The 2 Week Minecraft Phase Explained

The 2 Week Minecraft Phase is a phenomenon that most of us experience. In this video I explain why it happens.
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[@nikoyaps]

Yes I know I mixed up Sweden with Subwoofer Lullaby. I am also aware that I called it Sunflower instead of Subwoofer, oops lol

[@ShadyGD]

It's okay we forgive you 👍

[@nikolasathanasopoulos8180]

i have a question nico if u can answer i am a 15 yo kid alr and i believe i am better looking then an average guy and thats cuz a lot of girls liked me but i couldnt talk to them and its like that to this day like im really shy and i personally have a lot of things to say like i had a crush we where talking a lot from instagram but when i saw her from close it was like a cat bit my tonge i would try to stay as far away as i could cuz i was really shy what could i do to fix it and should i say yes to a girl even if i fully like her looks

[@nikolasathanasopoulos8180]

and also ur greek???? i would never known im greek too man

[@RoyaltyFruadulent]

Whenever I hear Sweden I think of my old tv stand, and the Xbox controller in my hand, thanks for bringing back my memories Niko, you’re a w

[@Tan_The_M4n]

Erm actually its subwoofer lullaby

[@ezmna57]

I remember every night I would go downstairs and play minecraft with my dad for hours. We build castles and I vividly remember we were trying to push animals into our pens instead of luring them because we didnt know what that was! Unfortunately, we stopped playing together. Last year, my dad died to cancer, and I've never cried harder running through our old world, looking at the landmarks, unfilled creeper explosion holes, farms, etc. Minecraft is truly more than just a game, it holds so, so, so many memories that we can just never get again. Edit - All of the replies on this are so sweet 😭 I know all of you are just some random youtube commenters that I don't know anything about but it really warms my heart waking up, opening my phone and seeing so much gratitude. Thanks guys :)

[@damri_notfound]

I'm so sorry about your dad. I can't imagine how it feels to lose a loved one like that. I hope you get/do better.

[@Finite_yt]

oh man this makes me want to cry. I'm sorry about your dad, Minecraft truly is a masterpiece isn't it

[@scallywag_on_smth]

that really hit me, i dont live with my dad but i still see him. i never had those experience with him but seeing this brought a tear to my eye. i genuinely hope this gets better and he lives on in your hearts and minds.

[@jaeteejee343]

sending love ❤

[@onglaoguy5250]

Sorry for your dad:

[@KyraKystonia]

My 2 week phase - create a new world - obtain woods,foods,stone -strip mine or mining for the entire time (I love mining)

[@eggi4443]

oh my god same. I don't even make bases, I just live in the caves 😭

[@StarboyXL9]

You are a gigachad. I'm so base-obsessed that I've wanted to do a homeless run for forever, but I keep putting it off.

[@eggi4443]

@@StarboyXL9 wouldn't recommend it if you like building bases tbh. the limited inventory space is a huge issue after like 2 hours of gameplay

[@TheRatLiker]

The -children- furries yearn for the mines.

[@aggravatedassaultduck]

I also love miners

[@MatthewSauceda]

I never go through a two week Minecraft phase, I’m always the last one in the server after a month when no one else is playing

[@pople5996]

Same, it is such an empty feeling being all alone in a world which once used to be filled with life.

[@KoiKingKookoo]

I agree. I still get laughed at for wanting to play bedwars with friends from school. They all finish their phases while I haven't stopped between them.

[@cooperhayes1194]

@@pople5996easily one of the most deflating experiences throughout my gaming life

[@maxlibertor]

ME TOO OMFG

[@wolfdasavage7967]

Minecraft really is the only game that has made me tear up consistently, and it doesn't even have a storyline. Its YOUR story in those worlds. Maybe that's what's so sad, happy, nostalgic, lonely, and overall melancholy about it. It is a testament about you. It its your own life and struggles, all your memories, in a single game. And that's beautiful.

[@DemonPig666]

fr

[@starry_mycelium]

That goes so hard bro. Especially when you read the "finale" text after beating the ender dragon.

[@dmnd7]

Ultimate 'rpg' yet its the exact opposite of one. crazy game, notch is an artist.

[@turtlesrprettycool3379]

Not that deep

[@ghostpotato8041]

What's so surreal to me is that it isn't only our generation that has gone through this Minecraft phase. I have a little sister who is 4 years old, and she happened to stumble upon Minecraft while watching some slop on KZbin. At points, she'd come into my room to say goodnight to me, while I'd be in my 2 week Minecraft phase, playing with some friends, and she'd be like "Is that Minecraft?" It fills me with such joy that the generations after us will get to experience the same games we grew up with, even if they are through different mediums.

[@VGODP]

Im 2 hours Minecraft phase every 2nd day

[@Djcorrr]

Same thing with my little brother haha

[@fxneto7903]

@@Djcorrrcool pfp

[@_freaky]

I have the same thing! I have a nephew and although I dislike the content he usually watches, I once stumbled upon him watching a Minecraft video. It was just a tutorial on how to build something, but seeing that just made me grateful that Minecraft can still entertain younger generations.

[@-Teague-]

That's sweet but please get her off KZbin 😭

[@Sarcastican_]

Stepping up the production value, are we? Good work on the video, it's very well edited and fairly concise.

[@nikoyaps]

just on ocassion

[@Hacodaa]

@@nikoyaps As a minecraft youtuber myself ( a smaller caliber ) this is VERY high quality!

[@maezrfulldive2770]

Well he did quit the other editing job, he has more time, good for you Niko 😚

[@jancraft1230]

@@nikoyaps you should try doing this at least once a while, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Ill keep listening to your yaps tho. They help me quite a lot.

[@svijj_]

​@@nikoyaps Also for two weeks? Haha jk, well done!

[@Martyste]

That feeling of having none of your squad around anymore... hits hard. 2015, 1.7.10 Pixelmon server... i built a nice town, with as many as twenty folks inhabiting it. Then as it dwindled I saved the chunks locally before the server had any chance to reset the world, and, most of my future 2 week phases involved going back, solo, to that town, and fixing it, improving it with new blocks, and reminiscing all the memories that are part of it. I even kept a copy of what it was like the moment I saved it in 2016, to compare to present time. I also miraculously got 1 guy to connect to Skype again and visit my restored town with me for a bit, but he was no longer the hyperactive kid i once heard, he was, like me, a grown adult, and with a gf and responsibilities... so to him this adventure was just that, memories.

[@mybreadjinie1694]

calling on skype to play minecraft is a memory i forgot i had...

[@triangel1401]

spotify is always out there to make me cry, just randomly putting minecraft background music in at the moments where im most active thinking, and then me just tearing up from the good memories flooding in

[@Jonny5726.]

real

[@BLET_55artem55]

Idk, Minecraft music annoys the sht out of me so I always had it turned off for the last 7 years 😂

[@cozzy124]

@@BLET_55artem55 thats what we all thought at first :3

[@36AUGGIENTITY]

I've begun noticing a rise of this nostalgia in negative ways. Many people complain that Minecraft is not the same, which is true, evidently. But why does nobody consider their own change and growth. Minecraft is 13 years old. A lot happens in that time, no matter what stage of life you were in. Your brain has changed, therefore, Minecraft will never be able to be the same. You will never be 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 again. Whenever you discovered your love for Minecraft, you will never be there again. We are all growing up. To be able to embrace Minecraft today, you have to say goodbye to your childhood. You have to accept that those memories are now nostalgia, a past version of your life. But the great thing is, you still carry all of the joy and wonder with you that you did then, and Minecraft has grown up with us. Playing Minecraft today alone is not quite as lonely anymore. I'm playing a game that has watched me grow and change, a game that has seen me through good grades, bad grades, abuse, COVID, partners, jobs, and so much more. Minecraft is a game like no other, in the way it has somehow managed to become a friend to all of its community. It has grown and changed just like we all have. Give it another approach, but with the eyes of who you are now, not who you wish you still were. Two weeks might start to seem like not enough.

[@ihateweetabix8829]

Well said. Took me years to let go of the old minecraft and start playing the new one. You just get to that age where you realise it’s been with you all this time and you can still enjoy playing it despite how long you’ve had it.

[@unaitellez5578]

Speaking true facts. I think people say that because now life is so different for all of us and we'd like to go back to certain moments of our childhood and Minecraft seems like the perfect option for that, only that it has changed, and that is normal. But they don't like the idea that they can't go back cause it's changed and they have changed too. We can't go back to those moments because they are in the past and I know it feels awful. But we can be glad and proud that we lived in this golden era.

[@alexandra_symphony]

I'm honestly crying rn. This is beautiful, thank you. I agree.

[@StarboyXL9]

Everyone: "You've changed, you aren't the game I fell in love with." Minecraft: "You've changed too, you aren't the player I fell in love with when you were seven."

[@Llamu]

hate to be that guy but its actually 15 years old

[@melonresourcepacks3362]

The part about feeling alone because your friends aren't around anymore hits the hardest. People whom i literally grew up with, met with irl, are just gone. Some leave slowly, some are just gone after 1 day :(

[@Wraithy_Poo]

i got the same feeling man... and i feel lonely so if you need someone to play with i am here.

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

SAME! Its just sad

[@liquidsquid5295]

i only had this feeling with the official foolcraft 3 server. some people i met there would play every day for months, but after server resets and the eventual server shutdown we havent spoken in a long time

[@sibsnake]

I don't understand why you people response to these complaints and do not even care of creating the new friends group to play stuff, and just chill with each other, for long time you wish.

[@laron1231]

Why I never wanna bother with servers anymore I just play single player. Oh I'm getting bored? Dl some mods add some spice to it.

[@Pvalenz29]

i vividly remember playing Minecraft CLASSIC and the demo version for free for the first time on Minecraft’s website back in 2011, and then in summer of 2012 buying the full game. I remember me and my brothers taking turns playing it on one of the family computers that we had, making our worlds, downloading maps, playing on servers like The Hive, Hypixel, and Mineville. From 2011 to 2024 now, I’ve seen Minecraft evolve from so many versions, updates, eras, and mutually, the game has seen me at different versions, eras, phases… from when I was 7, to now almost 20 years old . Ive played Minecraft from virtually every generation- from the old blocky Windows XP computer and Xbox 360, to the newest gen PS5, Minecraft isn’t only the longest game I’ve continuously played but one of my best friends. forever be grateful to Mojang for creating a masterpiece

[@Zytron]

From the old blocky Windows XP to the new shitty Windows 11 Jokes aside, I feel you. I started playing on Pocket Edition back in like 2013 or so. Now I'm also almost 20, and rarely play Minecraft. I just can't think of anything to do before I get bored. Heck, I've been a gamer my whole life, but during the last year or so, I just don't enjoy almost any video game anymore. It's honestly really sad. All I enjoy is being productive or going out and doing stuff irl, which I almost never do.

[@wasunomi512]

It feels nice for me to see myself grow better and better at the game after each phase

[@IIHyperSh0TII]

First video I’ve ever seen of this topic…and I’ve just gotten back into the phase. Perfect Timing.

[@Krisztian08]

same

[@DamonDraven]

Me too!

[@WhyNotDogie]

algorhithm

[@TotallyNotDaveDotCom]

Same

[@Majohne]

Same

[@paths7969]

imo the thing that stops be from playing longer is when i play for a while then realize i just have to grind

[@limon5k]

Then you should check out an older version, I'm playing on 1.7.10 and I don't really have to worry about grinding

[@Thekorbanator]

Here's what I do, I take the game incredibly slow (no you don't have to take it as slow as me) but building is actually so much fun, gathering the resources, planning it out, all with stone or iron tools I have a blast, there's no reason for you to do anything, you don't have to do anything, just play how you want too, it doesn't matter.

[@heliumfire]

​@Thekorbanator I totally get that but I get so quickly bored of building if I dont have a good pickaxe with efficiency and a normal axe, I just don't want to deal with waiting one second between blocks. Still I used to do what you're talking about and it does have it's merits. It's a matter of opinion

[@TheKEK]

welcome to hypixel skyblock

[@1KiloDepartment]

Yes, this! I get so bored easily that not even older versions can fix this for me. On the other hand, the grind in Terraria feels much much better, with no durability and keep inventory by default. And you can pretty early on start creating beautiful builds (and Journey mode is just the best thing ever)! Only problem is lack of shaders and the 3rd dimension :/ I have of course tried to mod Minecraft, but that process gets boring too.

[@_freaky]

I play Minecraft to have fun, but every single time I play I always set myself a small goal to do by the end of the day. Maybe something like making a farm, or building a new room in my house. Personally, I found that this method makes Minecraft much more fun. Of course, I still progress but not as quick as somebody who just speedruns the game straight away. I have a world that I’ve been playing on for about 1-2 weeks now (not every single day though) and this is how I’ve kept myself entertained. I don’t just straight away build an XP farm, grind, go strip mining and find a crap ton of diamond. Although I do have some, it’s because I was exploring caves and having fun while doing it! And whenever I get bored of doing a small goal, I either stop doing it and start another one or I just stop playing for the day. It’s that simple! Of course, this is just a personal method and this may not be what helps. But this is just what I do, and this way I’ve been able to keep my old worlds for even a few months! Hope that helps :)

[@dusk606]

This has convinced me to again begin my 2 week Minecraft phase.

[@Zytron]

How's week 2 going

[@mike17gr]

Comment is almost 13 days ago. We'd like a full detailed report of the phase.

[@TheBigSmqch]

I think that this topic relates to me a lot. I used to have times where I played Minecraft every day, then stopped a while and out of nowhere come back to it. It was like Minecraft was speaking to me, calling me to play again.

[@StarboyXL9]

It does you know.

[@NunuDaRat]

I think the fact that it's both a game and sandbox, you can always come back to it and don't have to "remember" the mechanics or where you left off when you don't play other games for awhile. And the creativity. Every human has a nature to be creative so that's the part that always calls me back, when I have an idea for a building or design. I love creative games like sims also cause I spend ours in the build mode. The creativity is what calls us back imo

[@GuilhermeRassi]

I’m actually in a two-week phase thats been going for almost a month! I gathered 10 friends, found a nice seed and started the game. It is so fun to see everyone playing in their own way, there is the friend that looses everything every time and recovers everything in 2 hours, there is the friend who never joins, the friend who joins always but still has full iron because decided to build a aquarium for an non-existent fish, the friend who has like 10 pets, friend that joined once, the friend that fcking sucks at the game and on and on. Never had a greater experience before

[@mynameisHuff]

Affording a house line hit hard. Thanks

[@thmtrs]

as a greek person myself, cracked minecraft was a savior to my childhood

[@guitarcovers1992]

Κι εγώ είχα πολλά "cracked" παιχνίδια κατεβασμένα.

[@NightmareRex6]

its a savoir to me becuase google and microsoft BOTH decided to FK me at SAME TIME and why do i want to buy it again when i ALLREADY BAUGHT IT, but MAJOR PROBLEM, popular minecraft CRACKED launchers decided something STUPID they REQUIRE INTERNET WHAT WHY!!!! some peaople pirate and crack games to PRESERVE them SK LAUNCHER is USELESS 100% for that!!!!!!!! (it REQUIRES INTERNET TO UPDATE WHY!!!!!!!!) and if it cant update when wants to REFUSES TO OPEN!!!!!!!

[@Berker1237]

as a turkish guy, same here! i remember begging my friend for his cracked minecraft lmao

[@zaf2774]

I ain't greek but Minecraft was expensive in my country and I would never ever play it and have the time of my life during my childhood if Minecraft cracked never existed

[@xitee4245]

Anyone remembers "Explore", the cracked version of Minecraft PE in the playstore?

[@AltPlus30]

My "2 Week Phase" basically goes like this: 1. Booting up the game with my favourite mods 2. Making a new world 3. Running around, looking for a good biome/place to make a base which can take a lot of time (If i have a bad spawn, i make another world) 4. Having fun for a while, building a house, finding materials, mine for a bit 5. It's getting late and I most likely have to go to work tomorrow 6. Logging out, remembering that I also have a huge backlog of games i haven't even started yet 7. Forgetting about MC and coming back some time later 8. Trying to remember what I did previously, coming up with huge plans on what to build, what to get, etc etc 9. Getting bored after an hour of playing because of the grind for my plans 10. Logging out, not coming back for another half a year 11. Repeat this every 6-8 months The thing is, I have so much to do, too many games to play so I can't just relax and enjoy the game properly And the grind for my builds and projects takes a lot of time and patience (which i don't have most of the time (or at least i think so)) It's hard to get back into the game I once loved when there are a bunch of things on my mind that I can't stop thinking about while I'm playing: "I could've been playing that game I bought on sale" "I have to get up early tomorrow, can only play for an hour" "This build will take me at least 4 hours to make" "Can't find the biome I'm looking for but I don't want to use Chunkbase" "What should I build next? Watch tower? That's gonna take a lot of stone and I don't have the time to mine for it" Such a shame

[@averyblurryduck749]

psstt, uussee chunkbaassee it's a life saver for getting that perfect base locattiiooonn

[@zortlungac3846]

i usually play with my siblings and cousins on a server so even if I'm bored building giant farms and builds they get to relax and enjoy the game and thank me lol

[@tienthoihoangtong7152]

@@averyblurryduck749 The fact that he doesn't want to use chunkbase is very understandable. If you actually play minecraft survival without wanting to cheat, you'll know how unfair chunkbase is, but in the later game I usually allow myself to use it.

[@legoivan44321]

This is why I started playing my survival worlds with cheats enabled, but not creative by default. I don't have to grind for the materials to landscape a beach. Just F3 + F4 and build. I don't have to grind if I don't want to. It takes the charm and some of the fun out of playing survival but I don't have the time to no life the game anymore Watching this while playing MC btw

[@darez8105]

My little advice is to take it slow, you don't have to rush things, like, the other games are and will be there, if you enjoy one game now, play it, if it gets boring, go play another, neat thing about gaming is, you can let yourself get spoiled a bit, meaning if one game gets boring, you can play another, they will be always there, they won't escape, you know what I mean? hopefully this comment helps a bit. Just wanted yo say that you don't need to force yourself into something you don't want to do (when talking about gaming ofc), relax, go with the flow, gaming is time if rest and enjoyment, it is a free time activity, not a chore. Yeah, that's it. Hope this helps.

[@atlas_hcr]

Wow, very well made video, coming up on the 2 week mark but I've really been enjoying it this time and don't plan on stopping!

[@kiwitou420]

i discovered you because i got some older videos of you recommended and i have to say im really touched by some of the topics and how you interpret them. your production quality is simple but very enjoyable and you managed to convey a whole story of emotions 👍

[@chama6775]

"you realise that what you are looking for only exist in your memories" that shit hit realy realy hard, my man... Can be applied on a ton of subjects. Great vid btw !

[@kinghosty]

tbh you cant be even sure that ur memories are real, they just feel this way, there are so many things that happend in your life that you prob dont remember but will get random flash back of it few years later

[@toetie2019]

Really painful realization

[@unlimited8410]

enjoyment of delusion

[@perfecttroubler1767]

Your english is so good that I haven't thought you might be a fellow balkan member

[@KABOOM-32]

fr man

[@draftymamchak]

same

[@RavenVader01]

He's Greek,

[@draftymamchak]

@@RavenVader01 And Greece is in the Balkans

[@SuperEpicGaming]

neither did i

[@velor837]

this video is actually perfect works the logic perfectly and not to mention the whole video design is amazing good job man 👌

[@stibbystonk2017]

Man I just now found this video while in my 2 weeks phase Great takes!! Hope I will see your videos again in my next 2 weeks phase 👍

[@robyyy978]

I agree with the fact that Minecraft have to be more "slow paced". We started a Beta 1.7.3 server with my friends a few months ago and it was honestly much funnier than all of our 2 weeks phase : No sprinting, not more than 200 blocks, no hunger bar... The simplicity just felt like we were discovering Minecraft again.

[@meghanandrockmackay5804]

True. I started a minecraft server with my friend last month, and I stopped playing a week in because my friend was speedrunning it. He wouldn’t take the time to decorate his base, and he had full enchanted diamond 3 days in. I couldn’t understand why he was trying so hard. He would get mad at me when I suggested he added wood to his base, as it was nothing more than a cobblestone box with a bunch of furnaces built into the wall. My favourite way to play Minecraft is to build, take it slow, and enjoying every sweet piece of that nostalgia I can muster. That is the essence of minecraft to me.

[@IbailI]

@@meghanandrockmackay5804 There is no right way to play minecraft. I agree that the way he plays prolly doesn't allow for much fun but that's the way he wants to play. What I do to encourage my friends to build (they think they suck at it (which is prolly tru, i wouldnt know cause they dont build) is to build my own things and let them marvel at them. I've been playing for 14 or 15 years so obviously im going to be way better than my friend who has never really built anything. If they make a comment about my build I encourage them to build something of their own. Usually what happens is they say they're too bad at building to build, but over the years i've gotten that thought down to a, "I suck at building but maybe I'll try to make something." They still haven't tried but changing their perception to be more willing and open to building goes a long way (even past minecraft as this is just a lesson in perception and mentality. If you can convince your friend to build I suggest a complement sandwich method of 2 things you liked about the build and 1 thing you think they can do better (try and make the thing they can do better small. Ex. Hey I like the palate you chose but maybe if you add logs to the corners it could add a bit more depth.) this sustains their ego while giving tips to help them become better builders. Sorry for such a long comment I jus felt like it

[@MrBruno-mz7yd]

What can I say, I hope you could listen to my following story real quick, this video represents it so perfectly, I think everyone had those times: -> I get so much flashbags of my own Minecraft-World that I also play on my YT-Channel (Its in german), now the world is nearly 3 years old. I miss the times where my friends played all at the same time and almost begged me to open the server once more, a group of 5 main players and in total around 15 friends played in this world. Even some I didnt even knew irl joined the world. We build a giant city stretching over 500 blocks, some smaller towns, underground bases, accurate miltary recreations. We created politics, realms. It happened so rarely that someone's house got damaged due to trolling. Even if it happened it was another part of the whole story and would be remembered for all the coming episodes I made. Now I am stuck at episode 204, nearly 2000 hours in this world... And in the end what did I got from it. Nothing... Nothing then some of the best memorys I could ever get, all these times will be remembered for an eternity in my mind. When I hopped on to different games with a few friends and we ended up playing together at 3AM, one time even playing till next morning. But as said before, it ended up with you being only. My last friend says he still likes playing it but I am pretty sure that this is a lie, he doesnt even try to keep playing just playing it once a month, back then we played almost every day. I wouldnt call it betray, but I guess he wants to convince me that we could keep the community alife, just us two. But that just isnt possible, 15 people, now 2... And at last only one lasts... Me, searching desperatly for new friends that wanna play the world with me, or trying to get the old ones back. I am the one that has these 2 week minecraft phases before taking breaks from it. I keep building like they are still there, keep writing storys like they are still at my side, saying things like they would all come back in a few days, just for me to realise that its not going to be the case. That I'll be stuck alone, and all these times we played are now just memorys that are NEVER going to come back ever again. It was such a nice time and this video reminds me of it so much. I guess all that played mincraft can agree on that.

[@supertank0751]

That is why I love GTNH ( modpack ). Its huge, and takes forever. but because of that, It makes me slowdown and pace myself. Building a factory, planning what I would need, and doing it slowly.

[@Fire_Axus]

your feelings were irrational

[@DeltaBravo05]

this video genuinely made me tear up, because it made me remember the times when I knew nothing about the game, and playing with my brother and just building random houses, and dying in caves, and eventually getting to the nether, and then leaving out of fear. This game is the most nostalgic game ever. Nothing will ever compare to the early 2010s of minecraft.

[@simplecrowfigure]

This made me cry, and gave me an insight to why I have this kind of ~2 week cycle with other games as well. Thank you niko sir.

[@juloso8]

Thank you for starting my minecraftphase. I'll try to rebuild the castle I built with my siblings in 1.14.4 from my memories.

[@aquawrld]

can resonate with this video. I play mod pack after mod pack to try to satisfy and still nothing. Motivation still only lasts 2-3 weeks :/ Turns out i still do just enjoy vanilla minecraft with some Vanilla+ mods added. The thing that just sucks is i’m not a builder, i like adventuring. Best thing i figured to do is add adventure mods that just take minecraft to a level that’s enjoyable with my play style. And that’s possibly the best thing about minecraft. The way you play is all your choice.

[@ni__wolf143]

The Yung's and Hopo's structure overhaul series of mods along with the good old reliables (Tectonic, Biome Makeover, Ecospherical Expansion, Geophilic Reforged, Lucky's Spelunker's Charm 2, Regions Unexplored and Tectonic Tweaks) makes adventuring so much better, also try out Variant Crafting Tables, there's also some other variant-type mods, though these are only for 1.20.1 I think, but you can still use mods to backport some newer features.

[@BrunoCosta-jl8uz]

Nah don’t say you are not a builder, part of the fun is experimenting and learning new things

[@13_cmi]

Vanilla+ is my situation. Some world generation mods for all 3 dimensions and a mod that ADDS LIGHTNING BUGS and whatnot. Slap some shaders on it and it's cozy as hell.

[@13_cmi]

@@BrunoCosta-jl8uz I'm not a great builder. At least in the crazy creative ways that a lot of people are. I just build a variation of the same general concept for a little house in every world. It's an if it ain't broke don't fix it situation. I stick to what works. And never finish the roof.

[@BrunoCosta-jl8uz]

@@13_cmi I get it lol, I know some people who just build a big ass plataform, but you know, for your style, if you are comfortable enough, you can always do a house inside a mountain or underground (roof included), you only have to worry about interior design and for bonus it’s expandable :) (Sorry if I came as rude with words, English is not my main)

[@ZaYn.91]

Crazy how i went from playing minecraft everyday to once or twice a year. 7 years ago, that was my last time i truly enjoy playing minecraft, since then 2 week minecraft phase hits me hard. I remember my last time playing minecraft was a year ago with my high school friends before i moved out for college and it was like a week and a half. Sometimes i look into my old youtube videos to see my younger self playing minecraft, just to hope someday i can enjoy playing minecraft like what i used to.

[@RaphpowerSGSUModding]

this is the best comment, exatcly the same, happens with a lot of games active life is HARD AF even with the job you love if you think about how things were

[@13_cmi]

I still enjoy it. I do go through the on and off phases but I still really love the game. Just I'll play 12 hours from night to sunrise and get a little bored for a while. But when I actually am playing a game usually I'm super into it. I've been installing mods and whatnot too so it's an interesting fresh experience.

[@parispapadimitriou482]

Φίλε μου μαρεσουν υπερβολικά τα βιντεάκια σου και πατάς πάνω σε πολύ σωστά θέματα. Συνέχισε δυνατά❤️🇬🇷

[@KingOskar4]

1:20 😂😂😂 I am from Slovakia 🇸🇰 and ALL OF US also didn't pay for minecraft Until... Microsoft forced the new launcher😢. Glad to see a man from Greece ❤❤❤

[@stevencobb6653]

Its always the start of summer when I think 2 things, no school, but then I remember Minecraft. no school fits so well with Minecraft in my mind.

[@EvanDaGr8]

Wow. Nice editing on this one dude. Totally relate to everything said in this. I ended up breaking my "two week Minecraft phase" by doing what you did, playing slowly. I'll sometimes just fire up some three hour video essay and just play like I'm exploring this immersive world with beautiful landscapes. With my world seed being totally unique, I get to explore and see things nobody has ever seen before. The sandbox aspect of the game just amplifies that and it truly engrosses you and sucks you in. It's one of those games where you can actually do or build whatever you desire. Once I realized that a couple months ago, I just kept coming back. The world I play on will grow with me, and it will always be there when I come back. Great video! :)

[@FeeForDreams]

dayum niko got a video to go viral again, good on ya man, keep it up 😊

[@drenif7047]

good work on making this video ! its been a long time since I found good Minecraft content that is short and entertaining.

[@maje2610]

the biggest thing i get from playing minecraft is it's natural landscapes and rural feel, which i long for as a city dweller, so every time i play it, continue my house in a forest, explore biomes and converse in villages, it feels like i'm on a holiday! but like with all holidays, they always come to an end and then you have to get back to work.

[@Mickler.]

I now feel so lucky as I am in high school and am experiencing the “glory days” of Minecraft right now. Thank you.

[@melonresourcepacks3362]

enjoy it :)

[@JohnDoeWasntTaken]

When people tell you those are the best years of your life, they mean it. Don't waste them thinking adulthood is where the good life is.

[@funkysoda]

same

[@kishel7]

Kinda off topic, but your editing feels so original. Every video of this type only difference is content, but everything else feels the same. Your on another hand, not sure why, but feels different slightly, but enough to feel fresh

[@cateddd]

This is one of the best minecraft related videos I have ever seen, you are the goat my friend!

[@romper3319]

Am I the only one who's never experienced this "2 week minecraft phase??" Like I've been playing minecraft since I was 7, and I would play it on and off for months at a time.

[@damri_notfound]

ihaven't played mc that much but i did have this phase wherei played for like 3 weeks, then 1 month, then 2 weeks, etc.

[@Samstercraft77]

since i got minecraft ive literally never stopped help

[@Archiv1st]

Yeah, same. I started around 1.16, but I’ve played the game a lot, never really having stopped. I’ll get bored of a certain aspect, but then I’ll just go do something else. Don’t think I’ve ever gone a week without at least watching a Minecraft related vid, a month without launching the game.

[@Insane_user]

i had fear playing alone, all by myself... with no one to play even when i was 6 or 8, i played roblox instead for many years and still plays to this date. i wish i had friends to play minecraft (Edit: i found people to play minecraft on a modpack, im happy right now.)

[@cheesekiller2]

same i have been playing the game for like 7 years and never had a two week phase

[@glimpse5038]

I'm 15 and I've played Minecraft since I was 4, but honestly I think my MC peak is now. I used to play solo with no friends and now almost every friend I have is willing to hop on Minecraft every so often. Actually just spent the last 5 hours doing random stuff in creative with a friend. Of course we don't commit to much. Our longest server ended because someone used xray and found my secret base which sent everyone into an anger filled spiral. Our second longest server ended because the owner "accidentally" deleted it after dying. The 3rd longest and my favorite server got deleted by the server host I was using. All of these failures yet my friend group is so persistent.

[@theotrovato8250]

It’s the circle of life, i have the same story to tell from 10/12 years ago

[@IronBuck3t]

This video cracked me up. Love it! Keep up the awesome content!

[@oglothenerd]

Yet another banger! Keep it up!

[@RocketRidge]

This video is great. Your style of laid back commentary works so well with this more relaxed editing style that's not overly in-your-face, keep it up!

[@Lay_ss]

9:40 isn’t that sweden? Not subwoofer lullaby? I might be wrong

[@samkoji10]

You copied a comment

[@Lay_ss]

@@samkoji10I didn’t see that comment + it was a minute or 2 before mine

[@IndigoEraser]

It is Sweden

[@klopsmmm]

​@@samkoji10and you copied my lifestyle because you breathe

[@JakePlayz37]

pinned comment lol

[@Grog_Geebus1932]

0:06 HOW THE FUCK DID YOU KNOW BRO IM LIKE A WEEK INTO ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A FEW YEARS

[@Iamyxd]

I remember that i used to play minecraft with my neighbor on his Xbox, and everytime i hear the soundtrack i think back and ask myself what hes doing right now. since we couldnt keep in touch ,because of me moving away. The Soundtrack really is amazing in making us think back and remember. I hope that the ones growing up with minecraft in the future will also experience this, although it can be a sad thing to think about the way that u cant go back to your childhood.

[@sewagzy]

my 2 week phase was a while ago and it was incredible but sadly it was during the game pass trial i often think let's launch a new world but no it was gone from library... with this you convinced me to buy once and for all so thank you niko ;)

[@mm-ez6xn]

I remember when I was younger I'd play split-screen xbox 360 minecraft with my friends and have fun. That was a long time ago. Recently, after being bored of Minecraft for a long time, I played Minecraft on the Switch with my friends-the controls were so janky that basic movement was difficult. We played slowly, and our first night was a struggle to survive: we painstakingly threw together a hut made of a patchwork of different blocks that we had collected during the day. Out of all of us, I knew the most of the game, and my friends were piece-by-piece remembering "*player tried to swim in lava* Oh! Don't dig straight down" and other basics. Struggling through the controls again, genuinely fighting for our lives in the game, and playing with people who don't know its ins-and-outs gave me a taste of what those first days back in 2013 were like for me-magical.

[@zuccali]

IAbsolutely amazing. Great work man!

[@Vo1dwave]

The Nostalgia hit hard this video dayum almost made me shed a tear

[@final4932]

Sat here watching the whole video slowly feeling like my 2 week phase is almost up; fully enchanted netherite gear with armor trims and all the fun bells and whistles, and now I’m wondering if I’m gonna play tomorrow. Amazing video and encapsulates at least how I feel about Minecraft near perfectly.

[@ni__wolf143]

I'd say try keeping that netherite armor exclusively for dangerous expeditions, and never get the elytra, most end-game gear just completely ruins what makes the game fun, try making up some goals like building a windmill or making a gold statue or something goofy like that, make up your own goals, don't do the goals the game has made for you, Minecraft just isn't really the kind of game where you're supposed to follow a specific list of goals or anything like that, don't forget that it's a sandbox. Though that's just my idea, I don't guarantee that it'll save you from the end of your 2 weeks phase, but at the very least playing Minecraft how it's meant to be played, aka as a sandbox, definitely makes the game way more fun and makes it easier to keep motivation for it.

[@Enforc3r]

@@ni__wolf143Exactly i just but the barrier that “if the end update is within the next 2 updates i not going” so now i get to make new transport devices like actually making a railway.

[@unconscious5630]

I only ever had the 2 week phase for survival mode, whether it's modded or vanilla. But I used to spend months straight playing minigames and building and socializing on servers. That was where I spent thousands of hours straight as a kid.

[@spongyaaa9741]

that was a banger ending, good work.

[@that1cat72]

This video was amazing and very true. Definitely when I get home try and play minecraft with my friends thanks for sparking that.

[@deknusapt]

3:35 is relate for me too, i often quit to play together after few days because 1 or 2 friends speedrun the game get fullset armor, tools, weapon and defeat the ender dragon. They can't enjoyed the slow phase of playing together, thwy just wanted to show off and pissed me off...

[@jon1kastr]

1:17 YO im Greek too! Γειά! your accent is good for a Greek xd

[@yogurtg9152]

Such a good video. 11/10, I appreciate somebody finally putting it all into an easy to watch video

[@stifflered]

I've been saying this for years. You've nailed my thoughts perfectly. Nice video!

[@nroe1337]

modded has kept minecraft fresh for me for years. I love this game so much

[@bribonner5655]

9:41 Im pretty sure that’s Sweden not whatever song you mentioned

[@Nsquare_01]

He probably meant subwoofer which still isn't

[@AFriskyRandom]

Oh, hey, it's the life advice with Minecraft background footage guy! I didn't even notice! Your editing is so good compared to those videos from four months ago!

[@ImVerifiedYT]

The best Minecraft years of my life is when 1.11 released. I used to play on my Xbox for hours a day and had so much fun with my friends, nowadays it's all fast paced stuff with KZbin just being full of clickbait and just so many things to keep up with. I miss the old days

[@genericusername5671]

Honestly I think the fact that Minecraft has a definitive "end goal" of killing the dragon that can be achieved so quickly defeats the point of an open-ended sandbox game. Once you beat the dragon, nothing else feels worth it because you've already "beaten the game". If the "end goal" was instead defined purely by the player, this would be at least somewhat remedied. Of course, there is no going back. The End exists now and that's just the way it's going to be, and it's a cool dimension. I just think that the fact it is quite literally "THE END" leads to the end of at least some people's two week phases.

[@Alexia-ys6yx]

This is it. This is the number 1 issue I have with the game since it got added. It just shouldn't have a goal. Everything before it, feels like it has to work towards the goal, otherwise it's a waste and after, everything is a waste anything because there is nothing to do anymore. Minecraft turned from a perfect sandbox, into a semi-adventure game, with only 1 goal. I never actually beat the dragon once, since, ever since it got added, I could never get far enough without feeling like "Wait. I'm not even playing this for the sake of playing anymore". Everything now feels like it pushes you towards the goal, which is just, not right.

[@genericusername5671]

@@Alexia-ys6yx Minecraft has slowly been turning into a dungeon (Structure?) crawler game where you move from structure to structure to grab gear and then beat the game. Sure you can build and mine, but why would you do that? Spawn in, steal a village, take all their loot, find one-three shipwrecks, cast a portal, barter for pearls, rush a fortress with only a shield, find the end, blow up a few beds and you're done. The world doesn't feel empty any more, nor does it feel like 'your world'. It feels like a world populated with various structures, and you exist solely to raid them and then kill a dragon. I'm a big fan of the game Vintage Story which is also an open-ended block-based survival sandbox game, except in that game progression takes time and there is no "END GOAL" meaning that I am content to spend ages just building my little town and exploring the world. The game does have structures, but every single one (except trader wagons, which the game prevents you from breaking or stealing from) is in ruins. They do not offer much loot that isn't just decorative furniture, a few metal scraps or similar weak materials and the occasional clothing piece. (Which is nice, fashion is always fun). I think this is a much better design philosophy than Minecraft - the structures may not have much loot, but if you are interested in building (the many unique decorative items), lore (the lore books you can find) or fashion (the clothing you can obtain) you will still want to seek them out and explore them. I think Minecraft's structures are too filled with loot that they have become the entire main gameplay loop before you reach the end goal and just stop playing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry for the whole essay, I just had a few thoughts about Minecraft and how the common structures combined with a definitive end goal are, in my thoughts, detrimental to the experience. 😅

[@IbailI]

idk the ender dragon hasn't ever felt like the final boss to me. It kinda feels like the separation between early game and end game. The problem is if you perceive it as a final boss you may never realize that end game minecraft is literally doing whatever u want.

[@genericusername5671]

@@IbailI This is true. The dragon isn't the end of the game if you make your own goals. The only problem is that once you have "beaten the game", making your own goals can seem futile to some players. It depends if people have the mentality of "I already beat the game. Why should I build something?" or not.

[@IbailI]

@@genericusername5671 my point exactly. People often struggle when there is no clear goal ahead. Typically in games they tell you what to do but that’s not fully the case with sandbox games. To take it a step further, minecraft which literally tells you nothing about how to play it and it’s up to your interpretation. This being influenced by the other games you’ve played since they already have a format that you could apply to minecraft.

[@crucciolo.]

got chills every 30 seconds of the video. This means: this video is perfect. When you said "play with the version you grew up with" i remembered a lot of things like when i played on a tablet, and when i got java edition for the first time. 1.11 or 1.12 i dont remember, but i remember the exact time i opened the game.

[@swerzchen1207]

Wow this video made me tear up. Like you I had my main Minecraft phase in version 1.5 and I just find so much nostalgia in this stupidly amazing game, it's music it's art, everything. That's for this video. It kind of helps to know people feel the same ~

[@ronlzo7772]

I like you man. Keep up the good and creative work!🤙🏼

[@TheQuietKidwww]

I've been playing since I was 6 (2017) And I Play For A Long time Never 2 weeks. Never knew that people are playing for 2 weeks

[@isabelaeyris6932]

I have 2 week minecraft phases very often, but I'm still till this day playing the same world. It's more like 2 week of new exciting projects, and then wait for another phase.

[@ACE-Live-Raw]

This was awesome dude, you put the words together incredibly. Thanks for the memories 🥹

[@jordynren]

i feel like the game really meets you where you’re at. I’ve had great times playing with my younger siblings or building a world with my friends. The game was super fun when I was younger and had less responsibilities. But when I started working full time, it was hard to dedicate time to. Recently tho my significant other and I have built a world together and i’m having so much fun again. I always love to revisit this game but I find that the experience is different depending on where i’m at in life!

[@tannerye]

this was recommended to me just now, uploaded 3 days ago...when i started playing minecraft again. "Odds are you are going through one of those phases right now" Is nice use of the algorithm, someone starts playing again and looks up cool shit to build, gets mc put into their algorithm and if your video pops up thats probably why. Whole lotta yappin to say nice video man.

[@opal_2476]

may i present to you the data collection

[@tannerye]

may i present said data collection being referenced in the comment you replied to

[@zerotimeleft]

5:23 wizard101

[@cetriolioboy2710]

when I was really young I used to play Minecraft mods with my brothers, and I always hated playing with them since they were so rule dominated. I hated the mods we played. but I loved it, more than anything, even though my brothers were so painful to play with it inspired a desire and a happiness in me. once I was old enough to love the mods and old enough to love the game, my brothers stopped playing, id spend hours building the biggest base, finding the best mod just to convince them to play. I regret hating the game id give anything to go back in time and tell my younger self to enjoy it instead of painfully pulling myself along and pretending I enjoyed, I wish just 1 day more than anything that I would get to play Dragon Block C in the old 2014 version with my 2 older brothers.

[@Joeopinions]

Pretty much a perfect video for what this feeling is 10/10 bro awesome video 🎉

[@Darth-TitanisGojira]

The feeling of acomplishment on your first world was unreal, not just beating the ender dragon or surviving your first night. But every single thing felt so good when you did it

[@HerZoMan]

So basically all we need to do is go back in time, become kids, have no responsibilities and enjoy life again... Enjoying life is not an option nowadays for the average human with high aspirations unfortunately.

[@Lugnut_93]

Great Vid, wasn't aware of this phenomenon being a thing, thought it was just my wife & me, lol. She gave me a cracked version when we first met 12 years ago and we both loved playing it. We'd play knock-off mobile versions for years until Covid hit. We both bought legit copies and started a realm together, w/ a couple of buddies from growing up, and my sister (serving in the Navy at the time). After a year into my Grandma died; my sister made her a Beautiful Memorial Garden at her "Flower Island" base. Not our current realm world, but I am saving that one forever. Thanks for the Nostalgia, never had the privilege to play w/ a "squad" or any mods, but lots of memories & hundreds (thousands?)of hours poured into multiple worlds.

[@lowlevelcodingch]

DAMN this quality is good, i know you when you had less than 100k > subs, this is crazy

[@Styrofoam-ee]

I'm able to play in one world for so long because of my slight ADHD tendencies funnily enough, what I mean is, this is how my brain functions. Create a world > Get materials > Get geared up > Decide I'm going to make this _something_ my project > But wait I need 50 stacks of iron blocks > Build an iron farm > Now I have this iron why not collect a bunch of beacons? > This wither killing can go faster I need a pumpkin farm for iron golems > etc. Not saying that this'll work for everyone and it's highly unproductive to your main project, guarantee you will not get anywhere close to your main project until you feel like you have 64 shulker boxes full of every item you'll need for your one project 6 months down the road. My point being; it's important to give yourself random side quests to keep yourself entertained and interested in playing your one world. This is coming from someone who was able to play a superflat hardcore world for about 9 months the most barren and boring genre (seriously don't do it unless you wanna be afk for 100's of hours) Even if you can't seem to come up with random side quests increase the challenges, play on Hardcore, play on Ultra Hardcore, make a no shulker box rule, play with only your hotbar, etc. Make up challenges for yourself so when you accomplish a goal or project you can be satisfied you did it with the odds against you. You can go past the two week phase, regardless if you get distracted by something else or not just keep building and exploring whatever you wanna do just go for it that's the beauty of it in my opinion. Even if you feel like the challenge ideas are boring, play on older versions or seriously play on Singleplayer easy mode or even peaceful there's no shame in playing with keepinventory on or better yet disabled phantoms (phantoms suck.) As long as you're having fun that's the ultimate goal for playing any game focusing on what makes you happy when playing is literally #1 for not getting burnt out. Nothing wrong with taking breaks as well, which I haven't played that superflat world in a few months. I got a few new ideas!

[@knofffernworth9573]

Omgg this is literally me. I was planning to raid an ancient city because I want to get Swift Sneak for future projects. Now I'm planning to build a brewery because I'll need a lot of Night Vision Potions, then I built a bee farm because I'll use a lot of copper for the build, then also making a wool farm just for it to run in the background while I build all of the above. Having sidequests are such a fun way to play the game long-term!!

[@13_cmi]

I had a world on an ipad and decided to line the walls of my slime farm with iron. That kept me occupied for a while since bedrock iron farms are super slow. I might do that again cause I think it looked sweet and a little bougie with the expensive iron blocks. I'm gonna go finish my starter house and get to it.

[@nutsi3]

9:16 Minecraft music is so good, you would think no body could replicate C418’s music at all, but mojang made such a good decision getting Lena Raine to do it

[@jminecraftstyle752]

i got in my minecraft phase last week, i hope it doesnt end this week. i went into hypixel again and won build battle twice and it brought me so much joy it felt like the first time i was playing it. and having people actually comment on it made me feel so alive since for a while now it feels like people in multiplayer games are super silent and dont talk as much or everyone there is already friends with someone. but all that to say, im enjoying this phase and whats to offer. im just missing that friend group to play with. none of my friends can play it and some are too busy.

[@ThePuddingStone]

Greece mentioned??? Jokes aside this is a very good video. I especially relate with the crew, while not entirely gone, being much harder to get in one call together. And most of the time they want to play something else. Like, I'm the Minecraft guy and I basically never get burnt out on this game but also playing alone is simply not that fun. I want to build great buildings that will help out an entire community of people, but with no community I lack the motivation. Anyway great video! Keep up the great work! You've earned a sub, not only for the entertaining content, but also because you're a fellow greek creator 🫡

[@FrostbytesYT]

1. You knew everything 2. YOU KNEW EVERYTHING 😱 3. The only other phase I’m going through is subscribing for this video ❤ excellent work

[@majamystic256]

the "2 week phase" can be anywhere between a few days to 2 months for me for me, I just have so many games and hobbies that am into that I cycle through many different phases over the course of a year when the "2 week" minecraft phase ends another "2 week" phase with another game/hobby begins and when that one ends a "2 week" phase of yet another different game/hobby begins "2 week" phases are necessary to mix things up, you gotta mix things up sometimes ya know

[@TracyboyTV09]

This is subwoofer lullaby, which is playing right now.. What’s playing right now? Sweden. Love the video!

[@ToastyCarnotaur]

i get this feeling with a lot of games. the urge to go back on those memories. minecraft just hits the hardest, many people wanna go back with their friends, start from scratch, lose all the knowledge they have about the game and just have fun. but having played minecraft and many other games for so long, it's just not possible. the feeling of loneliness and nostalgia reminiscing on memories from the early 2010s and wanting to just experience the game for the first time. we all wish we could. but we're older now, we have responsibilities, jobs. "dang i can't play very long i have to go to work tomorrow morning" "damn this will take me too long to build" "i have better things to do" i really wish we could just turn back the clock, experience the game for the first time again. but, knowing that i was there to make those memories is all i need. i'm happy with that. i got to make those memories, and i know my friends also reminisce on those memories. i even talked to my friend about it a few weeks ago, they too think about those times a lot

[@mddsddsdshs6397]

the speed runners arent ruining the game whatsoever, it might make your playthrough less fun as it isnt your playstyle but i feel like its the freedom that makes the game perfect. some people wanna play as these smart redstone engineers, some people wanna play old school, some people dont even play survival they just wanna build in creative, some people do pvp on servers, some people play dayz-ish mods. minecraft is a game for every play style

[@justafurry9400]

Time for this channel to blow up i guess, nice editing and humor i got to see. Also you probably don't know this, but your name activates a neuron in my brain, because you have the same name as my favorite indie game character (which i also have as a pfp rn). You probably didn't need to know that, but now you know! Have a nice day/night!

[@SalvoHazard]

tbh Ive been playing a survival world and been playing on it for like 1 month, even though I have full enchant netherite armor, defeated the dragon 6 times, I still find the world fun because Im no longer focused on making these very strong farms that gives me like 500000 items per hour and instead been working on building structures that will make me explore my world. I was questioning myself "when will I end my world" and so far Im still coming up with ideas on what to build in the world because I started fast paced to now doing things slow paced. Also nice video, this video is now giving me more hope to continue my survival world

[@quirky_everyday]

YOU'RE FROM GREECE TOO? FINALLY SOMEONE WHO I CAN RELATE TOO!

[@veryfunnycat8679]

the ending of your video made me cry man - goodjob you made a S tier video that will stay in my mind forever

[@itami_aka_ju]

When I tell you - this is one of the best videos i saw in the past few years.. i mean it. Didn't know I needed this.

[@imklix]

This made me sadder than I expected, thanks for a great video 🎉❤

[@antcraft3590]

Completely agree. I've been playing my current Minecraft world for the past 9-10 months. Just doing it at my own pace, building a city around me ect. It took me 6-7 months to build an iron farm, and only just the other day did I finally go and defeat the ender dragon with a friend. Sure, sometimes I take a break from the world, but after a small break, I'm always eager to come back to it cause I haven't gotten bored of it yet, and honestly, I can't see myself getting bored of it any time in the future, since I'm just doing my own thing, at my own pace.