Fall Beans Is the Kind of Game That Reminds Me Why I Still Love Casual Multiplayer Games
I’ll be honest – I almost skipped Fall Beans. Not because it looked bad, but because I’ve played so many multiplayer games that it’s hard to get excited anymore. After a while, everything starts blending together. Another battle royale. Another survival game. Another competitive experience where everyone seems to take things way too seriously.
I figured Fall Beans would be more of the same. I was wrong. Instead of stressing me out, it did the exact opposite. It made me laugh. More importantly, it reminded me that multiplayer games don’t always need to be complicated to be entertaining. The concept is refreshingly simple. You and a group of other players jump into obstacle courses, dodge traps, avoid falling into the void, and try to reach the finish line before getting eliminated. That’s really all there is to it.
Simple on paper. Not so simple once the match actually starts. The first course I played looked easy enough. I saw moving platforms, spinning bars, and a few jumps that didn’t seem too difficult. I thought, “This shouldn’t be too bad.” Then I watched about twenty players pile into the same narrow platform at once. Read More