Random thoughts about Blockland
Not sure whether I'm supposed to be surprised that, apparently, there was no discussion in these forums (or at least this particular section) about the titular game. I'm writing this post in somewhat of a hurry so, Go ahead and ask me some questions about it if you have anything in mind later on, I'd love to read your thoughts.
Blockland. It's that one game where all you get upon installing it is a bunch of bricks, items and tools, and a few gamemodes. Though to me and a bunch of others it's probably one of the main mediums where I could chat with people, as much as it is a sandbox game with potential and limitations.
I sinked at least 5 thousand hours into it, and I don't think it has become overly stale despite my journey that has been going on for slightly less than with Marble Blast.
The brief story of how it began - Summer of 2011, the middle of primary school, likely when I stumbled upon a YouTube video of the game when it still had terrain maps. It wasn't easily accessible, at least by my parents who didn't have the means to buy me a key for Multiplayer access, so I kind of held up on the game until Xmas 2012 when I received a key from my aunt and uncle. Thankfully, I never lost the key from almost 9 years ago so I didn't have to pay for another one.
It's still a bit of a mind blow to me. This game along with Marble Blast have essentially been one of few parts of my childhood that have actually stood the test of time, going about as strong from primary school to now, when I was about 10 to now in university... my very early 20s. While I may not be able to play as often without sacrificing good grades, I'm still attached to these games one way or another.
What's quite interesting (though not necessarily surprising) is that Blockland and Marble Blast have a large amount of overlap in coding, whereas the two communities have close to none. I only know a handful of people who have heard of Marble Blast Gold, let alone played it. This makes me a bit shocked to find some people that have played both games at some point. I might even be the only one to have played both games extensively.
Anyways, I have to wrap up all this and share more of my thoughts some other time. Again, if you're interested, I encourage you to start and keep up a friendly discussion about this game, its history, and/or other details. I'll try to respond to everyone here, which might take time, so please bear with me.
Blockland. It's that one game where all you get upon installing it is a bunch of bricks, items and tools, and a few gamemodes. Though to me and a bunch of others it's probably one of the main mediums where I could chat with people, as much as it is a sandbox game with potential and limitations.
I sinked at least 5 thousand hours into it, and I don't think it has become overly stale despite my journey that has been going on for slightly less than with Marble Blast.
The brief story of how it began - Summer of 2011, the middle of primary school, likely when I stumbled upon a YouTube video of the game when it still had terrain maps. It wasn't easily accessible, at least by my parents who didn't have the means to buy me a key for Multiplayer access, so I kind of held up on the game until Xmas 2012 when I received a key from my aunt and uncle. Thankfully, I never lost the key from almost 9 years ago so I didn't have to pay for another one.
It's still a bit of a mind blow to me. This game along with Marble Blast have essentially been one of few parts of my childhood that have actually stood the test of time, going about as strong from primary school to now, when I was about 10 to now in university... my very early 20s. While I may not be able to play as often without sacrificing good grades, I'm still attached to these games one way or another.
What's quite interesting (though not necessarily surprising) is that Blockland and Marble Blast have a large amount of overlap in coding, whereas the two communities have close to none. I only know a handful of people who have heard of Marble Blast Gold, let alone played it. This makes me a bit shocked to find some people that have played both games at some point. I might even be the only one to have played both games extensively.
Anyways, I have to wrap up all this and share more of my thoughts some other time. Again, if you're interested, I encourage you to start and keep up a friendly discussion about this game, its history, and/or other details. I'll try to respond to everyone here, which might take time, so please bear with me.
