mybloodykiller t1_iubxtxf wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:50 AM

#333,663

It wouldn't matter for me as long it fits with their vision, maybe artstyle?

Taku_Kori17 t1_iuby0dx wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:52 AM

#333,706

Artstyle. Itll be one of the first things i notice about a game. I had this same conversation with freinds the other day. If i take a screencap from cod, battlefield, and a few other modern titles and jumbled them up youd be hard pressed to tell the difference.

SolidusViper t1_iuby71p wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:54 AM

#333,743

Why not both?

Celtic_Crown t1_iubydl2 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:56 AM

#333,776

Artstyle.

Anto_Sasu OP t1_iubydqj wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:56 AM

#333,777

Replying to SolidusViper (#333,743)

Well, yeah. I mean, having god tier artstyle with awesome graphics is obviously the best option.

ffximike t1_iubywhc wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:01 AM

#333,885

Gameplay

Anto_Sasu OP t1_iubz0ig wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:02 AM

#333,913

Replying to ffximike (#333,885)

That among Artstyle, Story and Music its what I care the most about a videogame.

azuth89 t1_iubz6g5 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:04 AM

#333,960

Honestly I haven't cared much about graphics for like...15 years or so? At least not in terms of model detail, texture resolution, framerate and such. That was all more than good enough for me awhile back. Modern render distances are nice for open world stuff but most people aren't that targeted when they say "graphics"

chrisco125 t1_iubztsw wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:10 AM

#334,104

Art style

dat_potatoe t1_iuc0i7u wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:18 AM

#334,223

Art Style.

You can take a 4k resolution photograph of a pile of shit but that doesn't make it appealing to look at.

Meanwhile..

To an extent the two are related, in that you obviously can't have a scene portraying dust or fog or godrays or colored lighting or so on if you don't actually have the graphical technology to make those things happen. But Art Style is by far the more important thing.

thriceness t1_iuc0p0v wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:20 AM

#334,261

Art style!

MooingWaza t1_iuc0wdc wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:22 AM

#334,306

Artstyle makes even really low spec games look great. But a combination of the two is important, cause lighting is really important as well. The rest of graphics aren't so much

BoundSouthGaming t1_iuc11sk wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:23 AM

#334,341

In my opinion, Artstyle. A game with a great artstyle holds up much better with time than one going for just good graphics. For example, I still think Curse of Monkey Island looks great, and that was released in 1997.

Wolfdude91 t1_iuc19m8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:26 AM

#334,387

Good graphics will still be outdated one day. A good art style is timeless.

ScottCraigDempsey t1_iuc3bps wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:48 AM

#334,766

Borderlands is a prime example of art style alone can make a good game

Winter_Coyote t1_iuc509v wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:06 AM

#335,059

Artstyle. A good artstyle can age so much better then generic realism.

Oneiricide t1_iuc6trm wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:28 AM

#335,406

Graphics are a placebo. These are no longer the days of chonkasaur polygons, improving graphical fidelity is purely masturbatory at this point and adds nothing of value to a game.

Art style is far more important than graphical fidelity, but gameplay is most important.

There was a great talk I can't remember the name of now, but the gist was "what do you do when graphical fidelity is 1:1 with reality? You still have to put something in the game for the players to do"

DanSanderman t1_iuc8kvr wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:50 AM

#335,734

I prefer graphics, personally. A neat art style is cool, but I want to be blown away visually.

Beautiful_Exam_1464 t1_iuc95p7 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:57 AM

#335,848

It depends. If it’s something like a military shooter I value graphics. If it is a platformer or RPG I think the art style is most important.

Voeglein t1_iucfxqv wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:29 AM

#336,882

To each their own. If someone places more importance on graphical fidelity over art style, they can do that without being wrong. Some people just want games that feel real.

But I'd ask people if they'd play games with a very particular art style like Borderlands or Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (or a Super Mario Game). In the end, for me the most important aspect is the gameplay together with the story. Games can be hella ugly and still be tons of fun, but I wouldn't play the prettiest game for more than an hour or two if it was just unfun.