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.
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"
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.
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.
I feel like I've completed the game, currently still playing and putting it off on my backlog all at once.
The lack of endgame content can be frustrating.
The lack of endgame content can be frustrating.
i keep getting blown up by these green cocks and its pissing me off. hope they remove this bug.
i have so many childhood memories with this game, but honestly I realize now that it's just kinda ook. It's fun with friends, but in terms of content and actual gameplay it's hella lackluster unfortunately. Also modding support sucks ass
Incontestavelmente o melhor jogo da história
honestly from a gameplay perspective, it's only really a fun experience with friends, after a bit of exploring and completing the soft objectives you're given like slaying the ender dragon or beating the wither, you only come back to it whenever there's an update or when the group's 2 week minecraft obsession kicks in and you end up gettimg a server. still fun to play here and there
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.
Maturing is realising that Minecraft is the most important game you will ever play in your life. All the friends you met, lost, and those who stayed with you,
the joy of exploring your first world,
watching creepypastas on YouTube and not being able to sleep peacefully because of them,
your every creation lost forever to time because of your disc corrupting or your favourite server's closure...
made us who we are today.
It's a digitised childhood for a generation of people, and I am proud to be one of them.
the joy of exploring your first world,
watching creepypastas on YouTube and not being able to sleep peacefully because of them,
your every creation lost forever to time because of your disc corrupting or your favourite server's closure...
made us who we are today.
It's a digitised childhood for a generation of people, and I am proud to be one of them.
lost one star for creating the warden
My only real experience playing Minecraft was when I was 14 and played a cracked version I had downloaded onto my grandmother’s laptop, and to this day it’s still some of the fondest memories I have of playing a video game.
I go in and out of Minecraft phases, but I always come back for more and I don't think I'll ever stop. I bought this game in 6th grade and now I have a master's degree. Time is weird.
Is there any point in me reviewing this game? Is there anybody in the year 2023 who doesn't know what a Minecraft is? Am I going to sway anybody's opinion on this game by talking about it? Minecraft is either long-form poetry about building mud huts or the ultimate foundation for a sandbox game, and if your perception of it lands anywhere between those two points you probably have an equally ambivalent opinion on its gameplay. Either way, it's a comically obvious basis for a game and it's shocking that it took until 2009 for somebody to grab the idea and run with it (Zachtronics gets immortal cool points for technically doing it first, though). Of course, back then, it was about placing blocks and literally nothing else. You couldn't do anything with them, just place them. Didn't stop people from obsessing over it. If you build it, they will... Also build it. And build it they have, for while the formal Minecraft experience has evolved at a glacial pace since its first full release in 2011, people have made mods for it that can do basically everything else. Even add spheres to the game, you freak of nature. I spent a few good summers with it, and I still pop my head back in every now and again to kill a little bit of time. Its appeal is self-explanatory. It demands nothing of you. It can only give.
People frequently compare Minecraft to playing with LEGO. Now, every game where you place blocks will forever be compared to Minecraft. This game cannot be replaced. You cannot kill it. It's an idea. An idea that has since made billions of dollars and spun out into a massive franchise, and now people won't shut up about it. You can hate it for that if you want. Some people might hate you for it in turn. However, cubes do not have feelings and will never heed you.
Not much else I can say. Bring Java back, quit micro-monetizing the game, and for the love of the gods stop doing whatever the hell this is. And thank you again to Jens Bergensten and Hatsune Miku for keeping the dream alive.
People frequently compare Minecraft to playing with LEGO. Now, every game where you place blocks will forever be compared to Minecraft. This game cannot be replaced. You cannot kill it. It's an idea. An idea that has since made billions of dollars and spun out into a massive franchise, and now people won't shut up about it. You can hate it for that if you want. Some people might hate you for it in turn. However, cubes do not have feelings and will never heed you.
Not much else I can say. Bring Java back, quit micro-monetizing the game, and for the love of the gods stop doing whatever the hell this is. And thank you again to Jens Bergensten and Hatsune Miku for keeping the dream alive.
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.
Come on, it's Minecraft. The only limit is your imagination. I grew up with this game and there is so much to it. I like to play the single player mode in a grindy sort of way where I farm to produce resources to build very large structures, which is probably a 3.5 experience. But, playing this game on a server with friends is the pinnacle of multiplayer gaming.
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.
Popularized Early Access. This thing has done more damage to video games as a whole than any other game I can think of. Except maybe Halo 1.
best game i play in life .
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.
Fun with friends, but can get a bit repetitive as a single player experience.
Eu jogo esse jogo desde os meus cinco anos :D
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.
Great with friends on a random day for 2 weeks before throwing it in back again.
several years of my life lost due to just engineering alone
It's minecraft, what can I say? The most successful modern game ever. Put more hours into it that any other game, possibly all my top 5 most played games combined.
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.
It’s possible that I’ve played this more than I’ve slept in my life
A revolutionary game that stands at the forefront of the gaming industry for the amount of creativity possible in a video game. This game stands in the Patheon of video games and sits near the top of the hall of fame. 14,000 hours dedicated to this beast of a game through high school/college and now my adult life. It will always be one of my favorite games simply due to lifelong friends it has allowed me to make.