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<\/p>\nI don’t really play video games much, for reasons I blog about a lot here, the main problem being available time.\u00c2\u00a0 But being a nerd that at least USED to play some video games, I still keep at least a half of an ear open for interesting games from time to time.\u00c2\u00a0 So I did in fact hear about Minecraft when it was becoming a major indy hit (over a million sales of the BETA version is a pretty good indicator that at least some folks think it’s fun).\u00c2\u00a0 I decided to give it a try the other night to see what the fuss was about.\u00c2\u00a0 Needless to say, it took very little time for me to introduce it to the boys and now we are all three pretty much hooked.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, Jordy’s boyfriend happened to see us playing and mentioned that he just started playing too.\u00c2\u00a0 There’s something about it, clearly.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s not for everyone, however.<\/p>\n
I showed it to Nikki and she was a little put off\u00c2\u00a0by the (apparent) pointlessness of the game.\u00c2\u00a0 There’s no winning.\u00c2\u00a0 There are very few clear goals, except surviving.\u00c2\u00a0 Which I didn’t do all that well at first.\u00c2\u00a0 And I haven’t managed to actually eat anything yet, so the whole thing is still a bit touch and go.\u00c2\u00a0 However, there’s still something about the incredible sense of utter freedom in the game.\u00c2\u00a0 You want to build an enormous castle for no real reason?\u00c2\u00a0 Go ahead.\u00c2\u00a0 Want to dig to the bottom of the earth?\u00c2\u00a0 Go for it.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s kind of cool, but then I’m a huge nerd.<\/p>\n
The whole reason I even mention this is I was catching up on XKCD and saw this one:<\/p>\n
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I can relate perfectly to both the truly fantastic wisdom teeth drugs, and the whole “organize the entire world” aspect of the game.\u00c2\u00a0 For the record, I grew my first tree underground the other day, so I am feeling pretty fricking good about myself right about now.\u00c2\u00a0 That will wear off quickly if Nikki catches me playing and starts making fun of me again.<\/p>\n
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I don’t really play video games much, for reasons I blog about a lot here, the main problem being available time.\u00c2\u00a0 But being a nerd that at least USED to play some video games, I still keep at least a … Continue reading