I'm sucked into this Minecraft clone and can't get out! http://store.steampowered.com/app/237870/ I got in on a steam sale and scored this for 14 bucks back in December. It's still in v a0.86 but it's one of the better alphas I've ever ran. It's buggy, but not as bad as a lot of newer full release games I've labored through. The creation mode is just as entertaining as the story or adventure modes.
Once it's polished and tuned it'll definitely be a time consuming extravaganza. There are frustrating flaws in it as it is now, but not any more than Bioshock Infinite had at final release. I may even justify the first new upgrade in my vid card in five years. Matter of fact.......I think I'll get off of here and go over to Newegg right now.
A review after 100's of hours of alpha testing: *Bugs are common *learning curve is high *fun factor: (even with all the rage-quits) high *addiction factor: intense *bang for the buck: off the scale especially considering that there's a Steam Sale on it for $12.49 right now through today http://store.steampowered.com/app/237870/ This game is a monster gobbling up resources. I'm playing on my 7 year old machine and am barely able to get it to run. CII duo 6700, 4Gb DDR3 and a new GTX970. For the first time in many years I was forced to actually Twead3D something. Playing with the settings and graphics, I managed to get this hawg to run fairly well. Final verdict: Guilty (of totally getting me addicted)
