Reply to: Minecraft

[Freamon]

Amusing Minecraft review:

The Escapist : Video Galleries : Zero Punctuation : Minecraft

[amcdonald]

Hey that's pretty cool and similar to an idea I had about 10 years ago. An online community where you can build the landscapes/dungeons/towns etc and others can adventure in/pillage.

For those who are creative they could create a fantastic environment.

Dungeon Keeper II almost had that, and you could bitch slap any minions when you got bored

[MarillionFan]

Hey that's pretty cool and similar to an idea I had about 10 years ago. An online community where you can build the landscapes/dungeons/towns etc and others can adventure in/pillage.

For those who are creative they could create a fantastic environment.

[Churchill]

Still it's got better graphics than 3D Monster Maze, so it's not all bad

Don't knock it! That T-Rex was terrifying!

[amcdonald]

Still it's got better graphics than 3D Monster Maze, so it's not all bad

[Churchill]

Doesn't this look a heck of a lot like the original Doom?

Yep, or Castle Wolfenstein SOD...

[Platypus]

Doesn't this look a heck of a lot like the original Doom?

[MrRobin]

looks nice. So it's sort of a snazzier version of 3D Construction Kit?

Yeah, kinda! But there's more interaction with the environment you build, and you have to first collect the materials you want to build with (by mining, digging, smelting, crafting)

I've played it a bit a while ago and did the obvious stuff i.e. built a big castle, a tall skyscraper, the deepest mineshaft etc etc. The ability to build circuitry did excite my inner geekiness but I didn't get round to it. I got bored of the game itself but still follow its progress in the business world.

[ThomasSoerensen]

looks nice. So it's sort of a snazzier version of 3D Construction Kit?

yes, but you can by selecting the difficulty level add monsters who try to kill you during the night if you have not protected yourself.

[thunderlizard]

looks nice. So it's sort of a snazzier version of 3D Construction Kit?

[ThomasSoerensen]

I got it about a month ago.

But it is too time consuming and I have too little need to express my lack of creativity so I have not used it much lately.

[d000hg]

My brother showed it to me when he was over at the weekend. Very blocky graphics and poor documentation but a lot of people rave over it. Its written in java and the original developer now employs a team - a great success story.

Have a look on youtube for things that have been built with it. Someone made a to scale model of the starship enterprise and someone else a working train station with junctions etc. Some people have too much time on their hands.

Also functioning computers - Google "minecraft computer" or for example look at this:

Wonder if Minecraft will be, or has been, the subject of a Monday Link?

[MrRobin]

Link here: Minecraft

The money comes from sales, delivered as a download. There's no subscription. It costs €15 (was €10 until recently)

I think the appeal is expressionism. That is evident from the number of videos on YouTube. You can do what you want... you can build the biggest house, a replica starship Enterprise, a giant phallus, you can build a monster trap, you can blow up half the scenery, you can build a CPU's ALU, anything you can think of. Again, think Lego... what's the appeal of Lego? You can just do what you want with it.

[lightng]

My brother showed it to me when he was over at the weekend. Very blocky graphics and poor documentation but a lot of people rave over it. Its written in java and the original developer now employs a team - a great success story.

Have a look on youtube for things that have been built with it. Someone made a to scale model of the starship enterprise and someone else a working train station with junctions etc. Some people have too much time on their hands.

[Bunk]

I've heard of it, watched a video of it a couple of weeks ago. I couldn't really see the attraction but I'm pretty sure I'm missing something. Where does the money come from? Advertising, paying for the game, subscription?