Minecraft is the most important game of the decade
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Date: 2023-12-10
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-IceMetalPunk
I'm a redstoner. I'm a software dev IRL, and what I enjoy most about both my job and redstone is taking bits and pieces, each with very specific behaviors, and combining them to make complex functional things. Redstone really nails the way you combine individual bits that don't do very much on their own to make something amazing. Ever seen ilmango's massive contraptions? Yeah, I can't do that kind of thing, but the fact that it's even possible is AMAZING.
That's the main thing, for me at least, that other sandbox games lack. They try to guide the player too much, not explicitly but inherent in their design. For instance, they give you an item that's made to perform a very specific task, which is great, but it's so specific that you can't combine it with much else. You can't combine things creatively. Even Minecraft's crafting system captures this difference: every other game with crafting, you craft stuff by tossing a bunch of items into a UI and selecting what you want to craft, and then boom, out comes your product. In Minecraft, that's not really a thing (the recent Recipe Book excepted. I'll get to that in a second. You instead choose what you want to craft by. crafting it. The same ingredients can make very different things, but not just because you told the game -I want this-; it's because you combined the ingredients in a way that makes some sense and then got the reward of a product you expected. I've seen videos of people teaching new players how to play and just being like, -OK, now craft a pickaxe. It's three iron and two sticks. - And when the newbie asks how, they just go, -Well, what does a pickaxe look like? Make that. - They're always so proud when they get it right, as they start to realize the power they have over the Minecraft world comes from understanding how things fit together.
So. that's why I love Minecraft, personally, and that's why no other sandbox games have quite the same appeal to me. I'm cautiously anticipating Hytale, because it looks amazing and has great mod support from the start, but so far they have yet to reveal anything redstone-y or automation-focused, so. I'm not sure I'm going to end up enjoying that, either, despite the massive work of art it clearly will be.
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I'm a redstoner. I'm a software dev IRL, and what I enjoy most about both my job and redstone is taking bits and pieces, each with very specific behaviors, and combining them to make complex functional things. Redstone really nails the way you combine individual bits that don't do very much on their own to make something amazing. Ever seen ilmango's massive contraptions? Yeah, I can't do that kind of thing, but the fact that it's even possible is AMAZING.
That's the main thing, for me at least, that other sandbox games lack. They try to guide the player too much, not explicitly but inherent in their design. For instance, they give you an item that's made to perform a very specific task, which is great, but it's so specific that you can't combine it with much else. You can't combine things creatively. Even Minecraft's crafting system captures this difference: every other game with crafting, you craft stuff by tossing a bunch of items into a UI and selecting what you want to craft, and then boom, out comes your product. In Minecraft, that's not really a thing (the recent Recipe Book excepted. I'll get to that in a second. You instead choose what you want to craft by. crafting it. The same ingredients can make very different things, but not just because you told the game -I want this-; it's because you combined the ingredients in a way that makes some sense and then got the reward of a product you expected. I've seen videos of people teaching new players how to play and just being like, -OK, now craft a pickaxe. It's three iron and two sticks. - And when the newbie asks how, they just go, -Well, what does a pickaxe look like? Make that. - They're always so proud when they get it right, as they start to realize the power they have over the Minecraft world comes from understanding how things fit together.
So. that's why I love Minecraft, personally, and that's why no other sandbox games have quite the same appeal to me. I'm cautiously anticipating Hytale, because it looks amazing and has great mod support from the start, but so far they have yet to reveal anything redstone-y or automation-focused, so. I'm not sure I'm going to end up enjoying that, either, despite the massive work of art it clearly will be.
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-Bo-kq8tn
I started playing when minecraft was still in alpha, and it was like, a level of freedom I've never had in a game before or since. I'll never forget the kind of awe I felt when I climbed up a big hill on my first minecraft world, found an oak tree on top of it, and stared out into the distance knowing I could explore ANYWHERE I wanted- the world was near limitless.
I remember my first house. I built it out of wood at first, and then, just because I could, started replacing all the wood with black and yellow stripes of wool. There were two stories, and a skylight through both floors, and a giant useless empty closet I never figured out what to do with. And then, realizing that physics truly didn't matter, I built a big brick room jutting off the top floor that I made into a bathroom. I was SO proud of the iron block bathtub filled with water, like it was the best I could do to approximate a bathtub with the limited blocks we had at the time, and I thought it was fantastic I had made a piece of furniture to splash around in out of only a few building blocks.
And then the nether came out, and I remember building a portal right near my house and being amazed that there was an entire new world, but never exploring too far. (I easily got lost at first, even wandering just past the giant hill by my house, so the nether was a directional challenge. And then villagers came out and I was so amazed this barren lonely world suddenly had people in it, it completely changed the feeling of the game. I immediately set out with torch trails and just started heading east hoping to find a village. I did, and connected it back to my base with a long minecart track. I never figured out trading back then, I just wanted to visit lmao
I remember seeing the massive starship enterprise build when it first started circulating, and I remember when the pokemon red project was published too, still absolutely mind boggling! I'm so glad I discovered this game when I did
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I started playing when minecraft was still in alpha, and it was like, a level of freedom I've never had in a game before or since. I'll never forget the kind of awe I felt when I climbed up a big hill on my first minecraft world, found an oak tree on top of it, and stared out into the distance knowing I could explore ANYWHERE I wanted- the world was near limitless.
I remember my first house. I built it out of wood at first, and then, just because I could, started replacing all the wood with black and yellow stripes of wool. There were two stories, and a skylight through both floors, and a giant useless empty closet I never figured out what to do with. And then, realizing that physics truly didn't matter, I built a big brick room jutting off the top floor that I made into a bathroom. I was SO proud of the iron block bathtub filled with water, like it was the best I could do to approximate a bathtub with the limited blocks we had at the time, and I thought it was fantastic I had made a piece of furniture to splash around in out of only a few building blocks.
And then the nether came out, and I remember building a portal right near my house and being amazed that there was an entire new world, but never exploring too far. (I easily got lost at first, even wandering just past the giant hill by my house, so the nether was a directional challenge. And then villagers came out and I was so amazed this barren lonely world suddenly had people in it, it completely changed the feeling of the game. I immediately set out with torch trails and just started heading east hoping to find a village. I did, and connected it back to my base with a long minecart track. I never figured out trading back then, I just wanted to visit lmao
I remember seeing the massive starship enterprise build when it first started circulating, and I remember when the pokemon red project was published too, still absolutely mind boggling! I'm so glad I discovered this game when I did
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-irishjet2687
When Minecraft Steve got announced for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, I saw a lot of streamers who were in their thirties get upset, and that frustrates me. Because of Minecraft's popularity, it had a lot of kids flock to it, and then got a reputation foramy years as a -kids' game-, but that's not fair.
There's nothing about Minecraft that is inherently -kidish-, and even if that weren't the case, the kids who were ten and got Minecraft when it first officially released in 2011 are now twenty. I was in my freshman year of high school when I first heard about the game. Two of my friends were talking about a new update that added a hunger meter, and I got interested. I'm now 24, and Minecraft is an incredibly influential and nostalgic game for me. Also, Steve is SO MUCH FUN in Smash Bros!
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When Minecraft Steve got announced for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, I saw a lot of streamers who were in their thirties get upset, and that frustrates me. Because of Minecraft's popularity, it had a lot of kids flock to it, and then got a reputation foramy years as a -kids' game-, but that's not fair.
There's nothing about Minecraft that is inherently -kidish-, and even if that weren't the case, the kids who were ten and got Minecraft when it first officially released in 2011 are now twenty. I was in my freshman year of high school when I first heard about the game. Two of my friends were talking about a new update that added a hunger meter, and I got interested. I'm now 24, and Minecraft is an incredibly influential and nostalgic game for me. Also, Steve is SO MUCH FUN in Smash Bros!
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-buddylake1824
I really don't think Notch realized how much this game would mean to people until Microsoft wanted it. And lets be honest- everybody though they would butcher it. But the fact that Microsoft treated this game with so much love- I. I think it really shows how far this game can touch different types of people. It makes me happy. Being somebody who lives his life trying to make people happy; it just makes me happy, I don't know how else to say it.
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I really don't think Notch realized how much this game would mean to people until Microsoft wanted it. And lets be honest- everybody though they would butcher it. But the fact that Microsoft treated this game with so much love- I. I think it really shows how far this game can touch different types of people. It makes me happy. Being somebody who lives his life trying to make people happy; it just makes me happy, I don't know how else to say it.
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-MegaChickenfish
I actually had no idea MrSquishy had shifted to the Minecraft Marketplace and should really check that out. I saw the previous interview where they went over the -guts- of that functioning pokemon red console and it still looks like total wizardry to me. It gave me a newfound appreciation for game developers. Imagine if you could wade through every individual line of code in block form for something like Skyrim, it'd be surreal.
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I actually had no idea MrSquishy had shifted to the Minecraft Marketplace and should really check that out. I saw the previous interview where they went over the -guts- of that functioning pokemon red console and it still looks like total wizardry to me. It gave me a newfound appreciation for game developers. Imagine if you could wade through every individual line of code in block form for something like Skyrim, it'd be surreal.
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-jackiehall458
Man she looks just like an actress but I can't think of what she was in maybe it was californication with the dude from x-files I think without spoiling to much (old show I know but still) its the underage girl he slept with but it's been so long since I seen actually I'm bout to check edit: Nope man this shit will be at the back of my mind for a week I feel like it's a movie I really like too-
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Man she looks just like an actress but I can't think of what she was in maybe it was californication with the dude from x-files I think without spoiling to much (old show I know but still) its the underage girl he slept with but it's been so long since I seen actually I'm bout to check edit: Nope man this shit will be at the back of my mind for a week I feel like it's a movie I really like too-
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-amrys19
It-s good because Minecraft can do everything other games does, with mods and coding and in different harness levels, but no game can do what it does.
You can play Mario in Minecraft.
You can okay WOW, Pokemon, Sims, COD, all in Minecraft.
But you can-t okay Minecraft in those games.
The freedom is what-s appealing to like. Everyone. The simplicity! It-s great
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It-s good because Minecraft can do everything other games does, with mods and coding and in different harness levels, but no game can do what it does.
You can play Mario in Minecraft.
You can okay WOW, Pokemon, Sims, COD, all in Minecraft.
But you can-t okay Minecraft in those games.
The freedom is what-s appealing to like. Everyone. The simplicity! It-s great
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polygon
I, an adult of 27, got into Minecraft this year. I was aware of the vast technical things you could do but thought the casual side was not for me and I'm too dumb to be technical. But damn what a great game especially playing on a server, coming across other people's actual abandoned mineshafts and structures among the generated ones.
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I, an adult of 27, got into Minecraft this year. I was aware of the vast technical things you could do but thought the casual side was not for me and I'm too dumb to be technical. But damn what a great game especially playing on a server, coming across other people's actual abandoned mineshafts and structures among the generated ones.
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-mitchclark1532
I used to have a ton of hope for the future of Minecraft, but then Microsoft bought it. Progress is super slow and not that good. I hope it inspires a game that becomes what Minecraft always should have become. Minecraft is brilliant in many ways, but mainly it's a great foundation for an even more brilliant game.
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I used to have a ton of hope for the future of Minecraft, but then Microsoft bought it. Progress is super slow and not that good. I hope it inspires a game that becomes what Minecraft always should have become. Minecraft is brilliant in many ways, but mainly it's a great foundation for an even more brilliant game.
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-M3rk420
I remember when I got minecraft on the xbox 360, wasn-t my first time playing, it was a good experience though. Each Time I see something related to legacy edition, I get nostalgic. Sadly, soon I found out it was discontinued 2 years after the last update. I miss you, Legacy edition, please come back.
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I remember when I got minecraft on the xbox 360, wasn-t my first time playing, it was a good experience though. Each Time I see something related to legacy edition, I get nostalgic. Sadly, soon I found out it was discontinued 2 years after the last update. I miss you, Legacy edition, please come back.
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-skygodofallurya
I don't get it. Sure, you can build Pokemon Red in Minecraft, but can't you do the same thing much easier just using C++? Why mess around with blocks and switches in a video game and invest all that time and energy into it? Just to point at it and say -look! I did a thing! -
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I don't get it. Sure, you can build Pokemon Red in Minecraft, but can't you do the same thing much easier just using C++? Why mess around with blocks and switches in a video game and invest all that time and energy into it? Just to point at it and say -look! I did a thing! -
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-Kid4Christ101
People compare Minecraft to lego and that's accurate. If you can design your own legos, build computers with them, code video games using them, and don't ever run out of blocks. Also, we pay for one set of blocks and don't need to buy another one. So yeah, exactly like legos.
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People compare Minecraft to lego and that's accurate. If you can design your own legos, build computers with them, code video games using them, and don't ever run out of blocks. Also, we pay for one set of blocks and don't need to buy another one. So yeah, exactly like legos.
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-natural20_
Tobascus (at the same time as Captain Sparkles) is one of the main ppl that pushed minecraft into popularity too. I know he's controversial but still is one of the most important Let's Plays that helped popularize it. (Just crediting him nothing else)
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Tobascus (at the same time as Captain Sparkles) is one of the main ppl that pushed minecraft into popularity too. I know he's controversial but still is one of the most important Let's Plays that helped popularize it. (Just crediting him nothing else)
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-davidellis8282
they could have also interviewed hermits from the hermitcraft server because the builds that they make take so long and so many resources and some are Redstone geniuses that can make huge storage systems and or huge piston doors
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they could have also interviewed hermits from the hermitcraft server because the builds that they make take so long and so many resources and some are Redstone geniuses that can make huge storage systems and or huge piston doors
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-damon79
Minecraft is a game that gained popularity with non-creative people that could feel like they were creative. Creative people are too busy living life to play it. Big fish little pond. Niched out son!
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Minecraft is a game that gained popularity with non-creative people that could feel like they were creative. Creative people are too busy living life to play it. Big fish little pond. Niched out son!
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-Kid4Christ101
Builders: the guys that invent lego models
Redstoners: the people that like to build computers from scratch
Command block players: coding gods that none of us can hope to be
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Builders: the guys that invent lego models
Redstoners: the people that like to build computers from scratch
Command block players: coding gods that none of us can hope to be
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-DiggoryJiggory
This video only goes over the creative and a bit of the adventure map aspects of the game, not even the minigames, survival, mods, etc. and it would still amaze anyone
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This video only goes over the creative and a bit of the adventure map aspects of the game, not even the minigames, survival, mods, etc. and it would still amaze anyone
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polygon
I like how she STILL blinked slightly unevenly instead of winking on the last take at the end, but she was still like -Yeahhh. Close enough. - with the look on her face lol
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I like how she STILL blinked slightly unevenly instead of winking on the last take at the end, but she was still like -Yeahhh. Close enough. - with the look on her face lol
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-brandon10301991
Still hate Minecraft. Literally no direction to the game. Really tiring losing all your stuff over and over and then spending the next two days trying to find it.
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Still hate Minecraft. Literally no direction to the game. Really tiring losing all your stuff over and over and then spending the next two days trying to find it.
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-9Tensai9
Notch: Hey, here's a game. You have a block, then you punch the block and then you can put the block on a different place!
The internet: --goes crazy--
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Notch: Hey, here's a game. You have a block, then you punch the block and then you can put the block on a different place!
The internet: --goes crazy--
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-nathanpfirman625
I love how so many big games are actually inspired by the greatest game of all time such as fortnite which got the idea of building from it
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I love how so many big games are actually inspired by the greatest game of all time such as fortnite which got the idea of building from it
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-DarthMakroth
The hatsune miku -meme- isn't even funny, whether you like notch or not he -did- make minecraft. And he -did- put a lot of effort into it
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The hatsune miku -meme- isn't even funny, whether you like notch or not he -did- make minecraft. And he -did- put a lot of effort into it
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-phrog7193
i think minecraft is a game thats never really gonna disappear until people wont use pc anymore maybe. its just too good and too polished.
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i think minecraft is a game thats never really gonna disappear until people wont use pc anymore maybe. its just too good and too polished.
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-modelmajorpita
Kind of frustrating having Minecraft described as the -original- sandbox game when minecraft started as an Infiniminer clone.
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Kind of frustrating having Minecraft described as the -original- sandbox game when minecraft started as an Infiniminer clone.
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-elijah2044
-moh-yong-. lmao. -mo-YANG- is fine, but you're obviously American so -mo-JANG- would be even better. -mo-yong- is not ok.
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-moh-yong-. lmao. -mo-YANG- is fine, but you're obviously American so -mo-JANG- would be even better. -mo-yong- is not ok.
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-aptspikeybird1005
Imagine being such a game nerd that you think Minecraft is the most important part of history like this person -
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Imagine being such a game nerd that you think Minecraft is the most important part of history like this person -
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-peterabdo8155
Minecraft will and I mean will always be the best game ever no game will be just as good as Minecraft is
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Minecraft will and I mean will always be the best game ever no game will be just as good as Minecraft is
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polygon
You don't have to like Minecraft, but you can not say that it didn't make a positive impact for the world.
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You don't have to like Minecraft, but you can not say that it didn't make a positive impact for the world.
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polygon
its amazing on how a simple music from Minecraft can make an entire generation feel nostalgic or even cry.
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its amazing on how a simple music from Minecraft can make an entire generation feel nostalgic or even cry.
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-Darrf
Wow. How adorable was the building block part.
It turns out it was. -turns to cam 2-
very adorable.
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Wow. How adorable was the building block part.
It turns out it was. -turns to cam 2-
very adorable.
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