Creative Games: Minecraft

Since I have recently had the epiphany (of sorts) that games are creative too, not just the actual gameplay but also the games themselves, I have decided to start a series where I will be posting about the games I find absolutely creative and share some of my gameplay. Might even start a YouTube Channel.

First up: MINECRAFT.

Minecraft is a game I have heard of but never really been interested in until I saw videos on YouTube of what other people have done in the game like WesterosCraft, which is a Minecraft community with hundreds of people building castles from Game of Thrones.

There are two game modes Creative and Survival for both single- and multi-player worlds. Will not go in to too many details you can read all about the game on minecraft.net. I want to share my gameplay experience.

So I started in Creative which basically means you have unlimited everything and flying and created this little building:

my first building in minecraft

Lots of bright colours and light. Love it even though it is a bit boxy but I tried to compensate with the surroundings.

night time of first building

With the unlimited possibilities of Creative mode, you can create or re-create anything you want. Some people create whole maps with a story that guides you through the game and makes playing in Survival mode a bit more challenging.

After a bit of time in Creative I decided to try Survival where you have to mine for resources, run a farm and survive monsters in the dark. So much fun. Must admit I spent a lot of time on difficulty level Peaceful in the beginning to avoid the monsters.

I have yet to try multiplayer but would like to as it looks like a lot of fun.

survival house. boxy again but still a bit fun.

lower levels of my house which is situated right next to a ravine

first bridge. walkway on the top level and rail on the lower.

I love the animals in this game and yes, you can breed them.

chickens are everywhere dropping eggs left and right. throw them and you might get a baby chick

horses! to the left, Amron and to the right Sono and they are awesome fun to ride

Amron, my first horse. formerly called Spotty but then I got Sono.

Sono, my fastest horse

dogs, which are actually wolves, will follow you everywhere and attack certain monsters when you are attacked. there are also cats which keep away creepers but alas have not found them yet.