Play it on: The sofa
Current goal: Stop playing somehow
That wasn’t my intention. My son literally pestered us for years to let him play with it, but we always said no because of the guns. Then when he was almost 10 and all his classmates were playing, we gave in. We are weak. Then he started asking me to play too.
I love playing with my son. I don’t necessarily like the games he asks me to play. There is only so much Minecraft Bed wars can be endured by a 40-year-old, and that number is less than infinity. And you know, Fortniteit’s this trashy game for children, blah blah etc. And then I started playing.
Oh god, folks, this is big gaming news, but Fortnite is really good! It’s a top-notch multiplayer shooter that comes with a Battle Pass and a wealth of quests that contain entire scripted storylines, secret questsand a Duos mode where you can play two-player with your kid. Yes, YES, you already knew all of this, but I’m so damn addicted now. I’m level 91 in the current season and close to unlocking the final page of the main Battle Pass, and apparently achieving that is important to me now. I’m thrilled Luis submitted the Secret Quest guide linked above, because I’ve run out of Story and Weekly guides, that’s how much I’m playing a game everyone else beat about five years ago. I blame my son. It’s his fault.—John Walker
