And season 2 is here! So, this is around the time where Fall Guys lost its popularity peak, and Among Us was in the spotlight during that time. However, the supporters still gave this new season a try, and fit with some new minigames.
Unfortunately, I've been hearing the update was very underwhelming. The new minigames weren't enough to pick Fall Guys back up too much. They had this planned out since Fall Guys' release, and it seemed more like an expansion pack than anything. :/
It wasn't until the mid-season update where it went up a little bit. But anyways, here are some moments of Redd and Ali back in the colorful game show!
I hope you enjoy! ;)
Redd and Ali spawn back in the same area where they would wait to get cued up into a match. Redd was holding one of the 2D crowns in his hands, while Aaliyah had some Kudos with her.
"Enjoying the way of Fall Guys, you two?" I asked them.
"Yeah, I'm liking it so far! We even got a couple crowns to our name!" Redd cheered.
"I like it, too. It's really fun!" Aaliyah chimed in.
"Good to hear, Aaliyah," I complimented, "You guys have any favorite or least favorite minigames so far?"
"For me, I like The Whirlygig, and also Egg Scramble and Hex-a-gone and Fall Mountain," Redd explained, "I also like Slime Climb, and Jump Club... lots are good! But I hate Tip Toe and Hoarders."
"I like games like Fall Ball and See Saw. Didn't like Tip Toe or Tail Tag too much... but lots of games are still fun." Aaliyah stated.
"Heh, that is surprising coming from you, Ali," I chuckled, "It's good to hear that you guys are enjoying it so far. Did you two also have some fun with Big Yeetus?"'
"Um... Big Yeetus...?" Aaliyah repeated.
"Well... we did see a big hammer that launches us far, including those jelly beans." Redd reminded.
"That's Big Yeetus. The giant hammer is Big Yeetus. That's its name." I pointed out.
"Wait... its name is actually Big Yeetus?" Redd questioned.
"Yep," I replied, "During the time of their mid-season update, they also release, anti-cheatus, where they implemented an anti-cheating system so they can stop hackers."
"Huh. I didn't know Fall Guys was very meme-y." Redd commented.
"So, what are we going to do now, JReddSSBU?" Aaliyah asked politely.
"I'm glad you asked, innocent little Veemo." I said in a determined tone. I make three screens pop up. Jelly beans were wearing medieval costumes, navigating through an obstacle course, and pushing a large platform.
"Season 2 was hyped up for a while, and they went for a medieval theme for Fall Guys all around," I explained, "Some people forgot about this when a game called Among Us was all the hype during then. But people returned to Fall Guys and gave it a try."
"Ooh! Medieval!" Aaliyah said in awe.
"I have to safely announce that it may be underwhelming for you guys," I sighed, "There aren't too many new minigames, but I would still like to suggest you give it a try, too."
"Heh, you don't have to tell me twice!" Redd chuckled, "I'm ready for anything related to this fun game show!"
"Anything, huh? Even the mid-season update: Fan Big Little Yeet? And also the new obstacle, Thicc Bonkus?"
Aaliyah and Redd just stare around, dumbfounded at the names that I spread out.
"These names are weird..." Redd groaned.
"Well, um... l-let's give the new minigames a try." Aaliyah stated. Redd nods in agreement, and the two super jump away so they can get into the next series of matches awaiting them.
"Have fun, you two!" I called out.
Race Minigame 1: Knight Fever
Navigate the medieval obstacles and race to the finish line!
As part of season 2, the clear skies would become pink instead of blue. And erasing the colorful rainbows would be replaced by castles and more gray and brown colors, but still adding some color to make it cartoonish and medieval.
Aaliyah and Redd would take some time to stretch before they await what this new minigame has to bestow upon them.
"I sure am excited to see this new game!" Redd cheers, "You ready, Ali?"
"Mm hmm." Aaliyah said with a nod.
3... 2... 1... GO!
And they're all off right away. There were two small bridges going up, and they had three axes on each of them that would swing around in a circle. Aaliyah showed some nervousness from them at first, thinking it might be too violent if they may cut anyone up in half.
However, that doesn't seem to be the case, as some jellybeans that were slightly hit by the axe didn't face any cuts on their skins. Rather, they would just be put in a ragdoll situation as they were slightly pushed.
Redd and Aaliyah decided to take the right bridge, as their starting positions were on the right rather than the left. Avoiding the axes wasn't exactly hard for these two at the slightest. It didn't prove much of a challenge to anyone, believe it or not.
Next up, there were three large, thick cylinder platforms. They would have pink spikes that would spin around, leaving some small open paths for anyone to take. They were moving kinda quick, so it may be difficult for the Inkopolis residents.
However, when they walked across them to avoid the small spikes, it was actually way easier for them than they expected. They stood on a large green platform as a break point for what was to come next.
Well, it was the exact same thing, but there were two of them this time.
"Hm... those tiny spike pushers aren't a challenge. They're easier than I thought." Redd stated. Aaliyah nods in agreement. But the went straight away for it, not wanting to waste any time. This is a race course, after all.
Next up, there was a large slime slide with a bunch of axes scattered all around, swinging wildly. Redd and Aaliyah stick together, and they rush down the slime slide at a quick speed, with a few jelly beans joining them.
Some bumped into one of the three triangle bouncy platforms that awaited at the bottom, but they got back up easily. Now there was a long bridge with some tiny holes on it. And there were two of those "Thicc Bonkus" obstacles that they heard about earlier.
"Oh, this is the 'Thicc Bonkus'?" Aaliyah questioned.
"I can never get used to hearing that name..." Redd sighed, not knowing what to say about the name choice for the spiked platform. Regardless, they stuck together as they tried to navigate through the bridge, away from getting hit by Thicc Bonkus.
This was way harder for them, as they always got pushed into one of the holes. But a bunch of beans were struggling with this part as well. Redd and Aaliyah were stuck here for what seemed like a minute.
Suddenly, Redd saw jelly beans staying near the corner, and were avoiding the Bonkus's with ease. Barely pushed.
"Hey, Ali! Stay in the corner! The Bonkus can barely get to you." Redd suggested. He and Aaliyah got up again to give this run one last try, awaiting what to expect.
While the Bonkus merely touched them, they weren't pushed anymore. They finally got to the last part before the finish line, and still had a chance to qualify.
There were three drawbridges that would come apart upwards, then lean back down in a straight path to stick together. Aaliyah and Redd stick by one, run across it, and then...
QUALIFIED!
With a close call, they reached the finish line just in time.
"Phew! That was a close one." Redd sighed in relief.
"Mm hmm. But that one was fun." Aaliyah commented.
"I agree on that!" Redd chimed in.
Race Minigame 2: Wall Guys
Use sprite=6 to GRAB and-
*BLUNDERDOME CONNECTION ERROR. INITITATING AUTOMATIC TROUBLESHOOTING RESTART.*
*BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.*
*REBOOTING*
GRAB and move blocks - create paths and jump along the cross walls and reach the finish line!
Contrary to the name of this course, there were four walls that everyone will have to climb over. The green was was the smallest, then the yellow one goes a bit higher, the next orange one makes it more of a challenge, and the red one proves the final bout before the finish line.
Between all of these walls, there was a large segment for everyone to move around, and some platforms others can grab and jump onto. The later walls had some platforms much larger.
"Hm... this may be a bit rough for us..." Aaliyah pointed out.
"For sure, but I think we can do this." Redd assured.
3... 2... 1... GO!
Some beans immediately grabbed onto the edge of the wall and climb onto it. Others jumped onto a small platform so they can jump onto the wall, and avoid being bounced off the taller segments to separate the flat parts.
Redd and Aaliyah jump onto the platform and join in. The yellow wall was beginning to prove much more of a challenge. However, beans were pushing a larger platform near a smaller one, and used that as a boost to get to the wall.
But the orange wall is where things were getting more tough. Beans already on a tall platform were all bunched up together, pushing each other slightly. Others were trying to find their own way with their own platform instead of joining the chaotic mess.
While Redd and Ali were trying to find another way through, it proved to be much more difficult than they imagined. Some jelly beans were already cutting through to get to the last wall first.
But the two were struggling to even hang onto the wall like some beans were skilled enough to do.
"Urgh... my hands are cramping up at this point!" Redd groaned.
"I don't think we're gonna make it.." Aaliyah said quietly. However, the two kept going to try and make it to the other side.
This lasted for about a whole minute, and after that passed by, then finally the they made it through. Some were already crossing the finish line, while others were once again in a bunched up position to grab onto the edge of the largest wall in this course.
"Welp, here we go again." Redd spoke nonchalantly. He and Aaliyah would join in on the platform boost already made to hang onto the wall. Joining with some other beans, they were ready to make one last dive and get to the finish line before the others.
ELIMINATED!
Unfortunately, it's too late. The last two contestants that made it to the wall got there before anyone else could have a chance.
"That, uh... was rough..." Aaliyah pointed out.
"I hope we don't get this one often. I need lots of practice." Redd said, shaking his head side to side. He and his Octoling friend would get pushed off the sqaure, ready to cue up into another server.
Team Minigame 1: Egg Siege
GRAB eggs - store them in your team's nest to score points!
Similar to Egg Scramble, Egg Siege follows the same ruleset by having eggs in the middle of the course. Except there were slightly fewer eggs than in its Egg Scramble counterpart.
However, the nests were deeper and allowed a long path back up. There were even long drawbridges to get to the eggs and back to the base. There were some ramps down near the center where the eggs are to lead to the lower part of the course. And ramps back up in case anyone doesn't wanna take the drawbridges back to base. ANd to top it all off, there were some axes on the upper platforms, oddly enough.
Redd and Aaliyah were on the yellow team. The other beans that were on the same team looked at them curiously.
"Oh no, we're yellow..." Aaliyah gulped.
"Heh, you still believe in the rumor of the yellow team being cursed?" Redd teased, chuckling a bit.
"I mean, it was true for some time... I don't know if it still is..." Aaliyah responded.
3... 2... 1... GO!
The two ran over to the eggs by crossing the drawbridge on their side. A few seconds later, the bridge goes up and comes apart, and would slowly come down again as time passes by. So, they decided to join other team members by grabbing the eggs and taking them back. Not even the axes on the upper route was going to stop them.
Redd looked over at one of his yellow bean teammates, who waved over at him, signaling to bring an egg over her. Redd realized what the bean was going for, and throws the egg as far as he can.
Turns out that the one jelly bean was helping another make a pile of eggs on the lower route so they can bring it to the large basket later on.
More time passes by, and the yellow team was taking a hefty lead. They had one golden egg in already, but the red team was catching up real quick. Blue was still left behind, but they were doing their best to tie with the current high scores.
Aaliyah and Redd stay down at the deep basket to protect the eggs, with a few yellow team members joining in. Suddenly, some red team beans jumped down to the basket and began to take the eggs for themselves.
"Hey, get back here!" Redd shouted, grabbing one of the runaway jelly beans. Stopping him in place, the egg gets flown in the air because of the grabbing pressure. One of the red team beans even tried to take one of the golden eggs.
But the yellow team was having none of it. They were still up top, and that didn't look like it was going to change any time soon. Even some members of the blue team tried to take the eggs, but that proved to be useless as well because of how well everyone was working together.
Aaliyah made sure that the golden egg won't be taken away, since that does more points than the regular ones. And with that, Redd and his yellow team comrades made sure all eggs were protected in the basket.
QUALIFIED!
Overall, the yellow team got a total of 16 eggs. The red team has 7, and the blue team was only left with three since remaining red team members were just making the blue team feel worse and get rid of more of their eggs.
"I gotta say, that was nice. I may prefer Egg Scramble over this, but it's still a nice change of things." Redd stated.
"Mm hmm. It's just too big for me to comprehend sometimes..." Aaliyah said. The results were made, and the jelly beans on the blue team fall down, and have to wait for the next match.
"So anyways, you were saying about the whole 'yellow team is cursed' thing?" Redd teased as he smirks. Aaliyah innocent smiles as she twiddles her fingers, then she just giggles.
Perhaps the yellow team wasn't bad after all.
Survival(?) Minigame 1: Hoopsie Legends
JUMP and DIVE through hoops to score six points!
This arena was large. There were six platforms all around as an extra boost to get to hoops. There was also some wall platforms from Wall Guys that would also provide some elevation to get to hoops and other high platforms. Some of the walls were even ramp shaped so it can be easier to get to places.
There were more high ones in the enter that has three drawbridges, and a bouncy platform in the center. And unlike Hoopsie Daisy, this isn't a team game, so it was every bean for themselves. The white and gold hoops return from its team counterpart, however.
"Alright, ready to grind up those six points, Ali?" Redd asked as he stretches.
"Yes, I'm ready. I hope this goes well..." Aaliyah responded quietly.
"Not to worry, I know we got this!" Redd assured.
3... 2... 1... GO!
Redd immediately went for the golden ring higher up that was spinning around. But a lot of other jelly beans also had their sights on it, so Aaliyah decided to scatter around and go for the white hoops that were staying still.
Since this wasn't a team game, the cloud of smoke that appears when a person successfully goes through a hoop remained pink before they fly away. And it was only six points, so it shouldn't be too bad.
But it was a lot harder than it looks, as Redd tried to go through the golden hoop, but didn't get the points because he whiffed on it. Thus, another bean got it first. It's gonna be a while until another gold hoop appears.
"Okay, time to look for some white hoops while I'm at it." Redd told himself. He began to fast walk around to look for white hoops that he was closest to.
Time passes, and a couple people already qualified because they got golden hoops early on, which did five points. Some beans ran around to jump through hoops they approach, while others stay near one area and wait for hoops to appear near them.
Redd has three points so far, and Aaliyah has two. They can't say for sure both of them are gonna make it, but they had to try.
Suddenly, Redd saw another gold hoop near the drawbridges again. He say there were no beans nearby this time, so this is his chance! This one hoop will make him qualify if he's able to get it.
The red Inkling grabs a ramp-shaped wall and pulls it near the platform with the drawbridges. He hops on the ramp, and jumps to the platform. Then he steps onto the drawbridge when it closes.
When it begins to open, he prepared for a big jump to the gold hoop nearby. A couple jelly beans took note of Redd and began to follow him and steal the golden ring. Redd quickly turned back to notice this.
Redd went for an immediate risky jump, and...
QUALIFIED!
He went straight through the golden hoop just in time before the other two beans can join him for the steal.
Meanwhile, Aaliyah was still struggling to find more hoops. She's already up for points, but only two more needed to get six to qualify. There were only a few beans left, but that didn't help out at all.
The innocent Octoling stayed on the lower base part of the whole arena, walking around to find hoops and jump through. While that has been working out for her so far, it wasn't exactly lasting for long.
She tried to jump through another hoop once she got near, but whiffed on that jump. And when she tried to get back up and take it, another bean stole it very quickly.
"Oh geez... I'm too slow on this map..." Aaliyah sighed, knowing she's not gonna be able to make it.
ELIMINATED!
The last two beans qualify, leaving Aaliyah and a couple others eliminated from the match.
"I'm gonna have to work on my speed for this one..." Aaliyah told her Inkling friend.
"Don't worry about it, Ali. Here, we all move the same speed anyway. Nothing to worry about." Redd assured. Aaliyah shows a small cute smile, then turns into her octopus form as she was knocked off of the result square.
Race Minigame 3: Big Fans
Navigate the obstacles and race to the finish line!
Matching the name of this course, there were a bunch of large fans scattered everywhere. They all had unique green prongs with all sorts of symbols or arrows, and had outlines being either pink, blue, or yellow.
But these fans weren't exactly ones that will blow you up to the top. But the large prongs acted as platforms that move to get to the other side. Even the whell in the center counts as an extra platform, and the four bars there that keep the fan together as well.
"Hmm... I'm hoping this plays out well. I thought the fans could take us to the sky..." Aaliyah simply said.
"Doesn't look like it." Redd commented.
3... 2... 1... GO!
And they're off! Beans jumped to their the left or right fan awaiting them, and waited on the prongs. Some grew impatient and were walking on the wheel to get there faster.
Surprisingly, a lot of jelly beans were falling off, and respawning over and over again. Experienced beans jumped to the center fan so they can reach to the left or right path to the first safe zone checkpoint.
Redd and Aaliyah shortly got there as well, joining other beans on the quest to get through these big fans. They all jumped on the center fan on the other side, and could either go left or right. However, they were smaller than the other fans.
That didn't matter, though, as they all jumped to the prongs with no problems at all. Aaliyah waited a bit as well, not wanting to make any risky jumps just yet. But once she got there, she joined Redd again on this run to the seconds checkpoint.
This race was turning out well for them so far.
The two jumped to the next fan on the path they were on, and tried to make some high jumps. However, it was too risky, and they fell off. Other beans began to catch up, so they had to make this run fast.
"Remember to time your jumps! These platforms move!" Redd reminded.
"G-Got it!" Aaliyah replied. So she and her Inkling friend did just that, and were once again navigating through these big fans like experienced players. And they only played this map around a couple times, yet it was no big deal.
The last fan in that zone even had some thin bars that would swing around, similar to ones that other rounds would have. However, with secure running and jumping skills, beans passed through that with ease. Even Redd and Aaliyah managed to get through. The bar pushed them a little bit, but balanced themselves enough so that they don't fall off the map.
The last safe zone offered two paths to one of two fans that also had the spinning bars. Even the center one up ahead with one jump had a bar as well. The last challenge before the runway to the finish line.
"Here we go! One last jump!" Redd yelled. He joins with Aaliyah on this last jump, and hops onto the prong and avoiding the spinning bar coming this way. They even run on the wheel outline and make one last jump.
Once again, the bar on the center fan pushes them a bit, but not enough to make them fall off and respawn yet again. With one last run and jump, Aaliyah and Redd avoid the last big fan and were now one step closer to the finish line that's up ahead.
QUALIFIED!
"Y'know, that course wasn't half bad." Redd complimented.
"Big Fans is honestly a nice change of things..." Aaliyah agreed.
"Enjoying it so far, you two?" I called out.
"Yep!" Aaliyah chirped.
"It's gonna be a while we'll be in here waiting for the rest to qualify." Redd stated.
"Ah, yes, yes," I remarked, "For some odd reason, it sometimes takes a while for Big Fans to finish out with the contestants. Sometimes the timer can run out, and not everyone will qualify."
"Huh. That's odd." Redd simply said, showing a shocked look.
"Anyways, I'm gonna go back and watch some Twitch streams. Good luck on the final round if you get there, you two." I complimented.
"Thanks, JReddSSBU." Redd responded, as Aaliyah waves along. The two sit down and look at the scenery as they smile. It was such a beautiful place for a game show of all sorts.
And knowing the world of the Blunderdome, it's only continuing to get better.
A/N: And that's all for Season 2! Also, the sprite=6 was a joke in the game when Season 2 first came out. It was a coding error, but everyone memed about it for a couple days before they fixed it. Even the official account did. XD
But that's all. Next up, Season 3 is gonna bring much more minigames! Stay Fresh, everyone, and I'll cya next time! ;)