Sim City 2000? I'm onboard

At the risk of sounding argumentative, any game that breaks the usual categories of first person shooter, role play, real time strategy or simulation automatically brings up the question. It happens by virtue that this game is different.

It is human nature (at least in my experience) to try to classify something in existing categories and when it doesn't fit we question its nature. Minecraft is one of those games that doesn't really fit the mold in the traditional gaming sense and has an interesting learning curve.

Ok, rant done. Sorry, that was longer than I meant it to be

Worst. Podcast. Ever.

I suppose you can call it that but I simply point out that Minecraft does not fit a current gaming definition so a new term has to be created.

If defining terms is pedantic then I must have a degree in it

Exactly.

It's new, and needs a new genre term. That's all there is to it.

But, any time there is something new, it leads to asking the basic question of "what is a game?" Your answer may be different from mine, but that doesn't mean it is a futile exercise. I have been playing video games for as long as I can remember, Atari and the like. Some work better than others and some don't interest me. But, if you were to sit down and explain what Minecraft is to me, I would listen and try to give it a shot. I would also compare it to very game I have ever played. Reference points is part of the reason I define things. It helps me understand.

Boter's example explains to me more about Minecraft than anything else I have ever read on the game.

So what's the plan? Are we holding off due to renewed interest, or still going in a couple hours?

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Oh, sorry, I think I was waiting for a reply here before saying anything else, so uh, pm'd.

A huge shout-out to Spork, BDA and Boter who all came along, and delivered beautifully. There were a few hiccups in the start getting Spork up and running, but we powered through it and made a great episode.

You guys rock. Best community ever.

Good job, guys!
I'm looking forward to this one

So, Zelda, or the Legend Of Zelda didn't work.

There must be some Elder Scroll gamers on here. If not, then you're all lying.

Now, keep in mind, Elder Scrolls is much more than the fabled Online title coming out later this year.

If anyone is up for it, let me know. It doesn't matter if you're an old school ARENA gamer, dwell in DAGGERFALL,if your heart lies in MORROWIND, you're an imperial OBLIVION-ist, or a true citizen of SKYRIM.

We welcome all.

If we can work the time and technological issues out (probly the best mike I can lay hands on easily is a Rock Band vocal mike), I'd be up for it!

Relatively little, I fear, but the plan would be to try to get up to speed appropriately beforehand.  (Been an accident thus far that at least the ones you've been talking about here have been series that I don't really know at all.)