After weeks of beta testing and plenty of memes to win the internet’s heart,Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockoutis finally releasing this week. The game is launching on Steam and will be one of thefree PS Plus games for August 2020. After the announcement thatFall Guyswould be included in the free game line up at its launch, some of the developers took to the PlayStation subreddit and held an AMA where they revealed the game may have a very tricky trophy.
Fall Guysis a battle royal game for everyonethat has players play as a jellybean looking person and completing differentWipeoutstyle courses and ultimately being the last person standing. Players take on five rounds and compete in races, team-based games, or games that involve staying on a platform the longest. While the game is a simple and fun idea, each course offers its own challenge and nonsense along the way such as hoarding eggs from other teams, jumping through false walls, and running uphill while dodging giant fruit.
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WhileFall Guysis naturally challenging by having players take control of a jellybean shaped person with poor balancing skills, the team at Mediatonic confirmed that the game will have trophies that might have completionists going mad. Commenting on a question about the inclusion of trophies, the Lead Game Designer Joe Walsh said, “we have trophies and one of them is so insanely hard I don’t think anyone will ever unlock it.” Walsh didn’t provide any context to his comment but when one other commenter on Reddit offered up a challenging guess, Walsh replied, “aw, that’s cute” seemingly reiterating that the trophy requirement is very challenging.
Fall Guysis already challenging in its own right. Bumping into other competitors, dodging swinging wrecking balls, and fighting for position on a small platform becomes quite the task in a lobby of 60 other players. However, adding in trophies that unlock under very specific requirements may have any player that is looking to earn all the trophies or even aPlatinum Trophypulling their hair out. Especially if the trophy requires some kind of luck or cooperation from other players in the game.
Although the game is a battle royale that anyone can pick up and play, the challenges that come with completing obstacle courses as an off-balanced jellybean is part of the appeal. The frustration of falling off a course or being eliminated just before the finish line had players raging then queuing up right away which made for excellent entertainment on Twitch. Streamers were offered beta codes over the last week to try the game out and viewers flocked to channels to witness the comical fails and follies offered on screen. Before long,Fall Guysbecame the top viewed game across Twitchand was only beat by the “Just Chatting” category for viewership.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockoutreleases on PC and PS4 on August 4.
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