Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockoutis the perfect example of a game falling behind a stronger cultural force despite its own impressive popularity. In late summer 2020,Fall Guystook the Internet by storm only to be overshadowed byAmong Us; another multiplayer game featuring colorful, bean-like characters. Despite its dominance in mainstream gaming crowds being relatively short-lived,Fall Guyshas a dedicated enough fanbase that multiple games can be held at once. Unlike a meme going around the official Twitter page’s posts like to imply, it is far from a dead game.
That being said,Fall Guyscould do more to improve quality-of-life features, as well as the overall experience. The game is a far cry from what it once was, and that’s mostly for the better. However, every new season comes with the except new theme; new minigames that tie into that aforementioned theme; and a plethora of new costumes, banners, and nicknames that players can collect by leveling up. While there are multiple ways forFall Guysto successfully keep its current players and attract more people, one of the best and most innovative strategies could be the implementation of a level editor.
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A Level Editor Is Only Natural for Fall Guys
After almost two years,Fall Guyshas established a strong identitywhen it comes to both mechanics and visuals. The bright multicolored environments, cartoonish characters, and games reminiscent of the TV showWipeoutare all recognizable aspects of this party game. With such iconic assets used for levels, a competent level editor could be fun to tinker with for many fans. The assets themselves are just broad enough to be included in any content, yet specific enough to have particular purposes.
There are plenty of potential gimmicks that players could add in their ownFall Guysminigames. Some of the most notable ones are the giant mallets, cheekily nicknamed “Big Yeetus” by the developers andFall Guysfans, the hexagon panels from “Hex-A-Gone,” and the slime from “Slime Climb” and “The Slimescraper.” It is easy to imagine picking apart these different ingredients and creating a mess of a level out of the newfound recipe. AFall Guyslevel editor could allow players to create mayhem as they please.
Although the potential chaos that could come with aFall Guyslevel editor is appealing to the average player, there are obviously people who would want to genuinely create a community around these customized levels and will attempt to legitimately develop designing skills while creating the bestFall Guyslevel they can. Just like how plenty ofSuper Mario Makerplayerswill learn how to make challenging but enjoyableMariolevels that go beyond the scope of what the regular games allow, there are probably a plethora ofFall Guysfans with the same ambitions.
What makesaFall Guyslevel editorseem like a guaranteed strong addition is how vital it is to a party game which focuses around the player relying on other people to play whether they are alone or not. So far, the game has gotten more minigames and cosmetics to unlock, but the core gameplay has mostly remained the same; even additional modes follow the original formula. AFall Guyslevel editor, hopefully as a permanent new mode, could root an entirely different mode into the game, spicing up the overall content in the process.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockoutis available on PC and PlayStation 4, with Nintendo Switch and Xbox versions in development.
