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KLAMarine on 20 December 2016
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Spazer said:
KLAMarine said:

Well then those people need to sort out the priorities in their life.

That's exactly my point: RE5's problems (incompetent AI partner being one of the biggest) wouldn't be fixed by toning the graphics up or down. Gaming ain't about the graphics.

A very wise approach to any new product. As for me, as of late, I've been getting more playtime out of mobile gaming devices than stationary ones so I can see the Switch being a very good fit for me.

I see the bold posted a lot on this site, but mainly in the Nintendo section, which is unsurprising. This notion that "graphics don't matter" is simply wrong on a technical level, a game design level and a factual level. Games are graphics and graphics are games by design. Literally games are made from computer generated graphics, which allows for us to play them and have game play mechanics.

I'm not saying graphics don't matter, I'm just saying great graphics don't always guarantee a great game.

Spazer said:

Just because some of you like to to live in this narrow minded and unrealistic world where graphics are unimportant to gaming does not change what the facts are. You mean detail and animation does not matter as far as how good the game looks. If that is the case then why don't you play on the Atari? So you would be fine if the Switch had games that were on the level of the NES graphically?

I wouldn't mind playing on the Atari if a game on it was good. I'm not crazy about graphics but I am a huge fan of good art styles and Atari games aren't well-known for their art styles.

Spazer said:

Tell me what made Ocarina of Time better than the 2D Zelda games or Resident Evil 4 considered the best in the series (though I believe it ruined the series, which lead to RE5 to begin with, which makes your comment ironic)? Both games had superior graphics that allowed for the game play mechanics that they were praised for. In closing, you do not have a game without graphics and certainly no game play lol.

Graphics are certainly important but great graphics are not going to rescue a game from bad gameplay.

Spazer said:

Why is it wrong to have great looking games? They are plenty of games that look great and have great game play. They just are not on Nintendo's platforms. Me personally I like to spend my money on the best. Sure you could get around in a low end car, but if you could afford a better more powerful car you would buy one, because it is better.

There is nothing wrong with great-looking games. I'm not sure where you got that idea from.