Playing video games has been one of my main hobbies since I can remember. I consider my taste in games quite refined. For a game to enter my list of favourite games it has to have unique qualities that set it apart from the rest of the crowd.
For the past few months I've been quite addicted to a game called Minecraft. This game is quite different from mainstream games. Minecraft is a sandbox style game. When you start the game, the world is randomly generated and you have only one objective: survival. Since the world is randomly generated, no two people will get the same world. As you explore the world, the game continues to generate. This allows for an infinitely expansive world. There is no story to this game; the only story is the one of your experiences in the world of Minecraft.
During the day things are peaceful and one can explore, chop down trees, and mine. Once nightfall sets in, that's when the terror begins. During your first day in the world of Minecraft, your main objective is to obtain as many resources as you can in order to build a rudimentary home. This home will protect you during the night from the mobs that come out. There are zombies, skeletons, spiders, and worst of all creepers.
To the right is a picture of two creepers. Creepers are basically walking blocks of TNT. These baddies will start to make a "ssssss..." sound when you get near them or vice versa. At that point you have about two seconds to make your getaway. The creeper will then explode and destroy the area around it. The worst part of this is that they destroy terrain. Being killed is no problem because you can just respawn. Since creepers destroy the world around them they can destroy your creations.
There is nothing worse than spending hours creating a titanic tower and a creeper coming over and blowing it up. The items can be found again; the player can be respawned. But those hours I spent making my creations cannot be gotten back.
All in all, this game is quite unique and I would say embodies my taste in video games. The unique graphics, while some would say are bad compared to the more realistic style of modern PC or console games, give this game its charm. The expansive and randomly generating landscape guarantees that every time I play Minecraft I will have a unique experience.
During the day things are peaceful and one can explore, chop down trees, and mine. Once nightfall sets in, that's when the terror begins. During your first day in the world of Minecraft, your main objective is to obtain as many resources as you can in order to build a rudimentary home. This home will protect you during the night from the mobs that come out. There are zombies, skeletons, spiders, and worst of all creepers.
To the right is a picture of two creepers. Creepers are basically walking blocks of TNT. These baddies will start to make a "ssssss..." sound when you get near them or vice versa. At that point you have about two seconds to make your getaway. The creeper will then explode and destroy the area around it. The worst part of this is that they destroy terrain. Being killed is no problem because you can just respawn. Since creepers destroy the world around them they can destroy your creations.
There is nothing worse than spending hours creating a titanic tower and a creeper coming over and blowing it up. The items can be found again; the player can be respawned. But those hours I spent making my creations cannot be gotten back.
All in all, this game is quite unique and I would say embodies my taste in video games. The unique graphics, while some would say are bad compared to the more realistic style of modern PC or console games, give this game its charm. The expansive and randomly generating landscape guarantees that every time I play Minecraft I will have a unique experience.
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