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[Jarka]

Your the first person who I've ever heard who has said that the roughness of minecraft is what helps it appeal to you. I've always forgiven it because it's a one man project, and because it's better for the time to be sunk in other things. Such as gameplay.

Open ended, sure. That's what makes it a good game.

I look at it this way.

Film technology is phenomenal now, right? We've got omega-high definition, 3D, superb special effects, yaddayadda.

Look at a movie like, say, Psycho. Black and white film, but still regarded as one of the better movies of all time. Would Psycho be better if it was filmed in color (or recolored)? I dare say it would probably degrade the quality of the movie.

As another example, the hippest way to make a shiny film now is to make it in 3D. Movies like Avatar, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole, and Up used the 3D imaging to improve the quality of the viewing experience, using depth changes to enhance emotional quality and world immersion.

However, should all films be in 3D? No. The Hangover: 3D would be a pretty pointless waste of the technology.

Do some films that use 3D rely on it as a clutch or a gimmick? Absolutely. A mediocre film can get increased revenue by being shiny and jumping off the screen (I'm looking at you, Clash of the Titans remake).

Look at the Grindhouse films. Tarantino and Rodriguez used damaged film reels to capture the feel of a real 70s exploitation double feature for their homage to the genre. They had access to digital recording and post processing, but they chose to use antiqued film. Would Grindhouse be better had it been filmed digitally? No. The quality of the film (or lack thereof) is part of what makes Grindhouse what it is.

Same goes for video games. Shiny isn't always an improvement.