Minecraft beats Fortnite? You got to be kidding! Why don’t you crank the battle bus and get goated on the sticks and turtling!
genuinely one of the most important games ever made.
Probably the best idea anyone has ever had for a game. What characterizes Minecraft and allowed it to gain success was not that it was a limitless sandbox, but the fact it gamified already existing sandbox elements into something with legitimate structure.
Sandboxes had existed for years by the time of the devious little block game's inception, but Minecraft did it differently. Truth is, what makes Minecraft really work is the fact it's not just a sandbox. You don't start off as a god here, you become a god. Your own ability to work defines what you get out of it, and the game is actively prepared to throw hurdles at you while trying to get there. It's not just survival mechanics; Minecraft has a very cohesive vision of what construction is "for." Other entities in the world can interact with the world in similar manners to you, and your way of dealing with them could be swinging a sword, but it could also be machinery designed to trap and farm them. You could simply build a tower, and that's your job done, but it's the push to starting that effort that makes it feel like something more than other sandbox games. Everything here reinforces that, most prominently the melancholy yet encouraging music, which could have had absolutely any kind of style to fit any sort of element of the games amalgamation of genres and concepts; but instead of being action-packed adventure music, or anything fitting to the semi-fantasy setting, we got beautiful, relaxing and thought-provoking piano/ambient pieces which contend for the best music of any video game ever made to me.
There's a very classical computer game mentality to all this. Tons of freedom, tons of mechanical resistance, and everything coming together to form a sort-of-simulation sort-of-roguelike sort-of-tower-defense sort-of-sandbox hybrid that twists tongues to describe in concept but is just so elegant and comprehensible to see in motion. It may have nabbed a thing or two from Infiniminer's presentation, but Minecraft's sheer understanding of the potential of blocks elevates it to greater heights than recognizable. The game deserved its success, and the ultimate encapsulation of its best quality to me is that the most iconic element of the game about building, is an enemy that is willing to throw away all your hard work and blow it all up. Unique, and not once will we see it be truly replicated in a way that succeeds it.
Sandboxes had existed for years by the time of the devious little block game's inception, but Minecraft did it differently. Truth is, what makes Minecraft really work is the fact it's not just a sandbox. You don't start off as a god here, you become a god. Your own ability to work defines what you get out of it, and the game is actively prepared to throw hurdles at you while trying to get there. It's not just survival mechanics; Minecraft has a very cohesive vision of what construction is "for." Other entities in the world can interact with the world in similar manners to you, and your way of dealing with them could be swinging a sword, but it could also be machinery designed to trap and farm them. You could simply build a tower, and that's your job done, but it's the push to starting that effort that makes it feel like something more than other sandbox games. Everything here reinforces that, most prominently the melancholy yet encouraging music, which could have had absolutely any kind of style to fit any sort of element of the games amalgamation of genres and concepts; but instead of being action-packed adventure music, or anything fitting to the semi-fantasy setting, we got beautiful, relaxing and thought-provoking piano/ambient pieces which contend for the best music of any video game ever made to me.
There's a very classical computer game mentality to all this. Tons of freedom, tons of mechanical resistance, and everything coming together to form a sort-of-simulation sort-of-roguelike sort-of-tower-defense sort-of-sandbox hybrid that twists tongues to describe in concept but is just so elegant and comprehensible to see in motion. It may have nabbed a thing or two from Infiniminer's presentation, but Minecraft's sheer understanding of the potential of blocks elevates it to greater heights than recognizable. The game deserved its success, and the ultimate encapsulation of its best quality to me is that the most iconic element of the game about building, is an enemy that is willing to throw away all your hard work and blow it all up. Unique, and not once will we see it be truly replicated in a way that succeeds it.
Com certeza uma obra prima! Esse jogo teve um impacto tão grande no mundo que me surpreende até hoje. ''Minecraft'' marcou e segue marcando todos no mundo, até mesmo aqueles que não jogam ou não conhecem o mundo dos games conhecem ou tem uma noção do que é ''Minecraft'' Além de ser revolucionário quando lançou, segue sendo um dos jogos mais jogados do mundo inteiro até hoje. Me marcou muito, jogo desde 2016 e sigo me divertindo com ele até hoje em dia. É incrível a sensação de poder fazer literalmente qualquer coisa e abusar de toda a sua criatividade com um jogo. Para melhorar ainda mais, temos os mods, que conseguem melhorar oque já era perfeito. Isso não é só um simples jogo é ''O jogo Lendário''!
One of my favourite games of all time. you can spend hours and hours just being completely creative making what ever you want whenever you want, you can play and interact with your friends and make memories unlike any other game.
Minecraft é um jogo que marcou minha vida de uma forma tão imensurável que eu fui capaz de fazer amizades fortíssimas que mantenho contato até hoje. Além disso, foi um grande salvador na época de pandemia que eu e amigos passamos centenas de horas em um mundo que criamos. Chegamos até conseguir fazer um beacon de netherite na época.
Simplesmente é tão genial que quebrou barreiras do que é um game de sobrevivência. Na verdade, Minecraft é muito mais que apenas um jogo. Ele é uma forma de entretenimento em massa, um verdadeiro sandbox! Tantas vidas de pessoas mudaram e chegaram até ganhar um emprego por causa desse jogo. Consigo recordar de vários momentos de risadas e divertimento genuíno que tive enquanto jogava.
Por mais que não goste muito da forma que a Mojang o trate e a direção que está tomando recentemente com suas polemicas, Minecraft merece o total respeito por ser uma das masterpieces contemporâneas e ter marcado minha infância. Realmente é uma experiência que nenhuma outra mídia será capaz de transmitir.
Simplesmente é tão genial que quebrou barreiras do que é um game de sobrevivência. Na verdade, Minecraft é muito mais que apenas um jogo. Ele é uma forma de entretenimento em massa, um verdadeiro sandbox! Tantas vidas de pessoas mudaram e chegaram até ganhar um emprego por causa desse jogo. Consigo recordar de vários momentos de risadas e divertimento genuíno que tive enquanto jogava.
Por mais que não goste muito da forma que a Mojang o trate e a direção que está tomando recentemente com suas polemicas, Minecraft merece o total respeito por ser uma das masterpieces contemporâneas e ter marcado minha infância. Realmente é uma experiência que nenhuma outra mídia será capaz de transmitir.
Can I even rate this any lower? I've seen people complain about the new additions, but honestly that's just the course of nature. People hate change.
Minecraft is an unavoidable addition to any game collection. It's the most popular game. Of course it's enjoyable.
I've spent hours and hours playing, vanilla, modded, shaders on, shaders off, servers, and alone. All that. I tend to prefer to play modded but even then I can always return to vanilla and it never feels stale.
I remember my first time playing Minecraft even. On my mother's iPad of all things. Tilling the ground for seeds, building my house against the world border, building pixel art ufs I found on Google images over and over. Dirt huts galore. Truly a great game. There's not really anything to say.
Minecraft is an unavoidable addition to any game collection. It's the most popular game. Of course it's enjoyable.
I've spent hours and hours playing, vanilla, modded, shaders on, shaders off, servers, and alone. All that. I tend to prefer to play modded but even then I can always return to vanilla and it never feels stale.
I remember my first time playing Minecraft even. On my mother's iPad of all things. Tilling the ground for seeds, building my house against the world border, building pixel art ufs I found on Google images over and over. Dirt huts galore. Truly a great game. There's not really anything to say.
really bloated after a certain point and the progression is really not that good but thankfully pretty much every old version is accessible in the launcher and just as fun as they were years ago. 1.7.3 might be a little overhyped though, the adventure update isn't that bad
I’ve been playing Minecraft for 11 years. I’ve had Pocket Edition, 4 different console versions, and Bedrock edition. I finally have a laptop that probably won’t die when trying to run this game. But trying to get Java is extremely stupid. You have to pay double the price by getting Java with Bedrock for Computers. If you already own Bedrock on console, you still have to pay for the PC version. Also Bedrock doesn’t even run on Apple computers so I would essentially be paying an extra £13 for a version I can’t play. Luckily everything is 50% off for the games’ anniversary so I can actually buy Java for the price it’s supposed to be. Just wanted to say fuck you Microsoft I’m playing Beta now. 10/10 must play
Minecraft: has a novel lil fantasy world, will have a better and better fantasy world as they refine and add to it, but doesnt have a satisfying combat component and probably wont ever have one. To me a game cant have building alone, I need to be using it for something and the "adventure" part just isnt coming into its own fast enough.
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.
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.
Very fun and replayable survival simulator but updates that have come out in recent years feel pointless and over complicated while features that people have been asking for for years are left ignored.
It's incredible what the original Minecraft accomplished, and continues to accomplish now. This brought my friends and I much closer in high school, and I'll be forever grateful for that.
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.
Music highlight. Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes.
Video games aren't fun anymore.
Minecraft was at its best in whichever version came after the first one I played, because that was my First Update and was new and exciting to me.
I will talk about the game peaking in its beta while also expressing pure insipidity as soon as the ender dragon is found and/or killed, despite the fact that this did not exist during the supposed Golden Age of Minecraft.
Microsoft ruined Minecraft by making it accessible across 8 distinct platforms and keeping the simpler combat that I insist is better than
Mojang, who ruined Minecraft with theBeta 1.3 with the Beta 1.4 with the Beta 1.8 with the Release 1.0 with the Release 1.3 with the Release 1.5 with the Release 1.6 with the Release 1.9 update. Oh, the train stopped? Just kidding, with the Release 1.13 with the Release 1.14 with the Release 1.16 with the Release 1.17 with the Release 1.18 with the Release 1.19 with the Release 1.20 update. Yes, every single one of these updates spread across the last literal decade individually ruined Minecraft. Oh sorry, I forgot to start the timeline at Infdev
Yes, I can list at least one reason for every update charted out above. I will use however much or however little knowledge I have of Minecraft to relentlessly batter these algorithm-oriented talking points inside my head as I play, so I can reinforce the growing status quo to garner clicks and views all built around a narrative of disinterest, creative bankruptcy and an inability to keep the intrinsic flame alight.
A sandbox, that contains things I am not forced to engage with, but will make it my problem despite the game letting me choose my version to play on. They made the game too easy, they made the game too hard. They made the game too directed, they made the game too wide. They changed too much, they changed too little. Vanilla is boring, modders can do better. Mods are too different, I prefer Vanilla.
Minecraft 45 Bugs Compilation is ruining minecraft, how haven't Mojang fixed this yet? Minecraft 45 Bugs Compilation (2012) is funny, can't wait to try this on my creative world. Minecraft was better when it was simpler and we'd make 8-bit calculators out of only redstone and torches.
Minecraft grew up, I did not. I grew up, Minecraft did not.
...
How do I live like this? I don't. Imagine being this miserable. I love Minecraft just as much today as I did over a decade ago. Dipped my feet into mods, played dozens of adventure maps, was there at the twin-birth of Battle Royale (Survival Games in MC + the mod for Arma II) and here to see the entirety of Shrek at 720p encoded as block placements in-game.
"Video games aren't fun anymore." get real. Love the gang that plays Minecraft with me who still have a sense of humor, imagination and intrinsic motivation to simply build together.
Good night.
How to host a java server: PaperMC + server flags
How to manage Minecraft Java installs: Prism Launcher (recommended) or MultiMC
How to install mods: Modrinth
Wiki/further reading: Minecraft Wiki (not fandom)
Video games aren't fun anymore.
Minecraft was at its best in whichever version came after the first one I played, because that was my First Update and was new and exciting to me.
I will talk about the game peaking in its beta while also expressing pure insipidity as soon as the ender dragon is found and/or killed, despite the fact that this did not exist during the supposed Golden Age of Minecraft.
Microsoft ruined Minecraft by making it accessible across 8 distinct platforms and keeping the simpler combat that I insist is better than
Mojang, who ruined Minecraft with the
Yes, I can list at least one reason for every update charted out above. I will use however much or however little knowledge I have of Minecraft to relentlessly batter these algorithm-oriented talking points inside my head as I play, so I can reinforce the growing status quo to garner clicks and views all built around a narrative of disinterest, creative bankruptcy and an inability to keep the intrinsic flame alight.
A sandbox, that contains things I am not forced to engage with, but will make it my problem despite the game letting me choose my version to play on. They made the game too easy, they made the game too hard. They made the game too directed, they made the game too wide. They changed too much, they changed too little. Vanilla is boring, modders can do better. Mods are too different, I prefer Vanilla.
Minecraft 45 Bugs Compilation is ruining minecraft, how haven't Mojang fixed this yet? Minecraft 45 Bugs Compilation (2012) is funny, can't wait to try this on my creative world. Minecraft was better when it was simpler and we'd make 8-bit calculators out of only redstone and torches.
Minecraft grew up, I did not. I grew up, Minecraft did not.
...
How do I live like this? I don't. Imagine being this miserable. I love Minecraft just as much today as I did over a decade ago. Dipped my feet into mods, played dozens of adventure maps, was there at the twin-birth of Battle Royale (Survival Games in MC + the mod for Arma II) and here to see the entirety of Shrek at 720p encoded as block placements in-game.
"Video games aren't fun anymore." get real. Love the gang that plays Minecraft with me who still have a sense of humor, imagination and intrinsic motivation to simply build together.
Good night.
How to host a java server: PaperMC + server flags
How to manage Minecraft Java installs: Prism Launcher (recommended) or MultiMC
How to install mods: Modrinth
Wiki/further reading: Minecraft Wiki (not fandom)
Hands down I think I might have 1000 hours in this game. Covid-19 was just a minecraft blur.
Anybody else remember Mineplex? That was my second home as a kid.
I'd give anything to play One in the Quiver again. Or to suck ass at Survival Games.
I'd give anything to play One in the Quiver again. Or to suck ass at Survival Games.
I did acid one time with a friend and I got bored and hopped on this world that my friend hosted and my friend Christian told me to hop on vc and then I had the craziest urge to just burn stuff with flint and steel and I planted my own little island filled with trees and burned it all down and i went back to my place and my friend was checking it out and I wanted to troll a bit by setting my house on fire and quickly putting it out but the fire spread IMMEDIATELY and my friend was in absolute disbelief that i burned my house down and i was laughing hysterically about it and as soon as it was completely gone I went on a burning things rampage and my friend still mouth agape in call
I give it a yeah out of ten
I give it a yeah out of ten
I've been replaying Minecraft on and off for the past few weeks with a friend and my girlfriend. It's definitely been a while since I properly sat down and did everything the game had to offer, ~10 years to be exact, that's right, 1.8 was the last time I sunk my teeth into this game, sure, I played it on and off over the years but every time I played solo survival I got bored and every time I played with friends they just speedrun to the end and automate everything before I can even get iron gear. That's why this time around I asked one friend to play on this server on one condition, we would go at my pace.
The result of this is a rating change from 7/10 to 9/10 and a rewritten review. After a month we beat the Ender Dragon, and it was wonderful, I was able to gear up get ready with everyone learn the new mechanics properly and build a lot of stuff before even reaching The Nether! We still aren't done either I have a whole plan for the Postgame where I can finally learn Redstone and automate stuff while still making it look nice because holy shit does automating make everything look fucking ugly, if I wanted to make a factory, I'd be playing a different game or Tekkit.
Minecraft is still great though it feels like it's still in a rough transition area with modern mobs and generation feeling way more advanced then Minecraft Pig, seriously, they should update animations next because Camels and Frogs look like they come from mods instead of Minecraft.
Let's go through some of the updates now;
1.9 - Combat Update. In hindsight this is a great update making combat feel more strategic even if I feel like it needs some work it did make the AI a LOT better, I remember skeletons being very easy pre 1.9 but now they kick my ass a lot. The end city is great though still a bit empty now that the villages, nether, and caves have been updated. Tipped arrows are great and as someone who used axes for all their life because a battle axe is a million times cooler to me then a sword, I appreciate the buff a lot.
1.10 - Frostburn update. I remember feeling underwhelmed by this update back when it came out and, well, yeah... I feel a bit underwhelmed looking at it, but the magma blocks are great, and the bone block is one of my favorite blocks in the game!
1.11 - Exploration update. A great update for someone who prefers Survival anyways. Shulker boxes are a game changer and I'm so glad to have them and Woodland Mansions are pretty cool. Also is it just me or did these things used to be a lot less rare then they are now, I swear they used to be very common when I played but now everyone goes like "YOOOO WOODLAND MANSION THAT'S AMAZING!".
1.12 - Color Update. For building? Amazing. Outside of that? Underwhelming.
1.13 - Aquatic Update. I'll be honest this one didn't interest me much back in the day but now I can say "it's pretty alright" with 40% more confidence! It made oceans less boring but that's all really. Also I just wanna say, Phantoms are the worst mob ever introduced to Minecraft, it's an inconvenience more then a challenge that makes Survival more stressful early game and more annoying late game.
1.14 - Village and Pillage. My biggest love-hate relationship is with.. idk what to call them actually.. I'll call them hostile villagers, they make the world a bit too hostile because a lot of them are getting added one too many for my taste. Outside of that, great additions, now make the Fletching table useful.
1.15 - BEES. I have as much to say about it as additions added.
1.16 - Nether update. what a crazy update this is, adding so many new things and making the Nether feel fresh, I think it's great coming from someone who thought the Zombie Pigman was the best mob in the game. Little shoutout to the person who added cool blue flames.
1.17 & 1.18 - Caves and Cliffs. MY GOD THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. I cannot do this update justice in this review just like the Nether, the Overworld got a whole revamp adding so many things that I absolutely adore, amethysts are my favorite gem and guess what my favorite animal is, yeah its an axolotl. Oh and don't forget that they made half of their name fun, I always hated mining in Minecraft but I gotta say, this update made it actually fun to go down and get some diamonds. 10/10 update.
1.19 - Wild update. After the insane update that is caves and cliffs, whats next? More Overworld updates again, that's what's next. It feels more like a aftermath of things they couldn't add to caves and cliffs in time.
1.20 - Trails and Tales update. Well, here we are, the present at the time of writing this. adding cherry trees which my girlfriend is absolutely obsessed with and camels which my god do they make traversal so much better especially in multiplayer. I don't care much for the archaeology at the moment but I do think it'd be cool to see a new update adding extra lore to the world through archaeology.
overall, this replay has made me like Minecraft again and helped me reconnect with a childhood friend and do more with my girlfriend, that along with the memories I've made over the years, makes the money spent on this game more then worth it.
Happy 15 year anniversary Minecraft. Here's to another 10 years of updates.
The result of this is a rating change from 7/10 to 9/10 and a rewritten review. After a month we beat the Ender Dragon, and it was wonderful, I was able to gear up get ready with everyone learn the new mechanics properly and build a lot of stuff before even reaching The Nether! We still aren't done either I have a whole plan for the Postgame where I can finally learn Redstone and automate stuff while still making it look nice because holy shit does automating make everything look fucking ugly, if I wanted to make a factory, I'd be playing a different game or Tekkit.
Minecraft is still great though it feels like it's still in a rough transition area with modern mobs and generation feeling way more advanced then Minecraft Pig, seriously, they should update animations next because Camels and Frogs look like they come from mods instead of Minecraft.
Let's go through some of the updates now;
1.9 - Combat Update. In hindsight this is a great update making combat feel more strategic even if I feel like it needs some work it did make the AI a LOT better, I remember skeletons being very easy pre 1.9 but now they kick my ass a lot. The end city is great though still a bit empty now that the villages, nether, and caves have been updated. Tipped arrows are great and as someone who used axes for all their life because a battle axe is a million times cooler to me then a sword, I appreciate the buff a lot.
1.10 - Frostburn update. I remember feeling underwhelmed by this update back when it came out and, well, yeah... I feel a bit underwhelmed looking at it, but the magma blocks are great, and the bone block is one of my favorite blocks in the game!
1.11 - Exploration update. A great update for someone who prefers Survival anyways. Shulker boxes are a game changer and I'm so glad to have them and Woodland Mansions are pretty cool. Also is it just me or did these things used to be a lot less rare then they are now, I swear they used to be very common when I played but now everyone goes like "YOOOO WOODLAND MANSION THAT'S AMAZING!".
1.12 - Color Update. For building? Amazing. Outside of that? Underwhelming.
1.13 - Aquatic Update. I'll be honest this one didn't interest me much back in the day but now I can say "it's pretty alright" with 40% more confidence! It made oceans less boring but that's all really. Also I just wanna say, Phantoms are the worst mob ever introduced to Minecraft, it's an inconvenience more then a challenge that makes Survival more stressful early game and more annoying late game.
1.14 - Village and Pillage. My biggest love-hate relationship is with.. idk what to call them actually.. I'll call them hostile villagers, they make the world a bit too hostile because a lot of them are getting added one too many for my taste. Outside of that, great additions, now make the Fletching table useful.
1.15 - BEES. I have as much to say about it as additions added.
1.16 - Nether update. what a crazy update this is, adding so many new things and making the Nether feel fresh, I think it's great coming from someone who thought the Zombie Pigman was the best mob in the game. Little shoutout to the person who added cool blue flames.
1.17 & 1.18 - Caves and Cliffs. MY GOD THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. I cannot do this update justice in this review just like the Nether, the Overworld got a whole revamp adding so many things that I absolutely adore, amethysts are my favorite gem and guess what my favorite animal is, yeah its an axolotl. Oh and don't forget that they made half of their name fun, I always hated mining in Minecraft but I gotta say, this update made it actually fun to go down and get some diamonds. 10/10 update.
1.19 - Wild update. After the insane update that is caves and cliffs, whats next? More Overworld updates again, that's what's next. It feels more like a aftermath of things they couldn't add to caves and cliffs in time.
1.20 - Trails and Tales update. Well, here we are, the present at the time of writing this. adding cherry trees which my girlfriend is absolutely obsessed with and camels which my god do they make traversal so much better especially in multiplayer. I don't care much for the archaeology at the moment but I do think it'd be cool to see a new update adding extra lore to the world through archaeology.
overall, this replay has made me like Minecraft again and helped me reconnect with a childhood friend and do more with my girlfriend, that along with the memories I've made over the years, makes the money spent on this game more then worth it.
Happy 15 year anniversary Minecraft. Here's to another 10 years of updates.
Caving into my yearly Minecraft urge
I HATE REDDIT I HATE REDDIT I HATE REDDIT I HATE REDDIT I HATE REDDIT I HATE REDDIT
LISTEN TO ME. DO NOT PLAY MINECRAFT. I HAVE NOT STOP PLAYING THIS GAME FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS NOW. I CAN STOP AND THE TWO-WEEK PHASE IS NOT FADEING
I'm never getting this $30 back
This game is 95% carried by the community but thank god it is. I don't think there's a game that has given me more fun over the past 10 years of my life than Minecraft.
So, the main problem with Minecraft's singleplayer is a general lack of things to do. Once you've played it enough you either start minmaxxing in your survival world or start building aimlessly (and you can get to this part really damn fast if you're experienced enough). The 'exploration' part of Minecraft has been quite underutilized as a result because the Overworld does just feel like a bunch of empty land with not much to do, at least without mods and whatnot.
I wish we got more content in each update, with more reasons to explore. Honestly, the Nether and Cave changes have been really fun and add to the replayability of the game. It does feel a bit more exploration-based, and I think the building is already top-notch as it is in Minecraft. I just wished they could do more.
However, with such an open and creative game, you get some really damn creative people who play it. There are SO MANY THINGS TO DO in Minecraft when taking into account the community. Whether it's mods, or servers, or community events, there's just so many things to enjoy with other people. The survival multiplayer loop also becomes amazing if you have a group of people, culminating in what is pretty much the perfect multiplayer game.
Honestly, if this game didn't get as big as it did, it wouldn't be half as good. However, I'm thankful for the past 10 years this game has granted to me and it's been a wonderful time.
So, the main problem with Minecraft's singleplayer is a general lack of things to do. Once you've played it enough you either start minmaxxing in your survival world or start building aimlessly (and you can get to this part really damn fast if you're experienced enough). The 'exploration' part of Minecraft has been quite underutilized as a result because the Overworld does just feel like a bunch of empty land with not much to do, at least without mods and whatnot.
I wish we got more content in each update, with more reasons to explore. Honestly, the Nether and Cave changes have been really fun and add to the replayability of the game. It does feel a bit more exploration-based, and I think the building is already top-notch as it is in Minecraft. I just wished they could do more.
However, with such an open and creative game, you get some really damn creative people who play it. There are SO MANY THINGS TO DO in Minecraft when taking into account the community. Whether it's mods, or servers, or community events, there's just so many things to enjoy with other people. The survival multiplayer loop also becomes amazing if you have a group of people, culminating in what is pretty much the perfect multiplayer game.
Honestly, if this game didn't get as big as it did, it wouldn't be half as good. However, I'm thankful for the past 10 years this game has granted to me and it's been a wonderful time.
O que dizer de um dos jogos mais importantes já criados?
Eu jogo Minecraft praticamente a minha vida inteira, foi um dos jogos mais importantes pra mim durante a infância, e mesmo hoje em dia eu consigo me divertir como se eu fosse aquela criança do passado, que independente do problemas que eu passei a ter ao longo da minha vida só se importa em fazer uma casinha bonita, ou que sente aquela felicidade única ao encontrar o primeiro diamante.
Retornar para Minecraft depois de tanto tempo com certeza fui uma das melhoras experiências que tive com jogos até agora em 2024, eu finalmente estou começando a aprender sobre todo o imenso conteúdo novo que tem jogo, e além disso eu enfim terminei o jogo em um mundo completamente Survival pela primeira vez.
Sobre o jogo, eu acho que não é mistério para ninguém como ele funciona né? A minha parte favorita sem dúvidas é a liberdade que o jogo te oferece para explorar a sua criatividade da maneira que você bem entender, algo que para mim é importantíssimo nesse mundo dos jogos.
Apesar de ser uma pessoa que sempre vai preferir Terraria, é impossível não reconhecer a importância de Minecraft não só na minha vida, como para a indústria de jogos no geral, e eu tenho certeza que vai ser um jogo que eu vou estar jogando pelo resto da minha vida possivelmente inteira.
Eu jogo Minecraft praticamente a minha vida inteira, foi um dos jogos mais importantes pra mim durante a infância, e mesmo hoje em dia eu consigo me divertir como se eu fosse aquela criança do passado, que independente do problemas que eu passei a ter ao longo da minha vida só se importa em fazer uma casinha bonita, ou que sente aquela felicidade única ao encontrar o primeiro diamante.
Retornar para Minecraft depois de tanto tempo com certeza fui uma das melhoras experiências que tive com jogos até agora em 2024, eu finalmente estou começando a aprender sobre todo o imenso conteúdo novo que tem jogo, e além disso eu enfim terminei o jogo em um mundo completamente Survival pela primeira vez.
Sobre o jogo, eu acho que não é mistério para ninguém como ele funciona né? A minha parte favorita sem dúvidas é a liberdade que o jogo te oferece para explorar a sua criatividade da maneira que você bem entender, algo que para mim é importantíssimo nesse mundo dos jogos.
Apesar de ser uma pessoa que sempre vai preferir Terraria, é impossível não reconhecer a importância de Minecraft não só na minha vida, como para a indústria de jogos no geral, e eu tenho certeza que vai ser um jogo que eu vou estar jogando pelo resto da minha vida possivelmente inteira.
The best game of my childhood, in which I spent a lot of time.
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.
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.
When they add the sex update I’ll give 5 stars.
I know judging people based on one thing isn’t cool, but if you haven’t played minecraft I no longer associate with you.
Minecraft with the boys was where it was at.
Says a lot this game has such a high score considering it has no story, but this is the ultimate sandbox game to play with friends. Server games are also peak.
I know judging people based on one thing isn’t cool, but if you haven’t played minecraft I no longer associate with you.
Minecraft with the boys was where it was at.
Says a lot this game has such a high score considering it has no story, but this is the ultimate sandbox game to play with friends. Server games are also peak.