Many years ago I was a big fan of Minecraft (and still am) and some day I started to hear about 2D Minecraft from all over the internet. Initially, I didn't give it much thought until a friend gifted me Terraria on Steam. I didn't take the game seriously, as it was just a weak copy of Minecraft for me. However, after a while, I decided to give it a chance. And how wrong I was about this game.
Now, Terraria become one of my favorite games I like so much. I spend up to 800 hours playing it solo, or with my brother. This is the game in which you want to get back again and again, but let's go over everything in order.
So, today, we're looking at Terraria and seeing if it's still worth playing after all these years. This Terraria review will be more useful to the people who've never played this game or if you have very little experience. I also played this with my brother again (who is a main developer on HermitGamer btw), so if you want to know if this game is still worth playing with or without friends, let's find out and get into it.
Advantage
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Rich Gameplay and Progression System
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Sense of Adventure and Much to Explore
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Available Multiplayer Option
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Active Community and Updates
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Available on Multiple Platforms
Disadvantages
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Combat May Be Really Challenging
Now, I have to address the elephant in the room because when you first play Terraria, yes, it looks like 2D Minecraft. But what if I told you it's not? If you just think about this game as Minecraft but in 2D, hey man, there's more to it than that. There's more of a focus on the items, materials, and equipment. Of course, you have to get those things by going into the caves, and then you learn how crazy the caves can be.
You'll have to deal with all types of enemies and obstacles and danger, and if you don't have the right equipment, you might just get wrecked. So, it can be this fun progression of getting better materials and upgrading your equipment. But when you come back from your adventure, you better have a nice cozy home waiting for you.
Just like in Minecraft, you have this balance of going out and adventuring and doing stuff at the crib and chilling. But in this game, it seems like you spend way more time in the caves and exploring than you do building or relaxing. This is something I had to get used to, and I don't know if I ever did, to be honest.
One of my favorite things about Minecraft is building and being creative along with exploring and surviving. Don't get me wrong, though. I really respect Terraria's difference in gameplay and how you have to go about it. I really like the villages and selling to the villagers, but in Terraria, I think it's really cool how you can build a space for these vendors, and it's exciting when a good vendor pulls up with cool items.
I think it's just a matter of preference though. I've been playing Minecraft on and off for over 10 years now, so I had to adapt and not just stereotype this game as a 2D Minecraft because I know it's not. Terraria is over 10 years old itself, and it's still very well respected with a ton of players playing, and it still gets updated. I knew this game wasn't a joke, and I just had to check it out.
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