And this, ladies and gents, goes to show that the cult of personality sells more than actual quality of content. Because, while we can sit here and fawn over the creatively limitless possibilities of Minecraft as a sandbox, it does still have its flaws - the graphics are hideous (intentionally or not, facts are facts) and there are times i've had issues such as clipping or getting stuck. Or having monsters spawn inside a fully lit building.
It has problems that barely register on the critical radar and yet i've seen AAA titles get knocked down a peg from - say a 9 to an 8 - for less reasons than that, and while people are inclined to ruffle the indie scene's hair like a little scamp and say "here's your allowance early, don't tell your mother!" i don't think that it should be necessarily excluded from the same levels of professionalism that other games in the business strive for. Yes, we all love Notch, his success story is inspiring; but such gushing praise does nothing more than damage the credibility of 'professional critics' by being seemingly oblivious to objectivity. Minecraft is a great game, i just wouldn't call it 'close to perfection'.
