The premise is simple: destroy the enemy base before they can destroy yours.

At a preview event, various members of the European press were given about 20/30 minutes to get to grips with the game’s systems via a simple (and very kid-orientated) campaign mode, and then forced into the crucible together to demonstrate what we’d learned. Mojang deciding to give the MOBA the Minecraft treatment, though, is a delight. Curious to see what the gameplay looks like? Check out this video. It’s a famously difficult genre to penetrate and takes a lot of time and investment to understand. That word soup sounds like it doesn’t mean much, but it’s spawned some of the most popular games of all time League of Legends, DOTA 2, Smite, and so on. We’re talking MOBA – multiplayer online battle arena. It’s strange, then, to see the latest spin-off in the Minecraft IP approach a genre that is so strict and keeps you on the path so much that it’s literally built around lanes. Have fun, without needing to constantly check compass points or review your objectives.

The original game (now a Microsoft property) took the reins off, allowed you to explore the geometric sandbox at your leisure, and let you revel in the world in your own time. What do you think of when you think of the word ‘ Minecraft’? If you’re anything like me – and the now-numerous generations that have been raised by the game – you’ll think of creativity, exploration, the freedom to do things your own way.

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