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Minecraft PlayStation 3 Version Review: Junkie Monkeys

Junkie Monkeys:

"I already clocked hundreds of hours into Minecraft on PC. When it was announced that my personal favorite indie game was coming to PlayStation, I was excited, to say the least. Although it is technically inferior to its PC counterpart, playing Minecraft on a console is every bit as fun."

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sonic9893791d ago

Technically inferior how comes the game can run on virtually any machine at the same level of detail or in minecraft's case lack of detail
maybe it has something to do with size of the stages ? maybe

deerain3791d ago (Edited 3791d ago )

quote in review

"From the time I had with Minecraft on 360, the PS3 version is identical with no reason to buy one over the other (besides your console of choice)."

so how is that technically inferior ?

** my bad I misread what they are saying the 360 and ps3 is identical ooops

Dark_king3791d ago

While it can run on lots of machine's there are plenty of mods that your not going to be able to run on just any machine.

ForgottenProphecy3791d ago (Edited 3791d ago )

The PC version has updates like horses and witches and bats, and a bunch of blocks, that the PS3 and 360 version lack. The PC version will get updated more frequently, and with mods and thousands of texture packs, the PC version is just the better version.

Snookies123791d ago

No one should ever deny that the PC version is the best. Though, I am tempted to get it on console for the splitscreen. That's a nice little feature to have.

ForgottenProphecy3791d ago

@Snookies12 4 Player Split screen is a huge advantage for the console versions. And the limited map arguably makes adventuring funner because it's harder to get lost.
All the important updates are on the console version, like the Ender Dragon, so the console version isn't THAT inferior, there's just no denying the PC version offers more.

Coach_McGuirk3791d ago

in before "i don't understand the appeal of this game, and I want everyone to know that I don't understand it"

Anon19743791d ago

*huff..huff* Sorry I'm late!

I really don't understand the appeal of this game.

I really don't get it. It's similar to if someone told me they spend 4 hours a day playing with Lego and call it a "game". I've been actively gaming for over 3 decades now have played all manner of games and minecraft reminds me of some of the out there Japanese games I've played. I simply don't understand the appeal.

I guess there's no accounting for taste.

Dark_king3791d ago

darkride66 Have you actually tried the game?If not try it for awhile.I didn't think I would like it either but after playing it.I found it to be a enjoyable experience trying to survive.

mixelon3791d ago

Minecraft with friends is a great group building, family friendly adventure game with a hell of a lot of depth. Ive sunk hundreds of hours into it and barely bothered with things like enchantments and potions.

In single player it can be an exploration thing, or purely a creative one. If you put it on hardcore it can be genuinely scary. (Death = the deletion of the world, one chance. Eek.)

The only thing i can understand as a problem in MC is its so flexible and lacks direction imposed from outside, leaving you to set your own goals.. Trying to unlock the entire achievement/trophy tree gives you plenty of seperate goals though.

Kryptix3791d ago

I didn't enjoy it on consoles but once I hopped on the PC version and discovered all these unique servers you can explore and world mods...the experience was unmatched due to the creativity and interactivity of many, many players in one world. Not trying to sound like a PC elitist since I prefer console gaming a little more but this is one of the games were it's better on PC and I'm sorry if you disagree, but you have to try it at least once and you'll know.

Anon19743791d ago

@ Dark_king. I can honestly say, I haven't tried it. I was taking a programming course a couple of years ago and was in a class with a bunch of twenty somethings, about 15 years younger than I was at the time. I watched a couple of them play it for 10, 15 minutes, and I've watched enough videos to say that there's just honestly nothing that appeals to me here.

I don't begrudge people for enjoying this title. More power to ya! Play what you love! I just don't understand why anyone would spend time with this. It's not for this old gamer.

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No 7 days to die is criminal

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thorstein62d ago

.... from the 2000s (mostly).

shinoff218362d ago

I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.

Cacabunga62d ago

Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1

Inverno62d ago

Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.

Name Last Name62d ago

I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.

Inverno61d ago

But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?

LucasRuinedChildhood61d ago (Edited 61d ago )

A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.

But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.

- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).

Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.

Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.

Inverno61d ago

I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.

AuraAbjure61d ago

Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.

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