Poll: Realism in gaming, (where) should it stop?
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Realism should be pursued only to the extent that it furthers the premise of the game. Staunch adherence to realism in most scenarios tends to produce a game that isn't terribly fun to play. The exception of course is simulations of any sort, which should strive for true fidelity, given that the fun of such games is derived from how closely they mirror reality.
brighteye said:
Yeah the long jeep drives in farcry 2 were very tedious, but theres a difference between realism and boredom.
Being able to destroy environment is (good) realism, having a huge map with little to no quicktravel options (thus forcing you to go on like 10 minute drives or worse) is bad realism, or rather, boredom.
Realism is ok, to some extent, it provides boundaries, where as plain fun gets eaten up by excessive realism.
Take something like Halo 3, CoD4 if they were real it would be ridiculous, you wouldn't respawn, everytime you were shot you would be crippled, Health Points would be equal to playing Half Life 2 with no armour and a ceiling of 25hp on hard, fighting games, you would lose focus easily, you would lose limbs, lack power in damaged limbs etc. challenging yes, to the point where you smack your head against the wall, repeatedly.
It can be a good quality within the game, but you have to sacrifice such things to inject a game with "Fun".
Take something like Halo 3, CoD4 if they were real it would be ridiculous, you wouldn't respawn, everytime you were shot you would be crippled, Health Points would be equal to playing Half Life 2 with no armour and a ceiling of 25hp on hard, fighting games, you would lose focus easily, you would lose limbs, lack power in damaged limbs etc. challenging yes, to the point where you smack your head against the wall, repeatedly.
It can be a good quality within the game, but you have to sacrifice such things to inject a game with "Fun".
I don't like when games lose out on fun for the sake of realism. I personally don't think realism has too much of a stake in gaming, because I personally can't shoot lightning from my hands in real life (yet...)
so realism can easily go overboard. Then again, it's also very necessary...
so realism can easily go overboard. Then again, it's also very necessary...
Games as far as i'm concerned should can be any level of realism, depending on what you want to play, but should stop short of causing actual pain or death. For enjoyment though, I like the 4/5 and below, 5/5 where a single bullet takes you down and then you sit out the rest of the round is just.... ugh
Far cry 2 - guns jamming is realistic, but not too cool or fun
im one of those guys who looks out for faceless solders ingames/movies
halo 3, i spent most of my time turning around to see if my allies are still there
yeah i wish the faceless soldiers would have some aspect or use that makes me like thembernthalbob616 said:
im one of those guys who looks out for faceless solders ingames/movies
halo 3, i spent most of my time turning around to see if my allies are still there
It depends on the game, actually--some games, too much realism means random silliness can't happen (like a lot of the early FF games had) because they require a bit of cartoonishness, or else you take it took seriously. Some games, not being realistic takes away from the game because you can't take it seriously enough.
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Kirra said:
Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes(running around room) some people get it! Realism is OK in gaming, but almost everybody forgets the reason for the existence of Video games is to have FUN!antipunt said:
For those who remember that,THANK YOU,I am now assured that not all people are stupid.
When I'm coming home from work or school the last thing I want to play is a realistic life simulator that is like a second job to get all the achievements for it.
I voted 4/5. Maybe I'm just pathetic, but if we start getting games like Gears of War 8 or Left 4 Dead 6 on the latest virtual reality system, the Xbox 1080, I'm going to seriously shit myself. Games are fun for me because they let you do ridiculous things that you could never do in real life. Key word: never. I really don't want to have the personal experience of killing a zombie, even if it is just a ridiculously lifelike game.
I think it should probably stop at real pain implanters for when you get hurt 
Jesus Christ imagine playing Dead Space that way...
Jesus Christ imagine playing Dead Space that way...
Anything up to 5/5, but I don't believe all games have to be realistic. There is plenty of room for stylized graphics and crazy physics. I'd prefer to have variety, and not just everything in a totally unrealistic game painted grey to make stupid people think it's realistic. That's right Gears, I noticed your trick.
I think anywhere between 3 and 4. Because 0-2 are normally just plain silly, and 5 is to serious. 3-4 is good, because it keeps things serious enough without being completely wacky.
