I know that the aesthetics puts some people off but it’s because of the unrealistic/cartoony setting that fortnite becomes a much more fun game to play - it can ignore more strict realistic gameplay guidelines in favour of mechanics that just feel a lot better to use. Parachutes are hard to make super responsive, so you use a glider with immediate response so you’re always in control.
Even the player movement in pubg annoyed me because it always felt like I was driving my character rather than walking. I think that if you end up having a lot of fun playing with the Lads because the game itself is well designed, then you don’t really need a super immersive environment to put you into the game.