$10 game. Slightly addictive but quite monotonous.

Minecraft is that great indie game everybody has been talking about. Well, not sure if it's indie anymore. Not sure what really categorizes indie, now that I think about it. Anyways, when I bought this game, I was hoping to avoid going over $10 on it. I managed to get it for $13.33 (still a decent price). Starting out, this game is fairly addictive. Just whacking down some trees and building tools is quite fun. If you have some friends, breaking up these chores can keep everybody doing what they enjoy. However, this is where I found the fun ends. It goes on that I'm doing the same things over and over to survive, or doing the same things over and over to find variety. Anything I build has little to no value after it's been constructed. Mining is great, but finding the same supplies over and over so I can acquire the same supplies over and over is a little old after a while. Even the most valuable resources like diamond and obsidian are great when I find them, but hold little use. I could build armor and enchantments with them, but I find myself getting into the same rut. The only purpose I could do differently is finding my way to the end to fight the final boss. But the very idea of this made me realize it would most likely end two different ways. 1: I would die and just continue my way to the boss. 2: I would win and find there's nothing at the end of this long road of diamond to obsidian to the nether to the end to the boss... Thus wasting my time. Despite my complaints, I would not say this game is horrible. Every time starting off is still quite fun. It's unique in that the terrain is always different during each start so you get to improvise your way so far into the game before it gets old. Even if this part would get monotonous, it is the most I can get from the game. I've heard of mods, but the idea of modding the game until it's no longer the same game also seems tedious. I would call this a $10 game and possibly the "Most Extravagant Simple Man's Game". I'm not sure whether or not to recommend it a friend. One has to find their own value in the game. Whether it's modding, farming, mining, or building is not for me to say.Read full review