Why I Still Play Minecraft...

Hey guys! I'm sorry for the wait since my last upload. I've been working on editing this video for you guys so I haven't really recorded any actual gameplay lately. I hope you enjoy and thank you for watching!

[@RandoManFPV]

This will likely forever be my favorite game. I've been playing for over a decade now. Only taking a few months break at most. Maybe once I took a whole year off while having no console

[@kevtrevtuff11]

Yup…Same…..

[@leanwalker69]

Same. There's nothing like coming back to it after a long time. Out of all, I've returned to Minecraft more than any other game I've ever played by far.

[@carlover69-fj4nf]

same. also its crazy that its already 15 years old. i started playing when my brother introduced me to the game. he made a server for me and him so he could teach me how to play the game. i could barely fight creepers when i started. minecraft has a place in my heart. and its still my favourite game and will be forever.

[@epicgamer66941]

same im afk in it rn in an afk fishing farm

[@cherriberri8373]

This is how I've always felt about minecraft and I'm glad people are finally recognizing it. I however, have depression and other mental illnesses which make daily life difficult. So minecraft often requires too much motivation, but I've owned my realm since 2020 and I've yet to truly abandon it. Yeah, I get burnt out and play something else or play modded singleplayer instead for a month sometimes, but I come back. It's progressing and although j really wish it would progress faster, I also know I'm getting better at being less of a perfectionist so that should help(and is so far).

[@leanwalker69]

Minecraft is all about taking your time in my opinion. I myself have never had a single world last for almost 4 years. Taking is breaks is essential to be creative about things in my opinion.

[@nyd0blook]

even when i explain the points you made in the video my friends always just go "i don't wanna play" or "minecraft is boring" and if they do agree to play they never join then ghost me for the next week and it angers me, anyway you just gained a new subscriber

[@cherriberri8373]

I mean, people can dislike it if they do, but if people can't name why or they blame solely the progression(which is admittedly bad) or similar, like bad boss fights, I say 95% chance they don't actually not like minecraft, they just don't like the crappy version of it they forced themselves through because they don't understand how to play sandbox games

[@leanwalker69]

Thank you so much. It's like I said some people just try to look at it as any other game, and that's the worst way to play minecraft.

[@TheGuber]

I still enjoy aspects of modern Minecraft. I enjoy playing on servers with my friends, and just goofing around, building stupid shit and saying dumber shit. It's fun. Not as social, but still fun. What I mean by social is playing split-screen on the 360. Back in 2012, I was among the first to buy a console with Minecraft on it, in my group of friends, and in my neighborhood. So, everyone would come over and play Minecraft, and it was a fun time. Later on, my dad helped me set up a server, so people could play on the world from their homes, but people would still come over and play. Then we all just kinda moved away and moved on. I haven't had contact with those people in about eight years, and I don't know where they are. I miss them, but I'm glad I got to spend time with them.

[@ChudDin]

Something that keeps minecraft fresh for me is the mods and shaders on java dont underestimate how much better it can make the game

[@TheMISTIK2000]

Yeah exactly ! This is what I've been telling everyone. People play Minecraft like they would play every other game : reach the objectives, then once the objectives are finished, they think there is nothing else to do and quit. They completely miss the meat of the game, which is the sandbox aspect. I've been creating my own universe on a creative map for 10+ years straight and I can't think of myself ever stopping ! Minecraft is a creative game ! Be creative !

[@leanwalker69]

That sounds awesome! 10+ years is amazing!

[@RockySharkguy]

I think you inspired me to build more in minecraft I think I suck at building and I normally focus on the main game stuff finish the game and sotp playing but I think you gave me a new out look on the game

[@leanwalker69]

I'm so glad to hear it. Who cares what you do in the game? just have fun!

[@Blue_Ninja]

This is a great video! And exactly how I’ve felt about Minecraft recently, it’s truly a wonderful outlet game that lets you play your own way but even I’ve forgot that as I’ve grown older from a simple 6 year old with Minecraft life pocket edition to now a senior a high school who’s graduating and going to college, thank you for this video it’s lovely! You’ve earned a sub and like :)

[@leanwalker69]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and feel the same way!

[@mr_quasi]

For me Minecraft is a game I always return to, a game I wish I had when I was a child (or better not, it would have impacted my schoolwork). I was 25 when I discovered this game (2012) and 12 years later I still play it. Before Minecraft I wasn't that into games, except for Simcity and Age of Empires that I played in the late 90's through 2010 off and on. I do have my breaks of the game (sometimes a month or 3-4, which I find healthy but otherwise I have enough to do to keep me inspired/motivated. I consider this game also a medicine, it helped me through tough times in terms of health but also a great distraction of daily life and set your mind to rest so to speak. In terms of gameplay I choose single player, servers aren't it for me. The resets are my biggest issue, that's why I have a single player world of almost 9 years old. I want to develop builds and build history. My advice, give a SSP (surival single player world) a go, it doesn't run away or expire when you leave for a year. Building something also creates memories which can help you later on. If you're only for the new features, well updates aren't what they used to be better treasure the existing ones.

[@leanwalker69]

I love being able to play with friends, as far as big servers go I hardly ever play any survival on those (Like you said, it's just the resets), but if you are able to get at least a small group of friends together and play the game as a true sandbox it can be such a fun time or just a relaxing casual way to unwind. Also you are 100% correct about about the whole impacting schoolwork thing 😂

[@gamespc-zi6zo]

yep, like mojang said, you never quit minecraft, you just take long breaks

[@thomasalvarez6456]

Played since the summer of 2010, got lucky with my friend who had a cracked version. I still see him. I’ve been playing off and on for years. Our realm is running after almost 5 years. I’m about to mod it, I’m gonna keep playing this game for as long as possible. I’ve already done everything, so I’ll just keep finding reasons to play it. I Think the immersion is how I keep playing. I just get lost and don’t want to leave it.

[@leanwalker69]

Totally agreed. You need to care about the things you build and the world you create to stay with it for so long.

[@AG-AG]

One of the best and most needed videos on the internet

[@Sky_Garden10]

Awesome video! It popped up in my feed and caught my eye. Thanks for a new perspective on Minecraft!

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

I agree I will build a giant tv in Minecraft cause I like watching shows

[@Dragon94760]

This is great. I think I kind of knew this already, but it doesn't hurt to hear it out loud. I am definently going to try and focus more on the creativity than the fuctionality of things, and just do whatever I want with my world. 😁😸

[@leanwalker69]

That's awesome! I'm glad you like the message I was trying to send.

[@danny-d0rito]

this is just amazing. recently, I had some motivation and just...started it up again. I was always the one getting people to play, and I'd keep a server half alive for a few months before people walked away from it. I have always been the speedrunner, the person who blew through the progression fastest. but this time, I did something different. me and my buddies spawned on an island-a big one, with a village and cherry trees and all. so nice. but at one point, I thought "what if I don't get netherite for a full set?" I went out and searched for it, got the stuff for it, and got to work. my friend got on with me the next day and asked me where all the trees went. got the netherite not because of a speedrun, but for an axe. only and axe. and all because I thought "why not take all the trees? it would be funny. and I want to build" I found that speedrunning is easy for me, but what's fun is spending a bunch of time doing something for one laugh. just a funny moment. something to remember. it may seem a weird story, but it was just me talking about how I found some enjoyment in the game. I just did what came to mind and rolled with it. I don't have any set goals this time, and I feel more creative then ever. take a few trees, make a bunker, whatever comes to mind! I got all the wolf breeds after walking/swimming super far. thanks for the video. you not only gained my admiration, and my thankfulness (and my subscription) but you just gave me even more motivation. my mind is feeling happy right now. I have never loved minecraft more.

[@utterdysphoria1996]

Yo great video man love seeing fellow small creators getting some love

[@christiananimations8005]

this is the first time i have ever saw a severely underrated youtuber.... keep up

[@leanwalker69]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@spongedog0013]

definitely was one of those people who couldn't install a mod without a virus ridden installer for the first 2 years of playing the game. Used to also think if you downloaded one of those horror maps you could also play it once because I didn't think you could copy a back up of the map before triggering the red stone.

[@user-zc1cs7po6j]

Me personally, mods have made the game so much fun, with so many structures, dungeons, new combat and bosses, it feels fresh but if you know how to add the right mods you can still make it feel Vanilla

[@ToiletDestroyer2000]

(also your builds are really cool)

[@manacipher]

My first experience was of pirating the game, and discovering it for myself

[@Jfiggsy]

Very true video mate. I was introduced to Minecraft by my son and was instantly hooked! Moved to PC this week, created my channel and now on the hardcore journey! Be good to maybe jump in a SMP together in the future. Subbed to your channel!

[@itzbeanbusiness]

Minecraft is the only game I still play since first getting it as a kid. Other games from my childhood I’ll just play to feel the nostalgia, but not Minecraft. Theres always been something about it that makes it feel different from all the other games.

[@brooooman8412]

your right

[@zxyz2191]

hell yeah brother

[@JadielGamerPlayz]

This is why i much perfer beta 1.7.3, and the better than adventure mod, it feels like a completely different game, the incentives aren't on getting the best tools or armor, or speedrunning the game. Theres no end so you can try;> They're on expanding your world, seeing your creative juices, exploring caves, and just. Creating a world thats truely yours, in your artistic vision. Cause if your gonna have a world for a very long time, stuff that the game gives you to do won't matter in the long run, but yeh beta and better than adventure change how i play lol.

[@Genopie]

I remember playing pocket edition in 2013 and my finite world was filled with netherrack towers

[@ToiletDestroyer2000]

i’m gonna make a zombie statue now, thank you :)

[@Zippy_Zolton]

this made me cry

[@Jelly_shy_guy_man]

I found Minecraft cause my dad showed me it in like 2016

[@meisterderklemmbausteinemc6732]

Sorry for being your 70th subscriber lol

[@wafity]

Minecraft is amazing

[@Zestyfloridaguy]

Amazing video

[@eigengrau999]

i need to know the name of that island

[@leanwalker69]

We'll have to see about that... 😅

[@PikkelP]

i think there's a bit of a problem with minecraft incentivising you more to loot structures than to build, that's slowly gotten worse over the years, and leads directly to the 2 week phase thing. i've been having a lot more fun with minecraft again after going back to old beta versions. they just give you more incentives to actually build and express your creativity, instead of distracting you from it. helps me get into the right mindset. it's cool that you managed to find your fun again in the modern version and i hope everyone who reads this can too, be it in old, new or modded minecraft

[@user-pt6wq7yf1t]

6:00 whats this song called again?

[@leanwalker69]

I believe that one was Moog City.

[@user-pt6wq7yf1t]

ok thanks

[@user-lg5bt4ps6x]

What do you mean? Youre acting like the game is dead and bad

[@leanwalker69]

It's not dead or bad. That's kinda my video's point. Some people view it that way though because they don't have as much fun as they did back in the day playing it. My point is that those people can still have fun in Minecraft because it has endless potential.

[@mohammadtindick713]

hey man, thanks.