Gaming's Obsession With Miners

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[@LucidMakesVideos]

JOIN THE DISCORD: discord.com/invite/yRGhGuXXvM What did you think of the video? What's your favorite mining or caving system in gaming? Make sure to Like and Sub and all those wonderful things :)

[@mrsmajler1260]

It would probably be Minecraft in for me. Although I don't play the game anymore as much it was always this process of exploration with the potential loot away, whenever I would play with friends or by myself I'd be the one going into a hole for 2 hours just to come back with enough stuff to have enough for the next really long while hah

[@GoodBoyGaming-fj6zp]

I like minecraft, but to be honest, I haven't tried all your other "best examples," so I don't really know.

[@bongwaterbaptist]

the audio could use work.

[@cua2279]

Vintage Story is awesome !

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

i love miners

[@xXTunaSlayer69Xx]

The children yearn for the mines, so it is only natural that mining games would be popular

[@mrduck1490]

Minors like to mine. My miners are minors who like to mine in the mines. This mine is mine, which the miners who are minors aged nine like to mine. Some times minors from juvie come to mine, if they commit a crime in the mines they will be fined or serve time by mining in these mine of mine. Mine.

[@TheManinBlack9054]

I yearn for miners

[@ikuubi]

​@@mrduck1490 Ours

[@tsb4576]

​@@mrduck1490banger

[@mothaclysm]

Minors mine

[@lekrit1929]

Why I love miners would've been a better title

[@friendlychemistry]

"Why Developers love miners"

[@marlon6598]

​@@friendlychemistry"Why Gamers are Obsessed with Miners"

[@Algorithm_God_Cult]

“why I love minors”

[@spacesui-t]

"Kids are cruel, Jack, and I love minors" - bald wind man.

[@asteristired]

"Why Minecraft KZbinrs are obsessed with minors."

[@TheStellarJay]

That "e" in the title is doing some heavy lifting

[@LucidMakesVideos]

It is indeed, fellow game design enjoyer, it is indeed

[@yesindeed1614]

Based stellarjay take

[@zhuzh3l1c4]

i know subnautica isn't a game about caves, but the caves that subnautica does have ARE SO DAMN ATMOSPHERIC

[@yfidalv]

i would say the second half of subnautica pretty much is about caves lol

[@astrogamer927]

Facts

[@jupitersky]

That is 100% a game about caves lol

[@wacky.racoon]

It's about caves

[@sircastic959]

Also, Prawn Suit Mining.

[@notgate2624]

Children yearn for the mines

[@insertnamehere9718]

What do we call anyone under 18? A MINOR Coincidence? I think not

[@TheDragonfriday]

Digging diggy hole

[@cheez_sammmich]

rock and stone 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[@Maiqthelair0]

@@insertnamehere9718 well it actully is a coincidence

[@supersharkboiii]

dwarves are short and good at mining. you know who else is short and good at mining? children!

[@Gnome_Tank]

As a gamer i fucking LOVE MINERS

[@sanguinedeserter561]

*love fucking miners

[@honkabazonka]

i also love fucking miners

[@Connoroh_8]

1 word misplaced and youre on thin fucking ice

[@windy5405]

⁠@@Connoroh_8I think he already is on thin ice

[@SimpleGamer3333]

@@windy5405 and he hears distant cracking

[@TempestKrimps]

"atmosphere is important for mining games" terraria mushroom biome: 🍄🍄💃💃🍄🎵💃🎶🍄🎶🎵💃🎶🍄

[@Frigorito3975]

As another fellow mushroom biome enjoyer, i couldnt agree harder 🗣🔥

[@ImTiredOfWalking]

M U S H R O O M

[@LordLuxul]

Favorite biome containing my favorite block. Glowing Mushroom, the blue bioluminescent building material,

[@jackspedicy2711]

Bro, terraria mushroom biome music was one od the very first musics i wanted to listen to outside of gaming. Think back then vapes dident exist and i was playing terraria on a phone... thanks for reminding me of the memories

[@MarcPres-tg1im]

*Underground Corruption* hits sometimes

[@XGamin1]

“LIKE I SAID. KIDS ARE CRUEL, MISSION CONTROL, AND I LOVE MINERS!”

[@D9fjg]

Miners or minors

[@XGamin1]

@@D9fjg Yes.

[@mothaclysm]

When the breeze is fast, and the ice is cold

[@XGamin1]

@@mothaclysm The soup is cold and the salad is hot.

[@xtremelymoderate829]

​@@XGamin1Oh how ugly, all the celeri... this is miners pair-of-fries

[@bigmannn2443]

Gaming truly has an obsession towards minors

[@arkenn3497]

The children yearn for the mines

[@marlon6598]

Yes that was the joke thank you

[@aljon5947]

Uhm sir, you were supposed to misspell it!

[@marlon6598]

@@aljon5947 Yeah he missed the memo

[@spydernoobgaming1576]

*Miners*

[@Chargedgeiger]

I’m so OBSESSED with miners!!!

[@abel5107]

🤨📸

[@guyrex213]

Calm down sundowner

[@buzzlightyr8307]

me too i want to see their caves

[@ghosts_pp]

​@@buzzlightyr8307 hol' up

[@vadifadoms]

Ok Dream

[@crosswegan1543]

As a miner myself I don't get why people love us so much, all we do is dig holes and bring shiny rocks

[@battleaxell]

That’s why we love it

[@jonharrison3114]

Shiny 🪨 makes grogs brain tickle 🗿

[@the_seer_0421]

I love miners. They are very cute.

[@Golems_victory]

@@the_seer_0421 yes minors....ahem I mean miners are cute i agree 😈😜😂

[@ConstintanAdrinonMornan]

Cause me likey shiny rock *kisses minor on the cheek* so me likey you

[@SysidZverhy]

Every time you said "rock and stone" I answered "FOR ROCK AND STONE" out loud in real life. DRG is dwelling deep inside me.

[@diabolusabinfernum3461]

ROCK AND STONE TO THE BONE!!!

[@michaelburch530]

@@diabolusabinfernum3461 FOR KARL!

[@cocacolacan1550]

IF YOU DONT ROCK AND STONE, YOU AINT COMING HOME

[@corporatecapitalism]

I can feel deep rock galactic coming inside of me

[@diabolusabinfernum3461]

@@corporatecapitalism It’s Rock and Stone time, not Fuck and Bone time.

[@godofredo404]

i love miners

[@choppyhail624]

😳📸

[@nasceredickinson2319]

Oh, so you're a Minecraft youtuber. Fix grammar

[@dragoknight589]

“Like I said, kids are cruel, Jack, and I’m very in touch with my inner child” - Sundowner (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)

[@l2_linksklix]

😧

[@yeetyeet486]

Same

[@valleyard8674]

That's all because I AM A DWARF AND I'M DIGGIN' A HOLE

[@karlsundkvist6603]

DIGGY DIGGY HOLE

[@ChewedBubbleGun]

DIGGY DIGGY HOLE

[@Orion_44]

DIGGY DIGGY HOLE

[@Khrystja1]

diggy diggy hole

[@Anarqism]

I am diggin a miner

[@syxxcubes]

"LIKE I SAID LUCID, KIDS ARE CRUEL, AND I LOVE MINERS" - Game Developers

[@TheSpinkels]

"Kids are cruel, Jack, and I love miners!" - Buff Bezos, AKA Susdowner.

[@enot2140]

-Max0r edition

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

_Activating women deflectors_

[@pizzatime8404]

That transition with the “Rock and Stone” interwoven into the script with the Deep Rock Galactic OST is some genius writing

[@Finppa]

Actual fire. I ended up repeating it, thanks to my rock and stone reflexes

[@mr_tatou]

Yeah it was awesome honestly

[@cactusman8980]

ROCK AND STONE

[@happystar56]

ROCK AND STONE

[@bowlagrits]

Stone and rock

[@lechuzaarg2404]

There's only one thing I can say: ROCK AND STONE!

[@kacperk3242]

ROCK AND STONE BROTHER!

[@13igtyme.]

4:24 Rock and Stone

[@antoinelacoste6075]

LIKE THAT! ROCK AND STONE

[@Syrus_Oates]

Did I heart a "ROCK AND STONE"?

[@nagarafasmc-nmc]

Stone and Rock! ...Oh, wait...

[@chimpolad5064]

Minecraft KZbinrs really love miners especially

[@raggedcaster123]

Man, I love miners. They provide a much needed source of power, coal, for our society, while also doing the dangerous job that nobody wants to do but must be done. Miners are truly the best 🥰

[@thefresky]

The reason I clicked on this video is for the comments, I knew something would be up the moment I read the title.

[@Kgamer2941]

I too am obsessed with miners...

[@jmangaming3813]

I too love miners

[@AchanCham_]

DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONE!? Great video! Also, for the question at 14:15, definitely keep going. Ditch the gravel, string, bones and flint. Use the wood to build a crafting table, compress the coal. Then either bring the table or leave it there to open one more slot. Now you should have plenty of space to keep going. Once again, great video. Your editing was on point.

[@BadRozZSFM]

4:24 DID I JUST HEAR A ROCK AND STONE ?!

[@hakankupeli903]

Rock and stone

[@Petigp]

If you don't ROCK AND STONE you ain't comin' home!

[@BulbaCPG]

FOR ROCK AND STONE!!

[@akpilg]

ROCK AND STONE BROTHER!!! ⛏️ 🪨 🔥

[@Green-3c34y65vrbu]

I at first read 'miners' slightly differently, leading me to assume this was about Minecraft KZbinrs.

[@Ally5141]

dudeeee

[@matheuspires2462]

I heard that most minecraft youtubers nowadays like miners (especially dream) Wait I said miners? I meant mino...

[@cynicalcortex]

@@matheuspires2462Ah MinoS PRIME of course yeah me too

[@Slender_neet]

you were not wrong tho

[@jairdinh7563]

NAH THAT TITLE IS CRAZYY 💀💀💀

[@kataklysmic]

Especially minecraft players

[@jairdinh7563]

@@kataklysmic Nah Minecraft youtubers

[@arihadilahhasan2286]

digger

[@hivehusk5643]

man discovers the joke, crowd goes wild.

[@skpcboy]

reels/tiktok-ass comment

[@MaxDoesThings]

If there's one thing I'd like to share, it's the point on Atmosphere. Just last night, I was playing a modpack in minecraft, "Create Mekanized," and had achieved space travel to the moon via the Ad Astra mod included in the pack. As per a quest line, I was tasked to obtain Desh, an ore only found on the moon, and exploring in those absolute desolate caves was kind of exhilarating to an extent. Usually, when you explore caves in minecraft, you'd expect it to be littered with mobs here and there, maybe coming across a ravine with glow lichen, small water/lava falls, but not in the moon caves. The moon caves were devoid of any life, save for a corrupted lunarian here and there, but completely barren. It was definitely a weird but cool feeling to hold a lantern in your off-hand lighting your way within the cave looking for Moon Desh Ore. Not to mention, you have lower gravity, alongside the added fact you were on a constant time limit due to your space suit's oxygen depleting over time. As per the rewards point, it was a nice feeling to return back to Earth with the spoils I obtained, enough to last a good while before I head back for another visit.

[@kapv3]

Can’t wait for the followup video “gaming youtubers’ obsession with miners”

[@engineergaming3422]

I also have an unhealthy obsession with miners

[@quakeknight9680]

3:23 Ruby Dung was its own separate game developed by Notch, but many of its assets were transfered to a new game called Cave Game which was renamed into Minecraft we know today

[@AisarShamsul]

Man Notch selling Minecraft to Microsoft was a mistake!

[@quakeknight9680]

@@AisarShamsul I think Notch himself is developing some games now

[@TrixterTheFemboy]

@@AisarShamsul Very unrelated to it, but I somewhat agree since Microsoft-Mojang has given us a lot of very mediocre or bad updates... though at the same time, man's gone off the deep end and I'm glad to not support him anymore.

[@packwolf445]

​@TrixterTheFemboy tbh i dont think notch wouldve made it any better than microsoft and mojang are right now, despite how lackluster their updates have been for the past few years and how little they actually listen to their playerbase

[@bwjclego]

And it's main inspiration was Infiniminer, which didn't even get a mention. Oh well.

[@intensevideogame]

Its funny how one small misread gives the title a whole new meaning.

[@buttsbrown2442]

He knew what he was doing.

[@kushine_]

I love miners, that's why I'm on Twitter and Discord

[@obamnaprismus]

What a wild title that is

[@ReginaldReborn]

As a gamer, i also do have a obsession with miners.

[@mr.milkman9010]

do you mean minors?

[@Falkenhorst2000]

@@mr.milkman9010 Bold of you to assume that strong-armed, soot-faced, salt-of-the-earth men and women are not everyone's deepest desires.

[@NeoNik944]

​@@mr.milkman9010yeah those too

[@BlueStopSign]

I'd argue that Stardew Valley's Skull Cavern is honestly a contender amongst some of the greats. The initial mining experience in Stardew only really offers what you must get to craft certain things, upgrade tools etc (like you said), but the Skull Cavern with its randomness and challenging moments can be really fun if you push yourself to get really deep down as you race against the clock until 2am.

[@LucidMakesVideos]

Shows how much I know, I didn't even know the Skull Cavern existed :(( Maybe I'll do a follow up where I look a lil' deeper into Stardew, though I think my complaints hold true when it comes to the starter stages of mining.

[@jzup1_424]

He said the thing he said ROCK AND STOOOOOONE

[@Hanakin-Sidewalker]

Came for the title, stayed for the content. You rock, man!

[@Andrew-pq3lj]

And stone?

[@sanicswaghog5278]

You came for miners?

[@Hanakin-Sidewalker]

@@sanicswaghog5278 My lawyer has advised me not to finish this joke

[@spawel1]

Could you elaborate on the meaning of "You rock, man!"?

[@jackspedicy2711]

You misspelled "came to" as "came for"

[@Nen_niN]

5:40 "that make the process of mining feel unique every single time" The EPC-22122-ER in my pocket:

[@AeciusthePhilosopher]

Be fair, sometimes a satchel is more convenient.

[@finlaywalker747]

@@AeciusthePhilosopheruntil you feel the true power of the EPC

[@bungercolumbus]

Noita is also a great example if you are a masochist. You go in caves. Discover wands, spells, enemies and potions. I love the fact that you have to be careful with how you make your wands and how you use potions since most of the time spells can also dmg you lol. So if you get a good potions which makes you deal more dmg your explosions will also become bigger. Explosions which can also dmg you lol

[@rave_n_spam]

Well for every scary dungeon you needed a miner to dig it out man

[@anoobyproaz5616]

Did I hear a Rock and Stone!?

[@diancs3092]

Rock and stone!

[@elliottmanning9376]

ROCK AND STONE EVERYONE

[@liaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaav]

TO THE BONE

[@mariocreeperlistenstoasmr]

ROCK AND STONE YEAHHHHHH!

[@tomborillo3358]

ROCK AND STONE BROTHA

[@D-S-G.]

The first link in the description being Discord increases the humor by an unexplainable amount

[@matheuspires2462]

True

[@lolkin3k]

4:24 My dwarf brothers, HE SAID THE THING! ROCK AND STONE!

[@elijahauguste-charlery3704]

absolutly god like editing and miniature is perfect. the video in itself is fricking amazing, great stuff, keep it up.

[@elioatmeal6032]

this video restored my faith in the videoessay format

[@LucidMakesVideos]

I'm glad to know I'm doing my job :)

[@nilshagglund3727]

One amazing thing about minecraft is that even the blocks are a big reward, as cobblestone or deepslate is a good enough reason to go out and mine to use later for building

[@kelvin-gp5hv]

Bruh, i prefer Terraria, its just have more loot, ores and blocks to go out for an exploration, not to mention that the building is greater, having painting, Decorations and furniture, For me is the best sandbox, But i also respect ur choices tho.

[@asukalangleysoryu6695]

@@kelvin-gp5hv bro your game of choice literally has one less dimention of space compared to minecraft. how tf can you claim that the building is greater?

[@kelvin-gp5hv]

@@asukalangleysoryu6695 You can literaly search for terraria buildings in google and will see that the furniture, the decorations and etc is way better to awake the player creativity in terraria, Yes the building is greater because theres furnitures and you can interact with them, How tf the ''best'' seller game doesnt have atleast a chair to sit in there???, Its a shame but the choice is yours.

[@gameyfirebro9645]

​@@kelvin-gp5hvpoint still stands. Even dirt in terraria has its uses.

[@kelvin-gp5hv]

@@asukalangleysoryu6695 Because theres a lot of furnitures, paiting and blocks modification, I already have built alot of cool and epic buildings with Terraria variety of building items, Sure minecraft is 3D but is a shame that minecraft doesnt have all the variety that terraria does have in building, creativity and adventure, But is your choices, Nothing wrong with them. I do like Minecraft tbt but for me clearly doesnt is the best sandbox out of there, Theres alot of greater sandbox or survival games that manage to have a better proposal, Variety and gameplay time, Most Minecraft items are just useless or weak in terms of progression or creativity. No reply? Fine i think its a such W there, hopeful everyone here continues enjoying their fav game, even if not have much content, atleast for now ( And for the next years XD ).

[@PurplePartyParasaur]

This was such a nice video to listen to, I really enjoyed the way you delved into the philosophy of not only mining, but fun in general

[@LucidMakesVideos]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that

[@rook-of-the-plauge2945]

I really like this style of video! I had thought originally you were taking just 3 games to talk about,but I really like how you expanded further on the aspects of various mining parts of many different games!

[@fallen_angelmemesforlife9172]

I feel like another reason terraria's mining/exploring feels so satisfying is because it also adds to the other dopamine booster: Power spikes. With each delve into the mine, you have a very real chance of coming out way stronger than before. You could go into the mine as a scrawny weakling that gets owned by slimes then spawn back in the over world with enough trinkets and ore to boss rush your way through pre-hard mode. Then after you get to hard-mode, you're suddenly given another chance to go mining causing another power spike right after.

[@kelvin-gp5hv]

Terraria is simply the better in Exploration and mining.

[@wyattbrooks3712]

14:35 Grian: just one more fishing rod cast…one more book.

[@busterbeast999]

I would keep going with that inventory. You've got supplies to make more tools. I would toss out some random rocks and all but a stack of those berries , (they grow back) to make room for more goodies. Also great video, I'm very happy to have found your channel.

[@Vampire_Bat-]

As a gamer, I’m not gonna lie. I love miners. Put me in jail I do not care. There’s something about that work ethic, being in the coal mines. It’s just so fascinating

[@derrinerrow4369]

sometimes when I am in a Solo mission in Deep Rock Galactic and I see an open area of the cave, I sometimes just sit back, turn off my headlamp, and gaze at the silhouette of the environment with the calm soundtrack playing in the background. In biomes with natural light sources, such as the glowing plants of the Azure Weald or the lava geysers and molten rock of the molten rocks of the magma core the view can be breathtaking. Then the bugs are attacking you and you gotta get back to work.

[@Yive.]

W pfp

[@jeffreyhopscotch1450]

I half expected the ending after you said “rocks and stones” to just be filled with the dwarfs saying their salute voice lines and Distant Terror to start playing

[@HAAAAAAAAHHHHHH]

2:53 if you think this is visually complicated, you mind would explode after seeing what it looked like before the steam release

[@MemeLordThird]

“How many miners does it take to mine our cobalt”

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

Clearly not enough

[@brambleblaster]

I went through a whole rollercoaster of emotions reading the title, seeing the thumbnail, then watching the video.

[@KrazyKaiser]

0:53 I love that you can tell that that setup is actually a retro enthusiast and not a photo from 20 years ago because they've got reddit up on their monitor lol. I'm also not even sure if a genuinely old computer could handle outputting to two screens at once, but I don't know either way.

[@Emanresu56]

I've loved mining in video games ever since I played Lego Rock Raiders when I was a kid.

[@MADMADMADMADMADTF2]

Title going crazy

[@bbittercoffee]

5:54 mindustry mentioned!!!!!!! Yippeeeeeeee!!!!!

[@D-N-0]

with the little touch (that, i HOPE is intentional) of wrong conveyer construction :D

[@bbittercoffee]

@@D-N-0 yes lmao

[@Crimson_Red-2]

Its also not even latest version, think its V5, there is no yellow indicator when he is building.

[@user-kt2fn4sf4i]

LETS GOO🗣️🔥🔥

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

‘Digging for buried treasure’ will always be a fun game mechanic and miners fill that mechanic very well.

[@the_seer_0421]

"and miners fill that mechanic very well" Ayo? 🤨😳

[@Crusader3454]

i started paying full attention to this 2nd monitor content when i heard "ROCK N' STONE"

[@cometroyal4254]

holy shit that was actually a really well put together video essay

[@sheepcommander_]

5:55 HOLY SHIT MINDUSTRY REFERENCED

[@BirminghamHoodClips]

Mindustry my beloved

[@shivurr9714]

i will add its a shame you missed on vintage story, its mining system involves not simply digging out the rocks, but tracing ore veins to their highest density points too, the progression of tools is also incredibly satisfying due to how the game gates its progression

[@thedanish5523]

Underground games also do a great job of natively using vertical (z-axis) space for more interesting exploration and building mechanics!

[@lalad0]

i'm happy you mentionned mindustry, it truly is an excellent game although not centered around mining. i feel you could also have mentioned mining in rimworld

[@semperfi8941]

I love miners FR

[@RabbidTheNabbit]

Great video and points, also i would keep mining at 14:20, you gotta have a few diamonds

[@hippoman3814]

I actually love how games seem to give a lot of attention and love to professions not typically viewed in a positive light. Or like they're lesser jobs. Mario being a plumber is another one. Miners and plumbers are both extremely essential to our societies across the world, yet most media never even focuses on either. Instead, you'll see more attention put on stuff like journalists. With Peter Parker, Lois Lane, or April O'Neill. Because it's more than likely the professions the people making the products are more used to. So it's nice to see media that showcases harder and more essential jobs in a positive light. Or even as main characters or focal points of the products.

[@onlinemenace]

Nah fam. The title is devious 💀 Although at some point we all were attracted to miners.

[@privatetrolldier5640]

Mining makes you feel like you are preparing for a big project. Change my mind.

[@that1cloud925]

Your channel name is really accurate to this video. You made something rather complex sound so simple and easy to understand

[@LucidMakesVideos]

That's my goal! I'm glad to know I succeeded in said goal with someone :)) thanks!

[@eitantal726]

Cave is a theme, platform is a genre. Games of different genres are themed around caves

[@markguyton2868]

Don't play Minceraft anymore, but when I did, I tended to optimize what I brought out. Based on that haul, depending on how deep I was and what durability was left in my tools, I would have actually dropped some of the stuff (notably the gravel, all but one stack of stone, string, and extra bow), and kept digging. Good Idea bringing a bed for checkpoints though, but I think you should have brought a clock along too for time tracking (haven't played in a very long time, not sure if you can checkpoint without sleeping now).

[@BunnyBoyZelda]

if you mean setting a spawn point, you don't need to sleep anymore, just interact w a bed

[@markguyton2868]

@@BunnyBoyZeldaInteresting, didn't know that. You can tell how long ago I stopped playing this game :\

[@BunnyBoyZelda]

@@markguyton2868 idek when they introduced it tbf, I quit a while ago too

[@raptorjesus5488]

Half the inventory is garbage so I would stay down plus he still has logs and iron tools so when they break he can make more

[@kerevizk9564]

Placed your last block have ya?

[@Neodx2]

The real obsession with miners comes from the genshin impact community

[@pancakesareawesome3121]

When you said rock and stone at 4:23, I swear I physically heard every drg player say it all at once

[@Furufoo]

I think a phenomenal example would also be Subnautica. The whole game is about going deeper and deeper into this alien underwater planet, vut the surface only really goes down to about 300 meters, then you enter the lost river caves, which quickly descends into the mouth of an underwater volcano, over a kilometer below the surface and with it any form of safety. All while the threats increase and the environment becomes increasingly alien

[@Jontohil2]

I think what makes these kinds of games so damn interesting is how they put level editing mechanics into the core gameplay loop. Part of that loop is modifying the game world itself to fit your needs, and making the process of doing so engaging as you figure out how to do so. You don’t just navigate the level, you create systems to aid it. Trying to leave a normal comment here because the video is actually well made and it seems most comments are instead concerningly obsessed with children.

[@LucidMakesVideos]

Hey Jontohil! I think the interactivity and effect that the player has on the environment is one of the crucial pieces of mining that make it interesting for me. Being able to see my work and watch it be done is amazing, and I love watching it happen.

[@Jontohil2]

@@LucidMakesVideos also the fact you can dig into the environment gives them a much better sense of having mass, since you can actually break it open and see more wall of it within, which is why they can be so immersive, you get a real sense that it really is a thick or thin wall. It’s like how DOOM Eternals glory kills show you ripping demons apart and seeing their bones and organs, as well as normal damage exposing parts of their innards while they’re alive. Same effect, because the player can rip them apart it makes them feel like they have actual mass rather than just being a model.

[@LucidMakesVideos]

@@Jontohil2Absolutely, it makes the player feel a level of connection with the world they live in. It's like a more powerful version of breaking a brick block in Super Mario Bros.

[@GoodBoyGaming-fj6zp]

When you asked if I would go up with the ores that you got, for me, the answer depends on how far down you are. If you're super far down, keep going until your inventory is filled with nothing but good ores. If you don't have to go that far up, just drop everything at base real quick, I'd go.

[@viewer-of-content]

The rts games genras had lots of mining, and the clasic dig dug game was also mining arcade. Dungeons and dragons, the grandfather of all modern rpg games was also heavily cave/dungeon based. The caves are the hopes of endless gold and worries of tragedy

[@pheilimobrien6634]

3:25 Slight Correction: Minecraft was not originally named Ruby Dung, rarher Ruby Dung was an abandoned project of Notch that would later be used as heavy inspiration for Minecraft.

[@deadlyvphantom1160]

As a Minecrafter (14:21) I would keep mining. I would throwaway the 2 gunpowder the damage bow, eat the carrot, turn to coal into blocks throwaway the shears, throwaway the gravel maybe 2 stacks, remove the string. You could remove more from the inventory to make space but it depends if you want to use those blocks for decoration or not. All of this would give you 7 inventory slots, you also have more than enough food. But that just my opinion

[@CrashOzzy1223]

14:28 tommy doesn’t realize that a day is 24 hrs. 50 hrs is just 2 days 2-ish hours.

[@crimsondemon1382]

14:15 I would mark the coordinates I am at, go home, dump my minerals in some chests, and go right back to that spot and keep on mining. Not before dropping some of the smaller stacks like the string and carrots in favor of more minerals, though.

[@spirtheperson]

i hate it when people put distractions that "keep your attention span." it kinda has the opposite effect and makes it hard to actually focus on what you came to the video for.

[@Eniac42]

7:00 wow so thats what Minecraft is about. I've been trying to find a satisfying answer to what makes this game so compelling for a long time

[@EmeraldCheetah-QC]

14:22 On a general run, i would realize I had a bed, wood, and sweet berries that were taking up inventory, run home, put those away (and all the other items, but that's just a bonus), and go straight back to mining!

[@Xaltotun]

One thing I think also is good with games with mining is how the path "down" is longer than going back up. With mining (especially minecraft) digging a tunnel takes a lot of time, you get some loot and then you can get back up to your base fairly quickly. It also feeds into the building aspect where making a mine that is efficient for getting up and down from and is easy to navigate later becomes important. So the players will be pushed to engage with the building as well, which is the best part of minecraft imo.

[@Champion919Games]

I was confused 3 minutes in, but I quickly understood when Subway Surfers was on screen. Thanks for making it easier to understand!

[@Fro5eph]

Subnautica, and how mining is handled in that game just feels different. Like Going deeper into a cavern that could cause you too lose your equipment very easily gives you this gamer fear, but you have to overcome this gamer fear to progress

[@Shenskinvarg81125]

"Neccess is often called the top down Terraria" Damn, didn't know the whole "Terraria is 2d Minecraft" thing went this deep...

[@youzz33]

Astroneer has some of the best mining in video gaming, especially when you are digging through an entire planet to reach the core.

[@VeraVemaVena]

14:16 personally, I would've been long gone before I found that diamond. I always head back the moment my inventory is full in both Minecraft and Terraria. While it is quite tedious to return home, offload your stuff then come back to keep exploring over and over again, the satisfaction I get when I've fully looted an entire cave system and get to see the vast resources I've acquired is some of the highest a game can give me.

[@maximilianhindenburg3168]

Manic Miner, LEGO Rockraiders and most RTS come to mind as well.

[@Defensive_Dwarf]

*puts on diamond helmet *grabs drill* *sips red rock blaster* Shhh, you cannot let them know of the dwarf gamer master race

[@SkaiaMechanic]

You touched on it with Mindustry, but it could be extrapolated to all factory building games in general. The process of needing more and figuring out how to get it. After all, there's no point in rewards if there's nothing to DO with them. Diamonds are rare and powerful in Minecraft, but even cobblestone can be used for building a new castle. The automated mining in factory building games may lack the depth (literally, most of them being on the surface), but as you build more and more complex items, the necessity for large amounts of the base materials make the search for new veins worthwhile. And even then, Satisfactory and Techtonica especially have a side focus of cave exploring towards new goodies.

[@pillager2327]

Terraria is one of those games I think everyone should try. It’s simply spectacular

[@the_seer_0421]

As a terraria superfan I wholeheartedly agree

[@dlwah]

I agree but it is so damn complicated at the same time