Your stance on graphics.
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When I judge a game I basically go by a list with the most important being at the top. At the top are things like gameplay and story, then towards the bottoms are technical stuff like graphics. I will excuse a game that has bad gameplay if it has a great story and vice versa, but a game with good gameplay or story with shitty graphics is excusable, but a game with a shitty story or gameplay with amazing graphics is inexcusable.
Also, I tend to judge graphics based on asthetics and the time the game came out. If a game came out at the beginning of a console's life cycle then I'll excuse bad graphics, but at this point in the console's life I'm more harsh when judging them.
Also, I tend to judge graphics based on asthetics and the time the game came out. If a game came out at the beginning of a console's life cycle then I'll excuse bad graphics, but at this point in the console's life I'm more harsh when judging them.
So, I picked up Deus Ex in the steam summer sale, and you know what? I still think it looks damn good. People complain about it really looking like shit, but that doesn't bother me, because the environment, the art style, the aesthetics, it all sucks me in and it makes me stop giving a shit about "graphics".
So yeah, that's my opinion on the importance of graphics.
So yeah, that's my opinion on the importance of graphics.
As long as I can tell what I'm doing, regardless of quality, Game is more important.
Bonus points for a well conveyed art style.
Bonus points for a well conveyed art style.
I firmly believe that gameplay and functionality are at the core to a great game. It is why I have yet to put down Minecraft. Now if only I could build AND destroy things, I think I'd enter a Minecraft coma.
Some games though I wish they'd just make movies out of on the premise that the game developers KNOW what the game is about and after seeing the intro to Dawn of War 2, I thought it would be plausible to make a better Dawn of War movie then a "Space Marine" movie with actors who knew little about the game. I think the more a game concentrates on being "pretty" the more it tries to be like a movie. So long as I don't have characters who go cross-eyed halfway through a conversation (talking about Mass Effect 2, despite how hard I laughed), I'm fine with a game with lower graphics so long as EVERYTHING else about the game is good.
Some games though I wish they'd just make movies out of on the premise that the game developers KNOW what the game is about and after seeing the intro to Dawn of War 2, I thought it would be plausible to make a better Dawn of War movie then a "Space Marine" movie with actors who knew little about the game. I think the more a game concentrates on being "pretty" the more it tries to be like a movie. So long as I don't have characters who go cross-eyed halfway through a conversation (talking about Mass Effect 2, despite how hard I laughed), I'm fine with a game with lower graphics so long as EVERYTHING else about the game is good.
I don't mind old graphics, but bad graphics can be a problem for me if it's really bad.
Old graphics, like in Doom, Metal Gear Solid, Half Life, I don't mind. The graphics are aged, but not bad. In fact, despite being heavily pixelated, I prefer the aesthetic designs of the Cyberdemon or Psycho Mantis to many modern boss designs.
Bad graphics are when the map seams are frequently visible, the textures are ugly and blurry, and/or the animations are buggy. For example, Duke Nukem Forever.
Other than that, graphics aren't a big deal, although I do regard games well when the graphics are mind-blowingly good.
Old graphics, like in Doom, Metal Gear Solid, Half Life, I don't mind. The graphics are aged, but not bad. In fact, despite being heavily pixelated, I prefer the aesthetic designs of the Cyberdemon or Psycho Mantis to many modern boss designs.
Bad graphics are when the map seams are frequently visible, the textures are ugly and blurry, and/or the animations are buggy. For example, Duke Nukem Forever.
Other than that, graphics aren't a big deal, although I do regard games well when the graphics are mind-blowingly good.
Gameplay
Aesthetics
Graphics
In that order.
BUT. If you have shit graphics I'll be sad, because that's still potential lost.
It's not "the most important" but it's still important in the scheme of things.
Functionality before design. But that's not to say design isn't wanted or needed!
Aesthetics
Graphics
In that order.
BUT. If you have shit graphics I'll be sad, because that's still potential lost.
It's not "the most important" but it's still important in the scheme of things.
Functionality before design. But that's not to say design isn't wanted or needed!
As long as all the pixels are sharp and crisp and all the surfaces are rendered correctly, i'm good with the game.
Just don't over do it.
Or don't stop in between with the graphics. Either make it good, or simple. No Call of Duty treatments here. I want either Team Fortress 2 simplicity or Crysis 2 fidelity.
Just don't over do it.
Or don't stop in between with the graphics. Either make it good, or simple. No Call of Duty treatments here. I want either Team Fortress 2 simplicity or Crysis 2 fidelity.
I love graphics, but....... Minecraft (just one of many examples).
It'll depend on the game. A 3D racing games, FPS's, and many other games should have great graphics. However a unique game can be very worthwhile without requiring a leaf blower and ridiculous cpu/gpu.
An awesome storyline and/or mechanics can make a game go a long way. I mean really, who plays WoW, Eve-online, Minecraft, and many others for the graphics? They may have good graphics, but not great and many people will play games on the lowest possible settings because they want the experience of the game, but don't care about the "shiny".
My vote: err..... kinda? Sometimes? It can make a good game better, but can't make a crap game better.
It'll depend on the game. A 3D racing games, FPS's, and many other games should have great graphics. However a unique game can be very worthwhile without requiring a leaf blower and ridiculous cpu/gpu.
An awesome storyline and/or mechanics can make a game go a long way. I mean really, who plays WoW, Eve-online, Minecraft, and many others for the graphics? They may have good graphics, but not great and many people will play games on the lowest possible settings because they want the experience of the game, but don't care about the "shiny".
My vote: err..... kinda? Sometimes? It can make a good game better, but can't make a crap game better.
Couldn't Care less about graphics. I preffer that It looks good rather than having incredible graphics like Crysis 2( Which I haven't played yet cause it doesn't look or motivates me :S)
So.. yeah, graphics don't make a good game, but makes a good game look better.
So.. yeah, graphics don't make a good game, but makes a good game look better.
Graphics, in the end, are just a part of an entire package.
Yes. I like nice graphics. But the game has to follow through with dynamic, enjoyable gameplay and well as a narrative if applicable.
Great graphics but a terrible game, is still a terrible gaming experience.
Less focus should be put on Graphics as a separate part of a gmae that should be judged on its merits separately
Yes. I like nice graphics. But the game has to follow through with dynamic, enjoyable gameplay and well as a narrative if applicable.
Great graphics but a terrible game, is still a terrible gaming experience.
Less focus should be put on Graphics as a separate part of a gmae that should be judged on its merits separately
Graphics can be important, but should never be the deciding factor in a game. That's why people still find things like Super Mario, Angry Birds, and Minecraft fun. They're fun games. I've always thought the three most important things in a game is Gameplay, Story, and Graphics, in that order.
There is no excuse for tons of tears in the landscape or glitches everywhere. But you don't have to have everything look like Crysis. If you can't get your graphics to look really awesome, don't worry about it and just go with what you can. Concentrate on the game alone instead of making it look pretty.
There is no excuse for tons of tears in the landscape or glitches everywhere. But you don't have to have everything look like Crysis. If you can't get your graphics to look really awesome, don't worry about it and just go with what you can. Concentrate on the game alone instead of making it look pretty.
I don't really care about graphics. I have a much better time playing a game that's well written with good gameplay over a game that looks incredible but plays like the kid from down the street that eats paste.
my stance on graphics is that I really don't care one whit about them. I'm kinda the opposite of the OP actually. I will note really good graphics and be like, nice. but I dont' really care if a games graphics are bad. Unless they are so bad they interfere with playing the game.