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> Most of his friends seem to be obsessed with Minecraft, and Ultimate Chicken Horse It's really difficult to compare creative multiplayer games like Minecraft

> Most of his friends seem to be obsessed with Minecraft, and Ultimate Chicken Horse It's really difficult to compare creative multiplayer games like Minecraft with Super Mario Bros. I think it's perfectly natural for kids to prefer to play games they can actually play together. Especially sandbox games that allow people to play the same game with drastically different play styles. When I play Minecraft with my kids, I'll go hunting and scavenging with my son and we'll use the resources collected to build out and decorate a village with my daughters. They all have learned about redstone enough to start automating some of their own builds. This is all vastly more engaging than taking turns watching each other play a single player game.

therein 2y ago
I entirely agree, something special about multiplayer sandboxes that spark something that cannot be sparked otherwise. Next level would be to play Rust together. Organizing boxes at home while parents are out to gather resources when raiders arrive. Back to our roots.
stevekemp 2y ago
Agreed, completely different games. When he plays minecraft he alternates between trying to build things he knows, or just wandering around and placing dynamite everywhere to blow things up.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 2y ago
  Wait 'till he discovers beds in the nether...
  - Aeolun 2y ago
    I never knew this, until I thought to impress my son when fighting the ender dragon. Lesson learned xD
deafpolygon 2y ago
I've always likened Minecraft to a digital version of LEGO.
- koolba 2y ago
  It’s not the same without the daily risk of your dad stepping barefoot on a pointy combo and nearly crashing into the TV.
  - Aeolun 2y ago
    I think there must be something similar in accidentally setting off that massive TNT bomb and exploding all the constructions on the shared server.
snapcaster 2y ago
Yeah, minecraft is more of a toy than a game in a lot of contexts
Aeolun 2y ago
> This is all vastly more engaging than taking turns watching each other play a single player game. I’m not sure about that. Taking turns playing Mario was just as engaging at the time. It’s only when you know you can be playing too, that the waiting and cheering loses its lustre.

therein 2y ago

I entirely agree, something special about multiplayer sandboxes that spark something that cannot be sparked otherwise. Next level would be to play Rust together. Organizing boxes at home while parents are out to gather resources when raiders arrive. Back to our roots.

stevekemp 2y ago

Agreed, completely different games. When he plays minecraft he alternates between trying to build things he knows, or just wandering around and placing dynamite everywhere to blow things up.

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 2y ago
Wait 'till he discovers beds in the nether...
- Aeolun 2y ago
  I never knew this, until I thought to impress my son when fighting the ender dragon. Lesson learned xD

deafpolygon 2y ago

I've always likened Minecraft to a digital version of LEGO.

koolba 2y ago
It’s not the same without the daily risk of your dad stepping barefoot on a pointy combo and nearly crashing into the TV.
- Aeolun 2y ago
  I think there must be something similar in accidentally setting off that massive TNT bomb and exploding all the constructions on the shared server.

snapcaster 2y ago

Yeah, minecraft is more of a toy than a game in a lot of contexts

Aeolun 2y ago

> This is all vastly more engaging than taking turns watching each other play a single player game. I’m not sure about that. Taking turns playing Mario was just as engaging at the time. It’s only when you know you can be playing too, that the waiting and cheering loses its lustre.