Minecraft-like game, except 2d!

[AngryBritishAce]

I'm sorry, but this looks stupid and bad. I mean REALLY god-damn bad.

 

[femmerlegion]

It looks interesting, but i probaly won't play it. It seems like it's supposed to be played in multiplayer and is impossible in singleplayer.

 

[Torrasque]

also, its just a blatant rip-off really, and im inclined to hate it from day one.

To be fair, Minecraft is a rip off of an earlier game as <url=http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Infiniminer>well.
I still enjoy Minecraft, and I don't mind the rip off-ness. Minecraft is much better than Infiniminer as well. I just don't like it when people scream "INNOVATION!" when its not really at all =|

 

[femmerlegion]

Just because it's got mining in it people automatically assume it's a ripoff of minecraft?

Get out of mojang's arse. This focuses on a completely different aspect of gameplay.

He compared it to minecraft himself.

 

[Extragorey]

Wow, I read about this in Notch's tweet just before I saw this thread.
Anyway, every game like minecraft that isn't minecraft (3D or not) owes at least half of its profits to Mojang, as far as I'm concerned.
Seriously, cloning a core concept to build off the success of another (unaffiliated) game or developer is just downright dishonourable.

 

[Jelly ^.^]

Wow, I read about this in Notch's tweet just before I saw this thread.
Anyway, every game like minecraft that isn't minecraft (3D or not) owes at least half of its profits to Mojang, as far as I'm concerned.
Seriously, cloning a core concept to build off the success of another (unaffiliated) game or developer is just downright dishonourable.

And does half of Mojang's money belong to ToadyOne of Dwarf Fortress fame then?

 

[The_Blue_Rider]

More enemies, better combat, npcs, and more... maybe you should watch the vid before you start blindly hating hit.

I have watched the video. I can confirm it looks, and this is the technical term, "fucking pointless". Especially when you can run Minecraft using some pubic hair, a rock, and a hamster running in a wheel.

Why is everybody gay for Minecraft? not saying it offencively, but I just can't get into it...

The game looks great, might even be better then minecraft for those of us that like combat more. It also looks like you might level up and/or gain more max stars along the way.

Tons of questions about it though and I don't see anything but the one trailer video on the website.

Can you enjoy the game solo? Those bosses look like they were made to fight with multiple characters for instance.

Is there a leveling system? Different weapons etc to fight with?

How does crafting work etc.

Tons of stuff that would need to be answered. A demo of the game would also be very useful although the trailer does make it look worth playing. Still really need to have more information.

did you see the boss battles in the end? this looks like it could be a great game.

The 3 people with low post counts and no avatar (and not including the OP) all love it.

Veeeeeery interesting.

*suspicious eyes*

So then whats my computers excuse for not being able to run it?

Have you actually tried it on minimum and reduced the draw distance?

Well no but i think even if i did my computer couldnt run it, its got a real issue with any game that above the level of a flash game

 

[cryogeist]

so...its a 2d minecraft with more stuff to do?
im gonna try this thats for sure

 

[Korten12]

this actually looks kind of fun, I like the 2D part.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

also, its just a blatant rip-off really, and im inclined to hate it from day one.

To be fair, Minecraft is a rip off of an earlier game as <url=http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Infiniminer>well.
I still enjoy Minecraft, and I don't mind the rip off-ness. Minecraft is much better than Infiniminer as well. I just don't like it when people scream "INNOVATION!" when its not really at all =|

no game is really, but my point was, this game is trying to ride on minecraft's coat tails, and without even try to sugar coat it, all they have done is made combat a little more frequent, and made the game a whole lot more casual and (im assuming) accessible.

 

[ninjapenguin981]

I have to say, I'm not interested in this at all.
It looks like it's trying to appeal to two very separate crowds, and will not do well at getting the attention of either.

If you're a fan of building things, you probably already own Minecraft and will have no reason to buy this, if you're a fan of combat, you're probably playing a game featuring your preferred choice of murder.

The two genres don't fit very well at all, so forcing your players to partake in both aspects will turn people off.

I like both, but if I'm building I'd rather not be killing things, and if I'm killing things I don't really need to be building in the same game. Keep the genres seperate.

 

[The Funslinger]

It looks incredibly dull. Minecraft it better, this doesn't have the same kind of freedom to build

Basically this. Plus the OP mentions further down it takes away the "confusion" of caves. The caves aren't confusing, they're there to explore! That's what I prefer about minecraft, is it's more in-depth than this.

Plus this is less about exploration and finding things, more generic going around monster-killing. Not that this is by any means a bad game, but part of the point of minecraft is that you're not the most powerful thing around, and a mere couple of enemies can overwhelm you if they take you by surprise and you're not equipped properly.

 

[Funkysandwich]

I don't get the hate for this game. It doesn't look mind blowing but I'm inclined to keep an eye out for it. If there's a demo I would be interested in playing it. To my mind it looks like a cross between the side scroller Metroid games and Minecraft, and that's not a bad thing. I don't know if i'll buy it but I plan on at least giving it a try before I rage on the internet about it.

 

[Dejawesp]

I could see that game being good if minecraft didn't exist. But then Terraria would have nowhere to steal ideas from and so would not exist as well. Kind of a paradox.

Anyway who would I play the game with anyway? I pretend suggested the game to a few friends and they just suggested minecraft instead.

 

[TheDarkestDerp]

While I've watched my fiance play Minecraft and it didn't really wow me, I have to admit the 2D appeal of this got to me. When I first started the vid it struck me as "Minecraft for iphone apps" but by the end I was getting pretty interested. I don't know if it's the nostalgia of the platforming 2D style or maybe the concept has just needed time to sink in, but I'm keen on seeing where this goes.

 

[NewfieKeir]

Did anyone else find it strange when we glossed over the OP stating that some of the sprites were stolen from FF (as opposed to megaman which was insinuated)?

 

[GiantRaven]

Wow, I read about this in Notch's tweet just before I saw this thread.
Anyway, every game like minecraft that isn't minecraft (3D or not) owes at least half of its profits to Mojang, as far as I'm concerned.
Seriously, cloning a core concept to build off the success of another (unaffiliated) game or developer is just downright dishonourable.

Do the developers of every FPS since 1993 owe half their profits to id Software? Everybody complaining about this being a Minecraft ripoff is being completely ridiculous.

 

[tjarne]

This game has hookshots, it's clearly superior.

 

[Levi93]

I really like the look of this, the computer I'm using at the moment can't run minecraft without crashing so I'm hoping this will be just as good, it looks a lot more in depth aswell like OP said, more monsters, NPC's and more items to craft, yeah sure its a minecraft clone but it looks like a pretty good one and it doesnt look like I need to upgrade my PC to play it.

 

[Extragorey]

Wow, I read about this in Notch's tweet just before I saw this thread.
Anyway, every game like minecraft that isn't minecraft (3D or not) owes at least half of its profits to Mojang, as far as I'm concerned.
Seriously, cloning a core concept to build off the success of another (unaffiliated) game or developer is just downright dishonourable.

Do the developers of every FPS since 1993 owe half their profits to id Software? Everybody complaining about this being a Minecraft ripoff is being completely ridiculous.

I didn't say cloning a genre; I said cloning a core concept - i.e., a pivotal gameplay mechanic. Like portals, or detective vision, or nanosuits. Or more specifically, the features that each gameplay mechanic provides, not the mere presence of said items.
So warping between two placed portals, toggleable x-ray-like "detective" vision, or strength/speed/stealth/defense modes...
For each respective gameplay mechanic.