I doubt anyone missed me, because only... 3 people ever read this blog while I posted actively. In case any of those 3 people did, I apologize for my absence. I'd say that I was too busy to post, but the truth of the matter is I kinda just forgot about this page entirely... anyhoo, I've recently created a Twitter account, hopefully I can make some friends on there, get some views, you know, yadda yadda.
Now, getting back to the heavily opinionated reviews on games I don't actually own, I'd like to pick at Minecraft (no pun intended) today.
Minecraft is a huge game, lots of things to do, challenges to face, interesting enemies, and just has a certain unique-ness about it. However, I think the price is a little steep. I mean, from the graphic quality of the game, how easily it is to get bored of it, and just the fact that most people (hopefully) have better things to do with their time, Notch is charging a little overboard for Minecraft. Terraria is $10 on Steam, I think Minecraft should be similar in price, maybe $15, but I wouldn't give Notch any more than $20.
Another thing that I don't like about Minecraft is how open it is to mods and other edits. I mean, seriously, Notch is charging way to much for a game, doesn't make it open source, but dangles it in our face, just like that? Seems a tad unfair to me, amigos.
Don't get me wrong, I do indeed love Minecraft. Notch is a great game developer, but still, certain little things about the game irk me.
While we're talking about mining games, let's shift topic to Terraria.
Terraria is about 20x more fun than Minecraft, and about 20x as stupid. Magic miners? This is what people come up with? Terraria is great fun, but the concept is iffy, at best. Also, the crafting costs in Minecraft are reasonable, especially because the items you're searching for are generally scarce. I would not say Terraria's crafting costs are reasonable. Maybe for simple little items, sure, like chairs and walls, housing goods. But when it comes to the armor and weapons, well think. 4 gold ore to 1 gold bar, 8 gold bars to one broadsword. Doesn't sound too bad, but gold can take a very long time to find in the game. Then just the helmet alone takes 25 bars.
Now, I don't want people to get the wrong ideas, I love both games. I'd buy both games if I had a credit card, but that's not the case, so I'll pass. Just, some things in each game irk me, I'm sure most other players would agree. That's all for this post, but I've got a great idea for the next one!
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