misterd on 23 December 2008
People are conditioned to orgasm over graphics. For 30 years its been the benchmark of technological progress in video games. We're also a visually oriented species. It's through the eyes that we learn most about the world, and with our eyes that we do most of our judging. We don't have near as much experience judging on level design, innovation, or control responsiveness as we do judging on looks.
With time this'll change. There's only so much better graphics can realistically get, and only so much the eye can take in at 60fps. At some point the graphic detail will become less important than the graphic style.
