Rant about game graphics (and gamertards in general)

[rockslide26]

So recently, I have been hearng a lot of conversations around where people will call games terrible, without providing a reason. If I ask them why a game is bad, they will either say "because look at it, cod is so much better lol" or "dude, the graphics are gay why do you play that?" , or they will have some other bs reason or an opinion they try to state as a fact.

Who gives two stuffs about graphics? Old games are fun, but too many people put them off because of the graphics. Minecraft, in my opinion, is an amazing game, and it is very fun to play. As an achievement in gaming, it is monolithic. But every time I try to show it to someone, they say that it looks bad "because of the graphics". Who gives two stuffs about graphics? You play games for fun, not graphics. Do you see megarealistic games like "ultra coffee cup simulator 2012" which theoretically could have amazing graphics, wining awards for that reason? I don't think so.

If I made a game about drinking ultra realistic coffee, it would have great graphics, but it wouldn't be fun. Games are for fun, not graphics. Please, if you are going to bash games at all, come up with legitimate reasons first, or just play another game. When making an argument agains a game in general, remember that you are entitled to your own opinions, but not to your own facts.
/gamerant

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[Extrude]

nah man graphics are prety imporatnt

[Ladios]

Who gives two stuffs about graphics?

I'm going to stop you right there. In the previous line you just gave examples of people who give a stuff about graphics. People have their own personal taste. Its like the bullstuff Naratologist versus Ludologist debate. Just play the things you like. Theres no reason to go and tell everyone else they are wrong about everything they hold dear in their lives. forget off. Lets have games that look good and bad. With greater variety there is more potential for people to use certain features to make things cool. If every game was they way you like games at this moment, you would get so loving bored so loving quickly.

[rockslide26]

I'm going to stop you right there. In the previous line you just gave examples of people who give a stuff about graphics. People have their own personal taste. Its like the bullstuff Naratologist versus Ludologist debate. Just play the things you like. Theres no reason to go and tell everyone else they are wrong about everything they hold dear in their lives. forget off.

I am only trying to make the point that amazing graphics don't make an amazing game. That was a rhetorical question intended to question the reliability of graphics as a method of judging how great a gam is.

[Freeze]

Game graphics are very important, just not as important as gameplay.

[rockslide26]

My problem is that people think graphics are too important, when gameplay is what they should judge, using legitimate reasons that can be proven.

[Ladios]

I have been playing Red Dead Redemption recently, and while I hate the game for being one of the most glitchy AAA "finished" products I have seen ever, I cant help but appreciate how convincingly they portray the American Southwest through graphics and scenery.

[Freeze]

My problem is that people think graphics are too important, when gameplay is what they should judge, using legitimate reasons that can be proven.

Yes they should judge gameplay, but without graphics there would be no gameplay.

Unless it's one of those creepy audio games.

[Vegetarian Zombie]

I managed to save TF2 from my CoDcigarette cousin by saying my computer sucks, and that's why it looks stuffty.

Which isn't a lie, that's why it looks stuffty, but I didn't want him to be all, "LOLOLOL DROP TF2 GET COD"

[Ladios]

Yes they should judge gameplay, but without graphics there would be no gameplay.

Not true either, the forget is with you people and your definitive statements.

[rockslide26]

Yes they should judge gameplay, but without graphics there would be no gameplay.

Unless it's one of those creepy audio games.

I am not trying to say "screw graphics no more colors", I am trying to say that gameplay should be judged before graphics even come into question.

[Extrude]

If Crysis had HL1 graphics, the environmental destruction & effects would look terrible. Some games need the fancy graphics to play correctly. Some games don't. It's just a matter of the gameplay theme.

[Ladios]

Thank you. And with that sensible statement I now leave the thread.

[Shell]

Not true either, the forget is with you people and your definitive statements.

If there was nothing to see how could there be gameplay? (or at least gameplay where you know what the hell you're doing)

Unless it's one of those creepy audio games.

[Katamari007]

I don't remember a time when I cared about graphics over gameplay