{"id":1536,"date":"2015-09-10T18:05:07","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T01:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/?p=1536"},"modified":"2015-09-23T09:36:43","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T16:36:43","slug":"universe-sandbox-2-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/universe-sandbox-2-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling the Love for Universe Sandbox \u00b2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since our release on Steam Early Access two weeks ago, we&#8217;ve been seeing new videos and articles about Universe Sandbox \u00b2 every day.<\/p>\n<p>But even better than the huge increase in exposure is seeing how much people are enjoying it. We appreciate each and every YouTube video and write-up that features Universe Sandbox \u00b2, but we can&#8217;t mention them all, so here&#8217;s a short list of some of our favorites.<\/p>\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\n<p>Nerd\u00b3 made the most popular YouTube video about the original Universe Sandbox, and now he&#8217;s back to experiment with Earth in Universe Sandbox \u00b2. He &#8220;fixes&#8221; its axis, floods every continent, then hurls it toward the sun. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nerd\u00b3 FW - Universe Sandbox \u00b2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aaVjpA_hHtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis is one of the more recent videos in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLQYBShEbv9wNcH7TLDufKnogZ2OVRvwVq\">ZeRoyalViking&#8217;s series on Universe Sandbox \u00b2<\/a>. \u00a0We had the pleasure of chatting with him in person at PAX Prime last week. Looking forward to seeing his future videos!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE BIGGEST BLACK HOLE + TRINARY SYSTEMS! (Universe Sandbox 2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DshSPWJELOU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Have you heard of PewDiePie? No? He only has a small following on YouTube, with over 39 million subscribers. What does he have to say about Universe Sandbox \u00b2? &#8220;This game is so ******* cool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THIS GAME IS MINDBLOWING!!! \/\/ Universe Sandbox ^2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jhYqfLAqOlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jacksepticeye, &#8220;the most energetic video game commentator on YouTube,&#8221; had nothing but good things to say about Universe Sandbox \u00b2: &#8220;I just love this stuff. I could explore this game alllll day.&#8221; Jacksepticeye has almost 6.5 million subscribers, and right now this video is the most watched Universe Sandbox \u00b2 YouTube video with over 2.1 million views.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DESTROY THE WORLD | Universe Sandbox 2 #1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oXeql7OmhCk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And this is one of our personal favorites &#8212; Justin and Griffin from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/\"><em>Polygon<\/em><\/a> have a blast playing through Universe Sandbox \u00b2 for the first time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Universe Sandbox 2 Gameplay Overview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IQyxUxI2wh8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Articles<\/h2>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/\">Rock Paper Shotgun<\/a>: \u00a0<\/b><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/2015\/08\/31\/universe-sandbox-2-review-early-access\/\">Premature Evaluation: Universe Sandbox 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this Early Access review from Rock Paper Shotgun, one of the most popular sources for indie game news and reviews, Marsh Davies writes: &#8220;It\u2019s easy to use, beautifully tutorialised, and hugely fascinating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/\">Kotaku<\/a><\/strong><\/span><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/steamed.kotaku.com\/universe-sandbox-2-lets-you-build-destroy-the-universe-1726517928\">Universe Sandbox 2 Lets You Build, Destroy The Universe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My favorite quote from this write-up, published shortly after our launch on Steam Early Access: &#8220;Within a minute of booting it up, I\u2019d already smashed Earth into a second, identical Earth and watched both erupt into flame, blossom thousands of tiny volcanic flowers. &#8216;That escalated quickly,&#8217; I said, realizing even as the words came out of my mouth that it was an understatement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geekdad.com\/\">Geek Dad<\/a><\/span>:\u00a0<a href=\"My Top 10 Indie Games at PAX Prime 2015, Part I\">My Top 10 Indie Games at PAX Prime 2015, Part I<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At PAX we were able to talk to Mike LeSauvage, contributor for Geek Dad.\u00a0In this article about Universe Sandbox \u00b2, Mike writes: &#8220;This was the first game I tried out after PAX, and my kids became instantly enamored with it, with my eight-year-old declaring it to be more fun than Splatoon!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brashgames.co.uk\/\">Brash Games<\/a><\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brashgames.co.uk\/2015\/09\/16\/universe-sandbox-2-review\/\">Universe Sandbox \u00b2 Early Access Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dan Jackson writes, &#8220;This will leave you mesmerized only after 5 minutes of navigating the tutorial and once left to your own devices you will lose yourself in the vast expanse of our known galaxy. [&#8230;]\u00a0I highly recommend this to anyone with a similar interest or if you&#8217;re just curious to see how the universe works. You will not be disappointed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Tweets<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is amazing! Computers are now making me and my wrath obsolete: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/SSCg7NC6jZ\">http:\/\/t.co\/SSCg7NC6jZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 God (@god) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/god\/status\/642114655280693248\">September 10, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniverseSandbox\">@UniverseSandbox<\/a> I just finished playing and my mind is blown. I spent most of my time staring at the screen, smiling like an idiot<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan &amp; Matt (@realmattanddan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realmattanddan\/status\/641490921314455553\">September 9, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And to top it all off, here&#8217;s a humble recommendation from the writer and director of the films District 9 and Elysium, Neill Blomkamp:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">everyone should be playing universe sandbox2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Neill Blomkamp (@NeillBlomkamp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeillBlomkamp\/status\/641838870389112832\">September 10, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since our release on Steam Early Access two weeks ago, we&#8217;ve been seeing new videos and articles about Universe Sandbox \u00b2 every day. 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