Do graphics even matter?

[7th Letter Specialist]

Graphics dont bother me that much. The only era that I cringe at is the 1st 3D era (psx, n64 etc.). I can play any gen before or after but w/ that gen I have to REALLY like the game.

But when you pull off some shiit like in the above post… you can have all my money. I might not even like playing it, but I’m definitely booting it up panning and zooming the shiit out the camera just to see every detail.

 

[summwunn]

.... currently playing this one for the first time . . . ..




..... had no problem with the graphics with this one . . .




.... or this one either . .

 

[IIVI]

Favorite game last year was Visions of Mana.

This year I’ve been playing Final Fantasy XI the most on my Steam Devk.

Artwork and character design matter more to me. I honestly think those two things that are the most important thing to me for video games. Character design additionally means things like abilities.

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

I'm more of an artwork person. Take me to fantasical worlds, straight out of someone's imagination. Sure, realism and graphics are cool and once in a while, I'll stop and go wtf is this wizardry with graphics but truthfully, I want to be transported to a far off wonderful world.

 

[duckbutta]

Cats in here lying to themselves talking about graphics don't matter cause they stuck with that 1070ti and that 60hz 1080p monitor

 

[summwunn]

Cats in here lying to themselves talking about graphics don't matter cause they stuck with that 1070ti and that 60hz 1080p monitor

...they straining their eyes on a 23" Roku TV . . ..

 

[TheSuperkick!]

Y'all bumped a decade old thread....

 

[Womb Raider]

Yeah they do but gameplay >>>> graphics

 

[Bboystyle]

In an open world game, yes they most definitely do matter. You need top graphics to embrace the immersiveness of an open world game.

 

[tripleaamin]

It matters to an extent. Art style can do a lot even if the graphics aren't high end. Mario, Zelda & Persona as examples. Would say presentation is more important than graphics. Of course, poor art style and graphics shouldn't be justified like I see people defending Pokémon which their games are ugly even by Nintendo standards.

Gameplay is king tho. Of course, story also plays a part in this too. Of course, the best-case scenario is something like Elden Ring which has top tier graphics, presentation and gameplay. Not everything needs to be that because

 

[MeachTheMonster]

I think perfomance and a clean image matter most.

We are at the point where most devs can make a game look good.

I just don’t like playing a game that looks/feels dusty/blurry/choppy

 

[Kaydigi]

I think perfomance and a clean image matter most.

We are at the point where most devs can make a game look good.

I just don’t like playing a game that looks/feels dusty/blurry/choppy

That’s a Metroid Prime Remastered description if I ever heard one.

 

[Fatboi1]

I want it all. Bad image quality ruins almost anything. Zelda, Metaphor and other cel shaded games with low resolutions and blurry textures are crap to look at.