PUBG: 5 Reasons Why It's The Best Battle Royale Game
PUBG's success is down to far more than just good mechanics.
When PUBG hit the virtual shelves of Steam on March 17th, 2017, it took the internet by storm, starting an unprecedented rise to the peak of video game hype, creating a revenue of $11 million in just three days.
The
industry scrambled to capitalise on this new genre, with an onslaught of Battle
Royale games hitting the market. PUBG is currently in the best state it has
ever been following the remastered Erangel update.
However, it is not the new maps or updates that make PUBG so exciting it has the exact same appeal now as it did upon release albeit in a more tasteful package. The crux of what makes PUBG great, makes your heart pound as you enter the final 10, annoys your friends when they claim you’re a bad teammate or that daring dash to that airdrop is its unpredictability.
When you combine all the above together PUBG becomes less about the gameplay and more about the stories and the memories that were created, each win is memorable, each location holds a different unique story and that it was makes PUBG not just great but iconic.
5. The Imperfections
PUBG is by no means a perfect game, in fact far from it. It
has numerous bugs, glitches and sometimes is downright broken. Nevertheless,
one thing can be assured, there is never a dull moment. Whether it’s the
frustration of dying in some horrific motorbike accident that would put the MX
games of old to shame or whether it’s becoming some form of a human un-rendered
staircase hybrid right out of the next Alien film, PUBG’s imperfections are part
of its charm.
It will frustrate and antagonise you, but occasionally it
will show you a glimpse of something truly special. Other BR’s are pretty, and whilst
initially engaging they are hollow, drab, once you have played 10 games you
have seen it all, behind all their polish is emptiness, there’s no passion it’s
just a video game. The crux of PUBG’s success is like the middle of a Cadbury
Crème Egg, its messy, sticky, hard to eat, but when you do, it’s delicious.
Fortnite is the confectionary equivalent of M&M’s, tasty but the bag is
never quite large enough.