Why is MineCraft so popular?

[Rayquaza]

Everyone I know has it and wants me to get it, except I don't see why I should buy a game in which i need to sculpt things out of block just for the fun of it. So why is it so popular and should I buy it?

[Suicune]

Because of it's openness to creativity and sense of exploration. It's just fun.

[Nilnoc]

It doesn't work for me... :(

[Suicune]

It doesn't work for me... :(

What "Doesn't work?"

[Daniel_]

Idk, i'd really like to know because i watched a few videos of it and almost killed myself, so i'm not gonna risk buying the game while my mom has sleeping pills in the house.

[UnknownError]

I don't get it. It looks like a big blocky pixelated piece of crap?

[Brighter.Tomorrow]

I don't get it. It looks like a big blocky pixelated piece of crap?

Exactly.
I am curious to try it, just to see the hype. But Connor has posted my exact thoughts. :3

[Sage]

1) It's fun.
2) It's cheap.
3) The regular updates and slew of mods available add replayability.

[Suicune]

I don't get it. It looks like a big blocky pixelated piece of crap?

So you're asking if it's a big blocky pixelated piece of crap?
If so, no.

[UnknownError]

So you're asking if it's a big blocky pixelated piece of crap?
If so, no.

No, Im saying it is.
Or atleast looks like it.

[Vonn]

No, Im saying it is.
Or atleast looks like it.

It's not, otherwise it would not be so popular.

[Suicune]

It's not, otherwise it would not be so popular.

Exactly this.

[Daniel_]

Popular or not, it's still a big blocky pixelated piece of something, so it doesn't look the most fun.

[Scooby Dooby Drew]

Popular or not, it's still a big blocky pixelated piece of something, so it doesn't look the most fun.

>Implying that graphics that aren't shit-yourself-amazing makes the game not fun
:/
The "blocky pixelated" look is just the game's style... it's like that on purpose. xD

[Sage]

it's still a big blocky pixelated piece of something

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[Totality]

Minecraft looks great.

Im thinking of buying it now :)

[Vonn]

Popular or not, it's still a big blocky pixelated piece of something, so it doesn't look the most fun.

You're supposed to play the game, not stare at it and sigh about its lovely appearance. The blocky pixelated look is the style, and it succeeds in pulling it off.

[Syvelocin]

Retexture it. Simple. Then it doesn't look like pixel vomit. I use the Gerudoku texture pack personally, just switched to it a couple days ago.

People like to forget that gameplay is the key feature of a video game, not the graphics. If the gameplay sucks, ace graphics won't make up for it.

It's an indie game in Beta as well. What do you expect?

[Perseus]

Popular or not, it's still a big blocky pixelated piece of something, so it doesn't look the most fun.

If these game had Jesus graphics, then this game would not be able to work since, if I am correct from what I have told, the game is infinite.

[Iceman]

In the process of convincing someone to let me buy it. This is a very, very slow process.

[Aves]

Oh no! Graphics suck! *ragequit*

lol jk.

It looks like a lot of fun and wish I had it. :(

[Syvelocin]

If these game had Jesus graphics, then this game would not be able to work since, if I am correct from what I have told, the game is infinite.

It's not infinite, but the world you have generated for you is eight times the surface area of the earth. More to explore than anyone with any life at all possibly could without their computer crashing first.

[Iceman]

It's not infinite, but the world you have generated for you is eight times the surface area of the earth. More to explore than anyone with any life at all could possibly without their computer crashing first.
And if you do, you get to generate another one :P

[Aves]

And after days of hearing me whine on here, I finally got Minecraft :D All I did was ask, and my dad said sure! :D Been having tons of fun.

[Origami]

If these game had Jesus graphics, then this game would not be able to work since, if I am correct from what I have told, the game is infinite.

It's not. Programs such as Cartograph generate your whole world for you to view outside of MC. It's just way larger than you would ever imagine. The oddest thing I've found was a massive wall of Adminium oddly placed way away from everything else. I'm assuming it was an error when generating my world, nonetheless it had a small hole in it leading to an arctic biome, so I was happy.

[Continuum]

Some people can't appreciate. I'm extremely longing to play Minecraft, if it weren't for my utter lack of any methods of payment. Jesus, please pay for me! :(

[HeroesAndCons]

I love minecraft its so popular cause of creativity and it is a rpg

[Sage]

I love minecraft its so popular cause of creativity and it is a rpg

Minecraft isn't an RPG.

[Rayquaza]

Im gonna stick with my "infinite" TrackMania thanks...

[Memory]

Minecraft isn't an RPG.

It's not even a game, it's a way of life.

[BFG9001]

Minecraft consumes your soul.
It's just that good.

[Dack]

This game is an INDIE game, i.e the graphics arent SUPPOSED to be good...

[Yianni]

Everyone I know has it and wants me to get it, except I don't see why I should buy a game in which i need to sculpt things out of block just for the fun of it. So why is it so popular and should I buy it?

wow... this is realy hard for me to answer :/ umm just try it at your friends house and sooon enough you will be ADDICTED to it! it is so friecken AWESOME! :D

[anonymous.john]

Minecraft isn't so much a "game" as it is a creativity tool. You can build anything you want with it, but there are gameplay elements to it as well. The best comparison is to imagine an etch-a-sketch where every once in a while space invaders comes down and starts playing and you have to fight them off, and then go back to building to satisfy your creativity.

Games these days are surprisingly lacking in creativity, and thank goodness that now we have Minecraft. I was getting sick of "Go here, shoot that, pick up its weapon, now shoot that other thing, whoops you didn't do it exactly as I said so now you have to do it again."

[Memory]

Besides, Minecraft has exploding green penises.
That's a win in my book.

[embers]

I never played it, but this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcsN3d7eKgY) makes it look good.

[Memory]

I never played it, but this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcsN3d7eKgY) makes it look good.

Love that series.

[Syvelocin]

I never played it, but this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcsN3d7eKgY) makes it look good.

Yogcast! :D I love those guys.

[Infidelitas]

is there a free version?

[Continuum]

is there a free version?

Yes, but it's strictly obsolete.

If anyone is so kind, please gift me a nice account. I can't pay in any way, and I'm dying to play. ;_;

[Infidelitas]

I wanna play but im stingey with my money

[Drake14]

i dont know it feels like legos to me.

[JackShephard]

i dont know it feels like legos to me.

If it feels like legos, then you should know why it's so popular! I loved legos as a young child.

[Origami]

i dont know it feels like legos to me.

That's exactly what the classic mode was. The survival mode is legos with zombies, skeletal archers, and exploding monsters! :D

[Drake14]

Haha, yeah I guess so. If you like that. I dunno it seems easier to just use legos or draw stuff to me.

[Syvelocin]

^ Can you play with minecarts when you draw or play with legos? Can you go to the nether? Can you mine for riches?

Didn't think so.

[Scooby Dooby Drew]

I can see how one might compare the two, but they are considerably different.
Many people are not good artists, and even if you draw massive monoliths that would take ages in Minecraft, there's a difference in that while drawing you aren't having to avoid monsters, or dig for materials.
This same difference applies to legos, along with the fact that even if you can build the same things, you can't explore from a 1st person point of view a lego house.
That being said, I love legos and Minecraft.

[Drake14]

I guess so, I just mean theres no real point is there? I dont mind ppl like it I just dont get it :) mining and stuff but it only helps you to keep doing same thing, not any goal.

[silly teen]

i have minecraft, so hear me out... basically you can build things out of blocks, but its also based on survival, you need to hunt to survive.

[Scooby Dooby Drew]

I guess so, I just mean theres no real point is there? I dont mind ppl like it I just dont get it :) mining and stuff but it only helps you to keep doing same thing, not any goal.

Well, the ultimate goal is to build things, the game goes as far as your imagination does.
It's a lot like the legos you mentioned in that respect, there's no point in playing with legos, all you do is build, but the joy is in the building of amazing structures.

[Nilnoc]

Yeah. I didn't get it at first, but then a friend bought it and let's me use the account, and now I love it. Maybe you just have to play to understand.

[Kahn]

I don't get it. It looks like a big blocky pixelated piece of crap?

The graphics aren't the point of the game. The level of creativity, the limitless opportunities, and the continuous updates make the game playable. Don't look at it and assume that just because it isn't pretty, it's not fun.

[Memory]

Btw, if you don't like the graphics, you can always download texture packs :)

[Zazanama]

The game i guess is fine, but it's not supposed to be legit in the US... just saying and it really isnt that great, you would have a better chance playing roblox lol.

[person842]

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[Drake14]

the guys at minecraft have a new game now called Terreria. It looks like minecraft but like castlevania 2d or something

http://youtu.be/UGo7iMUcxLc

[Laurenzo]

the guys at minecraft have a new game now called Terreria. It looks like minecraft but like castlevania 2d or something

http://youtu.be/UGo7iMUcxLc

Terreria's made by Notch? Since when? Tererria's a seperate game. Downloaded it, liked it, love Minecraft better :)

[Nancy Boy]

I don't get it. It looks like a big blocky pixelated piece of crap?

exactly.
why have a nice new computer, then have a game that looks like it'd run on some 90s dinosaur?. (:
..and the game is boring and pointless anyway. ~to me~

[Cirrus]

Look, get an HD texture pack if you don't like the style of the game.

Anyway, MineCraft is great because you can play it in so many different ways. The two extremes are the builders and the adventurers, but there are many colours in between. The feelings of completing a huge building project and of getting back to your house after narrowly escaping from zombies are both wonderful. MineCraft is an extremely engaging game, and, after a while of playing it, you won't even notice the graphics.

[embers]

I bought minecraft recently. I don't regret it. Although my building skills are so substandard :L

[Perseus]

exactly.
why have a nice new computer, then have a game that looks like it'd run on some 90s dinosaur?. (:
..and the game is boring and pointless anyway. ~to me~

Graphics do not define a game. I swear to God I'm going to harm the next person who says that. And have you even played it?

[Nancy Boy]

yes. i have.

[Perseus]

yes. i have.

For longer than two minutes?

[HaydenM]

its simple graphics are what makes the game work. the idea of putting actual poly'd blocks ontop of each other wouldnt work and would take a lot more powerful computer.

[Hatsune Miku]

yes. i have.

Then you obviously have no imagination. The point on Minecraft is to build. Make your own creation however you want it. Simple, or epic. You build a shelter to protect yourself at night. Why go for a hole in the dirt? Build an effin' castle. This is what Minecraft is. It's about building epic shit, and feeling proud of yourself afterwords and being able to say, "I made that shit right there."]

That, and going into other peoples servers and fucking everything up.

[Echo]

Try it for yourself and you'll see why ;) And the final (non-BETA) version comes out in November!!!

[Origami]

I don't see Mojang producing a final product this year. The game still has several bad loading bugs, in game bugs, and not enough replay opportunities. With the pistons mod coming standard, more newer features will likely be added. I doubt it'll stop so suddenly.

[Commander Thor]

Notch said he's not going to stop development on Minecraft, after the 'final' version is released, as he doesn't see the game ever being 'finished'. There's always going to be things that he wants to add.
Mojang just wants to put a product out that they can point to and say "There! THAT is Minecraft.", every other feature addon will be exactly that, an addon from then on.

[Origami]

Notch said he's not going to stop development on Minecraft, after the 'final' version is released, as he doesn't see the game ever being 'finished'. There's always going to be things that he wants to add.
Mojang just wants to put a product out that they can point to and say "There! THAT is Minecraft.", every other feature addon will be exactly that, an addon from then on.

Then there is the debate of whether or not Mojang will market those add-ons or give them free with the purchase of the game. Minecraft Beta is a purchase of the final game. Which could be considered Monjang's final product. No guarantee for future accessories after that.

[Commander Thor]

Then there is the debate of whether or not Mojang will market those add-ons or give them free with the purchase of the game. Minecraft Beta is a purchase of the final game. Which could be considered Monjang's final product. No guarantee for future accessories after that.

True.
But as with most addons for many games, people are willing to pay for new features.
I highly doubt Mojang would charge for the addons though, they just don't seem like that kind of company to want MORE money out of people.

[Origami]

True.
But as with most addons for many games, people are willing to pay for new features.
I highly doubt Mojang would charge for the addons though, they just don't seem like that kind of company to want MORE money out of people.

I hope not. If they do, then I'll stick with my $22.95 copy of the release.

[Aves]

If Mojang charges for addons, I'll stick with what came with the final version of the game.

[Memory]

That, and going into other peoples servers and fucking everything up.

+1

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[Neverender]

The game is incredibly fun and addictive. My only issue is that since it's an indie game, it;s very poorly programmed. It runs by stacking files upon files upon files because the game is ALWAYS generating. And it does a toll on your CPU.

[SGTM]

Caussssssssssssssssssssssssse it is awesssssssssssssome
http://files.sharenator.com/minecraft_creeper_4381_preview_RE_Minecraft_mob_grinder_tower-s256x256-117559.png

[Iamthetaco]

Popular or not, it's still a big blocky pixelated piece of something, so it doesn't look the most fun.

The game is amazing. You have to play the paid version to really see how good it is. The plow res graphics add to the gameplay and the map is never ending (technically it does end, but to get to the "far lands" you would have to walk in one direction for 80 of our hours.) go to minecraftwiki.net.

[Neverender]

exactly.
why have a nice new computer, then have a game that looks like it'd run on some 90s dinosaur?. (:
..and the game is boring and pointless anyway. ~to me~

You do realize that the game is so programmed that it houses Stacks upon stacks upon stacks upon stacks of files on your RAM drive. It just keeps generating and so the game just stacks files. Not to mention Minecraft doesn't operate without appropriate OpenGL. If you have a computer from the 90's with a framerate for that game that's higher than 5 FPS, I will pay you $400,000.

[User Deleted]

Because you can do this
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[Syvelocin]

^ Oh. My. God. Where can I get a combustible lemons mod. :P
The one thing the portal mod is missing.

[JamHaychUK]

Caussssssssssssssssssssssssse it is awesssssssssssssome
image (http://files.sharenator.com/minecraft_creeper_4381_preview_RE_Minecraft_mob_grinder_tower-s256x256-117559.png)

Evacuate thread! :eek:

Because you can do this
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That's brilliant! I need to get that mod :D

[Solvez18]

minecraft proves graphics don't mean shit!

[CoderJeremy]

minecraft proves graphics don't mean shit!

No... graphics mean something, definitely. But it's aesthetics are very well organized.

See this informative vidya (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/3201-Graphics-vs-Aesthetics).

[SeanM1997]

It honestly depends on the person. I didn't see why it was popular either but then I got it and I was amazed when I had played for 5hours and so it became more of a mental thing. It just brings out your creativeness.

[Valkyrie]

I guess cause of its simplicity and the survival and creative effect it gives to the player.
Also the multiplayer and the mods it contains.

[Dark_Desires]

minecraft is like lego on your pc i love making epic mob grinding towers tnt cannons the game can give u days of entertainment i like it for its creativity
and i kinda like the visuals but alot just play with HD texture packs like misa

[Cybercode]

it lets your imagination run free. you can build a house or an entire town. i built a huge villiage and i'm in the process of building other villages around and connecting them through subway systems. and creepers are fun to tease and kill. :-)

[Harlequin]

I do not have it but i have used props from minecraft and i have friends that use it.

but what i have used and seen is a really great building game where you can build stuff and create your own "world" if you wish, also its like huge legos online!

always loved legos...

[DoctorWho]

It's a game creative peoples

[Thanatos]

Yeah I am the most uncreative, unimaginative and unartistic person I know, therefor I am not wasting money on this. Though if you do enjoy building things, etc. I guess its perfect for you.