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My kids and I use to play Terraria together. I would always challenge them by building things like a castle on the edge of space or a mine car track that ran t

My kids and I use to play Terraria together. I would always challenge them by building things like a castle on the edge of space or a mine car track that ran the length of the map but hidden either in clouds or deep under ground. I would leave them rare materials or dyes in chests and see what they would come up with. The fun part was that we didn't have to play at the same time, every now and then I would log in and they'd have left something in my house to let me know they found my hide out. We eventually invited some of their friends and a co-worker's kid who was getting griefed in public servers. Every so often we'll spend an evening on the couch playing some co-op or competitive game but we don't spend much time in our Terraria world anymore. I should check it out and see what's become of it.

sundvor 9y ago
Terraria is brilliant. My 7 year old son and I have just discovered it; I must say after spending quite a lot of time in Minecraft it's a fresh breath of air.
- skybrian 9y ago
  Why is it better?
  - sundvor 9y ago
    I didn't say better, but they are different. It might end up as better though! I'm loving the 2D aspect which makes it easier to find stuff, and that pickaxes don't wear out - that sort of thing. Also the number of things to discover is greater. As an adult, combat mechanics are more interesting. You get to keep your character between games, so those rare items you find - you get to keep them. Additionally, it's super easy to connect to a friend via Steam. On the LAN it just works every time, no need to manually enter IP address and remember the port; also I hated having to pay a monthly fee for Realms just to let my son play with his geographically distant cousin. Son is 7 and loves a bit of action; probably wouldn't want anyone too much younger, Minecraft in creative mode is far more suitable for younger kids.
    - wccrawford 9y ago
      https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+breath+of+fresh+air https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+breath+of+fresh+air That phrase is usually used on something that's positive, after something that's negative. Notice that most of the examples use the word "boring" for the former thing they're talking about. The person that replied to you probably just assumed you were using it the same way. I don't think I've ever seen anyone use it on 2 things they liked before.
      - sundvor 9y ago
        Fair enough. We've played Minecraft for a long time, so it has indeed become somewhat boring - familiarity breeds contempt, that sort of thing. However just because Terraria feels fresh having just discovered it, I'm not going to say it's automatically better. Only long term play would decide that. They're quite different games although they share certain elements.
        cptskippy 9y ago
        One of the nice things about newer worlds created with Terraria is the event system. There are cyclical events around phases of the moon and holidays. And there are world changing events like defeating Skeletron that unlock harder modes and access to new materials and crafting abilities. The full game isn't available all the time and has to be discovered tonit gives you something to work towards.

sundvor 9y ago

Terraria is brilliant. My 7 year old son and I have just discovered it; I must say after spending quite a lot of time in Minecraft it's a fresh breath of air.

skybrian 9y ago
Why is it better?
- sundvor 9y ago
  I didn't say better, but they are different. It might end up as better though! I'm loving the 2D aspect which makes it easier to find stuff, and that pickaxes don't wear out - that sort of thing. Also the number of things to discover is greater. As an adult, combat mechanics are more interesting. You get to keep your character between games, so those rare items you find - you get to keep them. Additionally, it's super easy to connect to a friend via Steam. On the LAN it just works every time, no need to manually enter IP address and remember the port; also I hated having to pay a monthly fee for Realms just to let my son play with his geographically distant cousin. Son is 7 and loves a bit of action; probably wouldn't want anyone too much younger, Minecraft in creative mode is far more suitable for younger kids.
  - wccrawford 9y ago
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+breath+of+fresh+air https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/a+breath+of+fresh+air That phrase is usually used on something that's positive, after something that's negative. Notice that most of the examples use the word "boring" for the former thing they're talking about. The person that replied to you probably just assumed you were using it the same way. I don't think I've ever seen anyone use it on 2 things they liked before.
    - sundvor 9y ago
      Fair enough. We've played Minecraft for a long time, so it has indeed become somewhat boring - familiarity breeds contempt, that sort of thing. However just because Terraria feels fresh having just discovered it, I'm not going to say it's automatically better. Only long term play would decide that. They're quite different games although they share certain elements.
      - cptskippy 9y ago
        One of the nice things about newer worlds created with Terraria is the event system. There are cyclical events around phases of the moon and holidays. And there are world changing events like defeating Skeletron that unlock harder modes and access to new materials and crafting abilities. The full game isn't available all the time and has to be discovered tonit gives you something to work towards.