I can't stop landing at Fortnite's Lazy Lake Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. I can't stop landing at Fortnite's Lazy Lake A smaller splash. Feature by Christian Donlan Features Editor Updated on 5 Dec 2019 2 comments Tilted is no more. The whole island Tilted ruled is no more. And this means it's interesting times for Fortnite. I've been getting used to Chapter Two's new island for a while now - I know parts of it quite well even if the overall arrangement hasn't quite clipped into place in my head - and I end up thinking about Tilted quite a bit. Tilted was a singular focal point for the map on the first island. It was almost a game within a game, a special, faster mode in the middle of a wider battle royale. The big question in Fortnite used to be binary: Tilted or Anywhere But Tilted? The new island makes things more complex. Basically, it has a bunch of what I would class as Mini Tilteds. It's a bit like when Superman died and there were suddenly a handful of wannabes running around vying for the job. I like all the Mini Tilteds, but one really stands out. Lazy Lake. Lazy Lake is not the new Tilted - it's not a question of Lazy Lake or Anywhere But? It's something better. It's one choice out of many. It's my favourite choice. I've been trying to work out why that is. Lazy Lake is smallish: a handful of buildings, one or two quite tall by the standards of the new map, many of them fairly small and hiding secret basements and that kind of jazz. Around it on one side at least is a raised lip of ground, so you can still do that Tilted thing of standing outside and firing in, but all on a much smaller scale. Lazy Lake is actually kind of snug. Watch on YouTube And it's the snugness that I love, I think. Lazy Lake is actually really complicated, and when you're inside it it can be like being inside the track boundary at an F1 race - the sounds seem to come from everywhere! It is a warren of rooms and stairwells and lift shafts and little patios. It has what they refer to as that indoor-outdoor-living-thing on Selling Sunset. You're never quite sure you're safe. And if you get up high with a sniper rifle, there is a wonderful play of building facades and windows. You can spy people across the way inside another building, minding their own businesses. You can snipe people in one building through another. Tilted had scale, but Lazy Lake really makes its smaller footprint work for it. It's compacted, and feels like the result of prolonged thinking about what works and what doesn't work in a game like this. Tilted's gone, then, but Epic's means of replacing it has been pretty fascinating. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Features Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. 14 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Feature What games get wrong about horses And what they could do about it. 34 Feature Shout out to all the Overwatch supports - where would we be without you? Merci. 55 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store