Do graphics matter?

[Theninja'skatana]

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No I don't believe less 3d modellers or concept artists would help obviously but a change in the core gameplay of some genres would be nice.(although "concept artist" does sound like a "thinker job") Aslo bit off topic but you do realize that I meant for this article to be about a poll on this war (come to think of it a poll may have helped a lot).
In any case I simply started this thread because some of my friends simply don't play game with old graphics (the game in question was a low budget XBLA title) I could understand a bad framerate or hit boxes(i knew what they were) etc, but it was perfectly good and of a simple co-op genre of yester- while-ago.
In conclusion: you got your point across and you win because I suggest we let this thread and hopefully the arguement die off.

 

[Dr. HeatSync]

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Fair enough lol. A poll might've helped. I apologise for being a bit long with my debate styles.

 

[superbatranger]

If I could, I'd still be playing on my N64. So, no, they don't matter that much to me.

 

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Fair enough lol. A poll might've helped. I apologise for being a bit long with my debate styles.

No prob it was interesting.

 

[neoontime]

Sometimes, though I still like playing the old school games.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

To me, not really. Unless the game prides itself on its immersion and realism, graphics aren't really an issue.

 

[migo]

I think usually the best and most memorable games come out on a system which doesn't have the best graphics capabilities. Persona 3 on the PS2 was released when the Xbox had been around for a while, PC graphics were quite high and the Xbox 360 was coming out. It couldn't rely on graphics so instead it went for interesting gameplay. Okami is a similar deal, it used a brush painting art style that became the foundation of the whole game, and again it's one of the most interesting ones.

No matter how good graphics get, new games will come out with better graphics, and if graphics are the central point of the game it will age very poorly. This is particularly striking in racing games - I just couldn't go back to Gran Turismo 2 after playing Gran Turismo HD Concept. That's kind of a point in favour of graphics, but at the same time I can be pretty sure that going from Gran Turismo 5 I'll no longer want to play it when 6 comes out.