Saturday, 15 October 2011
New Article Incoming
I decided to do the first part of an article series tomorrow, so look for VS BATTLE 1: BF3 VS MW3 soon!
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
The Merits of Minecraft
I have heard lots of people talk about Minecraft in a negative way, and even though their points are valid, I think it’s time someone explained the merits of it.
#1 “But it’s not a game”
This is probably the most common reason of Minecraft hate; people say that as it’s TOO open-ended it has no objectives but the ones you make yourself. Now this was true of previous versions of Minecraft, but it is VASTLY different now. Take for example the latest update dubbed the “Adventure Update”. Do you see that?
ADVENTURRREEE!
Within this update of ADVENTUROUS proportions, there have been many rewards given for exploring; such as the awesome loot found in Strongholds. (a massive dungeon required to be found for many other things such as the “The End” dimension (pic below) soon to be added to the game.)
ALSO ZOMGDRAGONS!!!1!11
#2 “Why does it look so bad?”
This is also common, but I think that it is the exact opposite. I think the charm of Minecraft is in its ¼ steampunk ¼ impressionalist ¼ medieval and ¼ magical visuals. The blockyness adds to this effect too! And even if any of this is not liked by you, you can easily change it with a texture pack. This is also a merit in Minecraft’s favour as pretty much everything in the game can be changed, as everything is available to everyone.
#3 Multiplayer
In my opinion, Multiplayer can be played in two ways:
1. As you would in Singleplayer.
2. As Playstation Home was intended to be.
I play as number 2, as me and a couple of mates gather on our server and just chat while building stuff random. :p This works really well (apart from the fact that there is NO VOICE-CHAT! >:( ).
B-B-B-BONUS POINT!
Its fun to blow stuff up:
#1 “But it’s not a game”
This is probably the most common reason of Minecraft hate; people say that as it’s TOO open-ended it has no objectives but the ones you make yourself. Now this was true of previous versions of Minecraft, but it is VASTLY different now. Take for example the latest update dubbed the “Adventure Update”. Do you see that?
ADVENTURRREEE!
Within this update of ADVENTUROUS proportions, there have been many rewards given for exploring; such as the awesome loot found in Strongholds. (a massive dungeon required to be found for many other things such as the “The End” dimension (pic below) soon to be added to the game.)
ALSO ZOMGDRAGONS!!!1!11
#2 “Why does it look so bad?”
This is also common, but I think that it is the exact opposite. I think the charm of Minecraft is in its ¼ steampunk ¼ impressionalist ¼ medieval and ¼ magical visuals. The blockyness adds to this effect too! And even if any of this is not liked by you, you can easily change it with a texture pack. This is also a merit in Minecraft’s favour as pretty much everything in the game can be changed, as everything is available to everyone.
#3 Multiplayer
In my opinion, Multiplayer can be played in two ways:
1. As you would in Singleplayer.
2. As Playstation Home was intended to be.
I play as number 2, as me and a couple of mates gather on our server and just chat while building stuff random. :p This works really well (apart from the fact that there is NO VOICE-CHAT! >:( ).
B-B-B-BONUS POINT!
Its fun to blow stuff up:
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Introductory Post
So, Hi! After a bit of thought, I have decided to start my own Gaming Blog. I'm going to be uploading new posts every week, along with other stuff when I have the time. I'm going to start with "The Wonders of Minecraft" and I'll focus on the credits of Minecraft as a game. So, see you then ! :)
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