ToonLink said:
Does anyone else feel like this years MM should be stricken from the record? Why do you MC fans find this game fun? Am I overlooking something?
Did you ever love playing with Lego as a kid? Building cool stuff, making whole worlds and playing with them after? (I did).
As lego-players get older, many begin to feel it's kinda pointless, because while it's nice to look at, you can't really do much with it once your stuff is built (and making your own RPG style stories for your world and characters can only last you so long). And then you need to tear down your hard work to make new stuff (which can be depressing).
Minecraft gives players the same kind of feel as lego, but in a more personal way.
You're not building the world for little lego people. You're building a world for YOURSELF. Instead of looking at the outside of a castle and saying "I wish I could explore the inside..." you now CAN explore the inside, and make it your own!
Then there's the bonus that there's a TON of resources out there, so you don't have to tear down your old stuff to build new stuff, you just need to go gather new blocks (which incidentally is way more fun than sifting through a giant bucket of lego blocks). Plus, you can mess with water physics and lava, AND other cool stuff like the recently added wolves.
Lastly, it gives building stuff a purpose. Not only are you making cool stuff, but you can also turn on monsters that turn Minecraft into a survival game. You aren't an omnipotent force putting the world together. You're a mere mortal putting your own touch into a randomly made, gigantic world than can want you dead at times.
Minecraft taps into those old feelings of wanting to destroy and create. And it gives it a much bigger sense of scale, while also presenting a challenge to those who want it. THAT'S why so many people, (like me) love minecraft.
