I've only just started playing Fortress Craft after buying it with money I don't have.
But for me to buy so instinctively must mean something...that it must be so fucking good that I've scrapped my morals and broken my own rules.
And it really is!
Minecraft I didn't enjoy that much. Mainly because it lagged like a bitch on my computer but also because the graphics style made me dizzy and my eyes couldn't take it (i sometime get this with perfect dark zero strangely enough lol) . Also I couldn't get that immersed into it.
Well Fortress Craft, I downloaded the trial of. Within minutes I was hooked, making intricate mines and tunnels underground, building my own little house. I had more fun than I've had in..well...most xbox games tbh. (which is why I then bought it)
For an indie game it's really fantastic. Aside from the ocassional dip in framerate, the game is very tight and solid. Graphically it's pretty impressive. I'm surprised that indie developers could put such great detail into their games. The scale of the game is massive, the level of freedom is excellent and the core gameplay mechanics work well.
I particularly liked the way you play as your avatar. It definately helped engross me into it.
What I'd say is if you like minecraft as it is, then you've no need to change to this unless you're dying to play it on the console. But if you like me, found the minecraft concept intriguing but never really could get into it for perhaps the same reasons as me, this is definately worth a look.
In terms of value, for 240 microsoft points you can't go wrong...in fact this should be selling at the same price of minecraft at minimum.
Subject: Fortress Craft Review 
Sat Apr 09, 2011 8:46 am
