I get the appeal of Minecraft. That is to say, it appeals to me. I am also impressed and heartened mightily by its success.

But I'm never going to find the time for building 16-bit megacomputers or transcontinental railroads or torching my luxury home. FML, RIGHT.

My first half hour of the Minecraft experience mostly involved:

1) Realising I can dig directly down into the centre of the earth.*

2) Digging directly down into the centre of the earth.

3) Respawning.

4) Constructing a modest house with windows and bookshelves.

5) Digging it a convenient tunnel into the centre of the earth.

You're never more than a few seconds from molten rock, I guess is what I'm saying.

*Similar to my first moments with Fracture, now that I think about it, but with more lava.