Minecraft New Nintendo 3DS Edition Extensive Review | Is It Still Worth It After 4 Years?

Minecraft 3ds one of the most underrated and one of the least known versions of minecraft out there released back in 2017 it finally introduced minecraft on the 3ds after several years of waiting for fans fast forward exactly four years later and i am now going to be reviewing the

Game okay i know it may seem a little late but after playing this game extensively i am going to be reviewing minecraft 3ds in this video as well as seeing if it’s still worth it 4 years later in 2021 so without further ado let’s get started when minecraft 3ds was released back on

September 13th 2017 it was met with mixed reception some people enjoyed the game and thought it was good enough for the 3ds others saw this version as one of the worst because it was released so late in the 3ds’s life as well as the lower performance and gameplay quality over

Other versions not to mention the well overpriced 30 price tag this game still has to this day it was also prone to be made fun of in various videos comparing the graphics to other versions which i do get but the 3ds specs are very low in comparison to every other platform of minecraft

Now let’s go ahead and talk about the performance of this version in more detail minecraft 3ds runs at a resolution of 240p with a target frame rate of 60 frames per second during normal gameplay it usually never hits 60fps unless you are mining or in a super flat world but

Despite that the fps is usually around 20 to 40 in normal gameplay which is not bad at all the resolution is also much better if you’re playing it on an actual 3ds in person as well overall the performance of this version isn’t nearly as bad as some would expect

However when this game was released there were several reports of the game crashing and even today it is still prone to it but personally i do not experience any crashing there at all but your experiences may vary the render distance is for sure not something to boast about because it is a

Whole three chunks and a laughable one chunk when reigning yes this is the 3ds we’re talking about here but for the average player who used to 12 to 24 chunks on console additions and even higher on pc versions we’ll definitely think this is not a good render distance but surprisingly enough

It actually does feel adequate normal gameplay overall minecraft 3ds does run surprisingly well all things considered and once you get used to its limitations from other additions it really isn’t that much of a hindrance now let’s get into how the controls work the controls for this version work as

You would expect every control button on the new 3ds is utilized in some way there is one difference from other minecraft versions however and that is the c-stick the c-stick does not move like the circle pad does but it instead registers input from the pressure of

Your finger and how much and due to this the camera does take some getting used to in addition to that the zr and zl buttons are used for scrolling through items on your hotbar and the lnr buttons are used for building and breaking blocks this is the opposite orientation

From other minecraft versions that utilize physical controls and this is due to how the shoulder buttons are placed on the new 3ds in addition there are a few control settings that you can adjust from changing the auto jump and the sensitivity of the camera overall the controls in this version do

Take some getting used to but overall it’s not as bad as some may think now let’s get into blocks and items on its latest 1.9.19 update minecraft 3ds selection of blocks and items is most directly similar to the minecraft java 1.12 world of color update so there’s actually a pretty good selection

Of blocks and items to choose from a couple things to know are the fact that there is no need for a regular map item in this version because it is always on the bottom screen and that some items present in this update like parrots are not in this version either

Shields and offhands don’t exist in this version either while still limited compared to today’s updates it has a pretty good selection for what it is as far as natural structures are concerned minecraft 3ds still has the old villages so nothing from the village of pillage updates are present here

The new nether and aquatic features obviously don’t exist either it is interesting note however that legacy console editions did stop updating on the aquatic update but not the 3ds edition my assumption would be performance problems but the most likely answer was probably due to mojang or the developers wanting to discontinue it

Earlier because it was already being updated for far longer after the other legacy console editions were discontinued now that we have talked about the blocks and items let’s go into the main key features this version has firstly the build limit for no matter what world you’re in is 128 blocks this

May seem low compared to the 256 limit currently and the upcoming 512 limit but for the 3ds it’s perfect due to the low 3 chunk render distance i already mentioned earlier it’s perfectly adequate another limitation is mob caps only a maximum of 24 enemies 24 animals

16 squid and 16 villagers can exist at once this may seem low and it most definitely is if you plan to make animal farms and you do need to take the mob cap into consideration when creating one in normal gameplay however it is barely noticeable on the other hand a couple great

Features about this version include two-player local multiplayer support the ability to create large world sizes at 2016 by 2016 blocks larger than other console legacy editions and just the simple fact that this version is pretty portable since this can be played on the new 3ds non-xl in addition to the new 3ds and

New 2ds xl this version is one of the most portable additions in the end there are some limitations to be expected but there are still some features that are great to have especially on the 3ds in addition to all of this there are also a wide selection of skin packs to

Purchase as well as several mashup packs and texture packs to choose from there isn’t a whole lot to do outside of just playing creative survival minecraft but it’s still nice to see these small additions present in this version before i explain my closing thoughts here are a couple fun facts about this

Version it is the only version of minecraft that exists with two-player multiplayer the old stone cutter is still present in this version however it is only found in creative mode there are also 10 exclusive splash screen texts in this version as well and finally this version was planned to

Include a 3d mode in a future update but was mysteriously never released now is minecraft new nintendo 3ds edition really worth it in late 2021 four years after its release well at this point it really just depends on what you intend to do with it

If you want to buy it for the novelty of owning the game and experience minecraft 3ds then i would say yeah go ahead and buy it but if you want to play this game to play minecraft seriously just be aware of the limitations this version entails over other versions in addition

I wouldn’t recommend buying this version for its full 30 retail price unless absolutely necessary because it really just isn’t worth the price at this point unless it somehow gets sought after more in the future but in the end despite all that this version has to offer i still

Think that it is a very fun version to play and it is definitely one of the most unique editions of minecraft made to date so in the end i would recommend it under these circumstances but just be aware of your uses for this version before purchasing before you go don’t forget to

Check out the links in the description that will lead to the various forms of the minecraft 3ds community alright and that wraps up my full extensive review of minecraft new nintendo 3ds edition if you enjoyed this video don’t forget to like and subscribe to show your support

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