Case in point: who would have ever set out to make Minecraft? The only reason to do it the way it was done was due to the constraints on capital expenditure.

Case in point: who would have ever set out to make Minecraft? The only reason to do it the way it was done was due to the constraints on capital expenditure. Lately I've been playing Dragon Quest Builders 2 and it's awesome. It mixes a block building sandbox game with a more traditional RPG. The thing that makes the game, though, is the blocks. Building with blocks is simple, intuitive and incredibly fun. But I don't think anybody would have sat down and thought "Building with blocks is just good UX" unless they had some reason to try it.