Minecraft

Dig. Mine. Build. Repeat. The game dedicated to mining and crafting, so much so that it’s name describes the game. That’s it. You mine and you craft. In theory, this game should be the most boring game in history. However, it’s become the most iconic video games in modern history. There isn’t a 10 year old alive who hasn’t played it or at very least heard of it. Adults spend months building iconic buildings. Since it’s so very iconic, I’ve decided to review it.

The real choice is picking Survival or Creative. Which do you pick? Usually, it’s survival, where I’ll build an underground house and within a matter of minutes, I’m dead! Incase you can’t tell, I’m great at this game. *sarcastic laughing*

This game sometimes feels like a horror game, the fear it can give you is ridiculous. Running into your dirt house the minute the sun even slightly starts to set, like it’ll protect you from creepers. Digging casually in a cave, only to be attacked by several Zombies at once. It’s manic.

Though sometimes, it does feel really relaxing to play, and for me there’s nothing better than just sitting back on the couch and blowing giant holes into the ground with crates of TNT. I value the simple things.

The game really does just leave everything up to the imagination. There’s no story and not really an end either, which is sort of like real life. You just keep going until you die. Except you can respawn and carry on which is pretty lucky for a video game. Guess it’s not like real life then.

I can’t stand Iron Golems, it’s just a bizarre random hatred I have for them. Maybe it’s because one caught me looting and chased me around my world for a couple of hours. Maybe it’s because I ‘accidentally’ caught it with my diamond sword once and it hit me so high in the air I died. Whatever the reason is, doesn’t matter. I just really hate them.

I don’t believe this game could ever get old. Ever. They just keep on updating the thing, to the point where there’s more things that can completely destroy you than can feed you.

My favourite mob is the mooshroom. I don’t actually know why, it doesn’t do anything but it is extremely cute. You can guarantee, if I spawn near them, I’m building my house near them. Plus, baby mooshrooms are literally the cutest thing you’ll ever see. Though don’t shear them, because they turn into a normal cow, which is just boring.

My least favourite mob is witch. They’re a great enemy, they just terrify me. I don’t dislike them for any particular reason except from I’m very afraid of them. That’s it, that’s the reason.

My favourite things about this game:

1. Mooshrooms. I want a pet mooshroom.

2. Building dirt houses. No really, it’s fun and you can’t do it in real life either. Granted, you can’t build a house entirely out of diamonds in real life but for some reason, making those dirt houses and villages in survival really makes my day.

3. How creative you can be. On no other game can you make an underground railway right next to a floating castle. It’s one of the perks of playing minecraft.

4. The escapism it gives you. When you play this game, whatever’s going on in your life just disappears and all that matters in making your home witch proof. Freaky things.

Things I dislike about the game.

1. Iron Golems. I don’t like them.

2. The choice. In some ways, there’s too much choice. Sometimes it just feels like there’s waaay too much going on and it can get a little overbearing.

3. Witches. They’re terrifying and I just don’t like them. That laugh. Ugh.

4. When your house is destroyed by creepers. It’s just...... infuriating.

My rating for the game is 9.2 stars. I think this game is amazing and I can’t help but turn to it to play. But Witches are almost definitely the most terrifying things to come out of the game and Iron Golems are my arch nemesis. That’s what it gets for chasing me across the world.

Charlie