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Terraria vs Minecraft: Why 2D Is King

IndieGames.com: "Ever since the behemoth that is Minecraft starting eating all the monies in the world, other developers - both indie and AAA alike - have been trying to work out what the heckers makes it so popular. Then there are those developers who have decided to take it a step further and make their own Minecraft, with success-bearing results.

Anyone who tells you that Terraria is not a 2D Minecraft clone is either a) a huge Terraria fanboy, or b) a bit dense. The game never admits its roots, yet never tries to conceal them either, from its blocky world to its crafting system to its enemies coming out at night... everything screams Minecraft. But then, Terraria also builds on the 3D original, adding tons of its own ideas and, of course, featuring a whole new side-on perspective.

In doing this, Terraria has actually managed to better its inspiration. Indeed, Terraria is not simply 2D Minecraft - it's far better than that, and my 20+ hours of play, coupled with numerous late nights of 'just one more descent', are proof of that."

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likerussia4742d ago

This game looks oddly cute and interesting, I might give it a go.

Kee4742d ago

How are you dense if you think it's not a minecraft clone when Notch himself linked this game to all of his fans on twitter? He wouldn't do that if he thought it was a clone of his game...

frostypants4742d ago

This game is CLEARLY heavily inspired by Minecraft. Whether "clone" is the right term is debatable. What Notch thinks doesn't really change things either way. Anyways, imitation is the best form of flattery.

Kee4742d ago

well, yeah obviously it is inspired by it but it's obvious it is trying to do it's own thing. That's what the article is about.
You can't compare say, Mario 64 to mario 3. They have common elements but they play completely different because of the 3 dimensions. What can I say? It's good at what it does...

jerethdagryphon4742d ago

it is its own game definitly inspired by minecraft but i dont enjoy it very much

to many monsters to mcuh about gearing up

Gray-Fox4742d ago

I really enjoyed this game with a friend. Exploring dungeons, beating bosses and collecting stuff was great fun.

ElementX4742d ago

I'm going to buy this game tonight after work!

wallis4742d ago

For the price of two black ops map packs you can get two games that will blow your fucking mind.

Nice.

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Microsoft Store Hints At Upcoming Release Of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition On Steam

The Microsoft Store has hinted at the upcoming release of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Valve's digital distribution platform, Steam.

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OtterX18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

1 major advantage to this will be launching it straight from SteamVR. You have to make a custom shortcut to get it working right now in VR.

UltimateOwnage1h ago

This is good news. It will be much easier to get it installed on my devices without using workarounds.

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Why Minecraft 1.21 Would Be Perfect to Add a Powerful Crafting Recipe

The Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials update's combat and technical aspects make it a fitting choice to bring in one missing crafting recipe.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader826d ago

No 7 days to die is criminal