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I'm torn between two games...

Moob22Moob22
edited December 2010 in General Chat
I need a hand here, I just need some more minds then the one I have.
I have enough money to buy Minecraft or Super Meat Boy but not both.
I'm looking for something to hold my attention for a long time, but I'm scared of Super Meat Boy without a gamepad.

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  • mathman77mathman77
    edited November 2010
    Super Meat Boy would be the better choice. I played it on xbox and absolutly love it. It was originally a flash game, so it should play well without a game pad.
  • RingmasterJ5RingmasterJ5
    edited November 2010
    First, how much money do you have? Super Meat Boy is $5 off until tomorrow. Second, I have not played Minecraft, but I have beat Super Meat Boy. It is amazing, but very hard. If you get frustrated easily, it's not the game for you. Minecraft I have not played, but from videos, it seems very fun, but can be a bit repetitive while mining.

    Slightly off-ropic, but Mr. Minecraft is in SMB for PC, and Meat Blocks will apperently be in Minecraft soon.
  • Moob22Moob22
    edited November 2010
    RingmasterJ5 wrote: »
    First, how much money do you have? Super Meat Boy is $5 off until tomorrow. Second, I have not played Minecraft, but I have beat Super Meat Boy. It is amazing, but very hard. If you get frustrated easily, it's not the game for you. Minecraft I have not played, but from videos, it seems very fun, but can be a bit repetitive while mining.

    Slightly off-ropic, but Mr. Minecraft is in SMB for PC, and Meat Blocks will apperently be in Minecraft soon.

    I have about 15 dollars CDN to spend. Super Meat Boy (Super Mario Bros ;) ) and the sale will end soon for it. Minecraft is about 14 dollars here, and it seems the price won't be going up in the near future.
    The only time I get frustrated with games is if the hardware fails, or there is a bug that makes a game harder then it has to be, or related to saves.
  • RingmasterJ5RingmasterJ5
    edited November 2010
    Moob22 wrote: »
    I have about 15 dollars CDN to spend. Super Meat Boy (Super Mario Bros ;) ) and the sale will end soon for it. Minecraft is about 14 dollars here, and it seems the price won't be going up in the near future.
    The only time I get frustrated with games is if the hardware fails, or there is a bug that makes a game harder then it has to be, or related to saves.

    Get Super Meat Boy, then. You won't regret it.
  • Moob22Moob22
    edited November 2010
    RingmasterJ5 wrote: »
    Get Super Meat Boy, then. You won't regret it.

    The keyboard is what worries me, but nothing ventured nothing gained.
  • RibsRibs
    edited November 2010
    Minecraft is going into Beta very soon, with just one more crucial fix away, which will double the price. Plus it's better then Super Meat Boy. :D
  • RingmasterJ5RingmasterJ5
    edited November 2010
    StLouisRibs wrote: »
    Minecraft is going into Beta very soon, with just one more crucial fix away, which will double the price. Plus it's better then Super Meat Boy. :D

    Soon, as in less than a week? I need to buy it soon, if that's the case.
  • wefeelgroovewefeelgroove
    edited November 2010
    I haven't played Super Meat Boy yet, but I can attest to the fact that Minecraft will eat your life, if that's what you're looking for in terms of holding your attention.
  • RibsRibs
    edited November 2010
    RingmasterJ5 wrote: »
    Soon, as in less than a week? I need to buy it soon, if that's the case.

    Notch just fixed Health, which has been plaguin MP for a while now, and he's onto inventory, which will take most likely less then a month.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited November 2010
    Super Meat Boy if you have a gamepad, it plays really nicely with analog sticks for some reason

    My vote goes for Super Meat Boy. While Minecraft is impressive in a lot of ways and I don't mean to slight it in the least, Super Meat Boy is deserves by all means to be called a classic. This is probably one of the best 2D platformers ever made, and hell....one of the best GAMES ever made. This is the kind of game you spend the rest of your life playing, the kind of game that will continue to be good and continue to be loved for decades after its initial release.

    Minecraft makes a very good toy, but not the best "game", if you know what I mean. If you're looking for a challenging game that is also extremely fair, well-balanced, and controls insanely nicely, Super Meat Boy is the one for you. The game, to me, is the fulfilled promise of everything indie games are and can be. Great ideas, executed well, by dedicated people who produce a product that was obviously very well loved by its creators.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited November 2010
    Guys, quick, take a picture, Rather Dashing likes something!
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited November 2010
    I like plenty of things.
  • RibsRibs
    edited November 2010
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    If you're looking for a challenging game that is also extremely fair, well-balanced, and controls insanely nicely

    Sounds like Minecraft to me.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited November 2010
    Did I also mention that Super Meat Boy is incredibly funny, atmospheric, and has a great soundtrack?
  • taumeltaumel
    edited November 2010
    I looks like a (very) good game in quite some aspects but there is something i don't like about the game. For a start, it's the name or that i don't want to jump around as a meat boy, i find it kind of disgusting, although some of the levels looks nice. I just don't get this instant kick like for instance with games like, dunno, Dino Run or VVVVVV.

    The gore reminded me of Infernal Runner.
  • RibsRibs
    edited November 2010
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    Did I also mention that Super Meat Boy is incredibly funny, atmospheric, and has a great soundtrack?

    Sounds like Minecraft to me.
  • GeorgeCGeorgeC
    edited November 2010
    I haven't played Super Meat Boy, but I have minecraft. Minecraft is generally a patient game, but very very VERY open (randomly generated worlds 6 times the size of the earth or something) and can be quite rewarding and creative, not too sure about super meat boy, but I'd go on what your type of game is, bearing in mind that minecraft isn't exactly as "fun" as super meat boy (although it can get very scary!)
  • figmentPezfigmentPez
    edited November 2010
    StLouisRibs wrote: »
    Notch just fixed Health, which has been plaguin MP for a while now, and he's onto inventory, which will take most likely less then a month.

    Notch can't even fix leaves, I really doubt he's got health "fixed". Implemented, sure, but as of yesterday health regenerated and there were all sorts of other bugs. We'll see what today's patch fixes, and what it breaks.

    I don't mean to sound overly critical, I love Minecraft and Notch has done an amazing job, it's just that it is very much Alpha software and the bugs are many. Just yesterday I had to run over to a friends place (in-game) to pick up all his stuff, after he died for no reason and didn't respawn. He was just a ghost, able to look at all his stuff and not do a thing about it.

    EDIT: I don't like punishingly hard games like Super Meat Boy, but if I had to give my opinion on getting Minecraft, the deciding factor would be if you've got friends playing the game on a server you can join. Single player Minecraft is fun, but it's a whole lot different playing online. Even with all the flaws of SMP (Survival Multi-Player), it's really something special to have people building awesome stuff around you. When SMP has all the features of single-player, then it's going to be amazing.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited November 2010
    taumel wrote: »
    I looks like a (very) good game in quite some aspects but there is something i don't like about the game. For a start, it's the name or that i don't want to jump around as a meat boy, i find it kind of disgusting, although some of the levels looks nice. I just don't get this instant kick like for instance with games like, dunno, Dino Run or VVVVVV.
    Meat Boy himself is very endearing. For his size, he has some very iconic graphic and sound design, and you find that he's actually really likable when playing as him and in in-game cinematics.

    figmentPez wrote: »
    EDIT: I don't like punishingly hard games like Super Meat Boy
    "Punishing" is the LAST word that applies to Super Meat Boy. Hard? Yeah. Punishing? Hardly. The levels are obscenely short, so when you die you never go back more than a couple minute's worth of progress. The game is obscenely forgiving despite its difficulty.
  • taumeltaumel
    edited November 2010
    Just watched the link, listened to some of the tracks and a few gameplay videos. I don't like the style of the interludes and the music was permanently too aggressive, with annoying drums or metal guitars. Dino Run has some aggressive tune as well but there it's just awesome.

    I'm sorry as i love jump&runs and support indie games whenever i find something that interests me and i don't doubt that it plays fine and has a nice steering/level design but Super Meat Boy seems to come in a tone i just don't like.
  • IcedhopeIcedhope
    edited November 2010
    taumel wrote: »
    Just watched the link, listened to some of the tracks and a few gameplay videos. I don't like the style of the interludes and the music was permanently too aggressive, with annoying drums or metal guitars. Dino Run has some aggressive tune as well but there it's just awesome.

    I'm sorry as i love jump&runs and support indie games whenever i find something that interests me and i don't doubt that it plays fine and has a nice steering/level design but Super Meat Boy seems to come in a tone i just don't like.

    Castlevania Lords of Shadows, the game will keep you entertained for hours.
  • taumeltaumel
    edited December 2010
    For hours somehow sounds strange but thanks for the tip... *googling*
  • CactiNomadCactiNomad
    edited December 2010
    I'd say Minecraft and if you save up money afterwards buy Super Meat Boy.
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