Graphics. (Poll, 56k)

"But can "poor" graphics ruin a game? Can "amazing" graphics make a game better?" Answer: No. (realistic)Graphics are overrated, and are the most irrelevant aspect to a video game.LTM360

[QUOTE="LTM360"]"But can "poor" graphics ruin a game? Can "amazing" graphics make a game better?" Answer: No. (realistic)Graphics are overrated, and are the most irrelevant aspect to a video game.poopinloop32

[QUOTE="LTM360"]"But can "poor" graphics ruin a game? Can "amazing" graphics make a game better?" Answer: No. (realistic)Graphics are overrated, and are the most irrelevant aspect to a video game.poopinloop32

Out of all those pics I would play SMW first.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="poopinloop32"][QUOTE="LTM360"]"But can "poor" graphics ruin a game? Can "amazing" graphics make a game better?" Answer: No. (realistic)Graphics are overrated, and are the most irrelevant aspect to a video game.Quack_Attack

What are graphics? To what degree are they important? Are they immersive or just a gimmick? Are physics, framerates, and load times all part of "graphical power"?






Does "graphical power" simply pertain to resolution, poly count, lighting effects, and texture-maps?







Does the "graphical power" of a game have correlation to the stylish, fashionable, or cute imagery?






Like many aspects of gaming, graphics can be subjective and significant. But can "poor" graphics ruin a game? Can "amazing" graphics make a game better? As long as artwork from both an intrinsic and technical view is given a fair critique, graphics will always be a major focus in the industry.






From 8bit to HD, our plasticity allows us to create better and more vibrant looking visuals than each game before it. Graphics are important, and furthermore, the graphics of any platform can be great.

-Philosoma


Philosoma

I choose "Other".

It's good where it fits.  Gears of War needed the realistic graphics so that it could be taken seriously.

Okami's art style really helped it, though, because it fit.

It depends on the type of game and how it's used.

To me graphics is only a part of the atmosphere. I want to feel good because of the graphics, and have it create an atmosphere together with other elements. That's also why I really liked Oblivion graphics better than Gears graphics. Coming out of the sewers says it all...11Marcel

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25428707

Art > Graphics.:P

Technical and artistic style should go hand in hand. sadly they don't most of the time. either you have a super realistic game pushing graphics pretty damn far; which for most games like this have such a bland appeal to me, i stop playing the games a few weeks/months after i buy it. on the other hand you get artistically beautiful games that usually go unappreciated & become underground hits because they don't fall in line with category 1.Kook18

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Out of all those pics I would play SMW first.Philosoma

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25428707

Art > Graphics.:P

Kev_Unreal

As an artist myself (I inked at Marvel for a few years) I have to agree that Art comes before Graphics - however, there is a technicality that exists in gaming and not in painting or drawing. Graphics must have Art and Design as their foundation in order to become beautiful - and to remain beautiful, they have to work technically.

[QUOTE="Kook18"]Technical and artistic style should go hand in hand. sadly they don't most of the time. either you have a super realistic game pushing graphics pretty damn far; which for most games like this have such a bland appeal to me, i stop playing the games a few weeks/months after i buy it. on the other hand you get artistically beautiful games that usually go unappreciated & become underground hits because they don't fall in line with category 1.Philosoma

[QUOTE="Philosoma"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Out of all those pics I would play SMW first.Fusible

[QUOTE="11Marcel"]To me graphics is only a part of the atmosphere. I want to feel good because of the graphics, and have it create an atmosphere together with other elements. That's also why I really liked Oblivion graphics better than Gears graphics. Coming out of the sewers says it all...Philosoma

It depends.

To me poor graphics can ruin a game for me. If I'm njoying a game, I want it to look at least somewhat nice.

On the other side, Graphics doesn't always make up for poor gameplay either.


However, in my mind, if a game has INCREDIBLE graphics, doesn't that kind of assume the gameplay will already be good? If any company has enough money to make graphics inredible, they probbly are good enough to make the game not suck.
KoreanX

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[QUOTE="LTM360"]"But can "poor" graphics ruin a game? Can "amazing" graphics make a game better?" Answer: No. (realistic)Graphics are overrated, and are the most irrelevant aspect to a video game.poopinloop32

Sorry graphics cant ruin a game? yea they can, big time. Can they make a game good? no.

*Nice pics*cobrax25

It really depends on the subject matter for me. For a game like Wind Waker, the cell shaded graphics work well. However, in a game that thrives on realistic combat, I think cell shaded graphics would have made GeoW a lot less than it is.

For someone who believes that realistic graphics don't make a difference, I suggest you play GeoW. It definitly affected the way I viewed the game.