So, Minecraft.

[kandrathe]

My only real gripe with the game is, with all the time the creators spent working on the game, and with countless thousands of players finding all the kinks in the beta, you'd think a proper 1.0 release would of had high-def graphics and better sound at the very, very least. The producers of Minecraft made an Xbox 360 Arcade version with high-def graphics, and I thought that was just a test to see if they could port it first of all, and second to test upcoming graphics. So suddenly the game reaches 1.0 and virtually zero to write home about. Such a lackluster update.

I think Mojang (and Notch) are very into indy development, and focus on being pretty responsive to their customers whims. I was wondering if it would ever become more than just a sandbox, but in the final few weeks they actually added an objective and an ending (along with enchantments and potions).

I think my sons are into it because it's a very fun, interactive lego set. I've attached some photos of things they've done and the multiverse I've set up for them. And, this is just scratching the surface. Mind you, much of this was built by 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. The first one is an amusement park set up by one of my sons friends, with water slides and other games. The next one is their PVE arena, where they can battle waves of various mobs for a price (I've installed an economy mod on the server). The next one is Santa's workshop (note the presents outside). Next is a view of the spawn area in their city, where everyone gets a house in the sky, a job, and a store to peddle their skills/wares. The last one is a biosphere generated world they can get to via a multiverse portal (it's the only world that is peaceful). I've built and downloaded about 10 different interconnected full worlds they can get to via portals. They have alot of fun with Pvp as well, with normal PVP and their own snowball fighting PVP arena, where they can get unlimited free snowballs.

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