I think it would be great to see some games do this. As it stands, you can change your TV settings to make games black and white. It can be pretty fun. Shadow of the Colossus looks cool in black and white.
Graphics are just a nice extra. But let's face it, refining gameplays is a LOT harder then refining graphics. So even if some devs hide behind a 3rd grade logic and complains about graphics, they still lack the genius to bring forth an interesting gameplay with a twist to it that would make it worth been played. Black & White? Sure, I don't see why, but I don't see why not. Actually, I could play a game using 20 shades of grey! :P It's all depend of the gameplay.
Yeah I think that a game in black and white would get boring, but saboteur is in black and white and in color, and the color comes back as you rid the place of nazis, thats a great idea. You get the style of black and white without getting overwhelmed by it, it just looks so awesome.
Well only if there is a reson for it, like as an asthetic/gameplay choice in Saboteur. Otherwise no since it would just take away one of the most important parts of videogames, the visuals.
Depends on the art style. I think a horror game using a style like Pleasantville did would be creepy as hell. I also think that a black and white game with flowing inky graphics would be fantastic as well.
I'm not sure if I could handle it, like for certain parts of games it is cool but the whole game I don't think I could handle. Only way to know for sure is to try though.
If it were a stylistic choice and implemented correctly then I would love a black & white game, however perhaps I would get a little sad due to the lack of colour.
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