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8:32 am Sat
Feb 19, 2011
Minecraft is pointless
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I kind of like Minecraft — but isn’t it interesting that hipsters look down on The Sims but love Minecraft? They are both “games” that have no real point other than messing with the environment provided.
Is there something wrong with existential daydreaming? I don’t play either, but my niece & younger coworkers love it. They like that they don’t need to be given quests, they just do what they want. Most of them play The Sims, too, which I’m going to try as soon as the medieval one comes out.
Interesting read, but there’s not much there that wasn’t said more succintly (and IMHO, more entertainingly) by Yahtzee Croshaw here – http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/2680-Minecraft
not to mention amusing as all hell. been having a shitty day but the video reminded me I’ve still got my alpha sub to Minecraft and can dig massive holes in the landscape to my heart’s content. now if only I could figure out a way to get my girlfriend to play it…
…all you do is hit the spacebar…
The part about the lost baby triggered a heartfelt raw sorry.
It fills the same need that any game fills. It is all pointless, but it still is a fun way to kill a few hours.
I still think of it as being somewhere loosely in between Dwarf Fortress and Second Life.
In case anybody is wondering what bruhinb is referencing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z2Z23SAFVA
Just for the sake of completeness: it’s really all about this.
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/495903
Lego. Mass noun.