Zero Punctuation: Minecraft

Anti Nudist Cupcake

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ActionDan said:
This review makes me makes me want to try it even more. Alpha version, here I come!
Dunno if someone told you this yet, but they're already past alpha mode now, they've started with beta.
 

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Kilbeam99 said:
*cough*
worst review ever.
why didn't you hate it??? It's putting BLOCKS on top of other BLOCKS.
i mean COME ON!!
hot girl: "hey, wanna come in for some 'coffee' :]?
minecraft gamer: "no, want to put blocks on top of other blocks"
Explaining the basics of gameplay can make any game sound lame;

1st person shooters: Two people hold down the mouse button until one dies.
Mmorpgs: Person who clicks best combination of icons wins.
Racing games: Best at holding down one button, wins.

I can even focus on just one good game and make it sound lame by simply explaining BASIC gameplay, for example:

"Portal is sooo lame! all you do is make holes in the wall!"
Hot girl; Hey, wanna have sex?
Portal gamer: No, I want to make holes in the walls.

This just isn't a very good way to explain why you don't like a game.
And also, this isn't a review, nor is it the worst review ever.
 

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OMG hah, never thought you would do Minecraft *waves up from VIC* wonder if he has joined any servers..


Edit: oh god i added another page D:
 

LightOfDarkness

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GamingAwesome1 said:
A....minecraft review?

Can't say I saw that one coming.

I do agree that Gold as of current needs more usage than just kind of shitty armour and tools.

You can make a clock with it though, which is infinitely helpful but that's about the only thing that's helpful that you can make with gold.
You can also make golden apples, but it requires obscene amounts of gold as well as an apple which for some reason is only found in dungeons.

ON TOPIC: I never thought he'd do a Minecraft review, but if he did I thought he would have used it to point out that a game can not have 10000000000x10000000000000 textures but still sell so goddamn well.
 

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Azaraxzealot said:
i was always thinking of looking into Minecraft, but i really dont want to go through the time and effort of paying just to gather out individual pieces of items and put them together into various things.

i like instant gratification more
Well, there are a number of simple map-editing and inventory editing tools you can download online, so if you want to just give yourself 256 minecart tracks and 512 blocks of solid diamond, you can.
 

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Anti Nudist Cupcake said:
ActionDan said:
This review makes me makes me want to try it even more. Alpha version, here I come!
Dunno if someone told you this yet, but they're already past alpha mode now, they've started with beta.
Yes I know this, but I don't have enough money to pay for the Beta version, So I'm going to try out the Alpha version to see if I like it before I buy it. And yes I know there are a lot of things that are new in the Beta that arn't in the Alpha.
 

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Personally I like Dwarf Fortress better, even if it has an even more ridiculously insane learning curve and much less visually appealing. Because in Dwarf Fortress, you can not only build a skull fortress with smoke stacks and lava running from the eyes, but you can also populate it with drunken misfits and use the lava to burn elf convoys. There is just something about not only building elaborate bedrooms but also having them actually be used for something besides looking fancy.

Of course Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress have totally different focus and goals, even if they both feature mining and crafting, so I understand why Minecraft is liked more by a lot of people.
 

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I was scared shitless that you were gonna give it a bad review.

Also, there is INVedit, which lets you put whatever you want in your inventory, but your method is good, too :D
 

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You know, there was a tutorial button back during Alpha. The button never actually did anything and was ultimately replaced by the texture packs during late Alpha.
 

Levethian

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Didn't Yahtzee hit WoW around the head for being an evil time-sink? Why does MineCraft get away with it?
 

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unacomn said:
The skull bit gave me an idea. I usually just try to build stuff that's undercover. I once made a mansion underwater, that required the displacing of every cube of water in the area, on by one, since I don't know a better method. It turned out great. The downside was I couldn't find it if I went to far away. So I built a tall tower with a lava lamp on top of it.

They they added sea creatures and I did it all over again.
I keep meaning to do that but Im not sure the best way to start.
Build a glass cage around the area first?
 

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Levethian said:
Didn't Yahtzee hit WoW around the head for being an evil time-sink? Why does MineCraft get away with it?
At a guess its because WoW uses an arbitrary reward and punishment system coupled with social pressure to make itself compelling, while minecraft lets you make make giant golden.. err fertility symbols..
 
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Levethian said:
Didn't Yahtzee hit WoW around the head for being an evil time-sink? Why does MineCraft get away with it?
Hold on I wanna do this like Yahtzee would've.

"The reason why I didn't knock off minecraft as 'evil' is because compared to WoW, Minecraft is a cheap ass car that can't even start that you get from the dump for 200 dollars, however you get all the tools to turn it into a giant Gold-Encrusted Cockbot. On the other hand WoW is just a suped up sports car that you have to take a second mortgage just to pay for it, and instead of gasoline it uses your soul."
 

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Luke Cartner said:
unacomn said:
The skull bit gave me an idea. I usually just try to build stuff that's undercover. I once made a mansion underwater, that required the displacing of every cube of water in the area, on by one, since I don't know a better method. It turned out great. The downside was I couldn't find it if I went to far away. So I built a tall tower with a lava lamp on top of it.

They they added sea creatures and I did it all over again.
I keep meaning to do that but Im not sure the best way to start.
Build a glass cage around the area first?
That's what I did, then I filled the inside with sand, a lot of sand, tons of sand, so I could remove all the water. I never checked if there was an easier way.