Terraria vs Minecraft

[Julymorning]

Hi! Can anyone please explain what is the key differences between these games, and which one is better?

Thank you!

[Smetrix]

NOOOOOOO

Bro just look up a post (don’t necro it obviously). There are hundreds of these, the horse is dead, stop beating it

[balcem1]

Minecraft is just 2D Terraria but without that much bosses, weapons, and enemies.

[Robin Hood]

One isn't better than the other. They're totally different games.

If you are more interested in a progression based game with meaningful milestones such as bosses and gear upgrades, than Terraria is for you.

If you are more interested in creativity and immersion, and being able to do whatever you want, Minecraft is for you.

[Dumelman]

Minecraft is a survival game. Terraria is an rpg that happens to have mining and crafting in it.

[Roasty McToasty]

Not comparable by any means.

[Shinden]

terraria

[Not Carbuncle]

Theyre both good, but terraria will keep you going content and goal wise much much more, minecraft is more about keeping yourself motivated and making goals. I find myself taking breaks from terraria less frequently than I do from minecraft because theres so much to do, but theyre both amazing games.

[rBad]

you cant compare them. The only aspects they share are the sandbox aspects. Terraria is a full fledged RPG whilst minecraft is a casual adventure game with a few rpg bits sprinkled in.

[Julymorning]

Can you guys please explain a little more? They look so similar to each other, I can't decide!

[BlueGravity]

They're different games, yeah. Minecraft takes less time to beat I feel like, and Terraria focuses on RPG more. I've loved Minecraft for years and years and recently just started Terraria, and I have more fun with terraria. In Minecraft, the routes and gear you can take is more limited than Terrraria. Minecraft also has less bosses. An advantage of it, though is Minecraft pvp on servers like Hypixel is much better than Terraria pvp. I used to PvP a lot and had a ton of fun. If you like collecting items, getting stronger, fighting monsters and bosses, I would recommend terraria. If you want less options and a more straight forward less complex game, Minecraft is the way to go.

[Alucard †]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1qju6V1jLM

[RestartError]

Well. they are both really good games .-.

[[R] Nerva]

This question has been asked to death, but the top 10 differences between Minecraft and Terraria are these, as I see them:

1. 2D vs. 3D
   
2. Semi-disposable crafted gear vs. Permanent mix of craftable and found items
   
3. Few Bosses that serve solely as endgame challenges vs. Lots of Bosses, with progression being gated through them
   
4. Few Biomes that are largely static vs. Lots of Biomes, some of which spread and change as the world progresses
   
5. Semi-realistic vs. Running on the Rule of Cool
   
6. Lots of generic NPCs that are little more than nonhostile mobs vs. Fewer NPCs that each have specific roles and identities
   
7. Enemies that can destroy blocks & structures vs. non-player No block/structure destruction
   
8. Survival-oriented chores (starvation & durability mechanics) vs. no chores, but considerably more, and more lethal, enemies
   
9. Physical-space-dependent Redstone vs. Terraria Wire, which exists on its own 'layer' of reality separate from blocks and physical space
   
10. Lower mobility over larger worlds vs. Higher mobility over smaller worlds

Terraria's got more of its focus on its combat and mobility. It's worlds are smaller, balanced by the fact that you're expected to use a lot of the world, you can take your character between multiple worlds, and worlds change over time thanks to spreading biomes and changing biome rules as a world progresses. There are many bosses in Terraria, spaced throughout the game, from early game to endgame. You're expected to house NPCs as well as yourself, with each NPC you give a proper home to giving you new services to take advantage of over the course of the game. There's also arguably less crafting of gear; while there's crafted gear at every level of the game, just as often you'll be using stuff dropped from bosses or looted from chests or other sources. Since there's no durability mechanic, and you don't drop your stuff when you die unless you choose to do so in your character difficulty settings, you don't have to worry about losing irreplaceable gear when you perish.

Terraria's also not afraid to give you mobility; grappling hooks, flying, super-speed dashes, climbing, all of these are possible in Terraria, where they're not available or extremely limited in Minecraft. It also expects you to use that mobility; indeed, most bosses after hardmode operate on the basic assumption that you can fly, at a minimum.

I appreciate that you asked for the differences between the two - I don't feel one game is outright better than the other, but chances are, one or the other might be better for you.

[Shinden]

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1qju6V1jLM

me when i saw the title

[jonasaboo]

Not again!