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g911turbo on 17 August 2017
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John2290 said:
g911turbo said:

Not a chance.  You need to exercise your imagination more, as there are so many great games that don't have the graphics of either of those two but are great anyway.

GTA5 to Zelda.

I glanced through this thread and it made me cringe a bit.  I'm not saying I don't appreciate what devs do, because as an engineer I most certainly do.  It's just that at the end of the day games are only as good as they make you FEEL (not to semi-quote a Mazda commercial).  The whole package if you will.  Graphics is just once piece of that.  Case in point, I really liked uncharted (all of them) but HZD was just not my cup of tea.  I don't care how good it looks.  On the flips side, I am anticipating the new mario and that graphically can't even stand in the same room as HZD... who cares.  

All things equal, I'd prefer a version of the same game with better graphics (textures, resolutions, etc.)... but other than that, I judge the game as a whole.

As for sight seeing... I can just do that outside on the beach, boat, etc.

Can you explore a post apocalytic world inhabited by robot dinosaurs on a boat?I think not. Graphics are a vital part of games, esspecially games that tell charecter driven stories. If you prefer ondering that's all good for you.

I think robot dinosaurs was one of the reasons I couldn't get into the game actually. That and the lack of full freedom to explore vertically.  You can put lipstick on a pig and it's still a pig. 

 

And I can fish, ski, tube, drink and socialize with friends on my boat among other things like airshows etc. Can you do that in a video game? And the water is super realistic, but it doesn't mean I couldn't go enjoy a game with water in it despite looking like a video game. 

 

I'm not saying graphics are bad. Good graphics are A great thing in a good game. But to say they ruin you for other games is a bit ridiculous. It means that's all you value. Which makes your gaming tastes one dimensional. Which I don't belive they are or at least I hope not.  So perhaps you were just exaggerating? Or maybe trying to garner  praise from others on two games you like? I dunno.  

 

I digress. To each their own. And really I was just answering your original post.