Darrian Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I voted for gameplay, but we are in 2013 now. There is no excuse for ###### graphics, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athernar Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Neither. The storyline, lore, characters and immersion are far more important. Darrian 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xplatinum Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Super Meat Boy anyone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoWind Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 having the best of both worlds such as GTA V. In fact, beautiful graphic motivate people to try out a game and gameplay will determine the fun and excitement of the overall game. As of today, graphic is yet to make the biggest leaps with PC GPU. That's where it will shine in lieu of consoles..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiB3R Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I've just completed Ryse, and I can tell you right now, if it didn't look so damn good, I wouldn't have bothered. So the graphics definitely had a huge part to that game being successful. The story telling was pretty good too. Gameplay? Nowhere to be seen. Did I enjoy the experience? Yes I did. Am I glad I bought it? Yep. Will I ever play it again? Nope. Will I be trading it for another game? asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingwo Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I've just completed Ryse, and I can tell you right now, if it didn't look so damn good, I wouldn't have bothered. So the graphics definitely had a huge part to that game being successful. The story telling was pretty good too. Gameplay? Nowhere to be seen. Did I enjoy the experience? Yes I did. Am I glad I bought it? Yep. Will I ever play it again? Nope. Will I be trading it for another game? asap. The other question would be... If it wasn't one of the launch titles for the XB1. Would you have bothered buying it at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mirumir Subscriber¹ Posted November 27, 2013 Subscriber¹ Share Posted November 27, 2013 Blizzard's games = graphics + gameplay Lord Method Man 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'll vote Gameplay, graphics are nice but I hate graphically beautiful games with no game, Yes Polyphony, I'm talking about you I've played some mini games that I've enjoyed wholeheartedly and they had sub standard graphics by modern game standards, Amy for one, wasn't a great game graphically speaking compared to RE6 but I actually liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Matthew S. Subscriber² Posted November 27, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted November 27, 2013 A delicate balance of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Account no longer active) Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I don't count watching a movie/scene as gameplay either. I can't stand games where half the "game" is watching a video clip. I think that's why I never got into Halo. UT was straight to the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceelf Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Gameplay, graphics, story, theme, technology, why not everything? I like them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Gameplay. Can have the best graphics of any game, but if the game is dule, boring, or cheap....then forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anibal P Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 But they're not that great any more, at least not if you actually think of it compared to modern games and not how you used to enjoy it back when they where awesome. nostalgia is a powerful hallucinogenic. Not true, nostalgia will only go so far, those old games are still extremely popular because of the gameplay more than anything else, lets not kid ourselves here Lord Method Man 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiB3R Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 The other question would be... If it wasn't one of the launch titles for the XB1. Would you have bothered buying it at all? Good question. I'm not entirely sure, tbh. I mean, I bought it with every intention of trading it for another game, so quite possibly, but if I was spoiled for choice, then perhaps not at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted November 27, 2013 Member Share Posted November 27, 2013 Both. A game can be awesome to play but if it is as fugly as hell then it detracts from the overall experience and vice versa. Get a third option on the poll and i'll vote. spaceelf 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I think there are other aspects as well. For example, The Last of Us was a good looking game and while the gameplay was good and the combat could get repetitive towards the end but the best part of the game was probably the story. Great ending (a bit like RDR). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Gameplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Blizzard's games = graphics + gameplay Arguably on both account, none of those categories score "great" on their games anyway, good sure. but not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindTrickz Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Gameplay is most import. It is a GAME, after all. But it wouldn't hurt to have great graphics too. Case point: The Last of Us. Great graphics, gameply and story. On the otherside, you have great graphics, but a ###### gameplay and story: Every single Crytek game. Lord Method Man 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Not true, nostalgia will only go so far, those old games are still extremely popular because of the gameplay more than anything else, lets not kid ourselves here Not really, while you go back and play Zelda and Mario and all those games(granted Mario and other platformers have the advantage of never really going old) you don't play them for the same hours you did as a kid, neither do you play them for the same hours kids play their games today. Remember when kids today grow old, the games they will look back at with nostalgia and will want modern games to be like in 10-20 years, is todays games. Not SMB. As for gameplay on old games. lets go back slightly less far to Wind Waker. playing the HD remake now. the controls on that game are pretty horrific by todays standards. they may have been great then, but no, keep dying because he walks the wrogn way, jumps the wrong way, does stupid attack jumps that lands him in the lava after doing a special attack on the lava centipede... Good game, decent graphics. but controls doesn't make it a great game. kids today wouldn't accept the lack of voice overs, most adults wouldn't, 6 sided barrels... yeah, even witht he stylized graphics kids today would expect the stylized barrels to actually be round ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 On the otherside, you have great graphics, but a ****ty gameplay and story: Every single Crytek game. Opinions, don't think yours is the only one... cause many would highly disagree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindTrickz Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Opinions, don't think yours is the only one... cause many would highly disagree with you. What specifically do you disagree with? That Crysis does not have a great story or that the gameplay is not all that good? Because the user scores would indicate that people do not disagree with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 What specifically do you disagree with? That Crysis does not have a great story or that the gameplay is not all that good? Because the user scores would indicate that people do not disagree with me. Me specifically, I don't know I have played some Crysis games, and being a SciFi fan I like the story and the gameplay as nice clean FPS action. just because a game doesn't have puzzles up the wazoo doesn't mean it has bad gameplay. And while a lot of people agree with you, a lot of people disagree as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted November 27, 2013 Veteran Share Posted November 27, 2013 i can think of several games that look absolutely horrible that i love to play because they are fun. Lord Method Man 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCKX Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Kinda useless poll, noone in their right mind could choose graphics alone over gameplay. However just gameplay is wrong, you need both for an acceptable experience. Crysis games are mindblowing visually and lack just as much on the gameplay part. Some got so attached to the way it looks they immersed themeselves in that "great" experience, but its gameplay can be beat by any Call of Duty game. (used COD since it's trendy to pick on it, it's actually miles ahead of bs Crysis) Lord Method Man 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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