Fall Guys has seemingly come out of nowhere to entertain gamers the world over. The simple premise of surviving a variety of crazy minigame challenges in this battle royale makes it accessible to gamers of all ages.
As new games have been added and players have had a chance to try everything out some minigames have become fan favorites and others are absolutely despised by the fans. Generally speaking, here are the games fans root for and the ones they slog through.
10 Fan Favorite: Hit Parade
Hit Parade stands out from other mini games in that it throws everything but the kitchen sink at players. Players start on a balancing beam before navigating through turntables before being funneled through a small opening to a pendulum bridge. Those that make it that far then race up a slimed slope to the finish line.
The variety of challenges and the mitigated trolling from other players make this a straight forward and fun mini game. Squeezing through the small opening can be annoying if the player is at the back of the pack, but its easy to get ahead of the masses on the rest of it.
9 Want To Avoid: Roll Out
Admittedly some players really like this mini game, but far more don’t. The act of balancing on a series of spinning platform without falling off seems challenging, but in reality players can stay in the same spot for most of the challenge.
It can get tough with griefing players who’ll grab onto other people and drag them into the slime with them. But if everyone is focused on survival then everyone will give each other space and dodge around the obstacles until someone slips up, which can take forever.
8 Fan Favorite: Fall Mountain
Fall Mountain is a dash to the top to grab the floating crown. Actually getting there can be interesting as players must dodge a variety of obstacles and the falling balls that pinball around the track. Even for skilled players the randomization of the rolling balls can throw them off and cause interesting things to happen.
There is a faction of players that wish this was a first round challenge which honestly would make for some interesting Twitch or YouTube content as dozens of players get bowled over. But for everyone else it’s a test of the exploits and tricks the player’s learned to reach the top.
7 Want To Avoid: Jinxed
Team-based mini games get a lot of flak from players as it relies too much upon random players without voice chat coordinating together in a strategic manner. Jinxed certainly isn’t the worst team-based game, but it has many issues.
A player could play their best and get a lot of kills for their team, only to lose because their teammates can’t avoid the enemy. If not infected the player runs around the map until they’re caught or lose because their teammates didn’t have the common sense to be unpredictable
6 Fan Favorite: The Whirlygig
The Whirylgig is probably one of the best designed mini games which is likely why players enjoy it so much. With the length of the course, how often the fans and blades knock players off players will often be spread out and groupings don’t last very long.
The player also has the choice on which path they take to victory, there’s either the high risk shortcut down the middle or the safer but longer paths on the sides. The fact that fans haven’t decided which is best proves this course is beautifully balanced.
5 Want To Avoid: Tail Tag
Tail Tag is a free-for-all where players run around trying to snag the tail and hold onto it. What makes this game annoying for fans is that it doesn’t matter how long they’ve had their tail, only that they have it before the timer runs out.
This means a player could have had a tail for 90% of the time, but because someone swiped it just before the clock ran out they’ll lose. As a result many players have gotten into the habit of waiting for the clock to run down before a mad dash at the end to grab tails. It’s a bad sign for a game when a viable strategy is to avoid playing until just the end.
4 Fan Favorite: Slime Climb
Slime Climb is perhaps the most iconic challenge in the game and one that introduces players to griefing. The rising slime adds a fun dynamic that seems much more pressing than a simple timer in the corner. It also has a variety of obstacles that serve as a great introduction for harder challenges later on.
Admittedly the course has seen a rise in players camping the spinning yellow posts to eliminate entire swaths of people. But it is still considered a favorite by fans for its simplicity and the nail biting scramble when the Slime starts lapping at people’s feet.
3 Want To Avoid: Team Tail Tag
Take everything that makes Tail Tag a pain and add a requirement for players to coordinate as a team. This means a player could have a tail the entire round, hang onto it as the timer ticks to zero, and still lose because their teammates didn’t.
Even worse is that it’s very hard to lend any kind of assistance to a struggling teammate. Sure the player could hang onto a tail-wearing enemy, but that only puts them at risk of getting their own tail taken by the enemy’s teammates. Many times it feels like the player does their best and simply relies on chance to win.
2 Fan Favorite: Hex-A-Gone
There seem to be an agreement that the Hex-A-Gone challenge is the fan favorite. Perhaps the beauty of this mini game is that there are so many strategies and ways to play that can result in victory. Players can take their time with each tile to ensure they have other places to jump to while other players run around eliminating everyone else’s plans and forcing them to fall.
The player can be passive or aggressive and both work well. Even experienced players will find themselves losing to amateurs because this game is so unpredictable in a way that feels fair. Most deaths are due to a misstep by the player after all.
1 Want To Avoid: Perfect Match
There are some exceptions of course, but most fans generally agree that Perfect Match is the worst mini game. Where other challenges involve dodging obstacles, outmaneuvering enemies, or performing daring jumps, this game requires good memory.
As a result it’s a boring slog for players to keep track of which tile they’re supposed to stand on and make sure they stand on it before the others disappear. Some players can troll others into standing on the wrong tile or pushing people off, but most deaths are a result of players failing to pay attention because they’re simply sick of keeping track.
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