Highly popular battle royale gameFortniteis known to run a crazy crossover or two over the years. While a lot of gamers in the general community have not looked upon them too favorably, a lot ofFortniteplayers themselves seem to love them, albeit when given in small doses. Ever since the firstInfinity Warcrossover, Epic Games has added content from movie franchises to video games and even influencers to its ever-popular battle royale.
Since then, the battle royale has collaborated with popular gaming franchises such asResident EvilandStreet Fighter, and evenaddedAmong Uscosmetics, featuring various characters as skins that players can exchange V-Bucks for, or by participating in special events. Recently,Fortniteentered Chapter Three, and the game has even brought along the recently releasedTiny Tina’s Wonderlandinto the mix. There are plenty of other franchises that the colorful battle royale could do a crossover with; here are five video game franchises that haven’t yet joined the fray.
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Fortnite x FromSoftware
While there are rumors that acrossover betweenFortniteandElden Ringmight become a reality, the battle royale game has yet to feature a title from FromSoftware during a crossover event. Although the developers have added an homage to the Sun Bros' world-renowned sun-praising gesture as the emote “Praise the Tomato,” there hasn’t been a direct crossover between the two in the history ofFortnite.
There are plenty of beloved characters that Epic Games could choose from across all of FromSoftware’s library of games. Whether it’s Warrior Jar Alexander or Solaire of Astoria, there’s someone from theDark SoulsorElden Ringgames that will most definitely be a hit as a skin. The developers could alsodesign aFortniteareathat’s FromSoftware-esque with medieval structures, and even the game’s building mechanics could be given an old school redesign as part of the FromSoft-inspired area.
Fortnite x Grand Theft Auto
GangsterFortnitehasn’t yet been done, and a crossover with theGrand Theft Autoseries would be the best way for the battle royal to go about it. WithRockstar confirmingGrant Theft Auto 6to be in development, iconic items and characters from everyGrand Theft Autogame currently out there could also work in Rockstar’s favor. Crossovers in general tend to help with boosting views on the video games being featured, and if Rockstar wants as many eyes on its upcoming addition to their beloved franchise as possible, this could be the way to go about it.
Fortnite’s gameplay already features lots of gunplay, so battling it out mafia-style asGTAcharacters might not be so farfetched. AGrand Theft Autocrossover could feature a map that’s inspired by San Andreas or Vice City where thegrapple glove inFortnitewould be great fun to use. With this crossover idea, players could also get their hands on a Trevor skin or grab Tommy’s signature Hawaiian T-shirt for players' own characters to flaunt.
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Fortnite x Splatoon
Epic Games has yet to do a crossover with a Nintendo franchise, but if it were to, theSplatoonseries would be a great place to start. TheSplatoongames are just as colorful and vibrant asFortniteitself, so the ink-splattering gameplay could find itself a decent home within the beloved battle royale. ThisbigFortnitecrossover ideacould open up to players needing to implement fresh strategies to get themselves a win.
Nintendo isn’t a stranger to crossovers. In fact, its entireSuper Smash Bros. series revolves around massive crossovers between gaming franchises – both within and outside of Nintendo’s own repertoire. Epic Games doesn’t necessarily need to featurea newFornitemapfor this crossover idea, but it should definitely feature Inkling or Octoling skins and utilizeSplatoon’s ink-swimming mechanic to spice gameplay up, perhaps by creating a special gameplay mode. With theSplatoon-inspired game mode, players could switch from ink gun to regular weapons to splatter their ink all over the area, including over other players' buildings, and use their ink streams to get from A to B.
Fortnite x Dungeons and Dragons
Medieval and fantasy seem to be popular themes inFortnite’s Creative Hub, and Epic Games can take advantage of this popularity by doing a crossover with one of the biggest medieval-fantasy franchises:Dungeons and Dragons. While Epic did release thedragon-looking Klombo inFortnite’s v19.10 update, it has yet to add actual dragons or feature actual medieval gameplay.
A crossover betweenFortniteand a franchise likeDungeons and Dragonscould highlight melee-first weapon mechanics, or place bows and crossbows at the fore; it could even introduce magical abilities toFortnite’s gameplay. All buildings could be made from logs instead of planks, adding to the medieval feel, and players could choose a selection of skins that relate to classicD&Dclasses like Wizards, Paladins, and Rogues, perhaps each with a unique emote to match their personal game style.
Fortnite x Pokemon
Another Nintendo franchise that Epic Games could cross over with is the classicPokemonseries. SomegreatFortnitecrossover skinscould have players dressing their characters up as Pokemon trainers while healing items could be redesigned as classicPokemonpotions, fish could be turned into specific Water-type Pokemon like Magikarp, and foraged fruits could be turned into the different Berry types found inPokemon.
Although perhaps difficult to implement, there could be a limited-timed gameplay event where players have to battle each other’s creatures to win the battle royale – no weapons, just creatures.Fortniteis already full of unique creatures that players could use to battle it out against each other and perhaps to keep gameplay interesting,special NPCs inFortnitecould give players unique buffs to give their creatures the edge. Or, to keep things simple, Pokeballs could be made as a trap within regular gameplay.
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