The ability to craft and manipulate worlds has always been an attractive prospect. In the last few years, the video game world has opened itself up to this kind of gaming.
It’d be hard to find someone involved in the video game community who hasn’t heard of “Minecraft.” However, for those individuals out there who regard the title “Minecraft” with confusion, here is a short summary of the hyper-popular crafting game, developed by Mojang (PC) and 4J Studios (XBOX 360).
In “Minecraft,” the player becomes immersed in a block-built world that is open to any kind of manipulation. Anything imaginable can be built from the resources that the world provides.
The world is randomly generated based upon the seed code added to the game before playing, thus resulting in any number of unique worlds to explore.
Of course, the game can be customized by adding any mods that the player desires. Such mods include, but are not limited to, the addition of new animals, the addition of new texture packs and the addition of new resource blocks.
“Minecraft” costs around $15 and is available for both PC and XBOX 360 (though it should be known that modding is only available on the PC, which is arguably why the PC version is more fun to play).
Also know that “Minecraft” updates faster on the PC.
Another crafting game, which became available earlier this year, is “Kerbal Space Program.”
Currently, “Kerbal Space Program” is still under heavy development, so updates and bugs should be expected.
In “Kerbal Space Program,” developed by Squad, the player is able to build and manage their own spacecrafts, and the goal is to send Kerbal astronauts and engineers to the moon of their planet.
Who are the Kerbals, anyway?
The Kerbals are a race of tiny green creature with big dreams. Their lives are in the hands of player, so building an operational spacecraft is important.
Of course, building an operational spacecraft is difficult. The spacecrafts built are heavily affected by realistic physics. If there is any flaw with the spacecraft, there is a high chance that it won’t fly and that the Kerbals will crash to the surface of their planet and meet a fiery death.
Currently, “Kerbal Space Program” is available for purchase for $18, and the purchase is available on Squad’s site: kerbalspaceprogram.com.
There are a plethora of crafting games out there, but these are some of the most unique. It’s just important for you to find one that suits your tastes best.
By: Abby Ray