It's nice. But, at the same time, I usually play video games to escape reality, not to get dragged back into the same thing. One of the reasons why I don't exactly like GTA.
Poll: Do you care about realism??
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Not necessarily as all games are fantastic to a degree, but consistency is nice. If you are playing a game that adheres to a certain set of values and tropes and rules, to suddenly turn them all on their head with nary a proper explanation (or as is seen in a lot of cases, a very weak one) is kind a silly thing to do.
Take the story of MW2. Compared to the first, it was complete and utter fantasy and thus not very consistent with the series. I assume the next one is going to take place on Mars or something.
Take the story of MW2. Compared to the first, it was complete and utter fantasy and thus not very consistent with the series. I assume the next one is going to take place on Mars or something.
I didn't grow up with realism in games and I grew up fine.
I grew up playing Duck Tales using Scrooge McDucks cane as a pogo stick to jump 5x above your own head while on the surface of the moon.
These days all you do is play some souless wanker crouching alot firing at who cares across cover.
Games have forgotten how to be fun. Statement of fact.
I grew up playing Duck Tales using Scrooge McDucks cane as a pogo stick to jump 5x above your own head while on the surface of the moon.
These days all you do is play some souless wanker crouching alot firing at who cares across cover.
Games have forgotten how to be fun. Statement of fact.
Hmm..
Realism vs Super Mario... Nope.
Realism Vs Sonic the Hedgehog.. Nope.
Realism vs Castlevania.. Nah.
Realism vs Halo.. I dont even like Halo and its still better.
I could go on all day, Realism would lose the vast majority of the matchings. Realism isn't fun in the same way as 'Soap/Drama's are dull and predictable and repetitive. If real life were as entertaining, I wouldn't play games.
Realism vs Super Mario... Nope.
Realism Vs Sonic the Hedgehog.. Nope.
Realism vs Castlevania.. Nah.
Realism vs Halo.. I dont even like Halo and its still better.
I could go on all day, Realism would lose the vast majority of the matchings. Realism isn't fun in the same way as 'Soap/Drama's are dull and predictable and repetitive. If real life were as entertaining, I wouldn't play games.
Ummmm... Welcome to The "Escapist"?benandlol said:
Personally, I prefer to have games a little more on the unrealistic side, though it normally depends on the game.
Edit: I ninja'd the person below me! =D
You have no idea how happy I am.
Maybe a little, but I feel like the whole point of gaming is to escape the real world. What do you think, escapist?
Games were first created to escape the realness of reality, but yes realism in games are fun but to much of anything can be a bad thing. So a good balance is great but also depends on the game. You can't really ask for realism in a Ratchet and Clank game.
"Depends on the game"... like the others said: poll is missing at least one option.
If i am planning a quick strategy for my terrorist/swat team... it better be realistic. If i want to activate the hyperdrive at my unicorn spaceship it better is surreal.
If i am planning a quick strategy for my terrorist/swat team... it better be realistic. If i want to activate the hyperdrive at my unicorn spaceship it better is surreal.
So your idea of realism is a hardened soldier or whatever with rubber arms who has no idea how to compensate for recoil?Impposter said:
You see how nitpicky realism is?
I'd rather level whole armies with exploding zombie guns and battleaxes with flaming bunnies instead of blades than crawl painfully around with realism.
unrealistic gameplay is fun. You know, fun? That thing we used to have?
unrealistic gameplay is fun. You know, fun? That thing we used to have?
A bit is always nice, but games that feature over realism are boring. I like mildly realistic games like Splinter Cell, but I enjoy over the top actiony fun like Doom, Quake, Gears of War and Painkiller.
I'd say that, as a general rule, games that don't adhere to realism are more fun to play. Games that do adhere to realism, by contrast, elicit more of an immediate physical and emotional response, because they can be more immersive. That said, of course there is a happy medium where you can have both.
At the risk of beating a dead horse, Fallout 3 comes to mind as a good balance. It was more realistic than Saints Row 2, but, at the same time, it's not going the CoD-style FPS route. You can still make your enemies heads explode in a shower of gore for laughs, but, if you let yourself, you could also be on the edge of your seat from the atmosphere of the game, suspending your disbelief and getting really into it.
However, let's not discount that blending the two may not be everybody's cup of tea. I'd also put up RE:5 as a blending of realism and over the top fantastic silliness. A lot of people preferred previous games for being more camp and ridiculous. Suddenly injecting a more generic military/action movie feel to it didn't work for a lot of people.
Personally, I think I'm always going to prefer originality. Sticking strictly to realism can kind of limit that. I mean, put it this way, everybody loves fighting Nazi Zombies. =D
At the risk of beating a dead horse, Fallout 3 comes to mind as a good balance. It was more realistic than Saints Row 2, but, at the same time, it's not going the CoD-style FPS route. You can still make your enemies heads explode in a shower of gore for laughs, but, if you let yourself, you could also be on the edge of your seat from the atmosphere of the game, suspending your disbelief and getting really into it.
However, let's not discount that blending the two may not be everybody's cup of tea. I'd also put up RE:5 as a blending of realism and over the top fantastic silliness. A lot of people preferred previous games for being more camp and ridiculous. Suddenly injecting a more generic military/action movie feel to it didn't work for a lot of people.
Personally, I think I'm always going to prefer originality. Sticking strictly to realism can kind of limit that. I mean, put it this way, everybody loves fighting Nazi Zombies. =D
Realism should be a spice, NOT the core ingredient.
Example:
Modern Warfare is touted as one of the most realistic shooters, but it bores me to tears.
The Mass Effect series adds a tiny bit of realism (the science aspects of it are exceptionally well thought out), and its one of my favorite game series of all time.
On the other hand, the Kingdom Hearts series features a teenage boy with spiky hair beating black creatures to death with a giant key, and it's my OTHER favorite game series of all time.
So, really, it's good in moderation.
Example:
Modern Warfare is touted as one of the most realistic shooters, but it bores me to tears.
The Mass Effect series adds a tiny bit of realism (the science aspects of it are exceptionally well thought out), and its one of my favorite game series of all time.
On the other hand, the Kingdom Hearts series features a teenage boy with spiky hair beating black creatures to death with a giant key, and it's my OTHER favorite game series of all time.
So, really, it's good in moderation.