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Would you?

Yes 55 71.43%
 
No 22 28.57%
 
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curl-6 on 12 November 2019
Mr Puggsly said:
curl-6 said:

My experience has been that if the art style really bugs me, its not worth pushing on regardless as the annoyance just mounts. Almost every time I've pushed on and tried to ignore it, I've ended up wishing I bailed earlier. 

In fact, not just in terms of art style but games in general, I've found that I just can't be bothered anymore investing my time, money, and energy into something if it's not my cup of tea. A lot of games I bought on, say, Wii U, I wouldn't buy if they'd come out today.

I think if the art style bugs you and you can't look past it, then odds are you just don't enjoy the gameplay.

I mean has anybody ever said, "This game is so fucking fun and the story is engaging! BUT I gave up because I didn't like the art style."

People appear to be talking about experiences of not playing a game partly because of the presentation. Nobody is saying they stopped playing a fun game because of the presentation.

I suppose I did power through Xenoblade 2 despite despising its disgusting art style, but even then I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I would have if it had the style of Xenoblade X. Similarly, I might've actually finished Wind Waker if it looked like Twilight Princess. It's not the be-all end-all but it is a very significant factor.

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theRepublic on 13 November 2019

When I was younger, I probably let that affect me. I never got around to buying Wind Waker for the GameCube. That stuff doesn't bother me any more. There is typically a reason a game has a particular art style. I will trust the developer on that. I care WAY more about how a game plays.



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SwitchUP on 13 November 2019

Never..... wind weaker taught me that simple lesson.



SwitchUP on 13 November 2019
Mr Puggsly said:
curl-6 said:

My experience has been that if the art style really bugs me, its not worth pushing on regardless as the annoyance just mounts. Almost every time I've pushed on and tried to ignore it, I've ended up wishing I bailed earlier. 

In fact, not just in terms of art style but games in general, I've found that I just can't be bothered anymore investing my time, money, and energy into something if it's not my cup of tea. A lot of games I bought on, say, Wii U, I wouldn't buy if they'd come out today.

I think if the art style bugs you and you can't look past it, then odds are you just don't enjoy the gameplay.

I mean has anybody ever said, "This game is so fucking fun and the story is engaging! BUT I gave up because I didn't like the art style."

People appear to be talking about experiences of not playing a game partly because of the presentation. Nobody is saying they stopped playing a fun game because of the presentation.

The guy below your comment did.



Dulfite on 13 November 2019

I have passed on many games due to the realistic art style, so yes I would. Games are meant to let your imagination explore and give you escapism from real life, so I'm not sure why so many are attempting to replicate reality visually. But they sell lots so I guess I'm in the minority, oh well.



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Keybladewielder on 13 November 2019

Yes, but only if the art-style is something that I find particularly disgusting, for example, Minecraft's art style is so hideous to me. The art-style of the Gears series also really turns me off.



SanAndreasX on 13 November 2019

I don't like mobile games to begin with, but the 2010s kids' cartoon art style so many of them have definitely doesn't make them any better in my eyes.



Nogamez on 13 November 2019

Yeah of course if it doesnt appeal to me visually i would probably not play it. Thats was a problem for Windwaker on initial release.



curl-6 on 13 November 2019
Keybladewielder said:
Yes, but only if the art-style is something that I find particularly disgusting, for example, Minecraft's art style is so hideous to me.

Agreed, Minecraft is genuinely one of the most visually repulsive games I've ever seen, just unspeakably ugly.



Landguy on 13 November 2019

Anyone saying no is hard to believe. A large part of any game is its”style”. If the style sucks, it is hard to appreciate the game play that may be brilliant. The “style” is usually what brings the gameplay or narrative to life.



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