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Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2, aka Lawless season, begins on Friday, and it is bringing us an early dose of one thing we thought we would have to attend till no less than the autumn for: a brand new Grand Theft Auto. Not actually, after all. Epic shouldn’t be collaborating with Rockstar Video games here–they’re simply including a brand new city location on the map referred to as Crime Metropolis, and we’ll be spending a lot of our time this season stealing stuff from vaults, armored vehicles, and the practice, and one another. Yep, appears like GTA to me.
It is amusing timing, on condition that the very lengthy awaited Grand Theft Auto 6 appears to be like prefer it would possibly truly come out this yr, a decade and two console generations since GTA 5 launched again in 2013. However even with a correct new GTA title lastly peeking its head above the horizon, Epic beat them to the punch with Lawless season.
Not satisfied by the comparability? Let’s check out the season trailer.
The cinematic half in the beginning places a heavy emphasis on breaking into vaults and stealing stuff, nevertheless it’s a little bit completely different than it was in previous heist seasons–in addition to the vaults which are in buildings, we have armored safety vans, and even the practice will now be a transferring vault it’s important to blow open and which is defended by turrets. In different phrases: we’ll have some GTA On-line-style missions to do in the course of our battle royale matches.
However the huge inform, for the needs of the GTA comparability right here, is the tone. Whereas Fortnite loves its heist seasons, they’ve normally been a bit classier about it with extra of an Ocean’s 11 feel–whereas Lawless season is extra grungy and down within the grime the way in which GTA has at all times been. And since it is Fortnite, it would not have any downside matching GTA’s irreverence–these two manufacturers have the same lack of respect for every part.
After final summer time’s controversial Wrecked season, the considered one other vehicle-focused season is perhaps a little bit scary for some. However this seems to be a center floor, which means there seems to be a extra measured improve in emphasis on autos this time–there’s no signal of upgrades or mounted weapons for the autos, for one factor, so you will have to stay your head out the window and shoot your weapons as standard. That mentioned, I truly thought Wrecked season was pleasant, so that you would not hear me complain a couple of potential new deal with vehicles anyway.
Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 kicks off on Friday, February 21, and we have a rundown of every part we all know to date in regards to the new season proper right here.