Zero Punctuation: Minecraft

[the1ultimate]

It's nice to know that Yatzee likes minecraft too, but I hope we get another review once it's out of Beta... Provided the game is still good.

It's ironic that I'm actually using minecraft to build a fun-fortress, to have fun on... But I suppose the building is still fun. My project is to have fun.

 

[cormac13]

i spent like 2 weeks on "Operation Stargate" witch was a bedrock to as high as you can go i was planing a hell portal but after all that time i couldn't find the Obsidian. ahhh mincraft you are a heartless *****

 

[Kanazuchi]

I want the BDSM imps on a tshirt. It's oh so wrong.

 

[Rainboq]

I think EVERYONE has tried to build a skull fortress, hence why they are epic...

Now I just need a mod for sharks with laserbeams on their heads.

Speaking of which, I was thinking about getting Minecraft after watching this review. Seeing as how I'm more of a console gamer, where would one go to get Minecraft? It looks really fun

Google Minecraft

 

[BrEnNo1023]

would i be wrong in saying that this sounds like Yahtzee's most warmly reviewed game since portal...?
0.0 can it be so?!

I wish i had the time to play minecraft. sounds like a pretty steep learning curve, but also a TON of fun.

 

[ferv0r]

I can definitely see the allure of Minecraft. I played it for a while, but I need more game and less builder.

When it comes to these indie builder games, I'm a much bigger fan of Dwarf Fortress. You can build some crazy things in that game too, but it has a nicely fleshed out game backing it up that keeps it interesting and challenging.

 

[macacos2]

Wow, no rage at all.

It's because Yahtzee really enjoy sandbox games.

No matter how utterly pointless they are. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaO7lrYjad0]

 

[tkioz]

Minecraft has finally nudged World of Warcraft and the Civ series off the top of my list of digital crack cocaine, it is seriously the most addictive thing I've played in ages... it's someone distilled every addictive computer game down to a slightly blocky needle full of awesome.

 

[ParGellen]

I saw a youtube vid of Minecraft a while back and thought it looked quite... well... stupid. But it appealled to me in a wierd way that I couldn't place my finger on. So I bought a copy. I've played pretty much nothing but Minecraft and very little else for the past 2 months LOL!

I suspect I need to check myself into a clinic...

Thanks for the review!

 

[Madara XIII]

I think EVERYONE has tried to build a skull fortress, hence why they are epic...

Now I just need a mod for sharks with laserbeams on their heads.

Speaking of which, I was thinking about getting Minecraft after watching this review. Seeing as how I'm more of a console gamer, where would one go to get Minecraft? It looks really fun

Google Minecraft

Thanks

 

[Marsell]

always wanted to try it out, but I will most likely wait for it to come out of beta

It IS in beta, and it has gotten more awesome since.

Overrated Minecraft is overrated.

Clearly you don't have the patience for it. Pity.

Should we tell him that you can turn the phallic explosives OFF?

 

[DurianBlink]

Yahtzee, do you take every single available opportunity to bash Americans? I don't see how it is doing much besides hurting you, considering the Escapist's main viewerbase is composed mostly of Americans.

 

[WhatIsThisIDontEven]

Holy shit. Tuesday I was wondering if Yahtzee would review minecraft and now my powers of telling the the future are solid.

 

[SpecklePattern]

Oh man I hate those green exploding dildos. They are the most dangerous enemy in the game and they are completely silent when just chilling. All the other make so much noise that it is a miracle if you dont observe them. Nice review anyways and I still love playing it too.

 

[tahrey]

Hopefully someone else has already noted* these two things (I ain't dragging thru 10 pages to find out), but...

1. Creeper trouble? Build TRAPS. Seriously. Nuff tutorials out there if you can't figure it yourself. Red dust, pressure pads etc are your friends.

2. Yes, you can make your own private rollercoaster. Been done... a switchbacking loop of cart rails and a powered minecart, and off you go...

(Oh, and the flying castle and subway systems? Sorry, been done already...)


* because, like, i haven't even played anything more than the flash-based single player alpha but I've heard of it all.

 

[Qareen]

ok, so I'm sure everyone's aware that there's a phone interference noise at 02:45. so basically this is what happened:

i was eating a bowl of really gross, spicy, stinky, orange-coloured noodles when i was watching the review and heard the noise. naturally i assumed it was my iphone, which was sitting nearby. i decided to move the phone, to get rid of the interference, however i was so enthralled by yahtzee's review that i had forgotten that it was plugged into the charger, and couldn't take my eyes off the screen. so i grabbed the phone lightly, to move it away, it got caught on the wire, fell out of my hand, and landed directly in the bowl of rancid soup, splashing it everywhere.

so, just wanted to say thanks, yahtzee, for leaving that phone noise in there and indirectly destroying my iphone, staining my carpet, and stinking out my flat. i'm sure it was done deliberately, to spite me.

 

[drivel]

Definitely one of the funniest ZP in while. I actually LOLed a couple of times. I can't tell you how much Diamond ore I've lost to rogue lava flows.

 

[JackSLO]

I liked your videos before .. but now I LOVE YOU! xD freakin hell i really didnt expect you to review minecraft. And hoorah for you ..liking it

 

[ProjectTrinity]

I'll still take a pass on this. If the addiction gets to me like it has for millions of others, my group is in HUGE trouble. ' -'

 

[Mydnyght]

Golden Cock and Balls?....

Sounds like an "award" you should've given to Kane & Lynch 2 a few weeks ago, Yahtzee.

And...sorry about your skylight, with all the sheep falling on it...