IMO anything beyond the UE2 is overkill, things that needed to be round were round and there were particle effects, the whole deal. I don't much care for realism in graphics, if they look good they look good. I really can't care about shadows (unless it's a DOOM3 type game) or how many different browns and grays you can stick on a wall. Just give me a good game and fuck the graphics for all I care, money wasted on development imo.

Depends on the life you live. That's the nice things about movies and videogames you can do ANYTHING you want. You can fly through space, be a spy, an assassin a soldier, an adventurer ... the more realistic this is done the more immersive it gets.

Kyros said: My simple arguement is this, have you looked at real life lately? Its BORING Depends on the life you live. That's the nice things about movies and videogames you can do ANYTHING you want. You can fly through space, be a spy, an assassin a soldier, an adventurer ... the more realistic this is done the more immersive it gets.

 

And you can do ANYTHING with the art in video games, why stick to the boring real life realism at all?

Its like movies. You can make cartoon graphics, cg animations etc. but in the end a movie is about telling a story. And since stories normally take place in the real world, movies and games will normally use a realistic look. That works much better in transporting the story.
I don't find anything "boring" about it. Nothing is more beautiful and awesome than reality. It simply depends on where you look. What's so great about blue hair in anime movies.

Besides "ANYTHING" is overrated. Visual styles as in SinCity or 300 are cool, but it is no wonder that some of the more "creative" games have bad sales. Its hard to relate to them.

Kyros said: to the boring real life realism Its like movies. You can make cartoon graphics, cg animations etc. but in the end a movie is about telling a story. And since stories normally take place in the real world, movies and games will normally use a realistic look. That works much better in transporting the story. I don't find anything "boring" about it. Nothing is more beautiful and awesome than reality. It simply depends on where you look. What's so great about blue hair in anime movies. Besides "ANYTHING" is overrated. Visual styles as in SinCity or 300 are cool, but it is no wonder that some of the more "creative" games have bad sales. Its hard to relate to them.

 

Yes, I fully agree, nothing is more beautiful than the grays and browns all displayed in glorious 32-bits.....

Galaki said: The Ghost of RubangB said: Realism is for Google Images porn, not for video games.

Million said: The Ghost of RubangB said: Realism is for Google Images, not for video games. lemme guess Wii owner?

These are both correct, although I do have a place in my heart for sci-fi porn, especially with retro-style tin foil costumes and bad 50s lazer guns and stuff.

 

Well in my honest opinion, yes, yes it is. Graphics > Innovation > Everthing else.

Seraphic_Sixaxis said: Well in my honest opinion, yes, yes it is. Graphics > Innovation > Everthing else.

 

Holy shit....
Well its your opinion and your entitled to it. Most developers need to relealize it the other way around.

Innovation/Gameplay comes before anything imo. Graphics are important but not that important and like Ive said style over realism.

Valkyria00 said: Seraphic_Sixaxis said: Well in my honest opinion, yes, yes it is. Graphics > Innovation > Everthing else.   Holy shit.... Well its your opinion and your entitled to it. Most developers need to relealize it the other way around. Innovation/Gameplay comes before anything imo. Graphics are important but not that important and like Ive said style over realism.

 

A-fucking-greed. Graphics add nothign to the game at all. I want my game to play well, for all I cae it can look like GC/PS2 graphics and I won't give a damn if it's a good game.

Million said: The Ghost of RubangB said: Realism is for Google Images, not for video games.   lemme guess Wii owner?

 

False dichotomy.