I just felt like taking a different approach to this post. This is going to be just me giving my feelings on the game without the format I usually use. Terraria evokes a familiar friend vibe in me. And this vibe may in fact be a video game philosophy.
My Terraria review in summary would be a 8 out of 10. The gameplay in Terraria feels nostalgic. Aesthetically it’s full of pixel style goodness. Players will be crafting, mining, fighting monsters, and creating a world in a world. I keep finding myself coming back to my little worlds to continue to conquer parts of it from crust to corruption.
Besides that though, this game makes me feel good. There is this feeling of desire for more Terraria that naturally is welling inside me. I suppose it strikes a cord in me on some weird neo/retro level. It even reminds me when I used to write physical notes to beat games. But that’s where my reverence drops off.
I understand that this game is a sort of create your own world adventure-thon but it gives you little help. I’ve had to search through wikis and watch Youtube to understand the process of the game. It would be really helpful to have more clues. And while I’m being honest I’d like a bigger soundtrack, perhaps 1 more song per location would suffice.
Regardless, it’s a great style of game. Now I wanna know if Don’t Starve has player vs environment progression too. I wish there was a sci-fi version of Terraria. One where you could make a space headquarters and fight the gravity monsters of Omega Five. Have you played Terraria? Am I alone on this tether feeling from the old and the new? Let me know!
