These Builds are so Immersive | Build Review

[@MegRae]

Here's another recent build review of a different contest if you'd like to see more like this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKKsc4F4gcSiY9k There is also a playlist with all past build reviews on my channel.

[@hatmanbuilder]

Sometimes I think to myself "Why don't I join one of these competitions?" And then I see the results... I'm not even a builder compared to these people! I think I'll never be on this level. This is just... EPIC!

[@captain-ki9hh]

That's not true. You can do it as well. But the question is, "Do you want to be among these?"

[@grim_al_kin]

@@captain-ki9hh exactly this. You *may* not think that your builds are any good.. but if you ever have had someone, anyone, say "this is amazing" you know you've made it. Don't compare yourself to others.. just grow your own style and techniques. Heck, if you want to join a build competition... DO IT! :P

[@RottenApplSalt]

They were at your level too at one point :)

[@bananagaming7612]

Survival building is so much different compared to creative building, survival building without debug and graining with commands is huge for building and of course many other creative aspects, but survival is a lot more about resource gathering and utilizing it as best you can. For example farming 1 million copper for a domed copper roof is gonna take you hundred hour in survival. While in creative only a frw

[@hatmanbuilder]

@@captain-ki9hh Actually after this comment I realised that no, I don't. I prefer to build small player-sized builds without (or almost without) commands and debugging. This builds are cpectacular and fun to look at, but I'm just going for the different style.

[@SuperSideKian]

Thanks for reviewing my build! Having it as a contender for the survival friendly category was actually a decision I made about halfway through. My main goal from the start was to use natural lighting/shadow as well as the irony of an empty community space to make the player feel the solitary theme while they explore.

[@vemijoev]

I loved the one seat that was flipped down, really sold the loneliness for me

[@SuperSideKian]

@@vemijoev Thanks! I hid a few singular props like this around the place to hopefully spread that effect

[@ryanthescion]

with just how important lighting is to artworks its crazy to review these builds with the night vision on. Also, plot 0,1(A_Dancing_Lamp)'s build really showcases their talent for being able to do things but also shows how important restraint is. The build is insanely overloaded and is nearly impossible to make any sense of without going over it with a fine toothed comb. It could easily become the best build of them all if it was more channeled and directed instead of just the explosion of color it ended up as

[@solumrat]

at 39:09 you can see that there is a single seat flipped down, i think that that's probably the idea for the "solitary" aspect of that build, one person using a huge structure meant for many.

[@SideBit]

I noticed that as well and was hoping someone else would. It indeed should maybe have ranked higher for that singular detail, but I guess maybe it wasn't contextualized enough in its summary/details?

[@zhenshei9398]

I saw this too! I think there are a few examples within the build, like each section might have a “solitary” element. I noticed one of the theatre rooms had a single chair on the stage in an empty room and I also wouldn’t be surprised if the “empty” library actually had just 1 book, they just didn’t see it.

[@acrylicbuilds]

43:19 Hey that's me! Thanks for the feature. Congrats to all the contestants, a lot of awesome builds came out of this comp!

[@Junglespeed7531]

The people who build things like this are not human. I wish i could do even a fraction of this kind of building and have the motivation to even start trying.

[@opal9583]

They are human! Just like you and me! All it takes is to start, and have determination, and anyone can do it :) I believe in you! Start!

[@Junglespeed7531]

@@opal9583 haha thanks 😊. I’ve been playing on and off since it came out back in 2012. I’ve made some cool bases. Right now I’m working on my own version of a floating island village and my industrial district looks like an alien computer tower, but I could never get to a point where I could stick with it long enough to do something like that though. Life gets busy and I have to step away for long periods of time.

[@WILLATRONIX]

it took the human out of me, 2/5 of my life was spent on that server during those three weeks

[@Junglespeed7531]

@@WILLATRONIX See but that's what I admire about builds like what are showcased in this video and other places places like Hermitcraft. There's so much thought, time and effort that go into it. also the programs used in order to create the big stuff like world edit are beyond my comprehension. I might be able to get the hang of it if I had the time but I unfortunately do not.

[@warden6908]

@@WILLATRONIX Your build is absolutely insane

[@EmissaryofWind]

I recognized Qu1nten's work immediately! He does a lot of this Renaissance/Neoclassical architecture style but the custom lighting is a new masterpiece for him. Love to see him get recognition for his talents.

[@eneliauralguran9789]

There were a lot of exceptional builders in this contest. I appreciate the review of my plot even more, thank you 😀.It was indeed too difficult for me to finish all I wanted in just three weeks. I did my best and I’m glad it looks good, at least aesthetically. And yes, I could have added much more details to certain parts of the spaceship, even for the blue parts, but I started working on the interiors without considering how much time I had left 😅

[@duckyboat5084]

You and shovel understood what I was trying to do exactly, appreciate the awesome feedback!

[@BlockMasterT]

Congrats on being in the thumbnail!

[@nezzy6974]

Of course I had to watch this video when I saw your awesome build ducky - SenpaiArtic 🤗

[@HAGCY]

To make up for their judgemental judging 😂, this is unreal… every one of them! The amount of time each one must’ve taken is unimaginable!!! And the attention to detail is also insane! Outstanding job to every one of those builders 👏👏👏 something not everyone can do yet alone even a little part of it! Keep it up!

[@Nolh26]

The second build is a replica of a small tower from a small and imersive video game (I'only watched 1 video of this geame but I'still recognised the tower, because of how detailled itis 😂

[@SinWuu]

To the builders from this video. It's amazing how your builds make people lose their sense of the game by how realistic they are. I'ts like I'm not even playing Minecraft. Amazing!

[@seriouslolos2675]

This is a beautiful representation illustrating how Minecraft is an art medium, a poetry platform, an author's vision of their story come to realization, and how the possibilities are endless. Huge respect for all of the artists. And tysm for giving structure builders a platform to shine. ❤

[@feddevandenbrink-lumennn9627]

Thanks for judging, I already thought i'd saw you flying around my build ;) 48:49 - Lumennn

[@auromancy]

really glad to have been a part of this, wasn't expecting to see my own build at the end there! The contest was heaps of fun and I hope to do something similar again. Awesome video

[@vimupro6454]

Cool video, would love to see more of these competitions. But please show all the builds without night vision, makes a huge difference

[@MegRae]

I believe I do with the clips of them with shaders. some of them had interiors where nv is necessary to see properly in video. Plus, it's my habit to look at builds this way.

[@opal9583]

​@@MegRaethere should probably be a way for builders to inform the judges what way it's intended to be seen like

[@MegRae]

@@opal9583 there is. I didn’t judge the the same way I looked at them here

[@opal9583]

@@MegRae oh! That's lovely then

[@TheLoosestOfGooses]

Dancing Lamps stuff is so cool!! Awesome video

[@r1ght_1]

Hey ! you , Here ? 😂 i see you’re a True artist goose, love your videos keep up your uploads, from a now extremely depressed builder haha !

[@Dvdm857]

The oval shapes in the buried dome might be because in classical architecture the middle columns were usually spaced a little further apart so as to create the illusion of them being equally spaced.

[@CarltonBank]

Qu1ntens build is absolutely beautiful.

[@daeins]

Woooo! This is what I've been waiting for baybeeeee, I was so happy to see you involved in this when it was announced!!

[@keinname3400]

WOW ! i love them all thx for spending so much time on them to all the artist !

[@ProfJeffy]

I love that Firewatch tower. It looks so amazing.

[@antoninbourgoignie939]

Each of these builds are mind-blowing

[@opal9583]

Gods these builds are incredible. Cant imagine how hard it was to rank them

[@vigigy484]

16:43 gerg should not see this! He made an entire video about BLOCK VOMIT, BAAAAAD!

[@WILLATRONIX]

Thanks for reviewing my plot!

[@mdcuber2152]

the cathedral gives me vibes of the Vierzehnheiligen cathedral in bavaria but mostly from the interior perspective.

[@mdcuber2152]

especially how its on a mountain

[@quakxy_dukx]

Now this is art

[@toesnt]

i had no idea this was happening whattt this is the craziest vid ive seen :o more ppl need to see theseeee

[@lemmonaade]

im still surprised on how little subscribers you have, you deserve at least three times as much !

[@CarltonBank]

I feel that the judges overvalue the importance of texturing. Texturing works in many builds, but I think some builds like TicoChs look better with minimal texturing. Most real buildings are made of a few materials so the texture throughout the building is largely the same. Texturing works for fantastical architecture but having a smaller block pallet makes the buildings more realistic and beautiful in its own way.

[@WILLATRONIX]

i think my build unproves your point, texturing was absolutely everywhere, even though lookout towers are mostly wood

[@CarltonBank]

@@WILLATRONIXi think yours is an exception because of the scale it was built in. Trying to texture a smaller scale building can make it look grainy and messy.

[@MegRae]

Only one thing remains, this is a contest with many other plots to compare things to. I’m not saying it’s bad because it lacks texturing. The purpose of a build review is I’m simply looking for ways each build can be improved. This is how we all learn and grow.

[@dr4track1]

Sorry but I am going to disagree with u on this and I see this statement repeated enough that it peeves me whenever I see it. In real life actually buildings are made up of many different materials and materials in real life are was less consistent in "texture" than minecraft is. Any average brick wall in real life that is not brand new(and even then) has way more variation in texture that what u would get in MC when one block with the exact same texture is repeated over and over. Particularly when viewed from up close. In real life most of the time when one looks at a building it will be from far away. If one is trying to take in the whole of a house or building one will have to move back and look at it from quite a few meters away , with that distance being greater as the building gets bigger. In my experience and I look at buildings in real life a lot. I walk a lot (I hate cars , I almost never go in them , I am particularly sensitive to the effect of acceleration)and one of my hobbies is looking at architecture, there are very few buildings that look "good" when viewed from very close. Also "texture" in minecraft is a lot about colour variation and in real life unless a wall or other element was just freshly painted and is in full light there are tons of colour variations in a wall of even the same material. Depending on the weather even 5 years can do a lot to the colour of a brick wall. Reality is much more noisy than a minecraft build if there is no block variation. Noise is a whole subject on its own and while I do not want to expand on the topic too much but reality is noisy. Whether it be sight , sound or taste our bodies are subject to a huge amount of noise on a regular basis. A forest is Hella busy, whether sight or sound there is a lot going on. But our bodies are accustomed to it and in a way anything that is not noisy feels less real. A "straight"line AFAIK does not exist in nature. And digital audio recordings especially in the early days suffered from this. One of the easiest ways to introduce a bit of life and body to a digital recording that is too clean is to introduce a bit of noise in the background. Analog audio recordings are incredibly noisy. Now I would agree with u that in some cases less variation in "texture" can provide an easier viewing experience. But even then my opinion is that it depends on what one is used to. Personally I find the heavy block variation stuff attractive for a while . Even back when MC had less blocks and builders weren't doing it as much as today I favored highly detailed builds that seemed noisy or busy. I am accustomed to it and find anything without a certain amount of noise bare and sparse looking. Builds that do not have much block variation do not look realistic to me. Especially if noise is not introduced with a good amount of finer detail work. What it looks like to me is minecraft or Lego. I personally find it looks uninteresting. I personally enjoy noisy no matter what the scale is. If you are saying that less "textured" can be easier on the eyes of someone who is unacustomed to it. Or that it can work better for a specific composition or that u prefer something less noisy or busy then I would agree on the premise but if u are saying less realistic I am going to have to push back. A photographer or painter or cinematographer spends a lot of time trying to reduce or control "realism" to create a specific effect, theme , feeling or idea imo. Anyways way too long to read and I apologize for inserting myself into your post.

[@ProfJeffy]

11:20 It's from a game called Firewatch. Most of the details come from that game.

[@EmissaryofWind]

I would love to see more reviews from this contest if you want to make more

[@MexaHuk180]

I would like to express my deep gratitude to this wonderful group! Your videos were a real revelation for me: first they attracted my attention to building in Minecraft, and then taught me many useful techniques. Thanks to your tutorials I was able to create my own unique buildings. You inspire and share your skills with us - it's priceless! Keep up the good work, you are doing wonders! 🚀🏗️

[@DoggoDoesStuff1]

Shovel sounds so different when he's not forcing the youtuber voice

[@gen.tucker6024]

Every single build is crazy good o.O I just spent a week or two making a huge and beautiful build compared to my previous standard, but tiiiiny and giga meh in comparison to this. I mean it kinda looks okay even in comparison to some of these but insanly smaller so it's like a tiny part of any of these builds, and that is being generous. I don't understand how anyone can build any of this in such a short amount of time. For me it takes ages to build a single building even with creative and worldedit. Really new to worldedit but still, don't think I can get super much faster at it.

[@gingie2008]

GWON WILL!! timestamp: 8:30

[@wii3willRule]

love your vids, keep em coming!

[@crazywarriorscatfan9061]

Amazing!

[@Runn1n9]

I personally think its sad that the Buildings were not realy rated after the real quality of the building for exmaple detailing, coloring, etc it mostly is just about epicness. Out of the buildings u showed there were only two which actully had a realy high building quality: Qu1ntens and _astarothhs

[@MegRae]

yeah, these contests are challenging because there's more criteria than just build quality. Theme interpretation is huge, but that combined with other areas of aesthetics, complexity, and originality. That's why we had multiple rewards this time around for those plots that didn't do as well overall but still had great craftsmanship for specific things, like best interior. Every judge has a different idea of what is a good build too. Like all art, it's going to be very subjective.

[@benrex7775]

It is awesome what people can do in three weeks.

[@micaiah_smbdy]

Plot 1,1 Tetoala2 had a rose and a bell. A Belle. It feels somewhat beauty and the beast inspired but I’m not sure if thst was really their vision.

[@WILLATRONIX]

yes that was their inspiration

[@OTDRGR]

damn this builds are impressive

[@danielwhite269]

This is so awesome

[@mircoedler9552]

Normally I never comment on videos but I had to. I wanted to ask if there is a tutorial for the giant owl statue that is in the background in the beginning of the Video. I would be really interested in building two of those on each side of my base entrance. Great Video too :)

[@mircoedler9552]

Please answer me :,)

[@WreckJaw]

awesome builds

[@SkyBlueCreationMC]

Hey! Great video!! I was wondering what mod you are using to rebuild the builds in this video 😊

[@bottlewisp]

the observatory is best, because everything else has too much detail

[@SeraphAttack]

plot 0,1, destroyer of bitrate

[@DarthWill23]

8:36 i thought this was a 3d model 😮

[@opal9583]

Yooo!! It's shovel!

[@PebelWasTaken]

Good video, but yeah the night vision was annoying.

[@mosshivenetwork117]

Dank

[@ZOZOYOYO69]

Minecraft is an art form

[@BinaryWhale]

What version is the server URL in the description? Not knowing much about servers like that, is it OK to grab schematics or world downloads?

[@MegRae]

It’s 1.20.4. While this is a public server I don’t think it’s ok to grab a schematic or download of a build without the builder’s permission.

[@BinaryWhale]

@@MegRae Well Discord has refused to let me use my account for over a decade since I made it, so I guess that's right out. :(

[@irubemontes992]

Is there any world download? I would love to see some of them fore myself, specially the prison

[@MegRae]

I don’t own these builds. I have instructions in the description for how they can be viewed on the server

[@mullemeck5015]

Wish u showcased the works with shaders

[@thelostenderman-pinoyminec2827]

adding shaders without installing shaders. 25:27

[@darren3848]

What is the mod that makes you fly faster in creative🤔

[@-scrim]

W

[@sensuku]

how long did they have to build these?

[@Daoist0]

Beautiful builds, I got a question though, did they use chisels & bits or was it some other tools ?

[@MegRae]

@@Daoist0 not chisels and bits but they did have other creative tools like worldedit, FAWE, arceon, axiom, etc.

[@zoron17]

how can i submit?

[@jonelmanajero7601]

is this bakery smp

[@delta6378]

how do you know the build at 28:15 is a cathedral? cathedral isnt a architectural style, and it isnt based on the size of the building. there are many large churches that are not cathedrals, see for example Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Brussels or the largest church in the world, st Peters basilica in the vatican city. a cathedral is simply a church that has the seat of a bishop in it. these can be very small, see the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Oulu for example. furthermore, the build has no crosses i could see or interior that would suggest it being a church, these suggest to me that the build is infact, not a cathedral.

[@MegRae]

The word "church" also refers to a gathering or group of people, not a building, yet in our modern world we've adapted the word to apply to the building style itself even though Biblcally that's inaccurate. All I know is, everyone I've seen in the building community refers to the style as cathedrals and if nothing else it's a way to define the style without coming up with an obscure term no one recognizes.

[@RelaxvibesRV]

Mod? Link

[@thelostenderman-pinoyminec2827]

I get a sense that the Leonardo's and the MichaelAngelo's of today migrated from Fineart (Now dominated by wokeism) to Minecraft.

[@frossida]

What a terrible review for otherwise incredibly beautiful builds. The comments made by the reviewers are so *off* that it hurts to even listen to. The “dialogue” was very shallow, “What do you think of this build?”and comments made are so imprecise yet so wrong. “Detailing… details… what i like about it is detailss… what i don’t like about it is details…” (The “I love the details” comment made for a plot that clearly prioritized forms and silhouettes over everything else is criminal. And vice versa, comments such as “It’s too much to look at” to a build that CLEARLY aims to look chaotic and manic with pearlescent colors.) I don’t comment that frequently, but the ENTIRE commentating was terrible, so I couldn’t help myself.

[@MegRae]

I'm sorry youtube recommended a video you didn't enjoy, but I've never claimed to be an expert commentator. Watch at your own risk! :) Also, was not expecting it to get this much attention.

[@donteatdanktrains5480]

you dont have to listen to the dialogue :) also constructive criticism is probably better than just plain hating

[@darren3848]

What is the mod that makes you fly faster in creative🤔

[@ExodiumTM]

Axiom