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Minecraft

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Minecraft is a video game where players can essentially create and break apart different kinds of blocks in a three-dimensional world.

What Is Minecraft?

Minecraft is a video game where players can essentially create and break apart different kinds of blocks in a three-dimensional world.

The game includes two main modes, one is known as survival and the other is known as creative.

Within the survival game mode, players have to find their own resources, build their own enclosure and cook their own food. They can also interact with mobs, such as animals or creatures that are attacking the players.

In the creative mode, however, you are this god-like creature that does not have to survive. You have access to each and every block in the game immediately, and do not have a hunger bar. In other words, you cannot die, and you do not have to feed or protect yourself in order to survive. This mode is intended for players who want to be creative and see what they can do with all of the resources available to them, while the survival game mode is intended for players who genuinely want a challenge and want to see for how long they can survive.

The thing about the survival mode which is unique is the fact that it has a hardcore mode. Within this hardcore mode, if you die, you lose all of your progress and have to start the game over again from the very beginning. You can easily mod the game as well, and this is one of the main reasons why it is relevant to this very day, as you can essentially build anything, and code any script to work with the game assuming you have the programming prowess to do so.

There are two versions of the Minecraft game.

The original is the Java edition, which, as the name implies, is built in the Java programming language.

The other one is known as the Bedrock edition, and this edition is programmed in C++ and allows for cross-play throughout various game consoles and PCs.