Jay520 on 14 June 2012
| Kantor said: It's undoubtedly true that gameplay contributes to immersion more than anything else. A close second, however, is atmosphere. A lot of atmosphere is visual design and soundtrack, but some small amount is contributed by technical graphics. Compare, for example, the atmosphere of Far Cry to that of Crysis. In my opinion at least, Crysis was far more immersive, even though they had pretty much identical visual aesthetics. Far Cry looked great for its time, but Crysis is beautiful. Having said that, the technical side of things was only worth anything because of the stellar visual design. Lackluster design + great technology = mediocre result Great design + great technology = great result. |
For me it's something like this:
Great design + Great technology = Great result
Great design + fair technology = Great result
Great design + lackluster technology = fair game
As you can see, the different outcome from having fair graphics and great graphics is pretty tiny imo. Though, I will notice if it's lackluster. Once games start looking decent, then technicals reallly stop having an affect. At that point, it's up to the devs creativity & application of the technology.
Also, the word "undoubtedly". I hate that word and you've said it twice already. Say it again and I will assassinate you.*
*please don't ban me for threatening you.**
**This doesn't mean I still won't assassinate you if you provoke me.
