Overview: Minecraft is one of my favorite games of all time: no other experience will make you lose track of time like Minecraft. Hours of your life will vanish before your eyes as you are enthralled in improving your world. If you haven’t heard of Minecraft, or even played it, you must be living under a rock (it's the highest-selling video game of all time). I enjoyed Minecraft: Xbox One Edition so much, that I had my original Xbox One just to play it! Now, Minecraft: Xbox One Edition isn't updated anymore. Instead, we have the game I am currently reviewing, Minecraft. Minecraft provides a vastly different experience from a lot of other things on the market. It also has more replay value than any other game that exists!
There are endless possibilities to explore in Minecraft, from building big cities with skyscrapers reaching the height limit to fighting “the final boss,” the Ender Dragon. Each Minecraft world could be played differently. There is a large speedrun community for Minecraft, usually to beat the Ender Dragon the fastest. However, people also speedrun other stuff in Minecraft that isn't so common. Speedrunning isn't the only way to play, though. Most people have never actually fought the Ender Dragon, but just because you haven't done that, doesn't mean you can't have fun. A large portion of Minecraft players love to build and prefer not to try to fight the Ender Dragon, but instead, just try to have fun in their own way. But, in my opinion, the most exciting part of Minecraft is exploring. While exploring you can find so much cool stuff, from villages to Woodland Mansions. Villages are little pre-built towns that can be found around the map. Inside of the villages are villagers, Minecraft's non-hostile mobs that players trade with. One of the key parts of trading with villagers is Emeralds, a very rare ore that can be obtained through trade, or mined in mountain regions. Just thinking about what can be out there in your Minecraft world is so fun to consider!
Creative Mode: For those of you who want to play casually, and without the risk of fighting and dying, then Creative mode is great for you. You can freely access anything you want from Survival mode and build your dream Minecraft. (Achievements can not be earned in creative mode. As soon as a world is changed to creative, it therefore voids any achievements.) People make wild stuff in Minecraft, like Mansions, Parkour Maps, Giant Roller Coaster, etc. I find creative pretty fun to do, but I would prefer survival if I had to choose one or the other.
Replay Value: This game has great replay value with a friend, or even by yourself. Even after completing all achievements, it's honestly hard to not keep playing this game. It is constantly updated, adding many new things with each update. However, there are some downsides to constant updates. First, and pretty much the only problem, is that once a world is started, a new item can only be found in an unexplored part of your world, making it often difficult to keep one survival world for very long.
Servers: Another great thing about Minecraft is that they have "servers." Servers are online multiplayer game modes that always are a good time. Basically, in server, you can play all sorts of mini games, from Hunger Games, Murder Mystery and Deathruns, to Block Hunt, a Minecraft version of Prop Hunt. Most Servers have party systems, making it easy to play with friends, and very enjoyable. New Servers are added all the time, bringing new mini games to enjoy!
Achievements: Most people reading this will probably want to know about achievements. If you are playing survival mode for fun, a good amount of the achievements will unlock. If there are achievements that you are struggling on, there is a really helpful achievement world @Itzz Sh0wt1m3 that you can unlock any achievement on. However, some achievements are grindy, such as "Master Trader" (Trade for 1,000 Emeralds). Even if using the achievement world, this achievement will certainly be a grind. *This achievement is also not required for a completion, as it is in a DLC by itself called 1.11.1: Village & Pillage
Achievements Continued: There are also some achievements that require multiple players (2 achievements). Some other achievements are actually surprisingly difficult to do if you're not using the Achievement World. However, some of these difficult achievements are featured in the DLCs, as there are currently 13 DLC packs. The base game contains 79 achievements, and the hardest achievement in it is probably the "Super Sonic" achievement!
Marketplace: Oh boy, where do I even begin with the Marketplace? Let me begin by saying that a very large majority of items in the Marketplace must be bought with Minecraft's in-game currency: Minecoin. In the marketplace, you can purchase skin packs, which include different outfits usable in your Minecraft World! Some skin packs are inspired by real movies, such as
Star Wars and
Toy Story! Also in the marketplace, you can buy texture packs, which reskin all blocks and items, giving them a new look! You can also pick up entire worlds, which range from Adventure Maps to Mini-Games to Survival Worlds! In my opinion, grabbing any item from the marketplace will certainly enhance your Minecraft experience!
I strongly hope I convinced you to get Minecraft if you didn't have it already!
5.0