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What is the game about?
There are different versions of the game, although they follow the same classic and apocalyptic theme. The vast majority of Earth’s population has suddenly disappeared, and the remaining population now lives in a dystopian world full of chaotic storms and humanoid zombie creatures. Survival bases have been set up all over the world and you play as a commander who has to go out into the storm to find resources and survivors in hopes of saving the world.
In another free-to-play version of the game, Fortnite Battle Royale, up to 100 players can pit each other in a much less narrative-driven deadly battle. It’s a simple concept. 100 users parachute onto an island to find supplies and hide or hunt other players. In the style of The Hunger Games, the last one standing is the winner.
Fortnite: The Ugly
Perhaps the main reason you may want to think twice before letting your youngest child play Fortnite is the language and bullying they may be exposed to in chat rooms while you play fortnite. I’ve listened to the chat my husband often mutes when he’s playing battle royale, and he can be pretty… disgusting, to put it mildly. The good news is, however, that with the right parental filters, you can really minimize the amount of strangers, and therefore inappropriate language and bullying, your child may be exposed to in Fortnite.
- Do not allow your child to add random friends to their Fortnite group. Friends should be limited to those people your child knows in real life plus family. In your settings, change your friend requests to be automatically declined. This way, your child is never tempted to add strangers to their Fortnite friends list. Requests just never come.
- Make sure your child plays any Fortnite game with “filler” mode turned off. Avere la modalità di riempimento attiva significa che Fortnite abbinerà casualmente tuo figlio agli avversari piuttosto che aspettare che un amico acceda per giocare. Quando la modalità di riempimento non è attivata, tuo figlio potrà giocare solo con gli avversari nella sua lista di amici.
- Monitora le impostazioni della chat di tuo figlio. Dovresti modificare le impostazioni della chat di tuo figlio in Party Channel, non in Game Channel. Su Party Channel, tuo figlio può chattare solo con gli amici presenti nel proprio elenco di amici. Su Game Channel, potrebbero essere esposti a estranei.
Perché i bambini lo adorano
Poche ore su Fortnite e puoi facilmente capire perché i bambini (e gli adulti) lo adorano. Il gioco porta fino a 100 giocatori su un’isola, dove cercano di trovare armi per difendersi e cercano di eliminare altri giocatori. Il campo di battaglia si restringe gradualmente, costringendo i giocatori a confrontarsi tra loro fino a quando rimane un solo giocatore e diventa il vincitore.
Anche se è una battaglia, i personaggi e l’interfaccia di Fortnite sono colorati e simili a cartoni animati e non c’è sangue o sangue. Il gioco stesso possiede un intrinseco senso dell’umorismo e una personalità spensierata ma comunque competitiva. L’app può essere scaricata gratuitamente, ma i giocatori possono vestire i propri personaggi (a pagamento) con una serie di abiti da battaglia e un numero qualsiasi di balli divertenti.