One of the most amazing aspect of Minecraft to me is to have become so big with a first-person view.
Early 2000s speaking of a first-person view game without a focus on shooting people was really crazy talk.
Game developers underestimated people’s ability to move inside a 3D space for some reason because if you think about it, we do that all the time.
Game developers forgot something bigger: first-person view is the perfect camera that people own. This way, movies, clips, funny stuff are made and create the meta culture needed to forge an IP into timelessness. It is clear to me that games are not about narrative but narrative is the most powerful culture engine, still.
Third person “movies” make it look like you’re playing with dolls or Lego characters. There always will be something anchored in childhood with third-person view.