While maybe technically this game still calls for having and begging a lot for friends and gifts it's nothing as close to bad as actually playing on facebook. It doesn't even add the friends to your friends list here on Kongregate. Having friends on here is more about being active in chat for five seconds. I don't mind it personally.
I've been enjoying it so far though I've only made it to the second map area. Nonetheless the fun shouldn't go down too fast until much later. I do agree with a female option for the future but for now the Minecraft mask will have to do. :) Thanks for this game!
Glad you enjoy it.