But it also leads to some extremely cool moments, particularly when it comes to live events. The first show I went to I dressed as Travis Scott later, I wore a Toronto Raptors jersey and had a dancing baby Groot strapped to my back.įortnite’s crash commercialism, where seemingly every fictional world collides with real-world celebrities in a battle royale game, can definitely be off-putting at times.
Later, I walked by a pair of Marshmellos lounging in identical yellow beanbag chairs. At one point, while I was waiting for the game’s virtual Ariana Grande concert this weekend, three identical versions of Rick from Rick and Morty surrounded me and started dancing. It’s hard to overstate just how weird Fortnite is.
