Ok my first topic (well actually first post) on Minecraft Forums.
Hey guys! So here's the story: There's (I think) 3 games really similar to Minecraft on the xbox right now. Fortress Craft, Castle Miner, and Total Miner: Forge. FC and CM are pretty much the same game, but they both DON'T have any survival, and they just don't even feel like Minecraft to me. TM:F however, has cave systems, 2014 depth, combat, adventure, creative mode, and much more. It will soon have fire, night and day, survival mode, animals, and ALOT more. Oh yeah, instead of custom skins, it has unlockable avatars you can be (sort of like achievements). This game is by far the best, plus (like the other 2) it is ONLY 240 Microsoft Points ($3 about). So it (in it's own way) is even with Minecraft. I like Minecraft, but with all this stuff, I don't know if I'd change games for it.
I have decided I will change IF 2 of the 3 following things make it into the xbox version.
Kinect: Yes I know it is going to be in the game. But I don't want it to be just voice commands. If it's body motion then check this one down.
Up to date(get it, update?): I don't get it, how can you release a full game, but then backdate? When I saw all the cool stuff in 1.8/1.9 I was really hoping to fight ender men/dragons, beat up villagers and have snowmen guards. But if having this stuff means waiting longer, I'd settle for 1.7 and check that off.
SplitScreen: Now you're probably saying,"Just get xbox live! :angry.gif: ," but my friends are holding out on getting xbox live gold (and so will I when mine runs out) until something or whatever. We all love Minecraft, so we've been playing Total Miner splitscreen. It's really fun to play with your friends in the same room. I really hope Minecraft is splitscreen. Also right now kinect only allows two players at a time, so I'd settle for 2 player. But maybe it could be four player, and when you use kinect it's 2 player. Check the game off my shop list if it has this.
If it has at least 2 of these or at least splitscreen, I'll switch. If it doesn't have any of these, I think I'll stay where I am. Vote on what I should do!
Dude it's a very good idea to switch to minecraft! Go for it! If you want play both games, you can, but don't throw [b]Minecraft under the bus! Be seeing ya.
Hi, Joedabomb5, I see you ventured over the 'Dark Side'. :smile.gif:
Like you, I also have all 3 listed games. TM is by far the best one of the 3. And before you MC fanboys start foaming at the mouth, yes, I've had MC for quite a while too. Both my laptops can't run MC anymore after since the 1.8 update, so I've been playing TM in the meantime (and "digging it"!)
But TM and MC really are 2 different games. I'll get the xbox MC version, I'll play both, but you need to play each one using a completely different "style" since they have a different "focus".
As for kinect, I just have one thought: if they think I'm gonna stand there and punch trees and make digging motions for any more than 5 seconds, they're out of their mind. I'm getting exhausted just thinking about it! Try it yourself- stand up and punch trees for 15 minutes and see how you feel!
As they said, it's personal preference. Me, I'm playing TM for now, and twiddling my thumbs waiting for MC xbox to come out and PE to get updated.
You don't have to decide now.
Besides, they're cheap- get 'em all!
Hey guys! So here's the story: There's (I think) 3 games really similar to Minecraft on the xbox right now. Fortress Craft, Castle Miner, and Total Miner: Forge. FC and CM are pretty much the same game, but they both DON'T have any survival, and they just don't even feel like Minecraft to me. TM:F however, has cave systems, 2014 depth, combat, adventure, creative mode, and much more. It will soon have fire, night and day, survival mode, animals, and ALOT more. Oh yeah, instead of custom skins, it has unlockable avatars you can be (sort of like achievements). This game is by far the best, plus (like the other 2) it is ONLY 240 Microsoft Points ($3 about). So it (in it's own way) is even with Minecraft. I like Minecraft, but with all this stuff, I don't know if I'd change games for it.
I have decided I will change IF 2 of the 3 following things make it into the xbox version.
Kinect: Yes I know it is going to be in the game. But I don't want it to be just voice commands. If it's body motion then check this one down.
Up to date(get it, update?): I don't get it, how can you release a full game, but then backdate? When I saw all the cool stuff in 1.8/1.9 I was really hoping to fight ender men/dragons, beat up villagers and have snowmen guards. But if having this stuff means waiting longer, I'd settle for 1.7 and check that off.
SplitScreen: Now you're probably saying,"Just get xbox live! :angry.gif: ," but my friends are holding out on getting xbox live gold (and so will I when mine runs out) until something or whatever. We all love Minecraft, so we've been playing Total Miner splitscreen. It's really fun to play with your friends in the same room. I really hope Minecraft is splitscreen. Also right now kinect only allows two players at a time, so I'd settle for 2 player. But maybe it could be four player, and when you use kinect it's 2 player. Check the game off my shop list if it has this.
If it has at least 2 of these or at least splitscreen, I'll switch. If it doesn't have any of these, I think I'll stay where I am. Vote on what I should do!
Like you, I also have all 3 listed games. TM is by far the best one of the 3. And before you MC fanboys start foaming at the mouth, yes, I've had MC for quite a while too. Both my laptops can't run MC anymore after since the 1.8 update, so I've been playing TM in the meantime (and "digging it"!)
But TM and MC really are 2 different games. I'll get the xbox MC version, I'll play both, but you need to play each one using a completely different "style" since they have a different "focus".
As for kinect, I just have one thought: if they think I'm gonna stand there and punch trees and make digging motions for any more than 5 seconds, they're out of their mind. I'm getting exhausted just thinking about it! Try it yourself- stand up and punch trees for 15 minutes and see how you feel!
As they said, it's personal preference. Me, I'm playing TM for now, and twiddling my thumbs waiting for MC xbox to come out and PE to get updated.
You don't have to decide now.
Besides, they're cheap- get 'em all!