I have heard a lot of debate over this topic, and I want to know what the general consencus is. If you consider Minecraft a game, then what justifies it, and if not then what is it instead?
Poll: Is Minecraft a game?
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Yes. The only difference is that the player is set to create their own goals. Basically an extreme version of your run of the mill open-ended RPG.
that depends on whether you think playing with blocks is a game (i think so anyway). and that what it is playing with blocks with skeletons and other such baddies attacking at night.
i believe if there is play, there is a game.
i believe if there is play, there is a game.
Yes. It can be an adventure game, it can be a spelunking/exploration game, a hack and slash game, an fps, and, or course, a huge sandbox game. The lack of a specific goal doesn't make it any less of a game.
It really depends on what you mean when you say "game". Most people will give it that based solely on its properties of being an interactive enjoyable experience, with many properties similar to conventional games. However, the open-endedness usually gets people talking about whether or not it's a game. There's no goal, so in many ways, it can't be.
However, I say it is, if only because of the potential of dying (at least, on any mode other than peaceful). Because you can fail, your goal becomes not to fail. So for me, it's a game.
Of course, when you turn on peaceful mode, it becomes a building simulator, which definitely blurs the line a bit.
However, I say it is, if only because of the potential of dying (at least, on any mode other than peaceful). Because you can fail, your goal becomes not to fail. So for me, it's a game.
Of course, when you turn on peaceful mode, it becomes a building simulator, which definitely blurs the line a bit.
it's a game just like a basic atari 2600 game is one.It may be simplistic compared to say God of War 3 or Civ 5 but it's a game and many love it.I happen to have no interest in it myself but got nothing against it at all
I'd say more of a defend your castle game, since a tower defense game usually involves enemies trying to get from point A to point B, while your towers take them out.linwolf said:
It is not a game. However, it gives the subscriber the power to build a game. It is what developers call an engine. The only big differences between it and say the Warcraft 3 engine are that you need to know scripting in WC3's editor if you want to make anything better than a straightforward versus match, and Minecraft has explodey shrubs.
I wouldn't say that since the majority of people here disagree with Yahtzee saying it isn't a game.Romidude said:
