The
ever-changing landscape of what is Minecraft is, in and of itself a model of
the theory of the multiverse. The PC version has a seemingly unending supply of
mods and skins to change the world in any number of ways from a minor change to
tweak the inventory screen, to a vast overhaul enabling totally new crafting
and gameplay.
It is
fun looking for changes that allow the addition of your favorite things into
your Minecraft world. Want Pokémon? They’re there. Looking for Super Mario?
He’s there, too. Just want to simply change your avatar to look like Link from
Zelda? You can do it . . . in fact I did.
The
greatest thing, in my opinion, is that this has been pulled over – to a limited
extent- to the console versions. I can get on my Xbox 360 and, for a nominal fee;
I can combine my Minecraft world with Mass Effect, or Skyrim. The “Mashups” as
they’re called, change the textures of the blocks to simulate the esthetics of
the other games. Also, included are prebuilt images from them. This allows for
an immersion into mashed up “alternate reality crafts” that you can let your
imagination run wild in. Included with the mashups are sets of skins to make
the experience more complete. Why build a Mass Effect world without the ability
to run around as Shepard? These skins extend to simple sets that are released
periodically, including: Marvel properties like The Avengers, Guardians of the
Galaxy and Spiderman; simple villagers, cooks, kings; and various random games
from the Xbox Arcade and more.
The
excitement of squishing together your favorite things with your favorite game
is difficult to beat, especially when Dr. Who skins were released late in
September, and if it can be beaten, hey – all the more fun for me.
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Whalicoco
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