The update actually came out on the 1st of this month, but I’ve uh, been too busy playing it to report anything. I can however tell you the update not only adds new content but it feels like a completely new game.

If you haven’t heard of Terraria before (and can forgive me for posting this as news provided my excuse that it’s a building themed game) its a 2D sandbox platformer where virtually the entire environment can be mined, and well, crafted. To call it a 2D Minecraft would not be an accurate description however.

While they share a few concepts, the emphasis in this game is on gradually getting cooler and cooler armor, tools, and weapons, sometimes by crafting them from materials you mine for, other times by hunting for certain monsters in certain biomes.

At first, the game feels slow paced as you hunt around with the starting gear, slowly chipping away in dark caves, but with a little direction from the official wiki and maybe some help from friends, you eventually get drills to blaze through rock like a madman and fly through the sky with rocket packs, and that’s just for starters.

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