TERRARIA

I was pretty shocked to find out that there isn't much talk of Terraria on RMN since it's been hyped as a Minecraft killer despite not being much like Minecraft at all from a gameplay perspective.

Terraria is a game that is all about gathering resources such as gold, iron, sand, stone and much more to build houses, craft weapons, and generally just stay alive. In Terraria, there is the day and the night. During the day you are relatively safe to go out and chop down trees or go underground to mine diamonds, minerals, and ores. There isn't much risk during the day since really all you have to worry about are slimes bouncing around and, thankfully, they're pretty easy to kill. Underground is a bit different, with new monsters appearing the further below ground you go.

The night is a bit different and, unless you're well equipped with good armor and weapons, it's best to wait the night out somewhere due to the high number of flying demon eyes and zombies that prowl the landscape.

The point of the game is to generally just build sufficient shelters during the day for NPCs will move into if they are probably furnished, while also making armors and weapons from the ores and such you find underground.

Terraria is loads of fun. It's like a sandbox game that also has a clear goal for players to work towards.

Here is the official trailer for Terraria that shows some of the features of the game, along with how it is NOT a Minecraft clone (which is what many people refer to it as).



To kind of show off what you can build as far as homes or shelters go, here is a place that my friend and I made last night on brand new characters. It may not look like much, but it took almost five straight hours to make since we had to climb up to a floating island, hollow it out, and then use a huge amount of resources to build our fort (the resource gathering was about an hour in total). We're far from done too, because we want to make a west entrance as well as furnish the rooms with beds, chandeliers, and more.

So does anyone else here play Terraria? If not, I can probably answer any questions about the game (and I'm sure there would be some since my description of the game sucks).

Terraria is available on Steam for a mere $10. I've played the game for about 16 hours so far and aren't even close to being bored yet, so the $10 is definitely a steal.