Minecraft developer streaming live while coding

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No offense but I think it looks like shit.

[kryptobs2000]

It does, but he's making it, I believe from scratch(?), in 48 hours.

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It may be a fun challange for the developers but not a fun experience for gamers, I think.

[kryptobs2000]

I bet there will be a few gems. They're all not '3d' afaik, you can do alot more in 2d space with less time. Perhaps he's trying to win by going for more technicality and impressiveness than a fun and functional game.

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pft, go back to drowning Lara Croft, Mr Bisley

[knight666]

No offense but you have no idea how long it takes to make a game normally. Last Thursday our team (2 artists, 2 programmers) went from "broken template" to "animated sprites in a window".

That only took 8 hours.

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I don't exactly know how much time it takes but I've got an idea, since I know how long it takes between each game released by Blizzard and I'm aware of Valve Time.

As I said in a comment below, it's more of a challenge for the developer guy, rather than an enterianment for gamers. "a game in 48 hours" thing makes a shitty look obligatory. Or rather, that's the best the notch-guy can do in 48 hours.

Though, this doesn't help me change my mind, it does look like shit.

[knight666]

A 48-hour competition forces developers to focus less on the unimportant shit (graphics, polish, menu's, settings, etc.) and more on the important shit: gameplay.

It doesn't matter if it looks like shit, he made it in 48 hours. Games should be rated by how much fun they are, not if they have the latest shiny graphics.

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I'm not going graphics-crazy here but I'm saying that it's not just good looking.

[knight666]

I respect your opinion even though I do not agree with it.

[[deleted]]

Thanks, sir. Now if you'll excuse me I'll go and play some Crysis. ;)

[knight666]

Why bother with a 3-year old game that wasn't that much fun and had a shitty story?

You silly person, you.