Without using mods, someone has managed to turnMinecraftinto a 2D platformer by making it look like they’ve removed one of the game’s dimensions. Known for itsvast and immersive open world, Mojang’s sandbox title continues to dominate the gaming industry by offering fans an almost unlimited amount of creativity. The fact that players can go wherever they like in the procedurally generated and, above all, 3D world is just part of the appeal. But evidently, one person had other plans.
It’s not just the sprawling landscape that makes the game so appealing. Over the years, and there’s been quite a few of them,Minecrafthas inspired giant builds and structures, complicated redstone contraptions, not to mention fan art and even an officialSimpsonsopening that features the game’s trademark blocky visuals. From its humble beginnings,Minecrafthas not only grown into a force to be reckoned with in the industry, but has become a huge part of pop culture in general. But it begs the question of what things would be like if it was a simple platformer instead.
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That’s what YouTuber Mysticat was wondering, and so they went ahead and actualized that idea. In their recent video, theMinecraftcontent creator set about making the game look two-dimensional, with impressive results. The first thing they needed to do was work out how to lock the camera to the reduced perspective, which involved writing a custom plugin. Then they made the player invisible and attached a flat item to their head that was textured with Steve’s vanilla skin. This created the illusion that they were truly moving along a 2D plane. After some additional tweaking and adding a custom background to the scene, the finished project really does play like something from a bygone era.
In fact, many watching will probably get classicMariovibes. Although, upon reflection and given that this flat version ofMinecraftstill has crafting and the ability to chop down trees, it looks almost like the2D adventure sandbox titleTerraria. The latter was released sometime after the former, and many consider it to be an alternative toMinecraft.
This is also not the first time Mysticat has engaged in some interesting and unique projects. They’ve also made acustom grappling hook forMinecraft, as well as a driveable tank, a sword that functions as a helicopter, and they’ve even changed some of the game’s assets for ones designed by AI. Basically, the YouTuber shows that, despite how nearly infinite the vanilla experience is, there are so many other ways to extend gameplay in the Mojang IP.
Minecraftis available now for Mobile, PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
