EDIT: Okay, glitch means I have to write this over. Anyway I wrote "any art and graphics added onto it would just be gravy". That means more graphics can be included, but as the topping, not the main attraction. So both of your interpretations were off due to that.
RE4 is a good example. It has the graphics, but once the wow factor wears off, the gameplay and design keep me coming back, even when I saw the graphics as less impressive over time. Or Zelda Ocarina of Time. So the graphics were the gravy. Being great to play came first.
A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.
Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs








