Friday, October 8, 2010

Who needs friends when you have Minecraft?

I recently dug an old friend out of the big ol' world of the interwebz called Minecraft (http://www.minecraft.net/).

This game is, in all it's simplicity, the best outlet for creative gameplay that you will find anywhere. Gameplay is quite simple, you use your hands to beat down a tree, which you turn into sticks that can be turned into a wooden axe which can then be used to gather rocks, earth and so on, ending with you sitting a billion miles underground desperately trying to mine that last block of diamond before the zombies find a way around your cunningly crafted trap filled with lava. And then your pickaxe breaks leaving you alone in the darkness with monsters coming from every hole.

Sounds simple doesn't it? Would it help if I told you that people have used the system to create everything from the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower and a frickin' Star Destroyer. To Scale.

Me? I'm busy building my 3-story wooden house with built-in lava heating system under the floor, should be an interesting challenge. For starters anyways.

However, before embarking on a journey of self-discovery through the world of Minecraft, be warned...

This game is the destroyer of social lives

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