‘Fall Guys’ is the Battle Royale for Those Who Just Want to Have Fun

Publisher: Devolver Digital / Developer: Mediatonic / Platform: Playstation 4, PC / Release Date: August 4, 2020 Fortnite, PUBG, Apex Legends. You can have them. It seems like every single time I try to dive right into a new battle royal game, I’m put off by each of their complexities and the steep learning curve it takes to get good. It’s intimidating. Battle royale games can do that to you. You’re in for a couple of minutes and before you know it, it’s over before it even started. Sometimes you just want to have fun. Sometimes you just want to flail around aimlessly towards the goal without a care in the world. Fall Guys is the new kid on the battle royale block and unless you’ve been under a rock, it’s kind of a big deal. Unlike most of the other games in this genre, Fall Guys isn’t a shooter. No, this is a platformer. Actually, it’s a game show. Wait, no, it’s like you took a bunch of bean shape ragdolls and made them compete in a variety of games and obstacle courses. Yeah, that last one sounds right.

Falling for Glory What makes Fall Guys so unique is that it’s a game where every player has a chance. You and 59 other players competing in Mario Party styled games where a certain number of players are eliminated after each round. There’s a simplicity to it. Players control their very own Fall Guy, which is the titular bean-shaped character with stubby little arms and legs. Controlling a Fall Guy is probab…