Zero Punctuation: Minecraft

[Frozengale]

This review was unexpected.

Also, I use to be the kind of guy that would go out and find all the materials to build things. But now I'm not. I don't hack though, I think using hacks is a cheap way to play the game. However I did figure out an exploit all on my own to give me infinite resources as long as I have at least one of the resource. It's still slightly time consuming, and I still have to go and find the initial resources. So I don't consider it cheating because I was smart enough to stumble onto something, figure out how to replicate the results and then figure out a way to exploit it even further.

If you speak of the likes of Cobblestone Generators and Monster Traps, then that isn't exploiting. That's using Minecraft with initiative!

I don't know what a Cobblestone Generator is and no I don't use Monster Traps. It's an exploit that I figured out once Beta came out. I think it's because Notch changed how saving works in the game. I won't say how it works, but you can basically duplicate anything if you know how. Like I now I have over 200 blocks of TNT even though I've only ever crafted 3 things of TNT.

 

[DEAD34345]

Wait... but... what? He liked it!? My god... the only thing he commented on negatively was the lack of a tutorial. This is a landmark ZP episode, and is very possibly the most revealing proof of Minecraft's greatness so far.

 

[bfwissil]

So Yahtzee, there's this stuff in Minecraft called CHARCOAL, made by burning wood (wood can be used as fuel too!), which means you don't need to frantically search for coal in the ground to avoid being exploded on Night 1.

It took me two weeks to discover this fact, so I share it with you freely.

To be fair I don't think charcoal is more than two weeks old. It was added in a pretty recent update. It does make the first night a whole lot easier though.

Yeah, and notch would inevitably have had to implement charcoal if he hadn't already planned on it anyway. Either that or start the player off with a torch (or lantern when they get implemented). The "new feature" option's way better than the "starting equipment" route.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Now, I have to work out whether Clapham Junction is a viable move after Bond Street. Are we using the 1918 version, or the 1819 ruleset?

Well, it is the Last Wednesday in January, right? There's your answer right there. Unless you can make a case that the Troubadour Bypass should be in effect, the 1819 ruleset must be enforced.

Dammit. Ok then, Trafalgar Square.

 

[Jamiebird]

I love that this review just came out today when just last night I was convinced that I NEED to try this game. What epic timing.

 

[slightly evil]

wow, it seems like Yahtzee quite liked minecraft
this truly is an awesome game
also, I liked the way the creepers in this strongly resemble Penises
-_- fucking creepers...

 

[remmus]

wonderful game for anyone with a good inner child, so far the only feature that I find lacking is the lack of anyway to move the spawn/respawn point after the world is generated, becomes damn troublesome if you die and you built your home 3 billion miles from where you spawned.

 

[maninahat]

Excellent. Nice to see that Notch will get another million units sold after this review.

 

[Ham Blitz]

This makes me consider getting the game more. Wierdly enough however, I am still reluctant to spend $20 on it, because I don't really know if I will like it. I wish there was a trial or something.

 

[Dfskelleton]

Fisherprice Shoggoths? That's what I'm calling the spiders now.

Speaking of Creepers, one time my friend and I had built this epic island fortress, with a moat and all sorts of good fun.
Then a Creeper walks up, kills us both and blows a hole in our house, flooding it as well as blowing half of it up.

Well, unless they learn how to fly, they'll never get into my floating stone spider fortress of awesomeness, which should have fire on top now that I think of it... (starts up minecraft)

Great review. Very funny.

 

[TitanAtlas]

Why do the "walking Bushes" AKA creepers, look like penises? Oh i get it.... theyre "dicks" for ruining your creations..... xD

 

[E-Penguin]

I really need to give this minecraft a try, its just...that paying for a beta..., oh well.

Well, technically, you're pre-purchasing the full version, which allows you to play the beta until the game is finished.

 

[Gindil]

Wait... but... what? He liked it!? My god... the only thing he commented on negatively was the lack of a tutorial. This is a landmark ZP episode, and is very possibly the most revealing proof of Minecraft's greatness so far.

Remember, he did like Portal as well.

And if you can make YAHTZEE like MC, then the world has officially ended.

 

[E-Penguin]

Seems like a game i'd like.

Is it free, does it have a demo?

There's the classic edition, which is very outdated, you can try that!

 

[ninetails593]

I just realized that my single most important goal in garry's mod was to ride a train. I think I'll resurrect that goal for Minecraft.

 

[AndrewC]

I'm from Glasgow and I love what people view it as

It's generally a nice place, at least in town if you encounter a drugged up space cadet they're only likely to fall at your feet and drool on your shoes.

In the rougher areas you're likely to get stabbed by 3 year olds.

 

[Maclennan]

Fucking creepers.

Seriously fuck creepers, those things keep spawning in my castle and force me to repair my second floor

More torches! but yea they have to be one of the most sleazy enemies devised

 

[sunpop]

Been playing minecraft since early alpha and it has gotten easier (maybe It's just because I know how things work and not to hug the creeper) but it still likes to be a bastard and put skeletons on spiders and send them charging on my walls -.- Yet after all this time of playing I haven't actually gotten bored and always find fun making a giant house inside a mountain with lava flows all over the place. Little did I know I had made the perfect anti Yahtzee base.

 

[Taddy]

I remember my first time in Minecraft. "Yes i finally finished my house, about dam time!" "sssssh" "The bloody hell is th-". Bloody boom....dam creepers.

 

[Baby Eater]

Well, that's it folks. Everyone in this universe officially loves Minecraft. Let's hear a round of applause for Notch for creating glactical peace.

This gave me a brilliant idea: Escapist Minecraft server?