I am not going to do this game justice, so before I even begin I want to say that if you haven’t played the game, you can register and play the old “creative mode” of the game on the website. Once you’ve done that and (hopefully) spent the ten dollars to get the Alpha version of the game that gets constant updates, then you can come back here.
Minecraft is a sandbox game in it’s purest form. The game generates a completely random infinite world, made entirely from blocks. The trees, mountains, animals and water are made up of blocks. It makes for an amazing site at times.
So what’s the game about? At this point, nothing. You’re thrown into this world with two abilities; to mine, and to craft. You can break down a tree with your bare hands to get logs, which can then be crafted into wood. That wood can be used to create sticks, then an axe, which makes collecting more wood easier. You can make shovels to dig earth and sand quicker, and a pickaxe if you’re interested in carving through stone.
Those are your tools and apart from that, the game really is only limited by your imagination. You could build a house to protect you at night, when the deadly creatures like zombies come out, or you could forge a sword to take them on. You could try mining to the centre of the world, or build a skyscraper of a building as high as you can go. If you felt up to it, you could attempt to build something truly amazing, like an underwater city, or just make some block penises. Here, look at this popular Minecraft video of a 1:1 scale model of the Starship Enterprise.
The tip of the iceberg.
While there is an infinity of things to do concerning simply mining resources to build other things, there’s a lot more you can do. When I say a lot, I mean a lot. You can farm for example; you plant seeds and grow wheat. You can create intricate circuits and make roller coasters, explosives, traps, lever activated doors.
The game is much more complicated than on first look, but what makes it to good is that it’s only as complicated as you want to make it. Don’t want to bother with circuits? Don’t make one.
Multiplayer inside.
Not only is the game awesome enough as is, but there is a multiplayer mode. The game is run off an online server and as such, you can collaborate with friends and others to create massive feats, such as creating a model of the Earth. In multiplayer you can’t die, and no “evil” mob creatures spawn. This is set to change once Multiplayer gets finished more, but for now it’s good for messing around with other people and getting a feel for the game without needing to hide when it gets dark.
Yes.
The game seems silly, but after finally caving and buying it, I’ve found it to be quite engaging. The amount of things that can happen is amazing, and you can get lost doing menial tasks for hours. I will spend upwards of an hour or two just digging up dirt to make a “natural” wall.
Minecraft is undergoing constant development, and is actually still in it’s Alpha stage. For a game to be this amazing pre-beta is crazy to me. I feel this will be a classic game when it’s finally done. Even now it’s great, which is proudly showcased by the tens of thousands of dollars the game makes IN A DAY.
There is so much more I could go into, but like I said in the beginning, I could not do it justice. Ever. Instead, you could try reading the posts of those who seem to have a much easier time with this sort of thing, or just play the game yourself and make your own judgements. I’d prefer you did the latter, but that’s just me; it’s far more fun playing.
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