and here's what I propose we call it...
 
"survival creationism"
 
whaddaya guys think?

Fortresscraft is the only other game like it that I know of. And thats just a massive rip off

I call it a waste of time. 

Videogames genres are a bit fucked, anyway. I don't think it matters much at this point.

I call it a waste of time. 

Fortresscraft is the only other game like it that I know of. And thats just a massive rip off

I call it a waste of time. 

and here's what I propose we call it...  "survival creationism"  whaddaya guys think?

@Vigorousjammer I think that's a great name for it. Is there a concept page that groups all this stuff already?

@Vigorousjammer said:

and here's what I propose we call it...  "survival creationism"  whaddaya guys think?

No no.  Pixels for Jesus.  That's what it should be called.

@Vigorousjammer I think that's a great name for it. Is there a concept page that groups all this stuff already?

Videogames genres are a bit fucked, anyway. I don't think it matters much at this point.

Deleted...you can't just create a concept in lieu of a genre page and lump games into it. If there is going to be a new genre, that is a staff decision.

@Vigorousjammer: For a second there for a SECOND I thought you meant Will Smith as in A hollywoodstar actor Will Smith, but then I remembered Ginger Will Smith.

@Napalm said:

Videogames genres are a bit fucked, anyway. I don't think it matters much at this point.

^This  Your "RPG" is NOT a fucking RPG!!!!

I think Will Smith doesn't know the difference between a genre and a trend. Just because Angry Birds has a hundred clones now doesn't mean its a genre in itself. Its still a puzzle game. Plenty of games are aimless, have no definitive end, and involve resource gathering. Most sims, for example.  And Terraria, specifically (less Minecraft) has a very distinct Roguelike vibe to it.

I agree he doesn't understand the difference.  
 
Besides it is a mix of genres that has been going around for a while although minecraft has increased it's popularity. It's simply a sandbox game with enemies.  
It was originally inspired by Dwarf fortress & infiniminer but it is still the sandbox genre, the whole reason you play is to build stuff. If you removed that part the game would have no content. 
There are many popular games that are similar but minecraft is done in a more fantasy style era with pixelated graphics, more people can play it on older computers and it reaches a very wide audience. 
 
I'm a big fan of minecraft, I have an alpha account and have been playing since 'release' but I'm not a massive fan of notch and how people see him as the second coming of god.  
Wonder how long it will take before somebody disagrees / defends their favourite tech journalist and developer.

@100_Hertz said:

@Coombs said:

@Napalm said:

Videogames genres are a bit fucked, anyway. I don't think it matters much at this point.

^This Your "RPG" is NOT a fucking RPG!!!!

I was gonna say something along these lines, but now I don't need to. This.

But dude, my sword does poison damage-- TOTALLY AN RPG!