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Subject: Do better graphics make a game more fun to play?

Only when paired with good gameplay

  • 12.22.2012 8:43 PM PDT

Depends on the game. A good game, is a good game and a lot of the time good graphics help that. Would Far Cry be a little less awesome if the graphics were poop, of course. When it really comes down to it it's only a small part. Look at older games that still hold up as amazing. They may have been the best then but by todays standards they are horrible but still good games.

Some games get overrated like Crysis 2 because of the insane graphics but it should still only be a small part in the final decision.

  • 12.22.2012 8:48 PM PDT

GOAT

Depends

I like Skyrim much more than Oblivion and Morrowind simply because of how amazing it looks, but at the same time I found God of War III and Crysis 2 quite boring.

  • 12.22.2012 8:49 PM PDT

"History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it."
-Sir Winston Churchill

The Secret Society 95% of activity is me, I could use some help.

Played and had a lot of fun with Kirby Air Ride today, so no, graphics have no effect.

  • 12.22.2012 9:02 PM PDT

All the world's for living when love is what you find
Despair and loneliness you've got to leave them far behind
Tell the clouds to go let the feeling show
It's great when life is full of living

When you say graphics, do you mean the aspect of realism?

  • 12.22.2012 9:03 PM PDT

Posted by: Baph117
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All other things kept equal, yes.

  • 12.22.2012 9:05 PM PDT

No, better graphics make a game easier to look at. At the most the graphics might wow me for a little while, but it has to have solid gameplay to back it up or it was all for naught.

  • 12.22.2012 9:06 PM PDT

Yes, I know my username is the 330th sequel to a terrible movie. You don't have to keep telling me.

I wouldn't like playing Assassin's Creed 3 with clay graphics.

  • 12.22.2012 9:07 PM PDT

Nope. Both Crysis 2 and Rage were extremely boring to play through and they both had great graphics.

  • 12.22.2012 9:09 PM PDT

Graphics don't matter to me at all, I still play my damn SNES and I prefer a lot of those games over games that are out now. BUT graphics that make a game visually pleasing definitely will make you have a bigger appreciation for it. But I don't care how "real" the game looks, its more the style. For example: Minecraft has pathetic graphics, but it's not meant to look realistic, but the style and overall feel that the game gives you when you set your eyes on it is amazing. Same with Borderlands, the graphics aren't amazing, but the style it has is visually pleasing and makes the game feel that much better. I agree with OP though, sometimes I feel graphics are the main focus of some games and that really disappoints me (unless the game plays like Heavy Rain, then in that case it almost needs to look beautiful to keep you playing).

  • 12.22.2012 9:11 PM PDT

Generally yes.

What would you rather be forced to play: a game with bad gameplay and bad graphics, or one with bad gameplay and good graphics?

  • 12.22.2012 9:14 PM PDT

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Of course.

A bad game with bad graphics will not be fun.

A bad game with good graphics will be a little bit of fun.

A good game with good graphics will be a lot of fun.

  • 12.22.2012 9:15 PM PDT

Per Audacia Ad Astra

Look, some people require realistic graphics to feel immersed while others don't.

Get the picture?
/graphics vs. gameplay threads

  • 12.22.2012 9:15 PM PDT

no. Reach and Halo 4 have better graphics but I still play Halo 3 more.

Gameplay > Graphics

  • 12.22.2012 9:18 PM PDT

A bad game with good graphics is still a bad game.

  • 12.22.2012 9:28 PM PDT

Wheres Meh Sniper?

Youtube page

No. Games can look beautiful and still play like -blam-

  • 12.22.2012 9:31 PM PDT

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Yes. To me halo 4 looked pretty bad because I am so use to the high res of a PC. Take "Dear Ester." If that game didnt look good no one would have played it. Now some games arent suppose to look pretty and that is fine but ultimately I think it is important to keep pushing graphically.

  • 12.22.2012 9:34 PM PDT


Posted by: MyNameIsCharlie
I was thinking about this while playing a little Chrono Trigger on my phone. For me at least, games were more fun when gameplay was emphasized over graphics. In my opinion, games today focus too much on graphics and less on gameplay and story.


Your title and opening post are contradictory...graphics obviously make a game better, so of course people will come in to say so, because people love to disagree. But, your post then asks a different question about gameplay vs graphics.

Therefore, I can only conclude that this is another of Charlie's hot-topic-thread-quick-schemes.

  • 12.22.2012 9:35 PM PDT

90% of teens today would die if Myspace was completely destroyed. If you are one of the 10% that would be laughing, copy and paste this to your signature.

A game does not need good graphics to be good, but it certainly helps.

  • 12.22.2012 9:42 PM PDT


Posted by: Technoxious

Posted by: MyNameIsCharlie
I was thinking about this while playing a little Chrono Trigger on my phone. For me at least, games were more fun when gameplay was emphasized over graphics. In my opinion, games today focus too much on graphics and less on gameplay and story.


Your title and opening post are contradictory


You know the title was a question right?

  • 12.22.2012 9:43 PM PDT

Religion breeds hate

Not necessarily

  • 12.22.2012 9:44 PM PDT

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Minecraft.

Your arguments are invalid.

  • 12.22.2012 9:51 PM PDT

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It makes a game more fappable.

  • 12.22.2012 9:54 PM PDT

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