New Video Up: My First Ever Minecraft Session

Finally got around to this one. This represents my first ever Minecraft experience, which is why it sucks quite a bit...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl5hMXsGLn0

Comments

[harts fire]

this is kind of painful to watch and funny at the same time.
you did good for never having played before.

[Wilt]

Haven't gotten too far into the playthrough since I need to sleep, but a few (Hopefully constructive) comments

1. Vanilla minecraft doesn't consider a need for 'air'. You can create air pockets underwater with a torch.
2. Java edition is best edition in my view since it can be modded (This is a deep, dark path)
3. My focus at the start of a game is a bit of enough wood to create a basic set of tools and some charcoal via a furnace, then shelter for the night.
4. Mobs can potentially spawn under the underhang (and in your shelter) due to the lack of light

Seems you were enjoying at least :)

[Kris Overstreet]

5519180 I should have mentioned in the description of the video that this is an edit-down of a four-hour stream. There was a lot of thinking, silences, and active bafflement as I experimented with making things that turned out to have no purpose (at least, not within the frame of this video).

5519182 Addressing your points:

0 ) I originally streamed this in January. I've played a bit more since then (though my total play time is still under fifty hours).

1 ) I was under the impression (in Hard mode or higher, at least) that sealing yourself into a too-small hole would trigger a suffocation countdown.

2 ) Haven't experimented with mods yet.

3 ) As would mine be, now, but at the time I was focused on one particular thing (namely, don't be outside at night).

4 ) Yeah, I eventually figured that out. Still, I don't regret making a home there. Even by Minecraft standards, it's a fairly unique sight.

[Kris Overstreet]

5519182 Oh- and as for enjoying it, I enjoy the building and the exploration. I do NOT enjoy the clunky combat, especially since it lends itself to jump-scares (drop creepers, anyone?). I've always hated horror in general and jump-scare horror especially, and suddenly having a mob in one's face (or exploding in one's face) is the single biggest turn-off in the game for me.

[Wilt]

5519495
Yeah, I've experienced the fun of surprise Creepers. A large part of that is managing the light levels around you, though obviously thats not something you can complete on the first day.

Thankfully you can get armour that'll protect you from such an event, though thats usually paired with skeletons.

[Reese]

5519495
Yeah, I've tried Survival a few times, but the vast majority of my time in Minecraft has been in Peaceful Creative (and with mods). I'm also there for the building and exploration, and not having to gather materials or worry about combat makes that much easier. Of course, I'm also not trying to stream it as a spectator event, so that may change things a bit.
Good luck, and with your streaming in general, by the way!