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IGN: Minecraft Review

No other video game has unleashed my creativity like Minecraft. I've spent countless hours chipping away at blocks, gathering the necessary materials to complete the next masterpiece that would otherwise only occupy my mind's eye. I've also spent just as many hours exploring, spelunking and slashing my way through monsters with bravado. My character – my entire Minecraft world – constantly evolves into whatever I want it to be. I tell my own stories, I write my own destiny and I bring my fantasies to life one brick at a time.

jthamind4530d ago

not gonna lie, just for laughs the first thing i did was scroll down and see what score they gave the graphics. lol.

jthamind4529d ago

totally agree, i just had to check anyways. lol.

meetajhu4529d ago (Edited 4529d ago )

Graphics 8.5? GTFO here IGN. If they are seeing 20$ game for 8.5 graphics then all XBL and PSN games should have been given 10/10. IGN just doesn't understand the amount of effort put by developers to make even a arcade game. Here on IGN is joke as of Nov.24th 2011. I can't even remotely think to give Minecraft Graphics 0.1. Even the worlds first 3d game hovertank 3d game has better graphics than Minecraft

ReservoirDog3164529d ago

Well, it intentionally looks like that. Sorta like Grindhouse? Bad intentionally which exposes its inner genius?

But whatever. It's not like someone was waiting for the IGN review to buy minecraft.

TheOtherTheoG4529d ago

... artstyle, ever come across it?

RememberThe3574530d ago

This game doesn't seem that fun to me. My little brother is addicted to it, but I just don't get it.

Pandamobile4529d ago

It's quite fun if you like exploring and building. My friends and I ran a private server for a couple of months that we used to play during/between classes. We had a little village that we could play in and explore.

Anon19744529d ago

Put me in that same camp. I just don't get it. In the spring I graduated from a programming course. There were some design students just fascinated by this game. "Look, I just spent 12 hours mining obsidian so I could build a replica of the death star!" The rest of the programming group I was in just shook their heads.

More power to the guys that came up with this because they certainly tapped into something. I just don't get what that something is.

Laxman4529d ago

That something is unlimited potential.

Lyr1c4529d ago

Well, from a Designer's perspective, the game is simple, and while far from having paramount Game Design, it has a lot going for it. The sheer sense of freedom, the element of exploration, the threshold for creativity, and the pick-up and play nature of the game make it very captivating for the creative mind.

Think of it as painting with blocks in your own 3-Dimensional land with limitless potential and easy accessibility.

If you really want to see why this is a designer's wet dream, just look at the mods ^ ^

unicronic4530d ago

Minecraft is a rare case of Substance over Style. Not to say it isn't endearing it is, whilst it may not be running on the Crysis engine is looks good in a retro way.

The feeling of achievement when you craft your first tool is great plus the almost endless combinations of materials makes this game one for the "still playing it 10 years later" pile.

-Alpha4530d ago

Man, this game is so awesome and the stuff I see amazes me. What a simple concept

Focus4529d ago

Not my type of game, but I'm glad this industry caters for so many different tastes.

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Minecraft Meets Bloodborne With The Help Of A Stunning Mod

YouTuber Potomy has revealed new details about the new Bloodborne mod and that it is now in a playable state for Minecraft.

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All the Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Given the medium's wild diversity, this primer of the essential video games everyone should try is a good place to start.

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thorstein37d ago

.... from the 2000s (mostly).

shinoff218337d ago

I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.

Cacabunga37d ago

Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1

Inverno37d ago

Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.

Name Last Name37d ago

I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.

Inverno37d ago

But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?

LucasRuinedChildhood36d ago (Edited 36d ago )

A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.

But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.

- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).

Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.

Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.

Inverno36d ago

I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.

AuraAbjure36d ago

Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.

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Minecraft Bedrock Introduces Official Add-Ons To Marketplace

Minecraft Bedrock is introducing add-ons to the marketplace. The add-ons can now be added to many existing and new worlds.

Jin_Sakai57d ago (Edited 57d ago )

Nice! Next up, shaders on consoles.

“A new update is improving how mods work for Minecraft Bedrock. Mojang has introduced add-ons to the marketplace.”

“These add-ons can now easily be added to new and existing worlds instead of being tied to a single world.
There are plenty of free and paid add-ons that will let you customize just about anything in your world.”

OtterX56d ago

So RayTracing is no longer locked to the NVIDIA maps? I know there was a workaround, but it will be nice to have easier access to all worlds.