Roblox surpasses Minecraft with 100 million monthly players
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Well it's old as hell but it's always been targeted towards little kids IIRC, unlike Minecraft. I heard about it when I was in middle school, but never really thought it was any good. But it's up to whatever stuff people make in it. There's a remake of DOOM in it that works really well. Like, mimicking the actual DOOM engine, not Roblox characters in DOOM levels.
It's most similar to Garry's Mod, I think.
Interesting I thought it was a new game that just popped off
It does have a pop culture impact, you just didn't notice it because you're in a different pop culture bubble.
Some of y'all have got to realize the World doesn't always revolve around you.
I remember my 8-year-old cousin showing me a million different "Who's that Pokemon?" quizzes on there a few years ago. Then he'd instantly get bored of it, switch to some poor man's FPS deathmatch game, get bored of that and start showing me some horrible videos on Youtube that he definitely shouldn't have been watching.
Its played by mostly the under 13 year olds it seems, they have little presence in forums, websites, marketing, yet are still a huge group of people that are quietly forgotten by older gamers and media
It's all about the obbys, obstacle corses with really shitty platforming, and tycoons which are games with resource collection and building.
Then there is kind of a kidified GTA called Mad City.
The youtubers we've come across are Kevplays and DenisDaily, both are much better than the super dull DanTDM.
Then there is kind of a kidified GTA called Mad City.
The youtubers we've come across are Kevplays and DenisDaily, both are much better than the super dull DanTDM.
That's a little harsh but I do agree. Kanye has a dang music video that references this game so it definitely made it mainstream to a point.
My daughter's favourite streamers - itfunneh & TheKrew - are all 4m+ sub streamers & mainly do Roblox & MC content.
My daughter nearly lost her shit when they have her a bday shout out last year lol
She seems to spend lots of time farming for IGC which then gets spent on skins & accessories, which she then uses to win in-game fashion shows with other users.
She's pestering for the monthly sub so she can start on level creation...
I suspect there's a huge crossover in the two audiences tho - almost all the kids at school play both games.
Robochimp - my little boy loves Denisdaily! I'm always impressed how well he speaks to his audience, keeps it clean & so on.
My daughter nearly lost her shit when they have her a bday shout out last year lol
She seems to spend lots of time farming for IGC which then gets spent on skins & accessories, which she then uses to win in-game fashion shows with other users.
She's pestering for the monthly sub so she can start on level creation...
I suspect there's a huge crossover in the two audiences tho - almost all the kids at school play both games.
Robochimp - my little boy loves Denisdaily! I'm always impressed how well he speaks to his audience, keeps it clean & so on.
This ain't Avatar :v
It has memes, communities, a big fandom, and all, but it's way outside of the Era bubble.
Maybe in a few years it will get (a horrible) Hollywood adaptation :v
FNaF is getting one (hopefully entertaining) by Chris Columbus. So maybe for Roblox we'll be hearing more about when the target audience grows up.
Yeah it's one of those games that is always at the top of most played list but the audience is so young you don't really see posts about it on forums. It's crazy to me that there hasn't been a huge company like Microsoft that bought the game yet. I'm sure they have been approached and perhaps they just weren't interested.
I tried to get into Roblox in 2011. I was too old for it even then. My little sister and her friends used to love that shit.
I mean there's a battlefield clone, pubg, gta, there's a shitload of unique minigames that I've seen people create on roblox.
I taught my 5yo daughter well... she absolutely hates roblox and i couldnt be more proud lol... its one of those "im too old/what even is this" type games, but im glad shes into stuff like minecraft. Or lego superhero games... ill play those with her all day every day.
Actually shes going hard in Just Shapes and Beats... and holy shit is that game hard! Its pretty much all she plays right now XD.
Actually shes going hard in Just Shapes and Beats... and holy shit is that game hard! Its pretty much all she plays right now XD.
MS has console exclusivity for years. They helped the dev team bring it to Xbox.
My kids play the hell out of this and watch other people play it on YouTube. Theyre always carrying on about "Obbys" which is short for obstacle course.
Most of these levels are a certain type of copyright infringement hell. Mario themed with smash mouth blasting in the background while woody and buzz are plastered all over the place.
Most of these levels are a certain type of copyright infringement hell. Mario themed with smash mouth blasting in the background while woody and buzz are plastered all over the place.
I'd say 6-12. Surprised your friends kids never heard of it? My kids are 10 and 11 and have been on it for 4-5 years. I never even showed them, they showed me.
The 'oof' meme originiated from the crappy death noise in this game. TBH Roblox is essentially a dumb down kid-friendly GMod.
This seems to be a concise one that also touch upon the build aspect:
Like, you play hide'n'seek, there's Murder Mystery where you try to survive a hidden murderer, a JailBreak game, one where you have to survive natural disasters, all multiplayer. Like an MMO Mario Party or something :v
Like, you play hide'n'seek, there's Murder Mystery where you try to survive a hidden murderer, a JailBreak game, one where you have to survive natural disasters, all multiplayer. Like an MMO Mario Party or something :v
The image that's forming in my head about this game is that it's a cross between Minecraft, Garry's Mod, and Mario Maker simplified for kids. Am I anywhere near accurate?
That sounds about right
My siblings used to be obsessed with Minecraft
Now they're only obsessed with Roblox
They need to keep it that way tbh
If Roblox got released on PS4 I'd NEVER get to use it (or the TV) ever again lmao
Huh, I never knew Roblox was that old
My siblings used to be obsessed with Minecraft
Now they're only obsessed with Roblox
They need to keep it that way tbh
If Roblox got released on PS4 I'd NEVER get to use it (or the TV) ever again lmao
Huh, I never knew Roblox was that old
Yeah, seems it's 15 this year, including its beta. So about 5 years older than Minecraft Alpha. AFAIK it was already pretty big in 2008 based on what I hear around school then. Back then my friend called Minecraft a Roblox ripoff! Seems like it started really really growing in popularity (again?) around 2015 to 2016 though, I think.
No. Nothing like minecraft or mario maker. More like Garrys Mod or Dreams only the "creator" aspect most kids will never use. Its not really a creative game for the majority of the user base. Its more like an endless number of very similar, very basic unfinished braindead minigames.
I have no idea what this game even is and has mystified me for yea...
Oh, okay
I only know about this game from thumbnails on YouTube and because the designer mainly responsible for the best Spider-Man game was working on some stuff for it. Apparently, it's a game within a game? I don't know how it works, or even if it's paid content, but I hope he's doing well. Jamie is a super cool dude who deserves nothing but the best.
Also, make sure to watch this video, by Nick Robinson.
Also, make sure to watch this video, by Nick Robinson.
It is very weird how prolific that the minecraft brand is compared to this game. I wonder how Roblox was marketing itself such that I barely knew about it 2 years ago despite its size back then.
It is also weird that considering what it is Roblox doesn't seem like to have a more mature audience. The core tools allow for basic creation but at some point as these kids want to challenge themselves as they get older what is preventing them from digging deeper into the programming tools.
It is also weird that considering what it is Roblox doesn't seem like to have a more mature audience. The core tools allow for basic creation but at some point as these kids want to challenge themselves as they get older what is preventing them from digging deeper into the programming tools.
