Bought this ages ago, back when it was still on version 1.0.3. Liked it quite a bit. It wasn't all that polished just yet, but there was definitely some fun to be had there. Fast forward a little bit, and 1.0.6 hits. I start playing again. Buff potions become a thing, the Guide NPC suddenly has the ability to tell you what to craft items you own into, there are tons of new decorative items and the game's mechanics get a good polishing. Good stuff! Fast forward a bit again. We're now at 1.1. This shiny new thing called "Hard Mode" has been added, and it's kinda funky. What was the end game before is now not even halfway through the progression, and defeating a certain special boss unleashes tons of new things onto your world. Huh, they've done it again. A while later again, 1.2 hits. It's awesome. More than a thousand (!) new items, a hundred new mobs and a whole bunch of refinements to make the move into Hard Mode less jarring and more fun. Wow, these people are serious about keeping their game kicking. Now, the year is 2015. I'm browsing through the games on this brand spanking new GOG Galaxy service thingymajig, and I see Terraria in the list. Having just completed another 50+ hour multiplayer run of the game with a few friends, I figured I'd leave a review. Folks; this game is awesome. The devs have kept this thing going for a good few years now, and continue to add new things. If you're looking for a game with somewhat Minecraft-y building/mining elements, gratuitous amounts of spelunking and collecting and/or a lot of great 2D combat (a bit reminiscent of something like Castlevania or Metroid), definitely give this one a go. One note: This game does not currently (as of 1.2.4.1) seem to work all that well with resolutions above 1920x1080/1200. There are mods out there to scale it higher, but running the unmodded game on my 1440p display (windowed) forces it into a stretchy (and seemingly unchangeable) 1920x1200 resolution that doesn't look all that good.
