Poll: Man, Fuck Realism
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I like it, but only when I am in the mood to play realistically. When I am not in the mood I play Prototype and when I am I play my heavily modded Fallout 3, but even there I put on god mode and blow up half the map with my MIRV and Tesla Canon 
On a sidenote: Flying Ragdollz FTW!
On a sidenote: Flying Ragdollz FTW!
It all depends on the game. If it's SMB, then shag realism, I want my tanookie suit!
But, if it's supposed to be a strategic or tactical game, then yes, I want my one hit kills, and expect to take an hour or more to finish a scenario properly.
But, I also like the mindless fun factor of a Painkiller.
It all depends on the game. It sucks when they eschew fun for the sake of some cool new physics effect or realism that just belong with the rest of the game.
But, if it's supposed to be a strategic or tactical game, then yes, I want my one hit kills, and expect to take an hour or more to finish a scenario properly.
But, I also like the mindless fun factor of a Painkiller.
It all depends on the game. It sucks when they eschew fun for the sake of some cool new physics effect or realism that just belong with the rest of the game.
I like my games without obsessive amounts of realism, but I wouldn't like it if the game was so unrealistic that it ceased to make any sense whatsoever.
At the end of the day, realism is fine inside a world that makes it real. So I can accept vita-chambers in Bioshock because while they are unrealistic things that fit into an unrealistic world, it makes that world seem more real. So, I guess I prefer unrealistic games with realistic pretentions.
At the end of the day, realism is fine inside a world that makes it real. So I can accept vita-chambers in Bioshock because while they are unrealistic things that fit into an unrealistic world, it makes that world seem more real. So, I guess I prefer unrealistic games with realistic pretentions.
If I had to choose, then unrealism over realism. However that's not to say I don't like realism, I like the extra layer of challenge it brings, but I prefer unrealism and the fun factor it can bring with it, especially if you're going to half ass realism in games, and make some kind of hybrid between realism and unrealism.
Ultra-realistic games are cool at first, but after a certain point I just get annoyed when I die in one hit.
GRAW is a modern warfare game, and there is no such thing as a good modern warfare game. They're ridiculously easy and tend not to be fun at all.
I like games that are well-made, not games that try to be realistic. How realistic a game turns out is irrelevant (ironically games with minimal physics/graphics, such as Thief, tend to be more immersing than games that strive to simulate life) as long as the game is good. It just happens that "realistic shooters" like GRAW universally suck ass.
I like games that are well-made, not games that try to be realistic. How realistic a game turns out is irrelevant (ironically games with minimal physics/graphics, such as Thief, tend to be more immersing than games that strive to simulate life) as long as the game is good. It just happens that "realistic shooters" like GRAW universally suck ass.
It doesn't bother me much. I like styliesed games like Team Fortress 2, but I also like some realistic games like Battlefield: Bad Company or Grand Theft Auto 4.
People should really stop referring to GTA, Battlefield, CoD, and GR:AW when talking about realism. There's a big difference between "realistic" (verisimilitude if your a literary nerd), and "based on a real thing." Yes the CoD games are based on real conflict, but they are not "realistic". Neither are GTA, Battlefield, etc.
The original Ghost Recon games, Red Orchestra, Operation Flashpoint, ARMA, and the like, are realistic shooters, focused on tactics, damage modeling, and realistic weapon behavior.
The original Ghost Recon games, Red Orchestra, Operation Flashpoint, ARMA, and the like, are realistic shooters, focused on tactics, damage modeling, and realistic weapon behavior.
I like everything but the main character's abilities/powers and the rate of explosions to be realistic.
That's not exactly what I meant... I mean, realism has it's merits, but I would like to see more inventiveness... Interesting color schemes, landscapes that aren't based on actual places, boss fights rather than just mobs. ...fewer sports games...YuheJi said: