Tschumi
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I did a very quick forum search, and found an example of a graphics vs gameplay thread from 2012. That was quick, but I'm sure we've been seeing there threads since the start of this or any other gaming forum. Why bring this up? Because I want to revisit this debate in the context of the upcoming next gen consoles, and their expectations.
In the 00s and early 10s debates raged much more hotly about this tradeoff - PS2 vs xBox vs GCN was a hot tamale...
...but these days we're unabashedly going ape over the faux pas of your unpretty Halo (or, less controversially, bugsnax), or the recent graphical triumphs of games like Ratchet and Clank. Granted we haven't played any of these games, but i feel similar has applied for new games across a number of recent years.
What I'm getting at here is this: some time midway through the last decade - maybe around Witcher 3 - graphics seemingly became so capable that we stooped cringing when mentioning them in the same artistic breath as gameplay. And these days it looks like things have actually started going in the opposite direction, that maybe graphics are now more important than gameplay (gameplay in this sequel-heavy, retro-loving age arguably being a predecided quantity with most AAA/cult titles)
So, yeah, i wanna take this poll again and get your thoughts on what graphics vs. gameplay means to you in 2020.
In the 00s and early 10s debates raged much more hotly about this tradeoff - PS2 vs xBox vs GCN was a hot tamale...
...but these days we're unabashedly going ape over the faux pas of your unpretty Halo (or, less controversially, bugsnax), or the recent graphical triumphs of games like Ratchet and Clank. Granted we haven't played any of these games, but i feel similar has applied for new games across a number of recent years.
What I'm getting at here is this: some time midway through the last decade - maybe around Witcher 3 - graphics seemingly became so capable that we stooped cringing when mentioning them in the same artistic breath as gameplay. And these days it looks like things have actually started going in the opposite direction, that maybe graphics are now more important than gameplay (gameplay in this sequel-heavy, retro-loving age arguably being a predecided quantity with most AAA/cult titles)
So, yeah, i wanna take this poll again and get your thoughts on what graphics vs. gameplay means to you in 2020.
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