Lego Fortnite
Promotional artwork
Developer(s)Epic Games
Publisher(s)Epic Games
Composer(s)
SeriesFortnite
EngineUnreal Engine 5
Platform(s)
ReleaseDecember 7, 2023
Genre(s)Survival, sandbox
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Lego Fortnite (stylized as LEGO Fortnite) is an open world survival video game, developed and published by Epic Games in association with The Lego Group. It was released on December 7, 2023, for Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The game can be accessed and played within the Fortnite game application.

Gameplay

Before entering, players can select the Lego Fortnite game mode option while in the lobby. Upon doing so, the player's normal outfit, if compatible, will be converted into a minifigure. They can then select a world, with some options including turning on or off hunger, hostile mobs, and dying,[1] as well as having the ability to invite up to eight players in a single world.[2] After this is done and the game has started, players can roam around the map, and collect materials, such as wood, by punching trees, while also being able to build buildings and tools. They will also have to keep an eye out for enemy mobs, if this option was activated, such as spiders, wolves, and skeletons.[3] When dealt with damage, players can heal themselves by consuming items such as pumpkins, corn, eggs, raspberries, meat, etc.[4] Fireflies will also appear from time to time, and are unable to be caught due to their speed. Instead, players can follow them, which will lead to them discovering chests and loot llamas, the latter of which will explode with items after being pet.[5]

History

Background

While TT Games developed most Lego games, On April 7, 2022, Epic Games announced that they had entered a partnership with The Lego Group, and while details were scarce, the two companies were working on creating a "metaverse" designed for younger audiences.[6] As a result, Lego's parent company, Kirkbi A/S, invested $1 billion USD into Epic Games.[7]

A year later on November 21, 2023, Lego uploaded a teaser to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), unveiling the Supply Llama from the game made out of Lego bricks, thus confirming that the collaboration was underway.[8]

Development

Over 1,200 Fortnite outfits were converted into Lego minifigures during the game's original launch,[9][10] with Epic Games confirming that more would be on the way by early 2024.[11]

On December 20, 2023, YouTube personality MrBeast received a Lego style for his in-game outfit's re-release on the Item Shop earlier that day.[12]

Release

The preview for the game was first revealed during The Big Bang event on December 2, 2023 through the following day, alongside two other then-upcoming game modes, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival,[13] with the game being released on December 7, 2023, for the majority of platforms supported on the base game.

Upon launch, the game reached over 2.4 million concurrent users, becoming the most popular game mode,[14] by surpassing the player counts of Battle Royale, Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, and Save the World.[15]

Reception

The game has received generally positive reviews from critics, however has drawn heavy comparisons to Minecraft, another sandbox game which involves crafting items.[18]

Phil Hornshaw of IGN gave it a rating of 7/10, saying that there was "a solid foundation here that developer Epic Games will surely build on over time" and noted that it felt "somewhat empty at launch", and went on by addressing its "thin" building aspects and lack of any real goals.[16]

James Herd of Destructoid also brought up the game's target audience, believing that the mode was made to circumvent some concern over the other pre-existing modes' violence.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Woodrow, Ryan (December 7, 2023). "How to play LEGO Fortnite and create a world". FanNation. Sports Illustrated.
  2. ↑ Totilo, Stephen (December 7, 2023). "Epic adds Lego mode to Fortnite, putting action behind metaverse talk". Axios.
  3. ↑ Park, Morgan; Wilde, Tyler (December 7, 2023). "Lego Fortnite is way bigger than we thought, and millions of people are playing the new survival mode". PC Gamer.
  4. ↑ Mathew, Melvin (December 7, 2023). "How to heal in LEGO Fortnite". Dexerto.
  5. ↑ Pelliccio, Meg (December 8, 2023). "Lego Fortnite: How To Find Loot Llamas". TheGamer.
  6. ↑ Malik, Aisha (April 7, 2022). "Fortnite developer Epic Games and Lego partner to build a metaverse aimed at kids". TechCrunch.
  7. ↑ Blair, Elizabeth (April 11, 2022). "Sony and Lego are investing $2 billion in Epic Games, creator of Fortnite". NPR.
  8. ↑ Bellingham, Hope (November 21, 2023). "Lego teases Fortnite collaboration with a blocky Loot Llama". GamesRadar+.
  9. ↑ Shutler, Ali (December 4, 2023). "'Fortnite' adds 1200 Lego skins and new survival crafting mode". NME.
  10. ↑ Felderstein, Ben (December 9, 2023). "How 'Fortnite' Is Changing Video Games With Its Three New Modes". Complex Networks.
  11. ↑ Kelly, Dylan (December 7, 2023). "'LEGO Fortnite' Launches With Signature Block Characters and Survival Gameplay". Hypebeast.
  12. ↑ Galloway, Ryan (December 20, 2023). "MrBeast finally joins LEGO Fortnite with a new outfit style". Dot Esports.
  13. ↑ Bankhurst, Adam; Caretto, Corrado (December 2, 2023). "Fortnite's Big Bang Event Was an Epic Adventure That Sets Up New LEGO, Racing, and Music Games". IGN.
  14. ↑ Hatmaker, Taylor (December 12, 2023). "Lego Fortnite's debut builds momentum with 2.4M people playing at once". TechCrunch.
  15. ↑ Bošnjak, Dominik (December 11, 2023). "LEGO Fortnite Player Count is Higher Than Fortnite Battle Royale". Game Rant.
  16. 1 2 Hornshaw, Phil (December 12, 2023). "Lego Fortnite Review". IGN.
  17. ↑ Green, Jake (December 11, 2023). "Lego Fortnite review - an epically moreish Minecraft competitor". TechRadar.
  18. ↑ Stuart, Keith (December 8, 2023). "Building blocks of a new metaverse: Lego Fortnite is a delight to play". The Guardian.
  19. ↑ Herd, James (December 7, 2023). "Is LEGO Fortnite a limited-time mode? Explained". Destructoid.
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