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No plot twist […]","datePublished":"2020-08-27","dateModified":"2020-11-30","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/author\/amos-chen\/#Person","name":"Amos Chen","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/author\/amos-chen\/","identifier":72,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c6c904695837c1318b62b8cbb0bbda0fb3020bfd5282927c18ace4244602381?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c6c904695837c1318b62b8cbb0bbda0fb3020bfd5282927c18ace4244602381?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TheHomeGround Asia","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2021-07-22-222533.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2021-07-22-222533.jpeg","width":640,"height":640}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/1598509234391_review_games_fallguys.jpg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/1598509234391_review_games_fallguys.jpg","height":585,"width":1040},"url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/fall-guys-rises-above-the-rest\/","about":["Esports","International"],"wordCount":1021,"articleBody":"Release date: 5 August 2020Platform: PC, PS4Developer: MediatonicPublisher: MediatonicThe good:Oddly addictiveColourful and absurdGets you hooked every levelPushing friends off platformsThe bad:Slow character progressionTechnical bugs in the game 30 seconds. That\u2019s all you need to fall in love with Fall Guys. No plot twist required. No need to unlock any game-changing ability either. Unlike certain games that take an hour or two of gameplay before it grows on you, Fall Guys subverts the battle royale genre and turns it into a wild party. Imagine if Call of Duty: Warzone, PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds, and Mario Party had an illegitimate child. Intense? Definitely. Cute? Yes. Well, if a battle royale with 60 jelly beans dressed as owls, dinosaurs, pineapples, and more isn\u2019t, we don\u2019t know what is. But trust us, trying to survive until the end and walk away with the coveted crown will give you anxiety with the barrage of gunfire. While it feels like your typical battle royale, it actually is a battle royale unlike any other. The best part? No guns. Just fun. And you\u2019ll still feel like a winner even though you have lost.A full match takes about 3-5 rounds, each of which are randomly selected from a field of 24 different levels. And what\u2019s amazing is each level brings a different type of fun. Think bouncy players racing across giant seesaws to advance, and sprinting up a hill, shoving other players while trying to avoid massive fruits. Every level doesn\u2019t fail to surprise, and there\u2019s definitely something for everyone.While there are no private games at the moment, you can still invite friends to games. Unfortunately, there are no squad-based modes either, but it\u2019s still fun to keep track of your friends and witness their victories and defeats, which will crack you up all the same. The game can get infuriating on some levels too, especially when players do not follow the rules in soccer mode rounds like \u2018Fall Ball\u2019 and the ever so messy \u2018Egg Scramble\u2019. That said, whether you\u2019re playing alone or together with friends, you\u2019ll definitely enjoy every level regardless.Run. Jump. Dive. Grab. That\u2019s all there is to the game. And that\u2019s what makes it beautiful. Even a first-timer would seem like a seasoned gamer. It\u2019s simple, especially how certain gamers would shy away from the battle genre given how intense it can get. Fall Guys is filled with many silly mini-games that will provide just as many silly moments. It\u2019s easy to play and there\u2019s a lot of mass appeal for sure. It\u2019s wickedly fun too. Just wait till you use \u2018grab\u2019 to hold someone in place until they fall off a sinking platform, or drag someone down to elimination with you. Well, just because you can\u2019t win doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t succeed in making others lose!https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CD0NlgzpQYm\/All in the name of funYes, it\u2019s a battle royale game. And it\u2019s anything but intense. Frankly speaking, it really is pretty easy to get into the groove of things. Each round lasts about 2 minutes, and even though elimination comes early for most, defeat still tastes rather sweet.\u00a0The colour palette is bright. The soundtrack is energetic. More than just a party game, Fall Guys is in itself the party! Not a gamer? That\u2019s alright too. It\u2019s just as entertaining watching the game.Because you\u2019ll still feel like you\u2019re part of it even though you\u2019re just spectating. As much as it is a thoroughly exhilarating game to both watch and play, if you\u2019re into highly competitive games, the randomness of Fall Guys may not be something that you\u2019d appreciate. What we didn\u2019t really appreciate was the physics of the game. It\u2019s unpredictable and you\u2019ll get \u201ccrowdsurfing\u201d jelly bean avatars piling on top of each other. And as funny as that may sound, it actually gets frustrating. What\u2019s more, each level begins with players randomly placed at the starting line, and if you are highly competitive, you\u2019d realise that a front or side placement would give you a slight advantage over the others. To the more lighthearted competitors, it\u2019d just be an irresistible mix of skill and luck. Truth be told, it\u2019s a game that favours good fortune, and no one would be able to rely on their skills forever. While that\u2019s something not every player would enjoy, Fall Guys is all about having fun unlike most other battle royale games. You actually feel good when you lose. And besides, you\u2019ll only be a few seconds away from beginning anew with 59 other goofballs. Also with Fall Guys, there\u2019s no such thing as \u2018just one game\u2019.You can also show off your jellybean-like avatars by dressing them up in costumes, emotes and colourful patterns. And if you\u2019d like to unlock items, be sure to come out on top with more wins, and by levelling up. Alternatively, you could just purchase them. Don\u2019t worry, they are all reasonably priced. Kudos (pretty cute, huh?), the game\u2019s currency, can be obtained through regular play or even purchased with money. And costumes, emotes as well as colour patterns go for about 800 Kudos a pop. But if you\u2019re not willing to part with your money that\u2019s ok, you just got to spend more time on the game. And just as you thought things can\u2019t get any better, this is only \u2018Season 1\u2019 according to Mediatonic, which only means that it\u2019s highly likely for the game to have new levels, or even cosmetics!\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CD0IDRbHdZ_\/If there was anything wrong with the game, it\u2019d definitely have to be its congested servers. But hey, this only means that it\u2019s popular! With Fall Guys, Mediatonic didn\u2019t just break the rules, they basically rewrote it. And to put it simply, Fall Guys is like battle royale. But on crack.\u00a04\/5 stars"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"International","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fall Guys: Rises Above The Rest","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/fall-guys-rises-above-the-rest\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]