- That’s what Mojang CEO Jens Bergensten says Minecraft‘s Creeper probably wouldn’t be included in the game today because it would be “so controversial”
- He says, “If you were to follow the rules we have today, we probably wouldn’t add Creeper”
- The CEO explains that when adding something destructive to Minecraft, it must first be tested with the players
According to Mojang CEO Jens Bergensten, Minecraft‘s Creeper probably wouldn’t be included in the game if it were made today because it would be “controversial”.
Speaking in a new behind-the-scenes dev video titled ‘The Biome That Broke Minecraft’, Bergensten talked about what he calls the “iconic” Creeper, one of Minecraft‘s many enemies that can blow themselves up and destroy everything within its range, but believe that the game would not be able to show the monster today.
“Even to this day, it’s one of the monsters in gaming that I’m still a little afraid of,” Bergensten said.
“If you were to follow the rules that we have today, we probably wouldn’t add the Creeper. Because it would actually be so controversial to have a monster that would show up and destroy what you built.”
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Earlier in the video, Bergensten explained that it is important to be safe Minecraft‘s destructive elements weren’t too daunting for the player, touching on the Enderman and its ability to remove any block in the game and destroy anything the player has created.
“It’s very important that when you add something destructive to the game, you test it with the players and make sure it finds the right level of destruction,” he said.
Suffice it to say, Minecraft wouldn’t be the same without the annoying presence of the Creeper, because like it or not, it makes the game’s survival mode more of a challenge.
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