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Games no one would care about without the pretty visuals?
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Sentenza
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A post form Bizarro's World.
The Janitor
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Far Cry 2
Visualante2
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Most Japanese games.
So edgy
Yup.
No, I just don't care about them.
Vulcano's assistant
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Someone has never seen a RTS
jim-jam bongs
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Yeah all those RTS games are just graphics and no substance, same with MMOs and sims.
Might be a good reason to actually use that infamous ignore function on GAF
And Crysis was stellar - true Hollywood presentation and deep/wide gameplay. Now, Crysis 2 though..
Interceptor
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Uncharted and Heavy Rain. Crysis as well.. But this one is actually a pretty good fps.
Oh and Motorstorm. ^^
Oh and Motorstorm. ^^
So why are making such a disingenuous statement?
Cerebral Assassin
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That's fair(although YI looked better than SMW imo), but it was extremely impressive at the time.
You can get through most Mario levels the first time of asking (if you are careful enough), & I always felt that DKC did nothing exceptionally well(except its graphics) in a era where it was easy to find platformers that did, I wouldn't really recommend it to anybody.
Would you be happier if the question was phrased differently?
Why are you making judgements about games you have never played and know nothing about?
I think this is literally the only suggestion in the thread I can agree with. While there were some cool gameplay features and the story was intriguing, as well as the setting, the fully-realized historical open world was completely dependent on the graphics engine. In retrospect the game largely feels like a tech demo compared to its sequel. No way the franchise would have had anything near the level of success it has if the first game lacked its stellar graphics.
"Games no one would care about without the pretty visuals?"
It mostly seems to lead to drive-by posts and passive-aggressive hatewhining from people who didn't like a game and are incapable of articulating exactly why they disliked it, so they just discount the things that they already know it does well.
Glass Rebel
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and why are you guys falling for it
Sanctuary
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Have to agree with this. I probably wouldn't have given this game the time of day if not for it's initial eye-catching quality. Played the demo though and then preordered.
Agree about Ass Creed 1 too. I was so hyped to play that game, and it turned out to be one of the most boring games I have ever played and a prime example of how it doesn't matter how good a game looks if it has no gameplay.
Of course. But I don't think it's fair to compare SNES games to Yoshi's Island because of course it is the better looking game.
What games are you even talking about? the PC exclusive GOTYs on GAF were... Hotline Miami and FTL
Ouch.
Frankenstrat
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Child of Eden.
You have not played them so you have no idea how they play. So how can you judge if graphics are the only thing they have about them that is meaningful?
BibiMaghoo
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Amazed at the defending of Crysis in this thread.
The game is tight, sure. But it's boring as hell.
There is nothing that stands out about the game at all, other than it's visuals.
It's a short game aswell, that has one of the worst endings and bosses to any shooter ever made.
Crysis is easily the winner of this topic.
God of War is another one. If the game had gash visuals it would be dead and burried in a bargain bin with other mediocre franchises.
The game is tight, sure. But it's boring as hell.
There is nothing that stands out about the game at all, other than it's visuals.
It's a short game aswell, that has one of the worst endings and bosses to any shooter ever made.
Crysis is easily the winner of this topic.
God of War is another one. If the game had gash visuals it would be dead and burried in a bargain bin with other mediocre franchises.
BigTnaples
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Anyone who didn't have fun with Crysis has horrible taste and no creativity.
If this, which is not even a stand out moment, just an average checkpoint in the first level/demo is not fun to you, FPS's are not your thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3dgMKKuXlg
If this, which is not even a stand out moment, just an average checkpoint in the first level/demo is not fun to you, FPS's are not your thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3dgMKKuXlg
Always-honest
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Most games would be less enjoyable with less pretty graphics.
Only ones that really comes to mind are God of War and Gears of War.
But with those games, half the selling point is the over the top, gruesome violence. Without the visual polish, all of that falls flat. But having completed multiple entries in both series, I feel that the gameplay itself tends to range anywhere from monotonous to mediocre for both franchises. But I think most fans of those series aren't in it for the gameplay. They're in it for the presentation, the visual experience, and the extreme violence. The gameplay, which bores me to tears for both games, is only a means to that end.
edit: also, poo on everyone that's poo-pooing crysis.
But with those games, half the selling point is the over the top, gruesome violence. Without the visual polish, all of that falls flat. But having completed multiple entries in both series, I feel that the gameplay itself tends to range anywhere from monotonous to mediocre for both franchises. But I think most fans of those series aren't in it for the gameplay. They're in it for the presentation, the visual experience, and the extreme violence. The gameplay, which bores me to tears for both games, is only a means to that end.
edit: also, poo on everyone that's poo-pooing crysis.
Your post is void from the offset though.
Dragon's Lair, the fact that it looked like a cartoon in the arcades is what made people put quarters in
This and all the early laserdisc/CD-based FMV/animation games are the right answer
There's a lot of games that would be just average without the insane graphics, but most of them would still have fans unless the game was completely janky.
LightofRohan
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Honestly, I don't know any other TPS that has amazing perfect shooting. Do people consider Gears of War that? Because I thought that shooting was significantly less enjoyable than Uncharteds. Mass Effect? Vanquish? Resident Evil? Splinter Cell? They are all so different though... the Tomb Raider series? That combat was atrocious compared to U2. I don't really understand... Perhaps it's because I just got really used to the aiming in Uncharted, but I never had any problems with it.
Chinpoko_Master
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This thread needs more Wind Waker.
Glass Rebel
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It's only as boring as you play it, son.
EmCeeGramr
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Nope, it's exciting with gameplay that really did stand out in 2007 and still does today.
eso76
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Tons.
Being a graphic whore, i find myself playing most games for their visuals, and generally lose all interest once i've seen all stages, so that would be 'most' games for me.
In general though, i'd say presentation has become the most important aspect in determining how we perceive games.
History is full of aesthetically flawed and unpolished games that offered very good gameplay and many interesting ideas that people never cared about.
Being a graphic whore, i find myself playing most games for their visuals, and generally lose all interest once i've seen all stages, so that would be 'most' games for me.
In general though, i'd say presentation has become the most important aspect in determining how we perceive games.
History is full of aesthetically flawed and unpolished games that offered very good gameplay and many interesting ideas that people never cared about.
Clay Davis
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no other game has come remotely close to making you feel like a predator as much as crysis 1 did. that's including all the various aliens vs predator titles released.
it's a magnificently well put together title, of course you only get out what you put in. if you play it as a straight shooter, it's going to be super boring, played as intended with you actual taking on the role of a predator, the gameplay becomes mind-blowingly orgasmic.
I'm gonna break the norm rather than just mention games which people thought sucked ass (which can be debatable, as one can observe in this thread) instead I'll mention games that are actually good or atleast decent but without the presentation will end up having far less impact.
I can think of Halo 4, it's well made but it's very bland, but then it's Halo so people indeed would have cared about it even without the graphics.
Other vote goes to Mirror's Edge, fantastic game !! but more than half of the reason why it was so memorable was because of the audio visual presentation.
Battlefield 3 I don't like it as much, I think (eventhough it has Jets) it's a downgrade from BFBC2 and this means it's not a true sequel to Battlefield 2 and isn't worth of being a numbered Battlefield games
Max Payne 3 Decent core gameplay but it's not well paced and can bore you.
Hitman Absolution A downgrade in every possible way and an overall disappointment coming from Bloodmoney.
Alan Wake One of my favorite games released in recent years but the gameplay is boring and repetitive as fuck the strong point was the presentation and without it, the game will fall apart.
I can think of Halo 4, it's well made but it's very bland, but then it's Halo so people indeed would have cared about it even without the graphics.
Other vote goes to Mirror's Edge, fantastic game !! but more than half of the reason why it was so memorable was because of the audio visual presentation.
Battlefield 3 I don't like it as much, I think (eventhough it has Jets) it's a downgrade from BFBC2 and this means it's not a true sequel to Battlefield 2 and isn't worth of being a numbered Battlefield games
Max Payne 3 Decent core gameplay but it's not well paced and can bore you.
Hitman Absolution A downgrade in every possible way and an overall disappointment coming from Bloodmoney.
Alan Wake One of my favorite games released in recent years but the gameplay is boring and repetitive as fuck the strong point was the presentation and without it, the game will fall apart.
Sentenza
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Do you realize how most of PC exclusives range in the mid-low budget tier? How more often than not popular titles are substance over appearance?
How is it rare for them to be sold mostly on their "pretty visuals"?
Do you realize that your dislike/disinterest/ignorance for the genre still doesn't make your post pertinent to this thread at all?
In short, do you realize how your post was probably the stupidest in the whole thread (which, looking a bit around, is quite an achievement)?
Majmun
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This.
Good graphics can add so much to the game and the experience.
People really understimate great visuals. All good looking games would be somewhat less enjoyable without the good graphics.
I don't care about PS3 exclusives, therefore they must all suck and people only play them for the graphics
Came here to post this.