RATING: 4.8 out of 5
On December 1st, Fortnite released Chapter 6 Season 1: HUNTERS
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Overview
RATING: 4.2 out of 5
On November 2nd, Fortnite, a video game, released its new season Chapter 2 Remix, according to the Fortnite website. The season is intended as a throwback to 2019-2020 when the original Chapter 2 first came out. Some of the main changes from the previous seasons include modifications to the map, weaponry, and transportation.
Locations
For the new season, Fortnite brought back most of the original locations from the earlier Chapter 2, including Lazy Lake, Pleasant Park, and Salty Springs. However, the Agency was replaced with The Doggpound, a mansion home to Snoop Dogg. In addition, The Grotto was replaced by a new Eminem-themed location called Spaghetti Grotto.
The Doggpound is well-designed, but the Spaghetti Grotto is not a very exciting place; it’s only worth going there to get Eminem’s mythic RG minigun and the helicopter. Overall, the map is nostalgic and simple, but it can feel barren and boring to explore, especially for players who didn’t experience the original Chapter 2. Since there is so much land between each POI, or point of interest, a lot of time in the game is spent driving.
Transportation
The new season still has drivable cars, but they have varying speeds for different terrains. Using the slower cars can annoy players since it takes a long time to get anywhere on the map. In addition, since there are no more nitro (season 3), nitro fists (season 3), or jetpacks (season 4), it is very hard to move quickly around the map.
There are also two helicopters, one located near The Doggpound, and the other in Spaghetti Grotto. The main problem with all the vehicles is that they run out of fuel very quickly, especially the helicopters, but that was the case in the previous seasons as well.
Weapons
The weapons have changed significantly from the previous Marvel-themed season, in which most weapons weren’t guns. This has changed completely in the new Chapter 2 Remix where almost all the weapons are guns, making the playing field more fair. The biggest issue is Eminem’s RG minigun, which is very overpowered in comparison to all the other guns. However, overall, this season’s weapons are much more balanced when compared to the overpowered and chaotic weapons of the last one.
Other features
There are a lot of other small changes and new additions to the new season. First, there are no longer any drones or underground bunkers to access weapons, but Fortnite did bring back the loot llamas. Since there are no bunkers, there are no weapon modifications, and since most guns already don’t have scopes, it can be hard to shoot. Another change is the medallions; in the previous seasons, defeating the bosses of certain locations allowed players to access a medallion that would give them special abilities. This feature has been removed, making the game less exciting to play.
The “Remix” season is an interesting twist on a classic chapter and brings back nostalgic memories for many players. The best improvements from the modern seasons are the weapons, where guns are more common, and cars. For people not not interested in nostalgia, the map may seem way too big and boring, but for others, the memories from the original Chapter 2 make up for it.