But that money is a lot of trouble for what is essentially a crypto combo of Fall Guys and Roblox. Blankos’ gameplay consists of bouncing around on platforms in existing party games, or creating your own levels to play with friends.

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In itself, that’s a fine premise. Blankos’ graphics are also decent and unremarkable for the genre, with smooth terrain that mostly looks like cheese cubes. And dropping too much cash for in-game items isn’t that different from paying to win in games like Diablo Immortal. But all of this is a problem for people claiming crypto has something new to offer gaming.

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Blankos may boast the Epic Games Store’s fresh, hot “Blockchain/NFT” tag, which helpfully indicates that “Epic Games does not encourage the purchase or sale of any cryptocurrency or digital asset” (why is it in your store, then?), but its so-called Web3 premise copies old-school theories like pay-to-win and jumping up and down on a cube.

Oh, well. I’m sure that one of the other blockchain-based games announced for the Epic Games Store, like Grit, which apparently expects players to drop cash on unaltered asset flips, will totally get Web3 gaming back on its innovative track.

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