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Better graphics or better gameplay?

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Better graphix - I want games to be like movies
11% [21]
Better gameplay - because gameplay matters the most
65% [125]
I'm on no side but I lean to gameplay
17% [32]
I'm on no side but I lean to graphics
5% [10]
Help me I can't decide
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  • nameless12345
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 2:07 am GMT

    Let's say you were to choose between high-budget games with great graphics but limited/stale gameplay and low-budget games with poor graphics but great gameplay - what would you choose, better graphics or better gameplay?

    Imagine a future where there's no "middle point" anymore and you have to pick sides.

    So what would it be?

    I'd personally go for gameplay as I believe graphics themselves don't make a great game.

    What about you?

    Let's say you were to choose between high-budget games with great graphics but limited/stale gameplay and low-budget games with poor graphics but great gameplay - what would you choose, better graphics or better gameplay?

    Imagine a future where there's no "middle point" anymore and you have to pick sides.

    So what would it be?

    I'd personally go for gameplay as I believe graphics themselves don't make a great game.

    What about you?

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  • GD1551
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 2:08 am GMT

    The big budget games of course.

    The big budget games of course.

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  • thetruespin
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 2:10 am GMT

    Graphics. They don't make a bad game good, but they can made a good game even better.

    Edited on Apr 9, 2012 2:10 am GMT
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    Graphics. They don't make a bad game good, but they can made a good game even better.

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  • CLOUDsea
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 2:20 am GMT

    Effective use of graphics budget, with good gameplay, and story if applicable.

    Edit: I don't care about "picking" sides in an imaginary battle between complementary elements. If a game had absolutely terrible graphics, I might not want to play it. If Mario looked like an MS DOS prompt would it be charming? Probably not.

    Edited on Apr 9, 2012 2:23 am GMT Edited 2 total times.

    Effective use of graphics budget, with good gameplay, and story if applicable.

    Edit: I don't care about "picking" sides in an imaginary battle between complementary elements. If a game had absolutely terrible graphics, I might not want to play it. If Mario looked like an MS DOS prompt would it be charming? Probably not.

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  • campzor
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 2:26 am GMT

    .
    [img]http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6634/02nerf25.png[/img] .
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  • jg4xchamp
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 2:33 am GMT
    In your situation. I guess I would take the game with great gameplay. But by that notion I'm also assuming the game executes beyond just mechanics, and does it through level design/pacing/extras the whole 9 yards. I'd rather take good game design or more interesting game design than the visual fidelity of a Battlefield 3.

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    In your situation. I guess I would take the game with great gameplay. But by that notion I'm also assuming the game executes beyond just mechanics, and does it through level design/pacing/extras the whole 9 yards. I'd rather take good game design or more interesting game design than the visual fidelity of a Battlefield 3.
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  • tubbyc
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 2:37 am GMT

    Gameplay. It's like saying, would you rather play last gen games, or play nothing but games like Dragon's Lair and Plumbers Don't Wear Ties with cinema quality visuals.

    Edited on Apr 9, 2012 2:37 am GMT

    Gameplay. It's like saying, would you rather play last gen games, or play nothing but games like Dragon's Lair and Plumbers Don't Wear Ties with cinema quality visuals.

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  • Master_ShakeXXX
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 2:46 am GMT

    Is this a serious question? Why better gRafIX of course!

    Is this a serious question? Why better gRafIX of course!

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  • Master_ShakeXXX
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 2:48 am GMT

    campzor wrote:
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    Lol, I love the reference to Event Horizon in that pic.

    [QUOTE="campzor"][img]http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6634/02nerf25.png[/img] .[/QUOTE]

    Lol, I love the reference to Event Horizon in that pic.

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  • OB-47
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 2:51 am GMT

    Counter Strike Source>Battlefield 3

    What do you think?

    Counter Strike Source>Battlefield 3

    What do you think?

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  • campzor
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 3:02 am GMT
    OB-47 wrote:

    Counter Strike Source>Battlefield 3

    What do you think?


    why stop there.

    cs 1.6 > source > bf3
    [QUOTE="OB-47"]

    Counter Strike Source>Battlefield 3

    What do you think?

    [/QUOTE] why stop there. cs 1.6 > source > bf3
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  • FrozenLiquid
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 3:08 am GMT
    Just been playing some San Andreas, and it still holds up damn well today.

    Game design > graphics.
    Just been playing some San Andreas, and it still holds up damn well today. Game design > graphics.
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  • OB-47
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 3:09 am GMT

    campzor wrote:
    OB-47 wrote:

    Counter Strike Source>Battlefield 3

    What do you think?

    why stop there. cs 1.6 > source > bf3

    Never played enough 1.6 to tell the difference. But I refuse to listen to the 1.6 crowd as most of them are stubborn mules.

    Not saying you are though

    [QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="OB-47"]

    Counter Strike Source>Battlefield 3

    What do you think?

    [/QUOTE] why stop there. cs 1.6 > source > bf3[/QUOTE]

    Never played enough 1.6 to tell the difference. But I refuse to listen to the 1.6 crowd as most of them are stubborn mules.

    Not saying you are though

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  • OB-47
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 3:10 am GMT

    This argument is so simplistic and overused. But many times graphics enhance the game experience or even the gameplay (looking at Crysis it certaintly did). Decent graphics are required for an artist to see his vision portrayed efficiently

    This argument is so simplistic and overused. But many times graphics enhance the game experience or even the gameplay (looking at Crysis it certaintly did). Decent graphics are required for an artist to see his vision portrayed efficiently

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  • Bigboi500
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 3:12 am GMT

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  • FrozenLiquid
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 3:18 am GMT
    OB-47 wrote:

    campzor wrote:
    OB-47 wrote:

    Counter Strike Source>Battlefield 3

    What do you think?

    why stop there. cs 1.6 > source > bf3

    Never played enough 1.6 to tell the difference. But I refuse to listen to the 1.6 crowd as most of them are stubborn mules.

    Not saying you are though



    If you play some more, you'll find CS:S to be faster and a bit 'looser'.

    1.6 is slower, and the engine more restricted in doing things, but tighter for it. The skill ceiling is much higher in that game.
    [QUOTE="OB-47"]

    [QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="OB-47"]

    Counter Strike Source>Battlefield 3

    What do you think?

    [/QUOTE] why stop there. cs 1.6 > source > bf3[/QUOTE]

    Never played enough 1.6 to tell the difference. But I refuse to listen to the 1.6 crowd as most of them are stubborn mules.

    Not saying you are though

    [/QUOTE] If you play some more, you'll find CS:S to be faster and a bit 'looser'. 1.6 is slower, and the engine more restricted in doing things, but tighter for it. The skill ceiling is much higher in that game.
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  • N-K0d3R
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 3:22 am GMT

    I think we're gonna need a PC for that.

    I think we're gonna need a PC for that.

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  • Eddie-Vedder
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 3:26 am GMT

    lol @ noobs that think games with worse graphics have better gameplay. The gameplay is always identical, and it's the games with better graphics that usually have more refined gameplay. This is the dumbest question that keeps getting asked on SW.

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    lol @ noobs that think games with worse graphics have better gameplay. The gameplay is always identical, and it's the games with better graphics that usually have more refined gameplay. This is the dumbest question that keeps getting asked on SW.

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  • D3dr0_0
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 3:52 am GMT

    They're both important but what good is graphics if the game plays like crap.

    They're both important but what good is graphics if the game plays like crap.

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  • Kinthalis
     
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    Apr 9, 2012 4:15 am GMT

    It's so sad.

    It's always one or the other with consolites.

    They have been deprived of graphics for so long, thery really do think they can't have one without the other.

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    It's so sad.

    It's always one or the other with consolites.

    They have been deprived of graphics for so long, thery really do think they can't have one without the other.

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