Used to play D&D a lot about 15 years ago. I like a lot of tabletop games, but since leaving school about a decade ago it has become increasingly difficult not only to find other people interested in playing, but also finding a time when they can gather and sit for an afternoon to play.
Maybe if you lived in a city there may be groups to join to find playing partners, but traveling for hours each leg of the journey to play is a high barrier to entry compared to electronic gaming.
@bluefox755 If graphics were that important to everyone we'd be on PC, wouldn't we? If it were the other way around, and it was the PS4 running this game I'm never going to play at a lower resolution it wouldn't do anything to change my mind about the console.
People choose their console primarily for online community, exclusives, and maybe habit, not specs; they just argue about them because they think it makes their choice sound more rational.
None of my friends have swayed my opinion on what to buy since 1998 when a friend sold me a Gameboy and told me to go buy Pokemon Yellow. I've had a few friends across time who were casual gamers, but never had close hardcore gamer friends. I also have never played more than a hour or so online in games until Dark Souls. The most local person I have to really talk about games with is my cousin a few hours away whom I see a bunch of times a year.
@shingui5 It's common for games to increase contrast when at lower settings, it looks more vivid and helps you wash over the poor textures and lighting.
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