shikamaru317 said:
Yeah, I agree with him too. We've reached a sad point as gamers, where a game's graphics matter more than the story, gameplay, sound design, etc. |
I don't think that's the case at all, nor do i expect any but a tiny minority believe graphics to be more important than gameplay (though i could believe a larger number favoring it over story and sound, depends on the game style).
It's been the same for decades, and i see no reason it would be any other way. We rarely get the chance to play a game prior to release (with exception to the occasional demo). We get few details on the story, outside of themes and the premise. We only get samples of the music that appear in clips and trailers. So what does that leave us? Graphics and art direction. That's the only thing we ourselves get to truly judge in the months leading up to a games release. Naturally, that becomes the key point of discussion.
Once a game is out, the topic expands to other areas, providing it has other things of merit to provide (outside of intentionally limited topics like "which games looks best?").
