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Love it or loathe it, Fortnite has not stood still. The game, now on Chapter 5 after a hugely successful nostalgic interlude, has continued to grow and improve with each new update cycle. The latest version not only introduces a multi-genre future for the free-to-play release, but has also included some pretty dramatic gameplay improvements, too.
Chief among them is a new animation engine which uses motion matching and procedural layering to make movement feel much more natural. Perhaps one of the game’s biggest giveaways has always been the way characters move, but now it all looks much more authentic. You can see the stark difference in the comparison below:
On the PS5 specifically, the developer has also incorporated physics-based animations when you drop into the island. This affects the way gliders animate, again resulting in a much more realistic look. Again, you can see the difference below:
As is the case with any change, some fans are already complaining that the new animations make the gameplay feel slower and less arcade than it used to. Our opinion after four or five rounds is that it feels as fantastic as ever, but has an added layer of gloss thanks to these notable animation improvements. How do you feel about Fortnite’s improved tech? Move more freely in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com, via twitter.com]
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>more fluid and detailed
Sure.
>Impressive
Nah...
Nothing about this "game" is impressive.
@Ded_Nexus
Why are you putting game in air quotes? Like it or not it's still a video game. And whether you like the game or not it's still doing interesting things with modern tech.
Love it or hate it. Fortnite is the real deal. Constant updates, was the FIRST game to push Unreal 5.1 tech with Lumen on PS5 etc. plus it’s actually a really fun and well made game. Shooting mechanics alone rival any game out there.
Always good to see the effort in making good animations. So few games do. Unfortunately the overall artstyle of Fortnite is so bad and ugly.
Such a waste in this case. Better animations than most games, yet..
@Grimwood FN looks better than any anime js
@Angelus3K
I play Fortnite and I vehemently disagree with that last statement.
Its shooting mechanics are good enough for what it is. But they don’t excel.
It’s sloppy compared to Call of Duty or Halo’s shooting mechanics. It doesn’t even match Epic’s previous work on Unreal Tournament 3.
The movement is even worse. I’ve learned to live with it because it’s the only multiplayer game two of my friends play. I play it with them exclusively. I enjoy the game but I would never say it excels at any one thing in particular. It stays fresh and is good value. I’ll give it that.
Let me preface this my admitting that I don’t play Fortnite and have only tried it for a few hours back in its early days, but….
This isn’t very impressive. The improved animations are, well, fine, but nothing compared to your average sequel to any video game. Seems that Santa Monica got grief for recycling the boat launching animation in GoW Ragnarok and yet Fortnite is so hype that their running and gliding animations are now finally (what, six years later) a tiny bit better? I can barely tell much of a difference.
I guess they don’t want to make too much of a change in animation because it might break the muscle memory of the trillion players who play this, but… I don’t know, I just don’t get it.
For example, I thoroughly enjoyed Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and it had several completely new stances and combat animations, and yet people criticized it for being too much like the first game. 🤷🏻♂️
I don’t understand people sometimes.
@WolfyTn Fortnite looks good but is as generic possible works great for kids. A decent Anime atleast has some identity and looks special.
@Flaming_Kaiser every single anime I’ve witnessed looks EXACTLY the same.. from Pokemon to Persona to Sailor Moon.. it is identical, horrendous, and hard to watch
@WolfyTn I guess you don't watch a lot of anime there are more then enough different styles and artists around.
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