Tried Minecraft tonight...

[sinisterporpoise]

 I found out I still had Minecraft on this computer. I decided to venture into it and give it another try. Admittedly, I still don’t see the appeal of the game, although its Java interface and simple graphics allow it to run on almost any computer. It also lets the player have far more control over their environment than long running MMORPGs like Everquest I & II, World of Warcraft, and Star Wars: the Old Republic.

I could not do much on the Haunted Island Demo, mostly because I did not understand what I needed to do. I thought the game was essentially Lego for adults, but it’s actually more complicated that. In the time I spent exploring, I figured out how to harvest daisies, dandelions, sand, dirt, wood and seeds.  I managed to place a few blocks of wood in an attempt to build a crude structure before I decided to log off for the evening.

I still prefer MMORPGs, but these games are often a grind fest. There’s also a political element to some of these games that does not appeal to me.  I may go back yet this evening since sleep has eluded me, but I decided not to take Benadryl or the night-time cough syrup to see if I could get to sleep on m own tonight.  It seems that this was a mistake.

I still like the Tinkering and Engineering tradeskills in MMORPGs far more...

Comments

[silk_dragon_zen]

I would love to get you on my server so you can interact with other players, build stuff for us to admire / admire stuff we're building / trade items / build redstone circuitry, etc.

[sinisterporpoise]

but where's the mad science in the game? I love my gnome's tinkering abilities in EQ II, and my shaman's Engineering skills in World of Warcraft. (Rocket boots, the Gnomish Army Knife, the Helicopter, the parachute and the hang glider are all fun engineering toys for that game.)