Minecraft is better than any game/series ever?
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Wow, I sort of hate these forums now. You guys clearly have no interest in gaming.
In fact, I'm just going to say it. The only reason Minecraft is popular enough to beat out the amazing experiences that all the other devs have put out this year is because it's popular with the sort of hipster that doesn't care about games, but goes on gaming forums anyway. The game does nothing new or surprising, and includes no features that haven't been seen in games before. It's a fun sandbox, but that should not be enough to win it so much adulation and praise over everything else out there.
In fact, I'm just going to say it. The only reason Minecraft is popular enough to beat out the amazing experiences that all the other devs have put out this year is because it's popular with the sort of hipster that doesn't care about games, but goes on gaming forums anyway. The game does nothing new or surprising, and includes no features that haven't been seen in games before. It's a fun sandbox, but that should not be enough to win it so much adulation and praise over everything else out there.
No, its a fun game if you have a project and work toward it. However, its no where near one of my top favorites. Those pretty much consist of most of Valves games and Bioshock. Its really just a creativity tool, which has been done before.
Valve should have won based on their track record since they have proven that they can consistently make good games. Mojang have only created Minecraft so there is no evidence to show that this is just a fluke. I will stand by these words:
"Quality can be achieved, but consistency is something to strive for."
That's also why I hate that Square Enix beat out Naughty Dog. Square has made some good games in the past (I can't vouch for them since I haven't played), but factoring in their recent work into the mix shows that they haven't been consistent.
One last thing, I've noticed Minecraft fans have been getting really pissy at me for not liking the "GREETIST GAME EVAAAAR!!!!1" because I thought Mojang (not minecraft) should not have beat Valve and despite me mention that I like the game. I really hope its advocates don't turn into the Final Fantasy fan-base. Dear GOD, I can not handle another group of people like that.
Valve should have won based on their track record since they have proven that they can consistently make good games. Mojang have only created Minecraft so there is no evidence to show that this is just a fluke. I will stand by these words:
"Quality can be achieved, but consistency is something to strive for."
That's also why I hate that Square Enix beat out Naughty Dog. Square has made some good games in the past (I can't vouch for them since I haven't played), but factoring in their recent work into the mix shows that they haven't been consistent.
One last thing, I've noticed Minecraft fans have been getting really pissy at me for not liking the "GREETIST GAME EVAAAAR!!!!1" because I thought Mojang (not minecraft) should not have beat Valve and despite me mention that I like the game. I really hope its advocates don't turn into the Final Fantasy fan-base. Dear GOD, I can not handle another group of people like that.
TBH I have yet to see anything in the game that makes it seem like it's a beta. It seems like a finished game, and I'm not sure what the full version will add that will make people like it more than they already do.Trolldor said:
Hell, it even has its own demo version.
FortressCraft.SirBryghtside said:
OT: X is better than Y is all opinion. To say that any game the OP listed is better or worse than Minecraft is going to be correct or wrong depending on who you talk to.
Who exactly is qualified to say who deserves what? Why does the hard work Mojang did not count while the hard work Bioware, etc., did does count?
Also, it's a popularity contest, and Minecraft is one of the most popular games around right now.
Maybe some people just have a different opinion?omegawyrm said:
I don't know, I don't even play Minecraft, but I won't say that the only people who like it are "hipsters that doesn't care about games".
Just more proof that March Mayhem is a glorified popularity contest. It doesn't make sense. You just have to roll with it. March Mayhem will be over soon and we can put this behind us.Eri said:
The very idea that 2 people can invest 2 weeks and $200 into a game and have it sell millions of copies to iPhone owning pricks is proof that humanity is flawed. Minecraft is nothing more than an empty box that you can fill with tiny colored boxes. I don't understand how people can honestly sit at computers for hours playing Minecraft. I hate March Madness, and I am glad to see such a shitty developer knock everybody off, but I do not care for Minecraft. I'd rather play Sims 2, Age of Empires, Dragon Age, Smackdown vs Raw, Pokemon, Saint's Row 2, Fable, Mario Kart, Tekken, Castle Crashers, all those games I can play for hours on end having fun, but I cannot have fun stacking a blue box on top of a red box for hours on end. This isn't daycare, I'm not going to sit around stacking blocks. At least with legos you created a physical object.
Nope. Most the voters are from people that saw Notches Tweets and shit.
I think that NecroVision was one of the best games ever, The Farm 51 wasn't up for best Developer. Hell, People Can Fly wasn't either. Or Tripwire Interactive, or id Software... wait... I just realized id wasn't on there AT ALL!? What the fuck?
I think that NecroVision was one of the best games ever, The Farm 51 wasn't up for best Developer. Hell, People Can Fly wasn't either. Or Tripwire Interactive, or id Software... wait... I just realized id wasn't on there AT ALL!? What the fuck?
I've had more fun with minecraft than any of the games you named (even though some are pretty close)
I vote for developers based on the games they brought out since the last march mayhem.
Also, comparing the curriculum of a company that isn't even 2 years old to companies that are over 20 years old. Who says Mojang can't be the next Valve, Bioware, [Insert dev of your choise],... (I'm not saying they will be, I'm saying they might be).
I vote for developers based on the games they brought out since the last march mayhem.
Also, comparing the curriculum of a company that isn't even 2 years old to companies that are over 20 years old. Who says Mojang can't be the next Valve, Bioware, [Insert dev of your choise],... (I'm not saying they will be, I'm saying they might be).
This isn't about a different opinion. It's a fact that the game doesn't do anything that hasn't been done before. Many games were doing this same thing more than a decade ago. And I didn't say that ONLY hipsters like the game, I like the game. But that's the only explanation for it being rated higher than all the other devs in the contest. Those aren't small names that Minecraft has beaten. The only way that someone could not have even a slight vested interest in those other developers would be if they just didn't care about games or gaming.tautologico said:
No, its not. Opinions are something that belong to everyone. Apparently some people, think so and they're entitled to their opinion. personally, I feel that Minecraft isn't all that fun and is just an unreleased poor excuse. Some people will probably quote me and say their own opinion, but I still firmly believe that Minecraft is shit.
I don't believe Mojang is better then any of the devs they beat. Rather, they're the only company who cares at the moment. Look at Steam right now, Steam alone has 3 times of Minecraft's total sales and its under Valve's complete control.The majority of their fans on on steam, but that's not even counting console fans from Valve. The same can be said for Nintendo and Bioware. Both of them are much more successful and popular then Mojang, but they really couldn't care less at the moment.
I don't believe Mojang is better then any of the devs they beat. Rather, they're the only company who cares at the moment. Look at Steam right now, Steam alone has 3 times of Minecraft's total sales and its under Valve's complete control.The majority of their fans on on steam, but that's not even counting console fans from Valve. The same can be said for Nintendo and Bioware. Both of them are much more successful and popular then Mojang, but they really couldn't care less at the moment.