Epic's New Game Fortnite Inspired by Minecraft - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 December 2011 / 5,179 Views
Gears of War developer, Epic, unveiled its new game Fortnite at the VGAs on Saturday night. The trailer can be viewed here. The platform(s) or release date for the game have not been announced yet.
Lee Perry, lead designer at Epic Games, has answered several questions on his Twitter that gamers have had. The most asked question is the similarities to indie game MineCraft. Perry said that "Minecraft was an inspiration for sure." However the two games do have their distinct differences. "Minecraft let's you build ANYTHING, we are focusing on constructing 'buildings' specifically," said Perry.
Perry was asked what are the chances of weapon crafting, traps, a level system, underground exploration, Boss fights, team survival mode, and rare loot. He simply replied, "Chances? High." He also said that "it stands to reason if you can build a world, anything can be destroyed."
Joystiq interviewed Cliff Bleszinski after the VGA . He said the game will be very different from the Gears of War franchise. "There's no dudebros in it. Not that there's anything wrong with that, right? But creatively for the team, Gears has been amazing for us. But it's fun to kind of stretch our wings and do something that's a little different from the usual."
On the future of Epic, Bleszinski said that "I have plenty to work on, it's just a lot of unannounced stuff. Trying to figure out where a lot of things are going in the next five years."
