Forum Overview :: Terraria

Have you played Minecraft and if so which do you think is better by Bananadine 05/23/2011, 12:01pm PDT This game looks like it's less about building than Minecraft is. Minecraft makes 3D modeling accessible and fun, but 2D drawing is already accessible. But can you control things indirectly? Can you build machines? Are there wires or switches or automatic doors? It looks like building platforms is an important way to get around but it doesn't seem very fun for its own sake. Videos make it appear that the view is fully in the third person--that is, that things are lit up only according to how exposed they are to light sources, and NOT according to how exposed they are to your character's line of sight. Is that right? The picture of the dudes in the penis room seems to confirm that. So there's never a time when you break a wall and discover, at exactly that moment, that there's lava behind it (or just a big cool cave)? You see things coming up? That'd be a shame. Exploration is fun. But maybe a static 2D room made of head-sized square blocks just can't be complicated enough to be exciting anyway, unless there are unexpected creatures running around in it or something--whereas in 3D, an automatic world generator doesn't have to be very smart to come up with a huge variety of interesting forms, some of which can seem pretty wonderful when you turn a corner or knock out a block and blunder into them. I guess this game is more about Mario-type acrobatics, cooperative combat, and item collection?

"Endless Manual Labor: The Game" by laudablepuss 05/18/2011, 11:41am PDT     Re: "Endless Manual Labor: The Game" by laudablepuss 05/22/2011, 9:01am PDT     The creator is a little sensitive and is already ToSing youtubes about the game. by Worm 05/22/2011, 9:45am PDT         Hmm. by laudablepuss 05/23/2011, 1:32am PDT         Re: The creator is a little sensitive and is already ToSing youtubes... by The Happiness Engine 05/23/2011, 2:34am PDT             Re: The creator is a little sensitive and is already ToSing youtubes... by laudablepuss 05/23/2011, 8:09am PDT     Have you played Minecraft and if so which do you think is better by Bananadine 05/23/2011, 12:01pm PDT         Re: Have you played Minecraft and if so which do you think is better by Bananadine 05/23/2011, 12:18pm PDT         Re: Have you played Minecraft and if so which do you think is better by laudablepuss 05/23/2011, 2:48pm PDT             Re: Have you played Minecraft and if so which do you think is better by laudablepuss 05/23/2011, 3:02pm PDT         Update: am playing Minecraft. by laudablepuss 06/07/2011, 3:30pm PDT             Re: Update: am playing Minecraft. by Unbitter 06/08/2011, 7:55am PDT                 Re: Update: am playing Minecraft. by laudablepuss 08/11/2011, 12:23pm PDT     New patch adds about 438534 new things. by laudablepuss 06/24/2011, 3:53pm PDT         Another new patch fixes the two things that drove me craziest by Fullofkittens 08/10/2011, 9:55pm PDT     This game feels way too much like work NT by Entropy Stew 12/31/2011, 11:52am PST         Fuck yes by Arbit 01/23/2012, 9:36am PST             Re: Fuck yes by laudablepuss 01/23/2012, 10:07am PST                 With no small amount of self loathing I crafted a gold pick by Arbit 01/24/2012, 9:48am PST                     Re: With no small amount of self loathing I crafted a gold pick by laudablepuss 01/24/2012, 11:56am PST             exactly what I said originally, thread over caltrops is closed NT by sdroa jists 01/24/2012, 12:27am PST         I take it back! This game is amazing by Entropy Stew 10/20/2013, 3:30pm PDT