I still occasionally dip into a saved survival mode for a quick nostalgia fest, but after 15 minutes I'm pretty over it. I still love the 2 Player Productions "Minecraft: The Story of Mojang" documentary, if only to shake my head in disbelief at the humble beginnings vs. where the game (and everyone) is now.
Endless hours of fun doing whatever the imagination allows.
I've spent years going back and forth into Minecraft, and every time I come back it's as if I'm playing the game for the first time. Of course, nothing beats the REAL first time you're plopped in a randomly-generated world and you have to punch a tree, to make a shovel, to build a hole, to build your first shelter. Nothing compares.
And yet, the feeling of wonder remains no matter how long it's been. I've built entire kingdoms with friends; transportation networks leading to different "countries;" even the occasional boobytrap hidden behind a chair that blows everything up.
Even after all this time, this game is a 5/5 for me. And, I expect it always will be.
I've spent years going back and forth into Minecraft, and every time I come back it's as if I'm playing the game for the first time. Of course, nothing beats the REAL first time you're plopped in a randomly-generated world and you have to punch a tree, to make a shovel, to build a hole, to build your first shelter. Nothing compares.
And yet, the feeling of wonder remains no matter how long it's been. I've built entire kingdoms with friends; transportation networks leading to different "countries;" even the occasional boobytrap hidden behind a chair that blows everything up.
Even after all this time, this game is a 5/5 for me. And, I expect it always will be.
There is a reason this is the greatest selling game of all time. This is an experience that no one knew they wanted until it arrived and then everyone realized it was what they had been wanting all along. Also a huge accomplishment for such a simple looking game to grow into what it is - gameplay is king, not graphics.
It's Minecraft, why are you looking at reviews of fucking Minecraft?
This review contains spoilers
Minecraft is hard to talk about, not because of anything inherent to the game itself. On it's surface, it's a relatively straightforward survival sandbox game. with it's most unique aspect being the stylistic choice to have the game be entirely constructed with blocks. It's simplicity is ultimately a huge strength, as it fosters creativity and experimentation. It's controls and mechanics are also, on the whole, very well integrated and very satisfying. It's endlessly repayable in a way few games are. It's a great game, and after almost 15 years after its initial release, it still holds up just as well as it did when it initially released. Despite this, it has its flaws. The villagers are pretty explicitly made up of antisemitic stereotypes, and the mechanics surrounding them have really bad connotations even BEFORE you factor in the harmful Jewish stereotypes involved. A lot of the newer content isn't really connected to old mechanics, so they end up feeling very disconnected from the rest of the game's progression. The progression itself is kinda lackluster. And dare I even mention the Mob Vote and it's unfortunate casualties?
What makes Minecraft really, truly special, however, is it's ability for foster community and connection with other people. It sometimes feels like the sum total of my experience with Minecraft has been a patchwork quilt of memories of the people who I've shared it with. I've played Minecraft with many people at different stages in my life, all of whom played different roles in my life, and all of whom contributed to both who I am today and the fondness I have for this game. Minecraft is a wonderful excuse spend time with the people you love, to make inside jokes, to build stories and worlds, and to hang out when you have nothing better to do. It's brought millions of people together in it's almost 15 years, and it will continue to bring people together for years into the future. This game defined a generation, and that sort of experience is worth having. And even if the people whom I've shared this game with aren't in my life any more, I'm glad I got to share this with them with the brief time we had together. I've loved a lot of people through this game, and I can't wait to discover who I'll love next.
And the universe said I love you.
And the universe said you are not alone.
And the universe said you are not separate from every other thing.
And the universe said I love you because you are love.
What makes Minecraft really, truly special, however, is it's ability for foster community and connection with other people. It sometimes feels like the sum total of my experience with Minecraft has been a patchwork quilt of memories of the people who I've shared it with. I've played Minecraft with many people at different stages in my life, all of whom played different roles in my life, and all of whom contributed to both who I am today and the fondness I have for this game. Minecraft is a wonderful excuse spend time with the people you love, to make inside jokes, to build stories and worlds, and to hang out when you have nothing better to do. It's brought millions of people together in it's almost 15 years, and it will continue to bring people together for years into the future. This game defined a generation, and that sort of experience is worth having. And even if the people whom I've shared this game with aren't in my life any more, I'm glad I got to share this with them with the brief time we had together. I've loved a lot of people through this game, and I can't wait to discover who I'll love next.
And the universe said I love you.
And the universe said you are not alone.
And the universe said you are not separate from every other thing.
And the universe said I love you because you are love.
I mean... it's Minecraft. What more do I need to say? Creativity is your limit for enjoyment.
You never know when Minecraft will creep up again on popular media, but I aknowledge the massive scale by which this game operates, and I can't describe my obsession with it when I was a kid. But know, I prefer games with a clear goal, and find that it just isn't for me. Even so, I won't turn down the option to start a server with others in the future...
it's not as if this game needs any kind of explanation. minecraft has been a part of so many moments in my life that i simply can't imagine what i would be without it. all the lan parties on wednesdays when i'd get out of school early, all the thrilling hunger games matches using skype, all the hamachi servers, and all the worlds that lasted two weeks but were incredibly funny. although i get tired of it easily these days, i still have a lot of fun playing it with my girlfriend.
If this was just for early Minecraft this would easily be 5 stars. I put so many hours into this game both single player and multiplayer as a kid. That being said the last time I played was when horses was added and that's when I fell off of it. Coming back to it now there is just way too much stuff in the game that it's overwhelming. It feels like a modpack you'd see in a mod showcase video back in the day, except it's all official. The over complication made the game lose it's magic for me. I can't say I didn't have many great memories with this game though.
Very much been in the mode recently (that happens 1 a year or so) where Minecraft ends up getting a surprisingly amount of time committed from me for 2-4 weeks & then I drop it like a rock. I'm starting to get out of such a phase again, but why not review it while leaving this time?
My experience with Minecraft is not anything special compared to other people's experience with it. I got into it early during the Yogscast days & played it very consistently until 2014-ish where I just grew bored of it & just 1 day stopped logging in. Assume this is a quite normal experience for people - considering it's also around the same time the game had its first official ”Playerbase decline”, even if it's weird to think about something you had been intertwined with socially for years just suddenly got left behind. I spent a lot of time on multiplayer servers during those years & experienced “regulars”/”friends” suddenly disappearing without trace, but also realizing in hindsight I did the exact same thing by suddenly deciding not to play anymore without any heads up about it.
Hence It’s likely not a shock either that somebody who used 4-5 years on a game still swings by once in a while to check up on it sometimes. See what’s been implemented - perhaps play on a new server where nobody knows you or with friends briefly. That’s pretty much been my experience every time I’ve returned to Minecraft years after. See/Learn the new mechanics, have some fun & dip when bored, rinse/repeat months later.
This most recent playthrough I decided to attempt beating the game on hardcore though. Definitely more of a challenge for somebody who truly hasn’t fully committed to ”understand” all the new stuff since downgrading from playing daily/weekly to maybe yearly almost a decade ago…But I managed it! Only to then get bored… But I’ll probably return to Minecraft once again when somebody from my friend group wants to play at some point in the future!
It probably has been noted I haven’t really talked about the game yet - but honestly I think for somebody in my position it's hard to attempt rating a game objectively when it also comes with personal memories & experiences associated. Which my experience with Minecraft does - It could’ve been any multiplayer game, but for me Minecraft ended up being one of those titles. Which also is why I keep returning to it over time. Even if it doesn’t hold the same importance today it did leave a really strong impression on me that’s stuck through the ages.
My experience with Minecraft is not anything special compared to other people's experience with it. I got into it early during the Yogscast days & played it very consistently until 2014-ish where I just grew bored of it & just 1 day stopped logging in. Assume this is a quite normal experience for people - considering it's also around the same time the game had its first official ”Playerbase decline”, even if it's weird to think about something you had been intertwined with socially for years just suddenly got left behind. I spent a lot of time on multiplayer servers during those years & experienced “regulars”/”friends” suddenly disappearing without trace, but also realizing in hindsight I did the exact same thing by suddenly deciding not to play anymore without any heads up about it.
Hence It’s likely not a shock either that somebody who used 4-5 years on a game still swings by once in a while to check up on it sometimes. See what’s been implemented - perhaps play on a new server where nobody knows you or with friends briefly. That’s pretty much been my experience every time I’ve returned to Minecraft years after. See/Learn the new mechanics, have some fun & dip when bored, rinse/repeat months later.
This most recent playthrough I decided to attempt beating the game on hardcore though. Definitely more of a challenge for somebody who truly hasn’t fully committed to ”understand” all the new stuff since downgrading from playing daily/weekly to maybe yearly almost a decade ago…But I managed it! Only to then get bored… But I’ll probably return to Minecraft once again when somebody from my friend group wants to play at some point in the future!
It probably has been noted I haven’t really talked about the game yet - but honestly I think for somebody in my position it's hard to attempt rating a game objectively when it also comes with personal memories & experiences associated. Which my experience with Minecraft does - It could’ve been any multiplayer game, but for me Minecraft ended up being one of those titles. Which also is why I keep returning to it over time. Even if it doesn’t hold the same importance today it did leave a really strong impression on me that’s stuck through the ages.
o shit man primeiro mundo aberto mralement ebom difernetne de zelda bosta ruim ereaad dead superestimed demtion
Eu jogo esse jogo desde os meus cinco anos :D
Perfect!
Mojang devs need to focus and understand it's community, most of them are kids and people with very low interest in the gaming community. But the reason of why they got into the game was because of the gamers and creators, and there's a feeling of Mojang not doing enough very easily seen with people expectations.
Still, the best sandbox game ever. There's nothing close. The modding is unmatched and the experiences you live here are memorable, nostalgic and lovely.
Still, the best sandbox game ever. There's nothing close. The modding is unmatched and the experiences you live here are memorable, nostalgic and lovely.
Um dos jogos que mais passei tempo jogando. Foi diferencial pra minha adolescência e até hoje eu revisito pra jogar com amigos. Livre pra sua criatividade e pra sua imaginação. Perfeito pra jogar sozinho ou com amigos e você nem precisa seguir algum caminho específico, só jogue e faça o que achar relevante. Extremamente revolucionário.
This is the quintessential 'I understand why it's important but I don't like it' type of game.
This game thrives on intrinsic motivation, and in terms of goals in the game itself, there are almost none.
To a lot of people, that is a positive.
But it just isn't for me.
This game thrives on intrinsic motivation, and in terms of goals in the game itself, there are almost none.
To a lot of people, that is a positive.
But it just isn't for me.
i keep getting blown up by these green cocks and its pissing me off. hope they remove this bug.
This is a super hard game to rate, especially since I believe that the best (and only reasonable way to play on a world for more than 2 hours) is modded. The base game is good, but damn if I'm not tired of it after probably at least two thousand hours of it. Would recommend Material Energy^3 and Questing Mayhem.
update from Several years into the future:
vanilla survival is actually legit maybe like a 4 or 5/10. boring as shit and there's nothing to do. BUT mods make this game really good, and so do all the servers with minigames and whatnot. Adventure maps are great as well, don't know how much those really exist anymore but they're always fun. Everything here is good except the actual "main" game and it sucks that so many devs have taken the wrong message from this game's success and just made soooo many shitty, boring survival crafting games lol
update from Several years into the future:
vanilla survival is actually legit maybe like a 4 or 5/10. boring as shit and there's nothing to do. BUT mods make this game really good, and so do all the servers with minigames and whatnot. Adventure maps are great as well, don't know how much those really exist anymore but they're always fun. Everything here is good except the actual "main" game and it sucks that so many devs have taken the wrong message from this game's success and just made soooo many shitty, boring survival crafting games lol
It's fucking Minecraft
But in serious real hard hitting critique prose that we all clearly want to describe Minecraft, it's an excellent game despite its roots being not so interesting. What I mean by that, is that the survival game isn't good, at least at its base. It's meh at best, no matter how you slice it, Minecraft survival doesn't have anything interesting to it. Iron armor is busted for most encounters, shields are broken, the progression is incredibly quick, hunger is a complete non-issue.
Does that actually matter though? People aren't generally playing Minecraft unmodded at this day and age, and the vast majority of the appeal for Minecraft is its sandbox. And with that, it's one of if not the best sandbox for creative content out there. It's incredible what the options for everyone are, with the full server list of this day and age spiraling from PvP servers to recreations of massive cities, to full blown mod support that doesn't even need to bring in new assets to work in interesting ways. The command blocks do a lot of that heavy lifting, and the redstone systems in the game have created incredible ingame contraptions.
At its retrospective core, Minecraft is no longer a survival game (because really if it was it would be a shit one). It's entirely what any person can make of it, and that ceiling of what you can create is still being extended. (9/10)
But in serious real hard hitting critique prose that we all clearly want to describe Minecraft, it's an excellent game despite its roots being not so interesting. What I mean by that, is that the survival game isn't good, at least at its base. It's meh at best, no matter how you slice it, Minecraft survival doesn't have anything interesting to it. Iron armor is busted for most encounters, shields are broken, the progression is incredibly quick, hunger is a complete non-issue.
Does that actually matter though? People aren't generally playing Minecraft unmodded at this day and age, and the vast majority of the appeal for Minecraft is its sandbox. And with that, it's one of if not the best sandbox for creative content out there. It's incredible what the options for everyone are, with the full server list of this day and age spiraling from PvP servers to recreations of massive cities, to full blown mod support that doesn't even need to bring in new assets to work in interesting ways. The command blocks do a lot of that heavy lifting, and the redstone systems in the game have created incredible ingame contraptions.
At its retrospective core, Minecraft is no longer a survival game (because really if it was it would be a shit one). It's entirely what any person can make of it, and that ceiling of what you can create is still being extended. (9/10)
Some argue that it is the best video game in existence, others may be wrong. This game is one of those types that always seems to randomly bring me back. A classic 3D Pixel Survival Sandbox with plenty of things to do.
I don't think I can ever quit this game.
Actually, I don't even want to know how much time I've spent with Minecraft in the last ~12 years.
I still keep coming back for new adventures or just to look at interesting maps that other people have built.
Once per year I just feel like playing Minecraft and play another modpack for a few months.
It's almost become a tradition that between Christmas and New Year's Eve I download a handful of city maps and explore them.
Luckily, thanks to all the mods and modpacks and maps, that's possible and there's no end in sight.
I still keep coming back for new adventures or just to look at interesting maps that other people have built.
Once per year I just feel like playing Minecraft and play another modpack for a few months.
It's almost become a tradition that between Christmas and New Year's Eve I download a handful of city maps and explore them.
Luckily, thanks to all the mods and modpacks and maps, that's possible and there's no end in sight.
Used to spend thousands of hours on this game as a kid. As I grew older, it slowly started getting more boring. It doesn't help that Mojang is too afraid to add any significant changes to the main game. I got tired of this game.
como um sabio uma vez disse:
"num mundo de blocos faço qualquer criação
onde o unico limite é a imaginação"
"num mundo de blocos faço qualquer criação
onde o unico limite é a imaginação"
I've been playing this game for so many years, it never gets old. This game was my life as a kid. I played almost every version of it, Minecraft PE and the lite version, PS3, PS4, PC and so many mods and modpacks.
Fun for an hour every year
Minecraft é tipo um clássico que nunca sai de moda, sabe? Já tá aí há 13 anos, atravessando gerações e fazendo a galera soltar a imaginação. O jogo é um verdadeiro playground, tipo o Lego dessa galera atual. Você pode fazer o que quiser, só depende da criatividade.
A sacada legal do Minecraft é essa simplicidade e facilidade de jogar. É aquele game que qualquer um pode curtir. E quando entram os mods, aí é que a coisa fica doida, porque a comunidade começa a criar mundos totalmente malucos e personalizados.
Só que nem tudo são flores nessa evolução toda. A Mojang, que tá lá desenvolvendo o jogo, às vezes parece que tá meio perdida na comunicação. A gente ama o Minecraft, mas as decisões deles deixam a gente meio confuso, sabe?
Às vezes, demora um tempão pra colocar ideias simples em prática, criando um abismo entre o que a galera espera e o que realmente acontece. Mesmo com promessas de atualizações incríveis, algumas coisas parecem ficar pela metade, e a gente queria uma experiência mais redondinha.
E essa falta de transparência da Mojang, especialmente quando fazem escolhas que não caem bem pra galera, cria uma tensão. A votação da comunidade e as razões por trás das decisões ainda são pontos meio nebulosos.
Mas, apesar de tudo isso, o amor pelo Minecraft tá lá firme e forte. Os mundos gigantes, a liberdade total de criar e a vibe de jogar com os amigos continuam sendo top. A gente só queria que a Mojang fosse mais de boas, mais transparente, e que escutasse mais a galera que realmente ama o jogo.
A sacada legal do Minecraft é essa simplicidade e facilidade de jogar. É aquele game que qualquer um pode curtir. E quando entram os mods, aí é que a coisa fica doida, porque a comunidade começa a criar mundos totalmente malucos e personalizados.
Só que nem tudo são flores nessa evolução toda. A Mojang, que tá lá desenvolvendo o jogo, às vezes parece que tá meio perdida na comunicação. A gente ama o Minecraft, mas as decisões deles deixam a gente meio confuso, sabe?
Às vezes, demora um tempão pra colocar ideias simples em prática, criando um abismo entre o que a galera espera e o que realmente acontece. Mesmo com promessas de atualizações incríveis, algumas coisas parecem ficar pela metade, e a gente queria uma experiência mais redondinha.
E essa falta de transparência da Mojang, especialmente quando fazem escolhas que não caem bem pra galera, cria uma tensão. A votação da comunidade e as razões por trás das decisões ainda são pontos meio nebulosos.
Mas, apesar de tudo isso, o amor pelo Minecraft tá lá firme e forte. Os mundos gigantes, a liberdade total de criar e a vibe de jogar com os amigos continuam sendo top. A gente só queria que a Mojang fosse mais de boas, mais transparente, e que escutasse mais a galera que realmente ama o jogo.
Minecraft is an incredibly difficult game to rate; there are times where I can't get enough of it, and times where I'm bored out of my mind. Its influence is undeniable, and the consistent developer support is top of the industry, but the novelty has lessened with time.
Everytime I'm in the nether i think about being engulfed in flames in actual hell and i start praying
é minecraft