By Semi-realism, I mean slightly resembles reality. If you want a cactus, Blockland is able to create a decent representation of one under Blocklands terms.
I like where Blockland it going: Going farther than Legos did making innovations that Lego would not. Its what makes Bloackland, Blockland, not Legoland.
Im not saying we should totally disregard the layout of Legos, I'm saying we shouldn't follow the "Lego format" word for word. Blockland should do its own thing.
Round the cactus off.