By Emma Deo
At participating McDonald’s across the nation, customers can purchase the Minecraft Movie Meal, released April 1, in honor of “A Minecraft Movie” released in theaters on April 4.
The meal consists of either a 10 piece McNugget or a Big Mac hamburger, a side of fries, a soft drink and a Minecraft collectible figurine. You can also enjoy the Nether Flame sauce alongside your meal, which is a nod to the Nether Dimension in Minecraft, which is a dangerous land you can travel to through a portal consisting of fire, lava, zombie pigmen and flying, explosive shouting Ghasts.
The Nether Flame sauce was the highlight of the meal for me, as its sweet and spicy chili flavor provided a boost to the classic chicken nugget and fries meal.
McDonald’s McNuggets are undoubtedly the best fast food chicken nugget option, and the Nether Flame sauce was the perfect addition to an already great taste.
The meal comes in a large golden box, made to look like the gold blocks featured in Minecraft. This elevated the experience, making it feel like so much more than a classic McDonald’s meal.
Some may complain that the meal did not feature any new main food items, but I see this as a good feature of the meal. If you already have something great, why change it? By ordering this meal, I didn’t feel like I was going out on a limb and trying something new, it felt like a familiar thing with a little added flair.
I only had one gripe with my McDonalds Minecraft meal experience — the price. In total, I paid $15.87 for a meal I can usually get for under 10 dollars. I understand that I was paying for the experience, which I very much enjoyed, but an extra $6 is a little out of my price range as a broke college student.
As for figurine options, you can receive a Big Mac Crystal, Birdie Wings, Fry Helmet, Soda Potion, Zombie Hamburglar or a Grimace Egg, which are all mashups of classic McDonalds items or characters and elements of the Minecraft video game.
I ended up getting the Grimace Egg, which in all honesty, I didn’t really care about, but is now a beloved decoration in the living room of my apartment.
All in all, as a McDonalds lover, it was expected that I would deeply enjoy the McNuggets and french fries combo, but the Nether Flame sauce pushed it to new limits, making for a great fast-food dining experience. I still think that nearly 16 dollars was ridiculous, but it was worth every penny.
