Poll: Do Graphics Really Matter?
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I'm a devotee of the Cult of Gameplay. Right now I'm finishing up the original Baldur's Gate; before that, I was spending my game time on the original X-COM. Not exactly graphical powerhouses, you know?
Awesome graphics are rarely necessary, and rarely justified. But when they're justified, wow, hold on.
Consider Company of Heroes; a terrific game, probably the best RTS I've ever played, made possible to a great extent by its awesome graphics. (Unit voices by Lee Emery helped, too.) Was it more fun than X-COM? Eh.... Yes, I think so.
Awesome graphics are rarely necessary, and rarely justified. But when they're justified, wow, hold on.
Consider Company of Heroes; a terrific game, probably the best RTS I've ever played, made possible to a great extent by its awesome graphics. (Unit voices by Lee Emery helped, too.) Was it more fun than X-COM? Eh.... Yes, I think so.
gameply maters there must be some sort of plot not just go here kill move on, the mechanics have to be good where you do not glitch through the game scenery. There is only so much you can bumb up the resolution of getting their head blown off with blood spurting out
They do matter and we need to get away from this whole this aspect is better than that one. For a game to be good or great they need a full package. Graphics are just as important as gameplay or story when you look at the full package. Would PS3 fanboys be spouting that MGS4 is the bestest game ever if it came with 8 bit graphics. How about 360 fanboys with thier Gears of War? Would a blocky 16 bit Marcus take something from the game? Hell yes it would.
I don't know about the rest of you but I paid 300 bucks (plus tax and acc) to enter the "next gen". 10 years before that I paid 300 (give or take) to move into that "next gen". Did I expect games to be radically different? NO. They haven't changed in the past 20 years I don't expect them to start now. The only thing that keeps me going to the next "next gen" is the graphics. Otherwise I would still be playing with power. The power of the Nintendo Entertainment System. Since they are pretty much the same games with better graphics.
I don't know about the rest of you but I paid 300 bucks (plus tax and acc) to enter the "next gen". 10 years before that I paid 300 (give or take) to move into that "next gen". Did I expect games to be radically different? NO. They haven't changed in the past 20 years I don't expect them to start now. The only thing that keeps me going to the next "next gen" is the graphics. Otherwise I would still be playing with power. The power of the Nintendo Entertainment System. Since they are pretty much the same games with better graphics.
graphics besides for functionality seem to be mostly icing so to speak if all you are doing is running around in a beautiful environment what's the point however if it's used to make an explosion blossom in flowers of fire and shrapnel then by all means. Essentially when it makes function spectacular that's when it's worth something
Detail..I would like to know if Im shooting a friendly or a bad guy..Anarchemitis said:
Yes point your gun in the direction everyone else is firing,but wouldn't it be nice to know that you are shooting the bad guy instead of a stop sign? or a poster on the wall?
No. I mean If it's so bad to the point you don't know what you're seeing and doing, than yes, graphics are important. However, that is rarely the case with this current generation of consoles.
Not really, unless graphics is one of its selling points. I play Runes of Magic on my crap computer with everything on super low, and besides still being fun and lag free. Its pretty much the same as with everything maxed IMO.
Graphics are somewhat of a way to see if the developers have put a lot of time, work and effort in a game. I noticed that some of the graphical benchmark games are complimented with great (or at least decent) gameplay. Bad graphics can be a way to see if a game lacks polish before it is released. I'm not saying that you shouldn't buy a game just because it doesn't have graphics that are quite up to par with Crysis or KillZone 2 (I never thought I would compliment that game!) or am I saying to preorder a game just because it promises pretty graphics, I'm just saying that graphics CAN (not always) be a way of spotting a gem before it is released.
Thief is one of my favorite games of all time.
Graphics do not matter. It's all about the atmosphere.
Graphics do not matter. It's all about the atmosphere.
