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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

Does anyone else like Mine craft? I bought a month or 2 ago and it's quite addictive! I'm building a city but not a normal looking one..

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By *eesideMan  over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

Im addicted to it.

I got the game on PS3.

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By *itsmcgee4Couple  over a year ago

Central

Isn't that a game for children

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By *andelgriffinMan  over a year ago

Leics

Civ 5 is my addiction!

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By *eesideMan  over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea


"Isn't that a game for children "

It's for all ages

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"Isn't that a game for children

It's for all ages of children "

Fixed that for you

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Used to have it on my tablet, got bored of it within a day or two. I'll stick to bo3 and battlefield 1

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Big bairns

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By *ittlemisssassypantsCouple  over a year ago

South East Wales

My 4 and 7 year old love it...so does their 39 year old father though (ex I may add)

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

I thought it was for kids too but for anyone. Some of the stuff people have created is really cool, big cities, monuments and re-creations of Ney Yoek, the Game of Thrones world or Lord of the Rings etc...

I'm trying to keep my city original looking.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"My 4 and 7 year old love it...so does their 39 year old father though (ex I may add)"

I hope he's not an ex because of Minecraft lol...

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

My grandson is obsessed with it. If I ever have to hear Stampy Longnose's voice again I might go postal!

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By *haneleviMan  over a year ago

Kidderminster

Game for children. Probably thinks games make killers also

It's a Good game. Played it a few years ago in xbox 360, pretty addictive. Used to play of a night when I couldn't sleep, soon tired me out !

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

my 12 yr old loves it just as much as my 25 yr old nephew

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By *mojeeCouple  over a year ago

Dunfermline

It's for kids full stop.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"It's for kids full stop. "

Who cares! People enjoy it at different ages. Full Stop.

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By *ittlemisssassypantsCouple  over a year ago

South East Wales


"My 4 and 7 year old love it...so does their 39 year old father though (ex I may add)

I hope he's not an ex because of Minecraft lol..."

His excessive gaming was one of many reasons...

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By *ittlemisssassypantsCouple  over a year ago

South East Wales


"It's for kids full stop.

Who cares! People enjoy it at different ages. Full Stop."

Although, people would say that colouring in is for kids but I own several grown up colouring books

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Does the music in the game make anyone want to fall asleep immediately or is it just me

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"My 4 and 7 year old love it...so does their 39 year old father though (ex I may add)

I hope he's not an ex because of Minecraft lol...

His excessive gaming was one of many reasons..."

Oh ok. For the record I'm not a gamer..

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Does the music in the game make anyone want to fall asleep immediately or is it just me"

I usually put a YouTube podcast on in the background instead

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Our youngest son played it all the time he is 10, we don't play games but I do miss ghosts and ghouls on the old Sega mega drive.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"It's for kids full stop. "

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Our youngest son played it all the time he is 10, we don't play games but I do miss ghosts and ghouls on the old Sega mega drive."

I remember the mega drive. Sonic, Alladin and Lion King we're my faces lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing "

I hadn't thought about it like that but that's true.

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By *mojeeCouple  over a year ago

Dunfermline


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing "

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

I enjoy it, but play modded nowadays as Vanilla just doesn't have enough for me to do!

If I play it I'm in for a good few hours

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life. "

Oh my God!! It's just a bit of fun sometimes.

I think your comment says more about you than anyone else.

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By *mojeeCouple  over a year ago

Dunfermline

No I don't think it does

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

So are you more of a child if you play Minecraft or if you argue about it being childish if you play Minecraft?

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life. "

Totally confused by your opinion. There are loads of no-brainer electronic games adults kill many many hours playing (candy crush anyone???) and nobody calls them on their life choices. Minecraft can at least be a very creative game because of its free-form nature. It was not made for children and it was not designed to be educational as you claim, not at all. It was picked up by educational institutions because of its popularity and the communities that it created.

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By *eesideMan  over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life. "

Realey ??????

And wot about all the kids playing G.T.A ect.....

Just cos your not a kid don't meen you haf to play games with blud,guts,guns,ect.

Not everyone is a fan of violence.

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By *mojeeCouple  over a year ago

Dunfermline


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life.

Realey ??????

And wot about all the kids playing G.T.A ect.....

Just cos your not a kid don't meen you haf to play games with blud,guts,guns,ect.

Not everyone is a fan of violence."

Or spelling!!

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By *itsmcgee4Couple  over a year ago

Central


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life.

Realey ??????

And wot about all the kids playing G.T.A ect.....

Just cos your not a kid don't meen you haf to play games with blud,guts,guns,ect.

Not everyone is a fan of violence.

Or spelling!! "

Oh no you didn't

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By *haneleviMan  over a year ago

Kidderminster


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life. "

Never have I ever heard someone compare minecraft to baeic real life physics. Suppose mine craft was also made to show kids ghosts and skeletons with swords are real aswell.

You're small mindedness is comical

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By *uxom redCouple  over a year ago

Shrewsbury

It gives me a headache and I can't tell what is what.

I'll stick to games like fallout

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago

Well anyone who wants to come and live in my city is more than welcome .

There's no toilets though but lots of beds, seats, books, swimming pools and greenery.

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By *haneleviMan  over a year ago

Kidderminster


"Well anyone who wants to come and live in my city is more than welcome .

There's no toilets though but lots of beds, seats, books, swimming pools and greenery."

I'll take that invite. Watch out though. If they have their way, they'll soon tnt the fuck out of it hahaha

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By *yldstyleWoman  over a year ago

A world of my own

My sons love it and have created all sorts from lavish castles to posh spas for me! I don't have the patience to play games on the xbox but I can see the way it often helps them unwind so get why adults may also like it. I think people are being pretty harsh to the OP on this. We all enjoy different pastimes, there's no need for such personal attacks on people.

If we were all the same the world would be pretty dull indeed.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Well anyone who wants to come and live in my city is more than welcome .

There's no toilets though but lots of beds, seats, books, swimming pools and greenery.

I'll take that invite. Watch out though. If they have their way, they'll soon tnt the fuck out of it hahaha"

Come on in . But no TNT lol. I think there's an option to stop that but not sure. I don't actually know how let people in online...Is it complicated do you know?

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"My sons love it and have created all sorts from lavish castles to posh spas for me! I don't have the patience to play games on the xbox but I can see the way it often helps them unwind so get why adults may also like it. I think people are being pretty harsh to the OP on this. We all enjoy different pastimes, there's no need for such personal attacks on people.

If we were all the same the world would be pretty dull indeed. "

Thank you . I'm a thick skinned Scot so they won't break me easily lol

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By *iSTARessWoman  over a year ago

London

9 year old nephew is obsessed. If he's not playing it, he's watching the annoying YouTube tutorials. When I visit, I ask he turns it all off and we play. Like in the olden days.

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By *haneleviMan  over a year ago

Kidderminster


"Well anyone who wants to come and live in my city is more than welcome .

There's no toilets though but lots of beds, seats, books, swimming pools and greenery.

I'll take that invite. Watch out though. If they have their way, they'll soon tnt the fuck out of it hahaha

Come on in . But no TNT lol. I think there's an option to stop that but not sure. I don't actually know how let people in online...Is it complicated do you know? "

Thanks haha. Oh I wouldn't dare, I remember when my friend blew up my ice palace. Such a sad night. Haha.

Yeah in creative you can, comes in handy though first holes etc haha.

It's all done when you create a world i think, been a while though ha

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

I'm a bit addicted to this site at the moment

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"9 year old nephew is obsessed. If he's not playing it, he's watching the annoying YouTube tutorials. When I visit, I ask he turns it all off and we play. Like in the olden days. "

Yes I still think we need good ole' human interaction too, definitely. Especially for kids...

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Well anyone who wants to come and live in my city is more than welcome .

There's no toilets though but lots of beds, seats, books, swimming pools and greenery.

I'll take that invite. Watch out though. If they have their way, they'll soon tnt the fuck out of it hahaha

Come on in . But no TNT lol. I think there's an option to stop that but not sure. I don't actually know how let people in online...Is it complicated do you know?

Thanks haha. Oh I wouldn't dare, I remember when my friend blew up my ice palace. Such a sad night. Haha.

Yeah in creative you can, comes in handy though first holes etc haha.

It's all done when you create a world i think, been a while though ha "

You have my commiserations for your Ice Palace. That must have been a sad day lol.

When my world is finishes I'll work out how to let people in safely..There should be Minecraft police to stop the Minecraft terrorists!

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By *haneleviMan  over a year ago

Kidderminster


"Well anyone who wants to come and live in my city is more than welcome .

There's no toilets though but lots of beds, seats, books, swimming pools and greenery.

I'll take that invite. Watch out though. If they have their way, they'll soon tnt the fuck out of it hahaha

Come on in . But no TNT lol. I think there's an option to stop that but not sure. I don't actually know how let people in online...Is it complicated do you know?

Thanks haha. Oh I wouldn't dare, I remember when my friend blew up my ice palace. Such a sad night. Haha.

Yeah in creative you can, comes in handy though first holes etc haha.

It's all done when you create a world i think, been a while though ha

You have my commiserations for your Ice Palace. That must have been a sad day lol.

When my world is finishes I'll work out how to let people in safely..There should be Minecraft police to stop the Minecraft terrorists! "

Thanks man. Was a sad sad day.

It's fairly simple from what I csn remember..just can't remember how to do it haha!

Yes. Make that happen I'll join up hahahah

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By *onny MCMan  over a year ago

Crawley


"Well anyone who wants to come and live in my city is more than welcome .

There's no toilets though but lots of beds, seats, books, swimming pools and greenery.

I'll take that invite. Watch out though. If they have their way, they'll soon tnt the fuck out of it hahaha

Come on in . But no TNT lol. I think there's an option to stop that but not sure. I don't actually know how let people in online...Is it complicated do you know?

Thanks haha. Oh I wouldn't dare, I remember when my friend blew up my ice palace. Such a sad night. Haha.

Yeah in creative you can, comes in handy though first holes etc haha.

It's all done when you create a world i think, been a while though ha

You have my commiserations for your Ice Palace. That must have been a sad day lol.

When my world is finishes I'll work out how to let people in safely..There should be Minecraft police to stop the Minecraft terrorists! "

I'm concerned about getting into a swimming pool in a city with no toilets.

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Well anyone who wants to come and live in my city is more than welcome .

There's no toilets though but lots of beds, seats, books, swimming pools and greenery.

I'll take that invite. Watch out though. If they have their way, they'll soon tnt the fuck out of it hahaha

Come on in . But no TNT lol. I think there's an option to stop that but not sure. I don't actually know how let people in online...Is it complicated do you know?

Thanks haha. Oh I wouldn't dare, I remember when my friend blew up my ice palace. Such a sad night. Haha.

Yeah in creative you can, comes in handy though first holes etc haha.

It's all done when you create a world i think, been a while though ha

You have my commiserations for your Ice Palace. That must have been a sad day lol.

When my world is finishes I'll work out how to let people in safely..There should be Minecraft police to stop the Minecraft terrorists!

Thanks man. Was a sad sad day.

It's fairly simple from what I csn remember..just can't remember how to do it haha!

Yes. Make that happen I'll join up hahahah"

That's cool I'll post on here when I've figured it out then

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By (user no longer on site) OP     over a year ago


"Well anyone who wants to come and live in my city is more than welcome .

There's no toilets though but lots of beds, seats, books, swimming pools and greenery.

I'll take that invite. Watch out though. If they have their way, they'll soon tnt the fuck out of it hahaha

Come on in . But no TNT lol. I think there's an option to stop that but not sure. I don't actually know how let people in online...Is it complicated do you know?

Thanks haha. Oh I wouldn't dare, I remember when my friend blew up my ice palace. Such a sad night. Haha.

Yeah in creative you can, comes in handy though first holes etc haha.

It's all done when you create a world i think, been a while though ha

You have my commiserations for your Ice Palace. That must have been a sad day lol.

When my world is finishes I'll work out how to let people in safely..There should be Minecraft police to stop the Minecraft terrorists!

I'm concerned about getting into a swimming pool in a city with no toilets. "

Lol It's a city for peace loving aliens...who don't need toilets. They're too advanced for toilets

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By *eesideMan  over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life.

Never have I ever heard someone compare minecraft to baeic real life physics. Suppose mine craft was also made to show kids ghosts and skeletons with swords are real aswell.

You're small mindedness is comical "

And don't forget the antie gravitey floting trees and boulder's

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By *lmostthereMan  over a year ago

Southampton


"Isn't that a game for children "

The child watches endless Minecraft walkthroughs on YouTube by Dantdm.

He doesn't swear at least so that's a positive!

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By *eesideMan  over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life.

Realey ??????

And wot about all the kids playing G.T.A ect.....

Just cos your not a kid don't meen you haf to play games with blud,guts,guns,ect.

Not everyone is a fan of violence.

Or spelling!! "

I carnt be arsked to explan this agen

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life. "

folk used to have board games like atmosfear or i used to read those survival horror books as a kid aimed you had to play..remember, you'd have to turn to a certain page depending on what decisions you made? they were fairly graphic, especially as they left it to the childs imagination, stuff like that has always been around, now it's a different medium...

call od duty is the modern army men, your racing games instead of toy cars,it's all games, and good fun no doubt, enjoy, but i would question 'serious' gamers...really? what's serious about it? your running about killing people or stuff or collecting stuff pretty much with a little cartoon avatar at the end of the day. i think it's hilarious grown up's think it's so 'serious'

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

I hadn't thought about it like that but that's true. "

i do see games as that...games, it's just a newer medium i guess, the scaelextrix track is now virtual and that mat you had with the map of the town on it as a kid you'd push your cars round?...that's just basic gta without the swearing and violence army men became your war games etc etc...don't get me wrong, i've loved playing games over the years, they're great, but they are what they are, games

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By *mber GamblerCouple  over a year ago

rugby

My kids love it and tried to get me into it. But i just got stuck in a room. I couldn't open the door for the life of me. I also drowned and tried to pet a dog. But then i accidently killed the dog. My children don't want me to play again.

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By *ngel n tedCouple  over a year ago

maidstone

My 2 boys play it to death, personally not a fan, don't think it has a limit on age though.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Our little girl is addicted to Minecraft! Forever asking us to check out her "new houses!" lol

Personally we've never played the game but I do know that last Christmas it cost us an absolute fortune in Minecraft figures!! Talk about a total rip off!!

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

Minecraft is great OP, I play it quite often, its not just a fun game, but helps creativity too.

If you have it on pc, you really should look into modding it too, theres thousands of mods out there that massively expand your options in it

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

There's a bit of a difference between an adult playing a game which involves horror gore death and violence in graphic detail and a kiddies block building game. I'm not a serious gamer by any means but there really is no comparison between the two. Minecraft was designed for kiddies to learn how to put things together and learn basic physics. Adults who play Minecraft without kids really need to take a good hard long look at their life.

Oh my God!! It's just a bit of fun sometimes.

I think your comment says more about you than anyone else.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

I bought lego world for are two youngest so tested it out so I could show them how to play it got to say it's quite addictive, but then again I play with the real lego with them.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

My 10 year old is addicted to this crap

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

What makes me laugh is are teenage son and his mates play this rubbish minecraft,and he has the cheek to say the graphics were rubbish on my atari.

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

I've been a "Serious/professional" gamer for Blizzard on World of Warcraft for the first couple of years it was released.

Gaming is big business (one of the biggest now) and will only continue to grow.

Games developers use and pay gamers to beta test their games, checking for bugs, issues, fluidity, mechanics, as well as continue to test new or latest release, and provide admin for games, particularly online multiplayer games.

Some games require a high degree of intelligence, quick reactions, problem solving, dexterity and high level of hand/eye coordination.

As well as the ability to socially interact, communicate, coordinate and work as part of a team in order to progress.

Gamers can earn big bucks, from being employed as beta testers, admins, as well as some of the big competitions, which can offer up to £20 million for the winners.

Games, (one in particular being Minecraft) has been known and proven to provide all sorts of benefits and help to people, from young people to those with mental health and/or learning difficulties of varying degrees, as well as promoting and helping such people to develop basic skill sets and develop their educational learning.

There's plenty of people that will sit and watch TV/movies for a few hours. I would argue that games are far more stimulating and valuable to ones development than that.

However one chooses to entertain themselves, unless it hurts others, I'm not going to judge

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"My kids love it and tried to get me into it. But i just got stuck in a room. I couldn't open the door for the life of me. I also drowned and tried to pet a dog. But then i accidently killed the dog. My children don't want me to play again. "

You killed the dog? Your post made me laugh, I am the same - can't get the hang of "basic" controls.

A few years ago when my children were still quite young, they called me in to show me a house they'd built. They were more concerned with building wipeout-style assault courses and redstone circuits so this was novel. They walked me through your typical fantasy mansion, only they've made me my own room, and had put in it some of my favourite activities. I was wowed! My kids are autistic, and at that point in time they did zero pretend/role play and had next to zero awareness or understanding of anyone else's needs or desires. This was the first instance of them spontaneously expressing an interest in my well-being. So that's my Magical Minecraft Moment.

ChrisNik you wrote quite the apology there! This household lives off the computer games industry, so it's serious business for us also

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago

I use survival mode as creative mode.

#hardcore

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By (user no longer on site)  over a year ago


"It's for kids full stop.

so are all computer games imho but grown ups still like playing army men and pretending to be racing drivers and whatnot...they often have 18/15 certs but those are just so adults can pretend they're 'serious gamers'...whilst mixing potions to slay dragons with or whatever it is they play at doing

I hadn't thought about it like that but that's true.

i do see games as that...games, it's just a newer medium i guess, the scaelextrix track is now virtual and that mat you had with the map of the town on it as a kid you'd push your cars round?...that's just basic gta without the swearing and violence army men became your war games etc etc...don't get me wrong, i've loved playing games over the years, they're great, but they are what they are, games "

I'd partly disagree. I'd agree that the more well known games are experience driven and are just games. These are your COD and Battlefield. But there are millions of titles out there now which you can't really compare to these AAA games.

Some games genuinely qualify as art for me, either through artistry in storytelling or in design. Or in world building or character.

Games also have a lot more potential for detail than any other entertainment medium and as a result you get the staggering amount of 21st century satire that fills the GTA world.

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By *mber GamblerCouple  over a year ago

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"My kids love it and tried to get me into it. But i just got stuck in a room. I couldn't open the door for the life of me. I also drowned and tried to pet a dog. But then i accidently killed the dog. My children don't want me to play again.

You killed the dog? Your post made me laugh, I am the same - can't get the hang of "basic" controls.

A few years ago when my children were still quite young, they called me in to show me a house they'd built. They were more concerned with building wipeout-style assault courses and redstone circuits so this was novel. They walked me through your typical fantasy mansion, only they've made me my own room, and had put in it some of my favourite activities. I was wowed! My kids are autistic, and at that point in time they did zero pretend/role play and had next to zero awareness or understanding of anyone else's needs or desires. This was the first instance of them spontaneously expressing an interest in my well-being. So that's my Magical Minecraft Moment.

ChrisNik you wrote quite the apology there! This household lives off the computer games industry, so it's serious business for us also "

Wow that's amazing!. One of my children is autistic also, so i know how special those kind of moments are. How lovely for you.

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