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Best PC Exclusive 2011

Posted on Wednesday, December 21 @ 12:03:09 Eastern by


Minecraft


Platform: PC

Publisher: Mojang

Developer: Mojang

Ah, the fantastical land of blocks? Is there none more magical?

Minecraft is a phenomenon, at least as a game that turns every conventional gameplay tenent on its head. Does it have a story? No, not necessary. Do the developers create the content? At first, but it's mainly user-generated content. Does it have rules and a clear objective? Rarely, apart from finding food, maintaining health, and reaching "The End". Are there bosses or creatures to kill at every turn? Mainly no, but you can kill some enemies for materials. Does it have levels? Not really, it's open-world. Did it sell 4 million units by November 7th? Yes. What IS this trickery?

It's surprising how successful a game about glorified Legos can be. Similar to LittleBigPlanet, players who have the skill and the nerve can create wondrous sculptures, lengthy dungeons, and even working arithmetic logic units. The game's capacity to have players learn and create for the sake of learning and creation has already attracted teachers (the more awesome ones) who have incorporated Minecraft into their curriculum to amazing results. Minecraft is also an indie title. Critics love that.

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Related Games:   Magicka: The Stars are Left, Minecraft, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, Rift, The Sims Medieval, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
Tags:   Best of GR, Minecraft


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  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns
    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: Dec 21st, 2011 at 2:05 pm
    Eh, I disagree with this, because really, Minecraft came out last year. The differences between Minecraft as it was a year ago and as it is today can be written on a post-it note.
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  • NickKmet
    NickKmet
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Dec 21st, 2011 at 2:37 pm
    Yeah, not really Longo. A lot has been added to the game and changed from last year.
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  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns
    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: Dec 21st, 2011 at 3:29 pm
    Most everything that was added was based off of user content, and even then it was poorly meshed into the game. The core problems of the game that were forgivable when the game was in alpha or beta, stuff like zero pathfinding for enemies or the awful visual display of it all, lack of actual animations for enemies or a greater variation in enemies, etc. NPC's were put in the game, but they literally do nothing. They don't react to anything or have any purpose other than to stand there. Really, beyond biomes/seeds and pistons, there's few really big changes since last year when they went into beta, except the price.
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  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Dec 21st, 2011 at 8:50 pm
    Edit: Technically, Minecraft came out in beta last year and was only released officially November 18th of this year. Minecraft also was NOT considered last year in this category.
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  • 213EDD
    213EDD
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Dec 21st, 2011 at 2:42 pm
    The nicks are ganging up on the wrong and misguided ^^^
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  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Dec 22nd, 2011 at 2:55 am
    You said it.
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  • Green_Lantern
    Green_Lantern
    Joined: Nov 2008
    Posted: Dec 21st, 2011 at 4:18 pm
    Minecraft over Witcher 2 and not even a mention of Shogun 2? Yeah, I don't agree with it either.
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  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Dec 22nd, 2011 at 2:59 am
    I have to agree Green_Lantern Witcher 2 had its haters but was a big hit for a small company.
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  • warmaster670
    warmaster670
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Dec 22nd, 2011 at 4:14 am
    Witcher 2 > Minecraft, nuff said.
    0 0
  • gunseedam
    gunseedam
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Dec 24th, 2011 at 4:04 pm
    also its technically not an exclusive seen its out on IOS and xbox soon
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