I do however fully understand the draw of the game and for either a seasoned Minecraft veteran or a total newbie to the sandbox genre, what Terraria does, it does very well indeed. I need direction and purpose in my videogames and Terraria does neither of those things. I can’t however pretend for one minute that the open world nature of Terraria is to my liking. Even the addition of playing across Xbox Live is a welcome one and whilst getting involved with a stranger didn’t ever work out as planned – there doesn’t seem to be much of an online presence here, I’m sure if you could grab a friend from the other side of the country then you’ll be abel to go about showing your handy work off like nobodies business. Throw in the ability to split the screen between two to four players, each with their own unique characters, skill sets and weapons being brought to the fore, and a team of players can quite easily go about dealing with things in the very best of ways. Instead, prepare to invest plenty of hours into your world either with long sessions or the odd ten minutes of exploration when you feel the need. With differing difficulty levels, three sizes of worlds available (although to be fair, the small world is plenty big enough for my liking), Terraria isn’t something you’ll find yourself playing and completing over the course of a few days. Of course, if you prefer to hide out in a house for the night then the option to build the greatest mansion the world has ever seen is right there in front of you! But you’ll have to acquire the relevant materials first! Some of the enemies you’ll face are completely insane, but it does at least give you something to work towards…a goal if you like. With coloured blobs, zombies and flying Demon Eyes as standard enemies, if you’re lucky enough to stumble upon some of the bigger bosses, you’ll need to use all your skills and weapons to their best abilities in order to come out alive. Whilst the more you explore, the more resources you’ll find and the better weapons you’ll be able to create, you will need to ensure you grab enough of these as you attempt to push back the forces of evil. Killing enemies is something you’ll find yourself fully engrossed in as well. Again though, what that purpose is will differ for each and every player in the game. Exploration plays a key part but for the vast majority of time you’ll be spending jumping and swimming around your world, the bits you uncover and dig deep down to find are mostly found with a purpose in hand. Whilst you can go about your every day (and night) business to your hearts content, there is much more of an emphasis placed on creating the ultimate weapons, armour and eventually magical spells in Terraria. DanTDM has got a lot to answer for.īut surprisingly, Terrraria scratches an itch that Minecraft misses. I’ve never properly played Minecraft but have had to endure many many hours of watching the kids play, watching the kids watch and watching the kids argue over what should be built, what should be destroyed and what should basically just be left alone.
From a personal point of view, I can pretty much take or leave these sandbox titles.
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