The more updates come out for this thing, the lower I'd rate it, so I'm just reviewing it now.
The impact Minecraft has had on the gaming landscape can't be overstated, it's part of many people's childhoods. The prospect of an endless world you can do anything with if you put your mind to it was and still is a fantastic concept for a game. I don't think I need to go over what Minecraft is, you probably already know, so I'll get to the heart of what this review is REALLY about; Feature creep.
For me at least, the game peaked a bit before 1.9, or the Combat Update. Most features felt like fleshed-out and worthwhile additions to the game. They increased what you can do with what you already had while still being fresh by themselves. But eventually, features started to stack on top of the game instead of adding to it. It slowly became more and more bloated. After all, what can you add to a game that was already almost perfect?
This culminated in the Nether Update, which fundamentally misunderstood a core aspect of this game and made the Nether livable. The Nether was meant to be this inhospitable fiery wasteland, it's Minecraft's version of hell. That's why beds explode there. Yet they made it just a slightly tougher and significantly less varied version of the Overworld. And it only got worse from there.
The soul of this game slips out bit by bit with every update, it's really sad to see. 6 or so years ago, I would've given it a perfect 5. When I boot this game up, I stay on 1.13 and lower. I wish I could still give it that perfect score, the amount of hours I've put into it is staggering.
The impact Minecraft has had on the gaming landscape can't be overstated, it's part of many people's childhoods. The prospect of an endless world you can do anything with if you put your mind to it was and still is a fantastic concept for a game. I don't think I need to go over what Minecraft is, you probably already know, so I'll get to the heart of what this review is REALLY about; Feature creep.
For me at least, the game peaked a bit before 1.9, or the Combat Update. Most features felt like fleshed-out and worthwhile additions to the game. They increased what you can do with what you already had while still being fresh by themselves. But eventually, features started to stack on top of the game instead of adding to it. It slowly became more and more bloated. After all, what can you add to a game that was already almost perfect?
This culminated in the Nether Update, which fundamentally misunderstood a core aspect of this game and made the Nether livable. The Nether was meant to be this inhospitable fiery wasteland, it's Minecraft's version of hell. That's why beds explode there. Yet they made it just a slightly tougher and significantly less varied version of the Overworld. And it only got worse from there.
The soul of this game slips out bit by bit with every update, it's really sad to see. 6 or so years ago, I would've given it a perfect 5. When I boot this game up, I stay on 1.13 and lower. I wish I could still give it that perfect score, the amount of hours I've put into it is staggering.
CrystalPixel
1 month ago