Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

It's a fun little game akin to WarioWare where you try and be the last bean standing through different minigames like trying to collect the most eggs for your team or just getting to the end of a large obstacle course. It's fun, but it does seem like it would get quite boring after a while. I have't tried playing with friends, but I've heard it's a much better experience that way.

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is a goofy 60-player Battle Royale multiplayer game where you play five rounds of elimination-based, Wipe-Out-like mini games until there is one ultimate winner. It's a super clean, colourful game that reminds me of Nintendo's visual style, and I really like its goofy tone. You can dress your Fall Guy up in many different costumes and colours, unlocked by playing the game and levelling up your season pass or by purchasing stuff from the online store, and it's fun seeing a bunch of cute looking characters scampering around. There's a decent collection of mini games that vary from really fun to super frustrating. My favourite games are the races where you and a bunch of other players race to finish line while platforming and dodging obstacles. Unfortunately there isn't much room to get better at the game, and I find it to be much more based on luck rather than skill. There are other unique mini games like a fruit matching game or a giant rotating cylinder, but I find that players are hardly ever eliminated during these, making them basically feel like a waste of time. My least favourite types are the team games though, like trying to score on the opposite team with a giant soccer ball, or jumping through hoops to score points. They just aren't as hectic or fun as the normal mini games, I often find myself wishing I was playing another mini game instead. Fall Guys can definitely be fun, especially when you're playing with some friends, but it's a shame that the game doesn't automatically view your friend's character when you're eliminated. You usually have to scroll through every player until you find your buddy's character or name, which is pretty annoying. I just wish I liked playing Fall Guys more, honestly. The controls are a little loosey-goosey, and I never find myself getting better at it. It's cool that this game exists and there's definitely an audience that will eat it up, but it needs a lot of retooling to be truly great.