

Most of that height is empty air with ground level at around layer 64. The world is built out of cubes which are grouped in chunks that are 16 blocks square and (when I last played), 256 blocks high. Like I said, the possibilities are endless, and Microsoft is constantly updating the game with more and more and more content.Īt its core, Minecraft is a 3D voxel sandbox. You can construct automated storage systems and simple, functional calculators, if you like.

You can build simple circuits to push blocks around. You have as many blocks to play with as you could ever possibly want. If you don't want to read on, imagine Minecraft as a world built out of Lego blocks. seriously, this thing is more resource-intensive than Chrome. It is a three-dimensional canvas where the only limits are your imagination and your CPU. Minecraft blurs the line between videogame and creativity tool. Minecraft is not your typical FPS, RPG, RTS, or survival horror, or what have you. I ask a lot of questions to try and communicate the breadth, depth, and variety of everything this game has to offer. It's not my intention to come across as passive-aggressive or hostile. Minecraft's scope is far, far, far wider than most other games. I'm doing my best to condense a game with near-infinite potential into a few paragraphs of text. Basically, I'm a Minecraft boomer, but the base game probably hasn't changed too much. First, I must add that I have not played Minecraft in over 3 years due to my vision, so my knowledge of the game will likely be laughably out of date. That's why it breaks my heart to say that, no, we will likely never get to play this game without sight. It is an incredible game which has brought incalculable benefits to my life. Long story short, I owe my technical skills, personality, and romantic relationship to Minecraft. It's my favorite game of all time because of what it's done for me. Here goes.Īs someone who played Minecraft for 6 years of my life, I want to say that I would love, love, love this to happen. I wrote this out before I realized how old this post was, but screw it, I poured my heart into it.
