Who here likes Minecraft?

[DontAskJusTckle]

I'm not much of a gamer. Sure, I rode the wave of gaming technology starting with Pong in 1975, to the early arcade games like Breakout, Donkey Kong, etc. I was an avid fan of NES and then Sega Genesis, but once I got my first PC, my interest in games and consoles waned considerably.

But recently I've been playing Minecraft. I first saw it two years ago while taking a college course. One of the guys was playing it during class and I asked him about it. Then more recently one of my nephews was playing it on XBOX 360.

I really like it because it offers themes of exploration, combat, construction, creativity, and survival. If you get tired of exploring dark caves, you can spend time farming. The whole block technology thing is in my opinion pure genius.

A friend of mine recently told me about a guy who actually constructed the Starship Enterprise in Minecraft. Check out the attachments.

I'm just curious if anybody else here likes the game. Tips and pointers are always welcome, too.

 

[WriterOfSin]

There's some incredible (not to mention terrifying) work people have done in Minecraft. I ended up getting it after a friend persuaded me, and I find it quite relaxing to play.

 

[riboflavin]

I made the mistake of buying it a few months ago, and now I can't stop playing it.

To be a game with absolutely no storyline, no plot, almost no actual point, it's ridiculously addictive. Essentially infinite world map with multiple different climates, essentially infinite resources, and you can do whatever you want. I built a massive mansion with an indoor farm in the side of a mountain, built 2+ km worth of powered railroad with a station in my mansion to take me to neighboring NPC villages (one block is 1 m^3), and if I ever get bored mining, I just wait until nightfall and go fight some enemies lol.

 

[TasH]

I really like the game! I have a medieval castle on a server.

 

[Revenant]

Yes! I have to force myself to stop playing it so I can do other things, though. 😀