Terraria

Comparing this game to Minecraft would be an injustice to Terraria. Mine craft was a vanilla experience with no clear goal however some excuse for a goal was added in later with expansions although there is no incentive to do them.

Terraria on the other hand is a game in which there is a goal, a very well defined goal which comes with it a reward for yourself but the difference is that despite there being the promise of more xp and better equipment you don't have to. It's the narrative game without the pressure or the story as you are encouraged to make it as you go along.

So the scene is set, what about the gameplay, the graphics, the music? Well all are good. The game is played from a 2D perspective taking on a pixel art design for the world and fonts. Although not particularly fresh looking, the contrast in colours between corrupt and normal areas is interesting and watching a world slowly decay gives a sense of loneliness to the game. But then you get dynamite and it's all ok.

I will say that after you've played a few worlds you will start to get a plan going. For my chums and I we build a small house and get to work on a hole straight down to the bottom of the map ready for boss fights.

You collect resources by mining, collecting or killing, you have a nice big inventory with a quick select bar. You move with the keyboard and point at what you want to interact with. The crafting menu is a list of all the available crafting items so there's no need to look up on a wiki to see what arrangements these wooden blocks need to be placed in.

Weapons are interesting too as you can also get magical weapons, I often play magical classes and I approve of this addition.

The music is a part of this game that really shines, each track is really well produced and changes based on what is happening in the world at that time. Changing biome, rain starts, boss appears it's all there. The soundtrack can be found on bandcamp if you want to sneak a listen.

So all in all terraria is a good 2d side scrolling sandbox game with as much or as little as you want in the game. Make your own story

Some people might say that its just 2d minecraft but if you put more than 30 minutes into it you can see all the content put into it. It has a lot of fun and challenging bosses and enemys. It has so many diverse and cool weapons and items. Building in Terraria is extremly underrated, it has so many blocks and everyday objects that you can build allmost anything you can Imagen. It has one minor issue and that enemy diversity but besides that I cant complain. Most games have the issue that after beating the final boss it just gets boring, but for Terraria that is not the case. After beating the Game you can still do so much more. For example you can get end game items, build, unlock npc's, make farms grind items and so much more. You will have To grind in Terraria but that is one of the Most fun parts grinding materials, ore and weapons is actualy fun. If you play the game you know why. So yeah I can only recommend.

Terraria is a great game with one goal in mind and a bunch of other things to do. All I can say is that everything that you do is optional and if you want to beat it quickly - you can - but if you want to savor the experience, which I recommend, there is just so much to offer from building, exploring, fighting, collecting, it's all there.

The controls are challenging at first if you have never played it before, it was all over the place (I played it on console) so what I did was adjust it which made it easier.

Also, the weapons that you get in this game are incomparable to any other weapons in any sandbox game. You start with an incompetent and in the end, end up with a weapon that's well worth your time.

Most of Terraria is generally choice. You can literally do anything you want. And that is why I recommend it for anyone who has got a chance

Very good game. Has more things to do then minecraft and can run on almost anything.

Terraria is a bastion of the indie action-adventure genre. It's simplistic 2D appearance masks the detailed expanse of endless content that has been tweaked and refined by its developers over years and years. There is so much to do even at the start of the game, and as you pick up momentum, like a snowball rolling down a hill, the potential of things to do just keeps on growing.

While being slightly challenging to keep up with the massive item pool, progression is made a lot smoother thanks to the fully complete wiki that you can always rely on. Each time you find a new item while exploring its unique biomes, dungeons, oceans, and cloud islands new possibilities are unlocked. Combat encounters never gets old with over 523 total critters and enemies. The cherry on top to that cake is over 30 iconic boss fights.

It is heavily recommended to play Terraria on PC or at least with a mouse and keyboard on consoles.