While the hype of the video game scene moves towards the next console generation, there is still a good chunk left over for Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. While anyone who loves Fall Guys is encouraged to check out the shows that inspired it, the game itself also makes for great watching. Some people have accomplished incredible things in Fall Guys, like one player who won a crown using a hat controller.
The controls of Fall Guys are as simple as the rest of the game. Players run, jump, dive, and grab. Each event sees players utilizing all of these in a desperate attempt to push past the competition. A game of Fall Guys is a fierce game, but not a harsh one. Still, winning can be a difficult endeavor.
This makes the recent achievement of Steven Spohn even more impressive. Spohn is the COO of AbleGamers, a charity that helps people with disabilities play and enjoy video games. Spohn himself has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which affects his muscles and spinal nerves. This obviously makes it difficult or impossible to do many things, including play most video games. Nevertheless, Spohn recently posted a clip from his Twitch stream showing his first Fall Guys victory. He won an absolute triumph in Fall Guys using a hat modified into a controller in the final dash up Fall Mountain.
According to Spohn, the hat controller uses infrared sensors to read his movements and move his character. It's the kind of innovative solution that his organization, AbleGamers, is trying to improve on and make available for more players. One important project Spohn has worked on with Microsoft is the Xbox Adaptive Controller, an adaptable hub for multiple devices designed to work for and adapt to the needs of players with limited mobility. Spohn has also worked with Ryan Reynolds to promote AbleGamers, talking about how the charity helps players overcome their unique challenges to play their games.
Spohn's love for Fall Guys is far from unique, and it is only bringing together a distinctly wholesome community more and more. Fan creations for the game have run rampant, including Fall Guys style levels created in Fortnite's Creative mode. Meanwhile, in real life, one artist created a Fall Guys skateboard based on Bean.
New official content for Fall Guys shows no sign of slowing down either. Obviously Season 2 is on the horizon, but smaller releases are also frequent. A new Portal crossover skin for Fall Guys was released recently (Chell), as well as a My Friend Pedro banana skin. Hopefully the game, and all the wonderful people it's brought together, will continue to amaze as the game progresses.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is available on PC and PS4.