hmmm 75% graphics whore? I own a Wii and just enjoyed Metroid Prime 1 and 2 very much, and even stared at some of the beatiful scenery. My favorite games are Ocarina of Time and Diablo II, and I still love playing those. So I don't think graphics are uber important, but at the same time I do indeed love them and depending on the game want them to be great. I am probably buying a new graphics card soon so I can play Crysis, STALKER, and more, as they were inteded to be played :P. So I have a love for graphics and all, but it doesnt make the game for me.
PS - I love how people will vote for no they are not, then claim that graphics dont matter at all, but continue to crap on the Wii :P.
To a certain degree. I've come to have certain expectations relative to the experiences I've had and as such, there will be a minimum requirement for acceptable graphics (depending on the kind of game of course).
In fact, everyone is a bit of a graphics whore. Noone is going to accept ps1 graphics in a current gen game.
Depends on the game. Some games live by thier graphics (I'm looking your way DOA Extreme) others simply do not. If the gameplay is immersive the graphics really don't matter as much. But if it is a racing game or a shooter I expect top notch visuals.
Yes, you can't have me paying 50-60 or w/e for your game and the visuals/framerate are garbage. Honestly if your game has bad visuals drop the price on it. It doesn't have to be competing for graphics king, just the visuals should be good for the hardware it's running on.
To an extent I think we all are. By that I mean we all love beautiful visuals. It is just a matter of keeping things in perspective and in proper balance. I can still play old games and enjoy the hell out of them, despite how dated they appear. Just as I can easily overlook graphical shortcomings of modern games if the game itself is still appealing and most importantly, fun. A good game is a good game... great visuals or not. Still, I do feel that having beautiful graphics adds another level of quality and immersion and would naturally prefer a game to be visually appealing.
The computer series I've played most is the championship/football manager series since its inception which has only recently acquired graphics of any sort, so no. Graphics are a great bonus to great gameplay.
Good graphics are part of gaming experience and I refuse to play games with crap graphics (unless they're just extremely great). If graphics are not that important we wouldn't see lems and cows fighting all day long about "graphics kings"
I agree. You can have the best graphics out there, and the game can be garbage, or you can have bad graphics and the game can be really good. Therefore, graphics does NOT mean its a good game, although it certainly doesn't hurt to make it look good.
Well, I'm a Wii owner, so you can probably deduce that I'm not the biggest graphics whore in the world, but I still won't ever buy a game that is ugly. I don't care how good the gameplay is. The visusals havee to be at least somewhat pleasing to my eyes.
I agree. You can have the best graphics out there, and the game can be garbage, or you can have bad graphics and the game can be really good. Therefore, graphics does NOT mean its a good game, although it certainly doesn't hurt to make it look good.
I don't agree. I think bad graphics will always drag the package down to the point that it can't be "really good". Can it be good? Yes. But really good? I reserve that sort of praise for games with polish in all areas (and that means good visuals).
Do I like pretty graphics? Definitely. I can enjoy games that are more sub-par visually if the game play is good, but I'll never say that "gameplay over graphics" as a standard. In 2010, soon to be 2011, killer graphics and game play should go hand in hand. Sacrificing one for the other is just poor development, imo.
For the most part no, I can play old games with low res 2D sprites... However I have a huge problem with jagged edges in 3D games, they annoy me sooooooooooooo much. Even in that case it's specific to certain games (an example is Darksiders, screen tearing and jaggies everywhere :evil: )
mostly no. im currently playing golden sun on the DS and my fav looking game ever is okami. i also have no problem going back and playing older games 2d or otherwise i say mostly though because i do love it when devs do push the technical boundaries. i admit i got crysis to stretch my rig at the time....a real benchmark title. luckily a dam fine game also :D. im also frustrated at the lack of progress since its release on the technical front...most effort has been in getting games running on old hardware and not making the new stuff bleed. i suppose we are in recession though so fewer people want to shell out the moolah required to make a game like that sing. it would be majestic though.....a sight to behold.
No not really i actually prefer things like Okami or Marumasa to graphics of crysis realism doesn't impress me too much i like color in my games witch is why i cant play Fallout its so ugly and i know thats on purpose but i just cant stand it fun game though but because of the atmosphere i don't like to play it
the majority of people here will say no, then pc gamers will say ME 2 look better on PC, PS3 owners will start talking about uncharted 3 graphics rather the new improvement and/or story and 360 gamers will talk about how games look better on their console compared to the other too i don't see my self as a person who care about graphics, sure a gorgeous cut scene wouldn't hurt (FF XIII) but a game should be both flash AND substance
yes, but unlike most people on SW, i dont really care for the technical side of graphics, i dont see me get impressed by any of them since crysis.
But Artistic games on the other hand, i have a huge thing for those.
Iw been playing all the best looking ones this gen. And imo Muramasa is really one of the best looking games ever made.
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That is because graphics on the consoles are trickery. Most views are just textures pasted on a wall in the distance, where as Crysis actually had a huge world with those graphics. Modern PC graphics are still doing cool things, and they are spilling onto the consoles, like ID megatextures.
It is ridiculous that you even think such a thing as a graphics whore could even exist in this age of crappy 5 year old console hardware determining gaming graphics standards.
It is ridiculous that you even think such a thing as a graphics whore could even exist in this age of crappy 5 year old console hardware determining gaming graphics standards.Brendissimo35
Graphics are low on my list of priorities. I could give 2 ***** about how real the trees and grass look when bullets are quizzing by my guys head. That being said, I don't expect any PS3 or 360 game I buy to look like something off the 32x.
[QUOTE="Brendissimo35"]It is ridiculous that you even think such a thing as a graphics whore could even exist in this age of crappy 5 year old console hardware determining gaming graphics standards.SapSacPrime
PC gamers don't exist then? :P
There are some exceptions (Metro 2033, STALKER series, ARMA II/ OA) but PC games with graphics that actually take advantage of DX11 and push graphics forward are few are far between.
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