 10
6. Shining Resonance Refrain Jul 10
7. Defiance 2050 Jul 10
8. The Spectrum Retreat Jul 10
9. MXGP Pro Jul 10
10. Insane Robots Jul 10
11. Earthfall Jul 13
12. Chicken Assassin: Reloaded Jul 14
13. Tempest 4000 Jul 17
14. Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion Jul 17
15. Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded Jul 17
16. Sonic Mania Plus Jul 17
17. Sonic Mania: Encore Pack Jul 18
18. The Persistence Jul 23
19. Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2 Jul 24
20. The Banner Saga 3 Jul 24
21. The Banner Saga Trilogy: Bonus Edition Jul 24
22. Train Sim World Jul 24
23. Hello Neighbor Jul 27
 

Switch

1. SpiritSphere DX Jul 2
2.  Runbow Jul 3
3.  Awkward Jul 5
4.  The Journey Down: Chapter Three Jul 5
5.  Mushroom Wars 2 Jul 5
6.  Miles & Kilo Jul 5
7.  Yuso Jul 5
8.  Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard Jul 10
9.  Bomber Crew Jul 10
10. Muddledash Jul 10
11. Shining Resonance Refrain Jul 10
12. Hunting Simulator Jul 10
13. 20XX Jul 10
14. Neverout Jul 10
15. Ghost 1.0 Jul 12
16. Octopath Traveler Jul 13
17. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Jul 13
18. Chicken Assassin: Reloaded Jul 14
19. Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded Jul 17
20. Sonic Mania Plus Jul 17
21. Pool Panic Jul 19
22. Heroki Jul 20
23. The Banner Saga 3 Jul 24
24. Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2 Jul 24
25. Sleep Tight Jul 26
26. Hello Neighbor Jul 27
27. Go Vacation Jul 27
28. Final Light, The Prison Jul 27
29. Code of Princess EX Jul 31
30. Titan Quest Jul 31



Xbox One

1.  Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered Jul 3
2.  What the Box? Jul 4
3.  Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr Jul 5
4.  Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard Jul 10
5.  Shining Resonance Refrain Jul 10
6.  Defiance 2050 Jul 10
7.  MXGP Pro Jul 10
8.  20XX Jul 11
9.  Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Jul 11
10. Earthfall Jul 13
11. The Spectrum Retreat Jul 13
12. Insane Robots Jul 13
13. Tempest 4000 Jul 17
14. Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion Jul 17
15. Sonic Mania Plus Jul 17
16. The Path of Motus Jul 17
17. Sonic Mania: Encore Pack Jul 18
18. No Man's Sky Jul 24
19. Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2 Jul 24
20. The Banner Saga 3 Jul 24
21. The Banner Saga Trilogy: Bonus Edition Jul 24
22. Train Sim World Jul 24



The FIRST three (3) people to Pre-order* ANY Game on ANY System from SSG and mention #TAGteam
to the cashier will receive a 10% Discount, courtesy of T.A.G! 
*Pre-order, in this case, refers SPECIFICALLY to: the act of payment, whether in-part or in-full, towards the purchase of ANY Game that is NOT currently released.
Simply put, just say #TAGteam when you leave your down payment and the discount is yours. *suggestive wink*