Making Progress
Okay, I have spent a bit more time in this game and this was the first week where I wanted to keep playing after my scheduled time was up. Because of the open world concept that this game has I was finding it hard to really focus on anything. I also found the day-night cycles annoying because I felt the need to run back āhomeā every time the sun went down. Oh yeah, I found a home!
My Town (itās a ghost town)
I found an abandoned village at the end of my last session and I was genuinely (a little) excited. I didnāt know that you can set a respawn point at a bed when you sleep in it, so that was great. Now when I die I donāt just appear in a random spot, somewhat close to all the loot I dropped, on the map. I cleared the spiderwebs out of one of the buildings and added doors so I could stay safe during the dangerous night mode in the game. This probably took me way longer than it should have but thats what I get for watching a single how to video on this convoluted game.
This feels familiar, sort of.
During this Minecraft session I started finding a bit more enjoyment in the crafting side of the game. I
am building up an array of materials and am able to remember where I can find certain materials in the game. In fact, the crafting side of the game reminded me of the game Stardew Valley. Which got me wondering because I enjoyed playing Stardew Valley so why wasnāt that same enjoyment coming through in Minecraft? There is even a day/night cycle, a part of Minecraft that I have been frustrated by, in Stardew Valley so what gives? Then I realized that I stopped playing Stardew Valley after I had completed the storylines in the game. So maybe that is the problem, although Iāve spent hours in loot-grind cycles in other games. It could be the open world, no obvious goals that makes it seem a little pointless to me.Ā
Wait, is Minecraft āfree inquiryā in game form?!
Okay Iāll have to unpack that idea on my own for a little bit. Next time Iāll be talking about venturing away from my new found home and delving deep into the earth around me, after all it is called MINEcraft.
Until next time!