newguypaul on 27/6/2013 at 21:43
Quote Posted by demagogue
I see. The reason I got confused maybe is that the VoxelFram videos really did remind me of the Skyrim world because it was so detailed, and especially the cities still look very organized and crafted for being PG'd. But I see what you're saying too and see the sense in it.
I think the way I'd put it is there are maybe two personalities of survival exploration, the "procedurally-generated & everything is the great unknown every time you play; but you don't feel there's something put there you're really after" kind and the "well-crafted and plotted to be surgically immersive and you want to explore because you know thought was put into what was put out there; but once you've seen it you've seen it" kind, and they cater to different moods. I think I'd like the former, but I'd be interested in the latter too... I think I'd like both styles TBH.
This is very true. I have put a couple hundred hours into both Minecraft and Skyrim and while I would say Skryim offered a more unique and interesting experience, I'd say that Minecraft has way more replayability. All the hours I put into Skyrim was in one game... and I probably only got halfway through the main questline. I didn't play it with a goal in mind, I wandered and discovered. The hours I put into Minecraft on the other hand were over the course of maybe a hundred games. The overall experience was shorter, but there's a nice goal of building myself up to the highest tier in whatever surroundings I find myself in. Start from nothing, make it to the top... then do it again. I'm not sure I really prefer one over the other, but they are vastly different experiences for sure.
