Fall Guys Update Adds New Portal Skin | Game Rant - GameRant

Posted: 04 Sep 2020 12:00 AM PDT

Fall Guys' meteoric rise in popularity has continued through the announcement of upcoming features through Gamescom. Players simply cannot get enough of the game, both in terms of playing and watching it on streaming sites. Players love it so much, they have even created Fall Guys obstacle courses in Fortnite, emulating one super popular battle royale in the creative of another battle royale.

It's not surprising when one considers all the aspects that make Fall Guys so popular. The simple, colorful visuals give the game a great, welcoming style. The gameplay is not only simple but visually interesting, meaning it is fun to both watch and play. Perhaps most genius of all are the Fall Guys themselves. The design of the bean-ish creatures is very simple while still being cute, allowing for many customization options that feel completely natural. Despite clearly being non-human, they have caught on rapidly as a likable design.

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Because the game's characters are so easy to design costumes for, many corporations and other games have already put forth designs. In terms of corporate brands, the Fall Guys Twitter started a charity donation contest to determine what brand would be made into a costume. While the contest was won at the last minute by a collaboration led by Ninja, it does not represent the full scope of Fall Guys costumes. In addition to a Bullet Kin costume referencing Enter the Gungeon, another game published by Devolver Digital, Fall Guys has several costumes that are references to Valve games like Half-Life and Portal 2. Sticking with the theme, Fall Guys has just released a new costume of Cell, the protagonist of both Portal games.

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THERE WE GO!!!
Another Portal collab!
On PS4 and Steam right now
If you have won 10 more crowns than me, you can unlock it!
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— Fall Guys | BeanBot Activated 🤖 (@FallGuysGame) September 3, 2020

The costume features Cell's signature Aperture top and half-jumpsuit, along with her hair. It also has a portal gun which, sadly, is almost certainly non-functional. The costume is, overall, a fitting sendup to a character who has to face her own, significantly more deadly platforming tests. It is slightly more elaborate than some of the best Fall Guys cosmetics, and is a nice nod for players who love the Portal series. Before this, Peabody was the only other representation, and was only made publicly available even more recently. While great, Peabody ensures the Fall Guy inside doesn't exactly retain their iconic look. The Cell costume is a nice compromise.

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With the recent trend of Portal costumes, one cannot help but wonder if the most famous character of the Portal series, the A.I. GLaDOS, can be far behind. While her original, robotic form would have to be something like a boss, an obstacle akin to Big Yeetus, there is a way she could become a costume. For awhile, in Portal 2, GLaDOS became a potato, and a potato would make an easy costume for a Fall Guy.

What would be even cooler would be some elements from the Portal series somehow making their way into Fall Guys. Players and level designers like RubberRoss have shared level ideas freely, and the Fall Guys devs have clearly been developing new ideas of their own. The Portals from Portal might not work that well Fall Guys, but the various goos from Portal 2 might be a good addition, even if it's a temporary one.

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Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is available on PC and PS4.

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