> why don't other voxel-based games ever seem just as fun
But this is the opposite of your point. Other games resemble Minecraft superficially and maybe offer some crafting, but none have anything like Minecraft's deep mechanics.
But this is the opposite of your point. Other games resemble Minecraft superficially and maybe offer some crafting, but none have anything like Minecraft's deep mechanics.
You feel validated for expressing yourself, much like a strategy in Counter Strike or picking a team in Pokémon.
If you want to make a Minecraft then prototype that instead a single aspect of its visuals.
"If X is true and Y is X, why is Y false."