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Parokki on 10 February 2008
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Soriku said:

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People don’t care that the graphics aren’t hi-res, they don’t care that the angle of the character’s foot doesn’t match the 15° angle of the slope of the ramp he’s standing on, they like the gameplay. I think the average player – not the average game fanatic – but the normal gamer, cares more about gameplay than graphics.

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Not so much the DS. To me, it’s almost a throw-back to the old days. The two screens are cool, but the resolution and the capacity of the games is a big step back. I see it more as something nice to take with you somewhere, but it’s not the machine I would want to shoot for as a primary platform.


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Looking at the members of this site and the success of the Wii amogst long-time gamers, it's pretty safe to say people who care about stuff like HD graphics are a tiny minority even amongst "game fanatics".

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I just love how he first complains how games are all about graphics nowadays, and then proceeds to complain  that the DS has too bad graphics. =P

I suppose it's a question of what you're used to. I spent most of 2006 and 2007 playing games on the Gamecube, Xbox, and Wii. The graphics never bothered me at all.  Then I got a PS2 in late 07, started playing through the massive library of great games, and couldn't help but to be annoyed by he bad textures, horrible jaggies etc. 

So am I an evil hypocrat for saying the Wii's graphics are ok, but the PS2's bothered me for a while? No, I'm just used to the Gamecube's level of graphics, so the Wii is a step up for me, and the PS2 is a step down.  

Just one more reason to avoid HDTVs like the plague until they're absolutely everywhere. =P