Experiences in Creativerse

Experiences in Creativerse:

Creativerse, a clear departure from my usual first person shooters, third person shooters, and MMO type games.  I rarely expect that much from free to play games and the STEAM Early Access status kind of turned me off.  In fact, the blocky, low-res, cartoon-like graphics would make one think that it was just a 12-year-old's wet game dream.  But, since it was F2P and allowed an unlimited number of COOP players, so I figured, why not try it.

There is nothing to shoot and no fantastic explosions to see.  Just a well-made game world to build, craft, collect, loot, and fend off pesky creatures within the environment.  

It struck me as a joy to just build, find materials, collect treasure, and create instead of just destroy and
kill.  After a few minutes, I forgot about the blocky, low-res, cartoon-like graphics.  The game runs smooth (with the exception of server lag, which is rare) and the actual game server is operated and maintained by the developer/publisher.  

Basic Story Plot -  There isn't any... use your imagination.

Game Premise - Each player gets their own randomly generated world (multiple worlds if you "go-pro") that is populated with various creatures and natural resources.  Each player's world is sectioned off into geographical areas that can be claimed by other players who are authorized to enter the world.

Graphics - As I said, the graphics are blocky, low-res, cartoon-like.  However, there are not as bad as other games that I have seen... notably Minecraft.

Gameplay - You get various tools to collect resources and treasure to craft, build and survive the environment.  The inventory management system stacks similar resources and is pretty straight forward, but its size is a bit limited.  Animals become actively dangerous at night and will hunt you down if you are not careful.  If you end up fighting a creature, you can craft sticks and swords.

Requirements - The computer requirements are fairly low, almost any budget computer should be able to handle it.

This collection of articles and information explains everything about game. It's really huge so I recommend not reading it all at once... just read what you need to and jump back into the game.

Creativerse 101: Getting Started!

Fellow Twitch Streamer Thunder Hawk (Thndrhwk) has a series of Creativerse YouTube videos secifically designed for the beginner.  

He also streams Creativerse every week on Twitch TV and even started a private Creativerse world called "Thndrhwks Nation."  If you're invited, you get some space in the world to play-in.  Plus, you get some extra attention and help while you build and create within the world.