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Sat, 22 Jan 2011
Minecraft
If you don't know about this game, you've been living in a cave (which, coincidentally, you can spend quite a bit of time in in Minecraft). It's an open world where pretty much everything is a block. You can craft multiple blocks (in recipies, of which there are hundreds) to form new items/blocks. The graphics are basic, with the focus on the gameplay. Your imagination is key here, as you can basically build whatever you want (within reason). The world is (horizontally) near-infinite, and randomly generated when you start/explore new areas. This means each time you start a new world, it's a new experience with a new layout; a new adventure. There's day/night periods, and when it's dark (either outside, or down in the mines you dig, or natural caverns you happen upon), bad guys spawn. This gives you the need to find shelter, and survive, each night. It may sound ridiculous and boring, but it is amazingly, amazingly fun. It's is hard to describe why it's so addictive, but it's the biggest timesink I've come across in a while. Once you try it, chances are you'll be hooked. The game is even bigger than you walking around in a world by yourself, though. There's also online multiplayer, with hundreds (thousands?) of servers/worlds out there. You can join public ones, or start a private one for you and some friends to get together and build/mine together. Youtube has plenty of videos of some of the amazing stuff people have made, either in single player or multiplayer.
- Probably the most important site in this list. It gives you all the recipes and different things you can make, as well as information on how to do some of the more advanced things, like circuits. Basically any in-game info you need is on this site.