[copied from my old account] This game, this one game, will always be a nostalgic favourite. Pocket edition was the first ever version of Minecraft I ever played as a child, back in early 2014 when my younger cousin pushed his tablet in my face and showed me the wonderful world that was on that highly damaged screen in hindsight. Minecraft as a game will always hold a special place in my heart, especially this version, because it is the very version that introduced me to the world of sandbox games. Its gameplay loop is fun, allows for endless imagination and exploration, and, surprisingly, it also teaches you about measuring the length of something via trying to make your boxy house look less wonky. The graphics of this game in general have largely stayed the same, and although I despise modern Minecraft, being heavily skewed to the retro side of gaming, I can appreciate that despite its shortcomings with newer updates that add too many dull, realistic mobs, or too many block types that damage the creativity you can only achieve through limited resources, this game is still fantastic. This rating also stands for the console ports (PS3, 360, PS4, Wii U, Xbox one) all of which are great (besides the switch one which is buggy and slow as hell for some reason??) minecraft has a lot going for it. It’s good for kids, good for those on the spectrum, good for adults- like really, anybody can enjoy this game. Unless you don’t like sandbox games, which in that case, fair enough, you do you, I’d totally recommend! However, I must just mention that in recent years Mojang ruined the mobile controls and made the digital buttons really janky but if you can get past that, then you’re fine.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

This game, this one game, will always be a nostalgic favourite. Pocket edition was the first ever version of Minecraft I ever played as a child, back in early 2014 when my younger cousin pushed his tablet in my face and showed me the wonderful world that was on that highly damaged screen in hindsight. Minecraft as a game will always hold a special place in my heart, especially this version, because it is the very version that introduced me to the world of sandbox games. Its gameplay loop is fun, allows for endless imagination and exploration, and, surprisingly, it also teaches you about measuring the length of something via trying to make your boxy house look less wonky. The graphics of this game in general have largely stayed the same, and although I despise modern Minecraft, being heavily skewed to the retro side of gaming, I can appreciate that despite its shortcomings with newer updates that add too many dull, realistic mobs, or too many block types that damage the creativity you can only achieve through limited resources, this game is still fantastic. This rating also stands for the console ports (PS3, 360, PS4, Wii U, Xbox one) all of which are great (besides the switch one which is buggy and slow as hell for some reason??) minecraft has a lot going for it. It’s good for kids, good for those on the spectrum, good for adults- like really, anybody can enjoy this game. Unless you don’t like sandbox games, which in that case, fair enough, you do you, I’d totally recommend! However, I must just mention that in recent years Mojang ruined the mobile controls and made the digital buttons really janky and **** if you can get past that, then you’re fine.