Happy to have you on board! It's definitely in it's infancy state right now, but I'm excited for band battles and just having more options to play this mode. Excited for the future!
Fortnite Festival reminded me how much I used to be into the older Guitar Hero/Rock Band games, so it's super exciting to get back into it with Festival, hyped to see how it evolves over time.
Please be the face of the community. If Epic listens to you, you are the one who can tell him what the game needs so that it continues to improve more and more.
its crazy, a year ago i wouldve never had interest in any rock band game, and now after festival came out I got a keytar, midi drums, and a guitar, and I do full band sessions w/ friends on rock band 3 deluxe. it got me back into learning drumset too! cant wait for the future of the mode
The fact that this game got 3 songs by my favorite band (NIN) is crazy to me, honestly great to see! Here's hoping Trent Reznor becomes the next restival icon cause that will be cursed as hell.
Annoying that many guys leave from festival or jam session as fast as you use NIИ tracks.So annoying. I want to see Trent as bp star but it wont happen.Devs are choosing only the most popular for zoomers or late millennium guys
I'm really excited to see what they do with this game mode, lots of potential and hopefully it reignites the spark in rhythm games and makes them mainstream again
i mean we seen with this weeks drop it peeked at 60k players idk about concurrent but that is pretty insane for a rhythm game hopefully they keep up with the good releases
The fact that this game mode exists in one of the most popular multiplayer games in history created by the original developers behind Guitar Hero with a solid discography that rotates daily and weekly with no price or peripheral barrier is why I’m hoping that Festival continues to thrive and improve for many years to come. 🙏🏽
As someone that didn’t grow up with the Guitar Heroes or the Rock Bands that wants to get into that style of game, but has been kinda daunted by how expert-focused stuff like Clone Hero seems, Fortnite Festival’s been a cool way to casually learn how it works. Plus the default keyboard layout is set up really well. Really wish the Festival Passes weren’t at minimum 20 dollars worth of V-Bucks though, especially considering the Battle Royale pass is half the price and has a ton of content to grind for.
In Clone Hero you can just download all the Guitar Hero game songs if you’re not wanting the super hard ones that people have made. And it’s simple drag and drop, community has made folders of all GH games too so you can get everything
The main thing festival has given me is hope for the future. I've played rhythm games basically my whole life, I got guitar hero 2 at 5 years old and played basically every title to release after. As I grew up I never stopped playing rhythm games even as they fell out of the western mainstream. To see the genre I love and have always played have even the slightest chance to be back in western circulation was enough for me to give it my all.
It really sucks that Rock Band/Guitar Hero is dead but this was such a smart move to have a big company allow a dev team, with successful experience making these type of games, bring this type of gameplay to a game like Fortnite. It’s not fully reviving the genre (yet??) but its keeping it alive.
My major problem with FNF rn is that songs are so expensive. They're more than $5/song. I also wish you could make setlists longer than 4 songs but that's a lesser issue.
It feels like a fair price but if you think of how many songs they add and especially for allot of different people with other genres they like so there will be enough songs you would want to buy and as a f2p player it kind of sucks barely being able to buy 1 song a season especially to be able to afford the battle pass
Personally, I think the mode is super fun, but I think there should be a practice mode, more QoL settings, and more variety in the track selection, but the most recent track drops seem to be alleviating some of that. I'm just having a lot of fun, but I'm still just viewing as an extra mode on top of fortnite
I love rhythm games, but after Beat Saber gave me carpal tunnel syndrome, I haven't found one that really connected with me. Fortnite Festival changed that. I've never played a 5 fret game like GH, CH, RB, YARG, etc., but Fortnite Festival clicked with me instantly. I've been having a blast playing a bunch of songs that are near and dear to my heart, and a bunch of songs that I've never heard before. I've even gotten good enough to FC Go With The Flow and Buddy Holly on expert vocals. Those charts aren't particularly hard when compared to even just their lead charts, but it's much harder than anything I thought I'd be able to do in just 3 or so months of playing. Adding new songs weekly is fantastic too. I'm always excited to see what the new songs are and it gives me a reason to login and play for an hour or so, even when I may be captivated by other games (Rainbow Six will always have me by the balls).
Hear me out on this story. At first i couldnt be bothered with festival. I used to love rock band as a kid, but i genuinely just lost that touch i had with rythym games. First season came out, did an XP glitch, got the weeknd and only played jam stage because i LOVE FUSER. Then the second season came around... and I gave it an honest shot. Easd myself in with medium difficulty, and then hard, and then expert. Before i knew it within 2 days i fell back in love with the childlike wonder of being in a band, even if it was virtually. Festival is a gift of a game and i could not be happier its free for anyone to play and try. Every week now you can see me playing a solid 2-6 hours of the game. Thank you for being on the frontlines of promoting this game and keeping the hype alive. Love you Alec.
I can personally confirm that I have seen Fortnite Festival get a lot of people interested in GH/RB style games again, whether that's Clone Hero, YARG, GHWT:DE or the actual GH and RB games themselves. Even if you don't personally like Festival, you have GOT to understand that its a huge positive for the community as a whole. This is gonna be a big year for rhythm gaming, I can feel it!
As a Harmonix die-hard fan since FreQuency, I can only praise them for doing their best in every opportunity they've had in the industry. Seeing the rebirth of rhythm games in the eyes of the mainstream, the more work that goes into this and the freedom that Epic allows them to have will only strengthen the popularity of the game mode. It's been the longest of roads, but we're finally back and I hope it stays this way for years to come.
From someone who tried Fortnite when it first came out and hated it but came back recently, I actually really like the new music game modes. Playing on a PC keyboard to play the songs feels sorta like playing on a piano keyboard so it doesnt feel bad at all. It was a rough start, probably because I only played on the hardest difficulty, but it surpassed my expectations. The songs available are all really good, even if I dont listen to those songs outside the game.
Festival is such a great addition to the game. When my friends and I get bored of squads it’s a nice change of pace. Also their oos and aahs watching me get gold star flawless on expert while they hit 80% on medium makes me smile
Fortnite hater here. Can't stand battle royale, and always rolled my eyes at fortnite. But I was Instantly converted to a fan with this, and Rocket Racing. I see the vision!
@@qrowing yeah trust me i convinced 2 of my Fortnite hater friends to play this mode and now we play it every time we get on they even willingly bought the battle pass when they found out you can technically only play those modes and still lvl up pretty decently
As someone who was a little too young to experience guitar hero in its prime, I absolutely love Fortnite festival and what it’s doing for plastic guitar rhythm games. I honestly think Harmonix’ goal of exposing people to more music or whatever is working because I’ve been unironically listening to lady Gaga music because Fortnite festival reminded me of her existence. I can’t wait to buy the riffmaster when that comes out and start sucking again for like 2 months haha
The first rhythm game I played when I was younger was Guitar Hero: World Tour with my older brothers. I remember feeling so excited when I was able to finish a song on the Hard difficulty! 😅 Ever since the only other rhythm game I've played was Beat Saber, occassionally. Now, as a "veteran" Fortnite player, when Fortnite Festival released I couldn't describe the immense amount of joy this gamemode brought me, it was so sudden. Ever since it's release last December, I've played it *way* more then Battle Royale or anything else. I finally learned to play (most) Jam Tracks on the Expert difficulty after a while and got my 1st 100% FC just today! 🔥 Seeing everyone being just as hyped as me about this gamemode is just, amazing, to say the least. Also as an OG fan of you, just a massive thanks to you; for introducing your audience to this amazing mode. Hopefully newcomers will enjoy the feeling all of us had when we first tried out the OG rhythm games. 🙏❤
Fortnite festival has actually convinced me to get into guitar hero and rockband, gonna get one of those guitars and start playing clone hero and projects like it. Thanks to Fortnite
My favorite part of this is that Fortnite allows switching almost seamlessly between game modes meaning I don’t have to swap out games and wait for a bunch of loading screens to swap between BR and Festival. Festival’s default control scheme on controller absolutely stinks, I’ve swapped it for the PS2 style control scheme with the triggers and bumpers for the first four and A being the 5th fret, it makes it so much easier. Overdrive is set to L3 for ease of use and it all just works. It takes me back to my old days of playing GH2 on PS2 with my brother when we only had one guitar controller. I can’t wait to see how they support legacy controllers, I hope we get a new version of the legacy controller adapter!
As someone who has been a huge fan of rhythm games for basically my whole life, I love Fortnite Festival. I love being able to play online with my friends and all of the mainstream songs they’re already getting and the content they’re continuing to add. I can’t wait to see where they go with it.
I’ve never really been too good at Guitar Hero or Rock Band specifically with the Explorer controllers, but Fortnite Festival having controller support and button re-mapping has shown me just how fun trying to FC a song really is and I’ll probably pick up a Rifflmaster when they drop
I'm an absolute metalhead and was kinda hesitant for Harmonix to now be a part of Fornite because I was sure we'd never get songs like old GH games, but now after this last week's songs like Disturbed and stuff like Soundgarden as well as the Riffmaster and rumours of a drum kit I am super excited for the future! Even then, playing with a controller is AMAZING! It's a bit different to GH but I honestly love it
My honest opinion as of season 2 week 7: The mode is everything i wanted. I missed all the rhythm games due to personal issues throughout my childhood. Having this come to fortnite was the best decision (to me). The song lists are getting bigger and better (some weeks being amazing and others weak). Im hoping that epic will continue to improve the mode and listen to feedback as usual. I spent well over 200 bucks on all the songs and i love the formula of "if i own the song anyone can play them" instead of the usual 20 bucks for a song that everyone MUST own to play. Can not wait to see what they have planned as im a avid fan waiting for whats next.
Fortfest rekindled my love for rhythm games and led me to a massive nostalgia trip through YARG with the old rock band tracks, insanely hyped for the riffmaster controller. It's such a good time for rhythm gaming right now and I hope it stays that way 🙏🙏🙏
As the Guitar Hero/Rock Band Veteran I am. Getting those high score on the leader boards is satisfying. Especially when I see that "New Solo High Score" is such a beautiful sight to see
I’ve enjoyed Festival, despite the easier gameplay. I have had some frame drops, crashes and a bit of lag but it’s a new chapter! Looking forward to the future
While I like the way they implemented controller support, the songs they pick are all over the place, like a dartboard with synth pop songs written all over it
The only GH game i ever played as a kid was Aerosmith on PS2, i was addicted but eventually moved on to other things. Now in the last couple years I started watching your videos a lot and missing the old days but had no way to play those games. Now we have Festival and it makes me so happy to reignite my passion for rhythm games 🧡
I Got Into Fortnite Festival When It first launched, even tho im new to rhythm games, this is what i like playing now instead of battle royale, having songs to play and getting the motivation to 100% songs, its in a great state and cannot wait for more features to add into festivals
I never played guitar hero or any of the previous rhythm games. Festival was honestly my least anticipated mode of the chapter 5 launch since I only battle Royale. However Festival really impressed me, and is the mode I now play the most behind battle Royale. It really surprised me, I’ve got both festival passes. it’s so much fun listening to music and playing with your friends.
I honestly like it, Im glad these kind of games are coming back from the dead. THANKS EPIC GAMES ❤ Can't wait for the PDP Riffmaster to drop and also you're always a legend Acai ❤
Even as someone who has only joined this community within the last year with clone hero, its insane how a community on its own was able to sustain itself for such a long time without any hope of an official revival, and now that there is hope, i couldn't be happier that I accidentally discovered clone hero last year, because there hasn't been a better time to start playing these games since at LEAST 2010.
I took a break from FN festival for a bit but when i took a step back and returned, it made me realize how incredible these charts truly are for standard controller. I really think harmonix is hitting the mark on their original goal of connecting a wide audience with music in a way that helps regular people appreciate it more.
I'm a global leaderboard chaser and the game is great, but honestly I just cant wait until I can run the drums with an actual rock band drumset. Gonna be some good times.
I’ll say it again, they let me say whatever I want and compare their product to a mod of a game from 2008, so yeah it looks bad but I’ve also held this opinion before I was sponsored
It’s kinda crazy you’ve been playing GH for that long lmao. I’m 15 so it really puts it in to perspective. I’ve been a fan of GH for 7-9 years. I played gamepad mode for years until I got a guitar and a pc to play ch. I’ve been playing guitar for a couple years and it’s so much fun.
Fortnite festival got me back on guitar hero. And i never played rockband before. I went and bought rockband 1,2, and 4. It has been an awesome 3 months.
I seen alot of hate for this mode up front but I truly think that it's starting to come around .ore positive as time goes on and when we get the instrument support I'm gonna be looking for a band kit asap😊
My biggest issue rn is that if you want to effectively complete quests you have to play on new or featured songs which are only the free ones, it makes buying songs kinda pointless as you wont really get to use them if you are looking to do quests
I'm glad to see more being done with the rhythm game genre. I vividly remember the first time I played Guitar Hero back when I was probably 9 years old, something like that, playing Guitar Hero 3 on the PS3 at my uncle's house. Ever since then I haven't put down the game, and to see Fortnite Festival come out with all these amazing songs and really good looking charts makes me really happy.
there's been a shit ton being done with the rhythm game genre, just that most of it was Asia-only. The arcade scene and mobile rhythm games have been thriving the last decade
No way ( Edit : I was really excited to see you try it because I haven’t gotten my hands on guitar hero in ages but I watch you and JasonParadise) idk I missed your videos I guess my notifications aren’t working. ❤
Me and my cousins were HUGE Guitar Hero/Rock Band fans back in the day. It honestly changed our taste in music and we got into the rhythm game genre because of it. It was always such a fun time and had some of the best gaming experiences playing those games. Now all these years later we still play together and we've kinda been obsessing with Fortnite the last few years and BAM, Festival comes out and it's like we're reliving those days over again and having a blast. Can't wait for instruments and for the potential Festival could have. So hype!
I'll be honest: for me, the 360/Series X controller is the best personally. I couldn't get past Medium in CH/RB/GH just because it felt so awkward to move my entire hand. But moving my thumb to go between X Y and B? Makes it more like I'm doing a long QTE
A good overview of this, and I am also glad you are being heard in terms of feedback. The majority of us trust your judgement in these kinds of things, as well as the judgements of JP, Jason, and Wisemoose. Also, Rosie playing with your drumset for a bit made me smile 😊
Before this game mode I had never touched a rhythm game in my life and ever since I started playing I haven't looked back. Been playing it since mid December and went from my first FC being Thunder on vocals for hard difficulty, finally getting convinced to play expert in early January, then now FC on i, The Search, What's Poppin, Ride Wit Me, and more on vocals on expert (I love playing vocals). I still play other games but on Fortnite I have the game for festival and no other reason. Love this game and am very excited for the future. Great video!
Legitimately so happy I got back into Guitar Hero 2 years ago, it made this mode 10x more hype than it would have been otherwise. I'm also in love with some of the changes they've made to the game, one I didn't immediately expect being the all taps. My Guitar controller(s)' strum bar has begun to double strum, so I can't really play many songs in normal Guitar Hero or Rock Band without over strumming. All taps inadvertently fixes that issue. The game mode also incentivizes playing at harder difficulties, I started on medium (b/c that's what I usually play in GH/RB) but after a few weeks switched to Hard and then Expert, and now I can gold star and even FC a few songs on Expert (still suck ass at drums though lol). The new Ramp Up Quests for this season also had me tinker with the calibration and speed of the highway, which led to better scores and got me some that landed me in the top 1,000. Not SUPER impressive since most of the time these are the easier songs, but when looking at my skill only 5 months ago, I can confidently say I have improved because of Festival. The future is so so bright for this game mode, the possible different options later down the line like guitar battles and stuff is so exciting and the potential for songs and genres is even more exciting. I see all the time casual players talking about the mode having a blast just playing a song or two they enjoy with friends after a night playing the BR mode, people talking about wanting X song or X artist as the next one featured, there are so many new fans or returning fans having a fun regardless of their skill level.
I really appreciate this for bringing rhythm games to a new audience, and I can't wait to see it evolve. This might be the only genre where being live service might be a benefit.
I never played guitar hero or rock band but I love this mode in Fortnite , it’s a great way to just chill and level up super easy. I hope in the future they add a lot more songs.
As someone who played guitar hero/rockband for years and collected all the games, I think festival is one of the most fun rhythm games I have played and I cant wait for guitar controller support.
I've never had experience with guitar Hero in my life but in the span of three months I'm already playing on expert mode festival is just one of those games where you can just lern fast and it's fun to play
I'm hopeful for the future of fortnite festival, been playing GH harness since I was 6, I'm 23 now, I'm hoping to see a whole new wave of rythem gamers come out of this
God dammit I'm going to download Fortnite. Also, you make a great point about having fun with easy songs. I play Project Sekai, and when I first started the game I sorted the setlist from easiest to hardest and moved my way down on expert mode, and only one or two of the starting tracks gave me any trouble (yeah I passed Intense Voice first try, what about it 😎 to be fair the game has a really steady difficulty progression). Once I finished them all, I decided that I wanted to clear every song on every difficulty, because the song badge has little icons for each difficulty that show if you clear, full combo, or all perfect it. Cut some months in the future, and I now have 150 songs played with all perfects on easy *and* normal mode lol, just because getting the shiny purple and blue diamond on the song feels good. I've also fc'd most of them on hard and expert as well, just a different kind of fun. I haven't focused on getting all perfects on any other difficulty yet really, I mostly focus on getting the easy and normal difficulties out of the way and then play some harder stuff when I get bored haha. It's a good game! If anyone reading decides to check it out, don't get sucked into the gacha and you'll have a good time. The rhythm game part of it is actually fantastic, and the master charts are super creative and unique!
I'm grateful that FN Festival has brought life to the rhythm game scene in a bigger way than we've ever seen. More and more people are coming to this style of game and I am very happy to see rhythm games flourish in the mainstream again. This game has connected me with so many great people that I never would've met before aswell. P.s, thank you for addressing how, yes the songs are easy, but thats not what is pushing the games competition, but rather the dynamic of perfect notes and pathing.
I used to play guitar hero and rock band so much back in the day until they died. Nothing really replaced it for me until Festival. Sure there is clone hero, but I personally like Festival much more because I'm also already a huge Fortnite fan. I love competing on leaderboards too. I've had a couple top #100 rankings so far! For me this makes it more addicting than the old GH or RB games. I also love not needing the instruments, I use my keyboard. And it's free!
I can understand people not liking the fortnite festival even tho I was one of them but as soon as I tried it not long ago I'm completely hooked on it I love playing the drum charts and brings me back the gh2/gh3 days using the controller.
Add alongside the other modes..”legacy mode” different and more advanced charts like the and rb. Where you play with strumming, hopos, taps etc. that’s be insane! I think that would make it blow up even more.
I'm glad that Fortnite Festival is getting people into the rhythm and guitar hero/rock band games. My first introduction to these games was World Tour and On Tour as a kid. Seeing a game I grew up with during my middle and high school years becomes something more exciting! Can't wait to get my hands on the Riftmaster and great job on the video! Keep it up 🤘
I think the best part is that me and my friends can lose a game of Fortnite and go right to jamming with each other on the Fortnite festival, all struggling because we suck at rhythm games.
Now it’s pretty good but they need to add you joining the game while it’s in session so you could just spectate and it’ll tell you how many people up to 3 that are spectating. And then they can just play with others that are already in the game when the song or set list is over.
Finally a rhythm game where i can keep up... for now at least. Played guitar hero since i was literally 4 years old, im heading to University next year. Amazing addition to an amazing game!! Cant wait for ranked!
I was too young to play any rockband games when they were popular so seeing a popular modern game like Fortnite implement what I missed and wanted to play, yeah, very cool. I approve :) Can't wait for future updates, I'm hoping for some really hard songs that actually get me to try because as of right now, I've almost FC'ed every instrument on every song on the first play through when the song gets released.
The main thing I wish was the case was that I could play 4 key and still be able to get maximum score, the expert mode is obviously 5 key because it is mimicking guitar hero but as it isnt a guitar hero game and doesnt have controllers or anything I'd much rather be able to do 4 key since that is basically the general basis for mania games as far as I know
There are some things i'd like to see involving multiplayer is Seeing other players highways Hearing when other players mess up (optional) A true Versus mode
when they add offical support for rockband controllers i will be all over it, its fun to play here and there on controller but i feel like i cramp up pretty fast using one , they already have so many good song and are still coming out with more... honestly have alot of faith in this mode once they add the rockband controller support (i know u can use one on pc but im on ps)
One of the biggest things to talk about it's the lack of tension; No streak counter, nothing that makes you feel "oh, I'm losing". Don't get me wrong, I do really love this mode and I'm really into the updates. Fortnite has made things real good, the game it's better than ever and I'm glad to say it. But there's room for improvement
I have been thoroughly enjoying festival, always excited to see what the new songs are every week. Love seeing our characters go ham on the stage! My only complaint is probably that i wish we had someway to limit censorship, i know it wont happen due to the games rating but censorship is so annoying to me and can ruin the vibe of the song.
Fortnite Festival is in my opinion the best handled of the three new modes. LEGO Fortnite follows it very closely. I love all the cross compatibility the Jam Tracks have with Battle Royale, serving as a gateway to either mode.
The best thing about this is that it’s FREE. You don’t have to buy anything besides cosmetics if you want. Everyone can joke how it’s in fortnite but it goes so freaking hard. Especially the songs they’ve been adding in the past two weeks.
Happy to have you on board! It's definitely in it's infancy state right now, but I'm excited for band battles and just having more options to play this mode. Excited for the future!
Been on board since the first second! The wait for PvP, Ranked, and Instrument Mode is the longest wait of my life
I talk ive been watching you since 2022 im an og fan you need to gift me a skin
ITalk are you going to wrestlemania (or any part of the weekend?)
@@IllegalPizza777thats not og bro wym i been watching him since 2018 also he aint finna gift you a skin 🥴
@@IllegalPizza777you’re so pathetic
Fortnite Festival reminded me how much I used to be into the older Guitar Hero/Rock Band games, so it's super exciting to get back into it with Festival, hyped to see how it evolves over time.
Fortnite festival introduced me to rhythm games.
If the guitar ever comes
ifiremonkey, where are my fortnite leaks
i somehow read the title as ‘15 year old guitar hero fan.’ and i said “his ass aint that old” 💀
Glad I'm not the only one😭
Same
Yeah, he’s like 13 or 14 at most
Please be the face of the community. If Epic listens to you, you are the one who can tell him what the game needs so that it continues to improve more and more.
3:40, I love how the little one's figuring out the drums in the back.
3:40 i see your kid on the drumset and that is adorable.
Rosie’s the next Tomas Haake
I saw the adorable child too. Future pro drummer right there. XD
honestly fortnite festival really made me want to get back into guitar hero games after not playing one in almost 7 years
its crazy, a year ago i wouldve never had interest in any rock band game, and now after festival came out I got a keytar, midi drums, and a guitar, and I do full band sessions w/ friends on rock band 3 deluxe. it got me back into learning drumset too! cant wait for the future of the mode
Love this
The fact that this game got 3 songs by my favorite band (NIN) is crazy to me, honestly great to see! Here's hoping Trent Reznor becomes the next restival icon cause that will be cursed as hell.
GIVE US THE 4-MAN SQUAD WEEZER SKIN ALREADY
Annoying that many guys leave from festival or jam session as fast as you use NIИ tracks.So annoying. I want to see Trent as bp star but it wont happen.Devs are choosing only the most popular for zoomers or late millennium guys
@@sandansaiyan5675 yeah it’s almost like that’s Fortnite’s core audience or something
No give us Gorillaz skins
I'm really excited to see what they do with this game mode, lots of potential and hopefully it reignites the spark in rhythm games and makes them mainstream again
i mean we seen with this weeks drop it peeked at 60k players idk about concurrent but that is pretty insane for a rhythm game hopefully they keep up with the good releases
The fact that this game mode exists in one of the most popular multiplayer games in history created by the original developers behind Guitar Hero with a solid discography that rotates daily and weekly with no price or peripheral barrier is why I’m hoping that Festival continues to thrive and improve for many years to come. 🙏🏽
As someone that didn’t grow up with the Guitar Heroes or the Rock Bands that wants to get into that style of game, but has been kinda daunted by how expert-focused stuff like Clone Hero seems, Fortnite Festival’s been a cool way to casually learn how it works. Plus the default keyboard layout is set up really well.
Really wish the Festival Passes weren’t at minimum 20 dollars worth of V-Bucks though, especially considering the Battle Royale pass is half the price and has a ton of content to grind for.
Oh also Jam Stage exists I guess
Here likes FUSER’s hopes and dreams
In Clone Hero you can just download all the Guitar Hero game songs if you’re not wanting the super hard ones that people have made. And it’s simple drag and drop, community has made folders of all GH games too so you can get everything
@@Rudgged but if you wanna do stuff outside of that…I don’t think I’ve ever seen CH-original tracks have difficulty options
@@MrSkerpentine There's Custom Song Central
The main thing festival has given me is hope for the future.
I've played rhythm games basically my whole life, I got guitar hero 2 at 5 years old and played basically every title to release after. As I grew up I never stopped playing rhythm games even as they fell out of the western mainstream.
To see the genre I love and have always played have even the slightest chance to be back in western circulation was enough for me to give it my all.
It really sucks that Rock Band/Guitar Hero is dead but this was such a smart move to have a big company allow a dev team, with successful experience making these type of games, bring this type of gameplay to a game like Fortnite.
It’s not fully reviving the genre (yet??) but its keeping it alive.
My major problem with FNF rn is that songs are so expensive. They're more than $5/song. I also wish you could make setlists longer than 4 songs but that's a lesser issue.
Every song I've bought is 500 V-bucks. What songs cost more?
@@screechingsergal5012yeh that’s like $4 a song, and it gets cheaper if you buy more vbucks
@@screechingsergal5012I think they're referring to 500 V-bucks being 5$+.
It feels like a fair price but if you think of how many songs they add and especially for allot of different people with other genres they like so there will be enough songs you would want to buy and as a f2p player it kind of sucks barely being able to buy 1 song a season especially to be able to afford the battle pass
And if they close their server, you will lose access to all your ''song''
Personally, I think the mode is super fun, but I think there should be a practice mode, more QoL settings, and more variety in the track selection, but the most recent track drops seem to be alleviating some of that. I'm just having a lot of fun, but I'm still just viewing as an extra mode on top of fortnite
Fortnite got me back into rhythm/Guitar Hero games
I love rhythm games, but after Beat Saber gave me carpal tunnel syndrome, I haven't found one that really connected with me. Fortnite Festival changed that. I've never played a 5 fret game like GH, CH, RB, YARG, etc., but Fortnite Festival clicked with me instantly. I've been having a blast playing a bunch of songs that are near and dear to my heart, and a bunch of songs that I've never heard before.
I've even gotten good enough to FC Go With The Flow and Buddy Holly on expert vocals. Those charts aren't particularly hard when compared to even just their lead charts, but it's much harder than anything I thought I'd be able to do in just 3 or so months of playing.
Adding new songs weekly is fantastic too. I'm always excited to see what the new songs are and it gives me a reason to login and play for an hour or so, even when I may be captivated by other games (Rainbow Six will always have me by the balls).
Hear me out on this story.
At first i couldnt be bothered with festival. I used to love rock band as a kid, but i genuinely just lost that touch i had with rythym games. First season came out, did an XP glitch, got the weeknd and only played jam stage because i LOVE FUSER.
Then the second season came around... and I gave it an honest shot. Easd myself in with medium difficulty, and then hard, and then expert. Before i knew it within 2 days i fell back in love with the childlike wonder of being in a band, even if it was virtually.
Festival is a gift of a game and i could not be happier its free for anyone to play and try. Every week now you can see me playing a solid 2-6 hours of the game.
Thank you for being on the frontlines of promoting this game and keeping the hype alive. Love you Alec.
Do you buy the jam tracks cause the song selection gets really boring when you only do the free side
@@GUNNER-14 Bought songs to the artists I wanted to support.
Minute one of buddy Holly release I got that track.
*insert Weezer riff here*
I can personally confirm that I have seen Fortnite Festival get a lot of people interested in GH/RB style games again, whether that's Clone Hero, YARG, GHWT:DE or the actual GH and RB games themselves. Even if you don't personally like Festival, you have GOT to understand that its a huge positive for the community as a whole.
This is gonna be a big year for rhythm gaming, I can feel it!
As a Harmonix die-hard fan since FreQuency, I can only praise them for doing their best in every opportunity they've had in the industry. Seeing the rebirth of rhythm games in the eyes of the mainstream, the more work that goes into this and the freedom that Epic allows them to have will only strengthen the popularity of the game mode.
It's been the longest of roads, but we're finally back and I hope it stays this way for years to come.
From someone who tried Fortnite when it first came out and hated it but came back recently, I actually really like the new music game modes. Playing on a PC keyboard to play the songs feels sorta like playing on a piano keyboard so it doesnt feel bad at all. It was a rough start, probably because I only played on the hardest difficulty, but it surpassed my expectations. The songs available are all really good, even if I dont listen to those songs outside the game.
Festival is such a great addition to the game. When my friends and I get bored of squads it’s a nice change of pace. Also their oos and aahs watching me get gold star flawless on expert while they hit 80% on medium makes me smile
Say what you want about Fortnite but this has to be one of the best things epic games has added to the game
Fortnite hater here. Can't stand battle royale, and always rolled my eyes at fortnite. But I was Instantly converted to a fan with this, and Rocket Racing. I see the vision!
@@qrowing yeah trust me i convinced 2 of my Fortnite hater friends to play this mode and now we play it every time we get on they even willingly bought the battle pass when they found out you can technically only play those modes and still lvl up pretty decently
As someone who was a little too young to experience guitar hero in its prime, I absolutely love Fortnite festival and what it’s doing for plastic guitar rhythm games. I honestly think Harmonix’ goal of exposing people to more music or whatever is working because I’ve been unironically listening to lady Gaga music because Fortnite festival reminded me of her existence. I can’t wait to buy the riffmaster when that comes out and start sucking again for like 2 months haha
The first rhythm game I played when I was younger was Guitar Hero: World Tour with my older brothers.
I remember feeling so excited when I was able to finish a song on the Hard difficulty! 😅
Ever since the only other rhythm game I've played was Beat Saber, occassionally.
Now, as a "veteran" Fortnite player, when Fortnite Festival released I couldn't describe the immense amount of joy this gamemode brought me, it was so sudden.
Ever since it's release last December, I've played it *way* more then Battle Royale or anything else.
I finally learned to play (most) Jam Tracks on the Expert difficulty after a while and got my 1st 100% FC just today! 🔥
Seeing everyone being just as hyped as me about this gamemode is just, amazing, to say the least.
Also as an OG fan of you, just a massive thanks to you; for introducing your audience to this amazing mode.
Hopefully newcomers will enjoy the feeling all of us had when we first tried out the OG rhythm games. 🙏❤
Fortnite festival has actually convinced me to get into guitar hero and rockband, gonna get one of those guitars and start playing clone hero and projects like it. Thanks to Fortnite
My favorite part of this is that Fortnite allows switching almost seamlessly between game modes meaning I don’t have to swap out games and wait for a bunch of loading screens to swap between BR and Festival. Festival’s default control scheme on controller absolutely stinks, I’ve swapped it for the PS2 style control scheme with the triggers and bumpers for the first four and A being the 5th fret, it makes it so much easier. Overdrive is set to L3 for ease of use and it all just works. It takes me back to my old days of playing GH2 on PS2 with my brother when we only had one guitar controller. I can’t wait to see how they support legacy controllers, I hope we get a new version of the legacy controller adapter!
3:39 rosie in the back chillin on the drums KEKW
As someone who has been a huge fan of rhythm games for basically my whole life, I love Fortnite Festival. I love being able to play online with my friends and all of the mainstream songs they’re already getting and the content they’re continuing to add. I can’t wait to see where they go with it.
I’ve never really been too good at Guitar Hero or Rock Band specifically with the Explorer controllers, but Fortnite Festival having controller support and button re-mapping has shown me just how fun trying to FC a song really is and I’ll probably pick up a Rifflmaster when they drop
I never really was interested in rhythm games but when Fortnite festival came out I love it especially since the variety of songs and song rotations
I'm an absolute metalhead and was kinda hesitant for Harmonix to now be a part of Fornite because I was sure we'd never get songs like old GH games, but now after this last week's songs like Disturbed and stuff like Soundgarden as well as the Riffmaster and rumours of a drum kit I am super excited for the future! Even then, playing with a controller is AMAZING! It's a bit different to GH but I honestly love it
I remember hearing rumors about Fortnite Festival and being a little iffy about it, but now it’s one of my favorite modes.
My honest opinion as of season 2 week 7:
The mode is everything i wanted. I missed all the rhythm games due to personal issues throughout my childhood. Having this come to fortnite was the best decision (to me). The song lists are getting bigger and better (some weeks being amazing and others weak). Im hoping that epic will continue to improve the mode and listen to feedback as usual. I spent well over 200 bucks on all the songs and i love the formula of "if i own the song anyone can play them" instead of the usual 20 bucks for a song that everyone MUST own to play. Can not wait to see what they have planned as im a avid fan waiting for whats next.
Fortfest rekindled my love for rhythm games and led me to a massive nostalgia trip through YARG with the old rock band tracks, insanely hyped for the riffmaster controller. It's such a good time for rhythm gaming right now and I hope it stays that way 🙏🙏🙏
As the Guitar Hero/Rock Band Veteran I am. Getting those high score on the leader boards is satisfying. Especially when I see that "New Solo High Score" is such a beautiful sight to see
They added sandstorm, they added boc, I love this
Rockband 5 would be my game of the year
I’ve enjoyed Festival, despite the easier gameplay. I have had some frame drops, crashes and a bit of lag but it’s a new chapter! Looking forward to the future
While I like the way they implemented controller support, the songs they pick are all over the place, like a dartboard with synth pop songs written all over it
The only GH game i ever played as a kid was Aerosmith on PS2, i was addicted but eventually moved on to other things. Now in the last couple years I started watching your videos a lot and missing the old days but had no way to play those games. Now we have Festival and it makes me so happy to reignite my passion for rhythm games 🧡
I Got Into Fortnite Festival When It first launched, even tho im new to rhythm games, this is what i like playing now instead of battle royale, having songs to play and getting the motivation to 100% songs, its in a great state and cannot wait for more features to add into festivals
I never played guitar hero or any of the previous rhythm games. Festival was honestly my least anticipated mode of the chapter 5 launch since I only battle Royale. However Festival really impressed me, and is the mode I now play the most behind battle Royale. It really surprised me, I’ve got both festival passes. it’s so much fun listening to music and playing with your friends.
I honestly like it, Im glad these kind of games are coming back from the dead. THANKS EPIC GAMES ❤
Can't wait for the PDP Riffmaster to drop and also you're always a legend Acai ❤
Even as someone who has only joined this community within the last year with clone hero, its insane how a community on its own was able to sustain itself for such a long time without any hope of an official revival, and now that there is hope, i couldn't be happier that I accidentally discovered clone hero last year, because there hasn't been a better time to start playing these games since at LEAST 2010.
I took a break from FN festival for a bit but when i took a step back and returned, it made me realize how incredible these charts truly are for standard controller. I really think harmonix is hitting the mark on their original goal of connecting a wide audience with music in a way that helps regular people appreciate it more.
I'm a global leaderboard chaser and the game is great, but honestly I just cant wait until I can run the drums with an actual rock band drumset. Gonna be some good times.
"my thoughts on fortnite festival......THIS VIDEO IS SPONSERED BY EPIC GAMES " lmao
I’ll say it again, they let me say whatever I want and compare their product to a mod of a game from 2008, so yeah it looks bad but I’ve also held this opinion before I was sponsored
@@acai28 ik lmao i was just kidding love your work lmao
Fortnite festival sparked my old love in guitar hero and there in turn I downloaded clone hero and have not stopped watching your vids!!
Goku playing vocals on buddy holly makes Fortnite festival goated
It’s kinda crazy you’ve been playing GH for that long lmao. I’m 15 so it really puts it in to perspective. I’ve been a fan of GH for 7-9 years. I played gamepad mode for years until I got a guitar and a pc to play ch. I’ve been playing guitar for a couple years and it’s so much fun.
Fortnite festival got me back on guitar hero. And i never played rockband before. I went and bought rockband 1,2, and 4. It has been an awesome 3 months.
I seen alot of hate for this mode up front but I truly think that it's starting to come around .ore positive as time goes on and when we get the instrument support I'm gonna be looking for a band kit asap😊
My biggest issue rn is that if you want to effectively complete quests you have to play on new or featured songs which are only the free ones, it makes buying songs kinda pointless as you wont really get to use them if you are looking to do quests
well yeah they are there for you to keep not to complete quests.
I'm glad to see more being done with the rhythm game genre.
I vividly remember the first time I played Guitar Hero back when I was probably 9 years old, something like that, playing Guitar Hero 3 on the PS3 at my uncle's house. Ever since then I haven't put down the game, and to see Fortnite Festival come out with all these amazing songs and really good looking charts makes me really happy.
there's been a shit ton being done with the rhythm game genre, just that most of it was Asia-only.
The arcade scene and mobile rhythm games have been thriving the last decade
No way ( Edit : I was really excited to see you try it because I haven’t gotten my hands on guitar hero in ages but I watch you and JasonParadise) idk I missed your videos I guess my notifications aren’t working. ❤
Just showing off your Master Chief, man I hope he comes back. Another huge thing about Festival is that they're able to update the songs super easily
Festival community needs videos like this
Me and my cousins were HUGE Guitar Hero/Rock Band fans back in the day. It honestly changed our taste in music and we got into the rhythm game genre because of it. It was always such a fun time and had some of the best gaming experiences playing those games. Now all these years later we still play together and we've kinda been obsessing with Fortnite the last few years and BAM, Festival comes out and it's like we're reliving those days over again and having a blast. Can't wait for instruments and for the potential Festival could have. So hype!
I'll be honest: for me, the 360/Series X controller is the best personally. I couldn't get past Medium in CH/RB/GH just because it felt so awkward to move my entire hand. But moving my thumb to go between X Y and B? Makes it more like I'm doing a long QTE
I wholeheartedly agree
A good overview of this, and I am also glad you are being heard in terms of feedback. The majority of us trust your judgement in these kinds of things, as well as the judgements of JP, Jason, and Wisemoose.
Also, Rosie playing with your drumset for a bit made me smile 😊
Before this game mode I had never touched a rhythm game in my life and ever since I started playing I haven't looked back. Been playing it since mid December and went from my first FC being Thunder on vocals for hard difficulty, finally getting convinced to play expert in early January, then now FC on i, The Search, What's Poppin, Ride Wit Me, and more on vocals on expert (I love playing vocals). I still play other games but on Fortnite I have the game for festival and no other reason. Love this game and am very excited for the future. Great video!
Im Pre-saving for the guitar controller, cant wait to try it
Legitimately so happy I got back into Guitar Hero 2 years ago, it made this mode 10x more hype than it would have been otherwise. I'm also in love with some of the changes they've made to the game, one I didn't immediately expect being the all taps. My Guitar controller(s)' strum bar has begun to double strum, so I can't really play many songs in normal Guitar Hero or Rock Band without over strumming. All taps inadvertently fixes that issue. The game mode also incentivizes playing at harder difficulties, I started on medium (b/c that's what I usually play in GH/RB) but after a few weeks switched to Hard and then Expert, and now I can gold star and even FC a few songs on Expert (still suck ass at drums though lol). The new Ramp Up Quests for this season also had me tinker with the calibration and speed of the highway, which led to better scores and got me some that landed me in the top 1,000. Not SUPER impressive since most of the time these are the easier songs, but when looking at my skill only 5 months ago, I can confidently say I have improved because of Festival.
The future is so so bright for this game mode, the possible different options later down the line like guitar battles and stuff is so exciting and the potential for songs and genres is even more exciting. I see all the time casual players talking about the mode having a blast just playing a song or two they enjoy with friends after a night playing the BR mode, people talking about wanting X song or X artist as the next one featured, there are so many new fans or returning fans having a fun regardless of their skill level.
Great points throughout the entire video
Also 3:57 I love your daughter in the background just vibin’ lmao
I really appreciate this for bringing rhythm games to a new audience, and I can't wait to see it evolve. This might be the only genre where being live service might be a benefit.
I never played guitar hero or rock band but I love this mode in Fortnite , it’s a great way to just chill and level up super easy. I hope in the future they add a lot more songs.
5:51 lowkey a banger😂
As someone who played guitar hero/rockband for years and collected all the games, I think festival is one of the most fun rhythm games I have played and I cant wait for guitar controller support.
I've never had experience with guitar Hero in my life but in the span of three months I'm already playing on expert mode festival is just one of those games where you can just lern fast and it's fun to play
I'm hopeful for the future of fortnite festival, been playing GH harness since I was 6, I'm 23 now, I'm hoping to see a whole new wave of rythem gamers come out of this
It's been cool playing this gamemode since its release. Definitely has a long life ahead of it
God dammit I'm going to download Fortnite.
Also, you make a great point about having fun with easy songs. I play Project Sekai, and when I first started the game I sorted the setlist from easiest to hardest and moved my way down on expert mode, and only one or two of the starting tracks gave me any trouble (yeah I passed Intense Voice first try, what about it 😎 to be fair the game has a really steady difficulty progression). Once I finished them all, I decided that I wanted to clear every song on every difficulty, because the song badge has little icons for each difficulty that show if you clear, full combo, or all perfect it. Cut some months in the future, and I now have 150 songs played with all perfects on easy *and* normal mode lol, just because getting the shiny purple and blue diamond on the song feels good. I've also fc'd most of them on hard and expert as well, just a different kind of fun. I haven't focused on getting all perfects on any other difficulty yet really, I mostly focus on getting the easy and normal difficulties out of the way and then play some harder stuff when I get bored haha. It's a good game! If anyone reading decides to check it out, don't get sucked into the gacha and you'll have a good time. The rhythm game part of it is actually fantastic, and the master charts are super creative and unique!
I'm grateful that FN Festival has brought life to the rhythm game scene in a bigger way than we've ever seen. More and more people are coming to this style of game and I am very happy to see rhythm games flourish in the mainstream again. This game has connected me with so many great people that I never would've met before aswell. P.s, thank you for addressing how, yes the songs are easy, but thats not what is pushing the games competition, but rather the dynamic of perfect notes and pathing.
I used to play guitar hero and rock band so much back in the day until they died. Nothing really replaced it for me until Festival. Sure there is clone hero, but I personally like Festival much more because I'm also already a huge Fortnite fan. I love competing on leaderboards too. I've had a couple top #100 rankings so far! For me this makes it more addicting than the old GH or RB games. I also love not needing the instruments, I use my keyboard. And it's free!
I can understand people not liking the fortnite festival even tho I was one of them but as soon as I tried it not long ago I'm completely hooked on it I love playing the drum charts and brings me back the gh2/gh3 days using the controller.
5:50 Yo what? I had NO idea that was a thing! That's awesome
Bro wipped out the riffmaster….bro I need it already 😫
Add alongside the other modes..”legacy mode” different and more advanced charts like the and rb. Where you play with strumming, hopos, taps etc. that’s be insane! I think that would make it blow up even more.
I'm glad that Fortnite Festival is getting people into the rhythm and guitar hero/rock band games. My first introduction to these games was World Tour and On Tour as a kid. Seeing a game I grew up with during my middle and high school years becomes something more exciting! Can't wait to get my hands on the Riftmaster and great job on the video! Keep it up 🤘
I think the best part is that me and my friends can lose a game of Fortnite and go right to jamming with each other on the Fortnite festival, all struggling because we suck at rhythm games.
Fortnite Festival revived my love for these types of games, especially since I can play as John Wick.
Now it’s pretty good but they need to add you joining the game while it’s in session so you could just spectate and it’ll tell you how many people up to 3 that are spectating. And then they can just play with others that are already in the game when the song or set list is over.
chiasm for fortnite festival
little timmy gon learn today
I really am excited for the future of Fortnite festival! Cant wait for more game modes like ranked or a pvp type thing.
Finally a rhythm game where i can keep up... for now at least.
Played guitar hero since i was literally 4 years old, im heading to University next year. Amazing addition to an amazing game!!
Cant wait for ranked!
I was too young to play any rockband games when they were popular so seeing a popular modern game like Fortnite implement what I missed and wanted to play, yeah, very cool. I approve :) Can't wait for future updates, I'm hoping for some really hard songs that actually get me to try because as of right now, I've almost FC'ed every instrument on every song on the first play through when the song gets released.
The main thing I wish was the case was that I could play 4 key and still be able to get maximum score, the expert mode is obviously 5 key because it is mimicking guitar hero but as it isnt a guitar hero game and doesnt have controllers or anything I'd much rather be able to do 4 key since that is basically the general basis for mania games as far as I know
There are some things i'd like to see involving multiplayer is
Seeing other players highways
Hearing when other players mess up (optional)
A true Versus mode
One can only hope to see some more metal/hard rock/80's glam/or even some arena rock songs 🤟🏻
Thanks you Nice vid
omg i cant believe i didnt figure that out but the thumb stick makes perfect sense for that
when they add offical support for rockband controllers i will be all over it, its fun to play here and there on controller but i feel like i cramp up pretty fast using one , they already have so many good song and are still coming out with more... honestly have alot of faith in this mode once they add the rockband controller support (i know u can use one on pc but im on ps)
im truly glad that fortnite is bringing this formula into the new genration
One of the biggest things to talk about it's the lack of tension; No streak counter, nothing that makes you feel "oh, I'm losing". Don't get me wrong, I do really love this mode and I'm really into the updates. Fortnite has made things real good, the game it's better than ever and I'm glad to say it. But there's room for improvement
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I have been thoroughly enjoying festival, always excited to see what the new songs are every week. Love seeing our characters go ham on the stage! My only complaint is probably that i wish we had someway to limit censorship, i know it wont happen due to the games rating but censorship is so annoying to me and can ruin the vibe of the song.
Fortnite Festival is in my opinion the best handled of the three new modes. LEGO Fortnite follows it very closely. I love all the cross compatibility the Jam Tracks have with Battle Royale, serving as a gateway to either mode.
The best thing about this is that it’s FREE. You don’t have to buy anything besides cosmetics if you want. Everyone can joke how it’s in fortnite but it goes so freaking hard. Especially the songs they’ve been adding in the past two weeks.
guys acai uploaded a banger