Do graphics matter in games?

geRV · **Do graphics matter in games? -** 07-03-2005, 08:49 PM

This seems to come up every so often usually between me and pyro so i'll make this poll on it. Do graphics matter?

I say fuck yes they do, the days of playing games where seeing a hexagonal wheel on a car are disappearing. A lot of the innovations in graphics in recent year have alot to do with making things seem more real.

Antialiasing being one example removing the ragged edges of 3d models, whens the last time in real life you noticed a guys face or arm had these jagged lines hanging off that you could cut yourself on?

It's all about immersion, trying to make you forget you're playing a game and trying to draw you into the world inside the game. The more real things look the more chance the game has of pulling that off.

Would you rather have this as an enemy in game:

[img]http://www.musashionline.com/graphics/full04.jpg[/img]

Or this:

[img]http://www.presence-pc.com/images/unreal3_bezerker.jpg[/img]

If you said number one please go to your nearest museum, grab a medieval mace and slap yourself around the head with it several times.

Would you rather have this as the world your game is set in:

[img]http://www.planetquake.com/inflict/What%20mines%202.jpg[/img]

Or this:

[img]http://gamer.wz.cz/index_soubory/unreal3techdemo_3.jpg[/img]

I think the pics speak for themselves, to me graphics make a ton of difference to games in general. Photorealism is the goal and its getting closer all the time, even this screenshot i took in hl2 from a small distance could easily be mistaken for a real life picture.

[img]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gerald.marley/New%20Folder/hl2.jpg[/img]

Bucknub · 07-03-2005, 08:52 PM

graphics Do matter to me, story not so much really, as long as the game is fun.

07-03-2005, 08:52 PM

I'd say it depends on the game. MOHAA is always a favorite, even if the graphics aren't top notch. I'd rather play that than some boring game with uber graphics like MYST. Then again, the more realistic game graphics are, the better; I'd rather enjoy playing HL2 than the eye-scarring Doom II.

Nyck · 07-03-2005, 08:52 PM

Pictures are sexy but I'm not gonna spend 700 bucks to get that...I want my shit to run smooth.

Tripper · 07-03-2005, 08:54 PM

For me it's gotta be reasonable on both ends....Gameplay and graphics - They both have to merge to create a nice atmosphere. That's, too me, what makes a game fun - The atmosphere created.

Games filled with bugs fuck me off to no end.

Pyro has fun with pokemon gameboy games, I don't think many people around here on the same page as him.

strvs · 07-03-2005, 08:56 PM

Graphics matter to me, but gameplay is a major factor too. A game can have beautiful graphics but play like shit, sure id take a look at the graphics for like 10 minutes but id never make an attempt to finish it. So i'd say its a combination of both gameplay and graphics, gameplay being more important.

BlackJackal · 07-03-2005, 08:57 PM

i dont really care much about graphics. i personaly love ps1 games and play them everyonce and awhile, the bad graphics are actualy cool to look at, and old half-life games too. but that's just me.

geRV · 07-03-2005, 08:58 PM

Gameplays not a factor in this though, a game can look amazing and be shit or look like shit and play shit. Its basically a thread on games drawing you into the experience by looking more real.

Merlin122 · 07-03-2005, 08:59 PM

in my considered opinion gameplay matters overall. You could do what doom 3 did and have cutting edge graphics but completely miss on the gameplay. As long the game delivers something new for me and doesn't trade off for graphics; the better the game will be.

SoLiDUS · 07-03-2005, 09:25 PM

Depends on the genre.

FPS: gameplay matters, script doesn't. Give me the best eye candy, motherfucker.
RPG: I know it will have a story, but I need nice graphics too...

Everything else, well... I'll use discretion, but suffice it to say graphics play a very important role in my immersion: if it looks real, behaves realistically and keeps me interested, WORD.