Can you handle Terrible Graphics?

I sure as hell cannot.

I never played Chrono Trigger to its full extent, b/c it looked so bad on my DS.
I couldnt get into it, b/c it didnt look good.

If a game has a certain god look or unique feelt o it, i can get into it if the gameplay is as good as it looks.

but for Chrono Trigger, ppl say it plays well, but the graphics ruin the feel for me.

You?

I used to be like that but iv learned to love games like chrono trigger and other games, graphics aren't the most important part of playing a game in my opinion. You just gotta try and look past some graphics otherwise you miss out on some amazing games.

You're missing out on some amazing games being shallow like that.

First of all, chrono Trigger looks great. Second, yes I can tolerate awful graphics. I still play N64 games sometimes.

I can play any game no matter the graphics.

Anybody that can't play games because it doesn't look good enough, is seriously hindering themselves as a gamer. Now excuse me while I go play some Dwarf Fortress.majoras_wrath

I agree with this guy, not only because of his awesome name, but because he's right.

Kids complain about older games graphics. But yet they play on consoles, which look like crap compared to what PCs can do. Oh the irony.

It depends on how bad we're talking here. Super Nintendo level and up = good to go. Nintendo and below (Atari and whatnot) = the game has to be something really special for me to look past it. Pretty much just Castlevania and Mario as far as that goes.

First of all, chrono Trigger looks great. Second, yes I can tolerate awful graphics. I still play N64 games sometimes.

turtlethetaffer

I play older games pretty regularly, so yeah, I can deal with some outdated visuals. Not like they affect gameplay at all.

When I played quake 2 back when it was the best FPS available my computer could only run it using software mode. Software mode had no special lightning, no blending of textures it was all pixelated. I didn't care in part because I didn't know better. It wasn't until i got a better video card that my friend told me how to change my settings and it blew me away. The only thing was that I found my skill seemed to suffer with fancy lighting.

Graphics to is not the most important thing, but it plays an important part nevertheless.

i'm playing on my ps2 with a hdtv on games that game out like 7 or 8 years ago lol. i go from the ps2 to the ps3 and just be amazd at how the graphics have gotten better. it doesn't affect me though because if a game is super fun, i'll play it. that is a true gamer right there.

Yes. I would never miss a great game just because its graphics aren't as good as something else's.

Sound on the other hand...

i used to hate ps1 graphics, but now i am starting to play a big variety of games from older gens, and they are amazing

i think the next game i play will be chrono trigger

and also graphics shouldnt matter as long as a game has a great story and good gameplay

I think Chrono Trigger doesn't look nearly terrible but w/e.

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First of all, chrono Trigger looks great. Second, yes I can tolerate awful graphics. I still play N64 games sometimes.

Heirren

Yes there is - a bad-looking PS1 game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viCUneosjw4

I can't stand terrible graphics. However I can play games with old graphics. Two different things.

I play games on my Wii. So I must be able to handle terrible Graphics :P

You're missing out on some amazing games being shallow like that.

no_more_fayth

I call that having standards.

The fact is there are alot of awsome games out there, and just because the game was really good back then doesn't mean that will still drive you the same way as it did because graphics do matter, if they are horrible the experience is heavily damaged... at least in my opinion.

Some games i just can't but it's odd you are mentioning a ds game, small screens tend to cover that easily.

Don't you know it's whats on the inside that counts?:P

People complain about the graphics for "NieR" and yet I've felt more attached its characters and world than most "pretty" games.

Graphics matter to me, but not all that much, if I can see stuff, I'd call that good graphics, if everything is super realistic, I call it great graphics, but if everything is so blurry I can't see a thing, it's terrible to me, I can't see enough to know what I'm doing, thus, I can't play it

[QUOTE="no_more_fayth"]

You're missing out on some amazing games being shallow like that.

Elitro

I call that having standards.

The fact is there are alot of awsome games out there, and just because the game was really good back then doesn't mean that will still drive you the same way as it did because graphics do matter, if they are horrible the experience is heavily damaged... at least in my opinion.

Some games i just can't but it's odd you are mentioning a ds game, small screens tend to cover that easily.

I don't see how the graphics affect your enjoyment, but whatever.

i can play games with ps2 graphics but not nes graphics. thats what I meant, guys..

When you grow up with an Atari and a Nes, you learn to love the game, not the graphics. Just look at games that are insanely popular, and don't have cutting edge graphics.

Most of the time the graphics don't bother me.

However, there are a few older titles that did not age well at all.

Yes I can. As long as the game is good, I will overlook the graphics department.

I can handle most 3d graphic, I find it rather cozy with game graphics such as OoT, FF8-9, Legend of Dragoon etc... Then we have Xenogears, which is borderline. Then we have those 2d games such as Chrono Trigger and FF6 and down which I can't stand. I try to enjoy them but they're just so lifeless, there just is no atmosphere at all in old 2d games.

Unless the graphics make the gameplay worse I'm fine with "terrible" graphics. In fact my fav. game this gen is Disgaea 3 and there are tons out there who say it has horrible graphics ^^

I bought a new TV just for Chrono Trigger back in 1996. I still think the game looks great. Differing opinions I guess. Looks good to me! Only thing I can't stand usually are jaggies and bad frame rate drops. That's about it.

I think Chrono Trigger doesn't look nearly terrible but w/e.

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[QUOTE="turtlethetaffer"]

First of all, chrono Trigger looks great. Second, yes I can tolerate awful graphics. I still play N64 games sometimes.

nameless12345

Yes there is - a bad-looking PS1 game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viCUneosjw4

No way! I need to dig up some lousy looking N64 images or videos for you.

i can play games with ps2 graphics but not nes graphics. thats what I meant, guys..

Kocelot

But you said that Chrono Trigger has bad graphics which was on the SNES not the NES:P and the graphics were slighty improved on the DS.

I don't care much about graphics myself, I care more about gameplay then story (depending on the game), a game can look like crap but still be great.

I find its mostly teenagers that care more about graphics but that might be because they have grown up with better graphics and less quality gameplay in a lot of games, but that's just my opinion.

Depends on what you mean by 'terrible' graphics. Terrible graphics for today's games, or simply old games 'cause that's the best they could achieve?

For me, I'm a big retro gamer, so yeah, I play loads of games that kids wouldn't even look at simply because they look 'blocky'. As for Chrono trigger, I feel that 16-bit graphics actually hold up well to today's standards, since 2D can never really look ugly unless you had some really messed up character and map designs.

Yes, given the game is good. I think too many people (this has been an ongoing problem since video games were created) place to high a premium on how a game looks. In fact, many great looking games today are horrible when it comes to how fun they are. Likewise, there are some older games that suck too, but if graphics are limiting your ability to enjoy classics like Chrono Trigger, you are missing out big time. There is such a wealth of amazing games that by todays standards have horrible graphics, but ofr their time they were beautiful looking games. I would try to keep more of an open ming when playing older games because you'll have a lot more great titles open up to you if you do.

I just wait because they will clear up soon.

Chrono Trigger

The very notion of its painstakingly-crafted sprites being anything short of godlike, timeless, and/or viewtiful

I play Daggerfall and Dwarf Fortress regularly, so yeah, I can handle "terrible" graphics.

my god, the best games i ever played were on my spectrum, c64, atari and mastersystem......

its all about gameplay and imagination.. not graphics....

my god, the best games i ever played were on my spectrum, c64, atari and mastersystem......

its all about gameplay and imagination.. not graphics....

sydstoner

That implies that you either A) Support half-made games or B) Play lots of text-based RPGs. Because the purpose of playing a game to explore the world that you're given, not for you to fill in the gaps, unless the game was made with that intention.

The problem with a lot of gamers is that they see gameplay and graphics as two separate elements when in reality they're qualities that should compliment each other. Typically games with really horrible graphics reflect sub-par gameplay as well. The only period in gaming where your statement is true to an extent is exactly as you stated, the late 70s to the mid 80s.

Terrible graphics are one thing, dated graphics are another. The way I see it, video games should be considered an art form. Do you appreciate modern art more than the Mona Lisa because the Mona Lisa is old? Probably not.

You can't compare graphics from previous generations to the recent one. It's not fair. Just because Final Fantasy X doesn't look as good as Final Fantasy XIII shouldn't mean XIII is the better game (I'm not a fan of FFX but it is still better than any of the newer games in the series).

And when I think of 'terrible graphics', Super Mario Bros. doesn't come to mind. When I think of terrible graphics I think Thor. It's a current gen game that probably looks as bad as it plays. Chrono Triggers graphics are far better than Thor's, even though Chrono Trigger used sprites and Thor uses polygons. Heck, I'd rather see the sprites in FFVI than see the awkward, hoofed polygons in FFVII.

Give your head a shake TC.