Why Minecraft Is Better Than Roblox

By Logan L. and Kevin R.

I think that Roblox isn't as good as Minecraft because you have to pay a lot of money for in-game accessories and basically everything else is expensive. On Minecraft you can customize your world and your player for free, andnot to forget that you can download modifications for free as well. Also Roblox could cause cyber-bullying and there are predators and cheaters which is every video game player's worst nightmare. Most people who played Roblox quit while Minecraft players stuck with their game. Minecraft also does updates and has a yearly convention. Roblox doesn't.

This is a picture of someone playing Minecraft and as you can see it has a lot of building that players made and you can make what ever you want in Minecraft.

This purple hat in Roblox cost $600 in real life and does nothing but make you look cooler which doesn't do anything and someone who didn't spend any money at all in this game could do the exact same thing that the person with the $600 hat in any game could do.

These are Minecraft skins--they are all free.

All of these skins are free to any player and can be what ever they want to be in Minecraft

One reason Minecraft is good for kids is the promotion of creativity, problem-solving, self-direction, and collaboration—all of which stand out as the less-tangible, non-academic benefits Minecraft provides. It is these life skills that will give kids the boost needed when they eventually work their way towards succeeding in college and future careers. Minecraft is unique in that it’s an unlimited world where kids can create literally anything they can imagine, but within the constraint that everything is made up of blocks that must fit within the 3D grid of the game.

Pirate galleys, re-creations of both fictional and real-world cities, and even your favorite sci-fi ships probably already exist in Minecraft, and were also built by someone who hasn’t graduated high school yet. Now that’s some major creativity!

“Survival mode,” where various creatures come out at night and attack players, is just one facet of the way Minecraft encourages problem-solving. Players are dropped into various environments and must quickly figure out how to find and build shelter, make weapons, and collect food in order to survive.

Strategy comes into play in a big way here, as each Minecraft “day” lasts a scant 10 real-world minutes, meaning players have to think on their feet if they want to stay alive.

One unique aspect of Minecraft is how customizable it can be. With that, one popular way to customize the game is through modding, or altering the original programming code of the game.

These modifications, or "mods" for short, are add-ons built by third parties (often the kids themselves) to enhance the game. Designing mods involves learning Java, the programming language in which Minecraft was built. It also involves developing skills like debugging, revision control, and utilizing Photoshop.