Nostalgia plays an important role in the world of video games. The experiences that gamers have turn into important memories that they end up wanting to revisit. This feeling is the very engine of retro gamingwhich leads players to dust off their consoles and favorite titles. Because with video games: a journey to the past requires nothing more than the right cartridge or CD. But today, there are certain adventures that we cannot restart.
The advent of online games and the dematerialized format has made many productions ephemeral by causing content to disappear over updates and server closures.
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This is how some studios began working on backdated versions of their multiplayer experiences. This movement was widely popularized by MMORPGs – with World of Warcraft Classic et Dofus Retro to name just a few – but is beginning to be exported to other genres. Last year, Epic Games tried the exercise with Fortnite AND. The temporary mode allowing you to revisit the 2018 battle royale map then met with phenomenal success. The online game even managed to beat its player record, reaching then 44.7 million connected users simultaneously in October 2023. Unsurprisingly, Epic therefore decides to make Fortnite AND a permanent experience, with the aim of bringing out all the content that has been passed over by a trickle.
A catch-up session for new players
This definitive version of the mode AND pushes nostalgia to the maximum. This time, the battle royale mode of Fortnite goes back to its beginnings, with the map and content from Season 1 released in 2017. Veterans will be able to relive this experience while newcomers will be able to discover this era of the game for the first time. The cohabitation of Fortnite AND with the current content of the title will allow you to choose between the current experience, modern and fast, or the past experience, with simpler gameplay and devoid of the wacky arsenal of weapons and vehicles to which players are now accustomed. Over time, AND will be updated with subsequent seasons.
The retro approach is therefore not only nostalgic: it is also a way of offering a choice in the way of approaching Fortnite. However, Epic also intends to capitalize on the “ FOMO » of his community. This English acronym meaning “ fear of missing out » reference to anxiety about missing out. By bringing back cosmetics from the original seasons, the developers are offering players a second chance to obtain previously ultra-rare skins and this time, you really shouldn’t miss it.
You won’t have to wait long before discovering the new Fortnite ANDsince it will make its entry into the battle royale from next December 6n. Perfect timing for players to spend their holiday gifts on retro cosmetics. This trend is also expressed at Blizzard with the surprise launch d’Overwatch Classic last night.
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