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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 156 points 1 month ago (6 children) I dont think Minecraft would do too well being linear. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cobysev@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (4 children) Minecraft: Story Mode was actually pretty popular. It was basically a story-rich RPG set in a Minecraft world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrNobody@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 month ago (1 child) Maybe, but it was nowhere near as popular as plain Minecraft. The sales numbers alone can attest to that, plus the fact there hasn't been a sequel should be all the proof you need to say that a linear minecraft wouldn't do too well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Dragon quest builders is like linear / story mode Minecraft. And there's Dragon quest builders 2. I've never played dragon quest but I freakin love builders. For me it's far less stressful than Minecraft because I'm not having to be creative to figure out what i want to do. There's a story line that I can choose to participate in, and I can creatively build whatever I want alongside the tasks and quests. Best of both worlds. Also blockheads was like a 2D knockoff of Minecraft (so physicality linear. No plot) I loved it so much, and if you kept going right you'd eventually hit the equator, the south pole, the equator, the north pole and then your original spawn point again. It was amazing permalink fedilink source parent [–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) Most people who played both probably have an order of magnitude more playtime in Minecraft, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago You could say a whole new dimension? permalink fedilink source parent [–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 point 1 month ago It would be nice with some kind of linear quest in minecraft. However if they were procedurally generated, I'd lose interest. That's just another layer of grinding. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (4 children) Minecraft: Story Mode was actually pretty popular. It was basically a story-rich RPG set in a Minecraft world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrNobody@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 month ago (1 child) Maybe, but it was nowhere near as popular as plain Minecraft. The sales numbers alone can attest to that, plus the fact there hasn't been a sequel should be all the proof you need to say that a linear minecraft wouldn't do too well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Dragon quest builders is like linear / story mode Minecraft. And there's Dragon quest builders 2. I've never played dragon quest but I freakin love builders. For me it's far less stressful than Minecraft because I'm not having to be creative to figure out what i want to do. There's a story line that I can choose to participate in, and I can creatively build whatever I want alongside the tasks and quests. Best of both worlds. Also blockheads was like a 2D knockoff of Minecraft (so physicality linear. No plot) I loved it so much, and if you kept going right you'd eventually hit the equator, the south pole, the equator, the north pole and then your original spawn point again. It was amazing permalink fedilink source parent [–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) Most people who played both probably have an order of magnitude more playtime in Minecraft, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago You could say a whole new dimension? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrNobody@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 month ago (1 child) Maybe, but it was nowhere near as popular as plain Minecraft. The sales numbers alone can attest to that, plus the fact there hasn't been a sequel should be all the proof you need to say that a linear minecraft wouldn't do too well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Dragon quest builders is like linear / story mode Minecraft. And there's Dragon quest builders 2. I've never played dragon quest but I freakin love builders. For me it's far less stressful than Minecraft because I'm not having to be creative to figure out what i want to do. There's a story line that I can choose to participate in, and I can creatively build whatever I want alongside the tasks and quests. Best of both worlds. Also blockheads was like a 2D knockoff of Minecraft (so physicality linear. No plot) I loved it so much, and if you kept going right you'd eventually hit the equator, the south pole, the equator, the north pole and then your original spawn point again. It was amazing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago Dragon quest builders is like linear / story mode Minecraft. And there's Dragon quest builders 2. I've never played dragon quest but I freakin love builders. For me it's far less stressful than Minecraft because I'm not having to be creative to figure out what i want to do. There's a story line that I can choose to participate in, and I can creatively build whatever I want alongside the tasks and quests. Best of both worlds. Also blockheads was like a 2D knockoff of Minecraft (so physicality linear. No plot) I loved it so much, and if you kept going right you'd eventually hit the equator, the south pole, the equator, the north pole and then your original spawn point again. It was amazing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 13 points 1 month ago (1 child) Most people who played both probably have an order of magnitude more playtime in Minecraft, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago You could say a whole new dimension? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago You could say a whole new dimension? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 point 1 month ago It would be nice with some kind of linear quest in minecraft. However if they were procedurally generated, I'd lose interest. That's just another layer of grinding. permalink fedilink source parent