Fortnite's Party Royale Concert Just Needed Tonight

Tonight, FortniteThe new non-violent Party Royale mode held its first major event, a concert by three different EDM artists. It had more than just game events we've seen lately, but, like so many others Fortnite events I feel very old, its exuberant charm gained me.

Dillon Francis, Steve Aoki, and Deadmau5 play the short Stage at Main Stage & # 39; s Party, a floating screen of beach panels. There were some glitches — some technical mics artists & # 39; s not working from scratch, and my sound cut in and out of the times – but overall the event worked as you'd expect: looking up Fortnite players when dressed in weird clothes, dancing and beating and trying to pet my dog.

I never really heard of any of the other artists that were there – as I mentioned in mine Marshmello

writeup last year, I'm still surprised EDM is being made strange face Great place a joke. however FortniteHe has introduced me to many new things, in this case some cool music that I could have looked at otherwise. My colleague Ari, a Fortnite Noob who's at parties with me, told over to me slack that "Deadmau5 honestly top five for me." Artists appeared on screen in front of their turntables, urging players to remove or use Party Royale paint clips and scratches pads. Dillon Francis shouted streamer Tfue Dr. Lupo. Ari told me about Deadmau5's set, "If the radio were perfect, I would lose my shit" and tell me he thought it was like a sold out concert in Brooklyn he couldn't attend. Sometimes Deadmau5 showed her face, which she may not normally do, and he played what Ari called his greatest songs. (Ari and DMed to me "Riley this fucking drooooop OMG" at the moment I might have guessed it was good EDM right now, is there for you.)

On a technical level, the Party Royale mode has not hit the scale of recent Travis Scott event, which included huge holograms and jumped into the dimensions. During the Main Stage, the huge holograms danced and the panels that made the landscape changed to reflect the video on the screen. Occasionally, colored rain came down from the sky, or ribs of light were pulled by. It sounded a lot like the size of a Marshmello concert; rather than all over the world, in concert the perfect fit inside. It wasn't as intense of emotion as Travis Scott, or as amazing as last year star Wars Premiere, But it really felt like it was a concert, a feeling many of us are probably missing these days.

Party Royale's limitations on construction meant that there were no higher platforms to look at, but they could also be built by way of action. The smaller server size meant less players from previous events, which made it sound a little grand concert but also deeper. The whole thing just shines in Party Royale. Events like this seem to be just one of the things the mode is designed for, and the small amount and way the event takes place in the map section specifically for concerts makes it feel like an epic "Look What We Can" with its metaverse aspirations and more like just something else that would happen locally you're just sitting there. I woke up unaware of the music, had a great time Fortnite

feel like the world, which, while trapped inside these days, has been wonderful. Ari said, "It's really nice to see all this other people, or avatars instead, and knowing that they are coming, you are probably wondering the same thing now: that this is a wonderful event, but I wish I were there for someone, and I can't wait for the IRL party." He added, "This event, in its sad little way, made me feel so alone."

If you missed today's show, you can catch a stop tomorrow at 2pm Eastern.