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Do you think graphics judge a game?
| Yes | 6% [2] |
| No | 70% [23] |
| It depends | 24% [8] |
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- Jun 28, 2012 9:36 am GMT
Only according to reviewers. I'll take a good game with mediocre graphics over a crap game with awesome graphics any day.
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- Jun 28, 2012 10:55 am GMT
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Only shallow people judge a book by the cover. Graphics don't make game (although they're pretty to look at), it's the quality of the gameplay & mechanics that make a game.
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- Jun 29, 2012 3:17 pm GMTI depends. Bad graphics can ruin a game if it hinders gameplay with massive glitches, slowdown, unreadable text, or unidentifiable objects, or headache inducing mess. Whether a game is 'state of the art' or not though doesn't matter to me. The gameplay is most important.
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- Jun 29, 2012 4:53 pm GMT
To me, graphics matter to a medium level extent. I don't focus on them too much, but if they are terrible they can be quite distracting. As for old games, I judge their graphics on whether or not they were good for the time. I give older games a bit more of a break, but there are some out there that are buggy and glitchy just like today. Summery: Anything that interferes with my gameplay is not a good thing and is an aspect a game should be judged on.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Jun 30, 2012 1:00 am GMT
As long as I know what the hell I'm looking at I'm OK with graphics.
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- Jun 30, 2012 2:47 am GMT
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No..... just no...
as a matter of fact that is what is wrong with newer generations of gaming... all graphics no originality.
Now, dont get me wrong, some of the genres today could not have been pulled off as well before 3d graphics, and nobody wants their eyes to bleed these days, but graphics do not make the game, playability and fun factor make a game for me.
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- Jun 30, 2012 11:58 pm GMT
Yes since not everyone is willing to look at something that isn't visual appealing to the eye. I started out that way, but as I started to play more games with various types of graphics, I grew out of caring about them so much. Now I can just enjoy a game for what it is.
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- Jul 1, 2012 12:11 am GMT
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Absolutely not. Depending on the game, graphics can enhance the experience, but all the amazing graphics in the world wont make up for crap gameplay or controls. In the end, graphics have very little, if any weight in me wanting to own/play a game.
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This. Graphics are a great enhancement, but it always comes down to the gameplay and content.
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respect you both greatly friends, and I understand/appreciate your point, but I think I'm on the other side.
see, my favorite genre is rpgs, and personally, I find that for that genre specifically, graphics do matter to me greatly.
I guess its due to the reason I play rpgs; I like the sci-fi and fantasy settings, and if they don't look attractive and interesting, I bore quickly.
now, thats not to say the graphics matter the most, or that great graphics can overcome poor gameplay/design.
also, there is a distiction to be made between "great graphics" and "artistic/aesthetic design".
sometimes I like games in which the graphics perhaps aren't technically speaking top-notch, but maybe the game had a really unique art design, or some memorable areas that stuck out.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
