The Ups And Downs Of Minecraft's Last Decade (Video Essay)

Minecraft is the best selling game of all time, though in recent years there has been a growing sentiment that the game has lost the charm it once had, especially following the Microsoft acquisition. In this video, I dived into every Java Edition update starting with 1.9 to find all the things I liked and didn't like to see where my opinion ended up at the end of it all! And the results were... Not what you'd expect! In fact, we definitely deviated from the original script for this video purely because of just how different my conclusion ended up being! So sit back get ready for a blast through the past until present day as we take a look at Minecraft; all the things good and bad that've been added these past 9 years, and the other factors that may also be at play when it comes to current sentiment on the game.
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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Update History
26:04 - Main Takeaways
28:55 - Hang On A Minute
32:04 - State Of Minecraft Content
39:08 - Why Content Matters to Minecraft
43:58 - Snap Back To Reality
47:13 - Going Off The Deep End
50:50 - Outro
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Credits to:

Minecraft Fandom Wiki - Information/Images
GitHub Minecraft Timeline - Update Release Dates/Info
Game Theory - Video Credit
MrBeast Reacts - Video Credit
Pewdiepie - Video Credit
Yogscast - Video Credit
Alex CND - Video Credit
SkyDoesMinecraft - Video Credit
Nick Robinson - Video Credit
Mojang - Video Credit
Microsoft - Video Credit
BBC - TV Production Credit
All The Realm Homies - Giving me footage of a realm to tour
Minicandy - Test viewer/helping demo thumbnail title combos
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Once again, I hope you all enjoyed and stay tuned into 2024 for new info about future uploads!