Graphics vs Gameplay

[Jaywood2010]

Anfebious said:

JayWood2010 said:

Anfebious said:

 

They sell because they are good. Final Fantasy sells millions, even more than say, Mass Effect. The reason they sell is not because of the "Anime artstyle", they sell because they have entertaining gameplay and in some cases a very interesting story. 

Regarding your question, if you take generic soldiers and cram them into a Final Fantasy it wouldn't make much sense right? You have to care for the characters and for that you need to be able, at least, to distinguish them from the others xD. So I ask another question then, what happened if we put Anime characters in Halo and make them fight with swords in a first person fashion? It wouldn't work! As it wouldn't work if you put generic soliders in a JRPG and make them fight with an AK-47 xD.

Graphics and Gameplay don't go together that much but if you can have both of them, why not?

So would you say that the anime style is not a selling point for some people?

For some people I guess it is but just buying for the "anime style" is kinda pointless! I buy them for the gameplay, I could care less about the anime style xD. I don't watch that much anime also.

The topic of the thread is to bring questions out in people for discussion so I'm actually very glad you brought up this point :)

In my opinion artstyles is a selling a point. Of course gameplay needs to do well for the longevity of the franchise or title.  We have a simplistic way of viewing graphics right now.  I've seen a lot of heavy debates comparing best graphics like The Last of Us vs let's say Uncharted.  If we determine raw processing power one or the other will win in a power stand point.  But it doenst mean it is more pleasing to the eyes as the consumer is the only one who can judge that.  This is why we have so many opinions on this topic.

Some people like Anime and are drawn to that artstyle.  So to them JRPG games may have the "best" graphics to them because that is their favorite artstyle.  They still however look for good gameplay but none the less anime is a selling point to them.  If it wasnt then they would be fine with american soldiers as the main characters instead.  Others like realistic games like battlefield or The Last of Us.  Others like cartoony games like mario, or stylized games like Halo.  

The list goes on but my point is they are selling points but all the great games share a common factor which is good gameplay in my opinion.  It is hard to judge which is the most successful formula(my main question) which is why my opinion is we like what we like.  But Im glad to see people giving their opinions on the matter :)